INTRODUCTION TO THE MATTER:-

Unanimous judgment by the Supreme Court of India (SCI) in Justice K.S. Puttaswamy (Retd) vs Union of India is a resounding victory for privacy. The ruling is the outcome of a petition challenging the constitutional validity of the Indian biometric identity scheme Aadhaar. The judgment’s ringing endorsement of the right to privacy as a fundamental right marks a watershed moment in the constitutional history of India. The one-page order signed by all nine judges declares:

“The right to privacy is protected as an intrinsic part of the right to life and personal liberty under Article 21 and as a part of the freedoms guaranteed by Part III of the Constitution.”

The right to privacy in India has developed through a series of decisions over the past 60 years. Over the years, inconsistency from two early judgments created a divergence of opinion on whether the right to privacy is a fundamental right. This judgment reconciles those different interpretations to unequivocally declare that it is. Moreover, constitutional provisions must be read and interpreted in a manner which would enhance their conformity with international human rights instruments ratified by India. The judgment also concludes that privacy is a necessary condition for the meaningful exercise of other guaranteed freedoms.

MISUSE OF SAFETY CAMERAS:-

Blatant misuse of closed circuit TV (CCTV) cameras installed in retail shops, hotels and public places is a “de facto norm” in India, experts say. For the offence, cases of which are multiplying on a daily basis, one can take legal recourse under section 66E of the Information Technology Act, 2000. So far, however, there has been no reported conviction under the provision. The issue has once again come to the fore after Union human resource development minister Smriti Irani spotted a camera allegedly pointing towards the trial room at a FabIndia showroom in Goa. The police have made several arrests in the matter. It is also planning to question the retail firm’s chief executive and managing director, William Bissell. Cyber law experts say several cases of installed CCTV cameras violating privacy are emerging, be it cameras installed in cabins of employees, in changing rooms of malls or in public and private bathrooms. Recently, an 18-year-old employee of a popular lounge and bar in Mumbai was arrested after he was found videotaping women in the toilet, through a mobile phone taped to the wall. There are instances of such violations on a routine basis in hotel rooms of honeymooners, which find their way to porn footage on the internet. Lack of detailed legislation and stiff penalties, as well as low awareness among the general public about the pitfalls of being under surveillance, are some of the reasons behind the rising number of such instances. The fact that India neither has a detailed data protection law nor a privacy law only amplifies the concern.

“Digital voyeurism is increasingly dramatically in India because of the proliferation of mobile phones with cameras and the easy availability of spy cameras. A quick survey of Indian pornography online will confirm most of it is doubly illegal – because production of pornography is illegal and because it has been produced as a result of digital voyeurism,” says Sunil Abraham, executive director of the Centre for Internet & Society, a Bengaluru – based think tank. Massive consumption and circulation of these clips result in the rights of women being infringed again and again, he adds. “It is a terrible situation.”

The IT Act, 2000, is the parent legislation to deal with electronic surveillance. If a camera captures images of the private parts of a person, male or female, or transmits such images without consent, the offender can be booked under section 66E.However, the provision is a “toothless wonder”, as it is a bailable offence, with only three years of imprisonment and a fine of Rs 2 lakh, says cyber law expert and Supreme Court advocate Pavan Duggal. He adds since there are no clear guidelines on how to capture (the format), preserve (the duration) and present the CCTV camera footage, investigations into such crimes aren’t done properly, leading to no convictions so far. “Our law is patently wanting because this is not the first time this has happened; cases are being reported every now and then. The lack of quantified damages emboldens the offender,” says Duggal.

Under the IT Act, if a camera captures obscene electronic information, the owner of a CCTV camera can be booked under section 67, but if the camera captures sexually explicit information, it is classified as a non-bailable offence under section 67a, entailing five years of imprisonment and a fine of Rs 10 lakh. There are instances of CCTV cameras being installed in schools, which is a bigger issue, as it might tantamount to child pornography. A few months ago, a CCTV camera installed at a public place captured a couple making love.

In another case, a camera captured a couple kissing in the Delhi metro. The footage of both found their way to the internet.

“In today’s times, CCTVs are an absolute must. So, legislation will have to strike a balance between privacy and security,” says Duggal. He adds detailed guidelines are required on the responsibilities of CCTV camera owners as far as due diligence is concerned, as they are classified as intermediaries under the IT Act. Also, the extent of the liability in cases of leak of sensitive information or footage has to be specified. The privacy law, which has been at the drafting stage since the past five years, aims to have a separate chapter on surveillance, detailing the dos and don’ts for CCTV cameras. Abraham says, “The passage of a privacy Bill by the Parliament will ensure internationally accepted privacy principles will be implemented in the letter of the Indian law.” This will ensure citizens have rights that they can enforce against corporations and government agencies using CCTV cameras, adds Abraham, an active participant in framing some drafts of the privacy law.

Friendship is such a beautiful word that evolves entire world around it. A friend is someone when in tough times we have them as our back. ‘A friend in need is a friend in deed,’ Is a true saying. No wonder why friendship matters a lot to some people, they sacrifice every possible thing for their friends(only in exceptional cases but still people do sacrifice for their friends.)A friend can be your childhood friend who knows everything about you or someone whom you have known for a year or less. Their is no judgement criteria in between friends. They can say straight to their face, and may get a reply in more sarcastic way. Friends need not to have a matter of conversation everyday, but you know that it will not affect your friendship. May be they cannot help you but they make sure that atleast they listen upto what you are going through. They may not have solutions to your problems but you can make sure that their is always a person who I’ll lend their ears to us. Every doesn’t need a 3am friend but they do need a 3pm friend to whom they can go and cry their heart out. They can burst literally into any emotions without being judged.

There is always this comparison between the friendship of boys and girls. No wonder boys play their role as a friend perfectly, they may show up at anytime you call even at night. They may probably fall into any kind of mess for you. They have a strong bonding with you as of real brother. Simultaneously girls too have great bonding. They may not show up at night but will surely understand your emotions. From sharing clothes to sharing secrets they’re standstill by your side. Even they fall into mess for their friends.

Presenting you a sweet story of two friends.

It was very difficult for her to leave Rajasthan and live in Hyderabad as they were shifting states. She was just nine, when her parents decided to shift the state for the business pupose. It was a complete different surrounding which she was encountering with. New city, new school, new class, and most importantly
new friends. It was the toughest job for her to handle all these things as she was introvert. It was the year 2009, late july when she took admission and was in 4th class. The time when school had done with there unit test 1(UT1). She was facing difficulty for each
and every thing starting from completing notes to making friends in the school. As she was new in the class, a girl seemed to help her out and make her comfortable.
That friend helped her in completing notes as well as introducing to other friends. She was full of enthusiasm and was a fun loving person, kind of extrovert, and joyful. That gave strenth to that new girl. Both were from the same state Rajasthan. But she grew up in Hyderabad itself. So here come’s the main factor which has connected both the girl’s. Both were good at studies, and did well in their finals. Days passed and the friendship between them grew stronger. Social media and apps were not so popular back then, but calling absolutely was in trend. Called each other multiple times a day. Her friend worked as alarm to her. New girl got eyesight and had to wear spectacles and to acompany her, her friend lied to have minor eyesight and brought specs as well. They decided to take same tuitions and stay side by side. But nature had different plans. The new girl again had to shift to different place but in same city, simultaneously even changed school, both parted their ways and lived a different life without each other. Still they had connections and shared the same bonding..all thanks to the mobile. Even after that nature didn’t seemed to have them side by side..,they always ended up parting paths in either ways. Fast forward to adolescence..,they couldn’t get along to take admissions in the same colleges and ended up in different colleges. Still as time passes their bonding becomes more stronger than before. And are best friends forever..,yes bff goals

Okay., so, this is basically me and my bestfriend Hemakshi. This is my acknowledgement towards her. The story might sound silly, ordinary and have several loopholes and fast forwards but want to be thankful and grateful to her to stand by my side when no one stood. Thank you, and love you to the core.

PATTIKONDA:10/07/2020

Agriculture is the Mainstay for the Indian economy. The share of Agricultural sector capital formation in GDP declined nearly 2.89 percent in 2012-2013.This has improved to 3.87 in 2018-2019. It contributes nearly 18% of national income,while 54% are depend on agriculture.

Agricultural growth has direct impact on poverty eradication. It also an important factor in containing inflation raising Agricultural wages and employment generation. To encourage the Agricultural products ,the Government announce minimum support price to crops.

But since 2012,Indian agriculture sector is almost going through a crisis of huge food grain surplus wiped,crop failures,threats and suicides of country. Commercial crops are the crops which are produced for trade purpose like oil seeds,sugar,fibre crops.

India known as Rice bowl and sugar bowl of world. Here,The Importance of Agriculture in the industrial sector is not only for supply of raw material,but it provides food grains for the people working in that sector and market for industrial products.

The government of India introduce Agricultural sector in five year plan to reform activities and solutions for farmers. “India a farming country ,to be farming country forever “

It is obvious that our childhood affects our mind and mentality the most, the things we see and the thoughts we hear in our developing age changes our mindset the entire life. As most of the population of India lies between the age group of 1 to 25 yrs age group they should be guided in the right direction. Therefore cartoons affect the most of it because every child who has the availability to TV set surely watches cartoons.

The content of these cartoons plays an significant role, but unfortunately Indian cartoons stand nowhere in terms of there quality. Indian cartoons target the age group between 3 to 5 yrs, therefore making there cartoons oversimplified. It is oversimplified at a level where children don’t have to even think about it a little, the over simplicity of Indian cartoons can be seen from a e.g , there is a 8 year old boy who can beat anyone and that same boy can go to the Moon by just wearing a dhoti and a helmet. This level of disgusting content results in the low IQ and understanding capabilities of children. About this problem one can easily say that ‘you to only change that that show’, but with this answer a new problem arises and that is the lack of variety.

If you see deep through the Indian cartoon industry you will see the dirty monopoly of some writers, animators and production companies. They try to rule the whole industry by themselves and if someone else comes up with a unique idea and better content, he is just thrown out like a fly from the tea. You can take the e.g of Animax, a channel which brought some better content to Indian TV’s ,was thrown out and was shut down. And as a result of this monopoly every cartoon channel have fixed their own shows and run those same shitty shows for 24 hrs. Main thing is that these production companies don’t even try to improve the quality of their shows even after getting a huge profit. People are still watching these because they don’t know that their are some better options than these, this the reason these companies are still making huge profits and we are still getting those third class contents.

In little more than a decade, the changes of social media has gone from being an entertaining extra to a fully integrated part of nearly every aspect of daily life for many.

Recently in the realm of commerce, Facebook faced skepticism in its testimony to the Senate Banking Committee on Libra, its proposed cryptocurrency and alternative financial system. In politics, heartthrob Justin Bieber tweeted the President of the United States, imploring him to “let those kids out of cages.” In law enforcement, the Philadelphia police department moved to terminate more than a dozen police officers after their racist comments on social media were revealed.

And in the ultimate meshing of the digital and physical worlds, Elon Musk raised the specter of essentially removing the space between social and media through the invention — at some future time — of a brain impact  that connects human tissue to computer chips.

All this, in the span of about a week

As quickly as social media has insinuated itself into politics, the workplace, home life and elsewhere, it continues to evolve at lightning speed, making it tricky to predict which way it will morph next. It’s hard to recall now, but SixDegrees.com, Friendster and Makeoutclub.com were each once the next big thing, while one survivor has continued to grow in astonishing ways. In 2006, Facebook had 7.3 million registered users and reportedly turned down a $750 million buyout offer. In the first quarter of 2019, the company could claim 2.38 billion active users, with a market capitalization hovering around half a trillion dollars.