Bad Day for Indian Science

1. The goof-up over Himalayan glaciers is nothing new as far as Indian science is concerned. Anybody, who is a bit acquainted with Indian universities, knows what happens in the departments and labs.

But the absence of official action against those who disgraced India in front of the world Himalayan glaciers is a bit hard to digest. And, even more, I did not understand what this lead to a story on CNN-IBN really meant. Poor journalism anyway. "The Rajendra Pachauri-led Inter-governmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) report that claimed that most of the Himalayan glaciers would melt by 2035 owing to climate change and global warning was made without any scientific basis."

The problem with this sentence is that it is both wrong and confusing. It must have been rewritten to clear the ambiguity caused by the word 'that'.

2. From Coredump, I went to Wall Street Journal to peer at the salaries technical writers get in the West. Looks good.

3. Should I watch Avatar or not? There is indeed a buzz around town to not skip this movie. I've my doubts. By the way, when did the Golden Globe became the benchmark for us, the poor Indians. I salute the Sanskrit language for the word.