May 19th, 2004
The New York Times | For Sniffing Out Land Mines, a Platoon of Twitching Noses

Holy rats ! Rats to the rescue? The rodents seem to be one up against humans or even dogs when it comes to detecting landmines.

May 19th, 2004
Linux Journal | Automating Government with e-Governance

This article has a good overview of the potential hurdles facing a vernacular-based (Kannada in this case) eGovernance system for a large country like India. Another Linux Journal article (Linux Access in State and Local Government) also has some relevant insights regarding open-source initiatives for local governance.

May 19th, 2004
Automating Government with e-Governance

This article has a good overview of the potential hurdles facing a vernacular-based (Kannada in this case) eGovernance system for a large country like India.