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पीजी जूलॉजी विभाग में एक दिवसीय समागम का आयोजन

by Prasad Krishna last modified Dec 20, 2016 04:32 PM

रांची विश्वविद्यालय के पीजी जूलॉजी विभाग में शनिवार को इंटरनेट एक्सेस पर आधारित संगोष्ठी ‘ओपनकॉन हुई। कुलपति डॉ रमेश कुमार पांडेय ने इसकी अध्यक्षता की। कार्यक्रम में डीएसडब्ल्यू डॉ सतीश चंद्र गुप्ता, प्रो संजय मिश्रा, प्रो अभिजीत दत्ता और डॉ बीके सिन्हा मौजूद थे। इसका आयोजन ओपन एक्ससेस इंडिया के सहयोग से किया गया। संगोष्ठी में लगभग 60 प्रतिभागियों ने हिस्सा लिया। कुलपति डॉ रमेश कुमार पांडेय समेत कई प्रतिभागियों ने अपना विकीपीडिया अकाउंट पेज भी खोला।

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Changing the typographic landscape of a country: one letter at a time

by Prasad Krishna last modified Dec 20, 2016 04:06 PM

My interest in designing typefaces in Indian scripts grew out of years of disappointment with the way most Hindi books I came across looked. Apart from a few exceptions, they looked like poor cousins of English books. Whether it was a children’s story book or a novel or magazine, there was usually the same drab typeface.

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"Decoding the Digital"- Winter School at IIIT Bangalore

by Prasad Krishna last modified Dec 17, 2016 01:39 AM

The Centre for IT and Public Policy at IIIT Bangalore organized a winter school from December 12 to 14, 2016 at the IIIT campus on Decoding the Digital, where the theme for the same was Smart Cities and Social Media. Vanya Rakesh participated in it.

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Wikipedian Pavan Santhosh says Telugu Wikipedians are creating Knowledge revolution (in Telugu)

by Prasad Krishna last modified Dec 17, 2016 01:35 AM

Pavan Santhosh said that Telugu Wikipedians are creating a knowledge revolution in Telugu. On Sunday, December 12, 2016, in Golden Threshold, Abids, Telugu Wikipedians celebrated Telugu Wikipedia day. Telugu Wikipedians Pranay Raj and Meena Gayathri who successfully completed 100 Wikidays challenge successfully were given mementos and cut a cake on this occassion.

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Wikipedia is a Newspaper

by Prasad Krishna last modified Dec 17, 2016 01:27 AM

Coverage about Mini MWT and TTT first day. News item also explains about Telugu Wikipedia and its growth. Mentioned some of the participants and organizers Pranay, Katta Srinivasa Rao, Kasyap, etc.

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11th DSCI-NASSCOM Annual Information Security Summit 2016

by Prasad Krishna last modified Dec 17, 2016 01:14 AM

Udbhav Tiwari participated as a panelist in the 11th DSCI-NASSSCOM Annual Information Security Summit 2016 in New Delhi on December 14, 2016. The event was organized by DSCI and NASSCOM.

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7th Emerging Markets Finance Conference

by Prasad Krishna last modified Dec 17, 2016 12:51 AM

Anubha Sinha participated as a panelist in the "Intellectual Property, Copyright and Patent Finance" session in Mumbai on December 15, 2016. The event was organized by Finance Research Group in association with Vanderbilt Law School.

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Myanmar Digital Rights Forum

by Prasad Krishna last modified Dec 17, 2016 12:44 AM

Sunil Abraham was a speaker at the Myanmar Digital Rights Forum in Myanmar on December 14 and 15, 2016. The two day event was organized by Phandeeyar, You Can Do IT, Engage Media and Myanmar Centre for Responsible Business with support form the Embassy of Sweden.

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Best Practices in Digital Accessibility

by Prasad Krishna last modified Dec 16, 2016 10:35 PM

Nirmita Narasimhan will be part of a discussion on the best practices in digital accessibility to be organized by the Indian Institute of Management, Bangalore (IIMB) on 19 December 2016 in Bengaluru.

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Writing skills improve with Wikipedia editing

by Prasad Krishna last modified Dec 15, 2016 02:21 AM

Pavan Santhosh said that contributing to Wikipedia and working in Wikimedia community improves our leadership qualities and writing skills. In an awareness session conducted about "You can edit Wikipedia" in JKC college, Guntur, Santhosh explained how to create and improve articles about Wikipedia in this program. Principal I.Nageswara Rao presided over this meeting.

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Vijay Mallya cries foul after his Twitter and email accounts are hacked

by Prasad Krishna last modified Dec 10, 2016 01:50 PM

The attackers said they were able to access over a gigabyte of data from Mallya's email.

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Most popular smartphone apps inaccessible to disabled: Study

by Prasad Krishna last modified Dec 10, 2016 05:12 AM

Booking cabs, buying food and making payments online seem like they're just a swipe and a tap away, but for millions of disabled Indians, these apps are not designed for them to use.

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English gottila,job illa

by Prasad Krishna last modified Dec 10, 2016 04:47 AM

Quoted as the ‘golden boy of Karnataka’, after winning two gold medals for India in Special Olympics in 2003 in Dublin, once Aslam Pasha quit his last job as a night watchman a week back.

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Bumpy road ahead for RFID Tags in vehicles

by Prasad Krishna last modified Dec 10, 2016 04:31 AM

The government plans to make digital tags in vehicles mandatory to ensure seamless passage at the toll booths, but the implementation of the proposed move may not be so smooth.

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Fake Narendra Modi apps aplenty, but it’s up to users to protect themselves

by Prasad Krishna last modified Dec 10, 2016 04:24 AM

The app, hosted on Google Play store, automatically gets excessive permission including full network access and ability to take pictures and videos once downloaded.

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India's Tech Policy Entrepreneurs

by Prasad Krishna last modified Dec 08, 2016 04:52 PM

The people who influence India's evolving technology policy.

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Industry Consultation Panel on Data Retention - DSCI

by Prasad Krishna last modified Dec 06, 2016 03:55 PM

Udbhav Tiwari was a panelist for an Industry Consultation Panel on Data Retention organised by the Data Security Council of India (DSCI) at the Le Meridian, New Delhi on 23 November 2016.

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10th NLSIR Symposium - Regulating E-Commerce in India

by Prasad Krishna last modified Dec 06, 2016 03:48 PM

Vidushi Marda participated in a panel at the "10th NLSIR Symposium on Regulating E-Commerce in India" at NSLIU on November 27, 2016 in Bengaluru.

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Your digital wallet can be a ‘pickpocket’

by Prasad Krishna last modified Dec 05, 2016 01:44 AM

If you have installed a wallet app on your smartphone, be careful. Many such apps can access data, even sensitive personal information, and have features that do more than just make payments. All that, with your due “permission”.

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No laws in India to protect customers if they lose money during digital transactions

No laws in India to protect customers if they lose money during digital transactions

by Prasad Krishna last modified Dec 02, 2016 05:07 PM

The lack of basic privacy and security laws pertaining to digital payments in India puts the onus on consumers who use such services.

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