Columns AYNTKA: Budget 2018 On the 1st of February, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley presented the last full budget under the Modi government before the General Elections in 2019. The bedrock of any economy – agriculture, employment, health and infrastructure – were focused upon. How does the budget impact various sectors? Agriculture and rural economy: The allocation for the food… February 16, 2018 The Maldives Crisis 2018 The Republic of Maldives, synonymously known as ‘island paradise’, recently censured international attention for the ongoing political crisis. The order for the release of the former president of the Maldives along with 8 other legislators triggered the crisis. The Government of the Maldives did not comply with the Supreme Court directions (SC) on the above… February 9, 2018 Recommends: Creative ways to kill time. “Why does every odd number have the letter ‘E’ in its name?” “If my milk expires on April’s fools, is it really expired?” “What about that weird voice in your head, the one you’re reading this with?” If this category of questions comes to your mind quite often, you might need a new hobby. In… February 7, 2018 AYNTKA : The US Shutdown After a shutdown that should never have happened, the US government reopened. On Jan. 22, the US Senate voted 81-18 to end the three-day-old government shutdown, with Senate Democrats helping Republicans advance a bill that would fund the government through February 8. Here’s all you need to know about the why’s and the wherefore’s of… February 2, 2018 Geekonic – Blockchain Technology Unlike prehistoric barter systems, trade is extremely complex today. Trading-transactions are conducted on a global platform and are recorded via bookkeeping, the details of which are often kept isolated and away from public eyes. Consequently, we require trustworthy third parties and middlemen to facilitate our transactions. Think ‘government banks, accountants, notaries and of course, the… January 31, 2018 AYNTKA- The Lantern Festival Just when we thought letting go of our mistakes and past selves could not be done easily, without struggle, we came across a subtly beautiful tradition of doing just that; prevailing since time immemorial- the Chinese Lantern festival. Celebrated on the 15th day of the first month of the lunisolar calendar, the beginning of the… January 26, 2018 Geekonic – WhatsApp Business As the most popular instant-messaging app in the world, WhatsApp has a user base of around 1.2 billion people. Last year in September, the Facebook-owned app came up with a new application called Whatsapp Business, which was targeted specifically at businesses. In its pilot stage, it saw the participation of a few popular Indian… January 24, 2018 H-1B Visa Reform The US President, Donald Trump’s ‘Buy America, Hire American’ initiative threatens the livelihood of thousands of foreign workers in the United States. The Trump administration is considering a proposal that prevents extensions of H-1B visa and directly affects thousands of Indian immigrants working in the US on H-1B visa as they could be deported. What… January 19, 2018 Meltdown and Spectre The dawn of 2018, unveiled to the world two new forms of security vulnerabilities which exploit the fundamental features of the modern microprocessors that power almost all of our gadgets. ‘Meltdown’ and ‘Spectre’ do not just exploit bugs but a process which is supposed to be carried out by the processor for the efficient use… January 17, 2018 Self-Driving Cars Imagine yourself driving down the road, when all of a sudden a big SUV cuts you off without a warning, putting you at risk to a major accident. You, however, are busy reading your news-feed to notice it and instead of giving those bad drivers a honk and a middle finger, your automated car sends a strongly worded… December 28, 2017 Previous Page 1 … 8 9 10 11 12 13 Next Page