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RIGHT TO PRIVACY AND PERSONAL DATA PROTECTION BILL

Protecting its citizens privacy in 21st century is a part of maintaining democratic character of a nation. Right to privacy is not exclusively mentioned in constitution of India but it is considered as a part of Article 21 which deals with right to life and personal liberty. It has been further interpreted by various cases and their judgements through the years.

Right to privacy is considered basic human right under Article 12 of Universal declaration of human rights act 1948 and India recognizes it through Article 14, Article 19 and Article 21 of Indian constitution which are Equality before law, Freedom of speech and expression and right to life and personal liberty respectively. On occasion India has taken note of importance of Right to privacy through judgements in wiretapping case, Aadhar case, Vineet Kumar case and alike.

Vineet Kumar case stated that tapping of phones should not be permitted unless it is case of public safety and emergency.

The recent case of new privacy policy by WhatsApp caused ruckus among citizens regarding protection of their privacy and immediate need of a legitimate way to deal with it. However, India recognized Right to privacy as fundamental right after Puttuswamy v/s Union of India case (2017) but it was under Article 21 itself. Under section 72A of IT act, breach of data privacy is punishable but it is only relevant in the case of corporate sector and to sensitive information.

India does not have a law dedicated to right to privacy yet. Although Personal data protection bill was put forward by justice Srikrishna committee.

PERONAL DATA AND PROTECTION BILL

Personal data and protection bill which was introduced in Lok Sabha in 2019 finally seems to be moving forward now that it has been through parliamentary scrutiny of a joint committee.

The bill restricts processing of personal data by Government, Companies inside and outside India which are dealing with personal data of Indians. The Bill labeled certain data such as financial data, biometric data, caste, religion and political beliefs as sensitive personal data.

A data fiduciary who is basically an entity or individual who owns the means to process these data is required to take certain accountability measures which includes implementing security safeguards such as data encryption and preventing misuse of data and instituting grievance redressal mechanisms to address complaints of individuals. They are also required to mechanize age verification and Parental consent if procession personal information of children. Therefore, Bill allows data fiduciary to process personal data if consent is provided by the individual. However, in circumstances where state requires data for providing benefits to individual, legal proceedings and respond to the medical emergency Personal data can be processed without consent.

The bill further proclaims that individual has certain rights including right to obtain confirmation from the fiduciary on whether their personal data has been processed, (ii) seek correction of inaccurate, incomplete, or out-of-date personal data, (iii) have personal data transferred to any other data fiduciary in certain circumstances, and (iv) restrict continuing disclosure of their personal data by a fiduciary, if it is no longer necessary or consent is withdrawn.

The Bill seeks to amend the Information Technology Act, 2000 to delete the provisions related to compensation payable by companies for failure to protect personal data. The introduction of personal data and protection bill was a step forward towards democratic data governance and it would further take us closer to constitutionally guaranteed Right to privacy.   

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HOW TO PRACTICE SELF LOVE

Self love is not only about getting a new haircut or getting new items for yourself. Self love is all about grooming oneself by gaining appreciation through the physical, mental, and emotional support. It’s not something that you can learn immediately, its a long process and you could develop bit by bit. Self love does play a huge part in our life as it is the route to stable mental health and overall happiness.

Here are few tips that are helpful.

1. FORGIVING

There are times when you are hard on yourself and hold yourself accountable for the slightest mistake possible. Self deprecation is very harmful and can break down your confidence. Mistakes are opportunities that help you grow. A better way is to take it easy and forgive yourself.

2. BEING MINDFUL

Are you working on the dreams that you want to fulfill, or are those the dreams the society wants you to fulfill? if you are able to follow what you want, how you want, and when you want it, then it will help you in taking care of your happiness. Try maintaining a journal or even meditating as it helps you stay mindful. Learn to satisfy yourself first.

3. WORK ON YOUR NEEDS

It is very important to figure out the things that make you feel better and the things that make you feel worse. Doing something that you don’t like could overwhelm you and make your day even worse. Choose what YOU want to do. It’s completely okay if you don’t want to go out partying with your friends , you can stay home and maybe watch a movie that could help you relax mentally.

4. BUILD BOUNDARIES

The purpose of setting boundaries is not to kick people out of your life but to help you understand what is acceptable and what is not. You would not want to drain yourself by keeping the company of the toxic ones. Maslow’s hierarchy of needs is a good example that you can use to build boundaries.

5. PROTECTING ONESELF

It is very necessary to keep yourself safe and protected from the bad company or toxic surroundings. You will need to admit the ones who are wanting to take care of you and support you. People who help you mentally and spiritually are the ones that deserve to be held on. Distance yourself from fake friends who are there to just pull you down.

6. STAND UP FOR YOURSELF

This is another important aspect that needs to be taken care of. Being too hard on yourself and punishing yourself for the un-achieved things in your life can harm your confidence and decrease your ability to work efficiently. Try to look at the bonus points and give yourself that candy that you deserve for all the hard work.

7. TAKE TIME FOR YOURSELF

After a very long day you would not want to do things, which is completely okay. Take that long soaking bath that you like or even finish the book that you started. Taking out some time for yourself is one of the best ways that will lead you to self love.

It is impossible to accomplish self love in a day, but the process is beautiful, it sure is long, but it is all worth the hardwork.

Article by : Haniah Mirza

CYBER SECURITY

Protecting networks, data, programs, and other information from illegal access, change, or destruction is the most basic definition of cyber security. Because of recent cyber-attacks and cyber-attacks, cyber security is becoming very important all over the world. Software for data protection is developed by many companies. Many businesses create software for data protection. The data is secured by this program. Cybersecurity is critical since it not only protects data but also protects our systems from viruses. India has the most internet users, followed by the United States and China.

What is the significance of cyber security in today’s society?

You require cybersecurity in the same way that the world requires an ozone layer to protect it from harmful ultraviolet radiation from the sun. And, just as holes in the ozone layer have an impact on our civilization’s destiny, so do vulnerabilities in your company’s cybersecurity. Hackers have gotten more active on the internet during the previous few years. They use advanced techniques to infect unsuspecting individuals and businesses with malware, ransomware, and other destructive attacks. Most of the time, you won’t know if you’ve been hacked or not. Cybersecurity risks are more widespread than you may believe, with one attack occurring every twenty seconds around the globe, according to statistics.

Cybersecurity risks are more widespread than you may believe, with one attack occurring every twenty seconds around the globe, according to statistics. Fundamentally, our society is more technologically dependent than it has ever been, and there is no indication that this tendency will reverse. Data breaches that potentially lead to identity theft are now being made public on social media accounts. Social security numbers, credit card numbers, and bank account data are now kept in cloud storage services such as Dropbox or Google Drive.

Cyber Security Threats and Attacks:

Malware: The most common sort of cyberattack is a malware attack. Malware is harmful software, such as spyware, ransomware, viruses, and worms, that is placed on a computer when a user clicks on a malicious link or email. Malware can block access to essential network components, harm the system, and collect confidential information, among other things, once it has gained access to the system.

Phishing is a type of fraud in which false emails posing as emails from trusted sources are sent with the purpose of stealing sensitive data such as credit cards or login information.

Ransomware assaults are a sort of malware in which an attacker encrypts and locks the victim’s computer system files, then demands payment to unlock and decode them. According to Mimecast’s The State of Email Security Report 2020, 51 percent of organizations have been affected by ransomware in the last 12 months.

Distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks: A distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attack is a malicious attempt to disrupt regular traffic on a targeted server, service, or network by flooding the target or its surrounding infrastructure with Internet traffic.

Social engineering assaults can be carried out in a number of ways. To carry out the assault, a perpetrator first examines the intended victim to obtain background information such as possible avenues of entry and weak security mechanisms. The attacker then works to acquire the victim’s trust and give stimuli for further acts that violate security protocols, such as exposing sensitive data or granting access to crucial resources.

The Evils of Drinking

Drinking is one of the many evils our society from. It is a great social evil and needs to be eradicated. Habits die hard and once this evil habit is formed, it is very difficult to get rid of it. Sometimes people start drinking as a mark of fashion in the beginning and then gradually it becomes a habit. In most of the cases it is the result of bad company. Like any other addiction, drinking is also an addiction and deserves full condemnation. The bad effects of this evil habit are too many to be counted. It leads to bankruptcy, moral degradation, misery, untold suffering, loss of health and character.

Drinking disintegrates families. The families of drunkards undergo lot of suffering as their money is drained off and they become utterly poor and deprived. A drunkard spends his income in drinking and thereby deprives his wife and children of even basic needs of life. A drunkard loses his mental control and indulges in abuses, beating of his family members, specially wife and children. He does not hesitate to pick up a quarrel with others on any pretext under the influence of wine. Thus, a drunkard becomes a social and family nuisance and an undesirable person. Many other evils are closely associated with drinking, these include gambling, prostitution, lying, quarrelling, stealing, cheating etc. A drunkard can stoop to any depth to satisfy his urge for drinking. If need be, he can even commit murder, such is the force of this evil habit.

Mahatma Gandhi was a great social reformer. Drinking was one of the social evils he fought against. He was in favour of total prohibition because he said, “drinking makes a man forget himself. He ceases to be a man for the time being. He becomes less than a beast.” He started a mass movement against the evil. Again Mahatma Gandhi said, “Only those women who have drunkards as their husbands know what havoc the drink devil works in homes that were once orderly and peace loving.”

Drinking id undesirable even in moderation in a country like India where a hot climate prevails. There are many deaths every year in the country because of drinking and yet the evil is on increase. According to a report, in recent years it has increased from one in three hundred to one in twenty. This increase in alcoholism and booze, is alarming. Prohibition in India has failed because of many reasons. Firstly, it has been half-hearted. Secondly, when drinking is prohibited in one state, the other state in neighbourhood remains wet where the drunkards and alcoholics go and enjoy drinking. Thirdly, the corrupt officials, policemen etc take advantage of the prohibition and give protection to bootleggers against huge bribes and then it becomes a big business. The ill gotten money and wealth creates an evil force of mafias. For example, now there is prohibition in the state of Haryana, but wine is freely available there but at about three times the usual price and the political leaders and policemen are minting money. Simply passing laws against drinking and never work unless there is strong political will and public awareness behind the laws. The rules and regulations against the evil should be enforced strictly and both in letter and spirit.

The poor men, the daily labourers and wage earners suffer the most from the evil of drinking. They drink for intoxication to forget their worries and to remove fatigue. Since their diet is never rich, they soon become victims of heart, lung or liver disease and meet their income on booze and this in turn plays havoc with the welfare of their families.

Prohibition is essential and it is the need of the hour. Even alcoholics know that it is an evil and they curse their bad habit. Many of them want to get rid of it. Prohibition will help us in protecting the younger generation against the evil. Prohibition should be countrywide in spite of revenue losses to the States. All out efforts need to be made and short and long term measures taken to make prohibition a success.

The reason behind the rising number of old age homes in India

According to Population Census 2011, there are nearly 104 million elderly persons (aged 60 years or above) in India; 53 million females and 51 million males. A report released by the United Nations Population Fund and HelpAge India suggests that the number of elderly persons is expected to grow to 173 million by 2026. Currently 71% of the elderly population resides in urban areas while 29% are in rural areas. With the changing times, children moves out to different cities or even different countries with the aim of gaining better living aspects leaving behind their parents for whom it is not possible to adjust with the lifestyle changes which migration brings . In some cases while the parents agree to move in with their children , in other cases it is observed that when parents age children starts to see them as a burden and a responsibility that they want to get rid off which lead them in abandoning their own parents.

Currently there are 728 old age homes in India, with the information available for 547 homes out of which 325 homes accommodates elderly people free of cost, while 95 others charges for the accommodations while nearly 110 other homes have both free as well as pay staying facility available . Kerala , the state which has the highest literary rate in India is also reported to have the highest number of old age homes i.e. 278.

India has always been a nation of traditions where a child since birth is taught to touch the feet of elders as a mark of respect. It is considered an insult to leave the parents at old age home, to not provide for them in their vulnerable age as many children consider taking care of their aging parents as a forced liability as their growing age weakens their physical ability. This blog will highlight some of the reasons why the number of elderly people in old age homes continuously rising.

The reasons for the rising numbers

The families in India few decades back were joint families with parents, grandparents, siblings their wives and children living together under a single roof in a small town or villages. Those were the times when urbanisation had not really hit the sub continent and the aging elders have does not have to worry about someone taking care of them.

  • The migration which the children go through sometimes from a state to another or to another country, makes it difficult for the elders to adjust with their children’s new surroundings as it is very natural to adjust in an experience to which you are foreign almost your entire life. Even if they do adjust they tend to feel very lonely while the children go to work. As the urban system which consists of living in flats or even houses in the cities had made people isolated in their own world owing to their hectic schedules . In these cases , children feel that if their parents will get the company of their own age then they will feel better and will be able to lead a happy retirement.
  • As the times progressed, opportunities increased children started moving away from their parents as the trend of nuclear families came in fashion. Also, the generation gap between the elderly and the young does not allow elders to accept some of their children’s choices like many still have objections to an independent working daughter in law. These issues creates rift in the family dynamics leaving no option other than to move the parents out of their houses. Since in India children never shy away from taking their parent’s savings which they had saved for their old age for their personal benefits and the middle class families can’t afford another place for the parents to live close by, parents ends up in the old age homes . Also, there are some horrific cases reported where children tend to abandon their parents by the excuse of sending them off to pilgrimage or to any other city leaving them stranded. The reason this occurs is because the younger generation refuse to adjust with the older ones by being cruel and mean to them for their limited physical capability. In such cases, the passer by then drop them to the old age homes.
  • While many children move out of their parent’s house for job or education purposes leaving their parents alone, their security always remain their prime issue. Though many youngsters have surveillance cameras and advanced security systems installed in the house , still the rising number of crimes against the elderly where the houses with just elder people becomes a target for robbery even murder is worth worrying. In such cases children feel the environment of old age to be safe.

The conditions in old age homes

While many old age homes provide good accommodation and facilities many are reported to provide stale and inadequate amount of food, no medical attention even after taking money for the proper services by the children. Their are instances of cases of violence in the old age homes . Such one instance is a time, when an elderly was reported to be beaten by the management for complaining about the quantity and quality of food served.

The people in old age homes are not always happy as somewhere or the other they still miss their children who either comes on weekends and important occasions. While there is this other set of children for whom parents are a forced responsibility , who never show up after giving false hopes of coming every weekend. In the latter cases, it is the management of the homes which take care of the medical needs of the elders through donations. There are also cases when children do not even come after the death of their parents.

Conclusion

Everything in this world is a part of the vicious cycle of Karma with the proverb “As you sow so shall you reap” being true. When a child is born it is completely dependent on its parents for its needs. Similarly there reaches a time when the human body gives up to age making it difficult for the older people even to do their necessary works. In such cases they become dependent on their children who will have to learn to adjust to the maximum to cater their parent’s needs. Else, when their time would come they would also die in old age homes with their own blood having no care about it.

Also, government should work on increasing the number of old age homes in states and also upgrade the security making sure that the elders are safe in the homes.

NOT ALL MEN ARE RAPISTS

Men are also human beings and honestly speaking some men out there know how to respect a woman for being a woman.

These are the ones who define the term ‘gentleman’.

I too have male friends who are always there to help me, to guide me, to protect me, who will never ever even think of taking advantage of a girl sexually.

Therefore blame the person and not the GENDER.

Yes I myself have heard about the Facebook stories and had conversations with my female friends. It was clear that men feel empowered to whistle, make unsolicited comments, stalk, grope and more.

But why blame every man out there and not the exact person responsible for this?

Why are Indian women denied the freedom of walking on the streets of their own city fearlessly – broad daylight or not! Can they not use their own judgment of appropriate dressing when stepping out of the house – not one stipulated by our narrow minded society?

There are definitely men out there who are also against all this injustice towards their mother, wife, sister or any other female. They know how to stand for them and speak for them.

These men know how to take care of their wife while she is doing a job and handling all the household at the same time. They will help her while she is working alone in the kitchen.

They will understand her menstrual cramps, buy her a chocolate, pamper her. They also know how to take care of their son or daughter as a loving dad.

So let’s take positive steps towards this and respect a MAN. Everyone deserves to be treated right.

 

STORMING OF BASTILLE (July 14, 1789)

The French revolution which began in 1789 changed the face of europe. It dismantled the ancient monarchial government and introduced the ideas of liberty, fraternity and equality. It was followed throughout the world. It all began on one day in July when the people of Paris captured a 14th century gothic prison known as Bastille.

Paris was at boil from the early summer of 1789. People had been suffering from food shortage and weight of taxes to pay King Louis XI’s vast debts. The political tumult caused by establishment of the Estates General, France’s Parliament and disappointments caused by the dismissal of the popular minister Jaques Necker on July 111th stimulated the event. Paris, close to insurrection and in Francoi Mignet’s words, “intoxicated with liberty and enthusiasm”, showed wide support for the AssemblyMoreover, the militarisation of city caused a menace amongst public,. Since June the king had appointed troops at the periphery of Paris. The Parisians looted approximately 3000 firearms and five canons. The weapons however needed gunowder which was stored at Bastille. So the march went to prison to grab the gunpowder for the newly liberated weapons.

KING LOUIS XVI

The crowd gathered outside the fortress around mid-morning, calling for the pulling back of the seemingly threatening cannon from the embrasures of the towers and walls and the release of the arms and gunpowder stored inside. Two representatives from the Hotel de Ville were invited into the fortress and negotiations began, while another was admitted around noon with definite demands. The negotiations dragged on while the crowd grew and became impatient. Parisians burst into an outer courtyard and a battle erupted. Nearly 100 citizens and 8 prison guards were killed. The governor and 3 of his officers were beheaded. H=On hearing that the Bastille had fallen Louis XVI asked the duke de La Rouchefoucald “So, is there a rebellion?”, to which he replied “No sir, a revolution!”.

The storming of Bastille unfurled the French Revolution. This would force the King to begin concessions and embolden people’s movement to overthrow monarchy. In 1880, France declared the Storming of Bastille their national holiday. Throughout the century of revolutions in France, Storming of Bastille on July 14, 1789 retained its power as the most important symbol of people bringing down despotic government.

A single touch amounts to sexual harrassmet ? POSH 2013 ( in brief )

What did this POSH Act refer to ? So it commonly referred to, an Indian law enactment with the objective of making workplaces safer for women by preventing, prohibiting and redressing acts of sexual harassment against them in the workplace.

Why this act was needed ?The need for such legislation was observed first time by the Supreme Court, in Vishaka v State of Rajasthan. Sexual harassment at a workplace is considered violation of women’s right to equality( article 14 and 15) , life ( article 21) and liberty ( article 19(1)g) . It creates an insecure and hostile work environment, which discourage women’s participation in work, thereby adversely affecting their social and economic empowerment and the goal of inclusive growth. So there was much need for legislation against this sexual harassment at working place.

What is the objective behind POSH 2013 ? The Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace (Prevention, Prohibition and Redressal) Act 2013 (“the Act”) was enacted with the objective to provide protection against sexual harassment of women at workplace and for the prevention and redressal of complaints of sexual harassment and for matter connected therewith or incidental thereto , that was mentioned under section 2(o) of the act .

What is sexual harrassment? Section 2(n) discribe a sexual harassment as unwelcome acts or behavior (whether directly or by implication) namely, physical contact and advances, a demand or request for sexual favors, making sexually colored remarks, showing pornography, any other unwelcome physical, verbal or non-verbal conduct of sexual nature .

Can a touch to women amount to sexual harrament ?

a women can commit sexual harrassment on another women ?

So both the question were answered in Shanta Kumar vs CSIR , where Delhi high court held that “undoubtedly, physical contact or advances would constitute sexual harassment provided such physical contact is a part of the sexually determined behaviour. a physical contact which has no undertone of a sexual nature and is not occasioned by the gender of the complainant may not necessarily amount to sexual harassment.

What are the offensive circumstances in which sexual harassment is done ?

The Act also provides the circumstances under which an act may amount to sexual harassment under section 6(2) . These are:

(i) implied or explicit promise of preferential treatment in her employment; or

(ii) implied or explicit threat of detrimental treatment in her employment ; or

(iii) implied or explicit threat about her present or future employment status; or environment for her; or

(iv) interference with her work or creating an intimidating or offensive or hostile work

(v) humiliating treatment likely to affect her health or safety.

Where the problem would be redressed under POSH : so section 4 provides for setting up of Internal Complaints Committee at every office of the organisation or institution, having more than 10 employees, to hear and redress complaints pertaining to sexual harassment. Section 11 reads that , The committee has to complete the inquiry within a period of 90 days. As per section 12, The committee can give certain interim reliefs to the aggrieved woman during the pendency of the inquiry.

What if the complaint by said victim is Mala fide ? case of filing of false or malicious complaint or false evidence the committee may recommend to the employer or District Officer to take action in accordance with the provisions of service rules or where no such service rules exist, in such manner as prescribed in Rule 10 of the Rules

Is identity of a women victim disclose ? No according to section 16 of posh 2013 , There is a prohibition on publication of identity of the aggrieved woman, respondent, witnesses, contents of the complaint, inquiry proceedings or recommendations of the committee, except information regarding the justice secured to any victim of sexual harassment.

In last what would be the punishment for accused ? When the employer fails to constitute an Internal Committee or breaches provisions of this Act or any rules made thereunder, they shall be punishable with fine of fifty thousand rupees (INR 50,000).

10 Best Internships You Can Do

If you are a student and in search for some best internships in India (Paid & unpaid), then here’s the list of the same. From big MNCs to Government, Indian students have a lot of Internship opportunity. Especially, undergraduate students in India lookout for Summer internships.

Companies like Microsoft, Google, Cadbury, Facebook, Intel, Siemens provides the best learnings. NITI Aayog, AICTE, Lok Sabha and some other Govt departments also call for Internship training.

1.AICTE Internship:

The All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE), invites applications from young and bright candidates for the appointment of part-time paid Interns. The All India Council for Technical Education is the statutory body and a national-level council for technical education, under the Department of Higher Education, Ministry of Human Resource Development.

2. NITI Aayog Internship Scheme:

NITI Aayog, Government of India invites students pursuing Under Graduate/Graduate/Post Graduate degrees or who are enrolled as Research Scholars in recognised Universities/Institutions to apply for internships. Eligibility: Under Graduate/Graduate/Post Graduate degrees or who are enrolled as Research Scholars in recognised Universities/Institutions.

Duration: The internship period shall be at least six weeks but not exceeding three months. Stipend: No stipend shall be paid for this internship.

3. Google Summer Internship:

As a Software Engineering Intern, you will work on our core products and services as well as those who support critical functions of our engineering operations. Depending on your background and experience, you will be working in one of the following areas: Product and Systems Development and Engineering Productivity.

Eligibility: Currently pursuing a BS, MS or PhD degree in Computer Science or related technical field. Experience in software development in one or more general-purpose programming languages. Ability to speak and write in English fluently and idiomatically.

Internship for 2021 is closed, but interested one can search for the same in July- Aug every year.

4. UNESCO Internship for Graduate Students:

UNESCO invites applications for internships in the following areas: Natural Sciences Sector, Culture Sector, Communication and Information.

Eligibility: Completed university studies (bachelor’s degree or equivalent) at a university or equivalent institution prior to commencing the assignment; Enrolled in a graduate programme (second university degree or Master’s degree or equivalent, or higher), at the time of application; or Have graduated with a university degree (first or second degree as defined above), and must start the internship within one-year of graduation.

Duration of contract: From 1 to 6 months

Stipend: UNESCO does not remunerate interns.

5. United Nations Internship Opportunity:

United Nations, New Delhi invites applications for Internships (Public Information) for the year 2020. This internship is located in the United Nations Information Centre in New Delhi, India. UN interns work full-time, five days per week (35 hours) under the supervision of a staff member in the department or office to which they are assigned.

Eligibility: Requirements: (a) be enrolled in a graduate school programme (second university degree or equivalent, or higher); (b) be enrolled in the final academic year of a first university degree programme (minimum Bachelor’s level or equivalent); or (c) have graduated with a university degree (as defined above)

Stipend: The internship is UNPAID.

6. Internship at Paytm:

Paytm are always looking for innovative interns who have a strong passion for understanding people, their needs, their problems and their aspirations. The internship offers you an opportunity to work on various digital products and services such as Wallet, Payments Bank, Movies & Entertainment, Travel, Insurance,  Shopping, Chat and many more.

Duration: 8 weeks – 16 weeks

7. Asian Development Bank:

The Internship Program is a project-oriented learning opportunity for graduate students to gain experience through research assignments based on ADB’s current operational needs.

Eligibility: Master’s- or PhD-level program at a school in one of the ADB member nations, both prior to and after the internship assignment;

The application period for the 2020 Internship Program: 1st batch: 1 August to 30 September 2020 and On board: January 2021 onwards 2nd batch: 1 December 2020 to 31 January 2021 and On board: June 2021 onwards.

8. Amazon Internship (Software Development Engineer):

The SDE Intern experience is unique at Amazon. You get to rub shoulders with outstanding software engineers and researchers with industry-leading technical abilities, solving challenging engineering problems that affect millions of Amazon customers.

Eligibility: Programming experience with at least one modern language such as Java, C++, or C# including object-oriented design. Self-driven, quick starters, passionate problem solvers with a curious mind who loves solving very complex, very challenging real-world problems.

9. Internships- Greenpeace India:

Greenpeace India provides opportunities for students from top educational institutions to undertake an internship at their offices in Delhi, Mumbai, Bangalore or Patna.

Eligibility: The applicant should be in his/her 2rd year of study (or higher)

Duration: Interns need to commit minimum 45 days and maximum 3 months.

10. Intel Graduate Intern:

Intel, Bangalore is looking candidates for Internship Opportunity. Intel Corporation is an American multinational corporation and technology company headquartered in Santa Clara, California, in Silicon Valley.

Eligibility: Candidate should be in B.E or Masters in Electronics or Computer Science and well versed with standard Software Methodologies like software design, implementation.

Other than these mentioned companies, many more like P&G, Cisco, WWF, WII offers a great opportunity for engineering and management students. On the other hand, Lok Sabha India also invites interns every year. Whereas looking into this pandemic, many internships companies offers Online/ virtual or work from home internships to students in India.

RICHARD BRANSON

Sir Richard Charles Nicholas Branson (born 18th July 1950), soon going to be 71, is an English business tycoon, investor, author and now a commercial astronaut. He founded the Virgin Group in the 1970s which today controls more than 400 companies in various fields. Branson desired to be an entrepreneur from a very young age. His first business venture, at the age of 16, was a magazine called Student. In 1970, he set up a mail-order record business. He opened a chain of record stores, Virgin Records—later known as Virgin Megastores—in 1972. Virgin Group Ltd. is a British multinational venture capital conglomerate founded in February 1970. Branson’s Virgin brand grew rapidly during the 1980s, as he started Virgin Atlantic airline and expanded the Virgin Records music label. In 1997, Branson founded the Virgin Rail Group to bid for passenger rail franchises during the privatisation of British Rail. The Virgin trains brand operated the Inter City West Coast franchise from 1997 to 2019. In 2004, he founded spaceflight corporation Virgin Galactic, based in California, noted for the SpaceShipTwo suborbital spaceplane designed for space tourism. In 2006, he founded Virgin Comics LLC, stating that Virgin Comics will give “a whole generation of young, creative thinkers a voice”. In 2014, Branson and Virgin StartUp launched the “Foodpreneur” food and drink focused start-up competition. Winners received mentorship from Branson, legal support, and brand counseling.

The name “Virgin” arose when Richard Branson and Nik Powell formed a record shop. It was suggested by one of the earliest employees as thy were all new to business. They considered themselves virgins in business. Virgin StartUp is the Virgin Group’s not-for-profit company, helping entrepreneurs across the UK to start, fund and scale their business.

World record attempts

1986: Fastest Ocean Crossing; he beat the record by two hours with sailing expert Daniel McCarthy.

1991 Branson crossed the Pacific from Japan to Arctic Canada, 6,700 miles, in a balloon of 2,600,000 cubic feet. This broke the record, with a speed of 145 miles per hour.

1998:  made a record-breaking flight from Morocco to Hawaii but were unable to complete a global flight

2004, Branson set a record by travelling from Dover to Calais in a Gibbs Aquada in 1 hour, 40 minutes and 6 seconds, the fastest crossing of the English Channel in an amphibious vehicle.

His latest feat includes him becoming the first billionaire founder of a space company to travel to the edge of space. a flight. On July 11, 2021 Branson along with Beth Moses, Sirisha Bandla (the third Indian American woman to fly into space) and Colin Bennett and reached edge of space (86 kilometers or 53 miles) on a Virgin Galatic spacecraft called VSS Unity.

Life Teaches Us a Lesson

They say the truth will set you free, but what they neglect to mention is what happens when the truth isn’t what you want to hear

growing up and discovering the independence brings with it the realization that this world is not all cotton candy and giggles. when people let go of their security blankets and also leave parents care, siblings love and childhood memories and our comfortable zones and stand on their two feet’s – being accountable, minimizing negative consequences and negative life’s everyday challenges on their own – the more people realize the true nature of how the society works and seeing what the reality looks like outside of televisions shows showing seemingly perfect but stages and scripted scenes, the mask that covers the peoples face, the brave fronts people puts up and the curated personas that don’t align with who people really are.

As light fades away fast; it gets significantly colder and the people that we find around us seems to have drifted away without our knowledge, disappearing quicker than sound have now hides behind the hill top. in front of us is the city filled with lights and the top of the rooftop can be seen the glittering landscapes, with cars zooming around, building illuminated, and the largest, clearest moon ever laid on rising like a marbles

sometimes even the worst dreams are better than reality

in the world that appears to indulge in negativity, I find we need to do our best to share the good. Too many to shows, blogs and newspapers spew pessimism, seemingly dedicated to tearing people down and picking them apart, piece by piece, until there’s nothing left. this horribly judgement trend has no point, save for spite and harm. You merely have to flick through magazines or scroll through the online entertainment sites to observe how peoples fashion, hair, bodies and even personalities are being dissected for commentary. Spend five minutes on twitter and you’ll see a constant stream of pointless, trolling every time you refresh your feed. Rarely does anyone have anything nice to say anymore. It’s a playground of sore shut-ins bitching and gossiping, where people drag others down for their own twisted entertainment.

The suns gleams through, seemingly brighter than before. Its going to be good one, I think as I pour the first of many cups of coffee. I have a reason to know that, but I sensed the goodness in the air. Let nonce of use be fooled into thinking we need to know what the future holds. Everyone’s been brainwashed into thinking they know or should know. we’ll be alright if we simply keep moving forward. At least, that’s what I keep telling myself. So next time someone asks about your Five-year plans, maybe shrug your shoulders and admit, “I don’t know- I am happy to see where life takes me”.

Our life was like a wildfire

It blazed and blazed and took down everything in its path

But eventually every flames must go out

Kalpilesh temple

The kalpilesh temple belgaun,karnataka where lies the replica of the original sculpture.On the ceiling of this 11th -12th century Chalukyan Era temple is the unique sculpture depicting lord Krishna with 5 crawling posture coming out of one head and one pair of arms.It is said each posture is indicative of 5 elements- land ,water,air,Fire and space while the two hands convey light and darkness.This wonderful sculpted art piece is a subtle expression of life-each aspect of creation having different characteristics merge together as the part of same creation.

Applications of Artificial Intelligence-II

In part-I, we have discussed the meaning, scope, stages of AI, few applications, and benefits/uses of AI in society. in this article, we are going to see about the transportation and medical applications of AI.

AI in Social Problems:

Litterati

It is a crowdsourced litter clean-up app and a global database for litter. Identifies litter type, distribution, and location and helps to find more sustainable solutions.  

In 2017, 1.1 billion cigarettes were found all over the world.

AI in Road Transportation:

Road transport is a major sector where AI can be applied more prominently. AI can make transportation modes much safer, cleaner, smarter, and more efficient. 

Self-driving cars

Self-driving cars are a combination of sensors, cameras, radar, and AI technologies like machine learning and neural networks. Developers use a large amount of data from image recognition systems. Neural networks identify the pattern in data i.e., images from the cameras and sensors. It identifies the traffic signs and signals, boundaries, trees, pedestrian walks..etc.

One such technology developed by Google is Google Waymo Vehicle

Google Waymo Vehicle

It is an example of self-driven cars. It is almost an autonomous vehicle but still needs a human to perform certain functionalities but can drive in ideal conditions. 

Levels of Autonomous Cars

LEVEL 0: No Advanced Driver Assistant System(ADAS) is used. The human driver should drive.

LEVEL 1: ADAS assists the driver by its alert systems by its rear-view cameras, but the driver should take care of the steering, brakes, and acceleration

LEVEL 2: Human presence is important even though ADAS will take care of the steering, brakes, or acceleration.

LEVEL 3: ADAS can take driving tasks and parking can be performed under certain conditions. But still, human is the main driver here and need to take care of the circumstances.

LEVEL 4: The driver need not pay much attention as ADAS can take over the driving.

LEVEL 5: No human help is required. ADAS can drive the vehicle under any circumstances.

Truck platooning

Truck platooning is also an example of Artificial intelligence. It is a heavy coupling of trucks. The first truck is occupied by the human driver and the rest are fully automated. They maintain a minimal distance between them and accelerates at the same rates. It might be a risk during traffic and unexpected accidents might occur. In the future, the risk factor is expected to be less.

AI in Medical Sector:

AI helps health professionals to diagnose the patient faster and more accurately. 

AI is developing innovative drugs and treatments by reducing medical and diagnosis errors by predicting adverse reactions. Lowers the cost of healthcare work providers and patients.

Problems at the healthcare centers

Due to more number of patients, general practitioners and primary care surgeons are over-burdened because of which there are extremely long waiting at the hospitals.

Solution  

Your.MD

Your.MD aka Healthily is the world’s first AI-based health assistant which provides personalized advice about their medical complaints. This app records the symptoms and, maps them with the clinical data compiled from public sources. Engages about thirty doctors to research illness.

Research

It creates a pre-primary care market and eases the burden of medical staff and helps improve their work through digital screening of non-accurate conditions.

Google Launchpad Studio

Creates an ecosystem of applied Machine Learning startups and focuses on healthcare.

BYTEFLIES is the first company to use this studio.

Supervises Learning for Telemedicine 

Technology can be used for good and bad so there is a need to be vigilant. The latest technologies are typically applied to the wealthy. 

But,

“AI has the potential to extend knowledge and understanding to a broader population. Image-based AI diagnoses of medical conditions could allow for a more comprehensive deployment of the telemedicine”. 

Google deep mind

Google deep mind can diagnose diabetic retinopathy like a highly trained ophthalmologist via telemedicine.

‘BETTER DIAGNOSE WITH LESS HUMAN EFFORT’

It uses a portable fundus camera which is deployed in the screening site and transmits images securely to the cloud software platform for analysis and automatically generates a report which facilitates compliance with follow-up examinations.

credits to the right owners of the images used.

SAY NO TO OVERCROWDING

Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami has acknowledged the cultural significance of Kanwar Yatra but reiterated that his government’s priority remains saving lives amid the Covid-19 pandemic. The development comes hours after the Indian Medical Association or IMA wrote to Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami to disallow the Kanwar Yatra this year in light of the possible third wave of the pandemic.

Image: Tour my India

Every year, thousands of ‘Kanwariyas’ (devotees of Lord Shiva) from northern states travel on foot or by other means to collect water from River Ganga at Haridwar to offer at Shiva temples in their areas as part of the yatra. But due to ongoing pandemic situation, IMA has suggested for cancellation of the yatra as this may act as super spreaders.

Recently P M Narendra Modi has called out maskless tourists and those who are violating the norms by going to crowded markets that could be the invitation to third wave of covid. We had recently faced a worst nightmare of second wave; still people are forgetting those painful lesson and continue to violate the norms.

Although, we all know covid never distinguishes between pilgrimage, tours and shopping etc. Earlier, this year Kumbh act as super spreader and we all familiar with the previous wave. Now, we even know the different variants. These are enough evidences to deny kanwar yatra for this year.

UP CM Yogi Adityanath has suggested to allow the yatra with a restricted number of kanwariyas . Religious events in India are always chaotic and it’s always difficult to manage the huge crowd during festivities. Even countries like Saudi Arabia allowed Hajj to only 60,000 pilgrimages including people who are only fully vaccinated and disallowing believers from abroad for a second straight year. This is a model every country should follow-either cancel these gatherings or proceed with only fully vaccinated ones.

Image : Shutter stock

Government must take appropriate action to discourage mass gatherings, irrespective of any reason behind these crowds. Season of festivals also approaching but we should not forget the learnt lessons from past. This celebration should depend on the pace of vaccination and how quickly the virus is spreading. Only disallowing mass gathering and proper vaccination is the only option.

Animated movie worth watching

Some of the animated movies for once a watch.

  1. Coco (2017)

2. Ghost in the shell (1996)


3. Arthur Christmas(2011)


4. Wreck it Ralph(2012)


5.The illusionist (2010)


6.Long way north(2016)


7. I lost my body(2019)


8. A bug’s Life(1998)


9. The Simpsons Movie(2007)


10. ParaNorman(2012)