Author: Nivetha Sivasamy

An English major. A Romantic by nature. Movies and books are my lobsters. I have a philosophical bent of mind. Indian mythology forms the staple of my daily feed. Currently exploring the bowels of Marxism.

Innovations in Indian banking sector have been on a steady rise with multiple tech interventions. While complete robotization of the industry is imminent, alternate routes to access banking services also abound. One such new path to procure loans is Faircent’s P2P (Peer-to-peer) lending model. This model uses online portals to facilitate the process of loan. In India, formal loans are accessible only to 10% of the total population. As a result of such low numbers involved in rotation, borrowers pay high rates of interest. Moreover, many customers scramble to mobilize funds because of the failure to meet set employment credentials,…

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In a world where capitalism thrives on dopamine-driven internet addiction, understanding its impact on our lives becomes crucial. Imagine you’re marooned on an island. It won’t be surprising if your first question is whether the internet is available on the island. While the internet could certainly be a lifeline in such a situation, providing information, tools, and even potential rescue, it’s crucial to remember the potential downsides of excessive reliance and internet addiction. If you can’t stop refreshing your Facebook news feed, email, or any other internet app, there’s a good chance that you might be suffering from Internet Addiction…

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On 28th October 2016, Elon Musk drew apart curtains to unveil Solar Roof, an ambitious joint venture from Tesla Inc. and (its now-subsidiary) SolarCity. Tesla, a well-known name in the automotive field, is all set to revolutionise the field of green technology with this new innovation. Also Read: The Rise & Rise of SolarCity What are Solar Roofs? Solar panels aren’t by any way a stranger to the energy market. But the novelty of Tesla’s solar roof lies in its integration of photovoltaic cells (A.K.A solar cells that translate solar energy into electric energy) with roof tiles. Simply put, they aren’t roofs with tiles.…

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In films, nowadays, cancer is most famous for killing off the lead characters. Its use is extensive owing to its exotic, elite and esoteric sound and presence. However, the real victims know that cancer is more than what is glamorously portrayed in films. “You-know-what” is a representative of death, pain, and sorrow. This article takes a rundown on cancer and its enigmatic causes. Also Read: Liquid Biospy to Improve Cancer Diagnosis & Prognosis  Introducing: Cancer Cancer is not one, but a system of diseases that can start in any part of the body. Despite setting off on different locations, one deceptively…

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Many scenes from advertisements, films and videos wash over us. But we tend to retain only a few scenes from these motion pictures. In addition to the dialogues and the emotions portrayed, there is another aspect – cinematography, which is often neglected. And this aspect plays a titular role in the retention of scenes on our minds. Cinematography is not a result of instincts or accidental spontaneity; much forethought goes behind choosing the kind of shot, angle, camera movement and lighting. These which comprise a cinematographer’s bag of tricks go a long way in controlling what the viewers watch. Let’s take a…

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Besides youth, it is well-known that we humans are obsessed with defeating death. This was displayed in the way modern man obsessed over the Mayan prediction of apocalypse in 2012. We have a myriad of movies spinning around saving earth from destruction caused by space debris. Interestingly, predominant films have a happy ending reflecting people’s impeccable tendency, or rather drive, to circumvent the hurdle. But, this might not be the case in reality. Beware paranoid earthlings! A red dwarf-twin of sun called Nemesis may be lurking near our solar system, sporadically and unrelentingly causing destruction to life on earth. Introducing: Nemesis…

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WeThe Universe was once, what you could call, a frothing cauldron. With amorphous sizzling gases that were awaiting a little nudge from out of nowhere to break out. Unexpectedly, the Big Bang ensued. While we don’t know for sure how it occurred, the universe burst into an existence made of matter. Some of the ingredients include sub-atomic particles. Such as electrons, protons, mesons etc. Every part of the observable universe, according to scientists, consists of matter (and energy, of course). But is there a part of this expansive canvass that is not matter in nature? Science aficionados seem to give…

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There are a lot of revolutionary discoveries a scientist may dream of. Finding the cure for cancer, inventing a device to read human and animal thoughts alike, building a time machine (never mind the physics limitations) and so on and so forth. One among this never-ending list is to shorten the span of space travel and make interstellar voyages a reality. On 19th November 2016, NASA published a peer-reviewed paper vindicating the possibility of the EmDrive, sending shockwaves in the science community. Then, on 10th December, China proclaimed that it has successfully tested the device, only intensifying the cacophony surrounding it. First ushered…

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In the mid-1970s, Tom Lacino, an advocate of the need to combat the factors that posed a threat to healthy eating and living, to get the message of the evils surrounding sofa-bound cable TV viewing across to the public, coined the stigmatic term “couch potato”. Now, it has come to pass that these couch potatoes are not tethered only to television but also to electronic portable devices like tablets, mobile phones and laptops. But, why? Surprise! Surprise! It’s not just because of social networks. Users are now increasingly consuming content on their devices. Where have those days gone when people as…

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It requires no special intellect to understand the human fascination with the wide blue yonder. For, constant attempts have been made since time immemorial to know the world one is living in better. However, ever since humans accomplished the impossible, i.e., propelling the rocket onto the orbit, the rat race to make ground-breaking discoveries has broken out among the nations. A significant addition to the colossal measures is the Chinese’s radio telescope “Five-hundred-meter Aperture Spherical Telescope (FAST)”. Also Read: Telescopes – The Future of Our Eyes In The Sky FAST was successfully installed on July 3rd this year following 5 years…

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