Back, once again, on the news in circulation. Some of the fundamentals never change and they're in evidence as one goes through each, minutely. So, here I go.
(a) The Commonwealth Games.
The Commonwealth Games '18 will take place at Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia from
04 to 15 Apr. There always seems to be some problem or the other with respect to this games
extravaganza. As of now, the fight between the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting and
the Prasar Bharati may result in the cancellation of the radio coverage of the games by the All
India Radio. Why don't the concerned people think only about the best interest of the nation?
Resolve differences between departments to bring about a spectacular show by the team at the
games. The whip should be cracked on the minions who are organising the show and are getting
carried away over trivia.
But what worries me the most is that the scams which were responsible for the many hate
reviews over CWG '10, continue to be unresolved and the fraudsters strut around as though
nothing wrong had ever happened.
(b) The Aadhaar's Continuing Fight.
The legitimacy of the Aadhaar is being discussed in the apex court. This situation has been
brought about because of the growing apprehensions that when introduced, it will result in
the government's virtual surveillance of citizens. The Unique Identification Authority of India
(UIDAI), through a power point presentation, to the Supreme Court has highlighted the
following about the Aadhaar:-
(i) It's a tool to establish identity and not an aggregator of data, that could be misused
by the government to track citizens.
(ii) It's safe from hacking as the storage facility was not connected to the internet.
(iii) It provides the bare minimum information through leased lines connected to the
database for authentication purposes and is completely ignorant about the transactions
for which a person uses that authentication.
Have all the controversies on the Aadhaar sprung up because it was begun by one political
dispensation while its fine tuning is being done by another? That is the crux! Sad!!
Tailpiece.
A comparatively quiet day. Lekha, along with her assistant, Preetha had gone to the temple and did some sundry shopping from the Thursday market, where the commodities are cheap, fresh and
cover a wide range.
(a) The Commonwealth Games.
The Commonwealth Games '18 will take place at Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia from
04 to 15 Apr. There always seems to be some problem or the other with respect to this games
extravaganza. As of now, the fight between the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting and
the Prasar Bharati may result in the cancellation of the radio coverage of the games by the All
India Radio. Why don't the concerned people think only about the best interest of the nation?
Resolve differences between departments to bring about a spectacular show by the team at the
games. The whip should be cracked on the minions who are organising the show and are getting
carried away over trivia.
But what worries me the most is that the scams which were responsible for the many hate
reviews over CWG '10, continue to be unresolved and the fraudsters strut around as though
nothing wrong had ever happened.
(b) The Aadhaar's Continuing Fight.
The legitimacy of the Aadhaar is being discussed in the apex court. This situation has been
brought about because of the growing apprehensions that when introduced, it will result in
the government's virtual surveillance of citizens. The Unique Identification Authority of India
(UIDAI), through a power point presentation, to the Supreme Court has highlighted the
following about the Aadhaar:-
(i) It's a tool to establish identity and not an aggregator of data, that could be misused
by the government to track citizens.
(ii) It's safe from hacking as the storage facility was not connected to the internet.
(iii) It provides the bare minimum information through leased lines connected to the
database for authentication purposes and is completely ignorant about the transactions
for which a person uses that authentication.
Have all the controversies on the Aadhaar sprung up because it was begun by one political
dispensation while its fine tuning is being done by another? That is the crux! Sad!!
Tailpiece.
A comparatively quiet day. Lekha, along with her assistant, Preetha had gone to the temple and did some sundry shopping from the Thursday market, where the commodities are cheap, fresh and
cover a wide range.
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