o Hidden Message In London Eye By Published On :: Tue, 24 Jul 2012 19:50:26 GMT The iconic London Eye has been turned into a social media "mood ring" for the Olympics games, portraying in a light show the mood of the British people during the games, as interpreted through data analysis of Tweets. WSJ's Andy Jordan reports from London. Full Article
o The 'Other' Games in London By Published On :: Mon, 30 Jul 2012 17:16:59 GMT For those without a ticket at the London games, there's another option. A game design group, Hide&Seek, has placed 99 "Tiny Games" in each of London's 33 boroughs. They're meant to be happened upon, and as WSJ's Andy Jordan finds out, they can lead to some random and funny situations. Full Article
o Apple iPhone 5 Circus By Published On :: Thu, 13 Sep 2012 00:37:53 GMT Outside the Yerba Buena Center in San Francisco, WSJ's Andy Jordan takes a look at the modern, yet "ancient" customs of the Apple iPhone circus of official iPhone announcments, and takes a look at the features of the new iPhone 5. Full Article
o Casual Fridays Go Formal By Published On :: Fri, 04 Jan 2013 02:30:00 GMT To be hip at Silicon Valley startups these days, one must leave the flip flops and hoodies at home and dress up on Fridays. WSJ's Andy Jordan reports from San Francisco on the "anti-Casual Friday" that's come to be known as "Formal Friday." Full Article
o Zipcars As People? By Published On :: Wed, 09 Jan 2013 20:40:41 GMT With Avis Budget's announcement that it is acquiring Zipcar, WSJ's Andy Jordan looks at Zipcar's "personalization" strategy, which encourages users to refer to the cars by name and see them as their own. Full Article
o "The Bay Lights" Transforms San Francisco Skyline By Published On :: Wed, 20 Feb 2013 17:00:00 GMT "The Bay Lights" light installation, inspired by the 75th anniversary of the San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge, is officially unveiled March 5. Here's a preview of what it will look like, and a conversation the artist, Leo Villareal. Full Article
o Coronavirus Concerns Prompt Candidates to CFH: Campaign From Home By Published On :: Mon, 23 Mar 2020 10:45:00 GMT The coronavirus outbreak is forcing 2020 candidates to suspend rallies, town halls and other events they typically use to connect with voters. Photo: Scott Olson/Getty Images Full Article
o How to Turn an Old Tablet Into a Video Chat Box By Published On :: Sat, 28 Mar 2020 12:00:00 GMT Forget buying a fancy Facebook Portal or Amazon Echo Show. Dig out your old tablet or smartphone and make a homemade stand out of a box, wire hanger or even an egg carton. WSJ's Joanna Stern has all the DIY tips you need. Full Article
o How to Pick the Right Chat App for Your Next Event By Published On :: Wed, 01 Apr 2020 09:30:00 GMT Should you Zoom or FaceTime? How about a Houseparty? Amid social distancing, in-person events have been replaced by pixels on a screen. WSJ's Nicole Nguyen offers tips for navigating the new video-chat reality. Photo: FaceTime Full Article
o Motion Sick? This Tech Company Thinks It Might Have a Solution By Published On :: Thu, 02 Apr 2020 11:00:00 GMT If you’ve read a book in a car, you probably know what motion sickness feels like. WSJ’s Tim Higgins visits Massachusetts-based ClearMotion, which is betting its suspension technology could provide a solution as we move closer towards a future with driverless cars. Photo: Max Esposito/WSJ Full Article
o Laptop Webcam Showdown: MacBook Air? Dell XPS? They’re Pretty Bad By Published On :: Sat, 04 Apr 2020 13:00:00 GMT In our coronavirus-tainted world, we’re realizing that we depend a lot on our laptop webcams… and they’re not good. WSJ’s Joanna Stern compared the new MacBook Air to the Dell XPS 13, Google’s Pixelbook Go and Microsoft’s Surface Laptop 3. Full Article
o Can’t Unlock Your iPhone’s Face ID with a Mask On? There’s a Mask For That By Published On :: Wed, 08 Apr 2020 15:57:52 GMT The coronavirus pandemic means we must wear masks. It also means unlocking an iPhone with Face ID is a challenge. WSJ’s Joanna Stern tracked down a woman who created a mask to get around it. Full Article
o Dying Alone From Coronavirus: A Family's Last Goodbye By Published On :: Fri, 10 Apr 2020 15:41:52 GMT Keiko Neutz, 87, died of Covid-19 in March. Her family wasn't able to be by her side, so they said goodbye through a series of video chats. Photos: Neutz family Full Article
o Coronavirus Update: Small-Business Aid Deal, Americans Fear Early Restriction Lift By Published On :: Mon, 20 Apr 2020 10:39:02 GMT The Treasury and Democrats say they are close on a new rescue deal for small businesses, debate over lockdowns ramps up as the U.S. coronavirus death toll tops 40,000, and what to expect from earnings this week. WSJ’s Jason Bellini has the latest on the pandemic. Photo: David Poller/Zuma Press Full Article
o iPhone SE Review: The $399 iPhone Comes Back to Life By Published On :: Wed, 22 Apr 2020 15:33:58 GMT The new iPhone SE may seem like a sad, recycled phone but it's more than that. WSJ's Joanna Stern (with the help of an animator) brought the budget phone to life to explain how its performance and camera tricks make it a worthy option—even compared to its expensive, bigger iPhone 11 siblings. Full Article
o How Coronavirus-Tracking Apps Work By Published On :: Sat, 09 May 2020 03:30:00 GMT Public health authorities, developers and tech companies are working on apps to help us keep track of who we came in contact with and where we’ve been to aid in Covid-19 contact-tracing efforts. WSJ’s Joanna Stern explains the technologies using an 8-bit video game. Full Article
o Mineral sand coast under threat By indiatogether.org Published On :: Fri, 01 Aug 2003 00:00:00 +0000 A recent Kerala government proposal for sand mining in Kerala's Alappuzha district has come under scrutiny from several quarters. Sreedevi Jacob reports. Full Article
o Women warriors of the sea By indiatogether.org Published On :: Sat, 31 May 2008 00:00:00 +0000 Struggling to preserve their livelihood in the face of the rapid expansion of the Mundra Port and Special Economic Zone in Gujarat, the women and men of nearby fishing villages are trying hard to come to terms with a changing world. Geeta Seshu has more. Full Article
o Legalising coastal destruction By indiatogether.org Published On :: Mon, 24 Nov 2008 00:00:00 +0000 Fishermen oppose a new notification by the Environment Ministry that would open up the coast to industrial development. Their state governments agree, but the Centre and the World Bank are pushing ahead nonetheless. Kanchi Kohli reports. Full Article
o Lakshadweep's Muslim women conquer the Earth By indiatogether.org Published On :: Tue, 10 Mar 2009 00:00:00 +0000 By bringing the benefits and the knowledge of science to their people, Haseena and Tajunnisa have helped secure the future for the resources on which their families depend. Their home, Agatti, has, now become a model, writes Papri Sri Raman. Full Article
o AP coastal crisis leaves fishermen marooned By indiatogether.org Published On :: Sat, 15 Aug 2009 00:00:00 +0000 Moneylender troubles, a fast depleting catch due to reckless pollution, and displacement: it has been raining blow after blow on fisherfolk in Andhra Pradesh recently. Will a meeting with a cabinet minister fix things? Keya Acharya reports. Full Article
o RTI and EIA collide at NIO By indiatogether.org Published On :: Tue, 14 Sep 2010 00:00:00 +0000 The National Institute of Oceanography has repeatedly attested that the Adani group's projects in Kutch would not negatively impact the region's ecology, but admits this only reluctantly. Kanchi Kohli reports. Full Article
o The alleged sell-out that has left our fishermen fuming By indiatogether.org Published On :: Sat, 18 Apr 2015 03:57:11 +0000 An expert committee appointed to review the existing marine fishing policy and suggest a new one has come up with recommendations favouring the bigger, foreign players, drawing the ire of the smaller fishing community. P N Venugopal has more. Full Article
o 'Congress candidate has promised us employment' By election.rediff.com Published On :: Wed, 06 May 2009 11:26:47 +0530 A voter discusses the chances in the Sawaimadhopur Lok Sabha seat in Rajasthan where Colonel Kirori Singh Bainsla, who led the Gujjar agitation last year, is the BJP candidate. Full Article
o 'We aren't begging, we just seek our rights' By election.rediff.com Published On :: Wed, 06 May 2009 17:47:17 +0530 'I run up to every neta who campaigns on the roads and tell him about our problem. It is not only me but the rest too have not been paid. It is not as though we don't work. I work from 8 am to 6 pm.' Full Article
o Waiting for 'Captain' to rule Tamil Nadu By election.rediff.com Published On :: Fri, 08 May 2009 15:53:01 +0530 'We have tried both DMK and the AIADMK. What have we gained? Nothing! Now, let us give him a chance. If he doesn't perform, we can change him then.' Full Article
o NREGA shines for Tripura women By indiatogether.org Published On :: Mon, 30 Jun 2008 00:00:00 +0000 More and more women in Tripura are participating in NREGA works, ensuring success of the scheme. The challenge lies in involving the menfolk too and implementing NREGA in insurgency-hit regions. Ratna Bharali Talukdar reports. Full Article
o Universal education, minimal learning By indiatogether.org Published On :: Tue, 03 Jul 2012 00:00:00 +0000 Tripura's proclaimed progress in ensuring high attendance and sufficient numbers of teachers doesn't stand up to scrutiny. There are many holes in the numbers as well as quality. Himanshu Upadhyaya reports. Full Article
o What you can’t measure properly, you can’t manage properly By indiatogether.org Published On :: Sun, 01 Jul 2018 04:52:45 +0000 Shripad Dharmadhikary critiques the recently released NITI Aayog’s report on Composite Water Management Index. Full Article
o The way we measure hate crimes is simply bogus By indiatogether.org Published On :: Tue, 03 Jul 2018 08:24:51 +0000 Safety and criminality in society must be assessed directly from the people themselves. The government is deluding itself and citizens by conflating law enforcement statistics with crime data, writes Tara Krishnaswamy. Full Article
o Unheard and unknown they lead By indiatogether.org Published On :: Sat, 07 Jul 2018 09:33:57 +0000 Issues that affect underprivileged women have not got enough attention in the mainstream feminist movements in India. Yet the women from rural areas and from lower classes and castes have been leading struggles for their rights, says Navya P. K. Full Article
o Ahmedabad's TP schemes: Lessons for equity By indiatogether.org Published On :: Wed, 05 Sep 2018 09:57:00 +0000 Land pooling has helped steer development in Ahmedabad more equitably than in many other Indian cities, but with some limitations and challenges still to be overcome. A World Resources Institute report provides insight. Full Article
o From mandis to markets : Will this round be any better? By indiatogether.org Published On :: Sat, 29 Sep 2018 16:31:11 +0000 The second attempt of the NDA government to create a market for farmers' produce may not fare much better than the first one, for the same reason - it fails to address the asymmetry of power between the farmers and buyers, writes Kannan Kasturi. Full Article
o Regulations delayed are regulations denied By indiatogether.org Published On :: Mon, 01 Oct 2018 14:59:38 +0000 Efforts to rein in massive emissions of pollutants, and to reduce volumes of water consumed by coal-based thermal power plants have been thwarted by endless delays in implementing the regulations that were to take effect last year. Shripad Dharmadhikary reports. Full Article
o Will the SS Code ensure universal social security? By indiatogether.org Published On :: Mon, 09 Sep 2019 03:33:22 +0000 The government proposes to replace a number of laws protecting the social security of workers with a single Code. But could its vast scope itself make it vulnerable to the details in fine print? Full Article
o Lights on! By indiatogether.org Published On :: Thu, 01 Apr 2004 00:00:00 +0000 Rajani Mani reports on how the power generating water mills of Uttranchal are lighting up lives. Full Article
o Himachal power project under scrutiny By indiatogether.org Published On :: Tue, 01 Jun 2004 00:00:00 +0000 Kanchi Kohli reports from the public meetings on a Hydro Electric Project that involves diverting a river tributary near Manali in Himachal Pradesh. Full Article
o Seeds of hope By indiatogether.org Published On :: Sun, 01 Aug 2004 00:00:00 +0000 With the energy import bill rising all the time, and enormous energy needs still to be met, the government as well as private players are looking at biofuels as an alternative to traditional petroleum. K V Prayukth reports. Full Article
o On, off, viable, scrapped, ... By indiatogether.org Published On :: Mon, 01 Nov 2004 00:00:00 +0000 Power fluctuations of a different sort have hit the Tipaimukh dam and the Loktat downstream project even before construction! Himanshu Upadhyaya observes the continuing tussle between various vested parties - the Centre, Manipur, Bangladesh, and the people living in the affected areas. Full Article
o Some concrete solutions By indiatogether.org Published On :: Wed, 04 May 2005 00:00:00 +0000 India generates 100 million tonnes of fly ash each year, and close to 90% of this ends up in waste mounds. But Georg Dirk believes that 40% of this by-product of thermal power stations can be turned into cement, reducing energy costs, environmental pollution, and waste. Darryl D'Monte reports. Full Article
o Hydro-power guidelines flawed By indiatogether.org Published On :: Sat, 10 Jun 2006 00:00:00 +0000 Recent guidelines from the Ministry of Power encourage private sector participation in the development of large hydro projects. But there is little attention paid to past failures, or the possibility that many of those will recur in new projects too, notes Himanshu Thakkar. Full Article
o Unreasoned push for large storage projects By indiatogether.org Published On :: Fri, 21 Jul 2006 00:00:00 +0000 The central government prefers that large multipurpose storage projects are not converted into run of the river hydro-electric schemes by the states. Not stopping there, at a meeting last year, top officials of the water and power ministries made it clear that they wanted their preference to be binding on all the states. Himanshu Thakkar has more. Full Article
o Green, yes, but risky too By indiatogether.org Published On :: Fri, 08 Sep 2006 00:00:00 +0000 The central government has just announced that it plans to "dope" petrol with 5% of ethanol, a biofuel made from sugar cane, from November 1. However, this also poses some problems; cars, not people, will be responsible for most of the increase in global grain consumption this year, writes Darryl D'Monte. Full Article
o Nuclear safety: A poor record By indiatogether.org Published On :: Fri, 30 Mar 2007 00:00:00 +0000 Although as yet in India, there has not been a severe accident leading to core meltdown or large radiation exposures to the public, on measures of occupational exposure to workers, and compliance with standards for accident prevention, Indian nuclear plants perform poorly, writes Ashwin Kumar. Full Article
o The ebb and flow of environmentalism By indiatogether.org Published On :: Tue, 08 May 2007 00:00:00 +0000 Twenty years after the Brundtland report, it is self-evident that economic growth which consumes resources without regenerating them is, by very definition, unsustainable. But despite taking the moral high ground early, India's record on this front has been at best a mixed one, writes Darryl D'Monte. Full Article
o Pricing carbon correctly By indiatogether.org Published On :: Sun, 03 Jun 2007 00:00:00 +0000 Under the Kyoto Protocol, it is possible for developed countries to simply buy off the cost of their pollution from less developed economies that do not put out their permitted quota of harmful substances into the atmosphere. This mechanism is fraught with both moral and practical difficulties, writes Darryl D'Monte. Full Article
o Massive dam plans for Arunachal By indiatogether.org Published On :: Sun, 17 Feb 2008 00:00:00 +0000 The laying of the foundation stone by the PM for a project that is not even legally cleared is an indication of the mood in which the current dam building spree is being pushed, especially in Arunachal Pradesh, which has most of the untapped hydel potential. Shripad Dharmadhikary reports. Full Article
o Old conflict resurfaces at Athirappilly falls By indiatogether.org Published On :: Wed, 09 Apr 2008 00:00:00 +0000 Kerala's electricity board is preparing to build the seventh dam across the 144-kilometers-long Chalakudy river. The fate of the picturesque Athirappilly waterfalls hangs in the balance, with locals battling against the project. Sudhirendar Sharma has more. Full Article
o A club for change By indiatogether.org Published On :: Fri, 18 Apr 2008 00:00:00 +0000 US-based environmental group Sierra Club has decided to encourage organisations in India that promote green livelihoods. Can this civil society initiative help the country cut down on its carbon emissions? Darryl D'Monte reports. Full Article
o France eyes India through environment lens By indiatogether.org Published On :: Fri, 20 Jun 2008 00:00:00 +0000 Lagging its northern European neighbours in environmentalism, France is seeking to reposition its strengths in nuclear energy and hydroelectricity, and aid agency is using its grants to help other countries reduce their carbon footprints. Darryl D'Monte reports. Full Article