technology

Concerns about India’s first digital but delayed census

Census data needs to be verifiable and accurate so it can be used effectively in formulating welfare policies.
Sep 27

How news gatherers can respond to social media challenge

Print and electronic media are coping admirably with the upheavals being wrought by social media.
May 03

The curious case of Google Trends in India

For nine of the last ten years, the most searches were for why Apple products and Evian water are so expensive.
May 01

Dronacharya: Sky is the Limit

A group of young school students built a drone under INR 12000, and then decided it is their responsibility to teach those from underprivileged backgrounds to make one too
Sep 18

Covid-19 Vaccine Dilemma: To vaccinate or not? And which one to take?

Covishied (SII-Oxford-AstraZeneca), BNT162b2 (Pfizer-BioNTech), Covaxin (Bharat Biotech-ICMR), and Sputnik V (Dr Reddy’s-RFID) are in the most advance stage of development.
Dec 18

Who will police the algorithmS?

The society of the future may end up in various kinds of dystopias turning real. Indeed, there is a clear possibility that through total control on an individual basis, a state of ‘technological totalitarianism’ can be established.
Oct 27
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