Author Archives: Loknath Das

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 »

India’s 21st Century Education Imperative

Each year, over 20 million students enrol for a graduate degree in India. But as the quality of education in these institutions differs, the race to join the country’s top academic institutions is intense. In fact, with an acceptance rate of only 0.7per cent, IIT JEE has earned the reputation of being the toughest entrance exam in the world. Concerns ... Read More »

Do We Really Need It? On The Excess Of Technology

One of the banes of listicle journalism is the outright promotion of goods that we are told that we “must have.” Are you sick of being told about the ten or twenty “must-have gadgets” that you just “can’t live without”? Thankfully, due to limited time and finances, most of us are doing just fine, breathing and walking about planet earth ... Read More »

Radical Transparency: How One Distiller Uses Social Media To Change Rum

Foursquare distiller Richard Seale uses Facebook as a tool to share his views on rum, which are many. GETTY Social media has been an increasingly utilized tool for consumers dispensing harsh opinions. But when it comes to corporations or executives doing the criticizing, the verdict has yet to be rendered. Should owners of companies call out consumers in live social ... Read More »