07Apr 2014 by Startbit Solutions Pvt. Ltd. No Comments

NASA would develop a ‘GitHub for astronauts’

Internet and Media, News, Social Responsibilities, Software Development, Techniques
If you have studied rocket science, NASA would enable you to make your own space craft! From April 10, the US space agency is set to reveal its enormous database highlighting where to find software for more than 1,000 of its projects. "NASA would offer a searchable database of projects," Daniel Lockney, technology transfer program executive at NASA, was quoted as saying in a Daily Mail report. We have collected a large amount of software projects, everything from design tools to robotic control systems, Lockney added. NASA would develop a 'GitHub for astronauts' by hosting the actual software code in its own online repository, which will be found at technology.nasa.gov. The data can be accessed free of copyright, but special clearance would be needed for anyone who wants to access…
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26Nov 2013 by Startbit Solutions Pvt. Ltd. No Comments

Voting Rights Bill For NRI (Non Resident Indian)

Blog, Internet and Media, News, Social Responsibilities
Parliament has approved voting rights for non-resident Indians in elections with the Lok Sabha adopting the Representation of the People (Amendment) Bill, 2010, However, the person will be able to exercise the franchise only if he or she is present in the constituency on the polling day. The new law will allow an Indian citizen residing abroad to enrol in voter’s list and exercise his franchise even if he or she remained away from place of residence in India for more than six months owing to employment, education or otherwise. But there are more then 20 million Indians living abroad and it is practically impossible to have 20 million people travel to India at the same time. So a combination of Internet and Postal Ballot is more practical, reasonable and…
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