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Chennai Students Use Robots To Plant 300 Saplings, Raise Micro-Forest. - NDTV Vipanchi Nayak, a student author from Puducherry who participated in the event told NDTV that, "Robotics can help in fighting global warming. For others, this may look like a world record but we know we are doing something to save our planet. We should also start using technology the right way." "We need to start utilising for example which people need like farmers. We need to help them with technology," he added. Class 4 student K Chandini, said, "It was exciting and fun to use robots to plant saplings instead of gardeners doing it." Robotics enthusiast students also shared their vision to design robots to rescue children who get trapped in borewells and to clear space junk. Mobile phones were used as remote control to direct the robots. Some children despite facing glitches with their machines, managed to complete their tasks. Each child manually filled hole with san

Python is a simple programming language which can build both web and mobile applications. You can code them for very complex data science to very advanced scientific applications. It has more libraries which can be used for various applications. Yes, though it has its own limitations - it is still a simpler language which can be your first language to learn. Why you need to know Python? It is a simple language which is the most common scripting language which is used in data science applications to robotic functions.You can import libraries into scripts or write your own commands. Major companies like Amazon, Instagram, Facebook, Spotify use Python framework. It is simpler than C+ and faster in the development cycle which means it is faster to test and deploy. Everyone prefers Python as it has simpler syntax and code readability which means anyone with minimal knowledge can review the code. Overall, it is easy to use - powerful and is a great choice for beginners. Yes, the code e

Based on the research done in Wales by University of Canterbury - who studied more than 400 managerial or leadership personalities for their inbuilt skill set to to drive the team and achieve better results - we are going to focus on few things which are painful but is a blessing anyone in the leadership role to be more effective. Apart from expecting results on a given timeline - the traits include interpersonal skills, technical knowledge and the ability to be conceptual. What plays more stressful is to be patient to see the expected results from your team member or associate or any subordinate. Everything has its own time, even when you try so hard. There is always things which you cannot control - which are beyond your bones and flesh. - The Waiting Period which enables you to learn to be patient. This again has crucial impact on your career, family and social well being. There are things which your academic qualification cannot give nor your past experience. It is always going

“Understanding” is the essence of communication. This only happens when there is an intention of understanding and being understood by those involved in a communication situation. Interaction with the purpose of sharing involves the exchange of the signs and symbols (i.e., words) In a given communicative context, the absence of them also still communicates the absence of the ‘ingredients’ of communication; the intention, the skills, or the presence of barriers. Communication takes place when we are supposedly at the same level of understanding and comprehension as other interlocutors. Communication is therefore not what is said whether verbally or non-verbally, but what is understood. We have discussed earlier that understanding is influenced by perceptions and perceptions evolved over a period of time and color our understanding. We all have personal perceptions, and therefore understanding would need a conscious and deliberate effort by us and cannot be left to chance, expect

How does anyone learn new things without having any intention of learning? Anyone learns the changes in the government policies, employment opportunities and such very real and has immediate impact on their day to day living. They become aware through news, gossips, talk shows and by any other means. You learn by doing, seeing, discussing, hearing, feeling, touching, taste and smell - research says that you learn 70% more effectively by doing rather than any other means. Combination of seeing and doing accounts to 74% of effectiveness than any other means of learning. These two ways of learning amounts to longer retention, enhanced understanding, greater and more logical understanding. Moreover, learning by doing has 80% of effective performance towards expected outcome. Even though, discussion helps to learn it does fall behind what you learn by doing and is only supplements learning by doing. So the learning process should have more activities - by doing rather than studying or

There is a communication between a leader and a follower. If there is no communication, leadership cannot be very effective. Leader cannot lead if there are no listeners or followers in the team. They will not listen if the leader does not listen. Removing effective communication - there is no leadership to be evolved in the process in any given work culture. This is a true story of life saving act of a woman who with little known possibility of saving the flight passengers. After 20 minutes of flight, passengers heard a loud explosions. Engine failed, engine parts broke the windows. Things got sucked into the broken hole in the flight. A female passenger too. It is the southwest flight 1380. Other passengers tried to save this female. Through all this chaos of life or death situation - the flight is piloted by Navy trained fine lady, she is the best in the field. Being the instructor to tactically handle the war aircraft, she is the best in class skilled pilot. The flight with its

You may have no money in the pocket. You may not have planned anything for your future. You may be receiving calls from all whom you have borrowed money from. You may not have had much higher education just like others. But your life may change when you meet the person of your life. Your angel, who would guide you, teach you, mentor you to all the way you never imagined you would be. You may be a starter but never a finisher. You may have to face the consequences of your action by the law, government, taxes and even may be other penalties. Yet you had your own definition of success. Sometimes, you may even feel that you are all wrong but still had some little hope somewhere lingering in you that everything would change. Yet you made a decision in your life, to let go of all your past. You are ready to adopt new directions. You are ready to be disciplined. You are on your way. You are now enrolled with lot of groups with similar minded people. You force yourself to be connected wi