D. I. S. H. A. (Digital Infrastructure for Security of Human Activities)

          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, ...

        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...

           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...

        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...

              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...

       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 ...

         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...