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Call for Participation - Short-term Courses on Data Science at CDAC, Kharghar, Navi Mumbai

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  We are living in a Data Age. Data is being continuously generated and consumed in various formats, and sizes from a number of varied sources. This data can be a big asset if stored, processed and analysed efficiently in real time with the help of intelligent algorithms. There is a growing interest to utilize such data for the improvement of business, health, education, society, etc. There are many ways to process and analyse such data spanning techniques like data visualisation, text analysis, predictions and recommendations etc. Applications of these techniques can give companies and organisations valuable insights leading to competitive advantage, efficient service delivery and above all customer satisfaction. And so the demand for skilled resources in these fields is growing day by day. With this view, CDAC, Mumbai is announcing the following short-term courses in Data Science and Machine Learning. Using R for data visualization and analytics: This course ...

ICT for School workshop at CDAC, Kharghar, Navi Mumbai on November 20, 2015

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A half day Workshop on “ICT for Schools” will be conducted on Friday 20th November, 2015 [2:00 PM-5:30 PM] at Kharghar campus of C-DAC Mumbai. The workshop will be covering presentation-cum-demo on: Online Labs eBasta - School Books to eBooks and Assessment and Monitoring Framework. CBSE/STATE board teachers from Classes VIII, IX, X ; Subjects - Science, Maths, English are invited to participate in this workshop. This workshop will be conducted by Educational Technology Unit of C-DAC Mumbai.  Please comment or write to etu[AT]cdac[DOT]in, if you are interested, or want more information.

My younger brother Shobhit Kapoor missing. Appeal for help.

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Name: Shobhit Kapoor , Age: 33 years, Missing from #Farrukhabad , #UttarPradesh since Nov. 9, 2015. If any one have seen him anywhere or have any information, please call on the nos. mentioned in the image. Or comment on the post. Its a humble request. Any cooperation will be immensely helpful. Please share as much as possible.

Workshop on “ICT for Schools” on Friday 16th October, 2015 at Kharghar campus of C-DAC Mumbai

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A half day Workshop on “ICT for Schools” will be conducted on Friday 16th October, 2015 [ 2:00 PM - 5:30 PM ]  at Kharghar campus of C-DAC Mumbai . The workshop will be covering presentation-cum-demo on 1) Online Labs 2) eBasta - School Books to eBooks and 3) Assessment and Monitoring Framework. CBSE/Stateboard teachers from Classes VIII, IX, X ; Subjects - Science, Maths, English are invited to participate in this workshop. This workshop will be conducted by Educational Technology Unit of C-DAC Mumbai. Attached document contains more information about the workshop.  Please write to etu@cdac.in for registration and other details.  

How a rainbow works - Elocution speech by Harshi

A rainbow is a multi-coloured arc that appears in the sky as a result of bending and scattering of sunlight through drops of rain. It occurs when it is raining in one part of the sky and sunny in another. A rainbow cannot be approached or physically touched. On ground, we only see a semi-circle or arc of rainbow, though it’s a full circle of light.  However, from height such as on an airplane, it can be seen in a complete circle. Due to its bow like shape and being formed mainly in rains, it is called as rainbow. Sir Isaac Newton explained how a rainbow forms. He identified 7 colours that make up white light of Sun. These 7 colours are Violet, Indigo, Blue, Green, Yellow, Orange and Red (VIBGYOR). All these colours are present in a rainbow in the order red, orange, yellow, green, blue, and indigo and violet. Normally when sunlight travels through the air we see white light. But when it enters through a raindrop, colours separate to make a rainbow at 42 degrees from the d...

How weather changes - An article by Harshi for her school's magazine

If one thing around us changes every day, it is possibly the weather. One fine day it is pleasant, another day it is rash. Some days are warmer, while some days are cooler or rainy. Ever thought why it happens. Come! Let’s discuss. Our planet, “The Earth” revolves around “The Sun”, the only star of our solar system. The changes in weather are caused by the sun. Sun gives us light and heat. But the amount of heat received from sun is not same everywhere on the earth, as our earth is tilted on it axis. This heat is absorbed in the atmosphere of earth. Due to this, air in our atmosphere becomes warm. Air near the equator (line which divides the earth in two equal parts) is warmest as it gets more heat than any other parts of atmosphere. On the other hand, north and south poles are cold due to being the farthest points on earth. It means air is hot on some parts of the earth, while cold on other parts. Air warmed by the sun becomes lighter and rises upwards in a warm place. Opposite ...

Election commission needs to be modernized

Voting has finished. Results are 1 day away. All are waiting and guessing. Meanwhile, although election commission should be congratulated for successful conduction of largely free and fair elections. Its efforts to reach each and every corner of the country irrespective of demographic constraints are commendable.  Yet there are certain issues related to the handling of elections. And, these issues need to be addressed if we want active and substantial participation of public in the electoral process. During these elections, there have been many complaints of erroneous voting lists. People's name are missing, though already registered. Take the example of Mumbai and Pune. In these two cities alone, almost half a million voters are missing from the list. What about rest of the country? People have not been added to the list despite submitting valid applications. There have also been cases of transfer of votes from one place to another, people have not found th...