Happy Diwali

Wishing you all a Very Happy Diwali

Nobel KEK

High Energy Accelerator Research Organization(KEK)

English is not necessary for Science

Nobel Physics laureate Toshihide Maskawa’s wife says that "Maskawa San quite allergic to trying to speak English. Nobel Physics laureate Toshihide Maskawa has never left Japan. He and his nation are sufficient for his scientific pursuit. He ruled out the necessities to attend the conferences, meetings abroad for scientific discussions.

Salute to such a great Scientist.

Mithila Museum

A Museum, dev0ted to ancient Indian art @ Tokamachi, Niigata Prefecture

http://www.mithila-museum.com/

India Bans Smoking @ Public Places

きつえん だめ

The Indian government has imposed a complete ban on smoking in public places. It's hoped the ban will help bring down the number of deaths caused by tobacco use every year.
The new regulations specify the places where smoking will be prohibited, including hotels, restaurants, pubs, discotheques, hospitals and airports.
People will continue to be allowed to smoke in their private homes, on the roads and in open spaces like parks.
The fine for violating the ban will be 5 US dollars, with plans to raise it to 25 US dollars in the future.
A recent study by a team of doctors and scientists from India, Canada and Britain estimated there are currently about 120 million smokers in India.
The study showed that India is in the grips of a smoking epidemic that is likely to cause nearly a million deaths a year by 2010