http://www.hindu.com/2006/08/16/stories/2006081620460400.htm
http://www.rediff.com/news/2004/may/02karna.htm
http://bangalore.citizenmatters.in/articles/view/239-plastic-roads
Monday, July 13, 2009
Thursday, July 9, 2009
New Vision: turning around the desert state of India; Rajasthan and other places of world
Hello All
Let me start with something which is very well know these days and this is the problem of
1. Water
2. Electricity
3. Energy
and the solution is simple but required commitments from govt., people and from you and me of course.
1. Rain water harvesting
2. Solar panel
3. Bio Diesel (Jatropha, Algae)
Water:
The state of Rajasthan gets very less rainfall. and therefore there is an acute shortage of water almost all time of the year.
I was reading and watching a news piece on NDTV where they were telling about a community in Mumbai where the wise people was done water harvesting and thus saving some water for their hay days.
Rain water harvesting is such a easy techniques where 4 major things are required.
1. A Roof top to collect water: We already have this, so need to make an investment here. We might need some cleaning.
2. Pipes: to divert the rain water from the roof tops. Generally this is also in place. We will have to do some alterations so that now the pipe channels the water to the tank and not to the streets.
3. Tank/Container: The bigger the better. Tank can be underground, or we have built a concrete tank on the surface. I am not comfortable having a plastic tank because of the obvious reasons.
4. Filters: There will be placed before the water enters into the tank. We can have a simple net mesh, with pebbles, sand and other things available in the market. It depends, if the water so collect is to be used for drinking then more care can be taken. A home remedy is the alum (and http://in.answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20080716192228AArQ6Dn) stone, This was used by our grand parents for cleaning the water.
Electricity:
http://labl.teriin.org/index.php
Energy:
1. Bio-Diesel
Let me start with something which is very well know these days and this is the problem of
1. Water
2. Electricity
3. Energy
and the solution is simple but required commitments from govt., people and from you and me of course.
1. Rain water harvesting
2. Solar panel
3. Bio Diesel (Jatropha, Algae)
Water:
The state of Rajasthan gets very less rainfall. and therefore there is an acute shortage of water almost all time of the year.
I was reading and watching a news piece on NDTV where they were telling about a community in Mumbai where the wise people was done water harvesting and thus saving some water for their hay days.
Rain water harvesting is such a easy techniques where 4 major things are required.
1. A Roof top to collect water: We already have this, so need to make an investment here. We might need some cleaning.
2. Pipes: to divert the rain water from the roof tops. Generally this is also in place. We will have to do some alterations so that now the pipe channels the water to the tank and not to the streets.
3. Tank/Container: The bigger the better. Tank can be underground, or we have built a concrete tank on the surface. I am not comfortable having a plastic tank because of the obvious reasons.
4. Filters: There will be placed before the water enters into the tank. We can have a simple net mesh, with pebbles, sand and other things available in the market. It depends, if the water so collect is to be used for drinking then more care can be taken. A home remedy is the alum (and http://in.answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20080716192228AArQ6Dn) stone, This was used by our grand parents for cleaning the water.
Electricity:
http://labl.teriin.org/index.php
Energy:
1. Bio-Diesel
Thursday, May 14, 2009
India Election 2009 - What are the predictions ...
The voting is over and the time for the guess work has began. Diff ppl have their own opinion.
I am compiling some of the source, so that we can see who's guess work was the best.
Times of India (http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/articleshow/4526849.cms)
UPA : 198 (Congress: 154 + Others: 44)
NDA: 183 (BJP: 142 + Others: 41)
Left: 38
BSP: 27
SP: 23
IBN Live (http://ibnlive.in.com/news/in-dead-heat-upa-and-nda-keep-contest-alive/92554-37.html)
Cong+: 185 to 205 seats
BJP+: 165 to 185 seats
Third Front: 110 to 130 seats
Fourth Front: 25 to 35 seats
Others: 20 to 30 seats
NDTV (http://www.ndtv.com/news/india/upa_leads_the_race_nda_plays_catch-up.php)
Cong+: 216
BJP+:177
Third Front: 100
Left: 35
I am compiling some of the source, so that we can see who's guess work was the best.
Times of India (http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/articleshow/4526849.cms)
UPA : 198 (Congress: 154 + Others: 44)
NDA: 183 (BJP: 142 + Others: 41)
Left: 38
BSP: 27
SP: 23
IBN Live (http://ibnlive.in.com/news/in-dead-heat-upa-and-nda-keep-contest-alive/92554-37.html)
Cong+: 185 to 205 seats
BJP+: 165 to 185 seats
Third Front: 110 to 130 seats
Fourth Front: 25 to 35 seats
Others: 20 to 30 seats
NDTV (http://www.ndtv.com/news/india/upa_leads_the_race_nda_plays_catch-up.php)
Cong+: 216
BJP+:177
Third Front: 100
Left: 35
Tuesday, May 5, 2009
Creating drinkable water using Saline/Ocean/Sea water
India is a country with less drinkable water and the lazy, uncommitted govt, municipal and govt official makes it worse.
Lately, i was reading an article on timesofindia.com, which says No right to be in office if you can't solve water crisis: SC to govt.
And I think its right. If a govt cant fulfill the basic rights of a citizen it has no business to be in power.
Anyhow, I can write pages and pages on this. My objective to write this article is; How easily we can convert the abundant saline water to drinkable water. Many Indian states have unlimited access to ocean water from Gujrat in the west till West Bengal in the east. I live in Rajasthan and I guess we can pump the water from ocean via Gujrat. Narendra Modi will be more than happy to allow that.
So there are many ways of converting saline water to portable or drinking water. Here are some:
1. Distilation: If we remember the simple experiment that we did in our 9-10 th science lab. Boiling salt water with emit vapors and that these vapors are converted into water. This water is 100% drinkable. The steam leaves behind the impurities and salt. This is the general idea.
a. We can pump water directly from ocean/sea. using simple filter we can filter out the dirt, impurities, solid waste like plastic, paper etc. The filter can be of simple plastic or a charcoal-sand filter. We can have multi point filter so that the water does not clogs. Also we need to clean these filter often.
b. The water so pumped is feed into the boilers. The water boils in these large vessels and the vapors can be collect to get the drinkable water. As far as I know, we need not add anything to it like iodine etc.
Of course we need to have multiple arrays of large vessels in order to have continuous water supply.
isn't that simple ?
2. Reverse Osmosis: This method is a little complex one. A special kind of membrane know as emipermeable membranes is used. This a special type of filter that allow water molecules to pass but not other large molecules likes the molecules and ions (e.g. sodium and chloride ions in salt water).This company Water Makers is specialist in making drinkable water using ocean water by Reverse Osmosis method. Water Makers is a US based company, but I am sure we have many Indian companies doing the same thing.
Now we have another challenge: How to get the power or electricity for doing all this.
Hopefully and believe me this can be done using renewable energy. Yes there are many choices to choice from.
1.Wave powered machines: We can harness the waves and can create turbines generating electricity.
2. Since these project are most likes to be present near the coastal region, the wind power is abundant. You guessed right; we can have wind mills that produce electricity.
3. Solar power: Again a IQ. Since these project will be generally used in the dry areas, there should be abundant sunshine. This is good for solar panels.
We can employ one or a combination of these techniques.
In this way we will not ONLY get drinkable water but the Green way. So let me call this one Green Water.
A step forward: We can even use waste water from kitchen, urine water etc. I know this will not sound OK for many people. But just in case .....
Let me finish this with a simple note.
I like many Indian are very passionate about India. I really want to bring IT and technology to the common man living in a remote village of India. There is no use of modernization if we can't improve the living condition of the poor and real India.
I want to do it. If you are reading this and want to make a difference, do let me know.
References:
1. http://www.madsci.org/posts/archives/2001-02/983131856.Ot.r.html
2. http://www.watermakers.com
3. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reverse_osmosis
Lately, i was reading an article on timesofindia.com, which says No right to be in office if you can't solve water crisis: SC to govt.
And I think its right. If a govt cant fulfill the basic rights of a citizen it has no business to be in power.
Anyhow, I can write pages and pages on this. My objective to write this article is; How easily we can convert the abundant saline water to drinkable water. Many Indian states have unlimited access to ocean water from Gujrat in the west till West Bengal in the east. I live in Rajasthan and I guess we can pump the water from ocean via Gujrat. Narendra Modi will be more than happy to allow that.
So there are many ways of converting saline water to portable or drinking water. Here are some:
1. Distilation: If we remember the simple experiment that we did in our 9-10 th science lab. Boiling salt water with emit vapors and that these vapors are converted into water. This water is 100% drinkable. The steam leaves behind the impurities and salt. This is the general idea.
a. We can pump water directly from ocean/sea. using simple filter we can filter out the dirt, impurities, solid waste like plastic, paper etc. The filter can be of simple plastic or a charcoal-sand filter. We can have multi point filter so that the water does not clogs. Also we need to clean these filter often.
b. The water so pumped is feed into the boilers. The water boils in these large vessels and the vapors can be collect to get the drinkable water. As far as I know, we need not add anything to it like iodine etc.
Of course we need to have multiple arrays of large vessels in order to have continuous water supply.
isn't that simple ?
2. Reverse Osmosis: This method is a little complex one. A special kind of membrane know as emipermeable membranes is used. This a special type of filter that allow water molecules to pass but not other large molecules likes the molecules and ions (e.g. sodium and chloride ions in salt water).This company Water Makers is specialist in making drinkable water using ocean water by Reverse Osmosis method. Water Makers is a US based company, but I am sure we have many Indian companies doing the same thing.
Now we have another challenge: How to get the power or electricity for doing all this.
Hopefully and believe me this can be done using renewable energy. Yes there are many choices to choice from.
1.Wave powered machines: We can harness the waves and can create turbines generating electricity.
2. Since these project are most likes to be present near the coastal region, the wind power is abundant. You guessed right; we can have wind mills that produce electricity.
3. Solar power: Again a IQ. Since these project will be generally used in the dry areas, there should be abundant sunshine. This is good for solar panels.
We can employ one or a combination of these techniques.
In this way we will not ONLY get drinkable water but the Green way. So let me call this one Green Water.
A step forward: We can even use waste water from kitchen, urine water etc. I know this will not sound OK for many people. But just in case .....
Let me finish this with a simple note.
I like many Indian are very passionate about India. I really want to bring IT and technology to the common man living in a remote village of India. There is no use of modernization if we can't improve the living condition of the poor and real India.
I want to do it. If you are reading this and want to make a difference, do let me know.
References:
1. http://www.madsci.org/posts/archives/2001-02/983131856.Ot.r.html
2. http://www.watermakers.com
3. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reverse_osmosis
Tuesday, April 7, 2009
Demanding due from previous employer
I have mailed to my previous employer asking him for the dues.
Like my bench salary and my security money.
I am still waiting for him to reply. It has been 4-5 business days. If I do not get any reply in 2 days then i will again mail him, this time making CC to some of him employee how are working in the office.
Because, many a times he has give a lousy excuse of not mailing that the mail went into spam. As if it depends on the the email client whether to send an email in Inbox or in spam.
Lets see what response I get. I will keep blogging for the updates.
This time I am determined that I will complain to DOL, for those who don't know here is the WH4 form. filling this form launches a formal complain to the DOL ( Department Of Labor)
http://www.dol.gov/esa/whd/forms/fts_wh4.htm
Like my bench salary and my security money.
I am still waiting for him to reply. It has been 4-5 business days. If I do not get any reply in 2 days then i will again mail him, this time making CC to some of him employee how are working in the office.
Because, many a times he has give a lousy excuse of not mailing that the mail went into spam. As if it depends on the the email client whether to send an email in Inbox or in spam.
Lets see what response I get. I will keep blogging for the updates.
This time I am determined that I will complain to DOL, for those who don't know here is the WH4 form. filling this form launches a formal complain to the DOL ( Department Of Labor)
http://www.dol.gov/esa/whd/forms/fts_wh4.htm
Friday, January 30, 2009
Some tips for H1B.
Most of the consultant companiws you will find will be Desi. If know nothing then this may come as a surprise: if you are thinking that you will have a good treatment because you an Indian... forget it. This is america, expect the worse to happen.
In fact you will find the Goras to be very friend-full and they understand most of our problems.
I am all writing this because we (I and my Wife) had some the very bitter incidences. I am sure there are ppl around who really had a good time in USA and working on H1B. But I was not that fortunate.
I would say that part are my own mistakes. Mistakes like "Believing them blindly", Not getting things in writing, etc.
So my fellow friends, do bear this in mind that;
Always and always get everything is writing. And ask them if there are any "hidden *s" conditions applications things. Like in my case, my employer made a verbal promise that they will give me salary on bench, but they never did and when I protested they gave me this * (Star). "Since the economy of USA is not good, we will not be able to pay you." I was taken back, they never told me this hidden clause.
well, I did not got Air Fare too. When I was in India they told be that they will refund this in 3 months.
When I asked them, after 3 months, to refund my air fare then they told me 3 months FROM the day I got my project. hmmm Ok... so i asked them after 3 months of my project they said they will refund will the next pay stub. Btw, it never came. And in the last, and the BEST.
After all this they said, "Now we have changed the rule, we will be giving the Airfare after 1 year of your project."
For those who done know:
1. Giving money for your own H1B is unlawful. I came to know this only after 1-2 months after landing in USA.
2. I am not sure about the Airfare, I guess this is the responsibility of the employer too.
After reading this everyone whats to know the name of my employer right... Well I am not sure If i write him name.. but let me tell you, the Consultant Comapany is located in Edison, New Jersey (NJ). and It has got a couple of awards like NJBIA and NJBIZ.
If you are from Immigration or from Labor department and reading this then please be informed that most of us are ignorant of the laws of H1B. Yes this is our mistake that we do not do research and we trust our employer of what they verbally say and commit.
In fact you will find the Goras to be very friend-full and they understand most of our problems.
I am all writing this because we (I and my Wife) had some the very bitter incidences. I am sure there are ppl around who really had a good time in USA and working on H1B. But I was not that fortunate.
I would say that part are my own mistakes. Mistakes like "Believing them blindly", Not getting things in writing, etc.
So my fellow friends, do bear this in mind that;
Always and always get everything is writing. And ask them if there are any "hidden *s" conditions applications things. Like in my case, my employer made a verbal promise that they will give me salary on bench, but they never did and when I protested they gave me this * (Star). "Since the economy of USA is not good, we will not be able to pay you." I was taken back, they never told me this hidden clause.
well, I did not got Air Fare too. When I was in India they told be that they will refund this in 3 months.
When I asked them, after 3 months, to refund my air fare then they told me 3 months FROM the day I got my project. hmmm Ok... so i asked them after 3 months of my project they said they will refund will the next pay stub. Btw, it never came. And in the last, and the BEST.
After all this they said, "Now we have changed the rule, we will be giving the Airfare after 1 year of your project."
For those who done know:
1. Giving money for your own H1B is unlawful. I came to know this only after 1-2 months after landing in USA.
2. I am not sure about the Airfare, I guess this is the responsibility of the employer too.
After reading this everyone whats to know the name of my employer right... Well I am not sure If i write him name.. but let me tell you, the Consultant Comapany is located in Edison, New Jersey (NJ). and It has got a couple of awards like NJBIA and NJBIZ.
If you are from Immigration or from Labor department and reading this then please be informed that most of us are ignorant of the laws of H1B. Yes this is our mistake that we do not do research and we trust our employer of what they verbally say and commit.
.NET Validation Controls: a quick look again.
You can call this my ignorance or something else. After working in .NET for over 3 years, today I cleared a doubt that
- If we are using the .Net Validation controls then do I need to code for the server side also.
- What happens if the browser JavaScript is disabled?
These were some of the question of which I did not know the answer. After one of my friends (Kumar) asked me, I gave it a shot.
I am writing the conclusion of my experiment below.
- The .NET validation controls are good for both Client side validation and as well as for the Server side validations. It means that no special code is required to do validation on the server side.
- If the EnableClientScript is False, then the validations occurs Server side, automatically. (No need for any code.)
- If the JavaScript is disabled in the browser, then the validation controls will behave as if the EnableClientScript is False i.e. the Server side validations are done, automatically again no need for any code.
So, if the EnableClientScript is False or the JavaScript is disable in the browser the server side validation
Now, the important thing to remember is that in the code-behind, we should always sandwich the code between if (Page.IsValid) i.e.
if (Page.IsValid)
{
//Code here, e.g. Call the Data Access Layer Method here.
}
With the above code, if the Server side validation occours and if it fails then the code will NOT execute. But if we do not put the Page.IsValid thing, then it will should the Validation Error Message and it will execute the code as well!!
Please let me know, if I am missing something or if you want me to add something.
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