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Car Info Vehicle Registration Finding the details of an errant driver on the road is a pain, but a new app aims to make the process easier. Named 'car Info Vehicle Registration', the app can be used to find the details of all types of vehicles registered with the Regional Transport Office of India (RTO India), including cars, motorcycles, autos, trucks, etc. After entering the registration number of the vehicle, you can find details such as the owner's name, date and city of registration, vehicle class, make & model, age, fuel type, engine number, and chassis number. The data is seemingly extracted from public records; however, the easy availability of the engine and chassis number may be a cause of concern for some. There is no associated address or phone number on the app.

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7 Best Ways to Find Your Life Purpose Very few of us instinctively know what to do with our lives. Our aspirations in life keep changing over the years. There are days when you wake up in the morning feeling that pull towards something deeper of which you want to be part of but unable to pin it down. You end up getting frustrated and eluded. You want to add more zest and flavor to your life. Read More...

ICE- In case of Emergency  The loud noise created by crackers can cause cardiac patient an instant shock that can be fatal at times. CPR is one technique that can help you  save  someone life in case medical help is not nearby. CPR ensures flow of blood to the brain, even after the heart stops due to cardiac arrest, and can keep the person alive. Rays First Aid CPR  Blood is our lifeline and can be the only thing you want in case of an emergency. Blood 4 India serves as a bridge between donors and seekers of blood across India. You can register as a donor or someone seeking blood in emergency. you can also check the  availability  of the blood of a particular group near your area or anywhere in the country. Blood 4 India  The festival of light is bound to increase the pollution levels in the country. If you are an asthma patient and wants to make sure that the smog has settled before you go out, you can install thi...

Did you Know? Soviet union tests a 58 megaton hydrogen bomb named "Tsar Bomba" most powerful nuclear weapon ever denoted... on October 30,1961

Dr. Vishal Rao, a Bangalore based oncologist, has developed a voice prosthesis that can help throat cancer patients speak after surgery. And unlike the extremely expensive ones available  in the market today, this device will cost just Rs. 50. [$US 1] We need to keep developing cost effective solutions to provide for the needs of billions of people around the world. It is great to see appropriate technology solutions at work making people’s lives better.

How We Showed the Oceans Could Clean Themselves - Boyan Slat on The Ocean Cleanup This is an interesting talk on an important topic: cleaning up plastic in the ocean. ,a student from the Netherlands, looked to find a solution to a problem others said couldn’t be solved. This is exactly the type of wonderful activity that inspired people can accomplish using science and engineering. He collected an understanding of the 50 issues that supposedly makes a solution impossible. After getting funding (sparked by an explosion of viral Social Media) he worked on exploring the “insolvable” problems (having withdrawn from school to work on this problem). It is wonderful to see what we can do when inspired people use science and engineering to make the world a better place. From their website,  The Ocean Cleanup

Interested in online  Android  training?  Google  is inviting people to enroll in a new  Android Basics Nanodegree , via the training provider Udacity. The company writes: The courses walk you through step-by-step on how to build an order  form for a coffee shop , an app to track pets in a shelter, an app that teaches vocabulary words from the Native American Miwok tribe, and an app on recent earthquakes in the world. At the end of the course, you will have an entire portfolio of apps to share with your friends and family. Upon completing the  Android Basics Nanodegree , you also have the opportunity to continue your learning with the Career-track Android  Nanodegree (for intermediate developers). The first 50 participants to finish the Android Basics Nanodegree have a chance to win a scholarship for the Career-track Android Nanodegree. Please visit  udacity.com/legal/scholarship  for additional details a importa...

Layout Editor, cache and emulation Features include a new Layout Editor and Layout Inspector, a new Assistant window to help integrate Firebase services into your app, a new APK Analyzer tool and an Espresso Test Recorder tool (currently in beta) to help create UI tests by recording your own interactions. There also new build cache, intended to speed up build performance, a new Samples Browser so you can easily look up Google Android sample code from within Android Studio, and a new Merged Manifest Viewer. Finally, there are also extra Android Emulator features (signal strength controls, an LTE option for Network type, and simulated vertical swipes). Specification As is the way with model modern IDEs, it’s a big beast. With installation requiring 2GB of RAM (minimum, with 8GB RAM recommended), it takes 2GB of disk storage (minimum, 4GB recommended). It can run on: Microsoft Windows  7/8/10 (32- or 64-bit) Mac OS X 10.8.5 or higher, up to 10.11.4 (El Capitan)...

Analog Devices has moved into the market for real-time Ethernet with the acquisition of US-based firm Innovasic, which has developed interface chips for deterministic Ethernet. Analog Devices has moved into the market for real-time Ethernet with the acquisition of US-based firm Innovasic, which has developed interface chips for deterministic Ethernet. Seen as a high speed alternative to the serial fieldbus networking protocol in  factory automation, robotics and industrial IoT, real-time Ethernet is the focus of a new standards push for robust, synchronised networks. The IEEE has recognised that new standards will be required to enable Ethernet to meet the determinism demands for these emerging applications and is developing the new Time Sensitive Networks (TSN) standards. Innovasic has been playing a role in addressing some of the early requirements of these new IEEE TSN standards. A deterministic Ethernet protocol could have cost and design ben...

Hyderabad: A city-based electrical engineering student has entered into the Limca Book of Records for having the most number of International research publications to her credit as an undergraduate researcher. 20-year-old V P Divya, a B Tech student of Sreenidhi Institute of Science and Technology, has published 16 national and international research publications and seven more are in the pipeline. Speaking to reporters, V V R Murthy from Limca Book of Records said Limca does not have a category for such a record. She will be the first to register such a record. The young researcher is working in areas such as the demand side management wherein the power to industries and domestic users can be balanced and minimise power shortages. Contemporary areas of concern in the field such as management of power during peak seasons and restoring power very fast during certain failures are also covered by her. Divya also did research papers on improvisation of domestic appl...

Electrical and computer engineers have developed a design for a functional nanoscale computing device. The concept involves a dense, three-dimensional circuit operating on an unconventional type of logic that could, theoretically, be packed into a block no bigger than 50 nanometers on any side. FULL STORY: In 1959 physicist Richard Feynman, in his talk "Plenty of Room at the Bottom," spoke of a future in which tiny machines could perform huge feats. Like many forward-looking concepts, his molecule and atom-sized world remained for years in the realm of science fiction. And then, scientists and other creative thinkers began to realize Feynman's nanotechnological visions. In the spirit of Feynman's insight, and in response to the challenges he issued as a way to inspire scientific and engineering creativity, electrical and computer engineers at UC Santa Barbara have developed a design for a functional nanoscale computing device. The concept involves a dense, t...

Every now and then we hear car manufacturers tell us about the research and development that they do when it comes to making cars according to their customer's needs. But an engineering college in Mangaluru, thought long and hard, put together their travel experiences and then decided to make a car for the common man. A car that will not only be affordable but also be a substitute for those wanting to upgrade from a bike; and that's what they strived at. According to Professor Rounaq Ahmed, "There's sunshine for 6 months here in Mangaluru and it rains the other 6; and most of the people here travel on bikes, which during the rains can be extremely dangerous, which is why we came out with this idea." The 'we' includes some students pursuing Mechanical Engineering and professors who guided in their pursuit to make a car for the common man. Well, the idea was a simple one; a tried and tested one at that; taking the engine from a bike and making a ...

The car, as one can see, was not built from scratch; so technically it's just a kit that they attached to a  Hyundai i10 . There is no particular reason why they chose the i10. He quips, "We needed a guinea pig and it was available." The car comes equipped with high-range cameras and sensors, all of which are readily available in the market, for object detection. The sensors, placed all over the car, detect movement and consequently, help the car decide suitable course of action, i.e. to brake or to accelerate. The sensors used on this car can detect objects within the range of 2 - 4 feet. The team believes the aforementioned range isn't enough, and are, thus, trying to extend the range to 10 feet in order to make it safer and better. The total equipment for the car cost around ₹ 2 lakh, and needs 3G connectivity, which, in the current scenario, is a bit dicey, even in the metro cities. "Infrastructure is the main reason why the entry of the autonomous ...

BHOPAL: Over nine lakh aspirants, including those with PhD, post graduate and engineering degrees, have applied for the post of about 14,000 police constables in Madhya Pradesh. Of the 9.24 lakh candidates, 1.19 lakh are graduates, 14,562 are post graduates, 9,629 engineers and 12 with Doctorate of Philosophy (PhD), according to the data of Madhya Pradesh Professional Examination Board (MPPEB), which will conduct the examination. The minimum qualification for the post is Higher Secondary. "There are candidates with PhD and engineering degrees who have applied for the post," said Bhaskar Lakshakar, Director, MPPEB.  He said the examination is scheduled to be held on July 17. "Our job is to conduct the examination. The analysis of the profile of applicants is beyond our mandate," Mr Bhaskar said when asked to elaborate on the profile of these degree holders. Over five lakh youth, who have passed Higher Secondary or Class XII, are also among the applicants....

  BENGALURU :    Students   of an engineering school here have developed a 'smart glove' called MUDRA which converts hand gestures based on Indian sign language into spoken English, potentially paving the way for speech-impaired individuals to communicate   more   effectively with others. The feat was achieved by a team of four  B.Tech students  - Abhijith Bhaskaran, Anoop G Nair, Deepak Ram and Krishnan Ananthanarayanan at Amrita School of Engineering's Amrita Robotics Research Lab (ARRL) at the Bengaluru campus. HR Nandi Vardhan, who mentored the students, said the glove is designed to convert hand gestures in Indian sign language to voice. "Though this is our initial focus, the glove is multi-purpose and versatile. It can be reprogrammed for a range of applications in which motion-sensor technology plays an important role, such as gaming stations, virtual reality, remote control of devices, and the robotics and medical indust...

Vani Kola, co-founder of Kalaari Capital, has raised about $650 million and holds stakes in more than 60 startups, including Flipkart and Snapdeal. Read More...

The starting salary (median) offered to MBA students passing out from Tier- 1 institutes is four times that of what their peers in Tier-2 colleges are getting, says a report from HR consulting firm Willis Towers Watson. Read More......

SureBids SureBids wants to extend the gift card market to Africa. People can send gift cards that can be used for groceries, topping off mobile phones and also paying utility bills, among others. The company already works with a series of partners like Samsung and Jumia — where the team came from — and operates in three cities. With Africa’s economy quickly becoming one of the biggest opportunities for large tech companies, gift cards actually offer an interesting vector to getting brand awareness and gain customers in the continent. Squadle Squadle is building two solutions to help restaurateurs better manage operations and compliance. The company is producing a wireless zone thermometer to collect real-time data and a “checklist” device that lets restaurant owners manage day to day operations off of a tablet to replace old-school paperwork. Squadle already has relationships with eight of the 50 largest chains as it looks to address a $4.5 trillion dol...