Hi Friends,

Even as I launch this today ( my 80th Birthday ), I realize that there is yet so much to say and do. There is just no time to look back, no time to wonder,"Will anyone read these pages?"

With regards,
Hemen Parekh
27 June 2013

Now as I approach my 90th birthday ( 27 June 2023 ) , I invite you to visit my Digital Avatar ( www.hemenparekh.ai ) – and continue chatting with me , even when I am no more here physically

Wednesday 25 May 2022

EC can do no more

 


Beyond delisting political parties


Context :

EC delists 87 Registered Unrecognized Parties, seeks action against 2174 more

( Eco Times / 26 May 2022 )


Extact :


The election commission has delisted 87 registered unrecognised political parties and sought action against 2,174 more for failing to submit their list of donors. It has also put under scrutiny donations totalling over ₹1,000 crore made to such parties.



EC has initiated action against several registered unrecognised political parties under Sections 29A and 29C of the Representation of People Act, 1951, for
claiming tax exemptions without fulfilling mandatory requirements. EC has alleged three of the parties committed financial fraud.



As per Central Board of Direct Taxes, 199 parties claimed ₹445 crore tax exemptions in 2018-19, and 219 in 2019-20 claimed ₹608 crore exemptions. Sixty-six registered unrecognised parties which claimed total tax exemption of ₹385 crore in 2019-20 did not submit mandatory contribution reports and claimed exemptions without complying with statutory requirements. A few claimed tax exemptions of ₹100 crore to ₹150 crore each, the election commission said in a news release in New Delhi on Wednesday.


"The Commission has evidence of serious financial impropriety, wilful attempts for tax evasion and other illegal financial activities against three specific registered unrecognised political parties amounting to fraudulent use of privileges and public trust available to them," EC alleged, referring back the matter to the central government's revenue department which flagged the cases.

MY  TAKE :


The root-cause of this evil is our existing system of funding of political parties

Introduction of ELECTORAL BONDS, a few years ago, has failed to eliminate the use of BLACK MONEY in political arena

Despite many attempts by EC ( and even Supreme Court ), political parties do NOT want to bring a change in the current system, which :

Ø  Eliminates use of Black Money

Ø  Brings about total TRANSPARENCY in the whole process

Is there any organization which has the courage to support my following suggestion ( even modi-fied ? ) :

Ø  Transparency in Political Funding ? …………………………[ 06 July 2017 ]

 

With regards,

Hemen Parekh  /  hcp@RecruitGuru.com / 26 May 2022

 

 

Related Readings :

Ø  Make Me A Party…………………………….. [ 03 Oct 2017 ]

Ø  Electoral Bonds for Transparency ?.. [ 03 Jan 2018 ]

Ø  Don’t Disclose Donations …………………[ 04 Jan 2018 ]

Ø  Of Electoral Bondage ?................... [ 30 Mar 2019 ]

Ø  Please Hear and Read too……………….. [ 19 Mar 2021 ]

Ø  Thank You for “ Reading “/“ Asking “ [ 24 Mar 2021 ]

 

Ø  But what is info in “sealed cover“?.....[ 05 July 2021 ]

 

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Added  on 02 June 2022 :


Election panel renews proposal for power to deregister parties

(  ET  /  02 June 2022 )


 Extract :


At a meeting with the law ministry on Tuesday - the Election Commission under its new chief Rajiv Kumar - is learnt to have renewed its proposal for powers to derecognise/deregister political parties. It also emphasised on the necessity to have political parties declare funding of amounts smaller than ₹20,000 as well.


The EC has sought that it be empowered to regulate both registration and deregistration of political parties. The current rulebook allows EC to register parties but does not allow for deregistration.


The poll panel is learnt to have sought modification in Form 24A so that contributions of amounts even smaller than ₹20,000 are mentioned. Currently, parties do not have to disclose donors with less than ₹20,000 contribution. The EC has been suggesting that tax relief should only be for parties that contest elections over a period of time, failing which deregistration should be permitted.


Congratulations, Shri Nachiket Deshpande

 

 

( Business Line   /  23 May 2022 )


Extract :

Imagine planning a trip to Disneyland in Paris on a Friday post-work and spending the night exploring the amusement park and its best rides in real --- without needing to take a leave from work or spending on expensive flight tickets.

 

Metaverse design broadly involves imagining the digital world and its various components, including 3D digital asset models of the things in that world to get the touch and feel, making it appear as immersive and real as possible.

 

“We are building use cases across different industries and domains. Some of our work includes industry-specific use cases like virtual storefronts, employee onboarding and collaboration, virtual event and concert spaces, fantasy worlds to reimagine travel, and more. We are partnering with clients to conceptualize, design and develop these use cases across platform, including Decentraland, AltspaceVR, Spatial and more,” Nachiket Deshpande, Whole-Time Director & COO, LTI, told BusinessLine.

 

 

MY  TAKE :

Ø  Tourism : Future is getting closer…………………………… [ 24 Sept 2021 ]

 

Ø  Future of Tourism ? ……………………………………………………[ 22 July 2020 ]

 

Ø  Uniting the World ?................................................[06 June 2021 ]

 

Ø  This Is the Unbelievable Future That Awaits   /  Medium.com  /  23 May 2021

 

Ø  Light at the end of the Tower ? ……………………………………[ 16 Dec 2020 ]


Ø  Video Interviewing ……………………………………………………… [ 12 May 2018 ]


Ø  Will Holograms beat H1B Visa Ban ?   …………………………[ 03 Jan 2017  ]


Ø  Move over, Zoom. This magic interface is the future of videoconferencing [ 29 April 2020 ]


Ø  A  Welcome  Initiative ………………………………………………….[ 08 April 2018 ]


Ø  Singularity : an Indian Concept ? ……………………………………[ 29 Mar 2020 ]



Ø  Aditya Thackerayji : How to revive Tourism Industry….. [ 28 Mar 2021 ]


Ø  Congratulations, Shishir Joshi …………………………………………[ 16 Dec 2021 ]

 

With Regards,

Hemen Parekh  /  hcp@RecruitGuru.com    /   26 May 2022

 

CC :

Shri A M Naik ( Group Chairman – L&T / amn@larsentoubro.com )

Shri S N Subrahmanyam ( MD – L&T  / sns@lntecc.com )

 

Esteban Ordano esteban@decentraland.org

 

Yemel Jardi yemel@decentraland.org

 

Ariel Meilich ari@decentraland.org

 

Manuel Araoz manuel@decentraland.org

 

 

 jane@spatial.is

 

support@spatial.io  


Yvonne Tchrakian yvonne@roomality.com

Ines Arsic ines@roomality.com

 John Moore john@roomality.com

David Greaney david@roomality.com

 

Sunday 22 May 2022

Original Sound – 2016 / Echo from Google - 2022

 


 

[ A ]   Original Sound


Ø  Job Fairs : Offline or Online ? …………………………[ 05 Aug 2016 ]

 

 Extract :

 

Ø  All online interviews will take place using Audio-Video chat thru Skype / FaceTime

 ( from Smart phones )

 

Ø  All interview " Conversations " ( questions and answers ) will get recorded and

    made available to candidate being interviewed for his study and improving his "

    Interviewing Skills "

 

 

Ø  Should Ministry of Labour desire , I would be happy to design / develop and hand-

    over such a online platform without any charge / fees , provided ,

 

             #   Labour Ministry hosts and maintains it  

 

            #   Makes it available for use ( by Recruiters and Jobseekers ) , FREE  OF

                 COST

 


Ø  An Idea Ahead of its Time ? ………………………………….[ 30 May 2017 ]

 

      Extract :

 

      Letter sent on December 21, 2005 :

 

      Mr. Ashish Kashyap / Country Manager / India Sales & Operations / Google 

      Online India Pvt. Ltd.


     Dear Mr. Kashyap,

 

     My only hope is that Google does not take another 12 YEARS to implement :

               ·         Online Jobs  Fair 


           Extract :

           “ Preparing for Interview “ ( 21 Oct 2012 )


           Dear Jobseeker,


           On this page, you do the same by watching,

            #   What kind of questions are interviewers asking , and

            #   What kind of answers are candidates giving


           The more interviews you attend here as “ OBSERVER “ , the better for you

           And although, you can neither ask any questions, nor supply any answers to

           the candidate being  interviewed , you can participate in the AUDIENCE POLL

           , by entering your own “ RATING “ of the candidate ( - a kind of “ Peer

            Appraisal “ )

          

          

            Isn’t this a great way to prepare yourself for your own interview ?

 

    

 

Ø  Software Architecture For Online Jobs Fair 

Extract :

Online job fair is a platform for the recruiter to conduct real time interviews by

using latest technologies. It will include: 

Video Interviews 


Candidate Assessment Form 



Speech-to-text conversion of Interview Questions 


Speech-to-text conversion technology will be used to convert the interview

questions asked in the interview to text format



The converted interview questions will be added to the interview questions

 database

The name of the interviewer/person who asked the question will also be saved.

 

System will maintain a database of interview questions

This will also include the interview questions which were converted by speech-to

-text during online job fair

Recruiter/Candidates can add questions along with the suitable answer

     

 

 

 

[ B ]    Echo from Google


Ø  Google Launches Tool For Practicing Job Interviews  / 

SearchEngineJournal  /  19 May 2022


Extract :

Google has launched Interview Warmup, a new tool that uses artificial intelligence

to help people prepare for job interviews.

Part of the Grow with Google and Career Certification initiatives, it asks common

interview questions and transcribes answers in real-time.

Originally intended to help Google Career Certificate learners prepare for job

searching, Interview Warmup is now open to anyone.

Using voice-to-text or the keyboard, users can practice answering questions

commonly asked in interviews, as well as job-specific ones picked by an expert in

 that field.

The tool then analyzes the answers and offers suggestions for improvement.

Interview Warmup features three types of questions:

      Background –  covering past training and experience

      Situational – how specific situations were handled in the past or might be

                            dealt with in the future

      Technical – covering knowledge and skills, often testing how hypothetical

                         problems would have been handled

                         

As well as allowing for personal review, Google’s algorithm will employ machine

learning to identify patterns and generate insights in a user’s answers. These

include:

·   Job-related terms, which highlights words in answers that are relevant to the

    specific field

·         Most-used phrases, which points out phrases that have been used three or

          more times and provides alternatives.

·         Talking points uses Google’s artificial intelligence to uncover important points

           in replies, including skills, experience and lessons learned.


·         “Insights help you discover patterns in your answers,” Interview

            Warmup’s FAQ page said. “They don’t ‘grade’ your answer or tell you

            what part of your answer is right or wrong. Insights include the job-

            related terms you use, your most-used words, and the talking points

            you cover.”


·         Google does not save audio or the transcripts from interview sessions,

           though users can manually copy or download a transcript upon

            completion. This feature is currently only available in the U.S.


·         Since Interview Warmup was designed for Google Career Certificates

          learners, you may run into questions that are specific each of the

          certificates. However, the tool is available for everyone to use and has

          general questions applicable to many fields.

·          


Thank You, Sundar Pichai


I urge you to come up with V 2.0 of Interview Warmup, which incorporates the

features listed in my letter to Shri Ashish Kashyap (  December 21, 2005 )


With regards,

Hemen Parekh  /  hcp@RecruitGuru.com  /  23 May 2022

 

Cc :

Shri Sridhar Vembu  [ CEO – ZOHO / support@zohopeople.com /

svembu@zohocorp.com  ]

 


Related  Readings :


 ONLINE JOBS FAIR      ……………………… [ 06 Nov 2012 ]

 

Ø   This Russian robot may hire you for your next job  …….[ 01 Apr 2018 }



Ø  Digital Recruiting with AI has matured more than you realize 


 /  Fierceelectronics / 15 Mar 2022


 

Ø  Thank You, Rajan Anandan  !.............................. [ 25 Apr 2018 ]


 Visual Analytical Resumes ……………………………………[ 02 July 2013 ]

 

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Added  On   28  May  2022  :


Google is in talks to join Govt's Open Etail Network  /  US News  /  27 May 2022 


Extract :

ONDC's chief executive, T. Koshy, told Reuters that

Google was one among many companies it was in

 discussions over an association with the project.



Google's existing shopping business works solely as an

aggregator of listings online and doesn't carry out

 any order fulfilment like delivery, which the likes of

 Amazon do.



Partners of the ONDC project, which currently includes

 the likes of Indian fintech firm Paytm, will show

 listings from each other on their platform in

 search results.