India’s TEST, TRACK and TREAT strategy is showing tangible results.The Recovery Rate of India touched a record high of more than 70000 patients being discharged in a single day.The highest ever single day recoveries of 70,072 were recorded in the last 24 hours. With this high number of COVID-19 patients recovering and being discharged from the hospitals and home isolation, the Recovery Rate now is 77.23%.This has also led to the declining Case Fatality Rate, which stands at a new low of 1.73%today.

Early identification through TESTING has led to higher daily number being reported but surveillance& contact TRACING along with focus on timely and appropriate clinical TREATMENT of patients have ensured speedy recovery.Higher number of recoveries and declining fatality has shown that India’s graded strategy has worked.

India has posted more than 22.6 lakh recoveries than the active cases (846,395).The active cases currently comprise only 21.04%of the total positive cases.

The total number of recoveries have crossed31 lakh (31,07,223) today.Five States have contributed to 60% of the total recoveries. Maharashtra has contributed the maximum recoveries amounting to almost 21%, followed by Tamil Nadu(12.63%) ,Andhra Pradesh (11.91%), Karnataka (8.82%) and Uttar Pradesh(6.14%).

Union Commerce and Industry & Railways Minister Shri PiyshGoyalhas called upon the Indian Automotive Component Manufacturers to work in the spirit of cooperation, collaboration, and commitment, and Compete with the rest of the world and grow with confidence.Addressing Automotive Component Manufacturers Association (ACMA)’s 60th Annual Session today, he said that Manufacturers have grown over the last few years and pushed themselves to be globally competitive.

The Minister said that the industry is ready for the future and going to emerge victorious in the post-COVID world. “It is only in the time of crisis that best comes out of our organisation. Through trade promotion, technology upgradation, quality enhancement, measures to collect and disseminate information, ACMA can be at the forefront of this new normal”, he added

Shri Goyal said that the entire country adopted the Prime Minister Shri NarendraModi’s clarion call of Aatmanirbhar Bharat to engage with the rest of the world from a position of strength and confidence for the way forward. He said that there is a huge demand for trusted partners in resilient global supply chains. “We will expand our global engagement. We see huge opportunities to expand businesses and provide truly high-quality products at competitive prices & become that trusted partner”, the Minister added.

Talking about the positive trends in the Indian economy, the Minister said “In the Railways, last month we have been able to grow our freight traffic by 4 percent over the corresponding period last year.In the current month, the trend is even better than that.Tractor sales have already been revived, two-wheelers and three-wheelers are also showing very good traction. It is a day to bring in positivity into our crystal gazing of the future, move out of pessimism. And look forward with hope and faith.”

The Minister said that we should start taking measures to tighten the belt, improve productivity, start looking at every element of cost and smarter solutions to become the preferred suppliers to customers. He said Aftermarket business can open up a lot of opportunities for ACMA if the industry starts looking at more affordability and more attractive ways. With perseverance towards quality and bringing in scale, the industry will certainly become more export competitive. He called for innovative financing for the auto industry.

Indian Railways is going to start computer based tests for notified vacancies from 15th December 2020.

Indian Railways had notified 3 types of vacancies. These were 35208 for NTPC (non technical popular categories like guards, office clerks, commercial clerks etc), 1663 for Isolated & Ministerial categories (Steno & Teaches etc) and 103769 for Level 1 vacancies (track maintainers, pointsman etc). In all RRBs had notified a total of 1.40 lakh such vacancies for NTPC categories, Level-1 Posts and isolated and miscellaneous categories. Against the above vacancies, RRBs had received more than 2.40 crore applications. The Computer Based Test (CBT) for above vacancies had to be deferred due to Covid-19 pandemic and resultant lockdown which was imposed throughout country.

Scrutiny of the applications had been completed but the process of further examination had got delayed due to covid related restrictions.

RRBs of Railways are committed to hold the CBT for all the notified vacancies and have been actively assessing the ground situation imposed due to pandemic. Now that experience of conduct examination for the JEE for IITs and NEET is there, it was felt that Railways too can start the process which had to be stopped due to Covid pandemic.

SOPs for conduct of examination of this magnitude are being framed. Norms of social distancing and other protocols prescribed by the various Central and State authorities need to be followed which are essential in the interest of safety of candidates.

Railway now proposes to commence 1st stage online computer based tests from 15 December, 2020 and necessary action has been initiated in this regard.

Department of Biotechnology, Government of India has taken myriads of initiatives to increase investments in research and development (R&D) of affordable Biotech healthcare products. Establishment of National Biopharma Mission is one such endeavour to identify the needs and gaps of Biotherapeutics, Vaccine and Devices Industry and address those capacity bottlenecks.

Vaccine development requires extensive evaluation in humans to establish safety, immunogenicity and clinical efficacy. Centralised Viral and Bacterial clinical Immunogenicity labs meeting the stringent GCLP standards were therefore identified as a critical need for the vaccine Industry.

National Immunogenicity & Biologics Evaluation Center (NIBEC) for assessing clinical Immunogenicity of viral vaccines is established jointly by Bharati Vidyapeeth University through its constituent unit Interactive Research School for Health Affairs (IRSHA) and BIRAC-DBT, Government of India through National Biopharma Mission. The facility was inaugurated virtually by Dr Renu Swarup, Secretary, DBT, Government of India in an e-inauguration ceremony presided by Dr Vishwajeet Kadam, Minister of State; Government of Maharashtra.

NIBEC, having a dedicated area of about 10,000 sq ft, was established in a record time of just a year. It has state of the art one BSL-3+, 4 BSL-2 and 10 BSL-1 laboratories. Key immunogenicity evaluation tests like Plaque Reduction Neutralization Test (PRNT), Microneutralization assay, IgM and IgG ELISA have been developed, standardized and validated for Dengue, Chikungunya and SARS-CoV-2 viruses. The laboratory has already started associating closely with leading Indian vaccine manufacturing companies and National and International institutes engaged in vaccine developments.

Inaugurating the facility via video conference, Dr Renu Swarup, Secretary, DBT, said that she has very high expectations from NIBEC with regards to clinical immunogenicity testing of vaccine candidates specially with the COVID 19 vaccine pipeline in the country. She further elaborated that having domestic capabilities maintaining international standards in this space, will accelerate and fast track development of indigenous vaccines in the country.

Speaking on the subject, Dr Vishwajeet Kadam, Minister of State; Government of Maharashtra said that Government support for creation of such a facility at IRSHA is heart-warming. He acknowledged and thanked the support of DBT and BIRAC.

About DBT

The Department of Biotechnology (DBT), under the Ministry of Science & Technology, promotes and accelerates the development of biotechnology in India, including growth and application of biotechnology in the areas of agriculture, healthcare, animal sciences, environment and industry.

About BIRAC:

Biotechnology Industry Research Assistance Council (BIRAC) is a not-for-profit Section 8, Schedule B, Public Sector Enterprise, set up by Department of Biotechnology (DBT), Government of India as an Interface Agency to strengthen and empower the emerging Biotech enterprise to undertake strategic research and innovation, addressing nationally relevant product development needs

About National Biopharma Mission:

The Industry-Academia Collaborative Mission of Department of Biotechnology (DBT), Govt of India for accelerating discovery research to early development for Biopharmaceuticals approved by the Cabinet for a total cost US$ 250 million and 50% co-funded by the World Bank is being implemented at Biotechnology Research Assistance Council (BIRAC). This program is dedicated to deliver affordable products to the nation with an aim to improve the health standards of India’s population. Vaccines, medical devices and diagnostics and biotherapeutics are few of its most important domains, besides, strengthening the clinical trial capacity and building technology transfer capabilities in the country.

About IRSHA:

Interactive Research School for Health Affairs (IRSHA) is a unique constituent unit of Bharati Vidyapeeth (Deemed to be University), totally dedicated to research. The institute was established in 2001. The institute is mandated to conduct research in priority areas of human health in co-ordination with other constituents of the university like Medical, Ayurveda, Homeopathy, Dental colleges, Rajiv Gandhi Institute of IT & BT, Environmental sciences etc. The core area of research includes Mother and child health, Cancer, Diabetes, Obesity, Osteoarthritis & Herbal medicine.

Scientists struggling with the manual interpretation of growing seismic data to explore causes of earthquake, particularly when the area is geologically complex, are now armed with a machine learning-based solution that can help in automatic interpretation of this data.

Effective detection of subsurface geologic features from surface seismic data is very important for understanding the geotectonic, basin evolution, resource exploration, and process that causes earthquakes (seismogenesis) of an area. For this, acquisition of seismic data keeps on growing, making the processing computationally intensive and interpretation tedious. Thanks to high-performance computing systems, that have allowed analysis of such voluminous data within a reasonable time after receiving guidance and inputs from interpreters. However, human analysts struggle for manual interpretation, particularly when the area is geologically complex and data is copious.

To automate the process and accelerate the interpretation, Scientists from Wadia Institute of Himalayan Geology(WIHG), an autonomous Institute under the Department of Science & Technology, Govt. of India, have developed a neural-based (machine learning-based) practical approach for automatic interpretation of 3D seismic data. This first of its kind approach has been developed by computing a new attribute called meta-attribute.

The tabular sheet intrusions between older layers of sedimentary rock or beds of volcanic lava (sill complexes) significantly contribute to the transport and storage of hot magma, and leading to overburden. This acts as plausible structural traps for hydrocarbon accumulations in sedimentary basin. The petroliferous (petroleum containing) Canterbury basin off New Zealand is a classic example, where saucer-shaped magmatic sills are embedded within the Cretaceous to Eocene (geological period that lasted from about 145 to 33.9 million years ago) succession resulting into forced folds and hydrothermal vents above the sill terminations.

Scientists from WIHG captured this scenario by designing a workflow and computing Sill Cube (SC) and Fluid Cube (FC) meta-attributes. These are hybrid attributes that are generated by amalgamating a number of seismic attributes (associated with the geologic targets) using a neural-based approach.  This study is published in the research journal ‘Tectonophysics’. The WIHG team prepared the meta-attributes following supervised neural learning (machine learning), where computing systems are trained under the guidance of a human analyst.

According to the findings of this study, individual sills cover from 1.5 km² to17 km² areas, respectively. Moreover, the fluxed-out magmatic fluids from the tip of the principal sills vertically rise to a height of around 800 m through hydrothermal vents and uplift the overburden. Such an interpretational approach is automated and effectively narrates subsurface magmatic activities from 3D seismic data.

This work is an important step forward towards application of machine learning to address geological problems and looks promising in understanding complex geological processes in an active mountain belt such as the Himalaya.

There is good news for the Brahmaputra River Valley (BRV). Researchers have found that the concentration of near surface ozone in this region in the North-East corner of India is low compared to the other urban locations in India

Scientists at the Aryabhatta Research Institute of Observational Sciences (ARIES), Nainital an autonomous research institute under the Department of Science and Technology (DST) Govt. of India have evaluated the near surface ozone in the Brahmaputra River Valley (BRV) and found relatively low concentration of Ozone over Guwahati compared to the other urban locations in India. Their present work has been published recently in the journal ‘Atmospheric Pollution Research’.

Tropospheric, or ground-level ozone, is created by chemical reactions between oxides of nitrogen (NOx) and volatile organic compounds (VOC). It usually increases when pollutants emitted by cars, power plants, industrial boilers, refineries, chemical plants, and other sources chemically react in the presence of sunlight, impacting human health.

In the study led by Dr. Umesh Chandra Dumka (Scientist, ARIES, Nainital, India) along with contributions by Dr. A. S. Gautam (Professor at Hemvati Nandan Bahuguna Garhwal University), Dr. Suresh Tiwari (Scientist Indian Institute of Tropical Meteorology, New Delhi Branch) and Prof. Philip K. Hopke (Adjunct Professor, University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry, USA) and Prof. R. K. Chakrabarty (Washington University, USA) and other team members analysed the variability of ozone and other air pollutants over Brahmaputra River Valley region. It also assessed seasonal, day of week, and characteristics of ozone to identify the emission source of ozone and its precursors, especially methane (CH₄) and NMHCs, along with study the relationships between the meteorological parameters, ozone and its precursors in a tropical setting.

The examination of nitric oxide, nitrogen dioxide, and ozone concentrations in this study suggested that this site is well influenced by local sources such as adjacent major national highway. During the daylight hours, the site is in or nearly in a photo-stationary state, indicating a low impact of organic species on the ozone concentrations.

Most boys in India hate BTS i mean why? just because you don’t understand Korean culture there way of dressing and living you will hate!!.I have seen many meme pages making meme calling them gay and there comment section is full of mean comments especially by boys/men.

Let us understand this of course in India we have different sense of calling men handsome they must have beard because beard shows masculinity and if one do not want to keep beard they are simply considered as gay seriously why?. In South Korea men do not keep beard it does make them less masculine.What i believe is that they cannot accept the fact that men can be considered as men without beard men can do makeup men can be talented too.They completely forget the fact that there favorite Indian actor also do makeup .Makeup is an art everybody does it to hide there blemishes it is no shame.They are so hypocrite they like Korean women but hate men.

Beard is just not the reason the main reason is that they cannot accept the change they do not have any knowledge regarding that profession or about how Korean people lives.They just simply cannot tolerate the fact that girls like BTS.

I know that every individual has opinion but hate is not accepted you are passing this hate to the people near you to your younger generation.Just because a meme page is joking about BTS that does not mean you need to follow it too.Before saying anything about anyone have some knowledge you must not say anything just like that,Bts is world’s biggest boys band they are talented.

The people typing hate comments and making meme should get there facts check that BTS is been nominated for grammy award,moreover they have won many awards.They have there fans from all over the world.

Having opinion is one thing but spreading hate and negativity is not acceptable.I have also seen if one talks about positive fact some people reply them with lot of negativity saying that BTS are gay they abuse that person,it is not at a cool! people need to understand that this negativity is not good, try to understand that why BTS has this much fan following.So Stop negativity spread positivity make this world a better place.

“Next month will be crucial for containment of COVID-19 in Pune, hence it is necessary that we change our appeal from “Don’t be afraid, take precaution” to the new appeal of “Don’t be careless, take precaution”. The Union Minister Shri Prakash Javadekar said this, after taking stock of Covid situation in Pune today.

The Minister held three meetings today to review the spread of COVID-19.  The first meeting was with officials of district and state government. The second meeting was with people’s representatives and the third with editors of newspapers.  “We received many suggestions and we have formulated a plan of action. We will increase antigen tests in containment zones. We will also soon begin second round of serological survey; this time, the sample will be bigger”, he said briefing media in the evening.

The third initiative that will be taken is the implementation of directives to wear masks.  Strict fines will be levied: Rs. 500 for not wearing masks and Rs. 1,000 for spitting in public.

“We need to break the chain. Cooperation from the media is very important in this fight, it is everyone’s fight. Coordination among various agencies is necessary. We have also decided that updated information will be shared periodically so there is no information gap. The centre will give all possible help in this regard. In a day or two, we will come out with an action plan for Jumbo facilities” Shri Javadekar added.

Earlier, newspaper editors gave various suggestions for containment of COVID-19.  It was suggested that fatigue due to continuous hard work of 3 to 4 months was being observed and that law enforcement agencies seemed to be exhausted and were seen in fewer numbers on roads. It was also suggested to create a one stop solution for providing information about ambulance and availability of beds.

According to the National Weather Forecasting Centre/Regional Meteorological Centre, New Delhi of the India Meteorological Department (IMD):

SignificantWeatherFeatures  (September 05, 2020):

♦ The Monsoon Trough at mean sea level lies north of its normal position.

♦ A cyclonic circulation lies over southwest Uttar Pradesh &neighbourhood and another over northwest Rajasthan in the lower tropospheric levels.

Under its influence;

1. Scattered to Fairly widespread rainfall with isolated heavy rainfall accompanied with thunderstorm & lightning very likely over Rajasthan.
2. Isolated to scattered rainfall with isolated thunderstorm & lightning very likely over West Uttar Pradesh, Haryana, Chandigarh & Delhi on 05th September, 2020.

♦ A cyclonic circulation lies over southeast and adjoining eastcentral Arabian Sea at lower & middle tropospheric levels and an east-west shear zone runs roughly along 10°N across peninsular India in the lower tropospheric levels.

Under its influence:

1. Fairly widespread to widespread rainfall with isolated heavy falls and thunderstorm & lightning very likely over Peninsular India during next 3-4 days.
2. Scattered to fairly widespread rainfall with Isolated heavy to very heavy rainfall accompanied with thunderstorm & lightning also very likely over Vidarbha and Chhattisgarh on 05th September, 2020.

• Moderate thunderstorms with lightening very likely over Rajasthan, Haryana, Chandigarh & Delhi, west Uttar Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Vidarbha, Odisha, East Madhya Pradesh, north Madhya Maharashtra & Marathwada and Tamilnadu, Puducherry &Karaikal during next 12 hours.

FORECAST:

05 September (Day 1): ♦ Heavy to very heavy rainfall very likely at isolated places over Chhattisgarh and Tamilnadu, Puducherry &Karaikal and heavy rainfall at isolated places over Rajasthan, Vidarbha, Sub-Himalayan West Bengal & Sikkim, Odisha, Andaman & Nicobar Islands, Arunachal Pradesh, Assam & Meghalaya, Madhya Maharashtra, Telangana and South Interior Karnataka.♦ Thunderstorm accompanied with lightning very likely at isolated places over Punjab, Haryana, Chandigarh & Delhi, West Uttar Pradesh, Rajasthan, Bihar, south Gujarat state, Madhya Pradesh, Vidarbha, Chhattisgarh, West Bengal & Sikkim, Odisha and Andaman & Nicobar Islands, Arunachal Pradesh, Assam & Meghalaya, Madhya Maharashtra, Marathwada, Konkan & Goa, Coastal Andhra Pradesh &Yanam, Telangana, Rayalaseema, Karnataka, Tamilnadu, Puducherry &Karaikal and Kerala &Mahe.♦ Strong Wind (speed reaching 45-55 kmph) very likely over Southwest Arabian Sea and Squally Weather with wind (speed reaching 45-55 kmph) over & Southeast Arabian Sea and Maldives area. Fishermen are advised not to venture into these areas.

06 September (Day 2): ♦ Heavy to very heavy rainfall very likely at isolated places over Sub-Himalayan West Bengal & Sikkim and heavy rainfall at isolated places over Uttarakhand, Odisha, Arunachal Pradesh, Assam & Meghalaya, Madhya Maharashtra, Karnataka, Tamilnadu, Puducherry &Karaikal and Kerala &Mahe.♦ Thunderstorm accompanied with lightning very likely at isolated places over East Madhya Pradesh, Vidarbha, Chhattisgarh, Jharkhand, Gangetic West Bengal, Odisha, Assam & Meghalaya, Madhya Maharashtra, Marathwada, Konkan & Goa, Coastal Andhra Pradesh &Yanam, Telangana, Karnataka and Tamilnadu, Puducherry &Karaikal.♦ Strong Wind (speed reaching 45-55 kmph) very likely over Southwest Arabian Sea and Squally Weather with wind (speed reaching 45-55 kmph) over & Southeast Arabian Sea and Maldives area and along & off Comorin & Gulf of Mannar, Kerala- Lakshadweep area. Fishermen are advised not to venture into these areas.

07 September (Day 3): ♦ Heavy to very heavy rainfall very likely at isolated places over Sub-Himalayan West Bengal & Sikkim and South Interior Karnataka and heavy rainfall at isolated places over Chhattisgarh, Odisha, Assam & Meghalaya, Telangana, Coastal & North Interior Karnataka and Kerala &Mahe.♦ Thunderstorm accompanied with lightning very likely at isolated places over East Madhya Pradesh, Vidarbha, Chhattisgarh, Bihar,Jharkhand, Assam & Meghalaya, Nagaland, Manipur, Mizoram & Tripura, Konkan & Goa, Coastal Andhra Pradesh &Yanam and Telangana.♦ Strong Wind (speed reaching 45-55 kmph) very likely over Southwest Arabian Sea and Squally Weather with wind (speed reaching 45-55 kmph) over & Southeast Arabian Sea and along & off Kerala-Lakshadweep area. Fishermen are advised not to venture into theseareas.

08 September (Day 4): ♦ Heavy rainfall likely at isolated places over East Madhya Pradesh, Vidarbha, Chhattisgarh, Sub- Himalayan West Bengal & Sikkim, Assam & Meghalaya, Nagaland, Manipur, Mizoram & Tripura, Coastal Andhra Pradesh &Yanam, Telangana, Rayalaseema, Coastal Karnataka and Kerala &Mahe.♦ Thunderstorm accompanied with lightning likely at isolated places over Bihar, Jharkhand, Gangetic West Bengal, Odisha, Assam & Meghalaya, Nagaland, Manipur, Mizoram & Tripura, Coastal Andhra Pradesh &Yanam, Telangana and Rayalaseema.♦ Strong Wind (speed reaching 45-55 kmph) very likely over Southwest and Squally Weather with wind (speed reaching 45- 55 kmph) over Southeast Arabian Sea and Comorin area, Gulf of Mannar. Fishermen are advised not to venture into these areas.

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09 September (Day 5): ♦ Heavy rainfall likely at isolated places over East Madhya Pradesh, Vidarbha, Chhattisgarh, Sub- Himalayan West Bengal & Sikkim, Odisha, Andaman & Nicobar Islands, Assam & Meghalaya, Nagaland, Manipur, Mizoram & Tripura, Coastal Andhra Pradesh &Yanam and Telangana.♦ Thunderstorm accompanied with lightning likely at isolated places over Bihar, Jharkhand, Assam & Meghalaya, Nagaland, Manipur, Mizoram & Tripura, Coastal Andhra Pradesh &Yanam, Telangana and Rayalaseema.♦ Strong Wind (speed reaching 45-55 kmph) very likely over Southwest Arabian Sea and Squally Weather with wind (speed reaching 45-55 kmph) Comorin area, Gulf of Mannar. Fishermen are advised not to venture into these areas.

Ministry of Railways (MoR) in consultation with Ministry of Health & Family welfare (MoHFW) and Ministry of Home Affairs(MHA) has decided to run 40 pairs (80trains) of more special trains from 12^th September 2020. These 40 pairs of special trains shall be operated as per the details mentioned in the annexure. (link is given below). The booking of accommodation in these trains shall start from 10^th September, 2020. These will be fully reserved trains. 

These trains will be in addition to the existing30 special Rajdhani type trains started w.e.f. 12.05.2020 and 200 Special Mail Express trains introduced w.e.f. 01.06.2020 (total 230 trains). 

It may be noted that presently Indian Railways is running 30 special Rajdhani type trains started w.e.f. 12.05.2020 and 200 Special Mail Express trains introduced w.e.f. 01.06.2020 (total 230 trains).

Hon President of India Shri Ram NathKovind and Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi shall address the inaugural session of the Governors’ Conference on National Education Policy on at 1030 AM on 7^th September 2020, through video conference.

The Conference titled “Role of NEP-2020 in Transforming Higher Education” is being organized by the Ministry of Education, Govt of India.

NEP-2020 is the first education policy of the twenty-first century which was announced after 34 years of the previous National Policy on Education 1986. NEP-2020 is directed towards major reforms in both school and higher education level.

The new National Education Policy strives for making India into an equitable and vibrant knowledge society. It envisions an India-centred education system that contributes directly to transforming India into a Global Superpower.

The comprehensive transformation aimed the NEP will bring about a paradigm shift in the country’s education system and create an enabling and reinvigorated educational ecosystem for a new Atmanirbhar Bharat envisaged by Hon’ble Prime Minister of India.

Various Webinars, Virtual Conferences, and Conclaves on various aspects of National Education Policy 2020 are being organised across the country.

The Ministry of Education and University Grants Commission earlier organized a “Conclave on Transformational Reforms in Higher Education under National Education Policy-2020” which was addressed by the Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi.

The Governors’  Conference on 7^th September is also being attended by Education Ministers of all States, Vice-Chancellors of State Universities and other senior officials.

The address of the Hon. President and Prime Minister shall be live telecast on DD News.

Artificial intelligence is ground breaking and at times, still is very popular and mind blowing. We often hear stories of efficiency, automation and intelligence.

But AI is not always the perfect. As every success story has a messy failures story- a situation where something did not go well according to the plans.

Okay, enough with the preamble, now let’s deliver the goods. Here are some examples of Failure in AI over past few years. Scroll it down to read.

Microsoft AI Chat bot learns some Unbecoming Language

AI chat bot has become a norm in social media other websites. Facebook has a really good one built into Messenger and it is regarded as the powerful business tool for providing customer service and starting up an conversation. But AI chat bot are not perfect, as exemplified by Microsoft’s AI chat bot, which went by the name of ‘Tay’.

It was released in March 2016 and was used by the twitter users. Tay was programmed to do casual and a natural conversation in the typical common language which lasted only for 24 hours. Later it got manipulated by a grope of trolls and they were using this program for a very sexiest and racist statements or comments.

The researcher at Microsoft, had to seek apology for not seeing the future insight.

Athlete or Felon?

Amazon has a project named as Recognition. It is based on AI facial recognition software. It is used to marketed to police agencies in investigations. It is suppose enforce law to all possible suspects. The problem is that it is not accurate at all.

At least 27 of these athletes were false and were matched with mug shots. This included three-time Super Bowl Champion Duron Harmon of New England.

It is not at all a good luck.

Users find flaws in Apple’s Face ID

Apple is always coming with new and cutting edge technology. They have standard mobile and smartphones industry for many years. They almost they all the things right but sometimes you mistakes may occur.

After the launching of i Phone X, it invested a lot of dollars to front-facing facial recognition system that has replaced the finger print system of accessing the smart phone. The AI was able to recognise the face without glasses, make-up and many more. The problem occurred when Apple claimed that Face ID cannot be spoofed by masks or other techniques.

This was just reminder that often bold claims can shatter you down to earth.

Voice Spoofing AI Software Cons CEO

Deep fakes are becoming a serious issues now-a-days. Hackers have found new ways to adopt fake voices, pictures and even videos. And in certain cases the effect is dangerous.

There was a case when a German patent company got a call from his boss to transfer a certain huge amount of money to an Hungarian supplier. The only problem with the request that it was not the boss over the call. It was an AI based software made to mimic the voice of boss.

Is AI perfect? As the stories or examples provided in this article show that NO! AI is not perfect, but it is really very powerful and ever-improving. Yes on both side it is true.

So as we are looking forward to next three to five years, we shall always remember that AI is ever-progressing. And to get where we want to be, we have to deal with little bit of friction on the way. It comes with the territory.

-Nikita

From past 5 months, everyone is gripped with this pandemic situation. Each one of us is trying our best to clear this virus from root with every possible techniques. But still there chances of getting infected with this virus.

The ones who are having the high risk of getting infected with this virus are- the senior citizens, people with respiratory problems, pregnant women and children. As they have high risk, they have to follow certain guidelines.

Pregnancy: A Vulnerable State

Pregnancy is a state where women’s immunity tends to vary. It brings a lot of changes in a woman’s body. So they are at a greater risk of getting infected with this COVID-19 virus. So they have to follow certain precautionary measures.

If you are in your third trimester( more than 28 weeks of pregnant), you should be particular at maintaining social distance and minimizing with contact with others. If any symptoms like cough, headache, fever or breathing problems occur, go and visit your physician and take proper medicine regarding that. Pregnant women who are already suffering with pre-existing conditions like high blood pressure, breathing problems, should be extra careful with their health issues because you are nurturing a little life inside you.

Mandatory Testing During COVID-19

According to ICMR( Indian Council Of Medical Research), all pregnant women should undergo screening. This should be conducted in the health facilities, they are to deliver. All arrangements should be made for the testing. Along with the usual tests of pregnancy, testing of COVID-19 is very important. There are two kinds of tests are available-viral and anti-body tests.

Pregnant women are advised to under- go the tests of Covid-19 in their first week itself and should not wait for the last stage. The reason behind is that that they have high exposure to this virus due to regular hospital visit and they may also carry asymptomatic risk to their family members.

During 11-13 weeks of pregnancy, women can undergo the SARS-CoV-2, the virus that is the main reason for causing COVID-19. Health care centres may test nasopharyngeal swabs and quantitative polymerase chain reaction to know the COVID-19 infection in pregnant women and women who are going to have delivery. If these tests are carried out in the first trimester, you can avoid the further complications later on.

Safety Is The Main Priority

General precautions like washing your hands, sanitizing it regularly, disinfecting house , washing the items that has been brought from market, wearing masks, there are more certain measures for pregnant women to follow.

Still there is no information as such that transmission of COVID-19 from mother to the unborn child through placenta. But it is better to be safe-sided. Pregnant women who are suffering from health issues like cardio-vascular disease and diabetes must be extremely cautious. Prenatal care during COVID-19 is a must, daily vaccines like Tetanus, Diphtheria and flu vaccines are important to protect the baby from this pandemic situation.

As pregnancy puts a lot of pressure on expecting mothers, so they have to be very much careful. Regular testing, consulting with the gynaecologists will keep you updated with your health conditions. Long way short, always follow the guidelines of WHO as it is the only way to prevent this situation.

-Nikita

Public relation, it is an industry that has gone through many trails and tribulations throughout its lifespan, continuously being mistaken for something it. But while backlash and banter have tried to knock it down, PR has always come swinging, proving to the world how powerful and malleable of an industry it really is.

Digital PR has completely changed the way the industry runs. Results are more measurable and detailed, and the ability to share more content and interact with consumers is higher than ever before. So, at this point, we think it is pretty safe to say you can classify business into two distinct categories: those who practice digital PR and whose business is thriving as a result, and those who don’t, consequently falling behind their competitions.

Here are five industry hacks to help you learn. Keep scrolling down.

1. Know that traditional PR does not mean bad PR: First things first: Recognize that while this is a digital age, traditional methods of conduction PR are not bad practice. Press releases, public service announcement and even media placements on television shows or radio slots can all be categorized under traditional PR. While there are a lot of ways to up the ante and digitize these types of traditional strategies, the fundamental purpose is the same: to distribute unique content and get results.
2. Get noticed: it is not enough anymore to just put content out there and wait for people to digest it. Today, in order to be relevant, Google has to find you relevant. If you want Google to feature you on its first few pages, you have to work for it.  Optimize your website and content by adding keywords that define your business or the products and service you provide.
3. Use social media and use it well:  Think of social media as an outlet for projecting your individual story to the world, giving outsiders a sneak peek into what you brand truly is. This means that simply having a social media profile these days is not enough. You can use your social media platforms not only to generate new and creative content for your followers but also as a promotional platform. You can also use this platform to tell your business stories in the way that amplifies your brand or develop personal relations with your followers.
4. Build and maintain a kickass website:  one of the biggest changes digital PR brings with it is the necessity of building and maintaining a great website.  Basically, this means your site needs to have a unique an aesthetic design that visually amplifies your brand’s identity while giving people a reason to coming back. How you express your brand to your target audience with affect how they view you and whether or not they decide to develop or maintain a relationship with you.
5. Be present everywhere:  Finally, in order to successfully ‘do digital PR’ you must be present everywhere-and we mean everywhere. Most consumers no longer direct their attention to one media source at once. TV placement, for example, is a form of PR coverage and obtaining it is great for your brand. So, the lesson here is if you are present everywhere, your brand has a much better chance of being visible to a wide variety of consumers, thereby amplifying your content, message and brand.

PR works it just works a little differently than it used to. It takes much more work than it used but because of that its success is multiplied that much more.

Great media coverage and deliverable results come from a successful, well-crafted campaign paired with the right website structure and engaging social media elements. Together, these components make the ‘perfect storm’ for your target market.

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-Nikita

28 September 1975: A Spaghetti House hostage crisis grips the nation

The Spaghetti House siege took place between 28 September and 3 October 1975. An attempted robbery of the Spaghetti House restaurant in Knightsbridge, London, went wrong and the police were quickly on the scene. The three robbers took the staff down into a storeroom and barricaded themselves in. They released all the hostages unharmed after six days. Two of the gunmen gave themselves up; the ringleader, Franklin Davies, shot himself in the stomach. All three were later imprisoned, as were two of their accomplices.

Davies was taken to St George’s Hospital where he underwent an operation; the bullet was not removed during the process. The hostages were also taken to the same hospital for a check-up, but none needed treatment. They then gave preliminary statements to the police at Cannon Row police station.

While on remand, Davies went on hunger strike. He was visited regularly by Giovanni Scrano, one of the hostages from the siege, who had built up a relationship with Davies during the incident; the relationship was later identified as an example of Stockholm syndrome.

25 September 480 BC: Greece defeats Persia, once and for all

In the summer of BC 481, a delegation from Athens arrived at Delphi in central Greece to consult with the oracle of Apollo. The Sanctuary was always crowded with people seeking advice from the god, or perhaps a glimpse into an uncertain future. The oracle was located in the temple of Apollo, a building perched on a slope that was reached by a winding Sacred Way. The Sacred Way was lined with splendid marble buildings, including treasuries where votive offerings and other objects of value were stored.

The battle of Salamis, fought between the invading fleet of the Persian ruler Xerxes and his allied Greek adversaries, has gone down as one of the most famous naval engagements in history. For Xerxes, this was the moment when he would crush Greek resistance and cement his control of the enemy mainland. But as the Persian ships sailed into the narrow straits, they were doing precisely what the Athenian general, Themistocles, wanted.

It was a combination of Athenian-led Greek bravery and skill, together with Persian miscalculation, that saw the loyalist Greek side win its famous victory. Persian emperor Xerxes turned tail and fled. Athenian playwright Aeschylus later celebrated with his tragic drama, The Persians.

But the war was not yet won that happened the following year, thanks mainly to the massive land battle of Plataea, in Boeotia, which saw an alliance of Greek city states – including Sparta and Athens – destroy the remnants of the Persian army.

 

BORODINO: Napoleon’s grand entrance into Moscow turns to ash and ruins

     SEPTEMBER 5–7, 1812

The first French troops to enter the city sent back strange reports. The place was empty, save for peasants and foreign residents. And then, on the first night of the French occupation, came the first reports of fire in the Kitay-gorod bazaar.

In just four days ¾ of the city went up in flames: of the 9,158 residential buildings more than 6,500 were burned to the ground. Napoleon lost the winter housing he had hoped for. Yet the French Emperor retained the illusion that his campaign was close to the expected outcome and that the Russian Empire would sign a peace treaty with him at last. On September 18, he decided to stay in the city and dedicate himself to formulating his “November plan” for a march on St. Petersburg.

Even as Napoleon rode into the Kremlin, the fire spread. Some French – and even Russian – officers suggested it had been started deliberately as part of a campaign of Russian resistance, by arsonists equipped with flammable materials.

The Russian troops’ continued retreat was annoying not only for Napoleon, but also for some Russian generals, too. Many argued the absence of a single commander-in-chief was the root cause of the problem. What was the Russian commander-in-chief’s aim when he suddenly led the army off the Ryazan road to the road to Kaluga? Firstly, he blocked Napoleon from the economically unharmed southern provinces of the Russian Empire (including the strategically important weapons plant in Tula). Secondly, he kept under threat the reserves and supply lines of the Grand Army stretching way back to Smolensk. And, the most important aim of all, in this way he hoped to force the enemy out of Moscow. The plan succeeded.