Month: July 2020

The EXACT 10 Steps You Need- to become a BETTER Writer

I receive more than 50 E-mails a day from people all over the world asking me for “TIPS” on becoming a WRITER. Didn’t you just write me a mail ? That makes us all writers. But people think of writing as an ART which only few possess, WHY? Because they write everyday. However there are some who simply want to get better at writing just like you and me.

Here are some tried and tested steps on how to become a writer specifically a better one:

5 Steps To Becoming a Professional Writer | BKA Content

STEP 1:

Pick up a pen and a paper without thinking too much. Nowadays, I write on my mobile phone by typing whatever comes to my mind. So pick up the writing tools of your choice and sit in a comfortable place.

STEP 2:

There is no style of writing or rules to what not to write. You are your own rule-maker so instead be the rule-breaker. Write your own style.

STEP 3:

DO NOT start writing for the trend of it. Write what you feel connected to. Become the trend setter by pouring your heart into those words.

STEP 4:

If the purpose of your writing is to publish the work then write what you will read as an audience.

STEP 5:

It is okay to take inspiration from other Writer’s work. BUT don’t copy the entire content. Ideas can be shared but thoughts should be your own.

STEP 6:

There is no Language of Writing. My thoughts occur in my mother tongue-Tamil– and my regional language- Hindi/Marathi-; however, my education was in- English; hence I find comfort in it. Never feel embarrased about the language of your writing, it is your greatest super power.

STEP 7:

Write Everyday or at least every alternate day. Writing was an art in the past but today it is a skill which can be developed by practice and habitual scribbling of thoughts and opinions.

STEP 8:

Be relatable in your writing. Readers like to read articles which relate to them and hence they feel hostile and comfort in your words. I often portray myself as the character in my stories, the one who got to gain the experiences that life threw at me. Chances are all humans face similar challenges in life. Relatable AF!

STEP 9:

Let your writing be creative and free-flowing. You can always edit it later with but your initial draft should be fresh. To put it more easily- WRITE DRUNK BUT EDIT SOBER.

STEP 10:

Send your works to people who always motivate you – friends, family or even professional writers like me and many others. This will motivate you to write more regularly and also to feel validated and improve yourself in the process. Learn and grow fellow WRITERS!

Hope these tested steps qualify as practical tips to anybody in need. Do COMMENT your steps, to becoming a better writer in the comments below or leave a comment if you need more TIPS.

Till then – EAT- SLEEP- WRITE- REPEAT.

Job satisfaction And Quality Of Work Life in Private Sector

Earlier people had sincerity and commitment in the work they do. But today an employee would
not believe in such values of work. He works very hard to get a handsome salary to sustain his
living. Along with this the most interesting motivation is the quality of working life which is a
systematic approach to design and a promising development in the broad area of job enrichment.
The criteria for measuring the quality of work life are Adequate and fair compensations, healthy
working conditions, Opportunity to use and develop human capacities, Opportunity for career
growth, Social Integration in the workforce, Work and quality of life, the Social relevance of
work etc. The study shows that when there is better quality at work the productivity of the
employees’ increases. Thus the quality of work life can lead to organizational effectiveness;
organizational commitment, job satisfaction, providing employee motivation; personal growth
and development enhance competencies which in turn would lead to increase productivity and
profit. It also becomes important that suitable working condition will definitely influence the
quality of work. The main aim of this research is to study the quality of work life of the private
sector employees. Interview scheduled and the objectives are to study the various issues of the
private sector employers and job satisfaction. 50 private service employees were selected
randomly for the research to ask their opinion and the issues. Both primary and secondary source
of information is used in the study.

AIM OF QUALITY OF WORK LIFE
(QWL)


The quality of work life (QWL) is a large step
forward from the traditional job designs of
scientific management, which focused mostly on
specialization and efficiency for the performance
of narrow tasks. As it evolved it used full
division of labor, raged hierarchy and
standardization of labor to rich its objective of
efficiency. The idea was to lower costs by using
unskilled, respective labor that could be trained
easily to do a small part of the job. A large
hierarchy that strictly enforced the one best way
of work as defined technical people controlled
job performance. The result was higher turnover
and absenteeism, quality declined and workers
became alienated, conflict arose as workers tired
to improve their conditions. Some of the criteria
for measuring the quality of work life (QWL)
are; Adequate and fair compensations: These are
different opinions about adequate compensation.
The committee on fair wages defined fair wage
as the wage which is above the minimum wage
but below the living wage. Safe and healthy
working conditions: Most of the organizations
provide safe and healthy working conditions due
to humanitarian requirements. Opportunity to
use and develop human capacities: contrary to
the traditional assumptions the quality of work
life (QWL) is improved to the extent that the
worker can exercise more control over his or her
work.

SPECIFIC ISSUES IN QUALITY OF
WORK LIFE (QWL)


Pay and stability of employment: Good pay still
dominates most of the other factors in employee
satisfaction. Various attractive means for
providing wages should be developed in view of
the increase in the cost of living index,
enhancing the facilities for human resource
management can provide stability to a greater
extent.
Occupational stress: Stress is a condition of
strain on one’s emotions, thought the process
and physical conditions, stress is determined by
the nature of work. Working conditions,
working hours, pause in the work schedule,
worker’s abilities and nature and match the job
requirements.
Organizational health programs: Organizational
health programs aims at educating employee
about health problems, means of maintaining
and improving health etc. Effective
implementation of these programs results in the
reduction in absenteeism, hospitalization,
disability, excessive job turnover and premature
death [10-12].
Recognition: Recognizing the employee as a
human being rather than as a labourer increases
QWL participative management, awarding the
rewarding systems, congratulating the employee
for their achievement, job enrichment, offering
prestigious designation and providing well
furnished and decent workplaces, offering
membership in clubs or association, providing
vehicles offering vacation trips are some means
to recognize the employs.

CONCLUSION


The term quality of work life is well-accepted
fact, that an employee spends one-third of their
life in the workplace. Whatever they do at their
workplace, they carry it back to their home and
the situation prevailing at their home affects
their performance at work. The study shows that
when there is better quality at work the
productivity of the employees’ increases. Thus
we can conclude that by increasing the quality of
work life, it can further lead to organizational
effectiveness, organizational commitment, job
satisfaction, providing employee motivation,
which in turn would lead to increased
productivity and profit. It also becomes
important that suitable working condition will
definitely influence the quality of work.

Paperless office- Need and want of the hour

A paperless office or paper-free office is a work environment in which the use of paper is eliminated or greatly reduced. This is done by converting documents and other papers into digital form, a process known as digitization. Proponents claim that “going paperless” can save money, boost productivity, save space, make documentation and information sharing easier, keep personal information more secure, and help the environment. The concept can be extended to communications outside the office as well.

Environmental impact of paper

Some believe that paper product manufacturing contributes significantly to deforestation and man made climate change, and produces greenhouse gas. Others argue that paper product manufacturing, especially in North America, supports the ecological and economic balance of sustainable forestry. According to the 2018 American forest assosiation Sustainability Report, paper manufacturing decreased greenhouse gas emission by 20% in an eleven-year period.Measures such as recycling can help reduce the environmental impact of paper. Some paper production outside of North America may lead to air pollution with the release of nitrogen oxide (NO2), sulfur oxide (SO2), and carbon dioxide(CO2). Waste water discharged from pulp and paper mills outside of North America may contain solids, nutrients, and dissolved organic matter that are classified as pollutants. Nutrients such as nitrogen and phosphorus can cause or exacerbate eutrophicatiob of fresh water bodies.

Printing inks and toners are very expensive and use environment-damaging volatile organic compounds, heavy metals and non-renewable oils, although standards for the amount of heavy metals in ink have been set by some regulatory bodies. Deinking recycled paper pulp results in a waste slurry, sometimes weighing 22% of the weight of the recycled wastepaper, which may go to landfills.

Eliminating paper via automation and electronic forms automation

The need for paper is eliminated by using online systems, such as replacing index cards and rolodexes with databases, typed letters and faxes with email, and reference books with the internet.[Another way to eliminate paper is to automate paper-based processes that rely on forms, applications and surveys to capture and share data. This method is referred to as “electronic forms” or e-forms and is typically accomplished by using existing print-perfect documents in electronic format to allow for prefilling of existing data, capturing data manually entered online by end-users, providing secure methods to submit form data to processing systems, and digitally signing the electronic documents without printing.

The technologies that may be used with electronic forms automation include –

  • Portable Document Format (PDF) – to create, display and interact with electronic documents and forms
  • E-form (electronic form) management software – to create, integrate and route forms and form data with processing systems
  • Databases – to capture data for prefilling and processing documents
  • Workflow platforms – to route information, documents and direct process flow
  • E-mail (electronics email) communication which allows sending and receiving information of all kinds and enable attachments
  • Digital signature solutions – to digitally sign documents (used by end-users)
  • Web servers – to host the process, receive submitted data, store documents and manage document rights

Difficulties in adopting the paperless office

A major difficulty in “going paperless” is that much of a business’s communication is with other businesses and individuals, as opposed to just being internal. Electronic communication requires both the sender and the recipient to have easy access to appropriate software and hardware. Costs and temporary productivity losses when converting to a paperless office are also a factor, as are government regulations, industry standards, legal requirements, and business policies which may also slow down the change. Businesses may encounter technological difficulties such as file format compatibility, longevity of digital documents, system stability, and employees and clients not having appropriate technological skills.

For these reasons, while there may be a reduction of paper, some uses of paper will likely remain indefinitely. However, a 2015 questionnaire suggested that nearly half of small/medium-sized businesses believed they were or could go paperless by the end of that year.

PM Modi urges newly elected BJP Rajya Sabha MPs to be effective on the floor of the House

Prime Minister Narendra Modi today interacted with newly elected BJP Rajya Sabha MPs and urged them to keep themselves d with the latest policy issues. 

He stressed on the need to be effective on the floor of the House as well as in the field among people. During the interaction, Mr. Modi reiterated the need for constantly connecting with people and embracing latest technology as well as social media. 

In a series of tweets, the Prime Minister said, it was wonderful to hear their views and passion towards public service. He added that the group of MPs will certainly make effective contributions to Parliamentary proceedings.

Centre to release over 300 crore rupees as first installment under Flood Management Programme to Assam

In order to effectively manage the relief and rehabilitation works in flood-hit Assam, Union Jal Shakti Minister Gajendra Singh Shekhawat assured to release an amount of 346 crore rupees immediately from his Ministry to Assam as the first installment under Flood Management Programme (FMP). The Union Minister  conveyed it to Assam Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal during a video conference held last evening.

The Chief Minister had appealed to the Union Minister to allocate funds to the State Government to strengthen 5,000 kms of embankments built since 1951 in the state, which would now be turned into road cum embankments.

In response to the request made by the Chief Minister to take up the matter of flood waters from Bhutan inundating a large area in lower Assam every year, Mr. Shekhawat assured that the Centre would soon hold discussions with the Bhutan Government.

Our Correspondent reports that over 26 lakh people have been affected due to the flood in 26 districts and 89 persons have lost their lives so far.

Fourteen-day complete lockdown to come into force in Manipur from this afternoon

In Manipur, complete statewide lockdown and curfew will  begin from 2.00 P.M. today for 14 days. A State Cabinet Meeting chaired by the Chief Minister held last evening reviewed the COVID-19 situation in the state and decided to implement the complete lockdown as a preventive measure.

After the Emergency Cabinet Meeting held last evening, Manipur Chief Minister N. Biren Singh announced that there will be a 14-day lockdown in the entire area of Manipur from this afternoon. The Chief Minister said that the decision to implement complete lockdown has been taken after some people, who do not have travel history, were found positive of COVID-19 in the state. He said, the government will enforce the lockdown and curfew strictly and appeal to the people of the state to cooperate with the decision of the government.

Ravi Shankar Prasad emphasises need for building trustworthy Artificial Intelligence systems that can transform society

Union Minister of Electronics and Information Technology Ravi Shankar Prasad has said that India will soon put in place a robust personal data protection law. He said, it will not only address the data privacy related concerns of citizens but also ensure availability of data for innovation and economic development. Mr Prasad said, in view of these concerns, the digital platforms having presence in many countries must become trustworthy, safe and secure. He was speaking at the virtual meeting of G-20 Digital Economy Ministers yesterday, hosted by Saudi Arabia which is holding the presidency of G-20. Mr Prasad told the Ministers of the G-20 countries that it is time to acknowledge that digital platforms anywhere in the world have to be responsive and accountable towards the sovereign concerns of countries including defence, privacy and security of citizens.

The Union Minister also emphasized the need for building trustworthy Artificial Intelligence systems that can transform the society. In the wake of global pandemic like COVID-19, Mr. Prasad strongly emphasized the need for building a resilient global supply chain. He shared the vision of Prime Minister Narendra Modi for making India an attractive destination for investment closely integrated with global supply chains.

Mr  Prasad also told the global gathering about how India under the leadership of the Prime Minister has managed the COVID-19 crisis far better than many other countries. The Union Minister shared India’s digital innovations that helped  fight against COVID-19. He also spoke about initiatives like Aarogya Setu mobile app, geo-fencing system for monitoring quarantined patients and COVID-19 Savdhan bulk messaging systems during the meeting.

Prime Minister to lay foundation stone for Manipur Water Supply Project through video conferencing today

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will lay the foundation stone for Manipur Water Supply Project today through video conferencing.

The Governor, Chief Minister of Manipur and his cabinet colleagues, MPs and MLAs are expected to join the program from Imphal. The Centre initiated the Jal Jeevan Mission to provide safe and adequate quantity drinking water to every rural household of the country by 2024 with the motto “Har Ghar Jal”. The Mission is based on a community approach to water and has information, education and communication as key components of the mission. It looks to create a Jan Andolan for water, thereby making it everyone’s priority. There are about 19 crore households in India and only 24 percent have Freshwater Household Tap Connections.

PM Modi says there is global optimism towards India, as it offers a perfect combination of openness, opportunities and options

Prime Minister Narendra Modi has said that there is global optimism towards India, as it offers a perfect combination of openness, opportunities and options. Delivering the keynote address at the India Ideas Summit hosted by the US-India Business Council, USIBC yesterday, Prime Minister Modi noted that in the last six years, efforts have been undertaken to make the Indian economy more open and reform oriented.

Hailing India as a land of opportunities, the Prime Minister said there are extensive opportunities to invest in a variety of sectors in the country. He said, there are about half a billion active internet users in the country now and over half a billion more people are being connected. He also mentioned opportunities in the frontier technologies of 5G, Big Data analytics, Quantum Computing, Block-chain and Internet of Things.Speaking about the historic reforms recently undertaken in the agriculture sector, Prime Minister said that there are opportunities to invest in areas including agriculture inputs and machinery, agriculture supply chain, food processing sector, fisheries and organic produce.

Noting that the health care sector in India is growing faster than 22 per cent every year and the progress of Indian companies in production of medical-technology, tele-medicine and diagnostics, the Prime Minister  said now is the best time to expand investment in Indian health care sector.The Prime Minister also listed several other sectors which offer tremendous opportunities to invest like energy, infrastructure, roads, highways and ports, civil aviation amongst others. He mentioned that India is raising the FDI cap for investment in defence sector to 74 per cent and two defence corridors have been established to encourage production of defense equipment and platforms.

The Prime Minister also talked about India’s rise in Ease of Doing Business rankings of the World Bank. The Prime Minister highlighted that even during the  pandemic, India has attracted foreign investment of more than 20 billion dollars between April and July this year. The Prime Minister said that India has what is needed to power the global economic recovery.  Calling USA and India as natural partners, he said, this partnership can play an important role in helping the world bounce back faster after the pandemic. Reaching out to the American investors, he said that there has never been a better time to invest in India. The Prime Minister congratulated USIBC on its 45th anniversary this year.

External Affairs Minister Dr. S. Jaishankar has said that India and the US have the ability by working together to shape the world. Participating in the India Ideas Summit yesterday hosted by the US -India Business Council virtually, Mr Jaishankar said, India and the  US are working on maritime security, counter- terrorism, connectivity, how to respond to the Corona virus pandemic, issues like climate change and knowledge economy. He said, India and the US  need to resolve the pending problems in trade relations and move into something bigger.

Hailing India as a land of opportunities, the Prime Minister said there are extensive opportunities to invest in a variety of sectors in the country. He said, there are about half a billion active internet users in the country now and over half a billion more people are being connected. He also mentioned opportunities in the frontier technologies of 5G, Big Data analytics, Quantum Computing, Block-chain and Internet of Things.Speaking about the historic reforms recently undertaken in the agriculture sector, Prime Minister said that there are opportunities to invest in areas including agriculture inputs and machinery, agriculture supply chain, food processing sector, fisheries and organic produce.

Noting that the health care sector in India is growing faster than 22 per cent every year and the progress of Indian companies in production of medical-technology, tele-medicine and diagnostics, the Prime Minister  said now is the best time to expand investment in Indian health care sector.The Prime Minister also listed several other sectors which offer tremendous opportunities to invest like energy, infrastructure, roads, highways and ports, civil aviation amongst others. He mentioned that India is raising the FDI cap for investment in defence sector to 74 per cent and two defence corridors have been established to encourage production of defense equipment and platforms.

The Prime Minister also talked about India’s rise in Ease of Doing Business rankings of the World Bank. The Prime Minister highlighted that even during the  pandemic, India has attracted foreign investment of more than 20 billion dollars between April and July this year. The Prime Minister said that India has what is needed to power the global economic recovery.  Calling USA and India as natural partners, he said, this partnership can play an important role in helping the world bounce back faster after the pandemic. Reaching out to the American investors, he said that there has never been a better time to invest in India. The Prime Minister congratulated USIBC on its 45th anniversary this year.

External Affairs Minister Dr. S. Jaishankar has said that India and the US have the ability by working together to shape the world. Participating in the India Ideas Summit yesterday hosted by the US -India Business Council virtually, Mr Jaishankar said, India and the  US are working on maritime security, counter- terrorism, connectivity, how to respond to the Corona virus pandemic, issues like climate change and knowledge economy. He said, India and the US  need to resolve the pending problems in trade relations and move into something bigger.

REHABILITATION AND SOCIAL INTEGRATION

Juvenile or Children are a conflict with law referred to children under the age of 18 years and suspected or accused of committing a crime or be part of illegal activity. Children in conflict with law cannot be arrested by a police officer and can only be apprehended. Only minors between the age of 16-18 years committed heinous crimes can be treated and tried as adults.

The child in conflict with law cannot be tried in criminal courts and should be produced before the Juvenile Justice Board Chaired by a Magistrate and two social worker members. The idea of having social workers on the Juvenile Justice Board is to handle the child with concern to his/her future and to treat them with proper care.

The child in conflict with the law has the following rights based on the Child Rights Convention, humane treatment, no corporal punishment if detained separation from adult criminals at the correctional facility, access to legal assistance, bail and release on recognizance, privacy, diversion, (Education, skill development, sports etc.), proportionate judgment (age considerate Judgement), minimum possible restrictions on liberty, automatic suspension of sentence, probation on merit, confidentiality of proceedings, right against discrimination, constitutional rights.

The major concern on the detention of a child in conflict with law is to make him/her understand and repent for the crime committed. After the Juvenile Justice Board stipulated detention the child may be released on probation. Great care is required to reintegrate the Juvenile back into society. The rehabilitation of the child in conflict with the law has to be done with the considerations to his/her age, mental and physical makeup.

Childcare institutions and social welfare organisations work hand in hand with government nodal agencies to find constructive solutions to the rehabilitation of the Juvenile. To ensure this Standard Operating Procedures (SOP) are laid down by the Ministry of women and child development. Follow up by social workers and probation or parole officer is done periodically to make sure the child reintegrate well into the society he/she was once barred from.

What is Rehabilitation?

The primary motto of punishment is to make the convict understand the grievous nature of the crime committed and regret his/her actions. Hence after the completion (full or partial) of the sentence, the convict has to be prepared to get back into society. The ex-convicts always viewed with a suspicious mind by the general public. Hence the ex-convicts should be prepared mentally and may be taught skill sets to improve their job ability.

Special programs to prevent substance abuse, improve mental health, continuing education was framed for sexual offenders, women parolees and children in conflict with the law. The importance slowly downgraded as the twentieth century progressed towards its end. It regained momentum as human rights concerns are high on the activists’ list.

How does rehabilitation for juveniles work?

While the juveniles held accountable for their violation of the law and kept in juvenile homes or other relevant correctional facilities for public safety, the primary aim is to rehabilitate them. The rehabilitative process includes psychological assessment of the crime committed by the juvenile and the environment, causing it to happen, therapeutic guidance, skill development, involving them in yoga and other mind developing activities.

Financial constraints of the government wade rehabilitation away and involvement of social workers and non-profit organisations resulted in cost-effective multi-modal rehab programs for the juveniles.

Section 40 – Process of rehabilitation and social reintegration

The rehabilitation and social reintegration of a child shall begin during the stay of the child in a children’s home or special home and the rehabilitation and social reintegration of children shall be carried out alternatively by (i) adoption, (ii) foster care, (iii) sponsorship, and (iv) sending the child to an after-care organisation.

Section 41 – Adoption

  1. The primary responsibility for providing care and protection to children shall be that of his family.
  2. Adoption shall be resorted to for the rehabilitation of such children as are orphaned, abandoned, neglected and abused through institutional and noninstitutional methods.
  3. In keeping with the provisions of the various guidelines for adoption issued from time to time by the State Government, the Board shall be empowered to give children in adoption and carry out such investigations as are required for giving children in adoption in accordance with the guidelines issued by the State Government from time to time in this regard.
  4. The children’s homes or the State Government run institutions for orphans shall be recognised as an adoption agencies both for scrutiny and placement of such children for adoption in accordance with the guidelines issued under sub-section (3).
  5. No child shall be offered for adoption-

Section 42 – Foster care


1. The foster care may be used for temporary placement of those infants who are ultimately to be given for adoption.

  1. In foster care, the child may be placed in another family for a short or extended period of time, depending upon the circumstances where the child’s own parent usually visit regularly and eventually after the rehabilitation, where the children may re urn to their own homes.
  2. The State Government may make rules for the purposes of carrying out the scheme of foster care programme of children.

Section 43 – Sponsorship

  1. The sponsorship programme may provide supplementary support to families, to children’s homes and to special homes to meet medical, nutritional, educational and other needs of the children with a view to improving their quality of life .
  2. The State Government may make rules for the purposes of carrying out various schemes of sponsorship of children, such as individual to individual sponsorship, group sponsorship or community sponsorship. Section 44 – After-care organization
    The State Government may, by rules made under this Act, provide-
  3. for the establishment or recognition of after-care organisations and the functions that may be performed by them under this Act;
  4. for a scheme of after-care programme to be followed by such after-care organisations for the purpose of taking care of juveniles or the children after they leave special homes, children homes and for the purpose of enabling them to lead an honest, industrious and useful life;
  5. for the preparation or submission of a report by the probation officer or any other officer appointed by that Government in respect of each juvenile or the child prior to his discharge from a special home, children’s home, regarding the necessity and nature of after-care of such juvenile or of a child, the period of such after-care, supervision thereof and for the submission of report by the probation officer or any other officer appointed for the purpose, on the progress of each juvenile or the child;
  6. for the standards and the nature of services to be maintained by such aftercare organisations;
  7. for such other matters as may be necessary for the purpose of carrying out the scheme of after-care programme for the juvenile or the child;

Provided that any rule made under this section shall not provide for such juvenile or child to stay in the after-care organisation for more than three years;

Provided further that a juvenile or child over seventeen years of age but less than eighteen years of age would stay in the after-care organisation till he attains the age of twenty years.

Section 45 - Linkages and co-ordination

The State Government may make rules to ensure effective linkages between various governmental, non-governmental, corporate and other community agencies for facilitating the rehabilitation and social reintegration of the child.

Kim Kardashian West addresses Kanye West’s mental health and asks for compassion

Kim Kardashian West has shared a message about her husband Kanye West and mental health.

In an Instagram Stories post on Wednesday, Kardashian West acknowledged that West has been diagnosed with bipolar disorder and said it’s “incredibly complicated and painful” for many to understand.

“As many of you know, Kanye has bi-polar disorder. Anyone who has this or has a loved one in their life who does, knows how incredibly complicated and painful it is to understand,’ she wrote. “I’ve never spoken publicly about how this has affected us at home because I am very protective of our children and Kanye’s right to privacy when it comes to his health. But today, I feel like I should comment on it because off the stigma and misconceptions about mental health.”

10 most important life lessons of life:

Life often gives us a number of valuable lessons that we often fail to recognize. We couldn’t realize or implement them at the correct moment offered to us. But let’s explore the most significant lessons that can strike ‘s hard through experience.

1. Money can never solve your real problems:

We people have become too engrossed to just get wealthy and gain more and more money to live life comfortably to satisfy our needs. Nevertheless, it’s not bad, but just to run out of money failing to experience life is inaccurate. We should learn to manage our lives in such a way that we love our lives through making some good and also enjoying this pleasant life.There are a lot of people living on so little, but they have beautifully satisfying and prosperous lives … and unfortunately there are a number of people living on quite a ton, but they also have extremely unhappy lives. That’s why we should realize that money is not the only remedy that can cure our real life problems.

2. Patience:

Often when we’re young, we ‘re just beginning our adulthood path and feel like we have to do it all at once. We have to determine something, organize our lives, encounter something, get to the peak, find true love, work out the meaning of our life and accomplish it at the same time. Slow down – don’t jump into things. Let the journey progress. Wait a little to see if you need it, and take the time to assess your options.

3.You cant please everyone

You don’t need to agree with anyone, or just with yourself. Seeking to participate, be loved, admired and appreciated is human nature, but not at the cost of your honesty and happiness. Some individuals can’t give you the affirmation that you’re searching for. It has needed to come from inside.Speak up, stick to your guns, assert yourself when you need to, demand respect, stay true to your values. This is What You Need to Do to Stop Being a People Pleaser.

4. Your Health Is Your Most Valuable Asset

4. Your wellbeing is the most valuable commodity 

Health is an important treasure — they are still cherished, nurtured and secured. Good health on young people is often discarded until they get a opportunity to understand it for what it’s worth. 

They prefer to take for granted our healthy wellbeing, because it is there alone. We don’t have to think about it, but before we have to, we don’t even pay attention to it …until we have to.

Heart disease, bone density, stroke, many cancers—the list of many largely preventable diseases is long, so take care of your health now, or you’ll regret it later on.

5. You Don’t Always Get What You Want

“Life is what happens while you’re busy making other plans.” – John Lennon

No matter how well you prepare and how diligently you are trying, plans still just don’t turn out the way you expect them to… and that’s all right.

We have all these expectations; fixed dreams of what our “ideal” future would be like, but all too frequently that isn’t the truth of the life that we wind up living. Our plans struggle occasionally and we just adjust our mid-course minds occasionally. We have to flop occasionally to follow the correct path and sometimes even attempt a several items before we choose the best route.

6. It’s Not All About You:

You are not universe epicenter. It is really difficult to view the world from beyond your own viewpoint, because we are all too focused on what is going on with our own lives. What am I obliged to do today? What does it say to me, to my job and to my life? What is it then that I want?

It’s natural to be deeply conscious of all that’s going on in your own life, but you’ve got to pay as close attention to what’s going on around you, and how things impact other people around the community as you do your own. It allows problems remain in balance

7. There’s No Shame in Not Knowing:

No-one figured it all out. No one will have all the solutions. There’s no guilt in thinking “I don’t remember.” Don’t pretend to be flawless makes you happy. Only maintaining the false illusion of artificial excellence up is making you obsessive.We have an feeling that in acknowledging our shortcomings, or uncertainly, there is a form of shame or embarrassment, but we may not know exactly. Still, we just commit errors and screw it up. That’s it, we grow as we move. 

So besides — no one wants to know-it-all. A small amount of weakness keeps you alive and just so much more important.

8. Love Is More Than a Feeling; It’s a Choice:

The explosion of immediate anticipation, pulse-fuelled love and passion doesn’t last long. Yet this doesn’t say you can’t have long-lasting passion. 

Love is not just an emotion; it is a choice you make every day.We will chose to let inconveniences pass, to forgive, to be compassionate, to be polite, to be loyal, to love. 

Relationships involve ensuring work completed. This is pleasant at times and extremely challenging at times. In a relationship, it is up to us to chose how we want to behave, think and communicate.

9. Perspective Is a Beautiful Thing:

Typically, when we’re worried or upset, it’s because we’ve lost perspective. Everything that is happening in our lives seems so big, so important, so do or die, but in the grand picture, this single hiccup often means next to nothing.The battle we ‘re struggling with, the work we didn’t get, the real or potential rejection, the sudden desire to change direction, the thing we needed but didn’t get. All of this is not going to apply in 20, 30, 40 years. If all you think is short term, it’s impossible to consider long term, so when it’s life-threatening, let it go, and carry on.

10. Don’t Take Anything for Granted:

We often don’t appreciate what we’ve got until it’s gone: that includes your health, family and friends, your job, the money you’ve got or think you’ll get tomorrow. 

It feels as though your parents should just be around while you’re young but they won’t.You believe you have plenty of time to get back into touch with your old friends, or spend time with new ones, but you don’t. You’ve got the money to invest, so you think you’re going to get that this month, but maybe not. 

Everything about your life, even everyone you love, is not expected to be around forever. 

And here’s a hard-to-learn life lesson, but maybe the most important of all:

Life can change in an instant.

Make sure you appreciate what you have, while you still have it.

IIT Madras develops an alloy of Magnesium in a research project with American Institutes

By Udbhav Bhargava

Researchers from the following 3 organizations have developed an engineered magnesium alloy with significantly improved properties.  Indian Institute of Technology Madras, University of North Texas, and  U.S. Army Research Laboratory. 

Declined industrial application – The need to develop Magnesium

The current industrial application of wrought magnesium alloys in structural components is very limited due to their;

  • Poor strength
  • Poor ductility
  • Yield strength asymmetry
  • Lack of high strain rate super-plasticity.
  • The density of Mg is 2/3rd of aluminium and 1/4th of steel

Description of scientific terms

Ductility is a measure of the capacity of a material to endure substantial plastic deformation until breaking or rupture.

The yield strength or yield stress is a material property and is the stress that corresponds to the yield point at which the material begins plastically deforming itself. The yield strength is used to calculate the maximum permissible load in a mechanical device, as it represents the upper limit of forces which can be applied without permanent deformation. A material will bend elastically until the yield point, and return to its original shape when the stress applied is removed. After reaching the yield point, some fraction of the deformation is permanent and non-reversible, and is known as plastic deformation.

Approach of the research team, the scientists used a magnesium alloy containing elements of rare earth such as Gadolinium (Gd), Yttrium (Y), and Zirconium (Zr). To produce an ultrafine grained variant of this magnesium alloy, the alloy was subjected to a thermo-mechanical processing technique (severe plastic deformation and ageing treatment).

The team then developed the nano-precipitates and ultrafine intermetallic compounds in the ultra-fine-grained magnesium alloy which were thermally stable. Using this method, the group has been able to achieve the highest combination of strength-ductility and highest super-plasticity strain rate of all the current magnesium alloys recorded in the literature to date.

The new engineered alloy is – 

  • Strong
  • Lightweight
  • Highly ductile
  • Its super-plasticity is achieved at higher strain-rates.

Why is this development significant? 

Such properties minimize overall time, energy and costs of manufacture. Vehicle emissions account for around 27 per cent of global emissions of carbon dioxide. Countries all over the world are focused on growing these. The reduction of the carbon emissions of vehicles by using lightweight material in their body has been a primary priority of the researchers. Light-weight vehicles require less energy (fuel) to run, and are thus one of the methods to improve the energy efficiency of automobiles. The new Magnesium alloy in automotive and aerospace parts will replace steel and aluminum alloys.

India’s first Dolphin Observatory.

By Udbhav Bhargava

An observatory to allow visitors to see Gangetic Dolphins in the Vikramshila Gangetic Dolphin Sanctuary would be established shortly. People could watch Dolphins in the river aquatic activities from an observatory tower to be constructed as part of the Sultanganj-Aguwani Ghat Bridge in Bhagalpur, Bihar. The observatory on four storeys will be 40 feet high, with the bridge passing through its centre.

The observatory building will be transparent, with glass from all sides to ensure that the dolphins can be watched without disturbance. The observatory ‘s structural architecture is such that it supports eco-tourism. There would be no deleterious or negative impact on the ecology of the river, as the observation deck is being built on a bridge over the Ganga.

The Gangetic dolphin-Platanista gangetica Indus river dolphin-Platanista gangetica minor The Ganges river dolphin is found primarily in the Ganga and Brahmaputra rivers and their tributaries in India , Bangladesh, and Nepal. The Indus river dolphin is now only present in the main Indus River canal, and in Punjab in the River Beas. The gangetic dolphin is both the national Aquatic animal of India and the National Mammal of Pakistan (Indus Dolphin). These dolphins breathe after rising to the surface and locate objects through echolocation. They prefer water depth greater than 5ft and maximum of 8fts. This range corresponds to the depth range, where they can feed on enough fish. They live in an area where little to no current exists which helps them to save energy. They can dive into deeper waters, if they feel threatened. The dolphins swim up to the edges from the no-current zone to hunt for fish and return.

Endangered

The population of the endangered Gangetic river dolphins was found in the Ganga and its two main tributaries, Gandak and Ghaghra, at almost 1,000 km length. The presence of 1,548 Gangetic dolphins in Ganga, Gandak, Kosi and Mahananda rivers is a sign of a healthy river ecosystem according to a survey in 2019.

Facing various threats

These dolphins unintentionally get killed after being extricated in fishing nylon nets, and are killed by poachers for their flesh, fat and oil. Boats and Machines hamper their echolocation abilities.  Lowering of water levels due to sandbars in river, reckless use of water in irrigation, multiple dam projects significantly lower the inhibitability.