Internet subscribers, income growth, literacy and dependency ratio are the biggest drivers of growth.
Nikita Puri introduces the Indian teenager who has joined the league of innovators with celestial bodies named after them.
Syed Firdaus Ashraf/Rediff.com recounts the history of the Indian flag and how it has evolved over the years.
The stamp, priced at Rs 5 was formally released by the Chief Minister Y S Rajasekhara Reddy at the state secretariat. The stamp carries the picture of freedom fighter Pingali along with the two designs of national flag as they were adopted by the Indian National Congress and approved by the Father of the Nation, Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi.
'I bow to the great freedom fighters born in Andhra Pradesh. We have not forgotten our freedom fighters, we will not forget and we will move forward by taking inspiration from them,' the prime minister said
'There was a revolt. They were fighting for their rights.' 'They lost their rights after colonial forest policies came into place.' 'These freedom fighters were trying to reassert those rights.'
Dr Sreenivasan was one of the 72 new members, whose election was announced by NAS.
Ajit Balakrishnan envisions a flag to capture the spirit of the impending conflicts of the Information Age.
He invented a skin patch that can detect a silent heart attack 6 hours before it happens!
'If unchecked, by 2017, the global volume of discarded e-waste will weigh almost equivalent to 200 Empire State buildings.'
The lead scientist on the project, which was launched by NASA, is also the youngest at 18. Meet the boy from Tamil Nadu who is already working on his next mission.
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