A fortnight after the Supreme Court upheld the death sentence of Mumbai 26/11 terror attacker Mohammed Ajmal Kasab, 25, he has sent a mercy petition to President Pranab Mukherjee.

Officials say Kasab was told about procedures and rights he has as a convict, including moving a mercy petition, after the Supreme Court had confirmed the death penalty awarded to him and upheld by the Bombay High Court.

Kasab was one of ten Pakistani terrorists who landed in south Mumbai from Karachi in a boat and went on a shooting spree killing 166 people. Kasab was captured alive, the other terrorists were killed by security forces.

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Girish Kumar a professor from IIT Mumbai, has invented shields that provide protection from harmful mobile tower radiation.

He believes that even though radiation levels have been brought down from their original power, it is still harmful, can cause health hazards and affect the ecosystem.

Kumar's shields protect humans and their houses. He has developed a pocket radiation shield to protect himself from his mobile phone. He has also created curtains, wallpapers, window films with a special electronic component that absorbs radiation, table-top shields and pocket radiation shields, all of which absorb mobile tower radiation and reduces the ill-effect on humans.

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Tasked with the job of putting Mumbai's nightlife in order, the assistant commissioner of police Vasant Dhoble conducted 550 raids, rescued over 1200 girls from bars and brothels and arrested over 5000 for forcing women into the flesh trade.

He was brought to the social service branch and his raids conducted with his trademark hockey stick, invited criticisms of harassment. Dhoble raided pubs, five-star hotels, lodges, restaurants and eateries that stayed open after closing time. Inspite of being severely criticised Dhoble also had a lot of supporters in the residents who live in proximity to the joints.

On a new posting now, Dhoble has turned his attention to the problem of child labourers.

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Arunima Sinha who lost a leg after being pushed off a running train in a robbery attempt, was part of a 19-member Tata Steel Adventure Foundation (TSAF) team. She climbed 21,110 ft of Mt Chhamser Kangri's 21,798 ft, wearing her artificial limb. She had to abandon the expedition 690 ft short of the summit due to bad weather.

Rajendra Singh Pal who earlier scaled the summit appreciated Sinha's determination and tenacity. Sinha said her ultimate dream is to conquer Mt Everest. She said she was not uncomfortable wearing her artificial limb as well as carrying her climbing kits. She did her basic mountaineering course with an A grade from the Nehru Institute of Mountaineering.

Before she takes on Mt Everest she will have to undergo training in glaciers and crevasses.

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Girish Kumar a professor from IIT Mumbai, has invented shields that provide protection from harmful mobile tower radiation.

He believes that even though radiation levels have been brought down from their original power, it is still harmful, can cause health hazards and affect the ecosystem.

Kumar's shields protect humans and their houses. He has developed a pocket radiation shield to protect himself from his mobile phone. He has also created curtains, wallpapers, window films with a special electronic component that absorbs radiation, table-top shields and pocket radiation shields, all of which absorb mobile tower radiation and reduces the ill-effect on humans.

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