Thursday 5 April 2018

[www.keralites.net] Friends & Foes of Indian Farmers ?

 




Friends & Foes of Indian Farmers ?
 
The spate of Farmers' Loan Waiver schemes being announced by various state governments is likely to wipe out their Development-kitty by @ Rs 1.25 L Cr. 
It is now amply clear that the Loan Waiver Scheme-2009 didn't help the farmers in the long run. 
The only entity which pocketed the benefit was the UPA-1 which retained the power by turning a possible defeat into the victory. 

What next ? 

There is likelihood of a rat race among the political parties to appease our Veto-King with 50% Vote-Share
- the farmers. 
This is one off the many inbuilt perils of the democratic governance. It is easy for any/all political outfit/s to announce grandiose schemes at the cost of the exchequer. But the moot question remains whether different political parties or other pillars of democracy are Friends/ Foes our farmers ?

Let us analyze the role of related groups A) Bureaucracy, B) Political Parties, C) Militant Organizations, D) Farmers' Unions & E) The Farmers themselves. 

A) Bureaucracy - The Steel Frame of the Government is certainly not the farmers' friend :
A.1) Our P.M. did cut a sorry figure in the Australia last year due to the absurd data provided by the bureaucracy. 
He appealed all Agri. Scientists of Australia to guide us to raise our Agri. Productivity. This was a goof up caused by our ignorant Agri.-Technocrats, IAS & IFS baboos who didn't know that a) We needed their guidance for the Cotton Crop only & b) We can, in fact, offer them guidance to boost their Productivity of Cereals by @ 40% (Source : World Bank's Global data on Cereals Productivity). 

A.2) Non-availability of Real Time Agri. Data : Our bureaucracy carries out the routine job of compiling Agri. Productivity data as if we are still in the Pre-Slide Rule & Pre-Calculator era. 
We still take 5 years to finalize our Tri-Annual Average data whereas the developed countries (those in Super-Computer era) finalize it in 3 years flat. 

A.3) Problem Areas which cause Farmers to commit Suicides : Every Economic Survey Report (published every year by all states) offers massive data on the problem areas in that particular state. Our bureaucracy doesn't take proactive cognizance of that data. 

A.4) Lack of Awareness of Global Agri. Data : Let us sincerely hope that the awareness of the global data makes us wise from next year. 

B) Political Parties : The Visionary Eyes of the Governance are also not farmer friendly.
B.1) These supposed to be Visionary Eyes lack foresight & are not in a position to become masters of the bureaucracy.

B.2) The Political parties are in the know of scientific progress being made within the country. The resultant rise in Productivity could render almost 50% of our farmers jobless. That means our politicians face an Himalayan Task of arranging alternative source of livelihood to our @ 25% population.  
It is vital to note here that the Developed World has very low Farmers' Population Percentage ranging between 1.5 to 3% & that that in the Fast Developing China is @ 26%. 
None of our political parties have dared to venture any where near this High-Risk Zone.

C) Militant Organizations :
C.1) Separatist Organizations from J&K  (& Pakistan included) : 
The poor fellows from J&K are either ignorant of the very high Cereals' Productivity achieved by many of the Arab Nations or they must be sure in their minds that those Agri.-Reach Arab states won't support the Agri. Productivity Enhancement drive in J&K (& in Pakistan). 

C.2) The Naxals dominate sizable chunk of our Tribal Heartland :
Our poor Naxals are either ignorant of the dismal Agri. Productivity in our tribal belt or they must be sure of not getting any technical support from their mentor, whose productivity is roughly 6 times that of their tribal followers. 

D) Farmers' Unions :
The less said about these unions is better.

E) The Farmers - the Biggest Stake Holders :
A biggest stakeholder has to take bigger risks to overcome the present crisis. 
Majority of our farmers try to run away from new Agri.. experiments &/ trials. Otherwise, they will have to acquire new skills & switch over to new vocations. They won't flourish unless & until they change themselves.  


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[www.keralites.net] NEW TYPE OF TYRES SHALL BE AVAILABLE IN THE MARKET SOON

 



THESE NEW TYPE OF TYRES SHALL BE AVAILABLE 
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IN YOUR MARKET SOON

 

No-flat Tyres, no need of air compressors, no more spare tyres, no more auto jacks, no more tools rattling in the trunk.  Will it reduce the price of cars?  Will it reduce the cost of roadside service?  Will some businesses go out of markets? 

 

They have been testing these new breed for several years now.

 

Resilient Tech was developing them for the military initially.


MICHELIN WILL PUT THEM ON ALL OUR CARS SOON

 


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Amazing new tires...

 

Michelin Tires... Absolutely SCARY looking...

 

Look for 'em in August, 2017

 

These tires are made in South Carolina , USA                                  .

 

SEE THROUGH TIRES

 

Radical new tire design by Michelin.

 

The next generation of tires.

 

They had a pair at the Philadelphia car show.

 

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Yes, those are 'spoke' like connections to the inner part of the tire from the outside tread 'wrap!' The next picture shows how odd it looks in motion..

 


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Makes you wonder how the ride feels doesn't it?

 

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These tires are airless and are scheduled to be out on the market this next year...

 

The bad news for law enforcement is that spike strips will not work on these.

 

Just think of the impact on existing technology:

 

A. No more air valves..
B. No more air compressors at gas stations...
C. No more repair kits..
D. No more flats...

 

These are actual pictures taken at the South Carolina plant of Michelin.

 

 

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[www.keralites.net] The Mountains of Transylvania: A Reason to Be Up at 5am

 
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[www.keralites.net] Identity theft using selfies: Your fingerprint can now be stolen from your pictures

 


Identity theft using selfies: Your fingerprint can now be stolen from your pictures

Image: Identity theft using selfies: Your fingerprint can now be stolen from your pictures
If you like to display the peace sign when posing for pictures or selfies, there's a new strategy you should employ, effective immediately. Make sure the back, or fingernail side of your hand is displayed, and not the fingerprint side. If you are featured in any online photos where you are exposing your fingerprint, you might want to consider deleting those as soon as possible. Photos that are shared and stored online create an active database of fingerprints for thieves to exploit.

Advancements in photo manipulation software can now lead to identity theft; because it is now possible for identity thieves to successfully obtain your fingerprint data from images. Japanese professor, Isao Echizen, knows the dangers of exposing your fingerprints first hand. Echizen is advising people to reconsider the innocent peace sign pose, after a recent experiment was conducted by his team at the NII's Digital Content and Media Sciences Research Division, where they were able to successfully retrieve peoples fingerprint data from photos that were taken from distances up to three meters away. "Fingerprint data can be re-created if fingerprints are in focus with strong lighting in a picture," said Echizen.

The technique Echizen describes doesn't use any special software, but certainly requires good lighting. Low light pictures aren't a significant threat now, but could become more serious in the future as mobile cameras become more sophisticated. Whenever possible, it is important not to rely on security measures that require fingerprint data.

Biometrics are becoming an increasingly accepted form of reliable security, replacing passwords and other safeguarding solutions in many instances. Keeping your prints private is now a valid concern. You can always change your password after being hacked, but you can't change your fingerprints.

Professor Echizen believes that celebrities are most vulnerable to the new method of identity theft; due to the high number of photographs they generally appear in. While regular individuals might downplay the threat, this is a real situation which has already caused everyday people to become victims of ransom scams, because they compromised the security of their digital data.

An ordinary photo is all it takes for a thief to gain the ability to copy your fingerprint. The progression of technology in high quality digital photos has opened one side of the vulnerability, the other side being technologies akin to Touch ID, which turn your fingerprints into digital keys that can be used to unlock many of the devices we use today.

A third vulnerability exists within the technologies that use our fingerprints for verification or validation. Touch ID and similar fingerprint verifying security measures are likely to store your fingerprint data so that it can be compared to the print that is trying to gain access through the security measure. The fact that your fingerprint data could be stored up in a cloud for comparison raises additional security concerns, because hackers might be able to obtain that data in a security breech similar to what we often see with major companies.

In Echizen's home country of Japan, as in many parts of the world, the peace sign is a common gesture shown in photos, however, it isn't the sole hand gesture that could compromise your security. Other common gestures like waving, or giving a thumbs up, also create the same security vulnerability. When a fingerprint is matched with a person's face, it creates a significantly greater threat for identity thieves to use the biometric data with malicious intent.

The fingerprint sensor on your phone is the key to unlocking all the private information that is stored on the device. This is not the first warning advising people that their fingerprint data needs to be protected. Back in 2014, a hacker demonstrated an eerily similar technique where he successfully replicated a German politician's fingerprints from a public photo. The hacker then proceeded to create a three-dimensional mold of the fingerprint, which was capable of unlocking a secured phone. (RELATED: Learn more about technology glitches and failures at Glitch.news)

Sources:

Technology..Inquirer.net

CultofMac.com

DigitalTrends.com




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[www.keralites.net] Tamil Puthandu 2018 Rasi Palan ( 2018 தமிழ் புத்தாண்டு ராசி பலன்கள்)

 




அன்பார்ந்த நண்பர்களே ,

வருகிற தமிழ் புத்தாண்டு நக்ஷத்திர பலன்கள் ....

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