Social media is killing democracy !!

Social media is killing democracy !!

Mumbai: Last week, Uddhav Thackeray was forced to deny reports that Mumbai would be re-imposing a lockdown on June 15. The reports had made such an impact that all over the city, people were stocking up on goods and wondering whether they had made a mistake by resuming work too soon. In Delhi, where reports of a similar June 15 lockdown had also surfaced — though they had not been as widely circulated as they were in Mumbai — the health minister, and subsequently the chief minister, had to issue…

Pidilite Industries share price falls 3% after Q4 net profit plunges 34% !!

Pidilite Industries share price falls 3% after Q4 net profit plunges 34% !!

Shares of Pidilite Industries fell almost 3 percent intraday on June 18, a day after the company reported a nearly 34%  year-on-year (YoY) decline in its consolidated net profit to Rs 156.51 crore for the fourth quarter ended March 31. The company had posted a net profit of Rs 236.87 crore for the January-March period of 2018-19. Its revenue from operations declined to Rs 1,544.68 crore for the fourth quarter as compared with Rs 1,639.28 crore in the same period of 2018-19, Pidilite Industries said in a regulatory filing. For…

Coal India share price jumps 8% after PM launches auction process of coal blocks !!

Shares of Coal India jumped almost 8 percent in intraday trade on BSE on June 18 after the Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday launched the auction process for 41 coal blocks for commercial mining. The government’s move will open India’s coal sector for private players and termed as a major step in the direction of India achieving self-reliance. As per a PTI report, the Prime Minister said the launch of the auction process not only marks the beginning of unlocking of the country’s coal sector from the “lockdown of…

Momentum plays: 5 stocks that could give over 10% return in 1-3 months !!

Bombay: Markets have been volatile for the last few days, and June 17 was no different with 100 points swing on either side. Nifty finally settled at 9,881 down by 0.33% for the day. Broader market indices, BSE Midcap and Smallcap, outperformed benchmark indices with a gain of 0.32% and 0.71%, respectively, for the day. The market breadth on NSE was in favour of bulls with an advance-decline ratio of 5:4. Nifty witnessed reversal from its 100-Day moving average (DMA) at 10,327, and Friday’s gap opening found support at 9,544…

AICRA Sign off MOU with PHD Chamber of Commerce and Industries to set up Centre for Excellence (COE) to support MSME !!

New Delhi: With an objective of India, a global leader in the field of Robotics and Artificial Intelligence AICRA has signed an MOU with PHDCCI to foster support to MSMEs (Micro Small and Medium Enterprise) with new and cost-effective technologies. Initiatives include setting up of COE (Centre of Excellence) to help MSMEs which will render them support and services to adapt and grow with new technologies for production and efficiency improvement at low cost. This collaboration further aims to offer training programs, skilling the corporates and industry professionals in various…

Getting future ready: Introducing robotics to school students !!

Robotics as a career choice is gaining popularity among in current generation of students. Robots are machines that can either independently or on command carry out a series of operations and functions. Robotics is as a branch of engineering involves the design, construction and operation of robots. From moving goods around on a production floor to performing complex medical procedures and being on space exploration missions, robots are fast becoming an important part of our lives. Coupled with advancements in other areas such as Artificial intelligence (AI), robotics will play…

Realme an Indian startup, its smartphones made in India: CEO Madhav Sheth !!

  Realme India CEO Madhav Sheth has explicitly said that Realme is an INDIAN startup. In his latest episode of Ask Madhav series on YouTube, Sheth quelled the concerns of the company’s fans who have been inquisitive about the company’s history and whether it belongs to China. “I can proudly say Realme is an Indian startup, which is now a global MNC (multinational corporation),” said Sheth while replying to the question whether Realme is an Indian brand. “Realme is among the top seven smartphone brands in the world,” he added…

Thousands Petition Zoom Over End-To-End Encryption On Calls !!

  Mozilla and the Electronic Freedom Foundation (EFF) have presented an open letter to Zoom after it said it would require customers to pay for end-to-end encryption. The letter, signed by over 19,000 internet users, says that “best-in-class security should not be something that only the wealthy or businesses can afford.” The video conferencing software saw use boom during the Covid-19 pandemic, as did other video calling applications such as Microsoft Teams and Houseparty. However, comments from its CEO Eric Yuan that the company would not encrypt that conversations for…

First Rocket Launched From Shetland Islands Could Start UK Space Exploration !!

  The Shetland Islands have had their first sub-orbital rocket launched last weekend. A 2m rocket called the Skylark Nano launched from the islands and reached an altitude of 6 Km. It was launched by the private company Skyrora, which also handled the UK’s First Rocket test in 50 years. The company say that the launch was for educational purposes only. It measured meteorological data, wind profiles, and analysing the vehicles trajectory for pertinent information that could be used in future launches. The Skylark Nano has been launched twice before,…

Coronavirus Contact-Tracing Apps Could Pose Major Privacy Risk, Amnesty Warns  !!

Contact-tracing apps being used to prevent the spread of coronavirus could be collecting deeply personal information, Amnesty International has said. The organisation claims the privacy and security of hundreds of thousands of people have been put at risk by the new platforms. Contact-tracing apps are software that informs people when they have been in contact with someone who has contracted the coronavirus. These vary in terms of features, but can generally be separated into two categories: decentralised apps, where the data is kept on the device, and centralised apps where the…