Author Archives: Loknath Das

Microgrants: Education Philanthropy For The Everyman

A $300 gift for books can make a huge difference for a low-income student struggling to stay in school. GETTY We all know the satisfaction of affordable luxuries. A tall latte to go. Some chilled luscious shrimp artfully arranged atop your salad. A donated bus ticket that gets a poor student to college. Okay, you weren’t expecting that last one, and it’s ... Read More »

Social Media Platforms Increasingly Popular With Cybercriminals

Fraud is one of the major challenges posed by the digital revolution and a new white paper by RSA Security suggests that social media is the perfect place for it to thrive. The U.S. information security company (which is part of the Dell family) released their annual “Current State of Cybercrime Report” for 2019, alerting readers to the growing trend of cybercriminals ... Read More »

4 trends that will impact technology leadership hiring

Last year saw a lot of movement in the technology sector. CTOs were jumping ships, only to get on better and exciting avenues. But all is not the same in the hiring landscape. Much like technologies themselves, the demand and landscape for its leadership has undergone significant shifts. Roopa Kumar, COO of Purple Quarter, a CTO recruitment firm helps us list the trends impacting ... Read More »

From ‘consent football’ to ‘pin the organ on the body’: sex education around the world

Adults have long been squeamish over talking to children about sex. We have a history of complicated and conflicting attitudes: sex has been seen as simultaneously joyous and desirable (so long as it is between a young couple after marriage and in the interest of begetting babies), but also as dark and dirty, something from which children must be protected. ... Read More »

Atishi Marlena, lovely in face-off on education

Atishi Marlena The contest for the East DelhiLok Sabha seat involves two candidates for whom education has a special place in their CVs. Atishi Marlena of Aam Aadmi Party has been credited as being the brain behind the education reforms initiated by the state government since 2015. Arvinder Singh Lovely of Congress, on the other hand, was the education minister in Sheila Dikshit’s ... Read More »

‘The Next Backlash Is Going to Be Against Technology’

GM workers hold a rally outside the plant in Lordstown, Ohio, which after producing cars for 50 years is now closed, on March 6. JEFF SWENSEN/GETTY IMAGES Since the financial crisis a decade ago, the economic recipes that seemed to work for decades have come under fire. Globalization and the international trading order seem to be under siege, while economic populism ... Read More »

Nomenclature Of Coordination Compounds

 Coordination compounds are a class of substances with a unique chemical structure that features a central metal atom enclosed by non-metal atoms or groups of atoms called ligands. Chemical bonding is seen between the ligands and the central metal atom. Coordination compounds comprise substances like haemoglobin, vitamin B12, dyes and pigments, chlorophyll, and catalysts used in manufacturing organic substances. In ... Read More »

Global Insurance Technology Ensure Tech Market Forecast up to 2026 | Top Key Players include: Nets parker, Acunetix, Core Impact, Metasploit, Wire shark,

CDI adds Global Insurance Technology Ensure Tech market report to offer a comprehensive analysis of the global market over the forecast period. This global research report spread across worldwide informative data. This global study considers various business and financial aspects of the global market. This analytical research report offers an overview of the global market, market shares, trends, market size, ... Read More »

PRESERVING YOUR RIGHT TO REPAIR YOUR GADGETS

WHAT HAPPENS WHEN your drop your phone and shatter the screen? Or when its battery starts to grow noticeably weaker? These common technological woes are things that you should be able to remedy yourself—just buy some parts, get some tools, and fix your device. But it’s not that simple. Gadget manufacturers have been increasingly restricting access to the parts, tools, and ... Read More »

Sri Lanka Blocked Social Media Services Following the Deadly Easter Attacks

Sri Lankan authorities have blocked most social media services in the country following the Easter Sunday attacks that killed more than 200 people, a group that monitors internet censorship said. The NetBlocks observatory said it detected an intentional nationwide blackout of popular services including Facebook, YouTube, WhatsApp, Instagram, Snapchat and Viber. Sri Lankan officials said they were temporarily blocking social media to ... Read More »