How difficult it is for a family who loses a loved one to bear the loss ? How painful it is for a friend to lose another? How devastating it is for a parent to cry over a child loss? UNIMAGINABLE. You can never know how much it aches to lose a piece of life and that to when you know that it was a “suicide”. When you come to know that someone close to you was tired of his life and you could just not predict that. You would crave to go back to them and ask them WHY did they do so . WHY this step? BUT,it would be too LATE till then. You would have to live with a regret then, that had you questioned this before you could save A LIFE.

Every day and evry year we come across news of suicides happening. From a CEO to a farmer, we had heard it all. Because when the mind is upset,no status matters. The pain and the frustration one feels is identical. But,since the topic suggests “PREVENTION” how can we contribute in the same ? How can we stop ourselves from regrets? How can we stop somebody from commiting a suicide ? Or how can we make someone feel lively again?

There are a lot of things we can do. We just need to get serious and committed about it. We need to stop taking things and people as a joke. Especially,what they speak. Because nobody speaks anything without a reason.If you are talking to somebody and they talk to you seriously about them getting tired of their life or how they can not just handle what is happening to them. STOP THERE,AND LISTEN. Listen to what one is saying maybe you can help them cope maybe you can help them heal . DO NOT JOKE AND IGNORE THE SAME. Maybe you will never be able to forgive yourself later.

There has to be an awareness about the serious effects one can have on their mental health.Aware people around you.Aware people who do not know about the seriousness about the matter.

Never discourage or talk pessimistic to a person who is already talking sad things. Always encourage them and tell them everything will be fine. Tell them about positives of life. Distract them from taking wrong decisions.

Do every part you can. Spread smiles everywhere you can 🙂

A two-day Conclave on “School Education in 21^st Century” organised by Ministry of Education as part of Shikshak Parv 2020 concludes today with a commitment to take New Education Policy 2020 forward.  Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi addressed the Conclave under the National Education Policy- 2020 (NEP-2020) at 11 AM today through video conferencing. Union Minister for Education Shri Ramesh Pokhriyal; Union Minister of State for Education, Shri Sanjay Dhotre; Secretary, Department of Higher Education, Shri Amit Khare, Secretary, Department of School Education and Literacy Smt Anita Karwal also participated in the event. After the Prime Minister’s address to the participants, Smt Anita Karwal gave a detailed presentation on implementation of New Education Policy 2020 relating to School Education.

Later in the day, the discussions were held in four technical sessions on various subjects of New Education Policy 2020 by the experts.

The first technical session started with a discussion on the subject of ‘Promotion of Indian Languages’ held from 1215 hrs today. The Session was coordinated by Dr. Shakeela T. Shamsu, OSD (New Education Policy draft Commitee), Department of Higher Education. The two speakers were Dr. Dhir Jhingran, Founder Director of Language & Learning Foundation and Prof. D.G. Rao, Director (in-charge), CIIL Mysore.

The speakers made the following points:

• The New National Education Policy provides for promotion of Indian languages through regular use, preparation of pedagogical material, training of teachers, adoption of mother tongue as medium of instructions, etc. It particularly stresses on home languages. NEP also focuses on the promotion of all languages and mother tongue.
• Implementation of Foundational Literacy and Numeracy requires language comprehensions.  It must include children’s language.
• 25% of students suffers learning disadvantage because of gap in the home language and the school language. Most sufferers are from Tribal Areas, boarder areas, children of migrant labourers and children who study through English medium but have no exposer to English at home or otherwise.
• Mapping of languages is necessary.
• Create multilingual awareness
• Begin including children’s home language in teacher and learning in oral domain
• Create children’s material in local languages
• Teacher recruitment or deployment of teachers to a particular area may be linked to the local language of that area. Teacher Education Courses should emphasize on language skills.

The discussion on the subject ‘Holistic Progress Card’ was held from 1400 hrs today. Dr. Shakeela T. Shamsu chaired the session and Dr. Anju Kauwr Chazot and Dr. Ameeta M. Wattal, Principal, Springdales School, Pusa Road, New Delhi were the speaker for the session.

Dr. Shakeela T. Shamsu welcomed all the participants and mentioned first principle of the New Education Policy to develop good human beings capable of rational thought and action, possessing compassion and empathy, courage and resilience, scientific temper and creative imagination, with sound ethical moorings and values. Recognizing, identifying, and fostering the unique capabilities of each student and mapping appropriately is key to holistic development. She told that Holistic Progress card is basically emanating from the principle combined with the principle of the integrated curriculum, experiential learning pedagogy and assessment which needs to move away from formative assessment.

Dr.Anju Kauwr Chazot made a presentation on Holistic Report Card and started with idea of Ahimsa in assessment and mentions need of paradigm changes in Holistic Report Card. She described interdisciplinary assessment which includes Humanities, Design Technology, Arts & Language and also mentioned about inter-disciplinary tasks comprising of Sciences and Physical Education (Sports). She explained that learners should be evaluated by self, their peers, parents and initiators (i.e. teachers). To bring the learners voice into the assessment, the colonial model of education which is based on control supervision and subjugation of a population needs to be change. She told that children have to learn two things- how to give feedback to another child and also how to receive feedback in a constructive manner. This will prepare students for ethical and value based learning.

Dr. Ameeta M. Wattal made a presentation on Holistic Report Card. She explained on aspects of holistic report card which includes equitable, inclusive, joyful, holistic and diverse knowledge. She told that National Education Policy is not about reforming but about transforming. She mentioned attributes of a progress card and the 4D framework for the whole child, which includes knowledge, skills and character. She also described the experiential learning and the core concepts which includes literacy, numeracy, ICT, capability, critical & creative thinking, ethical understanding and indigenous understanding. At last she explained indicators of Holistic Report Card which contains research, thinking, initiator, exploration, experimenting, curiosity, adaptability and balance.

The discussion on the subject ‘Early Childhood Care and Education’ was held at1500 hrs today. The session was moderated by Prof. M. K. Sridhar, Member of Drafting Committee of NEP. During the session two speakers –Dr. Venita Kaul, Ambedkar University and Prof. Suniti Sanwal, NCERT spoke about the subject based on their research and profound experiences.

Speakers highlighted that the impact of early learning, socialisation and school readiness experiences in preschool settings on educational and behavioural outcomes along the primary stages was explained. Based on research experiences, emphasis was given on developing all dimensions of school readiness among children and a strong linkage was highlighted between ECCE and foundational years of education in the life of an individual. In a comprehensive manner, presenters talked about the role of activity, joyful, playful and discovery based pedagogy to be used in the set-up of pre-school education. Quoting the New Education Policy 2020, importance of strong communication between all stakeholders was also elaborated.

The stages of all round development of children in early years and set of skills for development stages were also spoken about. NCERT informed that Pre-school Education Guidelines and Curriculum have been developed by them. To provide an effective and quality based ECCE to children importance of strong convergence between all stakeholders was emphasis.

The discussion on the subject ‘No Hard Separation’ was held at1600 hrs today. The Session was coordinated by Shri Manoj Ahuja, Chairperson, CBSE. The two speakers were Prof Manjul Bhargava, Member, Draft NEP Committee and Dr. Chand Kiran Saluja, Retd. Prof. CIE, Delhi University.

The speakers made the following points:

• NEP provides for multidisciplinary, holistic development of children without any barriers and boundaries of streams, subjects, choices, etc. There is no hard separation in subject study, curricular, co-curricular, extra-curricular, vocational and academic streams, etc.
• The holistic development or education prepares us for facing the different challenges throughout the life.
• Creativity and technical knowhow needed together to excel in life.
• Multidisciplinary and holistic education is the need of the hour.
• Flexibility is the fundamental principle of the NEP 2020 and every chapter of the NEP attempts to eliminate or remove separation.
• Integration and coordination is the basis of the holistic development.
• Ensures the unity and integrity of all knowledge and eliminates harmful hierarchies among different areas of learning.
• Integrates pre-schools (Aganwadies) to Higher Education.
• Promotes creativity and critical thinking, multilingualism and power of language, life skills, etc.
• NEP is based on full equity and inclusion. It encourages innovation and out of the box ideas through autonomy, good governance and empowerment.
• NEP empowers students through flexibility in choice of subjects. It advocates identification of hidden talent in every child.

Union Health Secretary held a video conference (VC) today to review the COVID management strategies and actions taken in the eight North Eastern States. The VC was attended by the Principal Secretaries, Health Secretaries and other State representatives from Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Manipur, Mizoram, Meghalaya, Nagaland, Tripura and Sikkim. These 8 North Eastern States together account for less than 5% of the total active cases in the country.

With active cases numbering 29,690 (as on date), Assam is presently constituting 68% share in the total active caseload of these eight North Eastern States. Tripura has 7,383 active cases and occupies the second place with 17% of the total active caseload of these States.

A snapshot of the total confirmed cases and the active caseload in these States is tabulated below:

‘Life is 10% what happens to you and 90% how you react to it.’- Charles Swindoll.

I remember working during the online classes now-days-days. Working from home has because a stress factor for me during these days. You have send four to five hours of your day in zoom meetings and submit a tons of assignment within a particular time.  Half of day is spent online due to classes. You get the picture, right?

But unfortunately, after the tiresome day, I do not get time to find time for myself or neither I can spend the weekends or weekdays.

It has become impossible for me to give my undivided attention online and I feel stressed all the time. No forms of refreshment are there during these days. Sitting in front of laptop and mobile phones have become a daily part of our life. Many problems are occurring due this, sleeplessness, eye-itching etc.

A nonstop busyness surrounded me and I was losing myself in this digital world. So I decided to take out some time for me because I need fresh air and oxygen to live. My emotions were almost gone and I am becoming stone-hearted person. Emotions are melting too.

Let us scroll down to look at the 4 factors that kept me going during this stressed period:

1. Control your thoughts: We can control our thoughts. When we are surrounded by negativity, we must try to do positive things and bring positive thoughts in our mind. From ‘what I am doing’ to ‘what can I do’ must be the mind set during these times. It will help to gear our positive thoughts and absorb the negative thoughts.
2. Meditation for the peace of mind: We must spend time in doing meditation for the peace of mind. It is very helpful because it helps to reduce the stress factor and it prepares the mind for the day. It helps us to cope up with the rest of the day and work.
3.  Get charged up: Before stepping into any work get yourself charged up. You can listen to your favourite songs. This keeps your mind fresh. This can also be the song that you can play in your laptop or desk to keep you charge. Two of my songs that keeps me charged are ‘Give me some sunshine’ and ‘My heart will go on’.
4. Accept what it is:  You have to accept the things that you cannot control. It will save your energy. It will help you to concentrate on the things that is in your own hand. You will end your day with happiness.

When you find yourself in a situation, where you are not able to work properly or just cannot accept the stress, it is better for you to leave the job and find another possible job where you can work on your own choice and your stress level will be at controlled. It is the time for change. Your response to these kinds of tough situations can also motivate others and help others.

‘What you do today can improve all your tomorrows.’- Ralph Marston.

Before coming to university, I worked as social worker in the Presidency Correctional Home in Kolkata.  I hated that thing. Working with the criminals? Am I really made for that? These are questions that came into my mind.

Seriously I have to work with criminals. My life was at stake. I was terribly upset with this. It totally sucked.

First day when I went there, I saw prisoners in a terrible condition. They were like searching for a moment of peace and light. Spending a lot of my time, I gained with conclusion, criminals are not born but they are made due to certain shortage of their life. I was empathising with themselves. A feeling was gratitude was coming from within.

Let’s be honest. What do we really understand by criminals? We only know that they are bound by law due to their criminal activities. They are put behind the bars just because law has proved them to be guilt. A stigma gets attached to these people. I really got the opportunity to know them.

That day, I realized that God has a bigger plan for me and that very moment I thanked God, and said Oh My God that is why you have chosen me.

It taught me how to be compassionate towards the people, work with criminals, even in their difficult times. They become lonely, angry, disturbed and how I have to control them to bring peace in their mind, it had taught me. This work taught me that there will be haters, there will be naysayers, there will be disbelievers, and then there will be YOU, proving them wrong. Truly, God’s plans are bigger than your plans for yourself.

I never thought that the job or the work that I hated too much will one day become my main priority. It changed my life completely. The definition of life has changed in my dictionary. 

If you think that your life is hard and you are giving up on that because you think your life is unfair, THINK AGAIN.  We have this amazing fantasy about life, this is how things should work, this is my plan it should go as per my plans. If that does not happen, we give up. I never wanted to be a social worker in a correctional home or never thought of being there.

This life is test and a trail, tests and trails are never supposed to be easy. So when you are expecting ease from life, and life gives you lemons, then you make the lemonade and then do not blame life for that because you were expecting ease from a trail. There are many people  in the world who are dreaming to live a life that you are living right now. You have no idea.

Embrace each and every breathe that you are taking. Celebrate your life, live it. Do not die before your death. Live your life fully. Real happiness lies in gratitude. Live every moment of your life.

So do make a change. Do what you love. When people say that she had worked with inmates of correctional, I repeat to them, ‘These are my scars and I wear them with pride’.  You know what connects me with this correctional home, my imperfections. I am really glad that god has chosen me for serving in correctional home. The things you do today can change everything, even if you cannot see it yet.  You might not love the horrible job at first, but who knows that it might become your main concern and might change your life fully.

Hope you all enjoyed reading. Stay connected for more updates. Till then goodbye and have a nice day.

Indian Culture and traditions are something which has now become renowned all across the world. We all refer to India and its culture as something very diverse and unique. But seldom do we give a thought to why things are done in certain specific ways. Indian Culture is full of several unique customs and traditions, which outsiders might find really intriguing. Majority of the population following Hinduism, around 29%-40% of the people are vegetarians,meaning vegetarian travelers are never far delicious dal (lentil), sabzi (vegetable), or paneer (cheese)-based dishes. (Vegans will have more trouble, as dairy products are used in abundance. The country is the world’s biggest producer and consumer of mangoes, accounting for more than 40% of the world’s supply. In fact, Indians love mangoes so much they made it their national fruit. 

Although around 80% of Indians are Hindus, the country is home to large, well-established communities of all the major world religions, as well as some smaller ones. Christian communities and churches are visible throughout Kerala and Goa, the latter housing the remains of Catholic Saint Francis Xavier at the Basilica of Bom Jesus. The long history of Judaism in India can be seen in the Jewtown area of Fort Kochi in Kerala. Parsi Fire Temples and Towers of Silence are spread throughout Mumbai.
The number of English speakers in India is second only to that of the USA. English is one of the 22 official languages of India, and the joint official language (along with Hindi) of the Central Government. Only around 10% of Indians know English, and just a minority know it as a first language, but in a country with such a huge population, English-speaking travelers can count on being able to communicate almost everywhere they go.Indians are used to hearing a variety of accents and language capabilities, so no one will be perplexed if you don’t pronounce words perfectly or mix up your verb endings and postpositions. Chances are, the person you’re testing your faltering Hindi on speaks Bengali at home and English at work, and is used to bending their ear to the different sounds.

Uttar Pradesh has a population of more than 200 million — that’s more people than in Japan, Mexico…even Russia. UP is home to the Taj Mahal and Varanasi, but it’s so large (at almost 94,000 square miles, it’s about the size of Michigan) and densely populated that so much more can be enjoyed here: There’s the old Mughal city of Fatehpur Sikri, wildlife sanctuaries, the imambara complexes of Lucknow, the Buddhist sites at Sarnath…

India has the largest postal network in the world with over 1, 55,015 post offices. A single post office on an average serves a population of 7,175 people. The floating post office in Dal Lake, Srinagar, was inaugurated in August 2011.At an altitude of 2,444 meters, the Chail Cricket Ground in Chail, Himachal Pradesh, is the highest in the world. It was built in 1893 and is a part of the Chail Military School.

The namaste is one of the most popular Indian customs and isn’t really just restricted to the Indian territory anymore. You have Barack Obama, who has been seen doing it on various occasions, or you had Ban Ki-moon, the UN Secretary-General, greeting everyone with a namaste at the Times’ Square in New York on the first International Yoga Day. But, what’s the significance? The Namaste, or ‘namaskar’, or ‘namaskaara’ is one of the five forms of traditional greetings mentioned in the ancient Hindu scriptures, the Vedas. It literally translates to “I bow to you”, and greeting one another with it is a way of saying “May our minds meet”, indicated by the folded palms placed before the chest. The word ‘namaha’ can also be translated as ‘na ma’ (not mine), to signify the reductions of one’s ego in the presence of the other.

India also sees a large number of festivals, mainly because of the prevalence of diverse religions and groups. The Muslims celebrate Eid, the Christians have Christmas, good Friday and so on, the Sikhs have Baisakhi (harvesting of crop), and the birthdays of their Gurus and the Hindus have Diwali, Holi, Makar Sakranti, the Jains have Mahavir Jayanti, the Buddhists celebrate the Buddha’s birthday on Buddha Poornima, and quite honestly, the number is endless. All of these translate to holidays in our book, of course.

India used to be an island more than 100 million years ago? About 50 million years ago, it collided with the Asian continent and thus was born the Himalayas. Fascinating, isn’t it? With over a billion people from all kinds of religions and ethniciti

Programmers, while executing their code of any language will come across two terms, compile-time and Run time errors. Let us briefly know what they are.

Compilation Errors

Every code must be syntactically correct to pass compilation. The compilation is the process that compiler checks for syntaxes in the user-written code. Syntaxes are not just special characters but they do have some meaning. For example, semicolon (;) in C means the end of the statement, the opening and closing curly braces ({,}) defines the opening and closing of a block or scope respectively. So, syntaxes should not be missed to avoid compilation errors.

Let us see some examples to demonstrate more clearly.

#include<stdio.h> int main() { int a=10 // semicolon missed printf(“%d”,a); return 0; }

In the above code, we have missed a semicolon at the end of the declaration of ‘a’ variable. This is syntactically incorrect. So, the compiler results in an error, error: expected ‘,’ or ‘;’ before ‘printf’

#include<stdio.h> int main() { int a=10,b=5; if(a>b)     {        printf(“%d”,a);     } else    {       printf(“%d”,b);    //closing brace for else part is missed return 0; }

Here, the closing scope brace is missed for else part. So, there will be a compilation error saying error: expected declaration or statement at end of input

Run time Errors

after the successful compilation of our program, we’ll take the next step. We will run our program. This is where after the success of which, you will get your output. The errors that occurred during this run-time are called Run-time errors. Let us see some of the run time errors.

A run time error means that the program is compiled successfully, but it failed due to run time error or crashed. There are different types of run time errors. Let us learn them properly.

1. SIGSEGV

This error means ‘Segmentation Fault’. Some of the causes of this error are, by an out-of-scope array index causing a buffer overflow, an incorrectly initialized pointer, etc. this error occurs when the program trying to access the outside the memory allocated for it.

2. SIGXFSZ

This error says “output limit exceeded”. Your program has expected too much data as output.

3. SIGFPE

This indicates a “floating point error”. This is the most famous error. Usually demonstrating run time errors start with this error. This error usually occurs when you are trying to divide a number by zero, or trying to take a square root of a negative number.

4. NZEC

This means “non-zero exit code”. This error means that the program exited returning a value other than 0. This may simply mean that we have forgotten the ‘return 0’ statement in c/c++ languages.

In interpreted languages like python, this error usually means that our program either crashed or raised an uncaught exception.

5. SIGABRT

This error occurs when the program is aborted in the middle of the execution. This error is raised by the program itself.

6. OTHER

This error is generated when we use too much of memory. For example, a very large sized array.

7. MLE

This indicates “Memory Limit Exceeded”. This error is generated when you try to allocate memory beyond the memory limit indicated. This can occur if you declare a very large array or some other data structures.

Artificial intelligence has became the word of mouth these days everyone is wishing that their job should not get affected by Artificial intelligence. No doubt artificial intelligence is changing the equations in the business world and cutting down the manpower in various businesses. But what is Artificial intelligence ? what is it’s use? Basically Artificial Intelligence is a Method In Computer science where it is taught to understand and mimic human conversation and human behaviour.

USES OF AI IN DIGITAL MARKETING

1. UNDERSTANDING CONSUMERS BEHAVIOUR- The whole marketing revolves around the the consumer behaviour it is the pivot of the complete marketing plan. Researching and analysing the consumer behaviour is a tough and time taking process still the accuracy is not guaranteed but AI has made it very simple and least time consuming. It provides accurate data about buying patterns and latest trends of the market which are very important to lay down the marketing strategy.
2. MORE EFFECTIVE- AI has increased the effectiveness of marketing. Digital marketing has become more laser focused targeting only the potential buyers and neglecting the others. AI helps the marketers in scrutinising the audience base.
3. RISE IN ROI- Increasing ROI is the prime duty of any marketer the amount spent in marketing should give maximum return in the form of sales and conversions.

APPLICATIONS OF AI IN DIGITAL MARKETING

1. CONTENT CREATION- Content lies at the center in the Web of digital marketing you need content to promote your business on which ever platform. Making a high quality content is a time taking process but with the help of text AI it can be done in a very less span of time for example contentcal.
2. PRODUCT RECOMMENDATION– Many emails commerce sites like Amazon uses AI for recommending products to its visitors. The AI tracks the interest and behaviour and recommend products according to it.
3. CHATBOTS- Many business use chatbots to handle customer enquiry it is a very good way of providing a high level of customer service The AI itself reads the query and give reply according to it. Customer get enquiry settlement 24×7 which increase the prestige of the company.
4. DESIGN AND DEVELOPMENT- You can save yourself from hiring expensive designers and developers if you have good access to AI. AI can do Web design and development in comparatively less time and expenses.
5. PREDICTION- Like a human mind have tendency to make predictions the AI also have the characteristics of making predictions on the basis of past record and current circumstances it is used in weather forecasts and aviation industry to know about atmospheric conditions. It is also used in digital marketing to predict the upcoming trends in the field.

CONCLUSION-AI is the 8th wonder on this planet it is bringing a new revolution not only in business but in almost every field Digital marketing is going to have a great impact of it marketers will be able to make more effective and efficient marketing plans AI will reduce the time and cost and will definitely speed up the process.

“The only way to change the world is to quit thinking it’s a job for Superman. Real power lies in your own hands.”

― Richelle E. Goodrich, 

VOLUNTEERING- A skill not everybody possess. And as the name suggests it has to be voluntary that is it should come from within to take a responsibility ,to manage a work, to guide someone through. Many do not do it because they feel that it is an unnecessary burden,it will consume their time and energy but they forget that in order to grow yourself and your personality it is very important to be an “Initiator” and also to take up activities that will add to your personality. Once, you are in a crowd you need to make your space, you need to stand out. And, if you possess a skill of volunteering it helps you in the process. It is the first step of turning into a leader. The application of soft skills you have, the showcase of your motivation and persuasion skills , all apply here.

Just as the quote you read in the start of this article : That, The only way to change the world is to quit thinking it’s a job for Superman. Real power lies in your own hands. One needs to stop thinking that there would be somebody who would come and help you or others .One needs to stop being dependent ,you need to take your own responsibilities and also encourage others to take theirs. One needs to help those in needs. Everybody wants to take, but the happiness lies when you give. When somebody smiles because of you that is the most priceless moment you can feel.

Let me also state some benefits you will get whn you start to volunteer. First and the foremost, is you start inculcating leadership qualities or may be a manager’s . When you start brain storming,when you start convincing others,when you motivate people, when you communicate, when you start building relationships , it all helps you grow as a leader.

Secondly, you build relationships. Suppose you have taken up a task of volunteering a very big project coming up. You team up and meet a lot of people you have never seen or met before . But,with time you gel up with them you are comfortable and communicating and expressing your thoughts with them .And,it all becomes easier !

You come out of your comfort zone. Nobody wants to leave their space. But,if you really want to male space for you in the real world the forst thing you have to do is step out of your comfort zone. And, volunteering helps you there.

Volunteering can help you advance your career. Everybody is very ambitious now, and wants to reach heights in their respective fields. Through volunteering you can advance your skills and grow in your career domain.

Volunteering is good for your mind and body . Volunteering teaches you stress management.You start counteratting anxiety and tension you would get all the time you take up a task. It turns you into a more patient person. It boosts your self confidence,you feel accomplished.

You build your own network. In the times like today,building your network is very necessary so that in any contingencies you can ask through your network and find jobs or help in which ever way you need.

You become empathetic,you start keeping yourself in the shoes of others and think about them and then take your decision.And oh! it also helps you build your decision making skills.

So, there are so many advantages of volunteering and taking up a responsibilty. So stop asking “WHY and saying “I WILL”