The Maharashtra government has formed a four-member committee to ascertain the rates of COVID-19 tests conducted at authorised private laboratories in the state and the new rates will be fixed within seven days.
AIR correspondent reports that the Indian Council of Medical Research – ICMR has allowed 44 government and 36 private laboratories in the state to carry out coronavirus tests. While the tests are free at government laboratories, the ICMR fixed charges at private laboratories at Rs 4,500.
Health Minister Rajesh Tope said that the kits required for conducting the tests were being imported earlier when charges of tests at private laboratories were fixed by ICMR. Now kits are being manufactured in the country itself and are available. Hence, ICMR has conveyed to negotiate with the private laboratories and fix the test rate.
It added that the rates will be finalised in seven days. It further said that the private laboratories can charge for tests at current rates, fixed for the district in which they are located, till the new rates are finalised. Meanwhile, in its advisory, BMC said that all corona positive patients who do not have symptoms or have mild symptoms, need not rush to the big hospitals for admission when the test result is positive. It said that Heatlh Department will guide such people for the same to nearby Corona care centers.
In Bihar, all eligible migrant workers will be included in voters list during it’s. Chief Electoral officer HR Srinivasa said all DMs, SSPs and SPs will initiate special summary revision of the voters list for the upcoming assembly elections.
The process of updating the voters list is underway. Efforts will be made to add the people who have returned to the state but don’t have their names in the voters list. About 25 lakh migrant workers from different parts of the state have returned to Bihar so far.
The pandemic of Coronavirus that has engulfed the globe has also motivated us to find solutions for living life with Coronavirus. Our life will not be the same as it was till Coronavirus is around and the medical fraternity comes up with certain medicine that would increase the chances of survival of the people. A nationwide debate has begun about the reopening of schools and educational institutions.
The lock down that commenced from March did not affect the academics as the majority of learning was already completed and only assessment was to be completed. Students could stay at home safely during the spread of the Coronavirus due to the timely closure of the educational institutes by the government.
The time has come when the new academic year is about to commence. The government and the educational stakeholders are in a fix over the methodology or concrete path to be followed for the reopening of the schools. What should be the guidelines to obviate the fear of all the stakeholders about economical aspects and above all safety of students.
The medical perspective has put forth two issues one is safety and protection of the students, teachers, and families, and the other is the prevention of the spread of disease through schools as a hub for the same. Students have a habit of socializing and they are at greater risk than those who will follow the medical guidelines in letter and spirit. It is a difficult task to ensure all the youngsters at schools and colleges following the guidelines on keeping themselves safe. India is a densely populated country and the cases of Corona infection are on rising day by day. Hence, a judicious and careful approach for the reopening of the schools is considered by the government by finding a novel approach to handle the situation.
Factually the corona infected cases are increasing in India and experts have been forecasting that the country may reach a peak in July. Keeping in view the aspect of the increase in the number of corona viruses infected patients by July would pose a different challenge to the government if it opens the schools. Parents association and some activists have already filed cases in the court of law for seeking a delay in the opening of schools.
Though in urban areas online classes are about to become a routine concept. The condition of rural areas in terms of online connectivity is a matter of concern, putting the rural students at a disadvantage. A thought over long term impact on students residing in remote areas and with no resources be also given.
The students can be called to school physically in the second half of the academic year, in the first half certain measures that would reduce the burden on students and the teachers can be initiated. Reduction in the syllabus is one such aspect. The planned conduct of online classes can help all to achieve concrete success in the first half.
The development of a vaccine is in progress and let us hope that we get the same soon. This is the time when we can redefine the education system and help the Education sector find a new beginning. We need to provide the best education to the students.
Inequality refers to unequal treatment. On gender inequality index rank is 132 out of 187 countries. In India women’s don’t get that much priority as compared to men in most of the areas women’s face a lot of problems. Mostly in rural areas people celebrate the birth of baby boy but don’t celebrate the birth of baby girls. If we compare the literacy rate between men and women we found that the literacy rate of men’s are more than the females most of the parents think that if they educate their daughters its not beneficial for them because tif they educate their daughters then who will look after the household chores .if we see in rural areas we found that women’s are more engaged in agriculture they do all the field works like irrigation, weeding, winnowing, transplanting etc. and also people think that women are not able to do work after marriage or most of the institutions wants male teachers because they think that men’s are capable of doing a lot of things and they think boys are main source of income for their families. So only here women’s face discrimination in work area also they do same work as men but they don’t get equal money for that. the report of Human Development in 2019 says that in 189 countries India’s rank is 129th in [HDI] mainly the human development focuses on the overall growth which also includes economic growth and in 2019 they mainly focused on gender inequality and the report said that the coming generation will focuses more on technology and the report said the rank of India is less than the china in Gender Gap Index because number of women’s participant in labour force are less there are several reasons behind it may be their husband’s don’t allow it or maybe there is safety issue and so on and if we are talking about opportunities women always get less opportunities as compared to men in rural areas women’s don’t work outside the home or usually they work in their own fields in urban areas the report said that girl don’t get opportunity to study further after they reach puberty and boys don’t have any restriction like that they don’t allow their girl child to study and they cut their daughter’s name from the school most of the pregnant ladies use female foeticide which disturbs the male and female ration overall that is 91 girls for every 100 boys ECONOMIC GROWTH AUTOMATICALLY INCREASES IF THERE IS NO GENDER INEUALITY. If there is no inequality so women’s started taking part in every sector so their productivity also increases so they produce better goods so after reading a research paper I found that industries which have more female worker grow faster than the industries which don’t have more female worker. The participation of labour force and growth is lowest as compared to other countries the first think India have to think that how to increase the participation of women’s in labour force then the economic growth already increases for the development we have to remove the gender inequality. Mostly women get chance to those industries where they don’t face any difficulty where people have to think that they have to do those works which don’t require physical work and most of the industries which give opportunity to female want their owner should also be female so they work easily there are some states in India which have female entrepreneurs that is in Andhra Pradesh, West Bengal, Tamil nadu so in India these states have high income as compared to other states India come to 112th position from 108th position in 2018 in WEF that is world economic forum now its is improved at some extent but some country which have lower rank than India is improving more faster the report said in India the the political gender gap is less than the economic gender gap Now most of the countries have good gender parity :
Iceland [ 87.7%]
Norway [84.2%]
Finland [83.2%]
Sweden [82.0%]
New Zealand [79.9%] So most of the issues covered by Indian media on gender inequality one of them was Sabarimala temple located in Kerala. In India today newspaper it tells us that women’s don’t allowed in that temple so that the supreme court take action on it and decided to remove this rule so now every women whatever her age is should allowed to go and pray so this is the new step taken in our country to remove the gender inequality because people think that the women’s who menstruate are impure and they don’t go to the temples because temple are pure and this kind of discrimination they faced from several years, so now it is remove. Another case was article 377 which in favour of gender equality so these steps are taken to remove the gender inequality Now India is improving but in most of the areas women’s are still don’t get equal rights so we have to focus on that area and educate them so that they understand it and give opportunities to their daughters and treat equal because if the women is literate then she will educate their children and society too and also improvement of any country is impossible without gender equality because there are lots of people who have good skills but they don’t have platform to show it so lack of these things also decreases the growth so for better development and growth it is necessary to remove the gender inequality.
A 23 year old Thane engineer has developed worlds first-of-its-kind internet controlled robot which can be used to treat covid patients in hospitals.
The robot delivers food, water, beverages, medicines and even some good advices to the patients without the help of any hospital nurses or staffs.
“This aCoro-bot’ eliminates the need of physical presence or contact of nurses or ward boys with the patient. It can deliver food, water, medicines and interact with the patients through a camera. Through a speaker, it can also advise patients on various precautions like sanitizing their hands before picking up anything from the robotic tray,” Says Pratik tirodkar the creator and designer of this robot.
This smart boy is also the founder of a start up ‘PNT solutions’. Whatsmore this young lad had developed other unique creations when he had barely stepped to college. This include world’s first ‘Humanoid’ with 47 body (axis) movements, a robotic bird ornithopter for various outdoor applicationsapplications, a mini packaging robot and several others.
This genius has even given over a 100 guest lectures to the brain students of IITs and NITs in the country.
This robot can be operated from any part of the world through internet. The robot comes with 3 trays with a carrying capacity of 10-15 kg each, plus a 30-kg storage at the bottom, enabling it to serve the supplies to over a dozen patients at a time in the COVID-19 ward.
“There are separate dispensers for water, tea, coffee, besides sensors for sanitizers which flow out quickly when the patient holds his hand below it and cuts off the supply when the hand is removed. Thus there is minimum wastage,” Tirodkar explained.
“Not only the COVID-19 patients, Coro-bot can also take care of itself. It has three nozzles at the back to give itself a disinfectant bath regularly, it goes on spraying sanitisers on both sides of the path, plus disinfects the ground it moves on by using UV lights” Says the genius.
The Coro-bot also has LED lights illumination to make it convenient for night usage as well, timers for indicating lunch-dinner, emergency button, besides a small PC like screen on the top for basic computer work or entertainment, he said.
This is now successfully deployed at Holy Cross Hospital in kalyan. Impressed by this robot over a dozen of other hospitals have ordered coro-bot in Mumbai.
“The Coro-bot costs between Rs 1.60-Rs.3.80 lakhs, depending on various specifications like the load-carrying capacity, etc, and the Ornithopter is around Rs 30,000. I have a small manufacturing unit at Dombivali, but if I can get a good investor, I can get into mass production,” he said.
Pratik tirodkar is currently doing his Btech in instrumentation engineering from Bharati Vidyapeeth College of Engineering, Navi Mumbai.
we all know that food is important to live life, and it is also a basic need of the human cycle. from the last two years from around the world, people celebrate the world food safety day on 7th Jun, this day was declared by The United Nation Organisation’s Food and Agriculture Association introduce it on 16th October in 1945. the moto to create world food safety day is to create awareness about the existing problems of obesity and malnutrition due to hunger. at an early age, in these only 150 members they have to organized activities and events in an effort to end hunger and promote a healthy lifestyle. When they get the proper results in their organization, they get help from businesses, governments, the media, NGOs and the general public to help those who cannot afford even one meal a day.
In recent 10 to 20 years, all around the globe government established food safety organizations to spread the awareness regarding the crisis of food and hunger, in India Food Safety and Standards Authority of India, established under the Food Safety and Standards Act, 2006, is the regulating body related to food safety and laying down of standards of food in India. this organization collects food from parties and wadding to provide slum people, who can not afford the food for a single time.
However, they not only provide food to poor people but also provide information regarding how to manufacture any product in factories, how Genetically modified foods works, Food additives, and many other services regarding food.
Food processing is the transformation of agricultural products into food, or of one form of food into other forms. Food processing includes many forms of processing foods, from grinding grain to make raw flour to home cooking to complex industrial methods used to make convenience foods. Primary food processing is necessary to make most foods edible, and secondary food processing turns the ingredients into familiar foods, such as bread. on many T.V. channels also telecasted many shows which are authorized by well-known food manufactories for farmers to grow healthy and good crops. from many times food processing has been criticized for promoting overnutrition and obesity, containing too much sugar and salt, too little fiber, and otherwise being unhealthful in the dietary needs of humans and farm animals. With the help of a food safety organization, the ration is going down slowly.
nowadays genetically modified food is also famous all around the world many countries scientist do research on how to grow genetically modified food and china get success in it and they made first-ever modified corn and they also do research on food which provide high vitamins and other essential things for the body.
they also run classes where they teach us how to read the label, Know your produce, Know your seller/market, Clean your food, Store right, Cook properly, and Eat raw but eat right.
The United Nation Organisation also run a campaign regarding the obesity, which we can see in present world in small and adult children, more than 603 million adults and 107 million children out of a global population of around 7.5 billion are obese. spreading the right information regarding it is very important and help full for the future a single child, otherwise, a child has to face problem regarding asthma, heart disease.
So, we have to support this organization and do not disobey the instructions which are provided.
The second most populated and the seventh-largest country in the world. A land of culture and values, heritage, spirituality. A country blessed with all possible geographic features i.e. plain, dessert, plateau, mountains, island and grassland etc. Land of many religion, languages, spices, festivals. A country who gifted Yoga and Ayurveda to the world. It also called the soil of kings and legends, soldier, farmers, doctors, scientists. We are diverted cast, religion, language but united by a county named India.
Let’s have a look at some more important, amazing and extraordinary things about our country.
Location
• Lying between latitude 8°4′ N to 37°6′ N and from longitude 68°7′ E to 97°25′ E, the county is divided into almost equal parts by the Tropic of Cancer.
• The 82°30′ E longitude is taken as the Standard Time Meridian of India, as it passes through the middle of India.
Area and boundaries
• India stretches 3,214 km from north to south and 2,933 km from east to west. The area is 32,87,263 sq km. Accounts for 2.4% of the total world area and 16% of the population.
• In India, of the total landmass – Plain: 43.3%, Plateaus: 27.7%, Hills: 18.6%, Mtns: 10.7%
• Total land neighbours: 7 ( Pakistan, Afghanistan, China, Nepal, Bhutan, Bangladesh, Myanmar)
Position of States in India
• Uttar Pradesh borders maximum number of 8 states.
• Tropic of cancer passed through 8 states – Gujarat, Rajasthan, MP Chattisgarh, Jharkhand, West Bengal, Tripura and Mizoram.
• Indian standard Meridian passes through MP, UP, Chhattisgarh, Orissa and Andhra Pradesh.
Mountains of India
• Himalayas
• Trans-Himalayan Zone
• Peninsular Mountains
Plains of India
To the south of the Himalayas and to the north of the Peninsula lies the great plain of Northern India. They are formed by the depositional work of three major river systems, Indus, Ganga, Brahmaputra. The vast plain of north India are alluvial in nature and the westernmost portion is occupied by the Thar Dessert.
Peninsula Plateau
• Spreads south of the Indo Gangetic plains flanked by the sea on the three sides. This plateau is shaped like a triangle with it’s the base in the North.
• Vindhya Plateau is situated south of Malwa plateau.
• The Deccan plateau is the largest plateau in India.
Island of India
• Total coast: 7,516 km largest coastline: Gujarat
• Indian territorial limits include 247 Island.
Rivers of India
Three major river system are there –
• Himalayan river ( Indus system, Ganga system, Brahmaputra system)
• River of the Peninsula ( River flowing into Bay of Bengal, West flowing river)
• Inland Drainage
The Climate of India
• India has a tropical monsoon type of climate. It is greatly influenced by the presence of the Himalayas in the north as they block the cold air masses from Central Asia. It is because of them only that the monsoon have a watershed in India.
The tropic of cancer divides India into two almost equal climatic zones, namely, the northern zone and the southern zone. The warm temperature or the subtropical climate of the northern zone gives it cold winter and the hot summer season. The tropical climatic zone us warmer than the north and does not have a clear cut winter season.
Forests in India
• According to the National Forest Policy, the minimum desired area which is considered safe for the tropical country like India is about 33%. At present, about 20.64% of India has covered with forest.
• Madhya Pradesh has the largest area to total area, first is Andaman and Nicobar Island, followed by Mizoram, Manipur, Himachal Pradesh, Arunachal Pradesh, Tripura and Nagaland. They are in a very comfortable position as more than half of their area is under forest.
• Arunachal Pradesh has the highest per capita forest area.
• In mangrove forest, West Bengal holds the first position, followed by Gujarat and Andaman and Nicobar Island.
There are many things that reflect the beauty of India. The land, environment and people of India are like a gift for the world. At last, I just want to share a quote written by Mohammad Iqbal to justify it all.
Sare jaha se accha hindustan humara Hum bulbule h iski ye gulsitan humara
Raziya Sultana, a woman who was the first and last women ruler of Delhi sultanate belonged to the 13th century. She was the daughter of Mamluk sultan Shamsuddin Iltumish and Turkan Khatun. Raziya’s father was the son in law of Qutb-al-Din Aibak the first Delhi sultan. After Aibak’s death, there was a battle of succession in which finally Raziya’s father was able to capture the throne and thus ushering in the slave dynasty.
Raziya was a bold and strong girl from her young age. She got training in military, warfare and administration along with her three brothers. Even during her father’s reign, her father took her into his confidence and trained her in the administration. She won appreciation and admiration of her father as she exhibited her extra ordinary ability and intelligence. Raziya did not follow the customary behaviour of Muslim women veiling their face; she showed her face in public gatherings and rode elephants in public. She many times led the army. But her brothers were interested only in the royal privileges and enjoyed their extravagant royal life. They did not have much interest in administration and warfares. During her father’s Gwalior campaign, she was entrusted the charge of the administration. Her administration skills made her father convinced that she is the fit person to wear the mantle of sultanate after him. This was an historical decision never done before in the history of Delhi to have a woman as an heir to the throne. In a country where women are given equal property rights legally only in the 21st century, he made his daughter the ruler of Delhi in the 13th century, something unheard of and never tested. He was liberal-minded and a man way ahead of his time. She learned all the military and administrative skills not to become a good queen to a king but a ruler by herself.
Even though Iltumish made her the ruler, there were so many uprisings against her becoming the Sultan. Due to the political pressures and intrigues, her brother Rukn ud din Firuz, a drunkard and an incompetent was made the Sultan. Rukn ud din Firuz who indulged in drinking binge and other carnal pleasures did not mind his mother Shah Turkhan taking the rein of administration. Iltutmish’s son Qutubuddin was blinded and exexuted by Shah Turkhan and Rukn ud din Firuz. This led to upsurge and rebellion among the nobels, religious heads and general public. There were also murders of several important Tazik officers. Rukn Ud din Firuz marched towards Kuhram in Punjab to put down the rebellion. In mean time, Shah Turkhan planned to kill Raziya in Delhi. At a congregational prayer, Raziya instigated the general public against Shah Turkhan. Raziya had the backing and support of the public, the army and the nobles which led to the enthronement of Raziya, the first muslim women ruler in south Asia. Rukh ud din marched back to Delhi when he was taken into custody and put in prison, and probably he was executed. Raziya has become the undisputed ruler in 1236.
She was a secular ruler. She allowed even non-Turks to occupy higher rankings. She was a revolutionary in that she gave up wearing purdah and wearing male attire instead. She did not like to be called the sultana and preferred to be addressed as Sultan. She conquered new territories, established educational institutions, built public libraries. She was the first to abolish ‘Jaziya tax’ which was collected from non-musilms. She also minted coins in her name. Her financial management, general administration and judicial fairness earned her a lasting popularity and admiration among the public.
The nobles, who initially supported her, thought she would depend on them for advice and opinions in administration. But contrary to their expectation she became more and more assertive and independent, exhibiting her innate boldness and manliness. She made important appointments in administration and army whom she trusted to be very loyal to her. She enjoyed a close rapport with the general public. She started appearing in public dressed in traditional male attire, wearing a cloak and a hat. She rode on elephants through the streets of Delhi, making public appearances like the earlier Sultans. She was popularly called the “Queen of the people”.
Some of the governors of the states under the Delhi Sultanate found that Razia was too independent and the chiefs at her durbar began conspiring against her. Armies were readied for an attack on Razia, but she skilfully managed to divide them and make them fight against each other. Her favourite officer was Jamal Yakut, a black African whom the court nobles called a “Habshi” — a derogative term — who was totally loyal to her and whom the chiefs could not accept as a senior officer.
Within 4 years of being a sultan, there rose a coup against her. The religious chiefs and nobles could not accept an assertive and independent female ruler who had become very popular with the general public. Her brother was made sultan and she was imprisoned at Bhatinda fort. She married Altunia the governor of Bhatinda; with his help she recruited an army and fought for her throne which was hers. However, her effort to retrieve her throne met with disaster. She was murdered during the fight. Thus, the reign of the only female ruler of Delhi ended abruptly and sadly. The final resting place of Raziya is obscure some state her grave is in Old Delhi and a ruined building in Kaithal is also stated to be the site of Razia’s original grave.
A contemporary 13th-century Persian historian, Miraj-i-Siraj, mentioned about her in one of his works:
‘She was a great monarch, wise, just, generous, benefactor to her realm, dispenser of justice, protector of her people and leader of her armies; and endowed with all admirable attributes and qualification necessary for a king’
She might have been eliminated by the unforgiving misogynist religious fanatics but she lives eternally in the hearts and minds of every secular Indians.
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Antibacterial Chemotherapy refers to the use of any chemical or drug for the treatment of bacterial diseases. It is the part of antimicrobial chemotherapy. Antimicrobial chemotherapy can be divided into several branches on the basis of type of pathogen, for e.g. For bacterial pathogen – Antibacterial Chemotherapy For viral pathogen – Antiviral Chemotherapy For fungal pathogen – Antifungal Chemotherapy, etc
ANTIMICROBIAL CHEMOTHERAPY – Chemotherapy may either mean involvement of any drug that fight against any cancerous cell or it may involve the use of any antimicrobial drug to cure diseases caused by infectious microorganisms or pathogens. Antimicrobial drugs work by different mechanisms for different type of organisms. The overall mechanism by which any antimicrobial drug functions is by interfering with the structure and/or function of microorganisms. They either directly kill microbial cell or function by inhibiting their growth.
DEVELOPMENT OF ANTIMICROBIAL CHEMOTHERAPY The development of chemotherapy has been known to begin with the successful research of a German physician, Paul Ehrlich (1854-1915). Ehrlich was always fascinated to learn more about the dyes that bind to and stain the microbial cells. He was sure and stated that one of the dyes could be used as a chemical that would selectively destroy or kill the infectious pathogen inside the human body without making any harm to human cell and he named it “Magic Bullet”. Working more on this, he was able to find that the dye, trypsan red was active against the trypanosome that causes African Sleeping Sickness. Later, Ehrlich with his assistant Sahachiro Hata tested a variety of arsenic-based chemicals on Syphilis-infected rabbits and was successful in finding that Arsphenamine (an arsenic based chemical compound) was active against the Syphilis spirochete which was then made available in the market. The other German scientist, Domagk in 1927 found the another Magic Bullet to treat diseases. He observed the antimicrobial activity of a synthetic dye, Prontosil Red which was able to cure Streptococcal and Staphylococcal infections with very limited toxicity. Sulfanilamide (one of the active breakdown products of prontosil in body) was the first synthetic antimicrobial drug.
A Synthetic Antimicrobial is a drug that is developed from any type of a chemical compound that is not found in nature.
Penicillin was the first naturally synthesized antibiotic which was initially discovered by a 21 years old French medical student. No one remembered his work until Alexander Fleming in September 1928 accidently rediscovered the antibiotic. The petri plate of Staphylococcus which was inoculated by Fleming was found to develop certain molds which made the clear zone of inhibition of staph-bacterial species around them. It was meant that the mold infected the petri plates even before the bacteria were inoculated. Fleming suggested that the mold (probably the strain of Penicillium notatum) produced a substance which inhibited the bacterial growth surrounding it and hence had an antibacterial property. Further experiment results concluded that Penicillin was active against streptococci, meningococci and Corynebacterium diphtheriae, which is the causative agent of diphtheria. The isolation, mass production and purification of penicillin were accomplished by Howard Florey and Ernst Chain for which they got the nobel prize. They found that the penicillin once pured was effectively able to show antimicrobial properties against streptococcal infection in mice. Later, Dorothy Hodgkin observed and analyzed the structure of various naturally synthesized products using X-rays. Because of her observation on the chemical structure of naturally synthesized penicillin, it was easier for many scientists to produce a variety of semi synthetic penicillin.
A semisynthetic antimicrobial is defined as the chemically modified product of a natural antibiotic.
After the discovery of penicillin, other scientists got the determination for the discovery of more antibiotics by natural or chemical synthesis. Selman Waksman developed a new antibiotic, Streptomycin which was produced by the actinomycete, Streptomyces griseus. This antibiotic was discovered by the soil microorganisms, particularly bacteria and fungi. It was the first discovery of antibiotic- producing soil microorganism. It was found that streptomycin was successful in treating tuberculosis. Other microorganisms producing chloramphenicol, neomycin, terramycin and tetracycline were also isolated later.
After the recent incident, where a pregnant elephant died in Kerala after a fruit filled with firecrackers burst in her mouth, triggered nation-wide outrage, a video of a pregnant cow injured in a similar fashion has been circulating on social media. In the video being shared online, one Gurdiyal Singh, a resident of Himachal Pradesh, who claims to be the owner of the injured pregnant cow, describes how the cow’s mouth had been injured after one Nandlal fed her explosives.
Owner of the preganant cow blames neighbour for the brutal act
Meanwhile, Gurdiyal Singh confirmed that Nandlal, the alleged accused, works as a mechanic in Singh’s neighbourhood. Singh said that Nandlal has no remorse for his action. Nandlal has said that he is not scared of the repercussions and that he will continue to do whatever he deems fit. “Even the village sarpanch cannot harm me”, challenged Nandlal when confronted by Singh.
The video of this brutal act was circulated soon after social media was aflutter with outrage and anger over the demise of an elephant in Kerala. Amid outrage, the district police on Thursday (June 4) constituted a special investigation team under a DSP-rank officer to probe the matter.
One suspect arrested in Kerala elephant killing case
The forest department in Kerala has arrested one suspect in the case of death of a pregnant wild elephant in Kerala. The person is being interrogated in the matter. The elephant had died after she was fed a pineapple filled with firecrackers by some villagers.
The autopsy report of the dead elephant has revealed that the crackers stuffed in the pineapple which was fed to the elephant burst in her mouth leading to severe injuries. The elephant was not able to eat anything due to the deep wounds, due to which she fell and drowned due to weakness. The elephant’s preliminary post-mortem examination was conducted at the Mannarkkad Forest Division. It revealed that the animal died as a result of drowning, followed by inhalation of water which led to lung failure. This has been identified as the immediate cause of the death of the elephant.
The investigation in the case has been moving on a faster pace and the forest department has started interrogating the suspect in custody. As per reports, three people are under suspicion of feeding the pineapple full of crackers.
Pregnant elephant dies in Kerala after cracker-filled pineapple burst in its mouth
Recently, in an act of utmost cruelty, a pregnant elephant had died after some locals fed her cracker-filled pineapple which later exploded in her mouth. The incident took place in Malappuram district of Kerala when the elephant had wandered into a village in search of food. It is being believed that some villagers stuffed pineapples filled with firecrackers on her tusks while she was walking on the streets.
From anybody who throws stones at stray dogs to anybody hurting a living soul,choose one face. A lot of these animals trust humans because the have been helped by them in past. This is cruel beyond measure. When you lack empathy and kindness,you don’t deserve to be called a buman. To hurt someone is not human . Just stricter laws won’t help. We need a descent execution of law too. Until the guilty are punished in the worst possible way, these wicked monsters will never fear law. Though it’s difficult, i hope they are able to find out the one who committed this crime and punish them accordingly.
What are the benefits of doing an internship? What effect can an internship have on your career? Benefits range from a great way to get yourself into a company, to becoming an expert in your chosen industry and test driving industry to set yourself up for life, let’s take look at 10 reasons WHY you and your career can benefit from an internship!
Make sure to look out for the case studies where we will be speaking to people who have done internships and moved on to have amazing careers!
Why do an internship?
Gain Industry Knowledge From Experts
There is no substitute for experience. I don’t know who that quote is from but I like it so I’m using it. Learning from experienced professionals is a tremendous way to get to know your industry.
Sure, you’ve read all about the latest trends in marketing, sales or teaching, but there are people who have actually been doing this for years that can teach you little tricks and more efficient ways of doing things, so why not use their knowledge and add it to your own set of skills? It’s just one reason why internships and mentors can be great if you can get good ones.
People are often surprised when they leave school or graduate from University, by the huge difference between what you read in textbooks vs completing tasks in the real world. In University you can often skate by for weeks at a time doing very little, go to lectures and sit on your phone, maybe get some homework done the night before it’s due in. In (most) workplaces this simply won’t do as your manager and colleagues are aware of your productivity and hold you accountable if you don’t complete it satisfactorily.
An example I can share with you is in my current job, each of us has 2-3 long-term activities and one short-term that we have to spend time on each day. If any of us neglect just one of these activities then we’re all aware of it and hear about it from our Director within an hour or two. Very different from a more chilled out Uni isn’t it?
You don’t control your own schedule anymore
It can be a shock to the system when moving from University to full-time work because you are no longer totally in charge of your own schedule, this can be frustrating because at University you can be thoroughly enjoying your freedom and suddenly having to live by a schedule decided by someone else can take some adjustment. Getting used to this through an internship can be helpful and ease the transition from graduation to full-time work.
A colleague of mine once brought up the ‘Imposter syndrome’, when someone gets a new job but worries ‘am I capable of this? Do I actually have the skills?’ which I thought was interesting as it was something I had experienced myself when starting a new job but I was unaware it was something that happens to a lot of people.
If you are starting out on your internship and feel this ‘imposter syndrome’ so what? You’re here to learn so, of course, you don’t know everything yet. Which brings us onto to our next point…
Learn without pressure.
The fact you’re doing an internship is like those ‘L’ learner plates that trainee drivers have on their cars. Your colleagues are aware that you are not an expert yet and so adjust their expectations accordingly, this can reduce the pressure on the intern greatly and allow you to learn at your own pace (within reason, of course, 6 weeks to learn the filing system is a bit much).
While you’re on the internship it’s a fantastic opportunity to develop skills, things you could never do before. Until I did my internship in renewable energy I had only ever given presentations to classmates and was so nervous beforehand that I dreaded it. However, after the experience of writing out the company business plan and presenting it to would-be investors, I now feel extremely confident in my ability knowing that if I have a good grasp of the material, there is nothing to be concerned about as I can present in an informative manner and comfortably answer questions.
Internships also help in that they expose you to workplace issues that aren’t covered in the classroom. Even simple things like going out with your friends for a few drinks on Thursday evening and not quite fancying an early morning lecture on Friday doesn’t cause much of an issue. This is a totally different issue in the workplace and can lead to big problems, not just an angry boss, but your colleagues genuinely depend on you for group productivity so if you go missing, they will often have to pick up your slack and unless you genuinely can’t get to work, that’s not fair.
Group work at University can be frustrating, but the pressure you feel to get a passing grade is nothing compared to investors or directors who are judging you and your group’s knowledge and ideas.
Practical Experience For Your CV
It’s awesome to receive A’s on your papers at Uni and employers will appreciate this, to a point, after this, they want to see what are you actually capable of? What have you done other than reading and then write a few assignments? An internship is a chance to demonstrate you can put theoretical knowledge into practice.
In my personal experience I found that once I’d done my internship and was able to add tasks and accomplishments to my CV to go alongside my academic achievements, interest from companies skyrocketed. It’s because someone who already has experience is less of a risk. The fact that someone has already hired you and the new company can see what you’ve done really boosts your EMPLOYABILITY.
Get Your Foot In The Door Of An Interesting Company
Jobs or at least, interviews often go to people that businesses and recruiters already have some connection with, this is an unfortunate situation I suffered from for a long time. I had no connections in Barcelona and did no networking, thinking and hoping that my talent and hard work would get me the job, sad thing is in many instances, this isn’t the case. As we will see later in a case study with Munish, he was clever enough to utilize a link between his University and a company which got him an introduction, meaning he was not just a faceless CV anymore, but a real person with skills and something to offer, this is INVALUABLE.
Possibility of full-time work after an internship if you perform well
The internship should never be the ultimate goal, it should be the stepping stone on the way. If you do a great job at the place you’re interning, there’s a possibility of getting a full-time job there! Two of my colleagues in my current company started out as interns and moved onto managerial positions in the company. This is what I mean by ‘foot in the door’ these two are very competent individuals and found their way in by accepting the internship and demonstrating their skills. Not everyone is so lucky but by working hard and producing results, what’s stopping you from doing the same thing they did?
Demonstrate you’re a hard worker
Something my Mum ingrained in me from a young age was the importance of showing up early and when possible, stay late, even if it’s only for 5 minutes. I didn’t realize how much managers love this attitude, someone who stays to get the job done and doesn’t run out the door at the first opportunity.
Networking
As you will see from a case study later, making connections for the future can be of great benefit further down the road. A friend of mine got a great new job and the first year of his PhD paid for by a man running a company who used to be his manager during his internship. I’m not saying it will work out this way for everyone but it could be something as simple as a job referral or a skills recommendation on your LinkedIn!
A former colleague of mine has gone on to have the best job of any of my friends and anyone my age that I know of (we’ll speak to him later to find out more). He is currently getting paid to travel the world and write about beach soccer, how amazing is that? But how did he get the job? A referral! Someone knew about a vacancy at the place he’s working now and recommended him for the role. He did his time in an internship and learned loads about his industry, now he can combine this with being a great writer and everything came together so that next week he’s off to Portugal to write about beach soccer!
As stated earlier, finding a mentor can be of great benefit because you can be exposed to all the experiences that this person has had, the advice, things to do, things to avoid, how to deal with certain situations but there is also the chance they could put you in touch with someone for your next role!
Test-drive a career: do you want to do this for the rest of your life?
A great passion of mine is protecting the environment and so upon graduation from my Masters, I immediately embarked on an internship in renewable energy thinking this was my way to do something positive for the world.
I soon realized that the job provided almost no freedom, I needed to be between the laboratory, office and factory floor from 9-5 every day. This was great for a while because I was busy (the worst thing in a job is boredom) but it wasn’t something I could do for the next 60 years.
Doing an internship allowed me to do a ‘test drive’ of sorts and whilst I enjoyed my time there and learned a lot, I decided not to accept the offer of a full-time job as it wasn’t right for me. Something I would have been reluctant to do if I had signed a full-time contract, I would have felt obliged to stay.
Internships allow us to test-drive a company as well as the industry. Let’s face it, some companies are great and some are just plain rubbish, no work-life balance, boring job, poor pay, horrible co-workers etc. The internship is a light at the end of the tunnel, knowing you’ll be leaving and not stuck here until your 65! This way you can throw yourself into the job learning as much as possible.
Get yourself references to support job applications
Similar to networking, references can help get your foot in the door of a company. Put yourself in the situation of a hiring manager, what mean’s more: a phone call from a trusted colleague or ex-colleague regarding an interesting candidate or one of the 200 CV applications in your email inbox?
Having a reference adds weight to your application, backing up your claims of skills and experience. I can’t tell you the struggles I used to have when applying for a job and they ask for references, who the hell do I put? sure I can email my old manager but…who knows if they’ll reply?!
Conclusion
As you can see from the example we’ve used in Andrea, Serena and others, if you work smart, work hard, listen to people who are more experienced and learn from them you can go on to have amazing experiences and awesome careers!
So go and find yourself an amazing in internship and who knows, maybe someone will be asking you to pass on your advice and tips in the future after you’ve had your own amazing experiences! Internships in fields like marketing, finance, sales, teaching, IT and more can be found at EDUINDEX News, so don’t forget to utilize this resource to help you get your own internship!
Building Self-Confidence Preparing Yourself for Success! Everyone admires a self-confident person. We may even envy them a little! Self-confident people seem at ease with themselves and their work. They invite trust and inspire confidence in others. These are attractive characteristics.
It’s not always easy to be confident in yourself, particularly if you’re naturally self-critical, or if other people put you down. But there are steps that you can take to increase and maintain your self-confidence.
What is Self-Confidence – and Why Is It Important?
Self-confidence is understanding that you trust your own judgment and abilities, and that you value yourself and feel worthy, regardless of any imperfections or of what others may believe about you.
Self-efficacy and self-esteem are sometimes used interchangeably with self-confidence, but they are subtly different.
We gain a sense of self-efficacy when we see ourselves (and others like us) mastering skills and achieving goals. This encourages us to believe that, if we learn and work hard in a particular area, we’ll succeed. It’s this type of confidence that leads people to accept difficult challenges and to keep going in the face of setbacks.
Self-esteem is a more general sense that we can cope with what’s going on in our lives, and that we have a right to be happy.
Also, self-esteem comes in part from the feeling that the people around us approve of us. We may or may not be able to control this, and if we experience a lot of criticism or rejection from other people, our self-esteem can easily suffer unless we support it in other ways.
Confidence and Behavior
Take a look at the examples in the table below, which compares confident behavior with behavior that’s associated with low self-confidence. Which thoughts or actions do you recognize in yourself and in the people around you?
Doing what you believe to be right, even if others mock or criticize you for it. (✓)
Governing your behavior based on what other people think. (×)
Being willing to take risks and to go the extra mile to achieve better things.(✓)
Staying in your comfort zone, fearing failure, and avoiding risk. (×)
Admitting your mistakes, and learning from them. (✓)
Working hard to cover up mistakes, and hoping that you can fix the problem before anyone notices.(×)
Waiting for others to congratulate you on your accomplishments. (×)
Extolling your own virtues as often as possible to as many people as possible.(×)
Accepting compliments graciously. “Thanks, I really worked hard on that prospectus. I’m pleased you recognize my efforts.” (✓)
Dismissing compliments offhandedly. “Oh that prospectus was nothing really, anyone could have done it.”(×)
As these examples show, low self-confidence can be self-destructive, and it may manifest itself as negativity.
Self-confident people are generally more positive – they value themselves and trust their own judgment. But they also acknowledge their failures and mistakes and learn from them.
Why Self-Confidence Matters
Self-confidence is vital in almost every aspect of our lives, yet many people struggle to find it. Sadly, this can be a vicious cycle: people who lack self-confidence are less likely to achieve the success that could give them more confidence.
For example, you might not want to back a project that’s pitched by someone who’s visibly nervous, fumbling, or constantly apologizing. On the other hand, you might be persuaded by someone who speaks clearly, who holds their head high, answers questions with assurance, and readily admits when they don’t know something.
Confident people inspire confidence in others: their audience, their co-workers, their bosses, their customers, and their friends. And gaining the confidence of others is one of the key ways to succeed. In the following sections we’ll see how you can do this.
How to Appear More Confident to Others
You can show self-confidence in many ways: in your behavior, your body language, and in what you say and how you say it.
Projecting a positive image to others can help you to improve your self-confidence. It’s not simply a matter of “faking it.” If you project with confidence, others are more likely to respond well, and this positive feedback will help you to believe in yourself.
Body Language
Adopt an open posture. Sit or stand upright and place your hands by your sides. Avoid standing with your hands on your hips, as this can communicate a desire to dominate. And be sure not to slouch!
Keep your head upright and level. Don’t lean too far forward or backward, as this can make you look aggressive. And if you’re presenting, use open hand gestures. Spread your hands apart, with your palms facing slightly toward your audience. This indicates a willingness to communicate and to share ideas. Keep your upper arms close to your body.
Face-to-Face Communication People with low self-confidence often find it difficult to make a good first impression , whether they’re meeting a client, addressing a meeting, or giving a presentation. You may be shy or unsure of yourself, but you can take immediate steps to make yourself appear more confident.
Engaging with people is important, so maintain eye contact while you talk. This shows that you’re interested in what they’re saying, and that you’re taking an active part in the conversation. But bear in mind any cultural considerations when it comes to body language and communication.
Don’t fidget or look away while the conversation continues, as this can make you appear distracted or anxious.
If shaking hands is the usual greeting in your workplace, be firm. Not too firm, though, and avoid being too upfront. Reaching for the other person’s wrist or shoulder with your free hand is often seen as a way of establishing dominance, and it’s not recommended for a first meeting. Avoid making the encounter awkward – or, worse, painful!
Meeting Short-Term Challenges to Your Self-Confidence
Even the most outwardly confident person can find themselves doubting their abilities sometimes. For example, you may have a talent for coming up with great ideas or solutions but struggle to make your voice heard in meetings. Or, you may suddenly find yourself having to work from home for a long period of time, and feel lost or isolated without the company of your colleagues.
To address short-term dips in confidence, first try to identify the cause of the problem.
If you have difficulty maintaining confidence because of things you feel you can’t do, it makes sense to improve your skills. Carry out a Personal SWOT Analysis to identify your strengths and weaknesses. Then draw up an action plan to work on the areas where you’re not so strong.
Other people’s attitudes or behavior may contribute to your lack of confidence. If you’re being bullied , if you’re subjected to microaggressions in the workplace, or if you feel that people are making unfair assumptions about you, you need to call this behavior out.
You can use the Situation-Behavior-Impact Feedback Tool to make it clear to the person responsible that their behavior is harmful. If that doesn’t work, seek help from your line manager. If they’re part of the problem, speak to HR. No-one should accept workplace bullying.
Practice assertiveness to build a sense that you have rights and needs as an individual, and make sure that others understand and respect your personal boundaries . This will help to build the psychological safety you need to develop self-confidence.
People with low self-confidence often feel that they don’t deserve to be happy, and that they somehow deserve to be treated badly. While the feeling may be true, the belief certainly is not!
How Do You Gain Self-Confidence, and Keep It?
Short-term action can fix immediate or acute issues with your self-confidence, but longer-term confidence-building needs more fundamental action. This can involve introducing changes to your lifestyle and making robust plans for the future.
Building Confident Habits
To build a strong sense of self-esteem, and the confidence that develops from it, aim to develop good habits (and to break bad ones !).
Look after your physical and mental health :
Regular exercise can improve both. Make sure that you’re getting enough sleep and eating properly. Not doing so can lead to feeling bad in yourself , and likely about yourself.
Working on your personal branding can also have a positive impact on your self-confidence. If you can project a positive image of your authentic self, you’ll likely start to receive the positive feedback that’s so important to your self-confidence.
Reviewing Past Achievements
Your self-confidence can increase when you’re able to say, “I can do this, and here’s the evidence.” As part of your Personal SWOT Analysis, you’ll have identified things that you’re good at, based on your past achievements.
List the 10 things you’re most proud of in an “achievement log.” Perhaps you came top in an important test or exam, played a key role in an important team or project, or did something kind that made a positive difference in someone else’s life.
Review these achievements, and use them to make positive affirmations about what you can do. These affirmations can be particularly powerful if you tend to undermine your own confidence with negative self-talk.
When you’ve identified the major goals you want to achieve, identify the first step you need to take for each one. Make sure it’s a very small step, perhaps taking no more than an hour to complete.
If, as you’re setting goals, you find doubts starting to surface, write them down and challenge them calmly and rationally. If they seem less serious under scrutiny, that’s great. However, if they are based on genuine risks, make sure you set additional goals to manage these appropriately.
Breaking down large goals into smaller steps in this way makes them seem far more attainable. It also allows you to track your progress and reflect on how far you’ve come already.
Key Points
When you’re self-confident, you trust your own judgment and abilities. It means having a strong sense of self-worth and self-belief.
You can take immediate steps to project greater self-confidence in the way you behave, and how you approach other people. You can then develop these short-term strategies into ways to build and maintain self-confidence for the longer term.
Boosting your confidence means developing good habits that will improve your self-esteem, whatever other people think of you. Feeling good about your past achievements, and setting yourself achievable goals for the future, helps you to build and maintain that confidence.
“Clean was our environment and so were our surroundings,animals were happy and strong were the bondings. In the race to change our selves, we changed everything around, with scarcity of resources, and humanity deeply drowned”. In todays era, where work culture is mostly preferred, and least preferences are given to people, their feelings,emotions and most importantly to the nature. With increasing pollution and leading scarcity of resources all around, human has destroyed the purest form of living standards and shifted to the artificial ones. Man is using all sorts of natural resources available around him for his own benefits and is harming our health as well as nature indeed. But the Awareness and concern has been seen since last few years and people are getting aware about the bad affects of these and how it’s utilization is harming our health and nature and how few terms like “Global warming” and “Climate change” have come up. Most of the countries are working on this issue and trying best resources to counter the effects of these.
But the main thought which comes into mind is that ” Do we humans really care for our nature and thus saving it’s resources from getting replenish” or there is some more in addition to it, which may include the “Thought of utilizing these resources in future,when the other alternatives are not more effective”. And will this shift towards more cleaner resources or sustainable resources prove to be more effective and efficient.
But the major concern for the same is that do we really care for these non-sustainable resources and want them to be with us forever. Possible thoughts could be : 1. That yes, we do care for the natural and non sustainable resources and we want their presence with us for a longer duration of time so as to maintain a proper balance in our environment. 2. Most of the countries are shifting towards cleaner energy. But if they have a thought of saving these for future reserve, it’s still better, as these will remain with us, till further usage. 3. But the truth is that most people hardly care about these natural and non-sustainable resources and believe in just working as it’s going on without any change, which surely needs to be changed.
But the question still arises is that why should we shift to sustainable energy as a source of energy and stop using these resources which we know are less and are harming our nature. This may include- 1. Quantity of these resources is endless 2. These are Ecofriendly. 3. These are more cost effective and require just installation charges.
We have these alternatives and know about these, then why are we still not shifting to these new methods and still using the old traditional ones. The main points include: 1. Technological deficiency. 2. Basic information on how these resources can be brought into physical form and bring out maximum output. 3. Lack of interest of people, as most of them hardly care and others are afraid to shift to new things.
Having a glance around our surroundings, we can easily acknowledge that we have made our life’s horrible and also destroyed or nature. The need to shift to natural and clean source of energy is the prior requirement at present as well future so as to live in a clean environment . Saving our nature through the act of finding alternatives to the energy as a source generation can be the change we want and thus make our planet “Greener” and “Cleaner”
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