Sourav Ganguly, the captain credited for putting fire within the belly of Indian cricket, celebrates his 48th birthday today. ‘Dada who is known for his legacy, ‘God of the Off-Side’, ‘King of Comebacks’ — Ganguly has been christened with multiple nicknames by cricket fans, experts and team-mates alike through his playing career.
Ganguly took over India’s captaincy after the match-fixing fiasco in 2000 and proved to be a pacesetter who believed in youth and putting them within the line of fireside to get the best out of them. Yuvraj Singh, Zaheer Khan, Harbhajan Singh, Virender Sehwag, Ashish Nehra, Mohammad Kaif et al. are all such examples from that era. His call to ask Sehwag to open the batting in Tests changed Sehwag’s career and had a fantastic impact on Indian cricket. Ganguly was also the one who asked Rahul Dravid to wear the wicket-keepers’ gloves, at a time when India were struggling to seek out a permanent keeper.
‘Dada’ remains India’s second highest run-scorer in ODIs, with a tally of 11,363 runs at a mean of 41.02, which incorporates 22 hundreds and 72 half-centuries. Ganguly
After retiring from the game in 2008, Ganguly chose to give back to the game that made him one of the icons of world cricket. Having served because the president of Cricket Association of Bengal, Ganguly was elected because the current president of the Board of Control for Cricket in India. On the other hand apart from featuring in 311 ODIs, Ganguly played 113 Tests, scoring 7212 runs with 16 centuries and 35 fifties. He never played T20 international cricket.
In Enrica Lexie’s case, India’s long-await hasn’t caused any satisfactory result. Italy has command over it since the very beginning and eventually succeeded in its objective. on February 15, 2012, two fishermen sailing on fishing boat St. Antony shot off by two Italian marines, Massimiliano Latorre and Salvotore Girone in India’s contiguous zone. Which is positioned 20.5 nautical miles off the Kerala coast. This incident caused outrage and conflict of opinions over legal jurisdiction and immunity between the governments of India and Italy.
Recently, Permanent Court of Arbitration acknowledged the functional immunity of the two marines accepting the plea of Italy that they were working on a mission on behalf of the Italian government and gave Italy the jurisdiction over the matter, regardless of the fact that, the incident happened in India’s contiguous zone and the victims were the Indians. Due to the non-existence of any unilateral and bilateral and treaty between India and Italy, the Italian marines shouldn’t have gotten away in the name of immunity. This decision has set the menacing precedent for all the countries will now be enacting specific laws to give immunity to the military and paramilitary personnel. This will be troublesome for contiguous States. Albeit, the International tribunal for the law of the Sea, ruled that the marines are entitled to compensate India for the loss of life, physical harm, material damage to property, and moral harm, India still seeks for more than just monetary restitution for the unjustified killing of its citizens on mere doubt that the boat was a pirate skiff. Now it is to be seen how Italian court will act against the marines under the criminal law. India as a responsible state accepted the decision made by PCA by the virtue of Article 51 of Indian constitution which mandates it to uphold and respect the International law. Now that India has no jurisdiction over the matter anymore it must not show any leniency in securing the justice for Pink and Valentine if Italian court go to the extreme to support the killers.
“It’s men who trust they will suffer no consequences for their actions, while women suffer no matter what they do.”
Meghan MacLean Weir
The Ruchika Girhotra Case is one to instill fear and hatred towards humanity and the toxic patriarchal mannerism infused into our upbringing and way of living. This case convinces my feministic conditioning that this is indeed a man’s world, and women don’t have a voice. Women might scream, buts it’s never heard.
A quick Google search will tell you that, Law enforcement is an umbrella term for the activities of some members of government who act in an organized manner to enforce the law by discovering, deterring, rehabilitating, or punishing people who violate the rules and norms governing that society. Why is it the opposite in most cases? Why are our protectors becoming our predators?
Custodial Rape and Assault is more common than we think. This year, amidst a global pandemic, a father-son duo, from Thoothukudi (formerly known as Tuticorin) were raped, assaulted, and tortured to death in custody for having their store open past curfew.
The three rape cases that brought about the Anti-Rape Movement in India were all custodial rape cases. 1972: Mathura, a 15-year-old from Maharashtra. 1978: Rameeza Bee, a working-class woman from Hyderabad. 1980: Maya Tyagi, a middle-class woman from Haryana. All three women were raped in police custody.
In a 2017 report, Uttar Pradesh has been labeled the state with the highest custodial rape cases.
In Ruchika’s instance, one set of officials didn’t hold back on the nightmarish counts of torture, while the other hardly reprimanded.
Ruchika was a 14-year-old, Tennis player with a bright future, however, thanks to the mighty patriarchal world, all she is remembered as now is the molested teen who succumbed to the threats and killed herself. Her suicide is not her story. Her story started a little while before but went for a lot longer after. Her story wasn’t hers, it still isn’t. Her story, this story is of Shambhu Pratap Singh Rathore. He stole her childhood, innocence, family, happiness, and finally her will to live and fight. This is a monster’s story in a monster’s world.
This story began in 1990 when the then IGP (Inspector General of Police) S.P.S Rathore molested Ruchika in his office until her friend Aradhana Prakash intervened. With the help of the then Home Secretary J K Duggal and then DGP Ram Rakhpal Singh, on 3rd September 1990, Rathore was indicted. Despite the orders, Rathore was neither arrested nor fired.
It was the year 1992, and the state government issued a charge sheet against Rathore instead of filing an FIR. Unfortunately, the state government does not hold the power to issue a charge sheet or act on it, so no action was taken.
All while the then ex-MLA Jagjeet Singh Tikka hired a large group of men to harass Ruchika and her family. Ruchika was also expelled from her school Sacred Heart School for Girls under the pretense of non-fee payment. Multiple false cases were filed against Ruchika’s father, her 10-year old brother Ashu, Aradhana (Ruchika’s friend), and Aradhana’s parents, Anand Prakash and Madhu Prakash. Mr. Pankaj Bharadwaj, the lawyer who initially took up Ruchika’s case too was charged with a defamation case and case for compensation. The journalists who reported on this case were charged too.
Rathore was still free, and was the head of the Haryana State Electricity Board in 1993 and took help from the CIA to illegally confine Ruchika’s brother. The then 13-year old Ashu was mercilessly assaulted by police officials, who are appointed for the safety of citizens. Ashu was again illegally confined 3 months later, on 11th November. Ruchika, on 28th December that year, committed suicide. Rathore celebrated by hosting a party for all those who supported him in this destruction that night. An unconscious Ashu was released only after he and his father were made to sign on blank papers, which was later used as confessions, for crimes they didn’t commit.
Less than a week after Ruchika’s death, the Chandigarh Government closed the case filed against Rathore and Soon after he was promoted to be the DGP (Director General of Police). Ruchika’s family moved out of Chandigarh unable to bear the intimidation anymore.
Anand Prakash, (father of Aradhana Prakash) hadn’t given up. He was fired from his job and his family was constantly under threat. He chased every lead and opening and finally in 1998 filed a petition, and a CBI inquiry was ordered. Only on 16th November 2000, CBI filed a charge sheet against Rathore. With the political influence, the charge sheet did not harm Rathore who continued as a police chief.
Judge Jagdev Singh Dhanjal who in 2001, supported Ruchika’s family and the Prakash family in adding Section 306 (Abetment to Suicide), was forced to take premature retirement in 2003. In 2002, Justice K.C. Kathuria, of the Punjab and Haryana High Court, dismissed the CBI’s charge sheet and ordered to cancel the FIR (which was never filed in the first place). Rathore was free.
More petitions and cases were filed against Rathore by the Prakash family.
On 5th November 2009, the case was transferred from the Ambala Court to the CBI Chandigarh Court. December 21st, the court gave its final verdict and pronounced a six-month jail sentence and a fine of Rs.1000.00 for Rathore. Within minutes after the sentencing, he was granted bail and was free as always.
After 19 years, since the molestation, Rathore was held accountable but only for 6 months! This didn’t sit well with a lot of people. This case was brought up in multiple debates in the Parliament, by CPI (Communist Party of India) leader Brinda Karat. In the following 7 years, Rathod’s 6-month sentence turned into an 18-month sentence.
In 2016, the Supreme Court carried out its verdict and found S.P.S. Rathore guilty. However, reduced the sentence back to 6-months and claimed it had already been endured. This verdict was given keeping in mind Rathore’s old age.
Anand Prakash (74), died suffering from Prostate Cancer in 2018. He was robbed of the justice he deserved. Ruchika was robbed of the justice she deserved. Ashu, Aradhana, and Madhu were denied the justice they deserve.
Why was Rathore’s age taken into consideration, when Ruchika’s wasn’t? Ruchika was 14-years-old.
26 years, molestation, a suicide, multiple false cases, a teenage boy’s torture, families losing peace, fathers losing jobs, mothers being restless, and all it’s come to is no punishment?
26 years, over 40 adjournments, more than 400 hearings, and Rathore is still free with an unsupported guilty tag.
26 years of torture, and no punishment. What justice did the Sessional, High, and Supreme Court of India serve?
26 years and none of the other police officers, politicians, goons, CIA nor judges were held responsible. None of them were charged or fired. Anand Prakash was fired. Judge Jagdev Singh Dhanjal was fired. Everyone who stood with the right paid a price, while the rest got away scot-free.
As I said earlier, this is a man’s world. Only the most powerful man wins, not the best. This should have been Ruchika’s story, but all it ended up being was a Powerful Egoistic Man’s journey of climbing the success ladder and dodging every bullet that justice throws. A man, Rathore molests and only another man, Anand was able to bring justice. Only the powerful win, so Rathore won this game.
Rape is the fourth most common crime against women in India.According to the National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB) 2018 annual report, 33,356 rape cases were reported across India in 2018. Out of these, 31,320 were committed by someone known to the victim (93.9% of the cases).
India has been characterised as one of the “countries with the lowest per capita rates of rape”. Many rapes go unreported in various countries including India. In India, consensual sex given on the false promise of marriage constitutes rape.The willingness to report the rape has increased in recent years, after several incidents of rape received widespread media attention and triggered public protest.This led the Government of India to reform its penal code for crimes of rape and sexual assault.
Definition in Indian Penal Code
After 3 February 2013, the definition was revised through the Criminal Law (Amendment) Act 2013, which also raised the legal age of minor to eighteen.
Section-375. A man is said to commit “rape” if he:–– (a) penetrates his penis, to any extent, into the vagina, mouth, urethra or anus of a woman or makes her to do so with him or any other person; or (b) inserts, to any extent, any object or a part of the body, not being the penis, into the vagina, the urethra or anus of a woman or makes her to do so with him or any other person; or (c) manipulates any part of the body of a woman so as to cause penetration into the vagina, urethra, anus or any part of body of such woman or makes her to do so with him or any other person; or (d) applies his mouth to the vagina, anus, urethra of a woman or makes her to do so with him or any other person, under the circumstances falling under any of the following seven descriptions:
Firstly. –– Against her will.
Secondly. –– Without her consent.
Thirdly. –– With her consent, when her consent has been obtained by putting her or any person in whom she is interested, in fear of death or of hurt.
Fourthly. –– With her consent, when the man knows that he is not her husband and that her consent is given because she believes that he is another man to whom she is or believes herself to be lawfully married.
Fifthly. –– With her consent when, at the time of giving such consent, by reason of unsoundness of mind or intoxication or the administration by him personally or through another of any stupefying or unwholesome Substance, she is unable to understand the nature and consequences of that to which she gives consent.
Sixthly. –– With or without her consent, when she is under eighteen years of age.
Seventhly. –– When she is unable to communicate consent.
Even after the 2013 reform, marital rape when the wife and husband live together continued not to be a crime in India. Article 376B of the 2013 law made forced sexual intercourse by a man with his wife – if she is living separately – a crime, whether under a decree of separation or otherwise, punishable with at least a 2-year prison term.Forced sex by a man on his wife may also be considered a prosecutable domestic violence under other sections of Indian Penal code, such as Section 498(A) as well as the Protection of Women from Domestic Violence Act 2005.The crime of sexual assault on a child, that is anyone below the age of eighteen, is further outlined and mandatory punishments described in The Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act 2012.(POCSO)
All sexual acts between the members of the same sex, consensual or forced, was previously a crime under Section 377 of Indian penal code, after the 2013 Criminal Law reform, with punishment the same as that of rape but it was later overturned in a landmark judgement of the Supreme Court on 6 September 2018 which stated all consensual sexual acts between adults who have met the age of consent are not violative of Section 377, hence decriminalizing gay sex in India.On 6 September 2018, the Court ruled unanimously in Navtej Singh Johar v. Union of India that Section 377 was unconstitutional “in so far as it criminalises consensual sexual conduct between adults of the same sex”.
A rape in India in every 15 minutes
In India, a rape is reported every 15 minutes, according to recently released official government crime data. The National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB) data from 2018 has stark revelations about crime in the country.
The NCRB data is usually released after two years, annually. Under the Narendra Modi government the data was inordinately delayed and some aspects are still missing. However, the data on violence against women throws up shocking figures for 2018.
Despite various federal government campaigns such as Beti Bachao Beti Padhao – Educate the daughter, Save the daughter – the crime rate per 100,000 women increased to 58.8% in 2018 in comparison with 57.9% in 2017.
A recent verdict in a Delhi gang-rape case handed down after seven years leaves much to be desired.
In 2012, the case of young Delhi-based woman Jyoti Singh, christened Nirbhaya (Fearless) by the media, shook the nation. She was abducted by a group of men and repeatedly raped on a moving bus. They also mutilated her body before throwing her from the bus.
As the details of the ferocity of the attack emerged, the country erupted into protests. This led to a number of changes in India’s rape laws in the hope that speedier trials and harsher punishments would lead to fewer assaults on women.
But her case took seven years to go through India’s judicial system.
In 2013, the criminal law amendment act was passed which criminalized sexual offenses like acid attacks, voyeurism and stalking, and also provided 20-year sentences for rape and the death penalty in extreme rape cases.
A committee was set up under former Chief Justice of India J S Verma. His committee’s report pointed out systemic failures on the part of the government and the Delhi police.
Conclusion
As of 2018, there were 133,000 pending rape cases in the courts. In May, a panel of judges dismissed allegations of sexual harassment against the erstwhile chief justice of India made by a former court employee in a ruling that infuriated women and activists. The chief justice denied the claims.The fact that even a high-profile case like Nirbhaya’s took seven long years to reach a conclusion underscores how slowly the wheels of justice move in the country.
Sexual assault occurs with frightening regularity in this country, adds the activist. We need to evolve punishments that act as true deterrents to the very large number of men who commit these crimes.
According to Flavia Agnes, a women’s rights lawyer and co-founder of Majlis, a feminist organization, India needs a higher budgetary allocation to build the infrastructure and facilities for rape cases. “Why do these cases have to wait long for justice? We need budgetary allocation [and] political will as well as sensitivity down the chain.”
Indian law provides for rape cases to be completed within a year through fast-track courts, there has been a sharp increase in pendency of such cases. According to the data taken from different high courts, and subsequently released by the Union law ministry, the pendency of such cases has increased by more than 46% across the country since March 2018.
Delhi has topped the list and has registered a whopping 353% increase in pending rape cases. However, in absolute terms, the number of pending cases in Uttar Pradesh is the highest – from 36,000 to 67,000 between March 2018 and December 2019. Maharashtra, Bihar, West Bengal, Madhya Pradesh and Rajasthan have also registered very high number of pending rape cases.
It is heartbreaking how some of the Kashmiri youth are getting distracted into false and heinous crimes, where they are forced to be a part of terrorist groups and made to pick up guns and kill people. How sad it would be for a mother who loses her child, who joins a terrorist group and works against the country. Since Kashmir is facing many hardships beginning from Article 370 which includes communication blackout, internet services, people have to jail themselves at home and wait for the orders of reopening. This was one part of the story where Kashmir has become the highly militarised zone because of constant protest and fights, where Article 370 has separated the roots of Kashmir, where some of the young boys are forcefully made to join terrorist groups and fight for the evil things.
One such story is of Khurshad Ahmad a 23 year old young boy who went to a nearby valley with his herd and never came back. His family was worried for him and searched everywhere but couldn’t find a single clue of him. After few months the family was informed that Khurshad was shot dead in a gun fight in Sugg village. This news left his family, specially his mother helpless and heartbroken, where they couldn’t even fight for their child, where they couldn’t even ask the terrorists that why they did this to their son and why a 23 yr old lad was made to hold a gun instead of holding a book and working hard to take the responsibilities of his family.
There are many more stories which you and me don’t know because fortunately we are sitting safely at homes and taking care of ourselves, if we think about the people in Kashmir, we can’t even fathom the problems which they are suffering from, poverty, climatic changes, war, protest and now their children are joining rebel groups. This is not a choice for them, they are forced to do so, they are brain washed in a way that they just can’t ignore the facts to join the terrorist group and become one of them but what is left behind is their family, the mothers, who patiently wait for the child to return but little did she know that her child would never return, his mind and soul has been captured by the evils and they will never leave him until they eat him up.
My dear friends, we don’t know where our destiny will take us, but we should always think about others, pray for the people of Kashmir, pray that they get peace and they can also live normal lives like us.
What makes you different is what makes you special.
Do you know why some peoples’ life end up in a way that they most despised? It’s not because they are less capable, nor they lack any talents. It happens when you compare your life with some body else’s. I always wonder why people want to travel in the same line of others? Why copying the same pattern when you are left with millions of other choices? Amidst the uniformity that surrounds you,there is one thing that you should keep reminding yourself that life is not same for all. It will never be!
Imagine a life which is equivalent for all. How monotonous and dull it would have been. If every person was good at everything and every one had same talents and experiences then what’s the beauty in it? Beauty lies in diversity. Explore the things that you are skilled in. Instead of following what others do and say, try experiencing what you are capable of. What makes you different is what makes you special. You become special when you explore the gift that you are blessed with. And not all people are blessed with the same gift. It varies. So try to find out what’s good in you. Never compare yourself with any body as that cant cause any good.
Hello everyone today we are going to know some interesting facts about cat.Let’s Start.
1.There is a fattest cat who holds the Guinness world record.
2.Cats bites are dangerous as the cat teeth are sharp and narrow the resulting wound will heal up easily resulting in bacteria trapped beneath the skin.
3.When you see a cat slowly closes its eye and opens them again or winks at you it means they trust you and recognize you as their friend.
4.The Toldo cat name brings always gift affection to his late owner graveyards.
5.H.P .Love craft wrote an whole essay about cats are why better than dogs.
6.There is Protein which gives cat extra toes is Sonic Hedge Dog.
7.Cat don’t like to drink water if the food is near by them.
8.There is a position given to the cat i.e Chief mouser to the Cabinet Office.
9.A cat whose name was pudding saved his owner life just hour after his adaption.
10.There is a breed of cats who are known as Munchkins as they have short legs and are very adorable.
So this are some facts about cat.
I hope you like it.
Let me know which fact you like.
Thank you for reading my article and have a nice day!
Time is very precious and we should not waste it in any way. Likewise, we can earn the money we spent but we cannot get back the time we have lost. So, this makes the time more valuable than money. Hence, we should utilize the time in the most possible way.
Importance of Time
This the most valuable and precious thing in the world. Also, we should use it for our good as well as for the good of others around us. This will help us and the society to progress towards a better tomorrow. Moreover, we should teach our children the importance and value of time. Also, wasting time will only lead you to cause an issue to you and the people around you.
Effective Utilization of Time
For effectively utilizing the time we must consider some points which will help us in our whole life. This utilization includes setting goals, prepare work lists, prioritize task, and take adequate sleep and various others. For effectively utilizing time set long and short term goals these goals will help you in remaining productive. Moreover, they will prove as a driving force that will keep you motivated. Also, this will give the willingness to achieve something in life. In the beginning, it will feel like a boring task but when you do it regularly then you will realize that that it only helps you to increase your productivity. Ultimately, this will force you to achieve more in life. Prioritizing task is a very effective way of managing time. Also, because of it, you will know the importance of various task and jobs. Apart from that, if your club and perform a similar activity in a go then it also increases your productivity. Hence, it will help you to achieve more in life. Being productive does not mean that you engage yourself in different tasks every time. Taking proper sleep and exercising is also part of being productive. Besides, proper exercise and sleep maintain a balance between body and mind which is very important for being productive and efficient.
Value of Time
Although most people do not understand how valuable time is until they lost it. Besides, there are people in the world who prioritize money over time because according to them, time is nothing. But, they do not realize the fact that it is time that has given them the opportunity to earn money. Apart from this, the time has given us prosperity and happiness and on the contrary, it has also given us sorrow and grief.
Power of Time
In previous time many kings proclaim themselves as the ruler of their age and all. But, they forget that they have limited time. Time is the only thing in the world that is limitless. Time can make you a king or a beggar in a movement of seconds.
In conclusion, we can say that time is the greatest gift of God. Moreover, there is a saying that “if you waste time, time will waste you.” Only this line is enough to justify how important and valuable time is.
America does rely on oil in many ways. It’s about 90 percent of the energy that we use in transportation. And it’s more than a third of the overall energy that we use. In fact, it’s probably going to stay that way for a lot, a lot longer. The Energy Information Agency administration predicts that going out to 2050 is still going to over a third of the energy that we’re going to use. So how was it possible for oil to reach a negative value and what does it mean for the American economy? To understand what happened, it’s important to know how a futures contract functions. So the futures market is a way to bet on the future price of a certain commodity.
Different types of oil from all across the world are traded by barrels in their individual market places. But two futures contracts serve as the major benchmark for oil price. Brent Crude trades oil from the North Sea in northern Europe, setting the standard for international oil prices. While the West Texas Intermediate, or WTI, trades a specific grade of oil traded in Cushing, Oklahoma, that serves as a domestic benchmark for oil prices. A refinery might have a contract with a producer and say, we will pay you that Brent price or we’ll pay you the Brent price minus the transportation costs. Or you know that it’s all subject to negotiation. And those two are well known. It’s a shorthand, if you will. And a lot of times other crudes are priced off of those crudes because they’re well, known the quality is high and has a long track record. Similar to most treated commodities, oil prices rely heavily on how much of it is available on the market. In other words, supply and demand. Oil like just about anything else in the world is determined that prices are determined by a willing buyer and a willing seller. And so that means that as demand goes up, more people are buying it.
The price will typically go up, supply stays the same and vice versa. If supply suddenly increases, then then typically the price will go down if the demand stays the same. The demand is determined by how much oil is needed at any given moment due to its crucial role in the economy. High demand has often been associated with a healthy economic growth. Historically, oil demand has moved with the economy of a country. It’s been very tightly tied because almost all transportation comes from burning oil and a lot of other industrial processes use oil. So when the economy is humming along strongly, the demand goes up. And when you have a recession, the demand goes down. On the other hand, supply is usually determined by the producers who have control over its output. Historically, the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries, otherwise known as OPEC, has played a crucial role in determining the supply. OPEC currently has 13 member countries, including Iran, Iraq, Kuwait, Saudi Arabia and Venezuela as founding members. However, a lot has changed in recent years as the U.S. surpassed both Russia and Saudi Arabia to become the world’s largest crude oil producer since 2018. Thanks to the rise in production from American shale fields. Essentially these countries and OPEC, everyone is competing for market share.
Everyone wants to produce more for their country, but also the optionality to export it to another country and especially growth regions such as China, Asia. Being an investor or a producer in the oil industry means keeping an eye on this fine balance between supply and demand, as well as the geopolitical events that could threaten the industry. Never forget about geopolitics and the impact it can have on the oil price, because that can be that X factor of why oil may have a big premium or a big discount to fundamentals that you see supply and demand. It’s because geopolitics introduces other risk factors. A historic drop occurred on April 20th, 2020, with U.S. oil prices on WTI dropped by almost 300 percent. Trading around negative 37 dollars. What happened with oil in terms of the negative pricing in April with the futures contracts was rather unprecedented. We have seen negative prices before. For example, last year we were talking about negative natural gas prices and Waha in April 2019. But that’s more due to processing or field issues, not what is happened specifically this time with the COVID 19 and in the price war. Oil prices had been under pressure since January as China battled the spread of COVID 19.
When the pandemic finally reached the rest of the world, demand took a devastating hit. People started talking about the demand going down 2 or 3 percent instead of growing by 1 or 2 percent, as was had previously been expected. But then by the time it got to the United States and all over Western Europe, the forecasts were very different. And at the trough, we probably saw demand in April bottom out, down 30 percent. So we’ve never seen anything like this, certainly in the last 40 years since world oil markets have developed. To make matters worse, a price war erupted between Saudi Arabia and Russia in early March after OPEC and its allies failed to reach an agreement on deeper supply cuts. Oil saw its worst trading day in 20, 29 years. Yesterday, both WTI crude and Brent crude lost nearly a quarter of their value, and the S&P energy sector ended the day 50 percent off its 52 week closing high. Saudi Arabia launched a price war against other key producers. As supply remains steady while demand struck record breaking lows. The petroleum industry quickly began running out of storage space to put their oil. Cushing plays a very big role as one of the main hubs of that commercial storage. And Cushing at the time of the negative contract was around 70, 70 percent full, and what was left was perhaps already committed. So that was a huge issue because Cushing plays one of the main roles in pricing the WTI contracts. As the delivery date for WTI grew near. And investors had nowhere to put the oil. They soon began a massive sell off, prompting an unprecedented crash into the negative territory. WTI special in a way, because it’s so tightly connected to physical oil. And so if you’re holding a contract for WTI, you’re expected to take possession of oil.
What was happening was the buyers who had bought a futures contract, which meant they had responsibility to take delivery of the oil, recognized that that storage was filling up and they had no place to put the oil and they didn’t want the oil. And so they wanted to get out of the contract. Usually they can get out of the contract by getting somebody else to take the oil instead at a positive price. Cause oil’s a valuable commodity. But there was nobody who wanted to take that oil, particularly because it was located in an area that was producing way more oil than they needed. And the pipelines to move oil out of that area were completely full. The historic drop quickly sent shockwaves through the U.S. financial market. The Dow plunged by over 1,200 points over the following two days, and brokerage firms like interactive brokers reported taking 109 million dollar hit to cover its customers losses. It was kind of like what happened in 2000 where we we’re wondering if the computers could roll over. Some of the traders computers couldn’t even handle the negative. They weren’t set up for a negative. So you can imagine the disarray and the surprise, you know, that some traders faced the next morning when they looked at their margin calls or what they owed based on the severity of this drop.
However, experts point out that although the event was unexpected, there was no need to panic. It was not unforeseen. The exchange itself saw it as a possibility ahead of time. They actually discussed what to do if that were to happen, reprogram their software and so forth. And at least one major media outlet reported on it a week ahead of time before it happened. Also, some other products have gone negative in the past. Things like natural gas. So I think it’s important to put it in perspective that while this had never happened with oil before, it was just on one particular instrument. The WTI was just for one day and it was seen as at least a remote possibility ahead of time that it happened. It was very few contracts. There was very little trading at those prices and the price very quickly rebounded into positive territory.
Hello everyone so today we are going to laugh and make ourselves refresh as I am going to write some jokes for you.I hope you enjoy the joke.
Let’s Start!
1.The fake report card:-
I failed the first quarter of a class in middle school, so I made a fake report card. I did this every quarter that year. I forgot that they mail home the end-of-year cards, and my mom got it before I could intercept with my fake. She was PISSED—at the school for their error. The teacher also retired that year and had already thrown out his records, so they had to take my mother’s “proof” (the fake ones I made throughout the year) and “correct” the “mistake.” I’ve never told her the truth.
2.The unexpected:-
“4 days before our wedding, my bride broke her left ring finger.”
3.School:-
Mother:-“Did you enjoy your first day at school?”
Son:-“First Day?Do you mean I have to go back tomorrow!”
4.Police:-
Police:-Where do you live?
Me:-With my parents!
Police:-Where do your parents live?
Me:-with me!
Police:-Where do you all live?
Me:-Together!
Police:-Where is your house?
Me:-Next to my neighbor house!
Police:-Where is your neighbors house?
Me:-You won’t believe me if I tell you!
Police:-Tell me!
Me:-Next to my house!
5.Marriage:-
Daughter:-What is marriage?
Mother:-Marriage is just a fancy word for adopting an overgrown male child who cannot be handled by his parents anymore…:)
6.Taxi:-
3 drunken entered to the taxi.The taxi driver knew that they were drunk so he started the engine and turned off it again.Then said” We have reached your destination!”
The 1st guy gave him money and the second guy said “Thank you ” to him. The 3rd guy slapped the driver.The driver got shocked and thought that the 3rd guy must have knew what he has done!
But when he asked the 3rd guy why he slapped him?
The 3rd guy told:-“Control your speed next time, you nearly killed us!
7.Twins:-
The husband and wife went to the court for divorce.
Judge:-You have 3 kids….How well you divide them?
The wife and husband had a long discussion and then said:- We will come next year with 1 more.
After 9 months they just had twins!
So this were some jokes I hope you enjoyed it!
Thank you for reading my article and have a nice day!
The pandemic has made us sit at our own home and called off our various plans and schedules with no hope. Though, people have always hoped to have a break from all the tedious and stressful work they encountered every single day, this long lasting vacation was not as great as it looked like. People started to hate this period as they feel they are not being productive enough. And it did make them feel inactive and empty. But, we can make ourselves productive and vigorous even while sitting at home. All that we need is patience and little self confidence. No lock down can stop us from learning and experiencing things if you have a heart towards it.Here are the list of things that can help you to utilize your time effectively and fruitfully.
Prove that nothing can stop you
Online courses: There might be a lot of things that you wanted to learn for a long period of time. Make use of your free time while engaging in any online courses that you like. There are indeed many courses available online provided by educational institutes and other service sectors. Why waiting if you can learn something without stepping out of your home! It not only gains you knowledge but also adds as a stepping stone for your future.
Work from home internships: Internships are always great to make you a skilled and a talented person. Doing internships are really productive since you learn something practical and most of the time earn an adequate amount of stipend.
Learn a new language: Now, learning new languages will never be a boredom. If you are fond of languages, this will be a better time to do it. Try watching movies or series from different languages that you are interested in.
Explore a new skill: There might be at least one skill that you always wanted to experience or to be perfect in. Well, spend your time in enhancing that skill. Nowadays, there are training for each and every thing on online websites. Find them out and practice them on a daily basis.
Read to acquire knowledge: Reading is never bad. Search about the books that are highly recommended or you are interested in. There are myriads of e-reading sites available. Make use of it and spend the time effectively.
Workout: Many people might have planned doing workout but never have accomplished their tasks as planned. Since we are free at home with no tasks at hand, workout will be a great choice. Make schedules according to your lifestyle and do workout to keep a healthy and fit body.
Amar Dubey, the supposed right hand of Kanpur gangster Vikas dubey was shot dead in an encounter with cops in Maudaha, Hamirpur, on Wednesday morning.A Special Task Force (STF) is also investigating the case along with officers from 40 other police stations. Posters of Dubey have been pasted in many areas including Kanpur, Kanpur Dehat, Unnao and adjoining districts.
Vikas Dubey is wanted in the killing of eight policemen in Kanpur and has been on the run since Thursday last week. Amar Dubey was also reportedly involved in the incident, which has also revealed the alleged nexus between criminals and some moles in the police department who tipped them off about possible action against them.
Vikas Dubey was able to shoot 8 policemens due to internal support of some corrupt police. Till date, three policemen have been suspended for their alleged involvement in tipping off Dubey ahead of the police raid in which eight cops lost their lives and seven were seriously injured. The suspended police personnel include two sub-inspectors and a constable.
Dayashankar, a close partner gangster, was arrested by police after being shot in the leg during an encounter in Kanpur’s Kalyanpur area on Saturday. He was later admitted at a district hospital for treatment. He is one of the 18 aides of Dubey on whom the police had declared a reward of Rs 25,000 each.
Kanpur police has got some success in killing Amar Dubey and arresting 3 other partners, but still the main accuse Vikas Dubey is in search. Police has kept Rs 5 lakh reward on information of the wanted gangster. Hope they will soon get hold of him.
New covid-19 vaccine Covaxin has improved hopes of Indians after the successful trials on monkey. It is now all set to start phase-1 human trials approved by ICMR. For the Human trials of India’s indigenous Covid19 vaccine COVAXIN, 12 hospitals are selected. They will enrol participants this month, samples of Bharat Biotech’s COVAXIN are still undergoing quality and safety tests at a govt lab. Theses tests started last Friday and are expected to be finished by the end of next week. Three of the selected hospitals – Delhi’s AIIMS, Kancheepuram’s SRM Hospital and Research Centre and Vishakhapatnam’s King George Hospital are still awaiting ethics committee approvals to begin enrollment of participants for the study.
Besides Sinovac, the vaccines developed by AstraZeneca-university of Oxford and Sinopharm are the only other candidates to start third stage trial.
US-based Moderna is planning to start its late-stage trial for potential vaccine candidates in July.
Coronavirus COVID-19 vaccine India
India is making significant progress in producing the probable Coronavirus COVID19 vaccine. Many institutions in India are engaged in Research and Development for Corona vaccines in the country. Accordin to information provided by Pune based ICMR institution, National Institute of Virology and Hyderabad based CSIR institution Center for Cellular and Molecular Biology, six Indian companies are working on probable vaccine candidate for Coronavirus.
COVID19 vaccine can be developed by 2021, says WHO scientist! The chief scientist at the World Health Organization (WHO) Soumya Swaminathan has said that at least one COVID19 vaccine will be ready by 2021. Swaminathan said that we can be hopeful of seeing one “safe and efficacious” COVID-19 vaccine by the next year. Swaminathan has revealed that WHO has been discussing methods for “fair distribution of the vaccine” with its member countries.
Is Training&Development necessary in the organisation ? Does It really Helps and benifits the employees or is it just waste of time..?
Lets answer these questions with the following informantion.
So, lets begin by understanding what is training and development and what does it mean to organisation.Training presents a prime opportunity to expand the knowledge base of all employees, but many employers in the current climate find development opportunities expensive. Employees attending training sessions also miss out on work time which may delay the completion of projects. However despite these potential drawbacks, training and development provides both the individual and organisations as a whole with benefits that make the cost and time a worthwhile investment. The return on investment from training and development of employees is really a no brainer.
So by here you learned about what training and development mean to your organisation.So, now lets look at the benifits that come with Training and Development.
Improved employee performance – the employee who receives the necessary training is more able to perform in their job. The training will give the employee a greater understanding of their responsibilities within their role, and in turn build their confidence. This confidence will enhance their overall performance and this can only benefit the company. Employees who are competent and on top of changing industry standards help your company hold a position as a leader and strong competitor within the industry.
Improved employee satisfaction and morale – the investment in training that a company makes shows employees that they are valued. The training creates a supportive workplace. Employees may gain access to training they wouldn’t have otherwise known about or sought out themselves. Employees who feel appreciated and challenged through training opportunities may feel more satisfaction toward their jobs.
Addressing weaknesses – Most employees will have some weaknesses in their workplace skills. A training program allows you to strengthen those skills that each employee needs to improve. A development program brings all employees to a higher level so they all have similar skills and knowledge. This helps reduce any weak links within the company who rely heavily on others to complete basic work tasks. Providing the necessary training creates an overall knowledgeable staff with employees who can take over for one another as needed, work on teams or work independently without constant help and supervision from others.
Consistency – A robust training and development program ensures that employees have a consistent experience and background knowledge. The consistency is particularly relevant for the company’s basic policies and procedures. All employees need to be aware of the expectations and procedures within the company. Increased efficiencies in processes results in financial gain for the company.
Increased productivity and adherence to quality standards – Productivity usually increases when a company implements training courses. Increased efficiency in processes will ensure project success which in turn will improve the company turnover and potential market share.
Increased innovation in new strategies and products – Ongoing training and upskilling of the workforce can encourage creativity. New ideas can be formed as a direct result of training and development.
Reduced employee turnover – staff are more likely to feel valued if they are invested in and therefore, less likely to change employers. Training and development is seen as an additional company benefit. Recruitment costs therefore go down due to staff retention.
Enhances company reputation and profile – Having a strong and successful training strategy helps to develop your employer brand and make your company a prime consideration for graduates and mid-career changes. Training also makes a company more attractive to potential new recruits who seek to improve their skills and the opportunities associated with those new skills. Training can be of any kind relevant to the work or responsibilities of the individual, and can be delivered by any appropriate method.
For example, it could include:
On-the-job learning
Mentoring schemes
In-house training
Individual study
Blended learning is becoming more and more popular and as a company we have seen a definite increase in this method of training over the last year. Blended Learning is the effective combination of online learning and classroom learning. Many of 20|20’s clients prefer their staff to learn on-site rather than attend off-site training programmes – especially in industries like oil and gas where it is often very impractical to attend off-site courses. On-site learning programmes like the blended learning approach, allow 20|20 to train more people working across a larger international footprint than just the UK. This makes it much more cost-effective and allows for greater process consistency.
Sourav Ganguly, a name of confidence, audacity, a fight, a winner, and whatnot. On 8th July the former Indian captain, current BCCI president was born. But there remains short but long run with hurdles between this time which has made him from the price of Calcutta to warrior prince. In 1992 and 1996 he made his first ODI debut and test debut with 84 runs and 206 runs respectively. In a career around 15 years, the person has made a history to Indian cricket and himself stands as the testimony of success in Indian cricket. In ODI having 40.73 average scores along with 22 centuries, 72 fifties and in test 42.18 runs on average the man of Bengal learned the whole country how to fight back. The God of offside gave freedom to Indian cricket, India got back its independence again after 1947 withholding the hand of Sourav Ganguly. 1999, the most stigmatized time if Indian cricket, when everyone stepped back the person was standing there in the front with his glory of efficiency and self-confidence who hold the helm of Indian cricket. One after another challenge couldn’t stop him to run for success. India. Indian won in 21 test matches among 49. Then comes the historic win in NatWest in 2002. India started winning trophies in foreign. A man who charged up the whole team with support, safety, and dare to take the challenge. A fearless leader who secured the place of many cricketers and weaved their career in his hand. Each time he came back with his charisma startled the countrymen. A person repeatedly kept providing himself all over time. His struggle for existence has made him the warrior. A fighter who didn’t win a world cup but win the heart of millions. A man who made the way toward success. He played his last match in 2008. The last test was not the last though. The most affectionate name “dada” put a full stop himself. The aggression, emotion took retirement. But this is not the end. Now he is the president of BCCI. This is another milestone of Bengalis’ success. The first captain of the Indian cricket team from the east side not only made Bengalis proud but also proved that what will power can do. Though his career in IPL was not so fruitful. The exhaustive trial all the time somewhere compelled him to leave. He started a new era of Indian cricket where everyone inspired everyone. From where a bunch of cricket legends comes out with the crown of success. The dada of Indian cricket could compromise his place to give chances to the new. A controversial individual who knows the meaning of struggle. Today is the birthday of the 21st century’s Indian cricket. The left-handed batsman wanted to be a footballer once. Today the whole country showers bless to their inspiration. The person who took out not only Bengalis but all from the world from the dungeon. Again they assemblies to celebrate the legacy as they used to do to see the sky touching “bapi bari ja”.
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