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Red Alert! China's economy heads for a hard landing
Vembu • 14 years agoFirstpost talks to economists who felt the pulse of China's economy - and found it failing.
China was the past, but India may be the future
Vembu • 14 years agoFavourable demographics and the discipline of a market-based economy give India an edge.
China faces a dangerous period of stagflation: Walker
Vembu • 14 years agoEconomist Jim Walker tells Firstpost why his outlook on China is grim.
One hundred years of fortitude: IBM's Kal, Aaj aur Kal
Seema Singh • 14 years agoIBM turns hundred today. So what does the future hold for the technology giant
Earth, moon about 60 million years older than previously thought
Fp Archives • 11 years agoResearchers have found that the timing of the giant impact between Earth's ancestor and a planet-sized body occurred around 40 million years after the start of solar system formation.
Vulcan dreams shattered as Pluto's moons get Greek names
Fp Staff • 12 years agoThe discoverers of Pluto's two tiniest moons at the Carl Sagan Center of the SETI Institute in Mountain View, California had initiated a competition named 'Pluto Rocks', in which they invited the public to vote for their favourite names.
Vulcan dreams shattered as Pluto's moons get Greek names
Fp Staff • 12 years agoThe discoverers of Pluto's two tiniest moons at the Carl Sagan Center of the SETI Institute in Mountain View, California had initiated a competition named 'Pluto Rocks', in which they invited the public to vote for their favourite names.
How we recognise voices: Through coding and prototypes!
Fp Archives • 12 years agoOur brain is able to identify people's voices by comparing them against an internal 'average voice' prototype, neuroscientists say.
Five decades, 100 missions: A timeline of Isro's journey
Fp Archives • 13 years agoThe Indian Space Research Organisation successfully completed its 100th mission in Sriharikota, Andhra Pradesh today. This is a timeline of its achievements.
Meet FACE, the most 'humane' robot ever
Fp Archives • 13 years agoScientists have edged closer to their goal of creating a human-like robot as they have designed one that can display dozens of human emotions ranging from happiness to fear.