The Creeper virus, which was released in 1971, is the first computer virus that is recognized today, serving as the initial nail in the coffin of cybersecurity’s history. While originally not malicious, it ultimately showed that self-replicating program code can spread itself across networks, which led to the evolution of malware with malicious intent.Some Characteristics […]
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Cherry picking in journalism is a practice where a journalist discovers facts, data, or quotes to support a viewpoint, and ignores information that contradicts that viewpoint. This can create a biased narrative that distorts reality through selective reporting, and ignores all other aspects that provide the complete picture of a situation. Key details:
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The State of Assam has a vibrant folk culture with many types of traditional games and sports. Traditional games or sports in Assam are not just for leisure and enjoyment; they also contribute to fitness, socialization, and mental skill building. These games may also include traditions that have been refined over time (e.g. ‘egg’ and
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The Abhinav Bharat Society was established as an overtly revolutionary organization in 1904, by Vinayak Damodar Savarkar and his brother Ganesh Damodar Savarkar while at Fergusson College in Pune, India. Cutting acrss the independence movement in India, it was originally called “Mitra Mela” and ran branches across India and London with the intent of overthrowing
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The Kisan Credit Card (KCC) scheme is a credit scheme of Indian banks for farmers that permits farmers to access timely and adequate credit for agriculture and allied activities like crop cultivation, post-harvest expenses, and maintaining farm assets. The Kisan Credit Card scheme is to provide simplified access to credit and lessen the hassle of
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Thang-Ta is a traditional Indian martial art from Manipur, referred to as “the art of the sword and spear”. It is also known as an art form in a larger martial art form known as Huyen Lallong (pronounced ‘hoo-yen lah-long’). Thang-Ta consists of sword fighting, spear fighting, and the wrestling called Mukna. It is a
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The geography of northeast India is multifaceted. The important geography of the northeast India includes the Brahmaputra Valley, the Barak River system, and other rivers flowing south to Bangladesh and Myanmar. The geography of the northeast includes mountainous landscapes to plains, along with a wide flat feature of the Brahmaputra Plain. Key Geographical Features of
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The Rampa Rebellion, also known as the Manyam Rebellion, was a major tribal uprising against British colonialism in the Rampa area of current Andhra Pradesh, India, led by Alluri Sitarama Raju. The rebellion lasted from August of 1922 until the capture and execution of Raju in May of 1924. The rebellion was born out of
The PARAM 8000 was India’s first supercomputer, launched in 1991 through the Centre for Development of Advanced Computing (C-DAC). It was a giga-flop machine, meaning that it could perform 1 billion mathematical operations per second. This ground-breaking supercomputer fundamentally advanced fields including weather forecasting and biomedical research, and became “the first Inside Edge” for supercomputing
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Lord Mountbatten, who was the last viceroy of India, announced a plan called the Indian Independence Act 1947 on June 3rd, 1947. He was appointed to make a start into how the British Prime Minister at the time, Clement Atlee, wanted the transfer of power to happen. This act mentioned the parliament of the United
