Day: August 28, 2020

Cultural Heritage Sites in India

India is a country which has a host of spectacular sites, ranging from glorious historical monuments to diverse natural heritage sites. UNESCO World Heritage Convention has recognised many sites across the world for their cultural heritage. India has the 6th largest number of world heritage sites with 38 such sites. Here are some sites among those, which one shouldn’t miss while exploring the country.

Taj Mahal, Agra

The Taj Mahal is a funerary mosque, built by Emperor Shah Jahan in memory of his third wife Begum Mumtaz Mahal. Set against the Mughal Gardens, it is a pristine architectural monument made of white marble. It was built in 16 years by thousands of artisans under the Chief Architect Ustad Ahmad Lahauri and is considered as a masterpiece.

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Khajurao, Madhya Pradesh

The Khajurao is a group of monuments located in Madhya Pradesh and is attributed to the Chandela dynasty. It is known for its unique artistic architecture which has survived since the 10th century. Out of the 85 temples built originally, only 22 temples are there at present.

The PInk City, Jaipur

Jaipur is a fort city in Rajasthan, built according to grid plans of Vedic architecture. The urban planning of the city shows influence of ancient Hindu, modern Mughal and western cultures. Originally built as a commercial capital, the city is an intersection of commercial, artisanal and traditional center.

Elephanta Caves, Maharashtra

The Elephanta Caves is a group of sculpted caves on Elephanta island, located in Mumbai harbour. It is dated to 5th century and it consists of 5 Hindu caves and 2 Buddhist caves. The architecture is characterized by rock cut stone sculptures.

Sundarbans, West Bengal

The Sundarbans are the largest mangrove forests in the world and is both a national park and a tiger reserve. It is situated in the Sundarbans Ganges river delta and is formed by the deposition of sediments from 3 rivers – the Ganges, Brahmaputra and Meghna. It consists of dense mangrove forests which is the home to the Bengal tiger, the salt water crocodile and various birds.

Fatehpur Sikri

Also known as the City of Victory, the Fatehpur Sikri was built by the Emperor Akbar. It includes a set of mosques, monuments and temples built in Mughal architectural style. It was built as a city which had several monuments, buildings, palaces, public spaces and courts. The site has monuments like – the Jama Masjid, the Buland Darwaza, the Panch Mahal, and the Tomb of Salim Chishti which are popular tourist attractions.

Monuments at Hampi, Karnataka

These are a group of monuments in the Hampi town in Karnataka. Located on the banks of the river Tungabhadra, it consists of Dravidian temples and palaces. It has been admired by travelers of the 14th and 16th century and is still a very important cultural and religious center for Hindus and Jains.

Sun Temple, Konark, Odisha

The Konark Sun temple is a renowned temple, located on the coast of the Bay of Bengal and built in the form of the chariot of Surya, the sun god. It is constructed with sandstone and decorated with beautiful stone carvings. It was constructed under the rule of King Narasimhadeva I of the Eastern Ganga Dynasty.

Ways to Deal with Hunger During Weight Loss Journey

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During our weight loss journey, when we workout, we tend to feel hunger pangs and how we deal with those will decide how well our journey will be and how we will be able to continue our work-outs. There are many people who are in the category of feeling unabated hunger right after workout and many studies prove that it happens because of improper diet schedule and lack of nutrition in our diet. Not drinking enough fluids also leads to dehydration which depletes our glycogen stores.

We should not ignore our hunger pangs and need to substitute our regular food habits with healthier food habits. As unmindful and unhealthy snacking or food habits will destroy all the hard work we have done earlier. The food we eat after exercise or hard work should contain proteins, complex carbs and healthy fats which can be incorporated in our diet by including, fresh fruits, seeds, nuts and fat-free milk.

Some other food options we can include in our diet are: Multigrain toast, scrambled egg and toast, mashed sweet potato and sprouts bowl, yogurt and peanut butter. We should pre-prepare our meal which we want to munch on after work out as pre-preparation can save us from overeating due to hunger and manages our mindful eating as well.

The publication of 5G conspiracy guide in USA

The limited roll-out of the service began in selected cities in 2018, and 5 G began to appear in cities around the U.S. in 2019, with much more comprehensive launches expected throughout 2020. Mobile 5G service from Verizon began in early April 2019 and is currently available in limited areas, with more expected throughout 2020. Parts of these cities are where you can get Verizon’s mobile 5G service right now: Chicago IL, Minneapolis MN, Denver CO, Providence RI, St.

But in last few months people got mislead by a lot of news in US which the government has to pull out from the public’s mind and after proping and doing efforts they have took an action. Considerable study has been carried out on the health effects of electromagnetic signals, and the bandwidth utilized by 5 G networks deemed to be beyond acceptable limits for people. However, over the past few months, 5 G conspiratories have gained momentum on social networking sites, including rumors that the coronavirus outbreak might somehow be connected to modern networks. Misinformation circulated rapidly and contributed to several reports of citizens vandalizing 5 G masts about their grievances. Youtube was also pressured to take steps by cracking down on the production making unsubstantiated statements.

The information booklet, ‘5G Mobile Technology: A Guide,’ describes how 5G operates and notes that watchdog Ofcom finds that wave emission readings taken from masts are “a small fraction” of the level approved by the International Commission for Non-Ionizing Radiation Safety (ICNIRP).

The guide, published on Thursday and available online, says: “FiveG companies have been operating in the UK since 2019. However, some people have raised concerns that the introduction of 5 G could affect human health and even link it to the coronavirus pandemic.

Philip Marnick, Director of the Offcom Spectrum Group, said: “The UK has a fantastic chance to be a global leader in 5 G, make the best of the opportunities that this new technology provides to individuals and companies.

“It is crucial that public bodies work together to resolve some of the 5 G misconceptions and confusion and ensure decisions are made on sound proof.”

Labor shadow technology minister Chi Onwurah said the laws needed to be updated to better defend against 5 G misinformation: “We applaud the Government’s attempts to counter the harmful disinformation around 5 G and coronavirus the puts lives at risk.”Unfortunately, this recommendation will not fix the issue until the government does what it wants to do on the cyber risks bill to counter social media disinformation.”

Final Year Exams Mandatory for Promotion of Students: Supreme Court

The verdict which every final year student was waiting for since days came out today. The bench of judges- Justice Ashok Bhushan, R Subhash Reddy, M R Shah gave the ruling. The Supreme Court had announced that final year students could not be promoted without exams but the State/Union Territory Government could demand for extension of the deadline from UGC (University Grants Commission) for the commencement of examinations.

This came into view when many students and organizations went against UGC’s regulation of July 6 in the wake of the prevalent pandemic. One of the petitioners was a COVID-19 patient himself. Along with then Shiv Sena’s youth wing Yuva Sena also joined the hands against the UGC guidelines. They have been demanding full scrapping of final year exams online or offline, both and also the declaration of results based on previous academic performances or internal assessment. 

On April 29, UGC had published regulations for universities and colleges to follow to hold exams by July, 2020. It was regulated by an expert committee headed by Chairperson of Central University of Haryana, R C Kuhad. According to the guideline’s universities had the authorization of administering exams either in online or offline mode by following social-distancing measures.

As COVID-19 was not abating, UGC issued a new guideline in June, reassessing it by holding an expert’s meeting again and in the fresh guideline issued on July 6, it was mentioned that examinations should be commenced by the end of September. States where the COVID situation was worse, their universities took a step of not conducting examinations, which were – Delhi, Maharashtra, Odisha, Punjab, Haryana and Madhya Pradesh. The Disaster Management Act of 2005 was invoked by Delhi and Maharashtra governments to cancel the exams as they didn’t see it fit for students to undertake examinations. This law renders central and state governments to act and take stronger actions to attenuate disaster situations.    

STATES IN LOSS OF GST !

ALL THE STATES OF INDIA ARE IN HUGE LOSS OF GOODS AND SERVICES TAX , COMPLAINING THAT THE CENTRE IS N’T GIVING THEM GRANTS OF THEIR SHARE OF GOODS AND SERVICES TAX. IT IS ALSO SPOTTED THE GST RECEIVED BY THE GOVERNMENT IS SMALL IN NUMBER , COMPARING TO THE CASH RECEIVED FROM GST LAST YEAR , THAT IS , IN 2019 . IN THE FIRST QUARTER OF THIS YEAR , WE HAVE SEEN A RAPID INCREASE IN INCOME TAX PAYMENT BY THE PEOPLE , WHICH IS BENIFICIAL FOR THE INVESTMENT IN EXPENDITURES .

BUT , AGAIN , THERE IS SHARP DECLINE IN TAX PAYMENT , WHICH IS PUTTING PRESSURE ON ALL THE STATE AND THE CENTRAL GOVERNMENT FOR THE GRANTS .

THE DELAY PAYMENTS OF GOODS AND SERVICES TAX ARE WITNESSED , GOVERNMENT HAS DECIDED IT TO BE CHARGED ON NET TAX LIABILITY WHICH WILL BE INITIATED FROM SEPTEMBER 1 . RS 64000 CRORES CAN BE RECOVERED FROM THE UNPAID INTRESTS . EARLIER , THE INTEREST WAS CHARGED ON GROSS TAX LIABILITY, BUT , FROM SEPTEMBER 1 , IT WILL BE CHARGED ON NET TAX LIABILITY .

CENTRE IS NOT ABLE TO GIVE THE GRANTS TO THE STATES , ALL THE STATES ARE DEMANDING THEIR SHARE OF GST FOR THE PAYMENT OF THE SALARIES OF THE LABOURS , CONDUCTORS , DRIVERS OF DTC BUSES , DOCTORS , ENGINEERS AND TEACHERS .

CENTRE HAS MADE THE DECISION TO BORROW FROM RESERVE BANK OF INDIA TO BRIDGE THE GAP OF GOODS AND SERVICES TAX . OUR FINANCIAL MINISTER NIRMALA SITHARAMAN , SAID THAT THE STATES ARE LIKELY TO FACE RS 3LAKH CRORES GST REVENUE GAP WITH THE CONTRACTION IN THE ECONOMY DUE TO COVID-19 . OUT OF RS 2.35 LAKH CRORES , 97000 CRORES DUE TO THE GST IMPLEMENTATION .

OUR FINANCE MINISTER HAS GIVEN TWO CHOICES TO THE STATES :

  • A SPECIAL WINDOW WILL BE PROVIDED TO THE STATES BY RESERVE BANK OF INDIA CONSULTATION , STATES CAN GET THIS RS 97000 CRORES AT THE REASONABLE RATE WHICH CAN BE REPAID BY THE STATES TO RBI AFTER FIVE YEARS THROUGH THE COLLECTION OF CESS.
  • THE ARRANGMENTS FOR THE STATES CAN BE MADE FOR THEIR BORROWINGS FROM RESERVE BANK OF INDIA ALONG WITH FACILITIES PROVIDED.

Keep healthy

The cells in our body get affected when there is nutritional deficiency and infection. Along with that free radicals also pose a threat by affecting the youth of the skin. The antioxidants present naturally in our body help reduce this effect. But there are also many fruits which have antioxidant qualities which make us immune. Antioxidants are the molecules which prevent oxidation from other molecules. These are found in good quantity in fresh fruits and vegetables. Antioxidants are also known as scavenger because they help diminish the free radicals from our body and clean the blood.

Some fruits and vegetables which contain antioxidants are carrots, tomato, berries, garlic, red grapes, and cauliflower. Carrots contain beta carotene which is a very strong antioxidant. This is also present in sweet potatoes and turnips. Tomatoes have lycopene. This protects our lungs, heart and breasts from cancer. Berries, plum and raspberry have proanthocyanidin antioxidant which is very good for our heart and skin. Garlic fights free radicals, stops blood clot to protect our heart. Dry fruits and fish also have antioxidants in plenty. Red grapes have resveratrol and quercetin which prevent platelets from sticking to each other. They help in keeping blood vessels open. It also lessens the threat of Cancer, gastric ulcer and stroke. Broccoli, cauliflower and cabbage have indole carbonell which protects from many types of cancers.

Pandemic Management:A New Course in the MBBS list.

In recent times everyone know what is the situation all around the world.Every country has been suffered with the pandemic of Covid-19.It created a distressed environment and everywhere around there is fear that “if we get infected by this than what will happen”.This time has been not normal in anyways it has just brought brutality to some families and their members by losing their important ones.It is also seemed that at times there were no beds in the hospital to treat the patients due to that many patients have lost their lives.

As moving further and coming out of this pandemic slowly and steadily there are different areas for the government to look out on how this tough situation can be controlled to its minimum damage.So,for this in India the education board has set up Pandemic Management as a subject for medical students that they are going to study in coming time.As Medical Council of India said to media that”this subject has been added by considering the current pandemic and if any such pandemic occurs in future”.

Pandemic Management module will be extending from Foundation course to the final year undergraduate programme which will help the student to become Indian Medical Graduate who can serve humanity as a doctor,leader and healer for general public in tough times like the covid pandemic.The document containing details of the module to be adopted by the colleges as the team of experts and academic cell of MCI.The MCI has revised regulations on graduate medical education and competency based undergraduate curricula,accompanied by detailed guidance for its implementation.

The competency-based undergraduate curriculum was designed to enable Indian medical graduate to be prepared to meet new challenges-to be able to recognise,diagnose,investigate and treat newly emerging diseases.The module covers history of outbreaks,epidemics and pandemics,sample collection,microbial diagnosis,serologic tests and their performance parameters,vaccination strategies including vaccine develop & implementation.

So this will help every country to move on with such pandemics to make their country self sufficient so that they can be successful for handling more and more such crisis easily & efficiently.It is necessary to build such departments so that there will be less dependency on other countries.

An Interesting Book on Contemporary Situation: “Event Management: A Zero Investment Start-up Business”

This book written by Abhijeeth Bhattacharjee (published in the year 2020 by Penman Books, Delhi) under the title of  “Event Management: A Zero Investment Start-up Business”, is a pioneering effort from a maven in the field of Event Management with little more than  4000 plus events to his credit. There are altogether 15 chapters including two case studies in this volume. The author was motivated in this area when present Hon’ble Prime Minister addressed the youths ‘Job Creators’ and ‘Not Job Seekers’. The author spent 25 years in developing the business, with zero capital, undoubtedly a praiseworthy concept. Because the author by quitting Government job has initiated the venture and subsequently has proved that “where there is a will there is a way”. During the course of developing his business, he has coined a new word ‘Eventpreneur ‘by combining two words – Event and Entrepreneur.
  The book presents a practical way of thinking about strategy and competition and addressing the issues on aspiring ‘Eventpreneurs’ and also presented with facts and figures dos and don’ts of  the existing Event Managers.  The author feels that every entrepreneur has the opportunity to shape their own destiny.
Keeping in mind of this, the volume covers the various facets of Event Management and elucidates how one can start their business journey in Event Management with Zero Capital. The book emphasises that money as a resource, is not much of a constraint but the entrepreneurial zeal to take risks and have a passion for the business, in that case an entrepreneur will be successful ‘Eventpreneur’.
 The volume deals with all the practical aspects of the business starting from conceptualisation and design of the event to actual execution. It is a road map to success through some important tips, tools, techniques, and pragmatic approach towards making a successful career in Event Management. The author has reiterated that one should not take the easy path and rather than to take the difficult and arduous path, and face challenges all the time.  According to the author, Event Management is an amazing business which gives absolute delight of achieving success, not only money-wise but also satisfaction. As an example, the author has cited the case of a propriety firm which can be started with zero investment and gradually it can be scaled up to a Private limited company later on may be  in the next 3-4 years.

 Also in social life, according to the author, ‘Events’ are the celebrations that provide an opportunity to meet and share happy moments with family members, relatives, colleagues, and friends. A family event is envisaged as an opportunity to meet old friends and relatives and develop new relationships through matrimonial alliances.

 Before winding up in nutshell, I wish to mention few lines. At the outset, I congratulate the author Abhijeeth Bhattacharjee for lucidly presenting important tips, tools, techniques, and pragmatic approach towards making a successful career in Event Management. In this book, he has narrated how one can start his/her journey in Event Management with Zero Investment which is really praiseworthy information. The book has added special flavour as two cases, one on – Event Designing of Factory Inauguration and Unveiling of the Foundation Stone and other one on Event Designing of a Social Event (Wedding Event), are stimulating.

Dr. Shankar Chatterjee

 Former Professor& Head (CPME)

NIRD &PR (Govt. of India),

Hyderabad-500 030

Telangana, India

Email <shankarjagu@gmail.com>

Central Govt Not Enacted Law To Prohibit Candidates

It is most refreshing, most reassuring and most remarkable that the Madras High Court has just recently on 13 August 2020 in a well-reasoned, well-articulated, well-worded, well-analyzed and well-balanced judgment titled Jamuna Vs 1. The Secretary to Government, Government of India, 2. The Lieutenant Governor, Puducherry, 3. The District Magistrate-cum-Authorised Officer, Puducherry in H.C.P. No. 90 of 2020 has very rightly demanded from the Centre as to why it does not enact a law to prohibit candidates with criminal background from contesting elections to the Parliament as well as State legislatures as suggested by the Constitution Bench of the Supreme Court on September 25, 2018 in Public Interest Foundation v. Union of India? The Madras High Court also noted alarmingly that persons with criminal background are becoming policy makers in many parts of the country. Time and again eminent persons have raised their extreme concern on this but Centre from 1947 till now in 2020 has shamelessly turned a deaf ear to it just like it has done in the case of setting up of more benches in big states like UP which has just one high court bench set up in 1948 in Lucknow that is just 200 km away from Allahabad where high court is located leaving the rest of UP especially West UP high and dry. People are compelled to travel whole night to Allahabad shamelessly by our shameless lawmakers who have decided just not to listen to even the recommendations of Justice Jaswant Singh Commission which recommended 3 benches for undivided UP in late 1970s at Agra, Dehradun and Nainital by not approving even a single even while approving benches for other smaller states like Aurangabad in Mahrashtra, Madurai in Tamil Nadu and Jalpaiguri in West Bengal nor to the 230th report of Law Commission of India which recommended setting up of more high court benches! Should we be all as good citizens of our country feel really very proud of this?  

                         Bluntly put: Why for getting a government job even as small as a police constable, we see that there is a proper police verification and even if one false case is registered, the candidate is promptly barred from getting any government job? Why if that very same candidate commits thousands of crimes like rape, murder, gangrape, dacoity, robbery etc in different cases, still he/she would be eligible to fight in elections for becoming an MP or an MLA even from jails on the pretext that the case is “politically motivated” or it is still pending in one court or the other which is yet to be decided? Not just this there is no need to have any educational qualification to become and MP or an MLA! Can there be a bigger mockery of our democratic system and of Article 14 which talks about equality in our Constitution? Even God cannot help the country where criminals themselves become law makers!

                               To start with, this latest, landmark and laudable judgment authored by Justice N Kirubakaran for himself and Justice Ms. VM Velumani of Madras High Court sets the ball rolling by first and foremost pointing out in para 2 after noting in para 1 that  the matter was heard through “Video Conference” that, “This Petition has been filed by the Wife of the Detenu against the detention order passed against her husband on 05.11.2019 in No.7/DM/RO/D2/PPASAA/2019 as he has got about 19 cases pending registered against him for various offences. Out of the 19 cases, one case was registered for the Offence under Section 302 of Indian Penal Code, one case was registered for the Offence under Section 307 of Indian Penal Code, three cases for the offence of dacoity and one case registered under NDPS Act and so on. Taking note of the above facts, this Court questioned the respondent as to why investigation has not been properly done and charge sheets are not filed even for the case pending from the year 2009 and directed, by Order dated 29.07.2020, to file a report regarding the stages of investigation in the cases registered against the detenu as well as the details of pending trial cases.”

                           Going ahead, it is then disclosed in para 3 that, “Counter affidavit and a report has been filed on behalf of respondents 2 & 3 giving the details of the stages of the cases pending against the detenu. Out of the 19 cases, in one case alone in S.C. No. 43 of 2016, the detenu has been acquitted and the other cases are pending.”

                     Alarmingly, it is then disclosed in para 4 that, “It is evident from media reports that criminal elements in Puducherry have close connection and support of political parties. Political parties are having criminals as their members and also office bearers. It is brought to the notice of this Court that many cases are relating to inter-gang rivalries and country made bombs are used to murder the opposite gang members. Totally in 5 cases, country made bombs were hurled by the detenu and his associates. Only in two cases, charge sheets have been filed in Crime No. 95/2015 dated 15.06.2015 on the file of Odiansulai Police Station and in Crime No. 98/2019 on the file of Thirubuvanai Police Station in which offences under the Explosives Substances Act, 1908 have been invoked. So far, no charge sheet has been filed in Crime No. 98/2019 wherein double barrel country made gun was used. The detenu and his associates are said to have used country made bombs for murdering one Velazhagan S/o Iyyavu on 19.04.2017 and a case has been registered in Crime No. 40 of 2017 under Section 302 of Indian Penal Code and 3 of Explosive Substances Act, 1908 and thereafter, the case was transferred to CBCID, Puducherry. Though the case has been registered in the year 2017, the sanction for prosecution under Explosives Substances Act has not been granted by the Government. Only after this Court questioned the attitude of the Respondents by virtue of the order dated 29.07.2020, sanction has been granted last week and chargesheet has also been filed in the said case, Mr. Bharatha Chakravarthy, learned Public Prosecutor would submit. This Court is justified to observe that three years delay in granting sanction for the case registered in the year 2017 is only due to political support enjoyed by the accused. In 2015 case, not even investigation is over for the past 5 years. This would speak about his clout with political parties, especially ruling parties and Police. But for political interference, Police would have filed charge sheets.”

                             More alarmingly, it is then also conceded in para 5 that, “This would only go to show the lethargic attitude of the police even in the cases involving heinous criminals that too murders by using country made bombs. Many murders are committed cruelly by throwing country made bombs. In three cases registered against the detenu, the detenu and other accused had used country made bombs for committing murders. In 2018, Former Speaker of Puducherry, Sivakumar was murdered by a gang in the same fashion, by hurling country bombs. It is reported in media that even some of the Ministers and Legislators are being given security by rowdy gangs.”  

                       Furthermore, it is then brought out in para 6 that, “It is submitted by Mr. Bharathy Chakravarthy that in most of the cases, accused would be more than ten persons and they will not co-operate with trial and cases are pending because of the Non-Bailable Warrant issued against the accused. Since the cases are pending for a long time, the Courts are compelled to split up the matters and thereafter, conduct trials. This has to be taken into consideration by the lower Courts while granting bail, as the accused violate the bail conditions.” 

                  Honestly speaking, it is then candidly conceded in para 7 that, “It is appearing in the Media that rowdy gangs are operated by many politicians, communal and religious leaders throughout the Country. There seems to be a syndicate between the police force, political leaders and rowdy gangs and hence, the safety and security of the people are jeopardised.”   

                                         How can all this be allowed to go on with impunity? But Centre has allowed this to happen right under its nose and even Supreme Court has been a silent spectator to it! This is exactly what is damaging most our image of being a truly democratic country!

                                  While giving a piece of sensible advice to our political parties, the Bench then observes in para 8 that, “Further, it is reported that persons with criminal background are becoming policy makers in many parts of the country and the same has to be prevented and the system has to be cleansed. This is possible, only if the top leaders of our political parties are firm in not admitting the criminals in their political parties. The leaders should have a vision for decriminalization of politics. If criminals are accommodated in political parties and given tickets to contest elections and elected as M.L.A.s, M.P.s, and made as Ministers, wrong message would be sent to the people.”        

                          With due respect to Madras High Court, it must be pointed out here that it is an unpalatable truth that criminals facing serious criminal charges like rape, murder, dacoity are becoming MLAs, MPs and Ministers because our judiciary has given them the long rope even while simultaneously ensuring that for small jobs there is so much strict checking that even one case filed wrongly by someone in enmity can end the chances of getting a small government job! Wrong message is being sent to the people since 1947 yet no law made till 2020 to bar criminals from contesting elections! Here lies the real rub! 

                    Needless to say, the Bench then very correctly and commendably points out in para 9 that, “Persons with criminal background should not become policy makers. Association for Democratic Reforms (ADR) released a report “Lok Sabha Elections 2019 – Analysis of Background, Financial, Education, Gender and other details of the winners” and it revealed that 43% (233 out of 539) elected MPs have serious criminal cases pending against them. Therefore, the Central Government has to come out with a comprehensive legislation to prohibit persons with criminal background from contesting elections to Parliament, State Legislatures and local bodies as observed by the Constitution Bench of Hon’ble Supreme Court in Public Interest Foundation and others vs. Union of India and another on 25th September 2018. Para 119 of the above Judgment is extracted as follows:-

“119. We are sure, the law making wing of the democracy of this country will take it upon itself to cure the malignancy. We say so as such a malignancy is not incurable. It only depends upon the time and stage when one starts treating it; the sooner the better, before it becomes fatal to democracy. Thus, we part.”

Indian Democracy should not be tainted by criminals. Further, it is seen that some of the criminal elements are floating political parties on their own with the support of their religion or communities and the same is required to be prohibited.”

                Finally and far most significantly, it is then held in para 10 that, “In view of the above, this Court, Suo Motu, impleads, “The Director General of Police, Puducherry”, as party respondents to the proceedings and Mr. Bharatha Chakravarthy, learned Public Prosecutor (Puducherry) takes notice on behalf of the newly impleaded 4th respondent, Mr. G. Kathikeyan, learned Assistant Solicitor General, assisted by Mr. S.S. Pajaniradja, Central Government Standing Counsel appearing on behalf of the first respondent shall answer the following queries:

(i)                         How many rowdy gangs are active in Puducherry as well as in other States?

(ii)                      How many persons with criminal background are accommodated by various political parties as top office bearers and District Secretaries and the details of the criminal cases registered against those persons and their position in the respective political party?

(iii)                    How many History sheets have been opened for the past ten years in Puducherry?

(iv)                   How many murders have been committed by Rowdy Gangs in Puducherry as well as in other states?

(v)                      How many cases have been registered so far against the rowdies and what are all the stages of the said cases in Puducherry?

(vi)                   Whether witnesses in the said cases are threatened to turn hostile so as to get acquittal in Puducherry?

(vii)                How many years it takes for a criminal case, especially a murder case to get disposed of in Puducherry?

(viii)             How many persons have been so far detained under the Goondas Act for the past ten years in Puducherry? (Each year detail to be given)

(ix)                   Whether Rowdy gangs are using illegal arms like Pistols etc., apart from using Explosive Substances? 

(x)                      If so, in how many cases, the illegal weapons have been used?

(xi)                   Why not the Central Government enact a law to prohibit candidates with criminal background contesting the elections to the Parliament as well as State legislatures as suggested by the Constitution Bench of the Hon’ble Supreme Court on 25.09.2018 in Public Interest Foundation and others vs. Union of India and another reported in 2019 (3) SCC 224?

(xii)                Why not the Puducherry Government enact a law like Maharashtra Control of Organized Crime Act, 1999 to control the criminal activities in Puducherry?

                                 In essence, it would be perfectly in order for Centre to pause, ponder and plan on the volley of queries that have been posed in this noteworthy case by the Madras High Court and answer them to the fullest satisfaction of the court which has posted the matter to be listed after two weeks! Just strong political will is needed to do this to ban criminals from entering politics and if Centre is able to do this, it will only enhance its own credibility in the eyes of not only the courts but also the common man! The earlier this is done, the better it shall be for our national interests!

                         No doubt, if criminals are barred permanently from anyhow entering politics then our democratic system will slowly start coming back to shape which is the crying need of the hour also! Why can’t this present dispensation led by PM Narendra Damodardas Modi do within its own territory when it can carry out surgical strikes deep inside the territory of a hostile country like Pakistan and also suitably amend Article 370 of the Constitution and repeal Article 35A much to the chagrin of China and Pakistan?       

Sanjeev Sirohi, Advocate,

s/o Col BPS Sirohi,  

A 82, Defence Enclave,

Sardhana Road, Kankerkhera,

Meerut – 250001, Uttar Pradesh.

COST

Cost refers to the expenditure incurred by a producer on factor as well as non-factor inputs for given output of a commodity. It can be categorized into explicit ( Opportunity cost of hiring inputs from the market, measured in cash payments that firm make to others.) and implicit costs. ( Opportunity cost of using self-owned inputs, measured in terms of imputed costs of self owned resources.). It is also termed as selling ( expenditure caused due to promote sale of good.) and production costs ( expenditure on inputs to produce an output.)

Fixed costs are costs related to use of fixed factor of production in short period like, machines, license fee, land expenditure, etc. They do not change with change in output. Variable costs on other hand refer to expenditure by producer on use of variable factors of production like, costs of raw material, wages of workers, wear and tear expense, etc. They increase with increase in output and vice-versa. Graphical representation is given by-

Cost Behavior

Total cost is defined as sum of variable and fixed costs. Since total variable cost tends to increase at diminishing rate initially, meaning that less and less of additional cost is incurred in every additional output. This happens due to increasing return to a factor and eventually TVC increases at an increasing rate.

Relationship between TVC and MC:

i) Marginal cost is estimated as the difference between total costs of two successive units of output. Thus,

MCn = TCn – TCn-1

(ii) When MC is diminishing, TC increases at a diminishing rate.

(iii) When MC is rising, TC increases at an increasing rate.

(iv) When MC reaches its lowest point (point Q in Fig. 11), TC stops increasing at a decreasing rate (point Q* in Fig. 11).

Briefly, MC is the rate of TC.

A break from social media

How often do you use social media? Are you spending too much time on Facebook and losing out time for doing something worthwhile? If yes, then you are not alone in this case. According to reports, an average user spends 2 hours and 24 minutes per day on social media in 2020.
  Social media has become an inseparable part of our everyday life. It is always there with us right from the moment we wake up until the moment we fall asleep. Social media has both it’s share of advantages and disadvantages. Facebook at one hand helps bring the community closer and let’s one find new friends and connect instantly while on the other side social media at times affect one’s mental health easily when people start comparing their lives with others and land up being depressed.
  A break from social media at times, therefore, becomes a necessity to get back your sanity and most importantly to break free from its spell. Some of the ways to snooze social media can be the following.
1) Put down your phone- when you are with your friends you should make it a point to not check your phone every now and then and enjoy being with them at the present. Living in the present and enjoying the moments should be more important for you than being there just for the sake of posting stories on social media. While being with your friends keep your phone upside down so that you won’t check it often.
2) Schedule “social media free days” –
Take a day off or two from social media. Decide on a day or maybe choose the weekends to not waste your time scrolling Facebook or Instagram but instead try to invest your time on learning new skills or doing something productive. Get back to your long lost hobbies. Enjoy your weekend by spending quality time with your family or meet new people offline.
3) Turn off notification – you can turn off notifications of the apps where you know you waste excessive time than required without even knowing. Set alarms or download any app that would restrict your screen time and limit your access to social media, ultimately helping you get rid of its addiction.
4) Respond offline- try staying in touch with your friends offline. If you get any birthday notifications on Facebook, or if you see your friends getting married than instead of writing congratulations on their posts, better make a phone call and congratulate them. This would have a greater impact on your friendship.
5) Deactivate social media altogether- well, this could look like an impossible task for many, but you can at least give it a try for a week. Challenge yourself to take a break from social media for a week and see the amount of time you have saved from getting wasted on scrolling the screen looking at memes, viewing people’s stories and feeling miserable about not having such an adventurous or romantic life like most people try to show on their social media platforms of living a perfectly happy life.
So readers, try doing the above-mentioned steps, if you truly value your time and if you think you can utilise it on doing certain other productive activities. We all have to live in the real world in the end, so socialising with people in reality than socialising more online would help you grow better in life. Go ahead and try taking a break from social media, today. You won’t regret it, for sure!

NEW NORMAL IS NOT SO NORMAL !!

OUR PRIME MINISTER SHRI NARENDER MODI HAS TAGGED OUR COUNTRY A ‘ NEW INDIA ‘ , SURVIVING ALL THE CONSEQUENCES OF THE WIDE SPREAD CORONA VIRUS NOT ONLY IN OUR COUNTRY BUT ALL OVER THE WORLD. UNPREDICTABLE CHANGES HAVE OCCURRED WHICH HAS INCLINED US TO A PRETTY DIFFRENT TURN IN OUR LIFE AND OUR COUNTRY AS WELL . THEESE CHANGES HAVE INJECTED NEW TECHNOLOGIES INN , WHICH IS COMPLETE DIGITALISATION , IT HAS BECOME A NECESSITY NOW . EVERYTHING IS PROJECTED TO ONLINE MODE ALONG WITH PRODUCTIVE SCHEMES , WHICH HAS CREATED A ROAD FOR A ‘ NEW INDIA ‘ .NOW , OUR NORMAL LIFE IS ALL ONLINE , TAGGING IT AS “NEW NORMAL” . BUT , THE QUESTION ARISES ‘ ARE YOU LIKING THIS NEW NORMAL ? ‘ .

I KNOW CHANGES ARE USUALLY UNUSUAL AND ADAPTATION IS OUR NEED TO SURVIVE . UNFORTUNATELY , EVERYTHING ONLINE IS REALLY FRUSTRATING FOR ME . I AM MISSING THOSE DAYS WHEN I USED TO WORK HARD PHYSICALLY FOR ATTENDING THE CLASSES , I AM MISSING THAT HUSTLE , THAT IS MY NORMAL ! . WHEN I USED TO WRITE WITH A PEN ON A SHEET OF PAPER WHICH ALWAYS LEFT MY HANDS IN PAIN , I AM MISSING THAT OF SATISFACTION OF HARD WORK . NOW , I CN ONLY TYPE , STILL MY HAND PAINS BUT GIVING ME ZERO SATISFACTION.

I AM SITTING 24*7 EITHER IN FRONT OF MY MOBILE OR LAPTOP OR BOTH AT THE SAME TIME , THERE IS NO PEACE IN IT. MOREOVER , IT IS JUST ADDING TIREDNESS .

YES ! SOCIAL MEDIA , DIGITALISATION ARE IMPORTANT AND MOST OF THE WORK , AT PRESENT , ARE HAPPENING DUE TO ITS AVAILABILITY . BUT , IT CAN NEVER REPLACE THE PLACE OF OUR OFFLINE HUSTLE . I AM WISHING FOR MY NORMAL TO COME BACK AGAIN , FOR THAT PEACEFULL LIFE TO COME AGAIN . I HOPE THE SITUATION IMPROVES AND EVERYTHING BACK ON TRACK.

ONLINE TRANSFORMATON IS GOOD IN ALL THE SECTORS EXCEPT EDUCATION SECTOR , IT IS BEST IN OFFLINE .MOST OF YOU WILL DEFINITELY AGREE ON THIS !

OLD IS GOLD !

AND LIFE’s HUSTLE “A WHITE GOLD ” !

CCI approves proposed acquisition of compulsorily convertible preference shares and equity of Nxtra Data Limited by Comfort Investments II.

The Competition Commission of India (CCI) approves proposed acquisition of compulsorily convertible preference shares and equity of Nxtra Data Limited by Comfort Investments II.

The proposed combination pertains to the acquisition of compulsorily convertible preference shares and a few equity shares of Nxtra Data Limited by Comfort Investments II. Further, it is stated that the CCPS shall be converted to equity shares upon completion of the valuation.

Comfort Investments II is a specialpurpose vehicle incorporated in Mauritius, created for the purposes of the proposed transaction and is owned and controlled by the investment funds advised by affiliates of the Carlyle Group Inc. The Carlyle Group Inc. is a global alternative asset manager, which manages funds that invest globally.

Nxtra Data, and unlisted entity incorporated in India, is a fully owned subsidiary of Bharti Airtel Limited which provides an integrated portfolio of colocation, cloud and managed services across Indiathrough its 10 data centers located in India(including 2 partner datacentres in Mumbai) across 7 locations.

Bureau of Police Research and Development (BPR&D) to celebrate its Golden Jubilee Anniversary on 28th August, 2020

The Bureau of Police Research and Development is celebrating its Golden Jubilee Anniversary tomorrow, i.e., 28th August, 2020. Sh. G Kishan Reddy, MoS Home, has consented to be the Chief Guest and Sh. Ajay Kumar Bhalla, Home Secretary, MHA, will be the Guest of Honour.  Due to the Corona pandemic, the function will be conducted on virtual mode. The function will be viewed by the BPR&D Hqrs., its outlying units, States’ Police and CAPFs through the video link provided for this purpose. 

The Bureau of Police Research and Development was raised on 28th August, 1970, through a resolution of Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India, with a mandate to promote excellence in policing, promote speedy and systematic study of police problems, apply science and technology in the method and techniques by the Police. The Bureau was initially started with two Divisions, i.e., Research, Publication & Statistics Division and Development Division. In 1973, the Training Division was added, on the recommendation of the Gore Committee on Police training. In 1995, Correctional Division was started to study the issues of Prisons and Prison Reforms. In 2008, the National Police Mission was added and Development Division was restructured as Modernization Division.

Over the years, the BPR&D has transformed through several additions of responsibilities into the present role. Now, with the raising of a new unit, Central Academy for Police Training at Bhopal, specialized as Centre of Excellence for Police & Correctional Administration, BPR&D has 6 outlying units.

The contribution of the BPR&D to Indian Police has been aptly summed up by Union Home Minister Shri Amit Shah on its 49th Foundation Day, while ushering the Bureau into its 50th year of existence:

Union Minister of Agriculture & Farmers’ Welfare Shri Narendra Singh Tomar holds discussion with Chief Ministers and State Agriculture Ministers on recent agriculture reforms and implementation of Agri Infrastructure Fund

Union Minister of Agriculture & Farmers’ Welfare, Rural Development & Panchayati Raj, Shri Narendra Singh Tomar, today held a detailed discussion with Chief Ministers and State Agriculture Ministers on recent agriculture market reforms and the new Central Sector Scheme of financing facility under the Agriculture Infrastructure Fund of Rs. 1 Lakh Crore. The event was conducted through Video Conference and Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh Shri Yogi Adityanath, Chief Minister of Maharashtra Shri Uddhav Thackeray, and Agriculture Ministers of Rajasthan, Kerala, Chhattisgarh and Telangana, and Union Ministers of State for Agriculture Shri Purshottam Rupala and Shri Kailash Choudhary participated in the discussion.

During the discussion, Shri Tomar emphasized that the focus of the fund is to improve post-harvest management infrastructure and availability of community farming assets, and it is to be ensured that small and medium farmers receive the full benefit. The Chief Ministers and State Agriculture Ministers gave full assurance that no stone will be left unturned in ensuring utilization of the Rs 1 lakh crore fund, and new infrastructure will be created in all the villages.