"Dream, Dream, Dream! Conduct these dreams into thoughts, and then transform them into action."

- Dr. A. P. J. Abdul Kalam

December 2017

World’s Largest Democracy Bids Adieu To 2017

Every new year brings the hope of a bright future bringing with it development and progress for the nation and peace and contentment for its citizens This year was a remarkable one for India which involved important decisions being taken new President being elected great achievements in the field of sports and so on Here are some highlights of important events that took place in GST was implemented After a series of intense political debates and parliamentary deliberations the much-contested Goods and Services Tax GST was rolled out on July replacing multiple taxes levied by governments The GST was implemented to tackle issues such as price rise tax avoidance The uniform taxation paved the way for the accelerated growth of GDP It replaced over different taxes and various cesses imposed by central and state governments nbsp Triple Talaq Bill was passed The Supreme Court banned Triple Talaq the pernicious practice

31 Dec 2017
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A Woman Attains Guinness World Record For Performing Yoga Continuously For 105 Hours

Yoga though originated in India is now being practised by globally It has become very popular these days not only among the Indians but also among the foreigners too nbsp We celebrate International Yoga Day and people around the world have accepted Yoga open-heartedly as an essential part of their lives nbsp People have introduced Yoga in their day to day life to remain healthy and fit Introducing Yoga and celebrating Yoga is very common but a Chennai resident has done something more about it nbsp Kavitha Bharanidaran a Chennai resident has done yoga continuously for days Not only that she has nbsp surpassed the previous nbsp record of hours nbsp of continuously doing Yoga by a nbsp year old Pradnya Patil from Igatpuri nbsp Maharashtra nbsp Kavitha has created a nbsp Guinness World Record for performing yoga nbsp continuously nbsp for more than hours nbsp A mother of a

31 Dec 2017
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Stay Safe While Using Public Wi-Fi

India has been witnessing the explosion of free Wi-Fi networks from past few months But most of these networks are not secured Without enough layers of security users are likely to become victims of nbsp cyber crime But people are ignorant when it comes to protecting themselves from online attacks nbsp How will you know if the network is safe Open networks at coffee shops or airports are generally not encrypted They do not need any password and user can start browsing directly after connecting These are the ones that are vulnerable Unencrypted networks are easy to hack into But that doesn rsquo t mean you should stop using these hotspots altogether Few precautions are enough to keep you safe from hackers Here are the few things to keep in mind when you are using a public Wi-Fi nbsp Virtual Private Network connection ndash VPN Using VPN makes sure that

31 Dec 2017
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ISRO To The Rescue Of Fishermen

The ISRO has developed India rsquo s regional satellite navigation system NAVIC and has dedicated it to the country rsquo s boatmen It is all set to be applied to warn Kerala rsquo s fishermen about changing weather patterns Questions about the safety and security of fisherfolk at sea were raised in the aftermath of Cyclone Ockhi in which over fishermen lost their lives in Kerala alone Now through NAVIC warnings and messages will be sent to the fishermen from the shore In January fishing boats and deep-sea vessels in Kerala will be fitted with satellite-enabled communication gadgets manufactured with ISRO rsquo s technology This will make it possible to warn fishermen about changing weather like strong winds or cyclone nbsp MC Dathan scientific advisor to Kerala chief minister Pinarayi Vijayan said that the device has a receiver in place of a transmitter and allows only allows for one-way communication

30 Dec 2017
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Discoveries Of Indian Saints Unknown To The World

India is known for its wit for ages It rsquo s a land of very important discoveries inventions and astounding knowledge Saints of ancient India has given the world so many things and inventions that the world will be grateful in future as well The great lsquo Granths rsquo lsquo Puranas rsquo lsquo Vedas rsquo of theirs are marvellous with great philosophies teachings knowledge and meanings Their discoveries astonished even the kings of those times Many of their inventions are now termed as modern science The sad part is many people in the world are still unaware of their hard work and achievements Let rsquo s accolade some of these great saints who gave the world modern scientific ways of thinking and solutions Acharya Sushruta Acharya Sushruta is considered as the father of Indian surgery and ophthalmology He was the first to carry out cataract operation and plastic surgery that

30 Dec 2017
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Clean Societies To Get Property Tax Concessions

Housing societies in Pune will soon get property tax concessions if they adopt environment-friendly measures like garbage segregation rainwater harvesting water recycling tree plantation and installation of solar panels As part of the Swachh Bharat Abhiyan civic chief Shravan Hardikar has approved the ideal housing society scheme wherein if a society clears water tax and at least property tax it will be eligible for the contest The contest will award ideal housing societies that have implemented environment-friendly measures in an efficient and productive manner A team of two officers from the Pimpri Chinchwad Municipal Corporation PCMC an NGO representative and a journalist will note details of the ideal housing societies in each of the eight zones of the city Hardikar said that the contest will include two categories The first category will include housing societies having - apartments bungalows and row houses while the second category will comprise of societies

29 Dec 2017
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This Man With Rare Blood Group Has Donated Blood More Than 50 Times

Bombay blood group is a very rare blood group believed to exist in only nbsp of the global population In India one in - people has this group Such individuals can only be transfused with similar blood Aditya Hegde a Bengalurean has donated blood more than times but he didn rsquo t know that his blood group was very rare until nbsp He was in news recently for saving a pregnant woman in Chennai by donating blood Hegde grew up in Hubballi where he joined donation drives in college That is how he realized that he is O negative universal donor He then registered himself with NGOs and organizations that d routinely conduct blood donation drives It was only in when he went for a blood test that he was told he had the rare Bombay blood group He then networked with blood banks and became a regular donor People

29 Dec 2017
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A Smart Robocop To Assist Police

A smart policing robot developed by H-Bots Robotics which is a Hyderabad based technology machine learning artificial intelligence start-up was inaugurated by Jayesh Ranjan Principal Secretary IT Telangana The life-size robot is the world rsquo s first police robot which moves recognizes people takes complaints detects bombs identified suspects interacted with people and answers peoples queries This smart robocop will help police in handling law and order and traffic management If deployed autonomously it can take place of security at selected spots at malls or airports and public places Speaking about the robot P S V Kisshhan who founded H-Bots Robotics and conceptualized the robot said that it is a beta version robot and is made in India using all Indian components The robot will be tested on field and will be commercially deployed by July An official informed that the robot has futuristic body design and has inbuilt Artificial

29 Dec 2017
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WWI Takes Active Steps To Protect River Ganga

In a bid to protect the river Ganga the Wildlife Institute of India WII plans to encourage people living on its banks to give up farming on forest land as well as fishing and find alternative means of livelihood The forest department along with the Wildlife Institute of India visited Rawli village in Bijnor and urged villagers not to encroach on forest land Having no other option of livelihood the villagers living on the banks of Ganga practice vegetable farming on the sand of the river which is detrimental to the river The joint team of the WII and forest department once found several nets in the river while they were conducting a dolphin census Since fishing also leads to polluting the river the WWI plans to encourage villagers to take up professions that suit them the best without polluting the river The WII is surveying the villages to find

28 Dec 2017
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