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Who are Rohingyas? Why are they in the news? Image source - The New York Times Rohingya crisis in simple words - Rohingya Muslims are the refugees sheltering in India. Refugees are the people who flee from one country to another seeking escape from either a war or political oppression, religious persecution (torturing) or maybe because of a natural disaster. Rohingyas basically are a Muslim minority who reside in the Rakhine state, which is also called Arakan in Myanmar/Burma. They are considered as “stateless entities” as the Myanmar government says that they do not ethically belong to their country so they do not have any legal protection.   Also, there’s violence against them from the native communities who are not ready to accept them as co-citizens.  In Myanmar, these people are considered refugees from Bangladesh. So they are fleeing Myanmar for safety. Rohingyas are considered to be living in the Arakan since time immemorial. Since hundred...

Digital India Program–  This was the program which was launched by the Indian government in July 2015 with the aim of – -           Availability of high speed internet -           To facilitate e-governance -           For digital empowerment There were both positive and negative results of the program – -           India became the second largest market of smart phones in the world. -           Number of internet users and e-governance went up as per UN reports. -           Digi-locekrs , which allows for storing important documents online got good amount of users. -           Many ministers became active on social media and have direct conne...

What is GST –or the Goods and Services Tax?  GST in simple words. Concept simplified. ·          A tax system that replaces other indirect taxes for example – customs, excise, luxury, sales, services tax etc.

Augmented Reality explained simply -   It’s a technology that you can connect to your PC, tablet or smartphone or even a glass so that you can better view the real world..the world that you are seeing right now.. It combines the real world with the digital /virtual information generated by AR (augmented Reality) supportive equipment.  It ‘augments’ or enhances the user experience of seeing the world. If your smartphone has AR technology..it will act as a magic mirror to the real world. It will enhance the quality of the audio/video other imagery that you are seeing right now and it can also introduce virtual objects or 3D models in it, which you can see through your phone. It dates back to 1962, when cinematographer Morton Hil, created 'Sensorama', which was a simulator with visual, sound, vibration and smell.  First real world application was in fighter jets for the heads up display, which allowed pilots to aim their weapons better. ...