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India’s experience under colonial rule: A study by Dylan Sullivan and Jason Hickel

Context A recent study of India’s experience under colonial rule by Dylan Sullivan and Jason Hickel concludes that data from the Census of India reveal that between 1880 and 1920 approximately 100 million Indians died due to British policy in India. Their method is to calculate the excess mortality, being the difference between the actual… Continue reading India’s experience under colonial rule: A study by Dylan Sullivan and Jason Hickel

Draft cybersecurity strategy has been formulated: Centre

The National Security Council Secretariat (NSCS) has formulated a draft National Cyber Security Strategy, which holistically looks at addressing the issue of security of national cyberspace, the government informed the Lok Sabha. What is the National Cyber Security Strategy? Conceptualised by the Data Security Council of India (DSCI), the report focuses on 21 areas to… Continue reading Draft cybersecurity strategy has been formulated: Centre

What is Base Editing?

A teenage cancer patient suffering from T-cell acute lymphoblastic leukaemia (T-ALL) has defeated her seemingly incurable cancer with the help of base editing technique. Base Editing Bases are the language of life. The four types of base – adenine (A), cytosine (C), guanine (G) and thymine (T) – are the building blocks of our genetic… Continue reading What is Base Editing?

In news: Geminids meteor shower

Bengalurians are all set to witness the annual Geminids meteor shower. What are meteor showers? Meteors are usually fragments of comets. As they enter the Earth’s atmosphere at high speed, they burn up, creating a spectacular “shower”. Meteors come from leftover comet particles and bits from asteroids. When these objects come around the Sun, they… Continue reading In news: Geminids meteor shower

Curbing individualism in public health

Context A failure to examine and interpret public health problems from a population perspective is leading to ineffective and unsustainable solutions as far as complex public health problems are concerned. There is a strong tendency in public health to prioritise individual-oriented interventions over societal oriented population-based approaches, also known as individualism in public health. Click… Continue reading Curbing individualism in public health

What are Western Disturbances?

The days have been unusually warm for winter in New Delhi with the maximum temperature remaining above normal mostly on account of fewer western disturbances affecting this year. Western Disturbances A western disturbance is an extratropical storm originating in the Mediterranean region that brings sudden winter rain to the northwestern parts of the Indian subcontinent.… Continue reading What are Western Disturbances?

Is it Jawaharlal Nehru’s fault?

Context Jawaharlal Nehru has recently come under criticism for declining to accept the Kashmir Maharaja’s initial offer to accede to India in September 1947, several weeks before the tribal invasion. Even great statesmen make occasional mistakes and Nehru was no exception. However, a careful examination of the historical background shows that Prime Minister Nehru cannot… Continue reading Is it Jawaharlal Nehru’s fault?

End-to-end Encryption and related issues

Apple recently announced that it will be increasing the number of data points protected by end-to-end encryption on iCloud. What is end-to-end encryption? End-to-end encryption is a communication process that encrypts data being shared between two devices. It prevents third parties like cloud service providers, internet service providers (ISPs) and cybercriminals from accessing data while… Continue reading End-to-end Encryption and related issues

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