Prevention
Democracy
Health
Human rights
Temple carvers unite against scourge of silicosis
Pindwara, a small town in Sirohi district of Rajasthan, is the main hub for India’s temple-building industry. In the past three years, this sector has been found to spread fatal disease and death through silicosis among men, some as young as 19 years. The Swaminarayan sect’s imposing Akshardham temple, Bihar and Jharkhand’s Jain mandirs, renovations…
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Democracy
Digital India
Police surveillance: Arbitrary, unchecked and growing
Automated surveillance technology using drones to spot problematic human behavior in crowds is going to be tested at Technozion and Spring Spree festivals at NIT Warangal, reports the Verge. Lead researcher Amarjot Singh of the University of Cambridge claimed that their system has 94% accuracy at identifying violent poses. However, this accuracy drops with more people […]
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Knowledge
Personal
Contemplating suicide
Suicide is a taboo subject for conversation. Particularly what makes a person want to commit suicide or what to say in the face of their pain.
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High Level Corruption in Fire Department, Values Money more than HUMAN LIFE !!
To, Mrs. I A Kundan Additional Municipal Commissioner (Western Suburbs) To CFO, To ACB Mumbai To DCP Kiran Kumar Chavan To DMC Kiran Achrekar Sub: A) High Level Corruption in Fire Department, CFO Fails to submit Fire report even after three weeks of fire incident to favor owner of Golden Chariot and fails to initiate prosecution proceeding […]
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Politics & Political Commentary
AAP promise of CCTV coverage needs more thought, WiFi more conviction
I saw Arvind Kejriwal’s easy dismissal of privacy rights when Ravish Kumar raised the question of privacy with regard to Aam Aadmi Party’s promise of installing CCTVs in public places in order to “reduce crime”. Other arguments on social media include making Delhi safer for women and so on. This appears to be a rather […]
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