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The marathon on the great wall of China has more than 10,000 steps and gains 3,000 metres during the course of the run. The view is breathtaking

Runversation: The babu who ran the Great Wall marathon

Vijay Mantri, an IAS officer now, says running gave him a sense of freedom as a student.

3 Dec 2017 10:07 AM IST

Email lives in a different world today as various devices have overtaken the old desktops and laptops as the primary source of access to the internet.

You've got mail: Stunning simplicity of emails

The sense of curiosity of who has mailed' regarding what is never satisfied until the eye rolls over all the little...

3 Dec 2017 10:04 AM IST

Studies suggest that transpor-tation contri-butes about 40% of a citys total air pollution. However, the sources of pollution within transportation are not clear

Breathe easy: To avoid repeat of New Delhi 2017, look at the small...

Battling pollution is not impossible. Britain has done it with the Thames, China has cleaned up the air in Beijing.

3 Dec 2017 10:00 AM IST

Scientists are working on an electronic nose , which can detect diseases early by analysing the smell of a patients breath.

Smell the disease

Modern technology tracks nano molecules to try and make the diagnosis.

26 Nov 2017 6:19 AM IST

V. Kalyanam, personal secretary to Mahatma Gandhi from 1944

Conversation: Gandhi story, by his shadow

V. Kalyanam, Mahatma Gandhi's last personal secretary, is a sprightly 95. Kalyanam has strong views on the Mahatma.

26 Nov 2017 3:18 AM IST

Driverless cars would indeed pose a threat to the Indian traffic. It would appear then that leapfrogging technology and going straight to flying cars might be the best for India.

Future perfect: Time we took to flying cars

Government resistance may also scupper the development of technology for use in the country.

19 Nov 2017 6:13 AM IST

Lokesh Kumar Meena has finished 154 races since September 2015.

Runversation: Marathoner who first ran for health

A routine health check revealed to Lokesh Kumar Meena that all was not good.

19 Nov 2017 6:11 AM IST

Research reveals that introverts have an affinity for articles like the and a , and thus one shouldnt be surprised to hear an extrovert say, Lets watch some movie. An introvert would say, Lets watch a romantic comedy.

Conversation: What's the good word?

The words we use, whether written or spoken, offer a peek into our personality, a fact that has been proved by research.

19 Nov 2017 6:09 AM IST

Artistes of Sayanthanam a drama played on the occasion of Vayojana Varaghosham in Tiruvananthapuram pose at the beginning of the programme. (Photo: A.V. Muzafar)

Dramatic life: All the world is their stage

Nireeksha Women's Theatre was born out of the observation that women in Kerala did not dance or sing as visibly as women...

14 Nov 2017 1:42 AM IST

manufacturing and services are moving closer in the digital world, providing India another opportunity to leapfrog.

Digital world: AI creates jobs, more products

AI with deep human and machine learning shall enable India to take top position among the leading manufacturing nations...

14 Nov 2017 1:39 AM IST

The Tor browser, which provides access to sites on the dark web, is mainly being used by people to get on to Fb without the fear of someone snooping on their data.

Web side story: The good and bad of the deep dark net

While a substantial part of it has forums to fight oppressive regimes there are also contract killers, child porn and...

14 Nov 2017 1:37 AM IST

Telangana CM K. Chandrasekhar Rao

Urban blight: How KCR can have his Vaastu and leave Bison polo Ground...

Unplanned urbanisation is a recipe for chaos and economic decline. KCR should expand urbanisation.

5 Nov 2017 2:58 AM IST