Columns Ready,Set,Go Posted on October 2, 2017 By Team SPark Man has always loved speed. It is like an insatiable hunger, a natural high. And nobody does it better than the guys in an F1 cockpit, whizzing around at more than 300 km/h and making turns at speeds that would make anyone dizzy. A sport that is known for its extravagance,… Read more
Ayntka AYNTKA- Take the Knee Movement Posted on September 29, 2017 By Team SPark There’s a lot of things that need to change. One specifically? Police brutality. – Colin Kaepernick Born to a white mother and black father and raised by white adoptive parents, Colin Kaepernick was the quarterback for the San Francisco 49ers. In the August of 2016, Kaepernick refused to stand… Read more
Columns Trends – Placements and Internships Posted on September 23, 2017 By Team SPark Internships are pretty much the first taste of corporate life for many. And the students of S.P.I.T are indeed very fortunate, as a plethora of companies visit the campus every year to hire smart young minds to work for their esteemed establishments. From… Read more
Ayntka AYNTKA : The Twin-Voyager Space Probes Posted on September 22, 2017 By Team SPark Having recently completed 40 years of the space voyage, the twin-Voyager space probes are a testament of what creativity, passion and scientific ingenuity can achieve. For space probes that were launched at a time when the technology we had was circumscribed, they have continued to expand their horizons and have… Read more
Columns FOOTBALL TAKES OVER Posted on September 17, 2017 By Team SPark Being the second most populated country in the world, India is often criticized for not performing well in football on the global stage. The country has had its fair share of years occupying the ‘100 and below’ positions in the FIFA world rankings but it now sits in the 97th… Read more
Ayntka AYNTKA : Aurora Borealis Posted on September 15, 2017 By Team SPark Aurora had but newly chased the night, And purpled o’er the sky with blushing light. -JOHN DRYDEN, Palamon and Arcite The sun splatters a million colors onto the sky and the scenic landscape that follows ensures that we are safe from the grips of the deadly solar flares. A bad omen,… Read more
Geekonic Geekonic – Data Compression Posted on September 13, 2017 By Team SPark What is data compression? Data compression is a set of steps for packing data into a smaller space by reducing the number of bits needed to represent data while allowing for the original data to be seen again. Compressing data can save storage capacity, speed up file transfer, and decrease… Read more
Recommends SPark Recommends: Youtube Music Covers Posted on September 9, 2017 By Team SPark We all admit that there are some songs that you don’t truly appreciate until another artist takes it on and makes it their own. Quite a few times the newer version draws out the original’s complexities in a way you never would have noticed before. Here we have a list… Read more
Ayntka AYNTKA : Antifa Posted on September 8, 2017 By Team SPark The ugly turn of events at several rallies in US this year highlighted the increasing stress between right and left-wing activists. The peace at protests is not only threatened by white supremacists, but also by counter-protesters, Antifa, who engage in confrontational tactics. What is Antifa? “Antifa” (from “antifascist”) is a… Read more
Columns IAAF World Championships 4×100m men’s relay race Posted on September 2, 2017 By Team SPark The IAAF World Championships – an athletics event, held every two years by the International Association of Athletics Federation (IAAF), is undoubtedly the biggest of its sort; full of enthusiasm and some surreal sportsmanship. This year’s event was even more so. It felt like a magnum opus written by the… Read more