Exactly 20 years ago, Nicholas Negroponte of MIT Media Labs wrote a book called Being Digital. In that book, he distinguished between ‘atoms’ and ‘bits’. Atoms make up physical, tangible objects such as CDs, books and letters. Digital information, on the other hand, is made up of bits, the smallest unit of information on a…
Tamil Nadu-based Nokia plant, which was shut down few months back, is likely to start functioning again, Prime Minister Narendra Modi indicated today. “Your concern is right. 25000 people were rendered jobless there,” Modi said in Rajya Sabha while responding to the issue highlighted by CPI(M) member Sitaram Yechury about the closure of the Nokia…
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Tuesday condemned the killing of Bangladeshi writer and blogger, Avijit Roy. “I have no language of consolation for the bereaved family. We condemn those who did this act of killing,” the Trinamool Congress (TMC) chairperson said. “I strongly condemn the brutal murder of the Bangladeshi writer. We believe…
It’s ok to be confused. Like I am. Every time I read the newspapers or watch news on television I’m wrought with confusion. A few weeks ago there was a furor about AIB. Then Tamil writer Perumal Murugan gave up writing because of pressure from a community against his novel. Now Puliyur Murugesan has been beaten up…
Taking suo motu cognizance of a media report, the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) on Tuesday issued a notice to the State Director General of Police, calling for a report within two weeks in the case of arresting two activists – Tushar Nirmal Sarathy and Jaison C Cooper. The media report has said that the…
With this initiative, the department wants to take eGovernance to the grass-roots level in the state. Telangana Panchayat Raj Department will soon launch e-Panchayat intiative in Domakonda mandal of Nizamabad district. With this initiative, the department wants to take eGovernance to the grass-roots level in the state. The proposed e-Panchayat programme will cover 18 gram…
In the colonial times, the conventional idea people carried about a Government was fixed to that of an unchallenged authority which restricted and controlled the lives of its citizens. However, with time, things changed and so did ideas and perceptions. Now the Government is seen as the ultimate benefactor; responsible for extending services to its…
Banks have made significant efforts in educating customers on safe banking practices, but it is often found to be inadequate in the face of a sustained cyber attacks, a top RBI official has said. Data breach arising from phishing attacks and social engineering continues to be on the rise, according to G Padmanabhan, Executive Director,…
The Delhi Dialogue Commission, the Delhi government’s ‘think tank’ led by chief minister Arvind Kejriwal on Monday, decided to form 21 task force groups on various issues ranging from Wi-Fi connectivity CCTV coverage and government on mobile to priority areas like women’s security, water, electricity, pollution and unauthorized colonies. A nine-member panel for DDC headed…
The purpose of education is to help the deprived sections of the society; and students need to make use of the opportunities while at colleges to understand the human right issues in depth, said Professor Kalyani, coordinator of the Pazhangudi Irular Padhukaapu Sangam. He was delivering the keynote address during the inauguration of the UGC…