Author: Kiran Maharana

Worked as Executive Manager at Asiana Times. Currently working at Dissent Times.

Security Vulnerabilities: Lack of controls around assets

Let us talk about security vulnerabilities: What if you leave your Credit Card and its PIN on the table where anyone can access it and use it? And then a question arises, “Why would I or someone do that to themselves?”. Exactly why would you want to create any such situation where your action could harm your assets. And When it is precise, then it is called addressing (or avoiding) a vulnerability. Vulnerability can be defined as the weakness or lack of controls around assets. So, it is crucial to have good controls by keeping the Credit Card safe, memorizing…

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Data Centers: Efficient ways to approach Green IT

The growing demands and energy consumption have put us to think about the hardware, software languages, data centres and the algorithm we use to manage the data as this has emerged as the need of the time. This has led to focus on reducing energy consumption, leading to two primary concerns: The data centres’ ever-increasing need for energy. The explosive growth in the demand for personal computing devices like smartphones, laptops, batteries and others. This article discusses the static and dynamic portions of cloud computing and solutions to mitigate their environmental effect and energy consumption. The use of efficient programming…

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Self-Exploration: Harmony in Oneself

Body, soul and mind is the reflection of Humankind. A perfect sink of these three together within reflects out a peaceful soul. Peace in self brings immense happiness. And by being in Harmony with self, one can welcome peace in life and all that good heart desires. Harmony with self is about reaching excellence in everything we do and seeking the ideal in a balanced manner. To achieve Harmony in self, one needs to follow the surroundings, which are never new to us but go unnoticed. Little attention to these details can help one to become the best version of…

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NIRF Ranking 2021 – Best Indian Institute from All Categories

Union Education Minister of India Dharmendra Pradhan, on September 09, 2021, declared the National Institutional Ranking Framework India ranking of 2021 (NIRF – 2021) at nirfindia.org. Ranking for University, Engineering, Management, Pharmacy, medical, law, Architecture, Dental, Research and Overall performance was released through a virtual event on the official website of NIRF. This year, a new research institution category was introduced, taking the total number of categories up to 11. The NIRF Ranking 2021 was based on the six parameters – teaching, learning and resources (TLR), research and professional practice (RP), graduation outcomes (GO), outreach and inclusivity (OI), and peer perception.…

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Taliban fire shots in the air to disperse Anti-Pakistan in a rally in Kabul.

On Tuesday, Afghan Nationals gathered for an anti-Pakistan rally. The Taliban response by firing shots into the air to disperse crowds in the capital city, the latest protest since the hardline movement swept to power last month. The Taliban, even after a takeover of Kabul a month ago they have not announced a government. Still, Afghans are fearful of repeating the Taliban’s previous brutal reign between 1996 and 2001. It has staged small, isolated demonstrations protesting against them in capital Kabul, Herat and Mazar-i-Sharif. More than 70 people, mostly women, rallied outside the Pakistani embassy, holding banners and chanting against…

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What Makes Sharia Acceptable in Some Countries and Horrific in Others?

Today’s most controversial and arguably, harsh and authoritarian oppression of people is “The Sharia Law”. It’s back in the news since the Taliban took over Kabul. Now Taliban is thinking of governing Afghanistan on the ideology of Sharia Law. There was a time in Afghanistan where the people were modern at par with the western world. When faith was a private matter, burkas were optional to women; men and women could travel together, women could wear western outfits, hijab was an option, they could step out without any ally or man just like a normal state.  But what changed at…

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Did AI fail us during this COVID Crisis?

It is a result of researchers failed to bring anything significant to the world for fighting COVID-19. AI has become a boom and creates a buzzword worldwide that has given people an image with an unrealistic situation beyond the technology’s capabilities to come true. Today the world needs AI more than ever, and the spread of the deadly virus has resulted in the loss of lives. Has AI ultimately failed humankind? What did AI deliver? In this challenging time, all we have from AI are Visualizers, Chatbots, Thermal Detectors, Drones, Tools to Fake flag news, and others. While a few…

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India’s GDP Growth: Economy grows 20.1% in Q1 FY22

All eyes are on India’s Economy from April to June or First Quarter GDP data figures that are to be out Tuesday Evening when India witnessed a severe record second deadly wave of Covid 19. The lockdown was mainly seen in less number in the Second wave as compared to the earlier case. The report says India’s economy had jumped in this quarter from a deep slump last year; manufacturing improved it despite a devasting second wave of covid 19. Asia’s Third Largest Economy got the most significant setback in the economy with substantial economies worldwide. India’s GDP or Gross Domestic…

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"I hope the fans will sob": Lucifer's Tom Ellis and Lauren German tease change for Final Season 6 Episodes.

Lucifer’s final season, the sixth season, is just a few days away from premiering, following on from the colossal cliffhanger as we are left off on the last goodbye say for our beloved main characters of Lucifer. Season 6 has seen our anti-hero holding this position from the character’s appearance becoming God, while Chloe resigns from the LAPD and becomes Lucifer’s consultant. But not just their professional relationship but also the show wraps up differently. While speaking to TVLine, Chloe actress Lauren German said that the final season is focused on Chloe and Lucifer mainly as they will be a…

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It’s finally here. The first Spider-Man: No Way Home trailer has arrived and has already broken the record of Avengers with 355.5 million Trailer views of all time. It is the perfect blend of concepts that fan expected for the upcoming movie. On early Thursday, Sony Pictures announced that the first official teaser for the next spider-man movie was viewed over 355.5 million times worldwide in the first 24 hours of its release. Compared to Avengers: Endgame’s first trailer, it got 289 million views in the same period in December 2018. The ensemble cast: Tom Holland as Peter Parker /…

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