Don’t Be Blinded by Convenience: How to Fight Snowblind Malware on Android By: Javid Amin The Silent Threat Within Imagine reaching for your phone to pay a bill, only to discover a thief has been lurking in the shadows, unseen by all your security measures. This isn’t a scene from a spy movie; it’s the chilling reality of Snowblind, a new breed of Android malware that bypasses traditional security barriers to steal your data. Unlike its bumbling counterparts, Snowblind operates silently, exploiting a trusted security feature to its advantage. The…
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Poisoned Paradise: J&K’s Horticulture Faces a Reckoning on Pesticides
Jammu & Kashmir’s Fruits: A Bitter Harvest? – Pesticide Use Threatens Health By: Zahid Ahmad Khan Jammu and Kashmir is also celebrated for its flourishing horticulture industry. The region’s fertile terrain supports a rich diversity of crops including apples, apricots, cherries, pears, and walnuts, among others. Over the decades, this sector has experienced exponential growth, with production skyrocketing from 10,000 metric tonnes in 1950 to an impressive 25 lakh metric tonnes in 2020. Today, approximately 332,704 hectares of land are dedicated to horticulture in Jammu and Kashmir, with a significant…
Read MoreAmarnath Yatra Goes Green: 600+ Workers Aim for ‘Zero-Landfill’
Fifteen waste processing facilities have been set up and over 600 workers deployed along the two routes of the Amarnath Yatra in the south Kashmir Himalayas to achieve “zero-landfill” by ensuring a garbage-free sustainable pilgrimage, a senior government official said on Wednesday. More than one lakh pilgrims have visited the cave shrine located at a height of 3,880 metre — using the 48-km Nunwan-Pahalgam route in Anantnag and 14-km shorter but steep Baltal route in Ganderbal — since the 52-day yatra began on June 29. The official said the 15…
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