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People use the term junk food to describe a food that has few of the nutrients your body needs, and a lot of fat, sugar and salt, which your body can easily get too much of. Potato chips, candy, and soft drinks are often considered junk food. If you like these snack foods, the trick is to eat them in small portions so that you still get the nutrients you need each day.It is high in calories and extremely low in nutrients. It is a major cause of serious problems like obesity and malnourishment due to the lack of essential nutrients in the diet.The school students are the worst victims of malnutrition. The reason behind it is not poverty but their growing fondness for junk and fried food.
Most students prefer pizzas and burgers over fruits and green vegetables. Such items have always been a more tempting option to the home cooked meal of rice, chapatis and vegetables. The opening of fast food corners has made it convenient to grab a burger than to carry a tiffin. But there is a huge price to be paid for this convenience.As we eat junk food, the brain neurons pump out more and more dopamine, giving us a feeling of pleasure. When released, dopamine fits into a receptors in the brain, much like a key fits into a lock, and when the fit is right the pleasure is sensed.A variety of fast food like pizza, burger, presweetened cereals, chips, noodles, processed foods are easily available in the market. People find it desirable and convenient to eat such food items as they please their taste buds more than regular food.These types of food haven’t got any nutrition, rather they are high in cholesterol, sugar, sodium and low in fibre, antioxidants, vitamins and minerals.These foods are hazardous for health. They give rise to blood pressure, resulting in hypertension and cardiac disorders. Sometimes they develop chronic degenerative disorders also. They simply feed hunger along with our immediate craving. They do not form our body in the form of usable lasting energy or building materials provided by nutritious food like fruits, vegetables, chapattis, pulses, etc.This food only looks and tastes good, other than that, it has no positive points.
The amount of calorie your body requires to stay fit is not fulfilled by this food. For instance, foods like French fries, burgers, candy, and cookies, all have high amounts of sugar and fats. Therefore, this can result in long-term illnesses like diabetes and high blood pressure. This may also result in kidney failure.Everyone should realise the importance of healthy and nutritious food and should say ‘no’ to fast food. Parents must ensure that their children eat healthy and home-made food. Children should also break the shackles of unhealthy food and follow a diet-chart suggested by their parents.School authorities should also take immediate steps to replace fast food items with health promoting items such as milk, eggs, bread sandwich, fruit chaat etc. Students should be taught that health is wealth. If they remain healthy, only then they can concentrate on studies. Junk food will bring nothing but ill health, obesity and unhappy life.

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South Korea, an East Asian nation on the southern half of the Korean Peninsula, shares one of the world’s most heavily militarized borders with North Korea. It’s equally known for its green, hilly countryside dotted with cherry trees and centuries-old Buddhist temples, plus its coastal fishing villages, sub-tropical islands and high-tech cities such as Seoul, the capital.South Korea is a very safe country to visit. It is famous for being the land of kimchi, K-pop, K-dramas, tech giant Samsung, automotive manufacturer Hyundai, soju, Korean fried chicken, Korean barbecue, the 12-step skincare routine, and of course, Gangnam Style. But there’s so much more to this East Asian tiger than the trends it has given birth to.Its crime rates are much lower than in the US and on par with most European countries, Japan, Singapore, and Hong Kong. This mostly means that, for tourists and anyone else, it is perfectly safe to walk around at night, even in the larger cities. Violent crime is also rare.Since the turn of the 21st century, South Korea has emerged as a major exporter of popular culture and tourism, aspects which have become a significant part of its burgeoning economy.K-dramas have attracted attention for their fashion, style and culture all over the world.South Korea offers everything a traveler could want in a destination. It has a long and fascinating history, a wonderful culture, amazing food, friendly people, and an excellent tourism infrastructure (including a new high-speed rail system). It’s also a country of contrasts, with tourist attractions ranging from ancient mountaintop Buddhist temples like Bulguksa to the ultra-modern skyscrapers of Seoul like the Lotte World Tower.All Koreans speak the Korean language, which is often classified as one of the Altaic languages, has affinities to Japanese, and contains many Chinese loanwords.The South Korean won or Korean Republic won is the official currency of South Korea. A single won is divided into 100 jeon, the monetary subunit. The jeon is no longer used for everyday transactions, and appears only in foreign exchange rates. The won is issued by the Bank of Korea, based in the capital city of Seoul.
It also has one of the most unique attractions in the world that can be visited, a no-mans land, part of a military border between two countries technically still at war (the DMZ). Plan your trip with our list of the top tourist attractions South Korea.You should plan to spend around ₩111,235 ($100) per day on your vacation in South Korea, which is the average daily price based on the expenses of other visitors. Guns, narcotics, pornography, subversive material, treasonous material, and counterfeit goods are prohibited from entering Korea.Seoul, Busan, and Juju Island are some of the most popular tourist destinations in South Korea which are perfectly safe to visit while travelling with family .English is not very widely spoken in South Korea overall, although you will have better luck in the capital Seoul, where there will be more English speakers in the main tourist areas.April to June is generally regarded the best time to visit South Korea. The flowers are in bloom and a frothy, dust-pink cloak of blossoms covers the country.

“YOU CAN TELL THE CONDITION OF A NATION BY LOOKING AT THE STATUS OF ITS WOMEN”. . – JAWAHAR LAL NEHRU According to the provisions of the CONSTITUTION OF INDIA, it is a legal point to grant EQUALITY to WOMEN in all spheres of society just like male! THE DEPARTMENT OF WOMEN AND AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT functions well in this field for the PROPER DEVELOPMENT of the WOMEN AND CHILD in India. Women are given a top place in INDIA, from the ancient time, however they were not given EMPOWERMENT to participate in all areas. They were restricted to some areas only. BUT, the question here is,. “WHAT IS WOMEN EMPOWERMENT”? “WHAT IT’S LIKE TO EMPOWERING WOMEN”? Well, In simple terms,. WOMEN EMPOWERMENT IS “THE EMPOWERMENT OF WOMEN”. It is made up of two words: WOMEN AND EMPOWERMENT. EMPOWERMENT means to give power or authority to someone. Hence, It refers to making women POWERFUL to make them CAPABLE OF DECIDING FOR THEMSELVES, by breaking all personal limitations of society and family. IT MEANS “INCREASING THE POWER OF WOMEN”. Women have capabilities to make a world of difference in the great march of civilization. But, Today, “ARE WOMEN REALLY EMPOWERED”? “CAN THEY TAKE THEIR OWN DECISIONS”? “ARE THEY REALLY FREE”?

Well, The Answer is not “ALL OF THEM”. The Status of Women in India has been subject to many changes over the span of recorded Indian history. HISTORY says that WOMEN were ILL-TREATED. Their position in society deteriorated early in India’s ancient period, especially in INDO-ARYAN speaking regions, and their subordination continued to be refined well into India’s early modern period. Women have always been the most vulnerable and oft-explioted segments of the society in any age, any time, any place, and any society. They have been since ages VICTIMS of HUMILIATION, EXPLOITATION AND VIOLENCE. The SATI PRATHA in the ancient times to the GIRL CHILD ABOLITION in the present scenario, women continue facing such violence. But, It’s not like, that now People and Governments are oblivious about Their situation and condition.

There have been many provisions and schemes taken up by various Governments in their respective countries. In INDIA, GOVERNMENT has come up with many schemes such as, “BETI BACHAO, BETI PADHAO” YOJANA, MAHILA SHAKTI KENDRA, WORKING WOMEN HOSTELS, and many schemes in favour of them.

ARTICLE 15(3) mentions the welfare of women and children can be stated as,” Nothing in this article shall prevent the state from making any special provision for women and children”.

MINISTRY FOR WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT has collaborated with FACEBOOK on NOVEMBER 19, 2019, to enhance digital literacy and online safety for women in India. The GOVERNMENT OF INDIA has taken the safety and empowerment of women into serious consideration. The growing injustice towards WOMEN had to be minimised and these schemes and their implementation are the solutions to this problem. Several Women have served in various senior official positions in the INDIAN GOVERNMENT, including that of THE PRESIDENT OF INDIA( MRS. PRATIBHA PATIL), THE PRIME MINISTER ( INDIRA GANDHI),CHIEF MINITERS(SUCHETA KRIPLANI), MEMBERS IN PARLIAMENT and THE SPEAKER OF LOK SABHA. This shows that GOVERNMENTS are becoming more and more active in amelioration of women’s condition in our society. However,. Many Women in India continue to face significant difficulties from many sectors. In some societies, WOMEN are still discriminated on the basis of GENDER. They are not given the same freedom as Men. Girls of many societies (especially in RURAL AREAS OF INDIA) are still not allowed to take a decision regarding their lives. What can a Government do with their schemes? If there are not many girls to adapt it. Discrimination against women is still deeply rooted within our Society. Women are still paid less, compared to men. Women are still strict by their culture and family. She cannot go out at nights, with or without a Guy! She cannot has a say in decision making. Even Today, in COMBODIA, WOMEN are determined or recognized by their husbands and Fathers. IS THIS THE EMPOWERMENT? WE OFTEN TALK ABOUT? IS THIS THE FREEDOM WE WANT TO ACHIEVE? No!!!! EMPOWERING WOMEN IS TO GIVE HER THE RIGHT! THE RIGHT TO PARTICIPATE EQUALLY IN SOCIETY, EDUCATION, IN DECISION MAKING. Women should be allowed HIGHER EDUCATION as men. Women should be allowed to decide whether she wants marriage of not!!! But Can we expect this in INDIA??

As THE UNION MINISTER HARDEEP SINGH PURI has rightly said, ” WOMEN EMPOWERMENT HAS COME A LONG WAY, BUT WE HAVEN’T ARRIVED YET”.

      Scientists probing the origins of the coronavirus are wrapping up a lengthy investigation in China and have found “important clues” about a Wuhan seafood market’s role in the outbreak.

Peter Daszak, a New York-based zoologist assisting the World Health Organization-sponsored mission, said he anticipates the main findings will be released before his planned Feb. 10 departure. Speaking from the central city of Wuhan, where Covid-19 mushroomed in December 2019, Daszak said the 14-member group worked with experts in China and visited key hot spots and research centers to uncover “some real clues about what happened.”

Investigators want to know how the SARS-Cov-2 virus — whose closest known relative came from bats 1,000 miles away — spread explosively in Wuhan before causing the worst contagion in more than a century. Daszak said the investigation heralds a turning point in pandemic mitigation.

“It’s the beginning of hopefully a really deep understanding of what happened so we can stop the next one,” he said over Zoom late Friday. “That’s what this is all about — trying to understand why these things emerge so we don’t continually have global economic crashes and horrific mortality while we wait for vaccines. It’s just not a tenable future.”

Worldwide, Covid-19 has caused more than 105.7 million infections and 2.3 million deaths.The WHO was asked in May to help “identify the zoonotic source of the virus and the route of introduction to the human population, including the possible role of intermediate hosts.”

Lab Theory

The lack of a clear pathway from bats to humans has stoked speculation — refuted by Daszak and many other scientists — that the virus might have escaped from the Wuhan Institute of Virology, a maximum bio-containment laboratory studying bat-borne corona viruses.Scientists visited the lab and asked Shi Zhengli, who has collected and analyzed these viruses for more than a decade, about the research and the earliest known coronavirus cases

 

Scientists probing the origins of the coronavirus are wrapping up a lengthy investigation in China and have found “important clues” about a Wuhan seafood market’s role in the outbreaks.

 

‘Important Clues’

Subsequent research found earlier cases among people not linked to the market, undermining that theory. Investigators looked further and found “important clues” about the market’s role, Daszak said, declining to elaborate.

“Right now, we’re trying to tease everything together,” he said. “We’ve looked at these three strands separately. Now we’re going to bring it together and see what everything tells us.”

While the food market was shuttered and cleaned almost immediately after cases were recognized, “it’s still pretty intact,” Daszak said. “People left in a hurry and they left equipment, they left utensils, they left evidence of what was going on, and that’s what we looked at.”

Scientists in China who took environmental samples inside the market identified sites where traces of SARS-CoV-2 were detected, he said. Investigators also benefited from greater understanding of Covid-19.

We know now what we didn’t know then — that for every sick case, there were others that were asymptomatic or difficult to distinguish from a cold or cough,” Daszak said. “And so it’s not unexpected that there would have been other cases other than ones that got into hospital. But how many others, when did this start? That’s the sort of thing we’re still working on.”

Viruses are passed along “convoluted rivers of emergence” and tracing that journey is complicated and will take “a really long time,” Daszak said. “What I have seen already tells me that there are some real clues about what happened, and I hope that we’ll be able to make a solid explanation of that by the end of this trip.”

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Due to covid 19 in india and entire world is suffering past 18 months it,s been one and half year in this covid taught us many lessons and many responsibilities with our family and children and colleges students got an new lessons many of them developed their channels, starting writing poems,novels, and drawings and started to compose their own music to showcase their talents during covid which social media with Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, hike,messenger, LinkedIn, snapshot,sharecat,moj,max taxa tax,yourube,blog,mesho,helo showing their talents in social media which many students life have changed a better good learned many new things which they learned many knowledge, many students learned many online coding for many apps,music,games they learned many of them learned many online courses,which changed a better life for them it has become a turning point for them as virtual meeting. ● But main problems are middle men are suffering a lot like drivers,welders, mechanical, auto drivers, carpenters, construction welders, labours,shop owners fruit.and vegetables sellers,provision store, cosmetic shops and dress shop,shopping mall,cab drivers, restaurants they are suffered a lot during lockdown many months and months shops are closed they all bussiness were loss I’m this situation many of them brought loans from bank but there are not able pay back the loan due lockdown no revenue and no income for family business are loss so they are not able to payback the loan many families parents stopped their students education because no income for family in this situation many schools are collecting high admission for students so this situation parents were forced to stop their students education with tears how we can pay so much money crying in front of media so the high court gave a order that all schools and colleges to collect 35% of their fees but many organizations started to help the poor people who are suffering needed three times Food by many organizations, NGO and private organizations like tata,wipro,Sony,Samsung Philips, Britannia,parley a Honda,Mahindra audio,many councils and many celebrities like,vijay, Surya,rajini,Kamal hassan ,ajith,vivek,shivarajkumar, karthik,hansika keerty Darshan, puneeth,yash,radhika,sonu sood,Akshay Kumar, Ajay Devan, Amitabh Buchanan,sharukhan, Priyanka nalkari, and many more helped the government during covid the government was in critical stage and no income for country in this situation many of helped the government without the people no government can function government need the people support so in this situation government PRIME MINISTER NARENDRA MODI introduced a plan to give 2000 to all family in their account money will be transferred and little covid case started reducing in the country so that Supreme Court ordered to cancel all the loans people taken from bank RBI RESERVE BANK OF INDIA has ordered a guidelines to all banks in country to cancel all the loans people taken from bank slow by slow everything is getting to normal stage so stay safe Be safe,keep smiling and healthy wear mask while going outside STAY SAFE…..

Tamil Nadu, TN +2 Public Exams 2021 have been cancelled. CM M.K. Stalin today announced the decision not to conduct Class 12 State Board Examinations in the state this year.

Tamil Nadu, TN +2 Exams 2021 for Class 12 have been cancelled. The State Government today announced its decision to cancel the Public Examinations for the State board. The government has said that a committee would be formed which would decide on the criteria on which the students would be awarded the marks.

The decision was taken in view of the still high number of cases due to the second wave of the pandemic as well as the chances of a third wave. The Chief Minister, M. K Stalin announced that the “Class 12 Board Examination for this year is cancelled.”

Tamil Nadu chief minister M K Stalin

on Saturday night announced cancellation of Class XII state board exams in view of the Covid-19 second wave in the state. The state government held discussions with parents, teachers, educationists, health experts and political parties in the past three days on conducting the exams. Though there were mixed opinion on conducting the board exams, all of them wanted to ensure the safety of the children. Covid-19 second wave is still raging in the state and health experts also predicted a third wave. However, the state government cannot vaccinate Class XII students as they are aged below 18 years,” chief minister said in a statement.

 

He said the state government was still firm on its policy of conducting Class XII admissions based on Class XII exam marks. “However, doctors say postponing the exam further will affect the students psychologically. Based on the medical advice and other recommendations, the state government is cancelling Class XII state board exams,” he said.

The state government has formed a committee headed by school education secretary Kakarla Usha to decide the modalities to award marks for admissions into higher educational institutions. Based on the committee’s report, the marks would be awarded and admissions would be based on these marks, Stalin said.

He said while the state government has cancelled the board exams in view of pandemic, it may not be feasible to conduct all India level entrance exams like NEET. “I have written a letter to the PM to cancel all entrance exams. Though the exams are cancelled in view of students’ health, we will ensure that admissions to higher educational institutions are not affected,” chief minister said them.

 

Tamil Nadu, +2 Public Exams 2021 have been cancelled. Chief minister Stalin today announced the decision not to conduct Class 12 State Board Examinations in the state this year.

 

 

In India and all over the world the corona virus is spreading fast without any end. In India the government has told that all people must stay in house and do their work. The corona virus is most dangerous it is killing people many people are affected by it. Working in an office is a risk thing because there will be many people working if it comes to a person it may spread to others. So the government has instructed the officers to stay the workers from their house and work. The workers are affected by these things much because their working hours has no limit. They are given work after completing their work they only they are allowed to sleep. The officers of the company gave them leave in Sunday’s but they are not allowed to be free, if they get sick or if their family members they are not allowed to take leave any day without completing the work. Company officers are trying to make their losses into strength of their company which is happening during this pandemic situation. The corona virus has made their business into a loss they are trying to maintain the normal thing which was happening before corona time. The economy is going down it is now in minus it has to be in the good form. The lockdown and corona virus made this happen because if there is no lockdown and if we every people went to work this Economy will not be in loss. Economy is about each and everybody who works it is equal for their farmers, if they go to field only we get food and other things are exported through that also we are getting money. Economy is down because all over the world there is corona virus no one is trying to export or import because India is first. Vaccines and medicines we sent to other countries we didn’t keep anything for ourselves so we suffered. Many people because of work from home some are in other country, state and district itself. Some are happy because of work from home now government told that some can work in office with 50% of people. So the company is very slow because they couldn’t coordinate all the people in the office and work from home at a time. Companies are in a difficult situation that how to bring the company. Working from home so all our at home while meeting how a family can be quite a family means there will be some noises and sounds, but the companies are expecting that there must be no noise it is possible in office. They are having network issues and some are having laptops by seeing it closely and working for hours they are affected by eye sight. Many workers in the company are being stressed nowadays no one is in bench means without working. Due to this corona pandemic many have lost their jobs and those who are doing daily work and salary don’t know what to do for food and shelter. This corona virus has changed each one’s life a lot we have to break the chain and come out of this pandemic situation.

 

“ONLY WHEN WE THINK THAT WE CAN SUCCED WE WILL ACT SO LET’S THINK AND ACT”

Sedition is a word that appears every day on news. The recent turn of events that made sedition the headlines was that the Supreme Court quashed the case of sedition filed against a journalist in Himachal Pradesh. He was accused of making remarks against the Prime Minister and the government’s handling of the migrant crisis that followed COVID- 19 lock down during the first wave last year in a video.
A sedition case was filed against him under section 124A of the IPC. The section penalises sedition as punishable with either imprisonment ranging from three years to a lifetime, a fine, or both. The Supreme Court once again as a saviour of constitutional rights quashed the case rendering his remarks as genuine criticism of the government. The Supreme Court reiterated the principles of the landmark case Kedarnath Singh versus union of India 1962. In landmark judgment the Supreme Court upheld the constitutional validity of sedition law while restricting its scope for misuse.

A walk through the history of sedition

Sedition law was enacted in India during the colonial era. It was the brainchild of England who believed that only good opinions of the government should survive. Macauley is credited with drafting the sedition law for the first time in 1837. In 1870 section 124A was introduced in Indian Penal Code. Many freedom fighters were booked under sedation. The first person was Bal Gangadhar Tilak, who was accused of writing seditious articles in his newspaper, Kesari. His judgement in Bombay High Court was passed by Arthur Strachey for the ‘seditious libel’.
The law survived in post-independence India. In the constituent assembly an attempt was made by K.M. Munshi, a strong supporter of free speech, to repeal the word sedition from the list of exceptions for rights to free speech under article 19 of the constitution. It was a successful endeavour however sedition remained functional under the Indian Penal Code.
From time to time the Supreme Court took charge to interpret the law vis-à-vis Brij Bhushan vs the state of Delhi (1950), Romesh Thappar vs the state of Madras (1950), Kedarnath Singh vs state of Bihar (1962) and Balwant Singh vs State of Punjab (1995). The landmark 1962 judgement upheld the constitutionality of sedition but limited its application. It defined that the thin line between ‘very strong speech’ and ‘vigorous words’ strongly critical of the government.
Presently, Section 124A of IPC states-

‘Whoever, by words, either spoken or written, or by science, or by visible representation, or otherwise, brains or attempts to bring into hatred or contempt, or excites or attempts to excite this affection towards the government established by law in India shall be punished with imprisonment for life, to which fine may be added, or with imprisonment which may extend to three years, to which fine may be added, or with fine’

What next?
Sedition cannot be repealed within a fortnight. It has a long history and will have a future as well. The best the government can do is the refrain from misusing it, the Supreme Court will remain the saviour of the people of India and us, the citizens should try to use freedom of speech in the best interest of the nation.

ODISHA- 1999 and afterwards

About nine hours away from Bhubaneswar, Bhawanipatna city is situated which is the district headquarter of Kalahandi which is one of the thirty districts present in Odisha. Long ago Bhawanipatna used to be the capital of the Kalahandi kingdom and the Kalahandi palace can still be seen there. Kalahandi had been ruled by the Naga dynasty for decades but it’s known not for the Nagas but for its poverty.

Phanas Punji of Amlapali village in Kalahandi sold her two-year-old sister-in-law for Rs. 40 to save her two starving children. To which Kapil Narayan Tiwari, a former MLA, said “Here, children are sold cheaper than channas, and the government, instead of rescuing the poor from hunger, is pressurizing them to deny the sale stories.”

This incident in the year 1985 shook the nation and soon Kalahandi caught up the lime-light. Former Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi visited Kalahandi with his wife Sonia Gandhi and made a remarkable statement that of every rupee spent by the government ,only 15 paise reached the intended beneficiary. These VIP visits highlighted the issues and suffering of Kalahandi but the ground reality remained somewhat unaffected. In a statement dated five months after the visit of Rajiv Gandhi Phanas Punji said “I am poorer after Rajiv Gandhi’s visit. Officials came once and gave me a sari (worth Rs.7) and 8 kg of grains, which was an insult to my poverty. The sari is still lying unused though I couldn’t keep the grains: my children were so hungry.”

But after almost twenty years when the media found Phanas Punji again, she was no longer a picture of penury and hunger. She was wearing decent clothes along with jewelry. And this improvement can also be verified with RBI data: in the year 1999, Odisha was the poorest state in India but in the year 2012 it jumped 5 positions ahead.

Odisha faced ignorance from it’s rulers in history especially in British era and even after independence which were considered to be the reason of it’s poverty. Not only poor governance but many-a-times extreme weather conditions ranging from cyclones to droughts were also considered to be reason. The famine of 1866 killed more than one million people. But many researchers believe that extreme weather conditions couldn’t be treated as the sole reason of poverty, poor governance and policies are equally responsible for the same. For example in a report of the 1866 famine stated that increased exports, hoarding and inadequate relief also contributed as immediate causes of people’s sufferings.

Till date seven Prime Ministers of independent India have visited Kalahandi to promise better policies. In-fact it is believed that Indira Gandhi got the inspiration of the slogan ‘Garibi hatao’ when she visited Kalahandi.

It should also be kept in mind that situations vary from place to place within Odisha as well. Odisha can broadly be divided into three parts i.e., North Odisha, South Odisha and Coastal Odisha. North Odisha is the area of mines whereas Coastal Odisha is full of cities and tourist attractions and South Odisha is a hilly area where most of the tribal communities reside.

Studies have shown that Coastal Odisha has almost half the poverty rate compared to other regions.

But situations began to improve in the twenty-first century. Economists showed in their studies that the average growth rate of Odisha rose to 8 per cent which immensely helped in the eradication of poverty.

The credit goes to the Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik, who has been the CM of the state of nineteen years now. Over the past two decades ‘The man who couldn’t care’ has transformed his image to a man who’s known for his simple lifestyle and generosity. But he didn’t just change his image but also changed the future of Odisha.

The main reason of economic development in Odisha was the rapid growth and improvement in it’s tertiary sector. Within the first decade of twenty-first century the share of tertiary sector in Odisha’s economy increased from 39 per cent to 49.8 per cent. And this wasn’t exclusive to Odisha. The tertiary sector of India was helping in rapid economic growth all over the nation and Odisha used the same for it’s economy.

At the same time, not only economic but Odisha also had social development. For example the first decade of this century saw a major dip in the infant mortality rate in Odisha.

The credit for these socio-economic development goes to three social initiatives of the state government i.e., 1. Mission Shakti and similar other programs where the women are provided with skills and facilities so that they can become more independent. Not only this but the CM also made women more politically independent by giving 33 per cent reservations in state assembly elections and 50 per cent reservations in the panchayat elections. 2. Disaster management model of Odisha which has been appreciated by the United Nations as well. The system developed after the super cyclone of 1999 worked it’s best when another such severe cyclone Phailin struck the state in the year 2013, and since then the state is the best cyclone ready state in the country. 3. The public distribution centers in Odisha avail the poor section with grains and Ahaar centers distribute cooked meal for the needy all at minimal costs which has brought down starvation due to poverty in the state.

With the implementation of many such policies CM Naveen Patnaik showed that development is possible even in extreme weather conditions. But it should also be noted that within the years inequality also rose in the state as major developments were limited to Coastal Odisha only. This could be possible because the growth in the tertiary sector of the state was mostly in the coastal regions. Another reason being mining which has also increased inequality. Studies have shown that the areas where mines are present are poorer than other areas. The reason behind this could be the fact that the major benefits obtained by mining go into the pockets of a chosen few.

The prevailing problems may indicate that people and organizations may demand betterment but the state has least politically active population contrary to the neighboring state of West Bengal where political activism within the masses remains at it’s peak mostly. A local journalist Kedar believes that Odisha has been a feudal place for centuries and thus the popular mentality of the people is that their leaders should think and do for them while they are not interested in governance etc. And this feudal system is still existent behind the veil where all major authorities like media etc., are controlled by a few families who entertain all the power.

Even after years of development, poverty is still the major problem of Odisha.’ Phanas Punji bristles at any stranger bearing even the faintest resemblance of a journalist or cameraman who might approach her. “Go away. You guys take my pictures and sell them for a price while I continue to wallow in poverty.” she says.’ reported the Indian Express on 6th September 2016.

Now the people of Odisha have started to take baby steps towards being active for the betterment of the state.

Asiatic Lion seeks the comfort of a shade in its enclosure at the Nehru Zoological Park as the temperatures are rising with the onset of summer in Hyderabad on Saturday.

Eight Asiatic lions at Hyderabad’s Nehru Zoological Park have tested positive for the deadly Coronavirus, perhaps the first known case of the human infecting the feline and making them sick in India.

Highly placed sources at the zoo told The Hindu that the Centre for Cellular and Molecular Biology (CCMB) informed the forest authorities over the phone that the RT-PCR tests of these big cats were positive. However, CCMB samples were collected from the animals concerned but it will take a few days to confirm.

The CCMB will carry out detailed investigation of the samples for genome sequencing to find out if the strain came from human beings or not.

The scientist cautioned the officials to take precautions and start the medication at the earliest. The zoo authorities are likely to conduct a CT Scan of the lions to know the impact of the infection on their lungs.

The Zoo Director and Curator Dr. Siddhanand Kukrety and VVL Subhadra Devi respectively did not respond to the repeated calls by this correspondent to deny or confirm the news officially.

However, another source on the 380-acre campus, which house more than 1,500 inmates, said that results from the CCMB will be submitted to Ms. Subhadra Devi in an hour or two, and to alert them the scientists have orally told the higher-up about the results.

“Yes, the lions were tested after displaying mild symptoms. As of now they are active and are doing well,” the officer said, adding that four male and four female big cats were housed in the 40-acre Safari area.

He said that on April 24, caretakers noticed that these big cats developed symptoms like dry cough, nasal discharge, and loss of appetite and soon alerted the veterinary team. Soon, the vets took oropharyngeal swab samples of the feline and sent them to CCMB, where the scientists are likely to do genome sequencing to find out if the strain came from human beings.

Currently, NZP, one of the biggest zoos in Asia, is closed for visitors as a precautionary measure. More than two dozen staffers at the zoo were tested positive for the virus.

Agriculture plays a critical role in the. entire life of a given economy.Agriculure is the backbone of the economy system of a given country .in addition to. Providing food and raw material agricultural also provide employment opportunities to a very large percentage of the population .The main source of raw material to major industries such as cotton and jute,fibre,sugar,as well as non edible oils in agriculture.moreover , mainly other industries such as processing of fruits as well as vegetables and rice husking get their raw material for agriculture.Agriculture also provide wood construction and paper industry . Agriculture plays a significant role to both human and economy of a nation,this today.itis the backbone of a nation economy.in additional is also provide food and raw material ,it is also provide employment opportunities to very large percentage the population . Agriculture is important not only for the supply food but also for the provision of Raw material . agriculture is backbone of economic system in given country.

Tamilnadu Chief Minister M.K.Stalin has extended the lock down period with some relaxations. As the lock down announced earlier ends on 7th, the relaxed guidelines will be implemented from Monday to 14th June.

The Government has announced separate guidelines in eleven districts where Covid count is still a concern. More relaxations have been announced for other districts.

AIR correspondent reports, according to the new guidelines, stand alone shops other than textiles and Jewelry have been allowed to function from morning 6 to evening 5  O’clock. Pavement shops and Fish markets will be allowed in open spaces.

All government offices are allowed to function with 30 percent attendance. House keeping services, Electricians, plumbers , motor technicians ,carpenters. Rental taxies and autos will be allowed with e registration.  Permission from District authorities will be needed for emergency travel to Nilgiris, Kodaikanal, Yercaud, Yelagiri and Kutralam. Ten percent workers in Export companies will be allowed for limited activities. Push cart vendors will be allowed to sell vegetables and fruits in coordination with the local administrati

Vijayawada Division of South Central Railway celebrated World Environment Day across the Division today. The main objective of celebrating World Environment Day is to highlight the importance of the environment and to remind people that nature should not be taken for granted. The theme for this year’s World Environment Day is ‘Ecosystem Restoration’.

Plantation Drives were conducted at all the major stations of the Division as a mark of its commitment towards green environment and to highlight the importance of afforestation. Health Inspectors of the sections conducted awareness campaign and counseled the contract staff on benefits of increased green cover and importance of ecological balance

Vijayawada Division has always played a vital role in the areas of green environment, preservation of green cover, energy conservation, use of solar energy, compliance to environmental regulations and application of renewable forms of energy in innovative ways.

During the current year, Vijayawada Division has undertaken many energy conservation measures which have reaped ample dividends. Vijayawada Division has completed 100 per cent installation of LED lights across the the length and breadth of the Division and had achieved record savings of 35.29 Lakh units per year. This resulted in savings of  2.09 crore rupees. The total installed Solar Capacity of the Division is around 548 KWP excluding all the solar water heaters installed at all the facilities.

Giving emphasis to its commitment towards green initiatives, Waltair Division of East Coast Railway observed World Environment Day today. To mark the day the Division has organized an awareness rally and massive plantation programme in the Railway localities, colonies and station areas to explore its future course of action to prevent pollution. The theme of this year’s World Environment Day is ‘Reimagine. Recreate. Restore.’ as this year marks the beginning of the United Nations Decade on Ecosystem Restoration.

More than 850 green saplings were planted in the Railway colonies and station surroundings today and in last two years the Division has planted 3,75,000 saplings. Similar programmes were organized over the Division as a green initiative. Divisional Railway Manager, Shri Chetan Kumar Shrivastava, ADRM (infra) Shri. Akshai Saxena, Dy.CME Shri Durga Prasad Mishra and other branch officers took part in this awareness programme and plantation.

Posters and Banners were displayed to propagate the message of Environment Protection, Green Initiative, to avoid the usage of plastic. Videos on awareness of environment protection and conservation were displayed in Digital Museums and CCTVs at stations. Audio jingles were displayed at stations.

Speaking on the occasion DRM said that “The observation of World Environment Day makes all of us to recall our commitment to Nature and imparts responsible conduct by individuals, enterprises and communities in preserving the environment. We have been confronting with various calamities, pandemics as we have disturbed the Nature’s balance. Let us join hand to improve our quality of life by improving our environment”

Besides such initiatives the Division has under taken waste water recycling plant at various units where the recycled water is used for washing and horticulture purpose.  All the stations, Service Buildings, Residential staff quarters over the Division provided with LED light fittings to reduce power consumption.

Visakhapatnam, Vizianagaram, Araku, Rouli railway stations have been electrified by rooftop Solar system. Four Service buildings at Visakhapatnam were energized with Solar power etc for the cause of green initiative. These measures resulted in reduction of more than 8 lakh Kgs of Carbon-di-Oxide emissions.

Four people lost their lives today when a cab skidded off the road and fell into a deep gorge along the Jammu-Srinagar National Highway in Ramban district of Jammu division .

In the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir, four people lost their lives today when a cab skidded off the road and fell into a deep gorge along the Jammu-Srinagar National Highway in Ramban district of Jammu division. AIR correspondent reports that the cab was on its way to Jammu from Srinagar and the accident took place near Khuni Nallah when its driver lost control over the vehicle.

Senior Superintendent of Police, Ramban, P. D. Nitya said that rescuers, including Police, Army and local volunteers, swung into action soon after the vehicle rolled down over 500 feet from the highway into Bishlari stream. Three people, including a woman, were found dead on the spot and two others were rescued in critical condition. One of the injured succumbed at the district hospital Ramban shortly after admission. The rescue and search operations were underway, when the reports last came in, as one more person is stated to be missing after the accident.

Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha condoled the loss of lives in the accident and directed the concerned departments to carry out road safety audit and rectification measures within a week.

Meghalaya joined the rest of the globe in observing World Environment Day virtually throughout the state via video conferencing.

Addressing the virtual gathering, Chief Minister Conrad K. Sangma said that all need to accept that climate change is happening and it will affect everyone. He added that the adaptation to climate change is going to be a very critical part for policymakers at the highest level.

Thanking the different stakeholders in the conservation, restoration and preservation process, he added that the biggest responsibility in making a difference lies with an individual and urged upon all to take small yet significant steps towards the environment. The Chief Minister also pledged and called upon all to bring 500 square kilometres of forest cover in the state in the next few years.

Forest and Environment Minister James P. K. Sangma also said that the theme of the World Environment Day this year is very apt for Meghalaya. Calling for promotion of Forest Economy in the state, the Minister also informed of the various afforestation projects in coal mining-affected areas. He also said that the department is looking at the restoration and cleaning of two entire stretches of rivers in East Jaintia Hills which are polluted due to unscientific coal mining.

we spend a lot of time and energy to make sure that our body is comfortable. Do we also spend time to make sure that our existence is comfortable?

In today’s time, where people are trying to scare and manipulate each other away from peace by using fear, do we realise what fear does to people? Fear takes away the vision of a human being and makes it narrow.

It becomes important not to be influenced by that fear because there is something that is so incredible inside each one of us and that is the courage to see beyond that fear, to see beyond that time and to understand that, as human beings, we have the possibility of being able to be fearless and be in peace.

Khushi Agarwal

Iran and the Central African Republic(CAR) both lose their voting rights in the 193-member general assembly. The reason was given that they didn’t pay their dues.

United Nations headquartered in New York, needs fund for its functioning as it does not have any source of income of its own. It receives its budget from its 193 member countries. Overall 195 countries are part of the U.N. but 2 countries that are non-member observer states: the Vatican city and the state of Palestine do not provide funds to the U.N. Iran, on the other hand, hadn’t paid any money to the UN for the past few years. So the UN decided to suspend the voting rights of Iran.

The irony here is Iran has money to fund various militant groups in its neighbourhood but does not have money to provide fund to the UN.

According to the secretary-general’s letter, the minimum payments needed to restore voting rights are $16,251,298 for Iran and $29,395 for the Central African Republic.

Irans response

Iran’s foreign minister ‘Javad Zarif’ has put on his tweet on Twitter saying that “we are a victim of US sanctions, they called it US economic terrorism and it’s preventing them from paying off dues of UN. He also stated that Iran is unable to pay for the food they eat.

In a statement released by the ministry of foreign affairs of the Islamic Republic of Iran, they also stated that Iran is fully committed to fulfilling the financial obligations to the UN and will continue to make every effort to settle the arrears in the payment of its financial contribution to the UN and other international organisations as soon as the underlying imposed condition, i.e the US unlawful unilateral coercive measures, is removed.

So it seems until Joe Biden withdraws sanctions from Iran, Iran won’t be able to vote in the U.N.

Dog has always been known as the best friend of humans from times unknown.

“DOGS MAY BE JUST A PART OF OUR LIVES, BUT FOR THEM WE ARE THEIR WHOLE WORLD”

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Why are they called the “best friend” when the notion of being a best friend comes with many connotations these days? The concept of being there for a person in the time of needs is the most important concept and characteristic of a best friend.

Though our furry friends do not offer advice in matters as such the  listening ears is all we need most of the time, especially without any judgement. It doesn’t matter whether it is a boy or girl, they are always there for us, with the least idea of what we are talking. Regardless of the context, dogs are scientifically proven to know how we feel. We may have seen cute videos where puppies offering their favourite toys to their owners because they were feeling sad or crying. It is not a coincidence. They can feel the sadness, worry or anxiety from our bodies and they try their level best to console us. It their brain, it is their toy that makes them happy, so that ought to make us happy, right?

This is the exact reason why dogs are specially trained to be service animals.  Now, when we think of service dogs, we always think of cute dogs helping their blind owners/trainers. Though as great that is, that isn’t all. Dogs can be trained to help socially anxious people, provide comfort to children who are mentally ill, detect low blood sugar levels in our body and alert us etc. In the police training, they are trained to detect the accused from the body odour and type of energy radiating from a person.

The sad part is, after all the service years, of say, 8 to 9 years at an average, their senses wind down, naturally due to old age. It is at this time when they need the most care, because they don’t know anything other than what they have been trained. So finding homes for them after their retirement is very important, because we shouldn’t make them feel useless after all the years of service they’ve put.

Another thing we have to learn from them is to love unconditionally. Try scolding your dog for being naughty, they would definitely feel bad and try to cheer you up and make up for whatever they did. That is their whole intention, to make you happy. There are many movies and novels that insist and instil the purpose of dogs in our lives but if you ask for recommendations, the novel series of “Dog’s Promise” by W. Bruce Cameron which has also been adapted into beautiful motion pictures ought to touch your hearts. Especially the book, “ A Dog’s Purpose” takes us through different lives of a same dog until it fulfils its purpose on this earth in the most aesthetic way possible.

They say, “Dogs may be just a part of your life, but for them, you’re their whole world.” Every other animals are equally important for the earth to be balanced, but dogs, they have a special purpose, to provide happiness to us, humans.

The COVID-19 vaccination drive has already begun in India, and many people are still unaware of how the two vaccines – Covaxin and Covishield – are different from each other.

The third phase began on April 1, in which people over the age of 18 can take life-saving shots.

Currently, the government hasn’t allowed people to decide which vaccine they want to get, but the result of the first phase clearly suggests that both the vaccines being inoculated in India are safe and effective.

Covaxin vs Covishield – Which one is better?

Well, we have compiled all the information to give you a better understanding of the formulation and every other detail about the vaccine you are going to get to stay safe from the Coronavirus. Have a look –

Developer

Covaxin has been developed by Hyderabad-based Bharat Biotech International Ltd in association with the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) and the National Institute of Virology (NIV).

Covishield has been developed by the Oxford-AstraZeneca and is being manufactured by the Serum Institute of India (SII).

Type of Vaccine

Covaxin is an inactivated viral vaccine. This vaccine is developed with Whole-Virion Inactivated Vero Cell-derived technology. They contain inactivated viruses, which can not infect a person but still can teach the immune system to prepare a defence mechanism against the active virus.

These conventional vaccines have been in use for decades now. There are vaccines for some other diseases as well which are made using the same technology. These diseases are –

• Seasonal influenza
• Rabies
• Polio
• Pertussis, and
• Japanese encephalitis

Covishield has been prepared using the viral vector platform which is a totally different technology.

A chimpanzee adenovirus – ChAdOx1 – has been modified to enable it to carry the COVID-19 spike protein into the cells of humans. Well, this cold virus is basically incapable of infecting the receiver but can very well teach the immune system to prepare a mechanism against such viruses.

The exact technology was used to prepare vaccines for viruses like Ebola.

Doses

There is no difference between the two vaccines in terms of dosage. Both of them are administered as 0.5ml in the upper arm region.

But, the dosing schedule for both vaccines however varies. The second dose of Covaxin is scheduled after 4-6 weeks after the first dose, while for Covishield vaccines it is 84 days or 12-16 weeks after the first dose.

Storage Guidelines

Both Covishield and Covaxin can be stored at 2-8 degrees Centigrade, which is a household refrigerator temperature. This makes both the vaccines most suited for Indian conditions as most of the vaccines here are kept at the same temperature range.

This also makes the transportation and storage of both vaccines easier.

Efficacy

Both the vaccines have shown more than satisfactory results ever since the inoculation started in India.

The effectiveness of the Covishield vaccine is nearly 90% as per the global reports and Covaxin’s 81% according to interim 3rd phase trial results.

Side effects

After getting vaccinated, you may experience pain at the site of injection. Some people may also experience side effects such as headache, joint pain, and may feel feverish. These side effects do not persist for long and generally go within a day or two.

Approvals

Covaxin has currently been granted approval for emergency restricted use, while Covishield has been allowed for restricted use in emergency situations that can potentially prevent coronavirus infection in people aged 18 years and above.

Covaxin has begun its clinical trial in children aged above 2 years of age.

However, the Drugs Controller General of India (DGCI) has not given a market use authorization clearance to any of the vaccines till now.

Agriculture

Agriculture plays a crucial role in the entire life of a given economy . Agriculture is the backbone of the economic system of a given country.In addition to providing food and raw material agricultural also provide employment opportunities to a very large percentage of the population .The main source of raw material to major industries such as cotton and jute fibre.as well as non-edible oils in agriculture . moreover many other industries such as processing of fruits as well as vegetables and rice husking get their raw material for agriculture . agriculture also provide wood for construction and paper industry.

Agriculture plays a significant role to both human and economy of a nation this to say it is the backbone of a nation in addition to providing food and raw material it also provides employment opportunities to very large percentage of the population . Agriculture is important not only for supply food but also for the provision of Raw material.Agricultue is the backbone of economic system in given country.

Save nature save world .

The words “yes” and “no” get used in comparison to each other so often that it feels like they carry equal weight in conversation. In reality, they are not just opposite in meaning, but of entirely different magnitudes in commitment.

When you say no, you are only saying no to one option. When you say yes, you are saying no to every other option.

I like how the economist Tim Harford put it, “Every time we say yes to a request, we are also saying no to anything else we might accomplish with the time.” Once you have committed to something, you have already decided how that future block of time will be spent.

In other words, saying no saves you time in the future. Saying yes costs you time in the future. No is a form of time credit. You retain the ability to spend your future time however you want. Yes is a form of time debt. You have to pay back your commitment at some point.

No is a decision. Yes is a responsibility.

“WAYS OF MAINTAINING BRAIN HEALTH AT EVERY AGE ”

The mind is the most precious organ of the body that needs much care. It should not be wasted rather maintaining its proper health must be the necessary part. The brain is the most important part in comparison to other organs because all other parts are controlled by the brain and it even keeps working while you are asleep. Due to this fact, the brain’s extraordinary working requires nutritional support and also extra care for the maintenance. Here are some ways of maintaining brain health to boost the brain’s cognitive functioning and keep it healthy:

Exercise daily

One who does daily exercise always has greater brain volume and the capability of better thinking and memory skills. According to the research, the people who vigorously exercise are 10 years younger than their age. It happens because of the increase of blood flow to the brain that occurs due to physical activities. Exercise also helps in generating new neurons in the brain area where memory and learning get stored and which loses its capacity as life progresses. If exercise is started from early life – like from the teenage – one remains younger and healthy eve in the old life. The research done so far shows many benefits of exercise for the brain.

Meditation

Meditation is the best way to calm the mind also it helps from all the perspectives of psychologically. It controls the fear and feeling of anxiety. Moreover, meditation helps when the brain is thinking negatively and the mind goes from thought to thought that is quite distressing. To have a positive approach to life and let the brain work in the right direction do daily meditation and yoga. This helps in keeping the brain work perfectly and the concentration level increases too.

Take sound sleep

The brain keeps on working even while sleeping. It keeps on bringing back memories and wanders into unconscious thoughts. Taking less sleep or sleep deprivation always results in reducing mental health. It worsens the cognitive function and decreases the level of learning and creating thinking. At least 6-8 hours of sleep must be taken to keep the brain healthy. Sleep deprivation and insomnia are very destructive and those who remain active and concentrated are those with fresh minds and sound sleep.

Practice creativity before sleeping

Practicing some creatively is also among ways of maintaining brain health. If you have writing skills then do write something or if you can paint, take a brush and canvas, and make something creative that comes in mind but, it should be done before going to bed because it yields great results. Complete your work and then take a sound sleep and see the difference when you wake up the next morning.

Take care of your brain by these two quick steps

Quit smoking: Quitting smoking reduces the risk of blood vessel diseases and chances of brain damage reduce.

Manage stress or depression: Simple but consistent stress leads to depression and depression becomes a disorder that leads to brain damage. Try to be relaxed and positive in every condition. Staying positive will reduce the level of stress and brain nerves will remain healthy.

“KEEP CALM AND WORK HARD”

– JERISHA. S

“MOST IMPORTANT MEDICAL EQUIPMENT IN HOSPITALS”

 

Evolution in technology is helping mankind in every walk of life. The latest technology in the medical field has revolutionized the whole healthcare system. These new medical technologies guarantee better living standards by ensuring the best health of the human being. They help doctors in diagnosing an ailment and provide them with new important medical equipment to treat patients better.Anyone at any time can have a health issue like an accident, an injury, or disease. The treatment of a disease or health problems on time through the use of proper and latest medical technology/equipment can reduce the pain and suffering. Advanced medical equipment is therefore crucial in the treatment of the patients in the hospitals.The emergency department and all departments of the hospital should be equipped with all the necessary medical equipment to treat the patients on time like electronic monitoring systems, needles scissors and many other devices.The devices in hospitals should be latest and precise as any flaw in the device is not bearable. Also, to meet the standards of health, all medical tools or equipment should be sterilized after each use. Under the importance of the medical equipment, the most common medical equipment is briefly introduced here as the importance of specialized equipment in the health care industry can’t be neglected.

 

MEDICAL VENTILATORS:

Medical ventilators help the human body to take breathe as these devices make possible to move breathable air in and out of the lungs. This machine ensures an equal supply of oxygen in the whole human body. This device is compulsory for the intensive care unit of the hospital.

DEFIBRILLATORS:

Defibrillators are used in life-threatening circumstances. The most common life-threating circumstances are cardiac arrhythmias or tachycardia. Defibrillators play an essential role to restore the rhythm of the heart or it can be said that it maintains the heart rate of the human body. Thus, this medical equipment saves one’s life. Hence, it’s the most essential tool for the hospitals so hospitals should maintain the backup of this medical tool.

ECG MACHINES:

ECG machines monitor the overall rhythm of the heart in the human body. It records the electrical activity of the heart for a specific period. Therefore, doctors or health care providers will be able to observe the stability of the heart in the human body. Therefore, ECG machines are among the most important medical equipment in a hospital.

DIALYSIS MACHINES:

Dialysis machines are used to remove the extra toxins from the blood. People who have damaged kidneys have to go through the process of dialysis on a regular basis. This dialysis process is known as renal replacement therapy and its only possible through dialysis machines.

STERILIZERS: 

Sterilizers are most essential medical equipment as it maintains the hygienic condition in the hospitals. Sterilizers kill all the microbes. The most common form of microbes are fungi, bacteria, viruses, and spores. These microbes may affect the disease in the human body or even cause an infection in the human body. So, the use of sterilizers keeps the medical equipment or tools clean and keeps the human body away from germs.

 

” SOMETIMES MACHINES ALSO WORK LIKE HUMAN “

 

– MEREZJA F

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World Environment Day (WED) is celebrated annually on 5 June and is the United Nations’ principal vehicle for encouraging awareness and action for the protection of the environment. First held in 1974, it has been a platform for raising awareness on environmental issue such as marine pollution, human overpopulation, global warming, sustainable consumption and wildlife crime. World Environment Day is a global platform for public outreach, with participation from over 143 countries annually. Each year, the program has provided a theme and forum for businesses, non government organizations, communities, governments and celebrities to advocate environmental causes.
The environment provides us with essential resources to sustain life on Earth. All living things, including water, air, soil, and vegetation form the environment. However, there has been an increase in the contamination and pollution of these precious resources. Trees cut down; soil erosion occurs, water bodies, and the air filled with pollutants. It is essential to spread awareness and preserve such resources for the present and future generations.
World Environment Day is one such initiative towards protecting the environment and celebrated across the globe. It is such an initiative to spread awareness about the conservation and preservation of the environment. Celebrated on June 5th every year, people from all places take part in doing their bit for the environment. World Environment Day is an initiative started by the United Nations as a part of the UN Environment Programme.
An Earth Anthem penned by poet Abhay K is sung to celebrate World Environment Day.

Our cosmic oasis, cosmic blue pearl
the most beautiful planet in the universe
all the continents and all the oceans
united we stand as flora and fauna
united we stand as species of one earth
different cultures, beliefs and ways
we are humans, the earth is our home
all the people and the nations of the world
all for one and one for all
united we unfurl the blue marble flag.

The anthem was launched in June 2013 on the occasion of the World Environment Day by Kapil Sibal and Shashi Tharoor, then Union Ministers of India, at a function organized by the Indian Council of Cultural Relations in New Delhi.It is supported by the global organization Habitat For Humanity.Above all, World Environment Day offers a global platform for inspiring positive change. It pushes for individuals to think about the way they consume; for businesses to develop greener models; for farmers and manufacturers to produce more sustainably; for governments to invest in repairing the environment; for educators to inspire students to take action; and for youth to build a greener future. This World Environment Day will kick off the UN Decade on Ecosystem Restoration, a global mission to revive billions of hectares, from forests to farmlands, from the top of mountains to the depth of the sea.Only with healthy ecosystems can we enhance people’s livelihoods, counteract climate change and stop the collapse of biodiversity.For too long, we have been exploiting and destroying our planet’s ecosystems. Every three seconds, the world loses enough forest to cover a football pitch and over the last century we have destroyed half of our wetlands. As much as 50 per cent of our coral reefs have already been lost and up to 90 per cent of coral reefs could be lost by 2050, even if global warming is limited to an increase of 1.5°C.
Every World Environment Day is hosted by a different country, in which official celebrations take place, and this year’s host is Pakistan.The Government of Pakistan plans to expand and restore the country’s forests through a ‘10 Billion Tree Tsunami‘ spread over five years. The campaign includes restoring mangroves and forests, as well as planting trees in urban settings, including schools, colleges, public parks and green belts.

1. *Nature, in the broadest sense, is equivalent to the natural world, physical world, or material world. “Nature” refers to the phenomena of the physical world, and also to life in general. … The term “nature” may refer to living plants and animals, geological processes, weather, and physics, such as matter and energy.Imagine a world without Nature .

*Nature is very importance of humans have needed to survive and thrive, was provided by the natural world around us : food, water, medicine, materials, for shelter, and even natural cycles such us climate and nutrients . Nature is our sole supplier.

*Nature, in the broadest sense, is the natural, physical, material world or universe. “Nature” can refer to the phenomena of the physical world, and also to life in general. … Within the various uses of the word today, “nature” often refers to geology and wildlife.

• According to The Merriam-Webster Dictionary, nature is “a creative and controlling force in the universe,” “the external world in its entirety” or “humankind’s original condition.” The New Oxford American Dictionary describes nature as “the phenomena of the physical world collectively, including plants, animals

The famous Chipko movement is a tale that every child in India knows about. It’s a story of real life heroes who were ready to compromise their lives to protect Mother Nature. A similar movement called Apikko movement was led in South India with the same pious intentions. Nature is revered in India and it forms an integral part of our religious and cultural beliefs. Sadly today that knowledge vanished in thin air and the unsustainable lifestyle, in an urge to mimic the west blindly took a heavy toll on our environment. It all started way back in 1760s when industrial revolution saw a sunrise. Since then humanity committed many mistakes, few of them even irreversible. However soon we realised the effects of global warming and climate change. Scientific evidence supported our ‘theory of doom’. Today we stand at a crossroads where we can either try to eliminate the adverse effects of climate change or leave our world without hope for the generation next.
Governments are trying to do what they do best that is, make policies, debate, invest in green projects. This lip service and paperwork cannot change the situation. It will take the force of every last human that breathes the air, quenches the thirst for water from nature or just exist. This fact is understood by children who have become eco-warriors. Few names in the Hall of Fame include Greta Thunberg from Sweden, Ridhima Pandey from India and many others. They all made a clarion call for the governments to come together as well as people to take a pledge to act sustainably.
People’s participation in environmental restoration has many success stories. Beej bachao andolan of Tehri Garhwal district of Uttarakhand, Silent valley movement and Narmada Bachao Andolan and other famous movements that saw popular participation of people.
Principle 10 of the Rio declaration recognises public participation. It states that environmental issues are best handled with participation of all concerned citizens, at the relevant level. It encourages states to facilitate and encourage public awareness and participation by making information widely available. Effective access to judicial and administrative proceedings, including redress and remedy shall be provided.
Environmental issues are closely linked to the rights of indigenous people or the tribal population. As a citizen they have right to live in a healthy environment under article 21 of the constitution of India and as indigenous people they have the right to protect and manage natural resources located on traditional indigenous lands. The latter right as mentioned in the Forest conservation act, 1980.
In India environment impact assessment (EIA) also has an important component of public participation. The provisions for environment impact assessment are given under the Environment (Protection) act 1986. It describes the process followed under EIA. Public hearing is a notable feature. There are a few drawbacks in the present EIA policy. For example, the public hearing is carried out at a very late stage. Also, a large number of projects have been excluded from the mandatory public hearing process. Few amendments are required in this respect.
The bottomline is that legal tools for public participation in environmental restoration are available albeit, there is need to strengthen them. The main actor here, is the public . An aware and enthusiastic public can bring the much needed change. It starts from ‘US’.

After succeeding Covid-19, it’s now a dispute to get claims for medical insurance 

As though battling Covid-19 was sufficiently not, numerous families the country over are presently inundated in a fight with their insurance agencies and compensating advances for the extravagant bills of their treatment. The grievances against the clinical insurance agencies are mounting. It’s revealed that a portion of the affected families are battling with their bills and are at odds with the insurance agencies the country over.

Vaccinated individuals should have a test for Covid or not ?

The most recent direction from the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says you shouldn’t be tried or to be isolated in case you’re completely inoculated, regardless of whether you’ve been presented to somebody who was wiped out. No, you can skirt regime testing, for undeniable dispensation. The most recent direction from the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says you shouldn’t be tried or to be isolated in case you’re completely inoculated, regardless of whether you’ve been presented to somebody who was debilitated. A special case is in the event that you foster Covid-19 manifestations like fever, hack and weakness. The refreshed direction reflects late investigations showing inoculated individuals face almost no danger of genuine infection. Regardless of whether you get a disease, you’ll be more averse to spreading it to other people and any side effects will probably be lenient.

The CDC says inoculated individuals can likewise be avoided from routine work environment screening, however numerous organizations aren’t following representatives’ immunization status. Screening is as yet suggested for individuals working or living in destitute safe houses or detainment facilities, because of the greater danger of flare-ups. The casual rules likewise don’t make a difference to specialists, medical caretakers and other medical care laborers, whose businesses may in any case require testing. Direction may change by country.

US residents getting back from abroad likewise still need to introduce a negative Covid-19 test prior to loading onto their flights home, paying little heed to their inoculation status. Any individual who tests positive for Covid-19 should in any case separate for 10 days, the CDC says.As immunizations increment, numerous specialists anticipate that the CDC should additionally loosen up testing rules, in any event, for inoculated individuals with indications. Numerous basic colds and infections can cause side effects looking like Covid-19, specialists say, which could prompt an influx of pointless testing in the fall.

Every country is different, and every country’s laws are different. Sometimes these laws border on the seriously ridiculous, and other times they point to important cultural values that might be different than your own. Some of these are listed below :

1. IT’S ILLEGAL TO CHEW GUM IN SINGAPORE – Sometimes we all suffer when fools break the rules. After vandals used chewing gum to mess with the Mass Rapid Transit system and the Housing and Development Board spent $150,000 a year to clean gum liter, Singapore banned all gum substance in 1992.
2. IT’S ILLEGAL TO FEED PIGEONS IN VENICE – With thousands of pigeons descending upon Saint Mark’s Square and Venice, lured by the tourist readily handing out food in exchange for Instagram worthy photos, Venice lawmakers officially made it illegal to feed the pigeons in 2008. It is said the cleanup from birds cost each citizen 275 euros per year, so now, the tables are turned.
3. IT’S ILLEGAL TO WEAR HIGH HEELS TO THE ACROPOLIS – The country banned high heels at the acropolis in 2009. Greeks put this ban in place to protect its ruins from damage caused by sharp shoes. The ruins are nearly 2,500 years old, so be respectful and wear some soft-soled shoes when you visit.
4. DON’T WEAR YOUR WINNIE THE POOH T-SHIRT IN POLAND – The cuddly little bear all stuffed with fluff also does not wear pants. Because of this, Poland issued a ban on Winnie the Pooh around playgrounds and schools, finding the A.A.Milne character a bit too risque for the likes of impressionable children.
5. IT’S ILLEGAL TO WEAR A MASK IN PUBLIC IN DENMARK – Not only masks, the Danish government wants to stop anyone from covering their faces in anyway in public places. The controversial ban went into effect in August 2018. Officials claim the ban helps to properly identify people during crowded events, should anything negative happen and someone need to be identified.
6. CLOSE THE GATE OR YOU’LL BE FINED IN NEVADA – Gates in Nevada are used to keep in livestock, and anyone not closing and fastening a gate when outside city limits can receive a fine.
7. IT’S ILLEGAL TO PAY WITH TOO MANY COINS IN CANADA – When making a payment that is more than $10, its is illegal to pay with more than a single coin under the Currency Act in Canada.
8. IT’S ILLEGAL TO CLIMB A TREE IN TORONTO – This goes for Ottawa, Toronto and even in the middle of the forest too unless you have a permit. In 2013, one your tree climbing enthusiast earned himself a $365 ticket for climbing in Bellevue Square Park.
9. YOU MUST WALK YOUR DOG DAILY IN ROME – Rome’s strict laws again animal cruelty include the walking of pet dogs. If the owner mot walk their dog once a day minimum they could be fined $625.
10. IT’S ILLEGAL TO BUILD A SANDCASTLE IN SPAIN – Spain despises your attempt at making sand castles so much you can be fined if caught building one in Spain. And the fines vary by location at their discretion. On the island of Majorca, for example, you could pay 100 euros, but you could pay up to 1,500 euros in Galicia .

If you have ever seen a magician perform, and you have to pay attention to how they do, what they do, it’s very interesting.

Because whatever they do ( if they’re hiding a coin or whatever) ,they distract you from what’s really happening. And it’s so smooth that we wonder , “Oh my God, what happened? How did he do that? How did he produce this thousand rupee note out of his shirt ?” I mean, you have to think. Yeah, And people will sit there and people will applaud.

And obviously, I mean, if he could do that for real, make thousands of rupee notes come out of sleeve , why would he be doing this performance? He could be having a nice vacation on a Caribbean island somewhere.

But he’s not doing that. He’s traveling, town to town, place to place, trying to make a meager living while fooling the audience, and this is the point of it. He’s actually fooling us and we’re applauding being fooled.

Everytime we get distracted in so many spheres of our life and just get fooled by doing that.

So , distraction is actually another attraction, but it’s taking away from what you should be attracted to. You should be attracted to your own existence. Why? Because it is the most precious thing there is. There’s nothing more precious than being alive. This is one thing that nobody is selling and nobody can buy!

Khushi Agarwal

“Hands that heal, should not bleed.’

2021 has brought with it a second wave of Covid-19 in India. People with underlying comorbidities are especially at risk, and stringent lockdown rules have been put in place in all high risk areas. The healthcare infrastructure has been crumbling under the critical load of patients, and hotels and auditoriums have been converted into isolation areas and vaccination centers.

Throughout all this, doctors have been working tirelessly day and night to save the people of India. Doctors have put themselves at risk to look after critical patients and make sure every human being has an equal and fair chance at survival. And this is what some people of India do. Attack the very healthcare professionals that are trying to save them.

A recent incident in Assam shook the entire medical fraternity.  A doctor at a coronavirus facility in Assam’s Hojai, around 140 kms from Guwahati, was mercilessly punched, kicked, and pounded with metal trash cans and bricks, by the relatives of a Covid patient who had died, allegedly due to oxygen shortage. Locals also assaulted the doctor who is now hospitalized but stable.

In another incident in India, a 50 year old doctor was attacked by four people following the death of his 6 year old dengue patient. In Mumbai, a female resident doctor attached to KEM was allegedly abused by the kin of the patient after the 18 year old died due to cardiac arrest in the hospital.

The very profession that has helped India rise from the shadows of the pandemic, is now in a very dark place. The Indian Medical Association has reported that 75% of doctors face verbal or physical abuse in hospital premises and fear of violence was the most common stress factor in 43% of the doctors.  Highest number of violence cases were reported in emergency care and 70% of the acts were initiated by the patient’s relatives. In the last 5 years, around 670 cases have been registered across the country pertaining to violence against doctors.

Imagine. After 5 years of studying, 3 years of specialization and 3 more years of super specializations, After countless of nights of studying and putting in their blood, sweat and tears, doctors go back home after being beaten up in the hospital or being mentally or verbally abused or threatened. No human being, let alone a doctor should go through anything of this sort. There are so many things that can be done to prevent this and we need to start acting now.

Security. Changing the behavior and mentality of those harming doctors will take a long time. Meanwhile, this is one of the first measures that the state or district should implement. Unfortunately, we have come to the stage where healthcare professionals feel safe and are safe only when there is proper security in place in hospitals and care centers.

Did you know that only 1.5% of the total GDP (Gross Domestic Product) goes into the healthcare sector of our country. If there is not enough money to buy medical equipment, build better infrastructure and increase the number of beds in the hospital, how will the doctors be able to treat the patient?

Media and the stereotype made my people about doctors. In many interviews across states, people have described doctors as ‘looters’ or people who just want to gain money. We need to understand one thing. Only those people enter the medical field who are compassionate, considerate, hardworking and have an inner passion for helping people. ‘Minting money’ is a general term associated with doctors in movies, plays and in short, the media. This needs to change as soon as possible.

Imagine, everyday, all medical students of this country wake up to such headlines in the newspaper. That their future profession is being painted red by the very people they want to serve. What does this do to their mental state? Doctors are being beaten up, attacked with chairs and medical equipment. Is this some kind of joke?

There were times when medical profession was considered to be noble. People respected doctors and had faith in them. But when doctors started being proclaimed as God, that’s when the line was crossed. That’s when people started thinking, doctors can cure us of any ailment.  We need to create awareness about the current incidents happening in the country, and we need change, as soon as possible.

The Peer pressure of society usually affect all of us. The Society thinks their right to judge somebody on the basis of their physical appearance, intelligence, choices and opinions. Judgement is the harsh reality of Indian society. At some point, Everybody have to face the repercussions of being judged at every decision we take. It build more stress and anxiety in our normal day to day life. Due to ongoing competition, Everyone tries to stay ahead from each other in terms of social and financial status. This race takes away the peace within us which motivates us on doing good things in our life.
Everyone says, Life is a race but it is your choice to run with everybody and lose your inner peace or to stay calm in the middle of chaos and handle everything with calm and maturity. In 21st century, Mental health is a stigma of which not many people are comfortable talking about. People recommend to go and see a doctor when any physical damage happen on the body. But Nobody cares, When you are broken from inside. Just like you go to the doctor for physical wounds, It is very important to take a appointment with your doctor to discuss about any problem related to Mental health.
In 2021 due to lockdown, Life has taken a serious turn which made us insecure about our future. Many people have lost their loved ones due to the pandemic. The students are unable to get the clarity about what is going to happen next and It creates a lot of panic in youngster’s mind. The thoughts like suicide and harming ourself often comes in our mind. Only way to deal with such problems is to go to a Psychologist and attend some session. Now a days, There are so many influencer and motivational speakers who provide online session for student suffering from depression.
Many cases of suicide have been noticed due to Lockdown. Most of the cases is due to depression and anxiety. It is time when everybody feels lonely and needs somebody to support and motivate them. Government should start campaign to spread awareness regarding dealing with mental issues and depression. It can surely help every individual to overcome from the fear of being alone. Life is hard and It takes a lot of courage to live it under such harsh circumstance. It doesn’t mean that Suicide can only be a solution of it.
If you every feel lonely, try to share your emotions with the people you are most comfortable with. Try to be busy as no such thoughts can come in your mind. Always try to do those activities which makes you feel happy . Mental health should be our prime focus to deal with and try to do some meditation and yoga. It keeps us more focused in reaching our goals in life.