NRI Pulse - First News Paper Published outside India by NRI Women

US-based Veena Rao, the editor and publisher of NRI Pulse, has been recognized by the Limca Book of Records as the first non-resident Indian woman to edit and publish a newspaper outside India.

Rao launched NRI Pulse in 2006. It is a free monthly newspaper that serves the Indian-American and other South Asian communities of Georgia and other southeastern states of the US.

‘It is important that people know what’s happening in their community, and the country they live in. It is important that they stay abreast of happenings in India. This is vital for the socio-economic and cultural growth of the community as a whole,’ a statement quoted Rao as saying.

Rao has a masters’ diploma in journalism and communication from India’s Symbiosis International University and she has also done her masters in economics. 

About NRI Pulse

NRIPulse.com is a fortnightly online magazine that was born out of a desire to provide a platform, a voice, for every member of the Indian American community. NRIPulse.com is a virtual home for the Indian American family- where members can relax, get informed and entertained, and showcase their talents, skills, their families, opinions/views or merely make their presence in this country known.

NRIPulse.com is also a unique combination of a newspaper and a magazine, and offers features that have never been seen before in an online format. The magazine has an impressive lineup of regular columnists- community members who are not only experts in their fields, but are actively involved in community service and are local role models. A facet that gives each columnist that extra edge, the local feel, the empathy in identifying with the readers.

NRIPulse.com also offers deep, incisive analyses/opinions/views and debates on hot button topics and matters affecting our daily lives.

Each fortnight, NRIPulse.com profiles a local role model from the community, an achiever in his/her field or a community activist who has contributed to the local community scene.
The magazine has a full-fledged City News section that offers complete, in-depth coverage of local news and events. Its monthly Indian Calendar can be relied upon for marking festivals and important dates.

NRIPulse.com currently offers free Classifieds, Matrimonial and Birthday Greetings. The magazine will soon have a Jobs Section, where employers/job seekers can post their requirements.

NRIPulse.com is also in the process of compiling a comprehensive list of resources for the community- a free listing of businesses, services, schools etc.

With so many features rolled into one attractive Web Site, we are confident that it is a just a matter of time, before NRIPulse.com becomes a habit with each member of the Indian American community.

World’s First Flying Car World Record set by Terrafugia

How do you feel when you are stuck in a traffic jam?  Frustrated, right!  Well, what if I say the solution to keep the traffic jam away is here.  Yes, you can now turn your car on the road in an aeroplane in just 30 seconds. 

The good news is that the US aviation authority has given the green signal for the commercial production of such a vehicle.

The Terrafugia Transition is a two seater car built by a small American company from Massachusetts, Terrafugia Inc, and developed by former NASA engineers.

Terrafugia Transition is a light sports aircraft but can also move like a car.
Just recently the news broke of the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) adopted the production of Transition, despite weighing 50 pounds more than allowed under the category of light aircraft.

The FAA allows the vehicle to fly because it falls into the category of light aircraft. For that weigh less than 544 kilos. The Terrafugia Transition weighs 1320 pounds, nearly 600 kilos (is able to carry the two-seater that offers its interior). For this reason, avoid putting all necessary safety equipment a car to meet weight limits.

The Terrafugia Transition uses a Rotax 912 S engine four-stroke, which develops 100 horsepower and is capable of reaching speeds of 80 mph when in the ground, or 115 mph and cruising speed in the air, offering at this Thus, a range of 460 miles with the fuel tank of 20 gallons.

This “vehicle” that can be parked in a conventional garage has four wheels and two wings, with an area of 8 meters and also has a propeller at the rear. It will have a flight range of over 700 miles, for two people, maximum speed of 185 km / h can be transformed by the aircraft pilot car in just 30 seconds.

The flying car will cost around U.S. $ 200,000 in the U.S. and the company claims to have already received 70 orders, bringing forward a deposit of $ 10,000. Vehicle Deliveries will begin in late 2011.

Richard Gersh, vice-president for Terrafugia, said, “Our schedule calls for the first delivery to be made prior to the end of 2011. We currently have in excess of 70 orders, which is about a two-year backlog.”

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