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

Tuesday, 9 November 2021

Every Hair on your body gets an IP Address ?

 

 

Context :

India Sets New Deadline For Upgrading Internet Protocol To IPv6. Here's Why It Matters     

India Times  /  06 Nov 2021

 

Extract :

India's Department of Telecom has set December 2022 as the deadline for internet service providers (ISPs) to

 make changes to their network, including upgrading modem and routers for customers as required by the latest internet protocol " IPv6."

Now, June 30, 2022 is the last date for government organisations to complete the transition to IPv6, the most recent version of " Internet Protocol ", news agency PTI reported. 

The communication protocol (IPv6) is responsible for providing identification and local system for computers on different networks, while also enabling the movement of traffic on the internet.

“All new retail wire-line customer connections provided by service providers after December 31, 2022, shall be capable of carrying IPv6 traffic either on dual stack on native IPv6,” a government memo said.

To ensure easy connectivity, the DoT had released the first two roadmaps for the initial rollout of IPv6 in the country back in 2010 and 2012. Unlike the old version (IPv4), the new protocol can grant several trillions of unique internet addresses. The old generation had a limit of 3 billion IP addresses.

Amid the on-going growth in number of devices that are now connected to the internet in India, the upgrade to IPv6 has been due for a long time. For private customers and entities, the deadline to upgrade to IPv6 is December 31, 2022.

“The service providers shall endeavour to progressively replace / upgrade the CPEs ( customer premise equipment) which are not IPv6 ready and are owned by service providers latest by December 31, 2022,” the DOT memo was quoted as saying by PTI.

Out of all the IPv6 addresses around the globe, India has a share of 50 per cent. 

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MY  TAKE :

 

[ A ]………. DOWNSIDE of IPv6


Combined with 5G, this arrival of IPv6 could well drive the last nail in the coffin of PRIVACY

The number of IP addresses is : 2 x ( 10 ) raised to the power of 128 ( forget about counting zeros ! )

Here is how :

 

Ø  (  A – 1 )   Disruption : The Inevitable……………………….[ 08 July 2018 ]

 

Extract :

But what happens when 10,000 items in my home ( from door handles  to every ball pen to every piece of currency note in my home ), gets a IP V 6.0 internet connection ( there will be 50,000 trillions available per person )  ?

Each of those items will form a part of Internet of Things [ IoT ] and will be capable of transmitting CONTENT ( voice – data – images ) , all over the World

And they won’t need ANY LICENSE from anybody !

What will that do to the Telecom / ISP  ?

 

Ø  ( A – 2 )   Help ! please , rescue me ! ………………….[ 08 Aug 2016 ]

 

Extract :


SMART  DRESSING

Scientists are developing a novel technology for smart clothes that would contact charity shops or auction web sites like eBay when they are not worn regularly

 

THE  TECHNOLOGY

Researchers from Birmingham City University plan to create an " Internet of Clothes " that tags garments using washable contactless technology , known as Radio Frequency Identification ( RFID )

 

WASTE NOT , WANT NOT

Researchers said, users can now move away from the idea of ownership of clothing, to use them as long as they need them

 

HOW  IT  WORKS

Step # 1  : Users will receive a tweet and message every day from the clothing asking to be worn

Step # 2  : Forgotten items in the wardrobe will text owners to remind them they are gathering dust

 Step # 3  : If the notifications are ignored by the user, the garments will get in touch with a clothing charity

  

Report in newspaper " Business Line "  adds :

 

" Think of the surprise when an owner suddenly receives bids for items they did not know were in their wardrobe "

 

 

Of course, WiFi sensor embedded ( with  IPv6 / IoT connected ) smart clothes could also have a huge UPSIDE


These clothes can, 24 x 7, relay your HEALTH PARAMETERS to your doctor / your hospital and to the Central Server of Ayushman Bharat !  This can save millions of deaths through timely treatment

 

 

Ø  ( A – 3 )   Dangerous ? Orwellian ? Stringent ? … (  11  Dec  2019  )

 

Extract :

Ø  What will remain “ private “ when IP V 6.0 arrives , when EVERY single object on your body ( and in your immediate surrounding ) , gets a unique URL number and captures your voice / movement / intentions on 24*365 basis and relays that DATA to the BIG BROTHER ?    

( Ans : Nothing ! )

 

 

[ B  ]   UPSIDE of IPv6

 

 

A rapid introduction of IPv6 could help us calculate the actual electricity consumed by each and every device / gadget / instrument / appliance / machine etc., by embedding appropriate SENSORS , transmitting this energy consumption data to any server ( via electric meters, since all electricity measuring meters will also be IoT connected SMART METERS )

 

Government of India ( Ministry of Power / Ministry of Industry / Ministry of Commerce ? ) must enact a law which would require manufacturers of all electrically powered device, to :

 

Ø  Be embedded with its own / unique IPv6 address ( IoT connected / 5G enabled )

Ø  Be embedded by SENSORS to measure energy consumption

Ø  Transmit such consumption data to Smart Electric Meter

Here are the details :


  Carbon Finance through Carbon Credits……………………… ( 12 Mar 2021 )


 Extract :


Ø  Here is a partial list of domestic appliances which consume electricity ( apart from LED bulbs ) :

TV sets – Refrigerators – Air Conditioners – Fans – Deep Freezers – Ovens – Electric Stoves – Mixers – Computers – Cloths Washing Machines – Dish Washers – Radios – Tablets – Robotic Floor Sweepers – Massagers – etc


Ø  By 2030, all of these must be made “ Energy Efficient Appliances “ , certified by Bureau of Energy Efficiency [ BEE ]


Ø  Just as was done in respect of ICE vehicles ( BS IV > BS VI compliance ), all electric Appliance Manufacturers must be mandated to switch over to manufacture of only BEE certified appliances in 4 phases ( April 2022 – 24 – 26- 28 )


Ø  Each such appliance MUST be pre-installed / integrated with SENSORS which will continuously monitor its,

#   State of Usage ( ON or OFF )

#   Rate of Consumption of electricity ( Units )


These INTERNET-CONNECTED appliances will continuously relay / transmit these data to the SMART ELECTRIC METER installed in each home


In turn, each SMART METER will relay / transmit to concerned DISCOM ( and to any other specified govt agency servers ), such usage / consumption data, through Internet ( IoT / Internet of Everything ).


These data-transfer will be separate for EACH INDIVIDUAL APPLIANCE


This will enable DISCOM / concerned Agencies, to know / monitor, IN-EFFICIENT appliances, operating above the CERTIFIED THRESHOLD for each type of appliance


Appliances operating “ above “ the threshold, will be assigned / allotted “ CARBON DEBITS “ , whereas those operating “ below “ the threshold, will be assigned “ CARBON CREDITS “


If the NET of these two is POSITIVE ( + ), that home will be incentivized by a lower tariff – and vice-versa


This model ( of INCENTIVIZATION ) must be further strengthened by measuring the amount of ROOF TOP Solar Power , flowing into the SMART METER , with appropriate linkages to CARBON CREDIT


This linkage will motivate a large number of households to install ROOF TOP solar panels


This scheme will enable us to take the CARBON MARKET / CARBON CREDIT / CARBON FINANCE concept, right inside our 290 MILLION households !

 

Ø  All manufacturers of House-hold Electric Meters must be told to manufacture only SMART ELECTRIC METERS , starting April 2022


Ø  All DISCOMS to replace existing meters in each and every home, with a SMART METER, by April 2024


This is only a CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK whose details are not difficult to work out

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Related Readings :


Number of IoT devices per Household      


Number of IoT devices per Person   

2010…………..1.83

2015……………2.09

2020…………  3.96

2025……………9.27

 

Dear ,

Ø  Shri R K Singhji

Ø  Shri Ashwini Vaishnawji

Ø  Shri Rajeev Chandrasekharji

Ø  Shri Piyush Goyalji

Ø  Shri Bhupendra Yadavji.


This is India’s chance to lead the World in its effort to keep Global Warming below 1.5 * C


What I have suggested above is no Rocket Science


Even then, if you have any reservations re technical feasibility of my suggestions, I urge you to refer it to those 3 TECHNICAL ADVISORY COMMITTEES of the Govt ., for their evaluation / comments


With regards,

Hemen Parekh  /  hcp@RecruitGuru.com  /  10 Nov 2021

 

Monday, 8 November 2021

Thank You , Smt Smriti Iraniji

 


What for ?

For directing that malnourished kids be measured ( for their height – weight ) , at regular intervals to judge their growth


Where did you read this ?

Growth measurement crucial for kids at anganwadis to determine status: Centre to States / UTs


Economic Times  /  06  Nov 2021


Extract :

 

The Centre has informed states and Union territories that growth measurement is essential for all children at Anganwadi Centres to obtain their status as “ normal “ / “ underweight / “ severe acute malnourishment “ / “ moderate acute malnourishment “ / “ stunted “ and “ wasted “

 

In a letter to chief secretaries of all states/UTs, the Ministry of Women and Child Development said  the measurement should be done for at least 80 % of the children in the 0 – 6 age group EVERY MONTH

 

“ Any child who is not measured in a particular month, has to be compulsorily measured NEXT MONTH “ , it said


“ The growth measurement – length / height and weight – is essential for all children to obtain their status as Normal / Underweight / SAM / MAM / Stunted and Wasted “ , the Ministry said

 

“ The achievement of these criteria will be determined through the  Poshan Tracker application “ , it said

 

The Application was launched LAST YEAR to strengthen and bring TRANSPARENCY in nutrition delivery services. It was developed as a GOVERNANCE TOOL for real-time MONITORING of nutritional outcomes

 

 

 

MY TAKE :

 

 

5 Years ago I sent following mail to our Cabinet Ministers :

Ø  Saving 1.2 million Kids ……………………………… [ 29 June 2016 ]

 

Extract :

 

How can we ensure that they get some nutritious food every day ?

 

If there is a will, there is a way - the following way :

 

[ A ] ………FOOD  …………….(  read details at above link )

[ B ]…….. PACKING …………( read at link )

[ C ] ….MANUFACTURERS..( read at link )

[ D ]…. DELIVERY POINTS ( read at link )



[ E ]….. TECHNOLOGY

   

Ø  Each NEUTRA-KID bar wrapper will have a bar-code ( till such time inserting RFID sensors become a reality )

 

             *  Bar code will carry all normal instructions + Delivery Destination ( Post

                Office )

 

             *  Each NEUTRA-KID bar will pass thru a Bar Code Reader on the

                Assembly Line, before dispatch

 

             *  Info collected thru this reader will get transmitted to the Central

                 Server of concerned Ministries

 

             After taking his / her weight and entering in an online Database ,

                hosted on the Central Server of the concerned Ministries, each targeted

                child will get registered at the nearest Post Office

 

              *  Each registered child will be issued a blue tooth enabled Smart phone,

                  duly pre-installed with a Mobile App called,

 

                 " BANMALI " ( Banish Malnutrition in India ) , 

                 in which Child's data / Aadhar No will be entered

 

             *  Every day , the concerned child ( and parent ) will visit the post office

                to collect the NEUTRA-KID bar

                  

             *  Before handing over bar, child will be weighed on a weighing

                 machine and the weight entered in BANMALI

 

                The weight record graph will appear on the screen of the PC located

                at the Post Office ( Blue Tooth )

                 

             *  This record will also get transmitted ( of course, automatically ) to the

                 COMMUNITY HEALTH  CENTRE where the concerned child is "

                 registered " ( this will be compulsory in order to be eligible

                 for this Scheme )

 

              *  Every time , a child is taken for his/her monthly HEALTH CHECK UP (

                 also compulsory in order to Receive next month's NEUTRA-KID bars ),

                concerned doctor will examine the child and enter his  findings

                 in BANMALI

 

                     

     Doctor will be required to enter medicines prescribed as also, increase / decrease in the QUOTA of NEUTRA- KID bars recommended for the next month

 

            All of these data will get relayed to the Central Servers of the concerned

             Ministries

 

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Dear Smt Iraniji,

 

min-wcd@nic.in

 

 

Thank you for implementing suggestion in respect of height / weight measurements. I urge you to consider the rest of my suggestions

 

 

With regards,

 

Hemen Parekh  /  hcp@RecruitGuru.com  /  09 Nov 2021

 

 

Related Readings :

       BANMALI arrives : Named as Poshan Tracker……………………… [ 17 Apr 2021 ]

Ø  A Mobile App named " BANMALI "………………………………….. [ 15 Sept 2016 ]

Ø  BANMALI is the TOTAL SOLUTION …………………………………..[ 14 Nov 2016 ]

Ø  Can Akshay Patra Banish Malnutrition ? ………………………….[ 05 June 2017 ]

Ø  Thank You Madam Maneka Gandhiji ………………………………..[ 21 Dec 2018 ]

Extract :

            #   For what ?

                 For accepting my suggestions ( all sent as above E Mails to Cabinet

                 Ministers )

             #  How  ?

           By launching “ Poshan Abhiyan “ at the hands of Shri Modiji

           on 08 March 2018

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                 Ø  Poshan Tracker – Helping make India malnutrition free by 2022  

Extract :

#   National Nutrition Mission named as the Hon’ble Prime Minister’s

     Overarching Scheme for Holistic Nutrition (POSHAN) Abhiyaan

     was launched in 2017, as a multi-ministerial  convergence mission,

      with the overarching vision to make India malnutrition free by 2022.

     The Ministry of Women and Child Development has rolled out Poshan

     Tracker application

    The Poshan Tracker is built using centralized data architecture, that

     also aligns with the digital  technology systems of other ministries and

     programs.

    The system provides a digital identity to each beneficiary through a

    digital card, and allows convergence of call centre with the technology

    platform

    The system generates automated alerts to the critical last-mile

    beneficiaries. 

 

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Added  on  30  APRIL  2022 :


Poshan tracker an effective tool for monitoring women and child development schemes : Smriti Irani.


 

Sunday, 7 November 2021

Better Late Than Never

 


 

 

Context :

 

Reveal mortgage status of Housing projects, Maharashtra builders told   /   Eco Times  /  08 Nov 2021

 

Extract :



The Maharashtra Real Estate Regulatory Authority (MahaRERA) has directed all real estate developers in the state to declare the security interests created by them on the projects registered with the authority.

The move is aimed at
improving transparency and alerting prospective homebuyers about any mortgage or loans taken by the developer against the apartments they are about to buy - or the project itself.


The MahaRERA has now made it clear that homebuyers and allottees also need to be aware of such security interest created on real estate projects and apartments that they are interested in buying.

Many times, homebuyers purchase a property without the knowledge of the mortgage or loan status of the property and this later results in litigations and legal complexities.

If the developer has availed of a loan by mortgaging inventory or a few apartments and is not able to repay, banks would take charge of the property to recover their dues and this would affect the homebuyer.

These situations can be avoided with the new directive by the authority, as Cersai has the records of all properties against which loans have been sanctioned.

Realty developers will now have to submit a report from Cersai on security interests created in the real estate project along with the encumbrances certificate while registering the project with the authority.


In case no security interest has been created, the developer needs to provide an undertaking confirming the same. The developer is also expected to submit the Cersai report when it makes changes to the security interests created. According to the MahaRERA, the Cersai reports submitted need to be generated within 10 days before the date of submission.

 

MY  TAKE :


6 YEARS ago, I sent following email to our Policy Makers / MahaReRa authorities :


SELF CERTIFICATION FOR BUILDERS ? ……………………[ 04 Nov 2015 ]

 

Extract :

 

The Form will have a section called :

 

SELF CERTIFICATION  DECLARATION

 

Builder would be required to tick YES / NO against each item as shown :

 

DECLARATION / UNDERTAKING :

 

 

" I declare that I have read each and every notification / regulation , listed   in respect of items mentioned above

 

I further declare that I explicitly agree to abide by these regulations

 

I am aware that Occupation Certificate will not be granted if my completed project is found to be in violation of any of these notifications / regulations

 

I will not allow any person / entity to occupy any part of this premises, until and unless, Municipality issues to me, the Occupation Certificate

 

If Municipality finds any violations, I agree to rectify the same before applying for a fresh Occupation Certificate

 

If Municipality is not in a position to issue Occupation Certificate due to any violations which simply cannot be rectified , then I will demolish the said building / project / structure  on my own and before such demolition , refund with interest , payments collected from the buyers

 

The plot of land is free from any encumbrances / litigations

 

I am not in default of any loans taken from any bank / individuals

 

I will not accept any payment in cash, nor make cash payments

 

I absolve the Municipal Corporation of any liability arising out of non completion of my project 

 

I agree that my Building Permit Application and my Registration Application details, be made accessible to public on your web site, along with full details of my past / current projects and full details of my balance sheet / bank borrowings  " 

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Dear Shri Hardeep Singh Puriji

(  Union Minister for Housing ) ,

 

Hardeep.spuri@sansad.nic.in    / minister-mohua@nic.in

My above-mentioned e-mail, contains some other suggestions as well. I urge you to consider these for inclusion in your Ministry’s guidelines to RERA authorities of all the States


With regards,

Hemen Parekh  /  hcp@recruitGuru.com  /  08 Nov 2021

 

Mail sent to :

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