Author: naseerbj
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AI – The New Challenge before Indian Educators
Artificial Intelligence is soon going to pose an overwhelming challenge to the Indian educators. The Indian education system is now facing a serious challenge due to the advent of artificial intelligence (AI). While AI has the potential to revolutionise the way we learn and teach, educators look ill-equipped to handle the transformative changes that are…
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Dealing with ‘Administrative Silence’ and Corruption – Need for an Administrative Procedure Code
What Does The Constitution Envisage? The Indian Constitution is a comprehensive document that lays down the framework for a functional democracy in India. Overall, the Indian Constitution envisages a functional democracy by ensuring that every citizen has a say in the governance of the country, there is no concentration of power in any single authority,…
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Has Raj Thackeray raised a larger issue, unintentionally?
The issue raised by Raj Thackeray is not about loudspeakers or noise pollution but much bigger, which of course, no politician would ever raise and which he too, did not. The issue not raised by Raj Thackeray is the bigger issue of non-compliance with guidelines, issued by the Hon. Supreme Court in various matters over…
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Can Prima Facie be defined objectively?
Investigation of crime is a specialised job requiring some skillsets and above all the knowledge of the law. An investigation will be a useless exercise if the investigator is not aware of the provisions of the Evidence Act and which will eventually make the prosecution’s case difficult. Also, expert investigators with specialised knowledge of the…
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‘Black Fungus’ shows the mirror to an ailing health care system
Cause for concern In an interview with BBC, Dr. Pandey of the 1,100-bed State-run Maharaja Yeshwantrao Hospital of Indore has stated that the ‘black fungus’ infection is a bigger challenge than Covid -19 and if patients are not treated in time, the mortality rate can go up to 94%. He also pointed out that the…
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Are we a Kleptocracy?
Kleptocracy Defined Kleptocracy is defined as a government by those who seek status and personal gain at the expense of the governed. Does it sound familiar? Does it seem like governments that we know of? Kleptocracy is also aptly defined as ‘rule by thieves’. All over the world, especially maturing democracies resemble kleptocracies, and one…
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Whether the SC brought Societies / Trusts / NGO’s under the ambit of the RTI in September 2019?
Aided Colleges / schools fall under the ambit of the RTI is well-settled law, despite this, the DAV College Trust and Management Society running aided schools and Colleges chose to take the position that they are not covered under S.2(h) of the RTI Act 2005 on the principle ground that the Act did not contemplate…
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NEET Preparation Strategy I – Questioning the Question
Applying critical thinking to the material you have studied can help better retention and understanding. Retention based on clarity of thought about a concept will always be much better. One skill which is a potent tool for diving into critical thinking is the art of questioning? When you start solving a sample question paper, then,…
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Does Language Dictate Your Quality of Thinking?– The Secret Unearthed
‘The quality of your life depends upon the quality of your thoughts’ Marcus Aurelius ‘The quality of your life depends upon the quality of your thoughts’ is not only a profound statement by Marcus Aurelius but also reveals the secret behind achieving a good life which each of us desire. ‘The quality of not being…
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Bacteria – ‘Forever Young’: The mystery called suspended animation.
Have you ever imagined what would happen if someone is kept in a deep freezer? Why someone? he can be your enemy. In a Hollywood flick, “Forever Young”, starring Mel Gibson which was released in 1992 has an interesting story to tell. The movie is a science-fiction drama about a cryogenic or cryonic freezing experiment…
Perspective - The Critical Thinking Way 