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Free money for security

       What if government says to you that if you have no work due to automation, natural disasters, global health crisis, environmental crisis etc we will give you 'free money' to increase your purchasing power in addition to boost business cycle ? Who will be the first recipient ? On what basis of criterias 'free money' will be distributed among recipients ? The root questions are, does government has 'free money' ? & What suppose to be the 'inlet of free money' in government's cash storage ?           You must have heard about social security ? Right ? As everyone as a member of society has a right for social security. It is generally provided to strike  at the root of poverty, unemployment & disease. The government is bound with three generalized responsibilities I.e. Protect, Provide & Invest. In role of government as a provider, social security system is build up to provide retirement, old-age, disability, unemploym...

Mathematical science in war 

          Some mathematical thoughts & mathematical technology are vital in war. How algebra is useful to calculate equations of weapons & soldiers? How geometry is beneficial to study to set targets of explosions? How do you see mathematics in war perspective Or war in mathematical perspective ? When enemies are five & you are one, how does your mathematical mind work towards solving this problem? Such mathematics has for centuries been stimulated, financed & credited by military purposes. How do you see towards interaction between mathematics, war & weapons ?            Let's trace the history first. Suppose, you are resourceful and living in peace and prosperity then, why do you need war? Understanding the reasons of war, man shows propensity towards war either for peace or for acquiring hold. The global flows of war format appear to occur with different physical & mental dimensions. First, ...

Warning: military in space

        How space creates new space for human species? You must have watched interstellar movie which shows struggle for second home for earthling in space. But is space safe & peaceful place ? Well, it is interesting to see how space creates new opportunities, at the same time, new risks.            Space technology & innovation has enabled us new opportunities in the field of services like communication, navigation, financial transactions, science & exploration, remote sensing , weather monitoring etc. All these services are improving other sectors like defense, economic development, political hold etc. Russia is a pioneer of space, dating back to its launch of first satellite Sputnik-1 & placing the first person into orbit around Earth, Yuri Gagarin. Right now, use of Positioning, Navigation & Timing (PNT) system by European Union, Russia & United States is for global coverage, by Japan & I...

Overarching surveillance in panopticon   

           Wake up world! Say hello to the panopticon. How does science & technology save your life? Well, science & technology is must for national security including fighting terrorism. There should be public awareness about role of S & T in national security. In this information age, we need technology in right hand to fight with dark net. What is called as effective national security? Its government's ability to collect, store, analyze, visualize and exploit hazardous data. But for right safeguards, we need to take care of conflicts of ethical & privacy concerns.           In Internet of Things (IoT) world, what will be future emergencies?  1. Protecting assets  2. Saving from hazardous materials  3. Sensitize data  4. Management of war: Human innovations Vs Nature  Surveillance in the internet age can lead to dangerous consequences. You must heard about Chinese facial recog...

Password hygiene

        Is there need of innovation & investment in cybersecurity market ? The news bips about hackers who set target of World Health Organisation in attempt to steal passwords. Amid of lockdown period, as most of the companies & organizations avail the work from home, cyber security is the hot topic to care about. The security breach may harm personal identities & company data storage. Video conferencing app Zoom has been banned  by Google, Space X & NASA as it has emerged some security flaws like leakage of user's email address & photos. It has been extimated that 500,000 zoom passwords sold on the dark web.             Password hygiene is one of the biggest problems that users are facing today. The remedy for the issue with password hygiene is most of the time use of evolved password manager and multi factor authentication. When it comes to password security, users are first line of defence. Priva...

In democracy, fear of AI    

              What is modern democracy? Do we need to revitalise democracy? What should be preconditions for the revitalisation of democracy ? Will technology kill democracy or reinvent it? Technology has brough us undeniable benefits but also presents challenges to democray. But how? Indeed, using technology, millions of citizens enjoying flexibility & feasibility of direct involvement in policy making faster than before. Using social media, all are able to get updates of news & information. Citizens can openly deliberate.                The amalgamation of internet & democracy is called as either e-democracy or internet enabled democracy or cloud democracy. This has two meanings, first, using the internet to strengthen real world democracy & second, democratic conduct of virtual communities. For this 'e-democracy', technological infrastructures should be well equipped like applications , pla...

Is your brain safe?    

       First protect your brain. "You think there's something wrong with my brain?" Here it is said that all answers lies within yourself. A common thread in many inflammatory and neurodegenerative diseases, including Multiple Sclerosis (MS) in damage caused by oxidative stress. Brain immune cells called microglia are now recognized to be early contributors to oxidative stress & damaging brain. Do you know fMRI? It is a tool used for brain scanning I.e. fundamental Magnetic Resonance Imaging which records & identifies which areas of brain are active during specific tasks. dorsolateral prefrontal cortex (DLPFC), a part of the brain which is associated with deliberative reasoning and integrating cost-benefit calculations. ventromedial prefrontal cortex (vmPFC), a part of the brain that is associated with subjective valuation. In normal routine, both DLPFC & vmPFC work in tandem. But when person with extreme negative thought shows disconnection between ...

Use of geographical configurations

         Do we need integration of geographical knowledge to tackle stress ? The news that remaining geography paper of 10th ssc board exam get cancelled must be good news for students. Now, these students are free to take benefit of current corona lockdown. For most of the students, it was scoring subject. Geography is most important subject to study as a global citizen. We get to know how we all are dependent due to inequal distribution of natural resources, how our cultures, ideas & thoughts are shaped by region, how the relations  between  living things & non living are maintained, in short, evolution of physical environment  & society.             In this context, geographical studies have significant application in making health landscapes, disaster  management , security infrastructure, mental mapping, social environment etc. In current scenario of India, 'mapmyIndia maps' & 'move app' i...

The War of technology

          Jamat ud udwah is sometimes worked as a fateh e insaniat foundation and in the name of either Al madina & Aisar worked as a wellfair foundation in the service of people. Alas, this is the terrorists organisation. Laskar e taieba's base camp is at markaz e taiba, marijake near lahor. There is theory called love jihad. Popular front of India & campus front are wellknown to convert non muslim girls into islam through marriage. Their strategies  for Al Harab is beyond imagination than any sober person can think. They are provided with weapons, steroids, literature etc. At another side, the whole world is engaged in covid 19 lockdown, on 4th april, three naxal  women killed in encounter at singhbhum, jharkhand. The news has covered that they were motivating tribal people to join naxalism. Bulltes, bomb, arms & Impoverised Explosive Devices (IEDs) found around their dead bodies. They possess automatic weapons like AK47 & under barr...

Science & superheroes

      Are scientists future superheroes? Perhaps, can be.  Have you watched 'fantastic four' movie? It is one of the science fiction movies. These movies are multifarious bluprints of our future. The science & technology has dexterity to control man's action in limited to unlimited range. There is steep rise in use of technology and why should not be ? But we should aware about the fact that today's use of science will decide our future trajectory.        In news, articles were published on how toilets are turned into smart toilets which can do analysis of human urine & poop to give health report, how stethoscope are getting replaced with digital stethoscope to maintain social distancing & avoid covid 19 contamination, how 3D printing is going to use for ventilator production to meet the demand of it in COVID19 pandemic etc. The war can be of anytype, whether it is with weapons, biological or technological, scientists have always pl...