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Sustainable Tourism Academy Celebrates 3,000-User Milestone in First Year with ASEAN Expansion and New Language Support » Agoda: See The World For Less
02 Jul 2026
Agoda and GSTC celebrate one year of the Sustainable Tourism Academy for hoteliers, expanding ASEAN presence and Japanese and Korean support.
Agoda Reveals Asia's Hidden Lakes for the Ultimate Tranquil Escape » Agoda: See The World For Less
02 Jul 2026
Agoda Recommends the Best Destinations to Beat the Heat This Summer » Agoda: See The World For Less
02 Jul 2026
As temperatures rise across Europe and Asia, Agoda shares a curated list of cool retreats across the Asia-Pacific region.
No-Leave Getaway: Agoda Reveals Top Time-Efficient Destinations for South Korean Travelers » Agoda: See The World For Less
02 Jul 2026
Agoda has unveiled the top time-efficient destinations for South Korean travelers that offer the best value for time.
Agoda Reveals Rising Travel Interest Ahead of Japan’s 2026 Summer Music Festival Season » Agoda: See The World For Less
02 Jul 2026
Agoda has revealed a rise in travel interest for Japanese travelers linked to major music festivals taking place across Japan in summer 2026
Smart Summer Escapes: Agoda Reveals Asia’s Most Affordable Summer Flight Routes » Agoda: See The World For Less
22 Jun 2026
As the summer holiday season approaches, Agoda reveals the most affordable domestic and international flight routes across Asia.
Agoda and Philippines Department of Tourism announce strategic partnership to promote and elevate tourism » Agoda: See The World For Less
19 Jun 2026
Agoda and the Philippines Department of Tourism (DOT) announced a strategic partnership to promote Philippine tourism.
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Typewriters, the office machines that preceded computers
By Kiron Kasbekar | 10 Apr 2025
You see office tables today equipped with desktop computers or laptops. But think of the 1970s, and what would you have been seeing?
Wishful thinking about cars
By Kiron Kasbekar | 05 Apr 2025
Donald Trump may be many things, but a good economist he is not. Accustomed to dictating terms to people he has worked with,
The history of safety glass
By Kiron Kasbekar | 26 Mar 2025
You probably already knew that the world’s VIPs move around in cars with bullet-proof glass windscreen and windows. But did you know that ‘bulletproof glass’ is not really bulletproof?
German silver: used in cutlery, music, electricals - but it’s not silver
By Kiron Kasbekar | 20 Mar 2025
This material, which was first developed in China, not Germany, and is an alloy of copper, nickel and zinc, has lost its sheen in home uses, but finds favor in electrical engineering.
Pioneers – the Wrights and Glenn Curtiss launched the aircraft industry
By Kiron Kasbekar | 17 Mar 2025
First Orville and Wilbur Wright flew their plane, the ‘Wright Flyer’, from near a small town called Kitty Hawk. Then Glenn Curtiss built planes with a very different system of controls, which has lasted until now.
What do aircraft have in common with bicycles and motorcycles?
By Kiron Kasbekar | 17 Mar 2025
From chains and sprockets to direct drives—If someone asked you what aircraft have in common with bicycles and motorcycles, how would you respond?
Radar’s ancestors: From sound mirrors to modern detection technology
By Kiron Kasbekar | 11 Mar 2025
Radar has become a well-settled technology today, especially in the field of navigation.
Nokia Bell Labs: innovations in communication, computing, technology
By Omar Almeida | 08 Mar 2025
Bell Laboratories, or Bell labs, which has now become Nokia Bell Labs, is one of the most renowned research and development organizations in the history of science and technology.
Company story – Quaker Oats
By Kiron Kasbekar | 08 Mar 2024
Quaker Oats is a company whose products I remember from my childhood days. Years before a foreign exchange crisis caused the Indian government to impose curbs on consumer product imports, we used to see a host of foreign brands in the Indian market. Including Quaker Oats, which I remember eating when I was a child, and which has been available for the past two decades or more.
