36% of scientists at NASA are Indians: Govt survey
http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2008-03-11/india/27751871_1_collaborative-research-indians-basic-sciences
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ROFLAMO watch this
http://enewss.wordpress.com/2008/03/12/36-of-nasa-are-indians-and-100-of-times-of-india-toi-is-trash/36% of NASA are Indians and 100% of Times of India (TOI) is trash Let me first start of this blog by saying that Times Of India (aka TOI) lacks leadership, ethics in the business of journalism.
This news paper has not evolved a bit reflecting emerging India. This news paper still continues to fool people by diplomatic reporting.There is a spam email which is floating around from long time (i first encountered it around 1998) and it being refined and re-refined adding many more and more lies or facts which cannot be substantiated.
Here comes our beloved Purandeshwari, minister of state for HRD, who read a note in Rajya sabha.
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“The extent to which desis have made an impact in the US was reeled off in the Rajya Sabha — as many as 12% scientists and 38% doctors in the US are Indians, and in NASA, 36% or almost 4 out of 10 scientists are Indians.
If that’s not proof enough of Indian scientific and corporate prowess, digest this: 34% employees at Microsoft, 28% at IBM, 17% at Intel and 13% at Xerox are Indians.
And the House of Elders also heard some startling facts about a country that’s still stuck with a Third World tag — 20% of gold in the world is used by Indians and nine out of 10 diamonds used in the world are made in India. “
She says that all this is because of country’s higher education system and the state of research.
Back to blogging…….
Purandeshwari being an HRD is misinformed about the successes of Indians abroad. For the big mouth she opened, misguided and misinformed is not an excuse at all for this minister of state. Her open lies to members of Rajya sabha is an insult and also injustice to the job she is doing. She should be politely told to give up the job or be proactive in getting the facts from several sources and do independent analysis before speaking in the House.
This episode also scares me a lot on the quality of information that is being read/spread by several ministers of State.
TOI on March 11, 2008 reported what Purandeshawari said in the House and slightly exaggerated them to look even more glorious. Instead of criticizing the minsiter for lack of research and misinformation on their news paper (TOI lacks standards and objectivity), they are now playing on both sides of the coin. As soon as people started poring in with comments screaming ‘LIES’, the news paper is now taking the side of readers and blaming spam for the entire episode.
When does our Indian news papers be half as good as Nytimes, WashingtonPost ?
Never is my answer.
link:
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/36_of_scientists_at_NASA_are_Indians_Govt_survey/articleshow/2853178.cms