Corona Horror In Delhi: 'Mother dies in front of eyes while sitting in auto', helpless boy cries

 

The News Cover: The second wave of corona has hit the chest of our country. Now all over the country there is only wailing, suffering, anguish, wailing, the pain of losing relatives, yearning for a little breath. As if this scene cannot be seen with the naked eye. There are no beds in the hospital, there are not enough vaccines, ordinary people are struggling due to lack of oxygen. This new strain of Corona has come back with absolutely double energy savings. The double, triple mutant strain is spreading across the country. Due to which India is setting new records every day. For seven days in a row, the number of daily attacks in the country has exceeded 3 lakh. 3 lakh 72 thousand people have been infected in the last 24 hours. 3,285 people died. The total number of people affected by Corona is 1 crore 79 lakh 8 thousand 736 people. The situation has gradually taken a terrible shape.

The worst situation is now in the capital Delhi. People in Qatar are dying without treatment. Such a heartbreaking scene was seen on the streets of Delhi on this day. A 26-year-old man was sitting on the sidewalk, sobbing. He was waiting with an auto outside Corona Hospital. His sick mother was in Ottawa. The young man tried with his last drop of blood to give his mother the minimum treatment. But the woman fell to her death while lying in the car. He brought his mother for the last time at Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel Covid Care Center on Tuesday morning. But the hospital did not open the gate even once.

"They killed my mother," says Mukul Vyas, a helpless boy. How I cried to see my mother once. Before I was told to complete all the formalities. After hours of doing all this, my mother left. ”Mukul was told that Kiran Devi, 52, would need a DSO (district surveillance officer) permit to be admitted. Mukul, who broke down in tears in front of the media, said, "When someone is dying, is there really time to follow 100 rules? My mother died without treatment. "

Coronavirus | In Kolkata, hospitals tie up with hotels to treat non-severe COVID-19 cases

 

The News Cover:  The number of Covid patients is increasing every day in Kolkata. At the same time, the number of patients coming to the hospital is increasing. But many times the hospital is getting beds for the patients. There are many patients in the admission line. In this situation, the Hotel Association of East India came forward to admit the patients through an agreement with the hospital. If there is a shortage of beds in the hospital, it is possible to arrange treatment for the patients within two kilometers. This effort is called Satellite Center.

Sudesh Poddar, president of the Hotel and Restaurant Association of East India, said, "We have arranged about 1,000 beds for Covid patients. In all these places, a small number of patients will stay here if they do not find a place in the hospital. The hospital team will take care of them." All patients will be treated. "

Rupak Barua, president of the Hospital Association of East India, said, "Only a few sick patients have been accommodated in those hotel rooms. However, adequate oxygen and other medicines and diets have been provided in those rooms so that there is no delay in treatment." "

Hospitals are struggling to accommodate the thousands of Covid patients, hospital sources said. In this case, such measures will help the patients to get treatment and proper diet. In this situation, the Hotel Association of East India came forward to admit the patients through an agreement with the hospital. If there is a shortage of beds in the hospital, it is possible to arrange treatment for the patients within two kilometers. This effort is called Satellite Center. In all these places, a small number of sick patients will stay here if they do not get a place in the hospital. The medical team at the hospital will take care of them. Those patients will be treated according to the guidelines of the Union Ministry of Health. "

Oxygen crisis: 18 oxygen tankers imported from Bangkok, 21 oxygen plants imported from France! Kejriwal's decision in extreme crisis

 

The News Cover: People across the country are in a state of shock due to the second wave of corona. The infection has reached a point where oxygen shortages are rampant across the country. The situation in Delhi is also very serious due to the oxygen crisis in the last few days. And so this time Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal has decided to seek help from another country.

On Tuesday, Kejriwal said the Delhi government had decided to import 16 oxygen tankers and 21 oxygen plants from Bangkok and France. He said the decision was taken to meet the oxygen shortage in the capital.

"We are importing 21 oxygen plants from France," Kejriwal said. They can be used immediately upon import. These will be installed in different hospitals. These will help to make up for the lack of oxygen in the hospital. "We will get 44 oxygen plants next month," he said. Of which 6 centers will be given by April 30. And 36 Delhi governments will install.

In the past few days, Kejriwal has also sought oxygen help from other states. "In the last few days, I have sought help from many industrialists and other state governments," he said. I have received help and support from everyone. Thanks to those who are standing by the Delhi government in this crisis.

In the last 24 hours, 3 lakh 23 thousand 144 people have been infected with the new corona virus. Due to this increase, the total number of people affected by corona has gone up to 1 crore 8 lakh 36 thousand 306 people. India is now the second country after the United States where the number of daily attacks has crossed 3 lakh. The corona virus is currently spreading much faster in India than in the United States.

Mizoram women's great initiative, more than 10 thousand AIDS patients are employment!

 

The News Cover:  In front of whom the prejudices of the society become secondary. Vanlalruati Colney, a resident of Mizoram. This woman's achievement has shown the way to the society. She has helped bring about 10,000 HIV positive people back into social and family life by providing them with employment. HIV or human immunodeficiency virus is responsible for the transmission of AIDS. Patients suffering from this disease are the victims of various social stigmas. They are intentionally pushed into a corner.

This struggle of the colony was quite difficult at first. The people behind the social superstitions did not want to come forward on their own at first. But Vanlalruati did not give up. He is determined to help those affected by the disease. But it was not to be. Colonie became addicted to drugs at an early age, and was diagnosed with HIV at the age of 20. Later the disease became more serious in his body. The whole body is filled with big blisters. His hair began to fall out and the infection caused so much fluid discharge that stains could be seen on the bedsheets at one time.

In an interview with Better India, he himself said that the hospital staff did not want to touch his bedsheet. At that time, HIV healthcare in Mizoram was not very good. On the one hand, the colony's family began to lose hope. But the colony itself was firm. He then contacted a local church. He decided to bring HIV patients to the forefront with social recognition to ease their burden. In 2006, she formed a support and advocacy group for women living with HIV. Positive Women's Network of Mizoram (PWNM). The organization's goal was to bring HIV-positive women into touch with contemporary others through various government projects. More than 10,000 people are currently associated with this organization. The organization of the colony is also playing a big role in Kovid 19 Atimari. Currently NGO Goonj and UNAIDS

This firm attitude of the colony did not fail. In 2019, she was awarded the Woman Exemplar Award from the Department of Health, Delhi. Colony is now 36 years old. His hope is that in this way he will be able to do better.

Lunar Eclipse 2021: The first eclipse of this year will be seen from India, know the necessary information

 

The News Cover: The first lunar eclipse of this year will be on May 26. However, this acceptance will not be seen from all parts of the country. Only eclipses can be observed from different states of Eastern India.

 The first lunar eclipse of the year can be seen on the full moon of Baishakhi. The moon will be eclipsed on Wednesday, May 26. The first eclipse of this year can be seen from our country but not from all parts of India. Because when the eclipse starts, it is morning in some parts of this huge country.

 Since this lunar eclipse will not be visible from all places, the effect of the eclipse will not fall on the inhabitants of all parts of India. Only from places where eclipses can be seen, will the eclipse be effective on the inhabitants of those places. This lunar eclipse can get bad news about any elderly member of the family.

 This lunar eclipse can be seen from different states of eastern India. These states are West Bengal, Arunachal Pradesh, Mizoram, Nagaland, East Odisha, Manipur, Tripura, Assam and Meghalaya.

 Apart from India, the May 26 lunar eclipse will be observed in Japan, Bangladesh, Singapore, Burma, South Korea, the Philippines, North and South America, the Pacific and the Indian Ocean.

Is the center giving free data to 100 million students for online classes? Know the truth

 

The News Cover: The whole country is affected by the killing corona. The second wave of the virus has taken a more terrible form than the first wave. In this situation, the emphasis may once again be on the online class. And for this online class, the central government is giving free data to 100 million students of the country. This data will match only if you forward a message related to this. Recently, such a fake message has gone viral on various social media including WhatsApp. And this time the Cellular Operators Association of India or COAI is aware of this.

This was recently tweeted by COAI. Ordinary people are also asked to be careful by posting a picture of a fake message circulating on WhatsApp. In a tweet, the Cellular Operators Association of India said, 'Don't click on the link with such a message. Beware of such bogus messages. There is no such offer from the government or companies associated with telecom services. Do not forward such messages. Warn your friends and family too. '

Urgent Message on Public Advisory:

DO NOT click on the URL in this message.

Beware of such fraudulent messages. There is no such scheme from the Government or Telecom Service Providers. Don't share or forward such messages and also alert your family and friends. @airtelindia pic.twitter.com/bzOA9x8Lhu

— COAI (@ConnectCOAI) April 21, 2021

Usually in all these cases they are asked to forward fake messages. It also has links to unknown websites. In some cases it is said that if you go to the website and fill up the form, you will get a recharge. Such claims are also made. But according to cyber experts, it is better not to give personal information to such unknown websites. Moreover, clicking on those links can leave personal information in the hands of hackers. Only then can the trap of deception be hidden. Therefore, this step of COAI is to warn the common people. 

Where Delhi riots took place, BJP opened office there, court will be held every week

News Cover: This office is open in front of Bhajanpura petrol pump of Chandbag. BJP's media relations head Neelkant Bakshi said that this new north-east Delhi MP office would be promoting brotherhood in the area. This is an attempt to maintain goodwill, opening offices among the areas most affected by the riots. MP Manoj Tiwari will conduct regular public hearings here every week.

People of the area can register their problems in this office. On which from the level of MP Manoj Tiwari and party, work will be done to eradicate those problems. By opening offices in the riot-affected area, BJP MPs are also trying to boost the morale of their workers. However, party leaders say that this office has been opened in the wake of communal harmony.

Claim: now corona will run with ID card, know how much truth is there in it

News Cover: Since the early stages of the Corona epidemic, the effective formulation of the virus has been followed by "masks, hand sanitizers and social distancing". But now many such products have arrived in the market, which are being sold in the name of protection against corona virus. One such product is "Virus Shut Out" which people are using.

The demand for Air Sterilization Card in the online market has increased a lot. First of all, the Chinese company introduced this card in the market, after this, Japan and now the companies of India are also selling the card which escaped from Corona. This product is being called 'Virus Blocker Disinfection Card'. It has to be worn around the neck like an ID card.

Many companies are selling it as 'Virus Shut Out' card in the market, while some virus block out, get out virus, medical stores and online platforms are easily present in this product. This product is available in different packs of Rs 150 to Rs 600. This ID card claims to eliminate 97.9% COVID-19 virus immediately. This card lasts for 30 days.

How does Virus Shut Out card work ??

The product, which looks like an ID card, has a small blue packet filled with chemicals instead of the nametag, which acts like a portable air purifier. The card contains low concentration chlorine dioxide, which keeps bacteria and viruses away. It protects the air of 1 meter radius. Also, the SARS-CoV-2 virus kills. Chlorine dioxide are anti-viral agents.

How much truth in claims of protection from corona with ID card ??

The ID card can be worn in a shirt pocket or with a clip on the collar. The company is telling the ID card for use from young children to old people. However, this product will protect against corona virus infection - there is no proof of this claim. It has been banned in the US, Vietnam, Thailand and the Philippines. But it is still being sold in India.

Bernstein said covid19 vaccine may be available in india by early 2021

News Cover: As the trial of the coronavirus vaccine is progressing at a rapid pace, the expectation of an approved vaccine becoming available in the Indian market by early 2021 is increasing. Bernstein said this in a report.

Currently, there are four potential vaccines globally, which are expected to be approved by the end of 2020 or early 2021. Two of these vaccines have been partnered by 'AstraZeneca and Oxford's viral vector vaccine' and 'Novavax's protein subunit vaccine'.

According to the report, 'First and second stage tests seem to be reliable in increasing the safety and immune response potential for these two vaccines. We are optimistic that an approved vaccine will be available in the market in the first quarter of 2021 in India.

Vaccine price

Bernstein said that the cost of the vaccine can be three to six dollars (225 to 550 rupees) per dose, and collective immunity can take up to two years to develop due to implementation difficulties. The reason for this is the lack of experience in terms of mass vaccination.

Challenges to be faced by India

Bernstein said that the number of cold stores and shortage of skilled labor are two major challenges. Even assuming that the pace of implementation will be two times than before, it will still take 18 to 20 months for the government program to be implemented.

He said, 'We believe that initially vaccines will be made available to sensitive sections like health workers and people above 65 years of age etc. After this, the vaccine can be given to people engaged in essential services and to the economically poor.

According to the report, Novavax vaccine is giving better results than AstraZeneca and Oxford. Both have given good results in the first two phases and are now in the third phase. For this, a person will need to give two doses in an interval of 21 to 28 days.

Bernstein said that the Serum Institute of India is fully ready to introduce the vaccine first. The Serum Institute has tied up with AstraZeneca and both Oxford and Novavax to produce their potential vaccines. It has the ability to produce both a protein sub unit and a viral vector vaccine. If required, the ability of both types can be increased by changing one. We do not see any hindrance on the manufacturing front.

He said, 'Serum Institute is also working on additional capacity of one billion doses. We estimate that they will be able to produce 60 crore doses in 2021 and one billion doses in 2022. Of these, 40 to 50 crore doses will be available for India in 2021.

Apart from this, three companies of India, Zydus, Bharat Biotech and Biological are also working on their own vaccines. These vaccines are in Phase I and Phase II trials.

Amit Shah recovers from Corona, may be discharged from AIIMS soon

The News Cover: Indian Home Minister Amit Shah, admitted to AIIMS.  He can be discharged from AIIMS soon. Hospital officials gave this information on Saturday. 

Indian Home Minister Amit Shah, admitted to AIIMS, has been cured for the last several days due to Corona infection.Let us tell you that on August 2, Amit Shah had said on Twitter that he has been infected with Corona virus. He was then treated in a private hospital in Gurugram. He was discharged after recovering from there.


But later on getting sick again, he was admitted to the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) on 18 August. AIIMS issued a statement on Saturday saying that Amit Shah has now recovered. He can be discharged from the hospital soon. 

Supreme Court to give verdict on fugitive Vijay Mallya's petition on Monday, know the case

The News Cover: The Supreme Court will give its verdict on August 31 on a review petition of fugitive businessman Vijay Mallya. In fact, Vijay Mallya transferred $ 40 million to his children in the midst of the trial. On which in May 2017, the Supreme Court held him guilty of contempt of court. 

The Supreme Court reserved the decision after hearing

Vijay Mallya filed a review petition against this order of the Supreme Court. The bench of Justices UU Lalit and Ashok Bhushan reserved their verdict after hearing through video conferencing on Thursday and announced that it would pass its judgment on Monday. The court also said here that there are two major charges against Vijay Mallya. Jimsen's one allegation is that he did not disclose his assets and another tried to hide the assets incorrectly. 

40 million dollars was transferred to his children.

He is currently living in the UK. The Supreme Court gave the decision against Vijay Mallya in May 2017 on the petition of banks. Banks said that defaulter Vijay Mallya secretly transferred $ 40 million from British firm Diageo to his children's names instead of paying the arrears. 

The Fight Over Police Use Of Facial Recognition Technology | News Cover

The News Cover: The majority of Americans appear in a facial recognition database, potentially accessible by their local police department and federal government agencies like ICE or the FBI. It's not something you likely opted into. But as of now, there's no way to be sure exactly who has access to your likeness. 

Over the past 10 years or so face recognition, face surveillance has moved from the realm of science fiction to the realm of science reality. But in light of recent protests for racial justice, facial recognition technologies have come under scrutiny for the way in which they're deployed by police departments around the country. Protesters worry they're being tracked, and communities of color say this tech will exacerbate bias. 

Nobody can get clear answers about who is using facial recognition and how. These technologies do not work the same across different groups of people. And oftentimes the people that they fail most on are those who are already marginalized in society. In response, IBM, Amazon, and Microsoft have all stated that they'll either stop developing this tech or stop selling it to law enforcement until regulations are in place. 

And in late June, Democratic members of Congress sought to make these pledges permanent, introducing a bill banning government use of facial recognition technologies. But lesser known companies like Clearview AI, NEC, and Rank One plan to pursue business as usual, and say this tech has an important role to play in the justice system. If somebody violently harms somebody else, that is an ongoing threat to public safety and tools that can be used safely should be available. 

Whether or not they support a ban, researchers and activists across the political spectrum are increasingly speaking out about privacy concerns, algorithmic bias and the lack of transparency and regulation around this tech. I don't think we should take an approach that a technology is inherently good or bad. But I'm not comfortable at the moment with the lack of regulation, having this technology being used among law enforcement. 

This is a type of technology that has profound implications for the future of human society. And we need to have a real conversation about whether we can have it in our society at all. Facial recognition technologies use biometric information, that is body measurements specific to each individual, to match a face from a photo or a video to a database of known faces. This database could be composed of mug shots, driver's license photos, or even photos uploaded to social media. 

It's likely that you already use this tech in your daily life, as advances in artificial intelligence over the past decade have greatly improved its capabilities. Every time you use your face to unlock your smartphone, accept Facebook's photo tagging suggestions, or sort through a Google Photos album by person, you're seeing facial recognition at work. This isn't really the type of thing that lawmakers are seeking to ban, and some are definitely eager to see the everyday users expand. 

I think there are a lot of applications that are potentially quite exciting. You know, going to a grocery store and being able just to walk out of the store without having to pay, you know the store just identifies you and automatically done it to you. But whether you're tagging photos or searching through a vast government database, it's the same technology at work. And that has others concerned. We're worried that people are going to start to normalize this technology and that could bleed into acceptance on the government side, which is extremely concerning. 

Real-time surveillance of video footage is often considered the most worrisome use case. Right now, the tech is far from 100 percent accurate. But in theory, using facial recognition on video feeds would make it possible to alert police when a suspect shows their face in public or track where anybody is going and who they're associating with. 

China and Russia already do this, and some U.S. cities, like Detroit and Chicago, have acquired tech that would make it possible. Detroit's video surveillance program started in 2016, when security cameras replaced at eight gas stations. In 2017, the department bought facial recognition software, giving them the capability to scan these cameras video feeds. Over the last, under three years, i t has rapidly expanded. 

They have surveillance helicopters, access to drones, traffic lights with surveillance capabilities. After heated debate, Detroit banned the use of facial recognition on live video, so the city cannot track people in real-time. Chicago promises that it doesn't do this either. But throughout the U.S., using facial recognition on photographs is still common, though San Francisco, Boston and a number of other cities have outlawed all government use of this tech. So we should not forget, right, San Francisco was the first city to ban face recognition. 

The place where the sausage is being made did not want the sausage, right? Private companies like Walmart, Lowe's and Target have also trialed facial recognition systems to catch shoplifters, though they say they're not currently using it. And U.S. airports are starting to roll out face scanners at the gate, so passengers need not show their passport. There's also potential to use similar tech in targeted advertising, something that Walmart is experimenting with in partnership with a startup called Cooler Screens, which infers a shopper's age and gender in order to show more relevant ads. While the screens don't identify individuals, it's not hard to imagine a system that could, a thought that puts many on edge. 

I think many people will be concerned and creeped out, but will eventually suck it up and get used to it. If someone can come up with a way, in the private sector, to ensure that this is not easy for criminals or the government just to take advantage of, then I can see people becoming quite comfortable with it. The global facial recognition market was valued at 3.4 billion dollars in 2019, and it's projected to grow steadily over the coming years. 

However, in the wake of George Floyd's death and protests against racism and police brutality, Amazon, Microsoft, and IBM made headlines for pulling back on police access to facial recognition technology. But while these tech giants certainly have clout, as well as other significant ties to law enforcement, they're not actually the most important companies in this specific market. First off, IBM did not have a real product in this space. 

Microsoft and Amazon, neither of them were big players in the law enforcement space. They did not have a large line of business there. So one could call it a bit of virtue signalling. After announcing a yearlong moratorium on police use of its facial recognition software, called Rekognition, Amazon says it doesn't know how many police departments actually use it. Rekognition is widely used in the private sector, but previously only one law enforcement customer was listed on its website. 

For its part, Microsoft says it does not currently sell its facial recognition software to police and that it promises not to until there are federal regulations in place. IBM took the boldest stance of the three, promising to stop research and development on facial recognition altogether. But this tech wasn't really generating much revenue for the company anyway. 

But many lesser-known companies are providing this technology to the police on a large scale, and they've made no such promises to stop, upsetting privacy advocates. My view is that it's fundamentally incompatible with democracy and with basic human rights to have technology like facial recognition in the hands of law enforcement. Clearview AI is a huge player in this space. Founded in 2017, Clearview has amassed a database of over three billion images, scraped from millions of websites and social media platforms from Venmo to Facebook. 

Its catalog is far more comprehensive than anything that came before it, and the company says it's used by over 2,400 law enforcement agencies in the U.S. at the local, state, and federal levels. Because we're like the largest provider in the space and we've had so much experience, we feel that it would be a shame and a really big mistake to take it away, because all these crimes would go unsolved. 

The way Clearview works is simple. You just upload a picture and the system searches its database for matches. So Katie, do you mind if I show you how it works on your photo that you supplied earlier? Go for it. So it just takes a matter of seconds. You pick the photo that you want to search, which is that one. And as you can see, it's uploading it. It's finding photos. And here there's eight photos out of over three billion that match. 

And you can see they all come with a link to the original. I see a picture from my personal website, an old news article, CNBC's website. All things I knew were out there, but not things I knew were a part of a facial recognition database, accessible to thousands of police departments. The Clearview system itself does not reveal my name, but the links point to websites that do. So we don't actually identify someone, we help you identify someone if you're an investigator. 

While Google, YouTube, Twitter, and Facebook have all sent cease-and-desist letters to Clearview, the company says that because these images are public, it has a right to compile them. At the end of the day, it's a search engine just like Google. So we think it's a little bit hypocritical of them to then send a cease-and-desist. But fundamentally, it is publicly available information. 

Other players include NEC, the 1 21-year-old information technology and electronics giant that sells its software to about 20 U.S. law enforcement agencies, and Rank One, which says it supports about 25 different law enforcement agencies. We think face recognition is a tool that empowers people when used correctly. If it wasn't our technology, it absolutely would be somebody else's technology. 

Advocates have raised the alarm on facial recognition for years, and now their concerns are gaining momentum. One of the most oft-cited issues is the general lack of transparency when it comes to exactly who is using facial recognition and for what ends. I wish I could tell you how many police departments are using this technology. Researchers at Georgetown discovered that Detroit was one of the cities using facial recognition. 

They had been using that technology for over a year before the community got wind of it. So because we don't have this transparency, I'm not able to answer this question of house widespread this technology is. That lack of transparency ma y be by design. The concern here I think from the police is, we don't want to show our hand to criminals. 

The idea is, well if we have to be more transparent about what technology we use, then people will adapt their behavior. And I think in a functioning democracy that takes civil liberties seriously, that's a price sometimes we have to pay. What's more though, the tech just isn't always accurate. And when it's wrong, it reveals bias. A 2018 study by the ACLU tested Amazon's Rekognition software on members of Congress, running their images through a mugshot database. It incorrectly identified 28 of them as criminals. And while only 20 percent of Congress members are people of color, they comprised 39 percent of the false matches. 

This report came on the heels of a 2018 study by Buolamwini and her co-author, Timnit Gebru, which demonstrated that software by Microsoft, IBM, and Chinese company Face++ frequently misgendered women and people of color. I was working on an art installation that used face-tracking technology. It didn't work that well on my face until I put on a white mask, and so that led to some questions. Others that did de tect my face labeled me male. I am not a man. B uolamwini and Gebru found that the systems they tested were nearly 100 percent accurate when identifying the gender of white men. 

But when identifying gender in darker skinned woman, Microsoft's system failed about 20 percent of the time and IBM's system failed about a third of the time. After the study came out, Microsoft and IBM trained their algorithms on a more diverse set of faces and improved their error rates. But when B uolamwini conducted a follow-up study using Amazon Rekognition, it still m isgendered dark-skinned woman nearly a third of the time. Amazon, unlike Microsoft or IBM, actually actively attempted to discredit our research. 

And we were really fortunate that more than 70 A.I. researchers and practitioners came to say no, this is rigorous, peer-reviewed, in fact even award winning work. The issues that are being pointed out are core to our field. Like Amazon noted in their critique of B uolamwini's study, Brendan Klare, CEO of Rank One, says that gender identification is a different technology than matching a face to a database of faces. 

Obviously gender estimation is sort of a different type of application, but there never should be errors like that. And the errors they showed were egregious and those are not representative of the technology. Our technology is about 99 percent accurate on gender estimation across all races. He says that claims of algorithmic racism and sexism are misleading. 

It's an important topic. It's one that has been susceptible to a lot of misinformation. Both Rank One and NEC recently made the news after their algorithms misidentified a black man in Detroit as a suspect in a shoplifting case. The man, Robert Williams, spent 30 hours in jail. Klare says that Rank One's technology was misused in this case, because a match is not probable cause for arrest. The investigating officers did not collect independent evidence. 

If the case of Mr. Williams is not an isolated incident, if there is a pattern that emerges, we will get out of this market. Clear view says a recent test showed its system is 99.6 percent accurate and exhibits no racial bias whatsoever. Previously, the ACLU has called Clearview's accuracy assertions absurd and challenged the company's testing methodology. 

The Detroit police chief, facing scrutiny over Williams' arrest, said that if the department relied solely on its facial recognition software, it would misidentify suspects about 96 percent of the time. The huge difference in stated accuracy rates vs. actual accuracy rates could be because these systems are tested using relatively high quality images. 

But when they're deployed in the real world, security camera footage can be too low quality to yield accurate results. But just for context, the most important thing, this is much more accurate than the human eye. And I think there's only beneficial things that can happen once you get to this level of accuracy. But even if a system could achieve perfection, others can think of a whole host of not so beneficial consequences. 

It's dangerous when it works and when it doesn't. But even if the technology worked 100 percent of the time, it would be extremely dangerous because at its logical conclusion, what it really does is eliminate privacy and anonymity in public space, which is something that no free society should ever tolerate. Some are more optimistic about the role that facial recognition could play in society. Facial recognition technology could be exculpatory evidence. Like, look Your Honor, I know I'm being accused by three witnesses, but there is an image of me at Walmart at this moment. It cannot be me.

What if there was a facial recognition system and it only included images of children that parents had volunteered in the case of a missing child? That's the kind of situation where I imagine that people see the value of it. But still, others ask, are the serious drawbacks worth it? There is the scenario that we would hope to be true, which is this flawless system is used in a police force that doesn't have a history of systemic racism. But this is not the world we live in. 

And so I can understand wanting to use whatever tools are available, but we have to ask, are we bringing the correct tool to the job? And so it's one thing if oh, it worked out how you thought. But at what cost? How much data did you have to collect? We believe it's extremely dangerous, in a predominantly black city especially. It doesn't make any sense to double down on something like this at a time when the nation is calling for some systemic changes within policing and to undo systems of brutality and racial violence. 

What most experts agree on is that at the very least, more regulation and transparency is needed. Many also say this tech should not be used to help solve low-level crimes like shoplifting or drug use, though some concede that it may eventually be appropriate to use facial recognition on still photos to help solve violent crimes or kidnappings. But using it on video footage is often considered a red line. 

We believe strongly that the use of facial recognition algorithms to analyze video data either in real-time or to look back at historic video footage, that that ought to be banned permanently in the United States, that we should just never be engaged in that type of surveillance. In general, a federal moratorium on this tech could garner significant bipartisan support. 

Last year, an ACLU poll in Massachusetts revealed that nearly eight in 10 voters supported a statewide moratorium, which included 84 percent of Democrats, 82 percent of Independents and 50 percent of Republicans. We're kind of in this sweet spot right now where the technology is not quite good enough to really be able to effectively achieve the goal of cataloging every person's every public movement, habit, and association. But it's getting there. So this is the perfect time, actually, for lawmakers to step in and say, you know what we're just going to draw a big bright red line in the sand here and say, we're not going to go any further until we have a deliberate conversation about this. 

But some worry that Big Tech will use this time to lobby for overly permissive regulations. We're going to be on the lookout for legislation that is clearly backed or sponsored by companies like Amazon and Microsoft, where their lawyers and lobbyists have gone over the text to make sure that it's friendly to their business model. In some form or another, facial recognition is likely here to stay. We'll probably continue using it to unlock our phones and tag our pictures. 

It may become commonplace to use it to confirm our identity at the airport or grocery store checkout line. Maybe we'll even come to accept a world full of hyper-targeted advertising screens. Name one technology we've developed and stopped. This genie is not going back in the bottle. It really is just going to be coming down to how well do we manage it? But to what extent governments and police departments can access this technology remains an open question. And that's where the real debate lies. 

Some think the political environment right now presents a real opportunity to ban a ccess to this tech at all levels of government. I think in Congress we have a real shot at getting strong legislation to put at least an immediate moratorium on local, state, and federal use of facial recognition. And I'm optimistic that we will get a ban on facial recognition in the United States. 

Others predict legislation will stop short of a ban. I think there will be many members who take the view that the technology has many worrying applications and civil libertarian issues, but that it also is ultimately useful with the right guidelines in place. And crafting these guidelines soon will be essential, because technology like facial recognition is advancing at a rapid clip. 

It may be too late to turn back the clock altogether, but some privacy advocates say that this debate is emblematic of the idea that just because we can build something doesn't mean that we should. Sometimes algorithmic justice means you don't make it, you don't deploy it. I think these technology companies need to have a sit down and ask themselves before they innovate, is this something that necessarily needs to exist in the world? 

Ministry of Health Issues Advisory on Social Stigma | News Cover

News Cover: India currently has many cases of COVID-19 infections. However social media platforms such as WhatsApp have led to an increase in sharing negative information about COVID patients. Such false information and attacks are breeding fear and confusion among the citizens. 

       There have been many cases. For example, images of individuals displaying symptoms but who are not COVID+ are going viral, families suspected of being COVID+ are being assaulted, doctors, nurses who are doing a fabulous job are being stigmatised due to COVID-19. 

      If we discriminate against medical workers, how will we contain COVID-19? There have been many cases like this. Many Hearing individuals are sharing WhataApp messages falsely targetting people of being COVID+. They do this out of the excitement to share negative information. This is not a joke. COVID-19, is not a joke. Many such cases have happened in the Deaf community as well. 

        Here are two examples. A Deaf person was not feeling well and was not sure about his sickness. He went to the doctor for treatment, where he was made to wear a PPE suit and was very sick. Someone got to know about this and video called the Deaf person. The Deaf person's video call conversation was recorded. When the person asked the Deaf person what happened, the Deaf person said he was feeling sick. 

  

    The person said, that since the Deaf man was displaying all the symptoms, he is COVID+. The recorded video call was then made viral. How do you think the Deaf person must have felt? The person was bombarded by calls. Turned out the person did not have the coronavirus. The Deaf person misunderstood his symptoms, which were due to a change in weather. When the person went to the doctor, the doctor said there was no need to visit the clinic. The symptoms were due to climate change. 

      This recorded video labelled him a COVID+ patient. The Deaf person was unable to understand what was happening. Is recording a video like that and making it viral, right? Is this a joke? Its completely wrong! Second case is of a Deaf family who decided to stay home as precautionary measure. 

       A Deaf man had an itch in his throat and asked for hot water. When he asked for hot water, his family said this meant he has coronavirus. Labelling someone like that is not a joke. There are many cases like that happening all over India in the Deaf and Hearing community. This is not the right time to spread false information, jokes and oppress people during the COVID outbreak. 

        We need to be united and share positive talks from now. Now let tell you the Ministry of Health Family Welfare's points that we must all follow. 

       1. Remember PM Modi had said that medical workers are like God. They are helping to contain COVID-19 and hence, PM Modi said we must respect them like Gods. However people are discriminating and assaulting doctors. If targetted like this, medical professionals will lose their morale and this will lead to a rise in infections. This is why we must cheer them on their efforts, which will motivate healthcare workers to help contain COVID-19. Remember the government is providing them with PPE suits, so that they can care for us and stop the infections. 

      2. You can verify the authenticity of information in two places. First is the Indian government's website of the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare. They have mentioned all information regarding precautions related to COVID-19. Second is the World Health Organisation. Do not trust any information shared on social media. 

     3. Messages on WhatsApp are quick to go viral. When you receive messages on WhatsApp related to, COVID recovery stories, COVID related deaths, etc. if you are confused about the veracity of the message, then do not forward it. Once you confirm its authenticity, you can share it. If you receive messages and know they are false, immediately inform the person about it. So that it doesn't go viral and there are no misunderstandings. If you know that the news is fake and do not inform the person, it will go viral spreading fear among people. 

       4. There is no harm in sharing information on WhatsApp. But remember to share positive stories of those who have recovered from COVID-19 and stories about the hardwork of healthcare workers and security officials. Sharing such positive stories will give citizens the strength to remain united. 

      5. Never spread the names, identity of those affected or their locality on social media. Secondly taking pictures and sharing the identidity of patients being taken by healthcare professional is not right. If a person is guilty of revealing the identity of individuals and targetting people on WhatsApp, it is in violation of Whatsapp policies. It can lead to a police case. 

         6. Do not spread fear and panic. 

       7. Do not label any community for the spread of COVID-19. We must remain united and care for each other, instead of targeting communities. 

         8. Everyone is wearing masks, gloves, using sanitisers, etc to remain safe. If anybody catches the infection, do not target them. It is not their fault. Be compassionate, cooperate with them and give them positivity. Tell them to avail treatment, take medications and give them faith. Giving them positivity will help them fight the infection. Social stigmatisation affects patients negatively which makes their recovery harder. There have been many cases, so give them positivity. 

Google Maps Is Different Depending on Your Location | News Cover

News Cover: The question of what we should believe and what we shouldn’t can be somewhat arbitrary. And even though we might have a spontaneous gut feeling of whether something is believable or not, can we really explain our reasoning for it? If you go on Google Maps in Japan, the region between South Korea and Japan is shown as the “Sea of Japan”. 

    However if you’re using Google Maps inside South Korea, it will instead appear by the name “East Sea”. Two names for the same body of water on the same site. Which name is displayed depends on the location that you're browsing from. For the past two decades Japan and South Korea have been in a dispute over what the sea should be called. 

   While South Koreans refer to the waters that surround their country as the West Sea, South Sea and East Sea; in Japan this body of water is traditionally called the Sea of Japan, a name that also is more internationally accepted. The arguments on both sides are complex - South Korea argues that the name “Sea of Japan” was pushed during the time Korea was under Japanese occupation, meaning South Korea couldn't internationally dispute it. 

    Japan on the other hand argues that the name has been used long before the occupation and has been the historical internationally recognised name. In international politics, there are many disputes over naming things. But when there are arguments about names of regions or entire seas, things that are essential to normal communication, how can we neutrally talk about it? Cartographers have had the challenging job of handling naming disputes like this for centuries. And there are a few ways to deal with this. Either by choosing one of the names, by printing both versions next to each other, as two equal alternatives or as a mainly accepted one and an alternative name, or by simply leaving the disputed area completely blank. 

    Google however chooses a different approach. Google Maps avoids such conflict by showing different maps to different people. An approach only possible for an online map service. A similar situation exists in the middle east, between Arab countries and Iran. On the international version of Google Maps you will find the “Persian Gulf”. However if you zoom in more, you will also see the name “Arabian Gulf”. Whereas Iran argues that the sea has consistently been called Persian Gulf throughout history. Conflicts like these may seem absurd, but between two rivalling countries like Iran and Saudi Arabia, both claiming a leading role in the region, the name has a tremendous cultural and political significance. 

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     In many countries it is against the law to publish maps that contradict the official government maps. Therefore Google has the choice of either adapting to these laws or to not offer Google Maps in those countries. The fact that some countries regulate maps by law is an indicator of how politically significant they can be, as they can either confirm or put to question geographical claims. Another example of this is China and India. 

    Both countries claim this area which is designated as "Arunachal Pradesh" by India, which governs it. And as long as you are using the site from an Indian domain, Google Maps will show it as an Indian state. China, on the other hand calls the area southern Tibet and Chinese Google users will see the area as a part of China. In both countries Google doesn’t show the users that there is a border conflict. 

   Only when using the site outside of both nations the map indicates the controversy by rendering dotted border lines. The same applies to Kashmir, an area which is in parts claimed by India, China as well as Pakistan. When Google is used in China and India the official maps of their respective governments are shown. Rendering the border as a continuous line conceals the dispute and makes the borderline seem internationally recognised. 

    While Google has to obey the countries laws, they also don't want to anger customers in those countries. Leaving out growth markets like China or India would be a huge economic disadvantage. Now, the fact that Google even offers a map in China is a bit surprising, considering that the company is in a long disagreement with the authorities. 

     In 2010, Google decided to relocate its services from mainland China to Hong Kong, in order to avoid the Chinese firewall, which required them to censor search results. Ever since, Google has become rather insignificant in China, but the company still keeps offering their map service. Both in the conflict with India, as well as with Taiwan, Google Maps in China corresponds with the official government viewpoint. And the map even shows the 10-Dash Line. 

      A line that originates from a Chinese map from 1947 and is used by the country to justify its claim on several islands in the South Chinese Sea. This area is disputed by many countries. The cause of the conflicts are the rich fishing grounds, ressources in the sea as well as the military importance of controlling the area. If countries convincingly argue a claim over a sea, they can use that to justify exclusive rights. The crimean peninsula is disputed between Ukraine and Russia. The conflict broke out in 2014 and ever since a controversial referendum, Russia regards Crimea as its territory. 

     A large part of the international community however considers this a violation of international law. While the international version of google shows a dotted line, the Ukrainian version doesn’t immediately show this. Only when zooming in much closer we see the line. Russian Google Maps however shows Crimea as part of Russia. Google is in the difficult position where there is not really any approach to draw a map that would not offend somebody. 

     And even though it may be a power that Google doesn’t want, it has to deal with the responsibilities that come with it. If Google draws a straight border in an area that is disputed - Google is creating facts that do have strong impact on the real situation on the ground. Now let’s take a look at how another website handles this. The collaborative Wikipedia project also struggles to neutrally portray border conflicts. 

    There are long-lasting discussions between the authors on the correct way of dealing with disputes. In the Crimean conflict, this has even led to the peninsula being shown as Russian territory on the Russian language wikipedia, while the Ukrainian site claims it as part of Ukraine. In both countries, there is information available about the dispute, yet how the borders are rendered changes from time to time. 

     In both countries the articles are available and Wikipedia wasn't blocked. The fact that Wikipedia would show disputes, even if that puts the site at risk of being blocked can be seen by them switching their web protocol. In the past, countries were able to censor individual articles from the site. For example, sexually explicit content was blocked in Turkey and an article about Marijruhanna was blocked in Russia. 

      But since Wikipedia changed to the new encrypted protocol, the only censorship option countries have is to block Wikipedia in int’s entirety, not just single articles. And Wikipedia is currently blocked in China. Whether Google wants it or not, since they are the main player in online maps, they have enormous power and responsibility. 

      Because the map that Google shows will be the map that a lot of people believe. Maps should always be viewed critically. Not only since Google. It is important to recognise that even things which at first glance seem to be objective truths may be more subjective. Behind every map, also Google Maps, there is an approach. And that doesn’t mean they are bad maps, just that we should view them critically, since the decisions mapmakers make affect our view of the world every day.

Kangana Ranaut Loses 20kg in 2 Months | News Cover

News Cover: Kangana Ranaut is an amazing actor! She delivers the best expressions and is a perfectionist while potraying any character. Kangana had gained 20 kilos for portraying late actor and Chief Minister Jayalalithaa for her upcoming movie. 

     She will essaying the role of Jayalalitha in the movie Thalaivi. Kangana recently completed the first half of the shoot. She will now act in two other movies Dhaakad and Tejas. She has been asked to lose all the weight in 2 months. 

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    Kangana is now working hard with her trainer to become thin. On Instagram she posted that she is working very hard to lose her weight in 2 months to resume shooting for her films. Thalaivi is a multi-lingual film which will be releasing very soon on 26th June. Up next

Bollywood Cancels Many Films Due to Coronavirus | News Cover

News Cover: The Coronavirus has spread all over the world killing 3,600 people globally. Just like many sporting events were cancelled due to the outbreak of the virus. 

    

       The virus has affected bollywood in a similar way. Many film shoots were cancelled in Rajasthan due to coronavirus. Director and Producer Karan Johar's grand film Takht, that was going to be shot in Jaipur & Jaisalmer has been cancelled. 

    Akshay Kumar's Prithviraj, was also scheduled to start in Rajasthan but it has been cancelled. The horror-comedy Bhool Bhulaiyaa 2 was supposed to be shot in Rajasthan but now has been moved to Lucknow. Many films schedule to be shot in Rajasthan have been cancelled. 

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     This is because 16 Italians touring Rajasthan and their Indian driver had tested positive for the virus. This is why filmakers have cancelled the shoot due to to rising infections. Deepika Padukone was supposed to go to the Paris Fashion Week in France, However she cancelled the visit due to increased coronavirus cases in the European region. 

      There are many rumors that many filmmakers are considering postponing the release of their films due to the coronavirus. Many filmakers have lost a lot of money. 

ISRO successfully launches CARTOSAT-3, 13 US nanosatellites | News Cover

Cartosat 3:

News Cover: Indian Space Agency ISRO (Indian Space Research Organization - ISRO) has created history for the security and development of the country on the morning of 27 November. ISRO successfully launched the satellite Cartosat-3 at 9.28 am.

• Terrorists will be seen from the sky.
• Illegal infiltration will be stopped from the border.
• 13 Satellites to leave by March end.

Indian Space Agency ISRO (Indian Space Research Organization - ISRO) has created history for the security and development of the country on the morning of 27 November. ISRO successfully launched the satellite Cartosat-3 at 9.28 am. Now Indian forces will be able to keep an eye on Pakistan's nefarious activities and their terrorist activities.

ISRO Chief Dr. K. Sivan said after the successful launch that I am very happy because PSLV-C47 has successfully launched Cartosat-3 and 13 American satellites. It is the civilian satellite with the most powerful camera. I want to congratulate the entire team on the satellite team as it is the best Earth Observation Satellite in the country so far. Now we will release 13 satellites by March. This is our target and we will definitely fulfill it.

Dropped from Launchpad-2 to Cartosat-3:

ISRO launched the Cartosat-3 satellite from launchpad-2 of Satish Dhawan Space Center (SDSC SHAR) located on Sriharikota Island at 9.28 am on 27 November. Cartosat-3 satellite was launched from PSLV-C47 (PSLV-C47) rocket. Cartosat-3 will revolve at an altitude of 509 km from the Earth.

#ISRO Chief Dr. K Sivan: I am happy that PSLV-C47 injected precisely in the orbit with 13 other satellites. Cartosat-3 is the highest resolution civilian satellite; We have 13 missions up to March- 6 large vehicle missions and 7 satellite missions. 

PSLV:

It was PSLV's 21st flight with 6 strapons. However, it was the 74th flight of PSLV rocket. Along with Cartosat-3, 13 other nano satellites of the US will also be dropped. These satellites are for commercial use.

Cartosat-3 is the ninth satellite of its series. The camera of Cartosat-3 is so powerful that it can take a clear picture from a height of 509 kilometers in space to a height of 9.84 inches on the ground. That is, you will also give accurate information about the exact time shown on the watch tied on your wrist.

Cartosat-3 will be the world's strongest satellite camera:

The camera of Cartosat-3 is so powerful that perhaps no country has launched a satellite camera with such accuracy yet. America's private space company Digital Globe's GeoI-1 satellite can take pictures up to a height of 16.14 inches.

8 satellites of Cartosat series have been launched so far:

Cartosat-1: 5 May 2005

Cartosat-2: 10 January 2007

Cartosat-2A: 28 April 2008

Cartosat-2B: 12 ​​July 2010

Cartosat-2 Series: 22 June 2016

Cartosat-2 Series: 15 February 2017

Cartosat-2 Series: 23 June 2017

Cartosat-2 Series: 12 January 2018

PAK's terrorist activities will be directly monitored:

Cartosat-3 will be used to monitor the country's borders. It will also help in natural disasters. This mission will be the most powerful eye of the country to keep an eye on Pakistan and its terrorist camps. It will monitor the boundaries.

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The destruction of the Amazon, explained | News Cover

The destruction of the Amazon:

News Cover: The first wave of deforestation started in the 1970s. That’s when Brazil’s military regime saw the potential for profit deep in the Amazon. There were almost 5 million square kilometers of rainforest filled with natural resources. But most of it was inaccessible. So the government started building the Trans-Amazonian Highway an ambitious project that would run for 3200 kilometers connecting remote parts of the rainforest. 

      At the time, most of Brazil’s population lived in the southeast; in cities like Rio de Janeiro and São Paulo. And the government wanted to move people out here - to cultivate the land and grow the economy. So they offered free land along the highway and paid Brazilians to settle deeper in the rainforest. And they sparked a land rush. 

      As the road advanced, settlers followed, rapidly clearing the forest around it. Most of them turned the land into pasture, where they raised cows to sell as beef. And when these ranchers needed more land, they seized another plot, cleared it, and moved their cattle in. This expansion deeper into the Amazon drove up deforestation. 

      Between 1978 and 1988, an average of over 20,000 square kilometers was cut down each year. Over time this area became known as the Arc of Deforestation. And soon, a different product pushed this even further. 

      People around the world were eating more meat, decade after decade. That trend raised the need for more soybeans; which served as high-protein feed for farmed animals. This created a huge opportunity for countries most suitable for growing soybeans, and Brazil cashed in. Soybean exports from Brazil shot up in the mid '90s, boosting the economy. 

      By the early 2000s, farmers took over these pastures and turned them into massive soy farms. Like this one, in Acre state. And the ranchers who sold their pastures, moved their cattle further into the rainforest, clearing more of the Amazon, often illegally. This aggressive expansion created a profitable pattern in Amazon. 

      But it came at the cost of the rainforest. By the early 2000s, Brazil’s beef and soy industries were driving a booming economy, as well as unprecedented rates of deforestation... Which caused this arc to expand further north. 

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      The staggering deforestation in the Amazon attracted fierce resistance from environmental groups. "An area of an ancient forest, the size of a football field is destroyed every two seconds." The Brazilian government, under President Lula da Silva, finally stepped in. She was Brazil's Environment Minister in 2003 when she helped craft a plan to stop deforestation. It started with the government expanding the amount of rainforest under protection. At the time, only about 28% was protected, and there was very little oversight. 

      But this new plan added more reserves, where business activities were strictly banned, and also created more sustainable-use reserves, where some businesses, like Brazillian nut harvesting and rubber-tapping, which didn’t destroy the rainforest, were allowed. More land was also demarcated for indigenous people, who preserved the forest. Over time, hundreds of newly protected lands were added, transforming the Amazon into a shared and sustainable space. 

      Eventually, almost half the Amazon would be put under some form of protection, while the rest of it remained a mix of pasture, farms, and rainforest. To prevent further deforestation here, the government strengthened the Forest Code: which said landowners could only clear 20% of their private land. This law was monitored by the Forest Service, which was part of the Environmental Ministry, which had jurisdiction over all of these protected lands. And the key to enforcing this entire plan was strengthening IBAMA: a police agency that would track and fine people for illegal deforestation. 

      And the plan showed results: with deforestation rates falling by more than half in 2006. At the same time, an activist movement was forcing the agricultural industry to make a change. Major food companies started feeling pressure from consumers for participating in deforestation. So several got together, and in 2006, signed a Soy Moratorium: which meant they could continue to operate within existing farms, but they wouldn't buy soy from any newly deforested land in the Amazon. Three years later, beef companies signed a similar agreement. 

      Other countries also gave Brazil money to help it protect the Amazon. Under all this protection, deforestation rates plummeted to historic lows. And yet, Brazil’s soy and beef industries continued to grow, thanks to more efficient techniques: Ranchers started growing crops on their existing pastures. And farmers planted two crops a year on their land instead of one. Brazil had found a way make to Amazon both productive and protected. 

      But there were some who still wanted it to be a more profitable place. The ruralistas, a group of conservative politicians who represent the interests of the agricultural industry, including farmers and ranchers, started gaining influence in Brazil. In the early 2000s, they had about 17% of the seats in congress. But by 2012 they had about 30%... Enough power to push President Dilma Rousseff to weaken the Forest Code, which allowed landowners to get away with clearing more land. 

       In 2016, they pushed President Michel Temer to slash IBAMA's budget. They also helped him pass a law that made it easier for people who illegally seized land in the Amazon, to keep it. These changes emboldened some people to seize and clear the rainforest again. And that led to a rise in deforestation rates. In 2018, as the ruralistas controlled 44% of Congress, Jair Bolsonaro, a right-wing congressman and ally to the ruralistas, was elected president. 

       On his second day in office, he transferred the forest service, which monitors the forest code, to the agricultural ministry - led by a ruralista. He's also worked to systematically weaken the Environmental Ministry. Under Bolsonaro, deforestation has increased significantly in 2019, most of it taking place in these protected areas. Setting fires is a common way to clear land... 

         And in August 2019, over 30,000 fires were burning in the Amazon: Three times as many as in August 2018. Many set illegally by ranchers, farmers, and landowners, emboldened by the government's new stance on the Amazon. But this time, the Amazon is unlikely to survive another wave of deforestation. 

        In the last 50 years, it's estimated that about 17% of the Amazon has been deforested. A 2018 report estimated that, if it reaches 20-25%, the whole rainforest could start to collapse. It wouldn't be enough to cycle all the water it needs, causing trees to die. And that would release a huge amount of carbon dioxide into the atmosphere, further warming the planet. 

          But in Brazil, many politicians and agricultural businesses continue to ignore the science for the sake of profit. Clearing the Amazon for short-term gains overlooks the fact that the planet as we know it wouldn't exist without this rainforest. It’s why this place was saved once before.