Archive for June, 2008
Multiplanar application design for community radio stations
I’ve been thinking hard on how to best implement the technology for community radio stations that Gram-Vaani will be supporting, and I had a eureka moment just two days back. Let me first give a background of the kind of use-cases we want to enable, and then describe the idea of how to do this.
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Read More..>>Marked locations of CR stations
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This shows the locations of only 18 CR stations listed in a sheet discussed in the Parliament in April, 2008. Please write to us about more CR stations and we will update the map with the details.
The role of media in adapting to climate change
This recent article in The Economist paints a very grim picture about the future of India and China in the wake of rapid climate change. Although the article is focused on reaching consensus for climate change policies at the international level, some of the facts presented are truly alarming and a grave cause of concern. [...]
Read More..>>Recording songs on CCTV cameras
On the lighter side, here’s a novel use of close-circuit-television cameras. As is well known, UK is the country of CCTV cameras — it is covered with some 13 million cameras for security and surveillance! An obscure music band recorded their songs in front of these cameras in a whole bunch of different locations, and [...]
Read More..>>World’s highest radio station to change the lives of Ladakh people
This news article shows the unique role radio can play in reaching communities that are not well connected to the rest of the world due to geographical constraints. It’s perched at a height of 11,800 ft above sea level! There is also a mention of a satellite uplink, possibly to link the radio station with [...]
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