Author Archives: Vijayashankar Na
Now “ET-Now” will have an “Arnab Touch”.. Will Peter’s Principle play out?
Arnab Goswami has been a disruptive influence on the TV media especially in the last one year. Times Now claims that it has made a huge progress in media ratings because of Mr Arnab’s antics. Mr Rajdeep Sardesai who was … Continue reading
Arnab Goswami accused of a Cyber Crime
In his enthusiasm to break a sensational story, Arnab Goswami appears to have landed himself in one of the biggest problems of his life by declaring possession of e-mails of an UK Member of Parliament which the MP has challenged … Continue reading
Is it Goodbye to Privacy !… as Smart City concept gains ground?
One of the main concerns of the community as it exists today when the concept of Smart City is unveiled is on what happens to the concept of Privacy? The very concept of a “Smart City” is one where information … Continue reading
Horoscope of a Smart City is written well before the fancy buildings come up
When we visualize a “Smart City”, we normally see a futuristic city laced with the clean, wide roads with sky scrapper buildings with fancy architecture all around. But the “Smartness” of a city does not lie with the civil architecture … Continue reading
Smart City Transport..Security Challenges
One of the major investments in a Smart City would be on an integrated intermodal transport network which connects the personal transport vehicles to the public systems of different kinds. To understand the issues involved, a really smart city transport … Continue reading
Airtel does a Maggi!
Just as Maggi has got into a controversy on its taste enhancing additives to its noodles, Airtel appears to be encountering a controversy by introducing a “Computer contaminant” into its customer’s browsers which is an offence under Section 66 of … Continue reading