Covid 19 epidemic & the lockdown applied by the Government to control its spread has had a major impact on the economy and business. Senior Executive jobs have also not remained unaffected from its effects. In the initial period of the lockdown, companies tried to hold on to their employees, both senior and junior.At least 41 lakh youth in the country lost jobs due to the Covid-19 pandemic while construction and farm sector workers account for the majority of job losses, according to a joint report by the International Labour Organization (ILO) and the Asian Development Bank (ADB).The preliminary results showed that loss of employment was considered as the most severe immediate impact of the crisis while lower economic growth and rise in inequality were probable long-term impact.Locking down has had a differentiated impact on industry sectors and corporate functions. From having taken serious hits to remaining relatively unimpacted and to actually gaining positive momentum, each sector and company have responded differently to it.Without any stimulus the economy might have declined by 12.4 per cent, the participants noted.Estimates of job loss showed that 80 per cent jobs were affected in urban economy, most of which were self-employed, 54 per cent jobs were affected in rural economy, most of which were casual employment, they said.The government had imposed lockdown on March 25, 2020 to fight COVID-19.It further noted that in India, two-thirds of firm-level apprenticeships and three quarters of internships were completely interrupted during the pandemic. The report calls on governments to adopt urgent and targeted measures to generate jobs for the youth, keeping education and training on track, and to minimise future scarring of more than 660 million young people. Senior executives need to prepare themselves for this change to stay relevantly employed in the future. On one hand, this may include a need for functional reskilling but more importantly, it will necessitate attitudinal retuning. If you have been an opening batsman for your entire career, you may have to settle in for a middle-order position or be ready for a coach’s job.We may no longer remain a leader of large teams but may have to deliver with lesser manpower and more technology. Organizations are likely to become leaner with flatter structures and the onus to fit in will eventually fall on individuals.The corporate job is likely to gravitate towards entrepreneurism, both in spirit and pay structures. Jobs in future won’t allow rolling down the sleeves, permanently.
Month: September 2020
Vaccine progress depends on virus mutation
A study published in a medical journal has revealed that SARS-CoV-2, which causes Covid-19, has undergone multiple mutations in its “spike proteins”. This is the protein that gives the virus the ability to infiltrate the human cells. Once this occurs, the virus starts replicating, which leads to infection.
The paper published in Journal of Laboratory Physicians was based on an analysis of 1,604 spike proteins extracted from 1,325 complete genomes and 279 partial spike coding sequences of SARS-CoV-2 available at National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI) in the US till May 1.
Dr Sarman Singh, the lead author of the study, said they found 12 mutations in the spike proteins, six of which were novel mutations. “One deletion was also found in an Indian strain (MT012098.1). Deletion means change in the genetic structure of the virus. We don’t know how it will affect the virulence of the disease though,” he added.
The maximum genetic mutations were observed in spike proteins extracted from genomes of SARS-CoV-2 from the US, the experts said. “Viruses are known to mutate or change their genetic structure upon exposure to different environments. But in this case, the change is happening quite fast. We are not sure how it will affect the disease spread,” Singh said.
The others participants of the study included experts from Infectious Diseases and Immunity in Global Health Programme, Research Institute of McGill University Health Center, and McGill International TB Center, Canada. The study said spike protein was the major target for vaccine development, but several mutations were predicted in the antigenic epitopes across all genomes available globally.
“The emergence of various mutations within a short period might result in conformational changes in the protein structure, which suggests that developing a universal vaccine could be a challenging task,” the study added.
Mutation was also found in the antigens responsible for producing antibodies, indicating that the patients infected with the mutants would have very low or nil antibodies.
Recently, Hong Kong reported a case of re-infection due to Covid-19. Similar cases have also been documented in the US and India. “Even if a person gets Covid-19 again due to a mutated strain of the virus, the likelihood of severe symptoms would be less as seen in the patient in Hong Kong. This is because the antibodies against one strain of Covid-19 can offer protection against the mutated virus too. However, further scientific study and analysis is needed to ascertain this. The disease is new and we are still learning about it,” said a virologist from Maulana Azad Medical College.
In Delhi, the cases of Covid-19 had dipped significantly in July. However, it has started rising over the past few days. While lack of social discipline and opening of the economy are two key factors, many doctors said a mutation of the virus could also be behind it. “Multiple strains of the virus have been identified in the country, including the original one from Wuhan, China and the ones spreading in Europe,” said a doctor.
The World Health Organization does not expect widespread vaccinations against COVID-19 until the middle of next year, said a spokeswomen, stressing the importance of rigorous checks on their effectiveness and safety.
Impact of COVID-19 on the Education Sector
The lockdown following the global outbreak of the novel Coronavirus has led to drastic changes in the education sector. The country-wide shutdown of schools, colleges and other educational institutions leaves the sector with no choice other than commencing e-learning for the continuation of studies. E-learning means learning over the internet. Different forums such as Zoom, Google Meet, Microsoft Team, et cetera are being used to conduct classes for all school and college-going students. In a country like India, which has such high poverty rates, this new system of e-learning seems quite elitist. For attending these classes, all teachers and students must have a smartphone, a proper internet connection as the classes go on for hours and a suitable place where they can teach and learn without disturbances. However, all of this seems difficult if not impossible for students of poor families, residents of remote areas, and those who have crowded homes. Neither students nor teachers were prepared to face such issues, thus, due to the lack of preparation and proper infrastructure, the education sector has become inefficient.
With the onset of the unexpected global pandemic and subsequent switch to e-learning, teachers had to face many problems. They were expected to learn and adapt to new technology and use it effectively to teach. Doing household chores along with teaching online proved tough for many teachers. Everything they did in school while being face-to-face with students, from taking attendance to conducting exams, they now have to do it digitally. They are also facing harassment in their online classrooms as students feel free to abuse them by sending inappropriate texts and disrupting the class in many other ways while hiding behind their computers. Teachers of the elementary section have problems in teaching, engaging and disciplining the young kids. In these tough times, their income has either been reduced or delayed while their work has only increased. All these factors clubbed together have negatively affected the mental health of teachers.
Students are missing precious classes which will affect their curriculum in the long run. E-learning cannot replace the traditional way of schooling. Many students do not have their own smartphones or laptops so that they can join online classes on a daily basis as well as a proper internet connection. Those who do, face other problems such as lack of motivation to study, inability to properly engage in the classroom, feeling uncertain about the future and many more. They feel isolated as their routine of attending school regularly has been disrupted and they have been unable to meet their friends for a long time. With the blade of all these pressures hanging on their necks, students are battling many mental health problems.
Due to all the issues of e-learning, the quality of education is worsening. The sudden changes are more than what the education sector can cope with at such times. It would be highly irresponsible and life-threatening to open educational institutions amid the coronavirus outbreak. Thus, all we can do is try to help the people around us and hope that the world successfully finds a cure for COVID-19 at the earliest.
New way of learning
2020 brought a halt to lives of people at the same time it also provide time for nature to embalm it’s wounds. ….things however proved particularly hard for normal way of life specially for the students.
The more prominent change of life being that the students are no longer being scolded for investing time in mobile phones instead of books, however due to outbreak of this communicable disease the schools were shut down for good back in March 2020 itself. However teaching can’t be stopped, so avoiding the complexities of declaring academic session of 2020- 21 as null and void educational institutions were asked to carry on with the teaching process with one fundamental change in the paradigm…that was focus being placed on online learning. This wasn’t as easy as it may seem to be at a shallow level,it posed for all sorts of challenges…data packages may be very cheap now but what about rural areas with absolutely no access to internet connection or the ones with poor connection even broadcast of lessons on television is not the most viable option out their. Doctors have already expressed their concern about the excessive pressure that is splashed on to the eyes of children after being on screen for a long time every day without adequate amount of breaks ,so is the new normal of life the best option right now ?…schools cannot be opened as it would risk the future of India…so, the students who have no internet connection have to suffer educational losses and that is as inevitable? No. The government has got a whole bunch of bureaucrats working with them and they can for sure work out a method that can actually help the students… maybe schools cannot be opened everyday maybe schools can be opened every day but with alternative classes being conducted with half the staff being called and proper social distancing and sanitization norms being followed maybe the government should work on better setup of network connections for those people who have no internet connection or maybe emphasis should be placed on declaring the academic session zero and instead asking the children’s to focus on Holistic development that they can learn at their own place at the end of the day it is the government that has to decide.
Online learning can be criticized but at the same time we need to acknowledge to its pros as well the foremost among them being that the students stays in the comfort of their home without having to risk anyone around him as well as for the student himself its safer this way.At the same time it also ensures the safety of teachers,however choices should be provided to an individual so as to decide what’s the best for themselves but the government should at least come up with choices because it’s a democracy after all right?
SCIENCE BEHIND CONSPIRACY THEORIES….
Despite an unparalleled proliferation of information (or perhaps because of it), many people continue to believe in myths or false narratives that exaggerate, idealize, or misconstrue reality. Indeed, recent surveys have suggested that many people in different parts of the world subscribe to ‘conspiracy theories’.
The Moon Landing Hoax
In the 1978 film Capricorn One, American astronauts and NASA faked a Mars landing. Though a mediocre film, it was an interesting idea, and one that would endure for decades. In 2001, Fox television aired the program “Conspiracy Theory: Did We Land on the Moon?,” which rehashed many discredited “discrepancies” between the official version of the moon landing and photographs of the landing. (Curiously, they never explain why NASA would distribute photographs that would “prove” that they had faked the moon landing.) Websites such as BadAstronomy.com have pages and pages of point-by-point, detailed refutations of the Fox claims.
Of course, even if there was some credible evidence showing that the 1969 Apollo moon landing was a hoax, conspiracy theorists must also account for later moon missions, involving a dozen astronauts. And there’s the issue of the hundreds of pounds of moon rocks that have been studied around the world and verified as of extraterrestrial origin… how did NASA get the rocks if not during a moon landing? Many astronauts have been offended by the implication that they faked their accomplishments. In fact in 2002, when conspiracy theorist Bart Sibrel confronted Buzz Aldrin and called him a “coward and a liar” for faking the moon landings, the 72-year-old punched Sibrel in the jaw.
The 9/11 Conspiracies
The evidence is overwhelming that the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11, 2001, were indeed the result of a conspiracy. There’s no doubt about it: A close (or even cursory) look at the evidence makes it clear that it was carefully planned and executed by conspirators. The question, of course, is who those conspirators were. Osama bin Laden and the crew of (mostly Saudi) hijackers were part of the conspiracy, but what about President Bush and Vice-President Dick Cheney? Did top Bush advisors, including Paul Wolfowitz and Donald Rumsfeld, either collaborate with bin Laden, or intentionally allow the attacks to happen?
Put another way, was it an inside job? Conspiracy theorists believe so, and point to a catalog of supposed inconsistencies in the “official version” of the attacks. Many of the technical conspiracy claims were debunked by Popular Mechanics magazine in March 2005, while other claims are refuted by simple logic: If a hijacked airplane did not crash into the Pentagon, as is often claimed, then where is Flight 77 and its passengers? Are they with the Roswell aliens at Hangar 18? In many conspiracy theories, bureaucratic incompetence is often mistaken for conspiracy. Our government is so efficient, knowledgeable, and capable—so the reasoning goes—that it could not possibly have botched the job so badly in detecting the plot ahead of time or responding to the attacks. I find that hard to believe.
Blaming 5G
This conspiracy theory should be easy to debunk: it is biologically impossible for viruses to spread using the electromagnetic spectrum. The latter are waves/photons, while the former are biological particles composed of proteins and nucleic acids. But that isn’t really the point — conspiracy theories are enticing because they often link two things which at first might appear be correlated; in this case, the rapid roll out of 5G networks was taking place at the same time the pandemic hit. Cue a viral meme linking the two, avidly promoted by anti-vaccine activists who have long been spreading fears about electromagnetic radiation, egged on by the Kremlin.
It’s worth repeating, as the World Health Organization (WHO) points out, that viruses cannot travel on mobile networks, and that COVID-19 is spreading rapidly in many countries that do not have 5G networks. Even so, this conspiracy theory — after being spread by celebrities with big social media followings — has led to cellphone towers being set on fire in the UK and elsewhere.
BUT WHY?
Why are people drawn to conspiracy theories?
There’s been a lot of recent work in psychology attempting to figure out why some people are particularly drawn to conspiracy theories. For example, research has found that people who believe in conspiracy theories tend to have a greater need for cognitive closure (the desire to find an explanation when explanations are lacking) and to be unique. They’re more likely to have a cognitive bias called hypersensitive agency detection or tele logic thinking (whereby events are over attributed to hidden forces, purposes, and motives). Some research has also found that conspiracy beliefs are associated with lower levels of education and analytic thinking.
That said, studies have also revealed that half of the US population believes in at least one political or medical conspiracy theory.So belief in conspiracy theories is far more “normal” than many of us might think.
The popularity of films like JFK, The Manchurian Candidate, and Conspiracy Theory illustrates how many of us can be drawn to a good conspiracy theory. Over the two past years, half of the country has been anxiously expecting that the Mueller report would reveal one of the biggest conspiracy plots in American history, while the other half believes that the conspiracy was the Mueller investigation itself. And of course, occasionally conspiracy theories turn out to be true!
SCIENCE BEHIND
CURIOSITY
Yes, Human brain is the most powerful super computer and an idea emerging from is the most powerful weapon (Eg: Nuclear Bomb). The brain is always trying to connect the dots around us to make a pattern and when it successfully connected the dots the dopamine that released by it feels pleasurable.
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MENTAL HEALTH as important as PHYSICAL HEALTH !
Don’t visit a counsellor you will be considered MAD. Don’t tell anybody about it you will be judged. Such are the suggestions you get from the people if you speak about how you are frustrated. How everything is bothering you or how you can’t digest what’s happening around You. Why is it such a big deal? Why can’t we just normalise the difference between a person who is mentally ill and a person who is physically ill. Just because you can’t see the deeper side of a problem it just doesen’t exist ? I remember, how a friend of mine said that he is not feeling right from a few days and how is continously overthinking about things he should not. How he lies on the bed staring at the ceiling for hours and has no clue WHY . I talked to him for hours, heard him and suggested him to visit a counsellor as he would be the best person for him to help him come out of his world of negativity. He replied to me, “NO, I HAVE NOT GONE MAD ,THAT I NEED TO VISIT A COUNSELLOR” And for a moment, i stopped and realized how the society changes ones perspecive .
Who said visiting a counsellor that too for your own benefit declares you as a “MAD” !! All these tags and thought process comes from the environment we live in . He was just one example , there are so many like that. The increase in the cases of Anxiety and Depression is great. But, the acceptance is very low. Why do we need to pass comments on people who are already battling their inside ? WHY can’t we just sit there and ask them to vent out. To speak what they feel .To shout their heart out. To trust on us and believe that yes i’m there for you.
The pandemic has led to an increase in the cases of Mental illness . A recent review of psychological sequelae in samples of quarantined people and of health care providers may be instructive; it revealed numerous emotional outcomes, including stress, depression, irritability, insomnia, fear, confusion, anger, frustration, boredom, and stigma associated with quarantine, some of which persisted after the quarantine was lifted.
It is also due to lack of awareness that Mental health is treated as something that is obnoxious and should not happen to anybody. And this mindset will change only when there is Mental education and guidance .Education and training regarding psychosocial issues should be provided to health system leaders, first responders, and health care professionals.Mental health professionals can help craft messages to be delivered by trusted leaders. Mental health education should also be provided in schools to help the learners learn it from the very beginning. We need to understand that being human is more important if you are blessed to be a human being.
Next time, you see somebody struggling on the inside make sure you make their outside better !
Practical use of Knowledge
Perhaps the biggest concern when it comes to our education policies is its rigid and laggard nature,one that is scared of drastic changes…however the new economic policy of 2020 is the one that offers rather radical change for the times to come.The extent of its viability can however be judged only with time,in a recent survey it has been found out that students have high expectations with the promises made under new education policy.The particularly attractive thing about new education policy is its promise to increase the mobility between the three streams science,commerce and humanities and decrease the differentiation between the same.Also the promise of giving choice to reappear for board examination,the same year for students who are not satisfied with their performance seems particularly praiseworthy as it would help them to release pressure and neutralize the hype over board examinations.
The basic need of the students however remain that they should be able to use their knowledge to face the practical challenges that life has to offer, hence the concept of practical use of knowledge.
Teaching and learning should be made a process that is not enclosed within the four walls of a class…it should rather be giving focus on skill development, on holistic development of an individual so as to ensure that our students do not become bookworms and rather become people who will hold the virtues of modern India, India which would be more than communal riots and communal hatred,India that would lead the Nations to their future and hence emphasis should be placed on students so as to ensure that they do not become all about book knowledge rather they know how to use their knowledge to become a better version of themselves and shape the country in the best way possible.
Music can convey better than words
When words fail, music speaks.” For every emotion known to man, there seems to be a song that can embody the feelings that go along with that emotion. There are songs about sadness, joy, fear, anger, confusion, and love. There are even songs without words, and even these tunes can have a powerful effect on a person. What is music, exactly? Some may say it is the combination of a tune, notes, rhythms, and maybe even words. But to me, I find that music is much more than a simple melody. Music lives and breathes everywhere—in the soft whisper of a summer breeze, in the crashing and rolling of waves in an ocean, or even in the beating of a baby’s heart. Music is the rhythmic pulse of life, and it gives life to everything.
Music is more than words put to a tune; it’s the flow of goodness and life that can be found in every situation, good or bad. It’s a helping hand when someone fell down. It’s a loving embrace after not seeing each other for years. It’s a tear that falls down the cheek of a baby. That’s the thing about music—it is different for everyone. Music is there to help us when things are too overwhelming to put into words. Music is a constant that will forever embody emotions of love and life. Music is the rhythm of life.
Listening to music is one of the most relaxing ways any human being can ever imagine. Although most of us have different tastes, the availability of different kinds of music in different genres has enabled people to listen to what they want according to how they feel at the moment. We sometimes cannot tell how the musician is feeling, but the message can impact us in various ways depending on what we are going through in our lives.
Heart broken, beaten down or feeling so low; then tears can do wonders to express this feeling. Most of us go through tough situations in life. Although we can talk about some things in life, sometimes the level of hurt or pain can be so intense in such a way that singing becomes the only option to express how we have been affected by something. Music with words provides a missing link between reason and emotion. Singing takes language and pulls the most possible feeling out of it. Yet the kind of emotion it presents is so deep precisely because it can be hard to pin down.
The ability to perceive emotion in music is said to develop early in childhood, and improve significantly throughout development.The capacity to perceive emotion in music is also subject to cultural influences, and both similarities and differences in emotion perception have been observed in cross-cultural studies.Singing is as essential for humans as it is for our fellow musical creatures. Birds, whales and humans all sing because we must, because it is of our very essence. It is easy in this age when everyone can carry their music collection around in their pocket to forget that the true power of song does not emerge if all we do is consume it. So take those buds out of your ears, forget about those MP3s, and remember that singing is a powerful thing, capable of expressing every possible human emotion.
Music is nothing but the words that a person can’t say due to his situation.Rather than speaking it he likes to put the emotions in the lyrics of the music. Person have many phases in their life that phases he put it in the thread of music. Whether a person is heart broken or happiest person or wants to dedicate someone his feeling or just want to represent life , they all put there emotions, there unspoken words in the thread of lyrics and form a music.
Lastly, I want to say even if we don’t have words to express ourself but we have music that can reveal more than what we can’t say.
Interesting Microbes
In the world of biology,there are many fascinating things to learn and tour. Many of them, we have experienced or heard but are not aware about. Nature is the most captivating thing in the world, be it the aquatic nature, terrestrial, and microbiological…..
- Introduction
In the branch of Microbiology ,botulinum is a micro organism(bacterium) called Clostridium botulinum. It is gram positive. Gram positive basically means that the bacteria has a thick cell wall( ‘cell wall’ of a bacteria is called peptidoglycan).It is a rod shaped bacteria and is anerobic( meaning it survives without oxygen.In fact oxygen makes the cell to die.But, it does live in some situation where it has a chemical called superoxide dismutase.) It belongs to the class Clostridia.It is a pathogen(diseases causing micro organism).The organism being anerobic, can breed in canned food foodstuffs.It is the most dangerous toxin producer known to mankind.The microbe can sustain the most adverse conditions of nature. It is commonly found in soil. This organism occur at various place in larger quantities, for eg. North America, Europe etc.
- What makes it special?
Phew! That was a lot of scientific explanation, wasn’t it? Now, what does makes this organism shine in the limelight? Well, as toxic as this organism is, it also it’s good side. Which makes it weirdly special. We will not go too deep into the concept because this organism has literally 180 different species and…let me get this straight, that would be not be….so interesting. No offence, but remembering all the names is ridiculously hard. So ya,but the fact is that this microbe is also used in medical purposes. According to a site, Clostridium botulinum has been used for following reasons
- Chronic migraine
- Blepharospasm( have a great time pronouncing it ;). – it means uncontrollable blinking)
- Strabismus ( means misaligned eyes)
And the list goes on and on but what is the most exceptional thing about it is Botox
- What is Botox?
Botox is said to be a ‘neurotoxic protein’ which is produced by the bacteria itself. Botox is an enzyme and not the organism itself. The chemical formula of Botox is pretty big. Formula: C6760H10447N1743O2010S32
( I know you didn’t read the formula fully)
Anyways, one must understand that the bacteria is produced by botulinum and and careless doses can cause infections from the bacteria. One can describe Botox to be a drug which makes the facial wrinkles and frown lines to smoothen temporarily. There are some side effects of this treatment leading as far as
- Muscle weakness
- Trouble in swallowing after the treatment
- Dry mouth
- Headaches and fatigue
- Blurred vision
- Stiffness on limbs etc.
Botox is also used to check neck spasms etc. Botox treatments are temporary and usually last for about 3 to 6 months. Many celebrities go under Botox treatments. In fact, a few years ago, Botox treatments was a trend and literally everyone was going to the dermatologist ( the one who studies and cures patients from skin disorders). Ironic isn’t it that such a toxic substance is so eagerly taken by so many people. But honestly, you don’t need to feel bad about your wrinkles. Now you might get agitated, because your next question might be if those celebrities can, why can’t I? The thing is, celebrities have to maintain a particular composure, a particular face, how they carry themselves, to be recognised and remembered. Their face matters in their career. This makes the post extremely difficult as one has to go through various differenciations,for makeup,outfits, crowd work etc. This usually means that they need to have a really strong mental composure and deal with every kind of criticism. Breakdowns in their cases are so common that almost half of them get closed down towards socializing. And thus need great amount of confidence to stand,facing such a big crowd. And therefore, they have to go through many things. But we, as a normal human, must not be ashamed of afraid of wrinkles. It’s just a part of or personality. Sometimes, people persuade us by aiming our insecurities, but that’s when we need to stand up for ourselves. We all are beautiful within our soul. These external factors often influence us and make us go through these pains. Every person is gifted with something distinctive about them,we just don’t recognise it until someone points it out to us ,because for us it may be normal, but for others, as some like to call it ‘god’s gift.’ Yes, we all have our insecurities but that doesn’t mean that we give in so easily ,does it?
But at the end of the day, it all just boils down to our own choices and decisions. If one does a Botox treatment, there’s nothing wrong in it. One should not judge someone based on those factors. Because we don’t know what they have gone through, felt every decision they take aand we are no one to exploit them..
There are many fascinating organisms like that heavenly, mouthwatering(admit it!) scent of soil when wet. Actually the scent can only be smelled when a dry soil is splashed with water. The scent , called petrichor is actually a smell released by Streptomyces bacteria. Sorry if I ruined it but that’s just a fact that it is released by this bacteria which is actually a soil molecule!
Nature and so many engrossing and captivating things, it’s hard to grasp it all at once while still exploring for more!!
Note: This article was never meant to offend someone. If so, I sincerely apologise for it.
Chandrababu Naidu’s role for Microsoft in Hyderabad, India.
Microsoft is an American multinational technology company Founded by honourable Bill Gates, Paul Allen. Microsoft has around 2,00,000 employees. It’s Headquarters is located in Redmond, Washington. Before 1998 Microsoft’s R&D centre has nowhere outside the Redmond Headquarters. But, in 1998 the Microsoft’s development centre was established in Hyderabad (before state partition) which was neither an IT hub nor a developed city. But now Microsoft India Development Center is one of the Microsoft’s largest R&D centers outside the Redmond headquarters. What was the reason to start R&D in such a city? What encouraged Mr. Gates? Let us see now.
By the time 1998, Chandrababu Naidu was served as Andhra Pradesh state Chief Minister (before the state partition) from 1995 to 2004. In the year 1997 Mr. Gates visited New Dellhi, India on some work. Mr. Naidu reached Delhi solely to meet Mr. Gates and asked the American Ambassador in India to provide 10 minutes of Mr. Gates’s time. But they said that Mr. Gates was not meeting anyone then and said to meet in cocktail party that night if that was okay for Mr. Naidu. But Mr. Naidu said he couldn’t meet in cocktail party s that may reach in different manner to the public and terrified that he may lose votes. So at last, after all the discussion Naidu had success in getting appointment of Mr. Gates for just 10 minutes. Before the commencement of the meeting the authorities said Mr. Gates that there was someone who loves and believes technology more than he does by which, Mr. Gates was shocked and granted appointment for Naidu.
In the meeting with Mr. Gates, Naidu gave a presentation of all what he wanted to say through his laptop. Naidu was the first politician to do so and Mr. Gates was impressed by that. Naidu said that he was trying to advance the government with the technology tools and so asked Mr. Gates time. There were three things that Naidu asked Gates.
1. Naidu made sure that India is strong I information technology.
2. A Request to start Microsoft’s Development Center in Hyderabad.
3. A request to visit Hyderabad.
When Mr. Gates had put his ears on Naidu’s agenda, He said that the Microsoft’s Development is only in Seattle and if he would start outside Seattle then he would definitely do that in Hyderabad. Mr. Gates made a promise that he would start R&D in Hyderabad and nowhere in India after Naidu’s presentation.
However, naidu was allotted only 10 minutes but, the meeting lasted for more than 45 minutes and everyone was waiting outside for Mr. Gates to begin the dinner.
By the time, Bangalore was one of the India’s largest IT hub. But, Mr. Gates had chosen an under developing city Hyderabad. Naidu promised affordable taxes, good supply of electricity etc.
Mr. Gates visited Hyderabad and had chosen a place to setup R&D and however was done in 1998.
Today, Microsoft India Development Center is one of the Microsoft’s largest R&D centers outside the Redmond headquarters.
National Education Policy, 2020-A 360 degree turn in education system.
Gone are the days when Mark sheets represented YOU. When the caliber of an Individual was judged by the percentage on his report card . We have now entered an Era where what you are and what you can do will be examined on the basis of how and what skills you carry. Where your personality is able to please the audience .Whether or not your Persona makes an impact. The worth of books can never be replaced, but just being a book worm can be.
Thanks to our Respected Prime Minister ,who believed that the Education policy ,like any other policy like The Defense or the Foreign policy belongs not to the government but to the country. After a wait of 34 years India is finally focusing on building a “KNOWLEDGE ECONOMY.” Where learning is the key element.
The dream and the aspiration to become an AATMANIRBHAR BHARAT can be solved and achieved when your human resource and your youth is competent enough to bring in ideas and technology that will help the Indian economy to grow like never before . “We are working to make India a knowledge economy. To tackle brain drain, the NEP has paved the way for opening campuses of best international institutions in the country to bring them within reach of youth from simple families,” the Prime Minister said.
The myth of DOCTOR KA BETA SHOULD BECOME A DOCTOR has been swayed away because of this Policy. Now a DOCTOR KA BETA can become a doctor along side his passion, if any. Now choosing to be a Musician or a Coreographer is no alien to the ears of the society. There remains no hassle in choosing your streams .No competition of getting into a science stream and feeling you have won the world ,and no embaressment of choosing Arts, as if it is the end of the World. (This is what society teaches us) .
LET US LOOK AT SOME BENEFITS OF NATIONAL EDUCATION POLICY ,2020.
- There will be a focus on Holistic development of Learners by giving them 21st century skills. A reduction in content learning and focus on Practical learning.
- Vocational training will start from the 6th grade including Internships.
- Multilingualism and the Power of Language learning will be taken care of.
- No student is bound to for a specific Stream selection.
- The ways Exams were conducted will now be different and the focus will be on critical thinking and analysis and conceptual clarity.
- There will be training of teachers as welL.
- An increase in the Employment ,thus, leading to growth and revival of Economy
The above points were just a glass of water out of a swimming pool of information.What matters is India and Indians are ready for a CHANGE . A CHANGE THAT WILL LEAD TO ONLY BEING BETTER. A CHANGE where you will be judged on your skills and knowledge of your domain not by the marks on your Marksheet.
“The best thing for being sad,” replied Merlin, beginning to puff and blow, “is to learn something. That’s the only thing that never fails. You may grow old and trembling in your anatomies, you may lie awake at night listening to the disorder of your veins, you may miss your only love, you may see the world about you devastated by evil lunatics, or know your honour trampled in the sewers of baser minds. There is only one thing for it then — to learn. Learn why the world wags and what wags it. That is the only thing which the mind can never exhaust, never alienate, never be tortured by, never fear or distrust, and never dream of regretting. Learning is the only thing for you. Look what a lot of things there are to learn.”
― T.H. White, The Once and Future King
Just like T.H. White quotes , LEARNING never stops . LEARNING has no end. And one who stops LEARNING , stops GROWING!
Export of Rice and Sugar jump in Q1.
Despite being the tough situation all over the world and the lockdown there are some commodities which still were in growth in the amount of export to different countries.In India the agri exports took a great jump of around 23% in the Q1 period i.e from April to June.
Basmati rice tops the list of exported agri commodity that is of around Rs 8591 crore which accounts for a third of India’s export in the first quarter of 2020-21.It is also the contribution of non-basmati rice which was of around Rs 2392 crores.If we talk about and what data shows,overall around an increase of Rs 4818 crore.If we take into account overall percentage of 95%.
Export of sugar contributed an increase of Rs 1719 crore and export of raw sugar Rs 448 crore during the period.It means that non-basmati rice & sugar (refined and raw) together accounted for Rs 4559 crore.If we talk of other agri commodities like pigeon pea(tur),Bengal gram and raw groundnut oil all the percentages have been increased from the past data.But from the likes of rice & sugar their export percentages are low.Report also mentions that onion was also on increase.
Export basket of tea and soya have declined numbers of around 27% and 14% respectively,as per the first quarter of the current financial year compared to the corresponding period in 2019.All this data was recorded during the UN Food and Agriculture Organization 35th regional conference for Asia and the Pacific organised by Bhutan on a virtual platform.India has shown in this tough situation that the country is ready to serve other countries at any cost and at any period of time.
Analysis of the agri report shows the performance of different agri commodities from the period April to June that pigeon pea increased to 440%(from Rs 15 crore to 81 crore this year) while Bengal gram had increased around 407%,groundnut oil 243% increase and wheat 148% rise.Incidentally Rice and Sugar which includes basmati and non-basmati,refined and raw sugar both are the commodities which requires ample of amount of waters which contributes about 78% of total export.
In lockdown it has been seen that there has been various such incidents of positive culture of which showed the power of the country.It signifies such act towards the society that any situation whether whatsoever India will never be backed down.Many examples are there but i would like take example related to health sector i.e medicines provided to many countries and another example is the worst Lebanon blast in that India provided medical,food supplies.
MENTAL HEALTH, IT’S AWARENESS AND POSSIBLE STEPS
Mental health is about our emotions, psychological thinking and mindset. It consists of our feelings, actions, thinking nature. It consists of our feelings, actions, thinking nature.It determines how balanced we are mentally . It is all about controlling our emotions, balancing mindset, handling stress etc.
Health is of two types
- Physical health
- Mental health
To understand about mental health, let us take a brief look into Physical health. One can say a person is healthy by just knowing about physical health only. Because they don’t know the mental condition of the person as it is not visible. So one cannot judge other person’s health condition by just seeing them. If a person is physically strong we cannot say that he is mentally strong.
Mental health plays a dominant role than physical health. Mental health is most important as it plays a key role in our life. If it is good we can live happily but if we become mentally weak then it is very dangerous as it leads to wrong ways like depression, consumption of alcohol, consuming drugs, suicide etc.So mental health is very important.
One should balance their health physically and mentally. Both are important but mental health is dominant so every person should balance their mindset and take care of health as everybody know “Health is wealth”.
Nowadays youth are not able to balance their state of mind and getting depressed for silly reasons and taking wrong steps. If a person is mentally weak then there is a chance of getting addicted to drugs, consuming alcohol, smoking etc. There is a higher chance of affecting their own health in a drastic way. So we as a person having humanity should bring awareness to the people about the importance of mental health.
There are many mental disorders which will cause due to mental illness. Some of them are
- Bipolar disorder
- Anxiety disorder
- Clinical depression
In your friends if anybody looking moody, depressed,dull, sitting lonely for a long duration then ask them what happened and give them confidence that you will support them and also motivate them, inspire them and also try to be in touch with them. Give them confidence with your words. In most of the cases this will help them to get out of depression. After your motivation and words also they are not changing and again going into depression then without any doubt inform about their condition to their parents. As parents can give more support and consult a psychiatrist. Their counseling can definitely make them strong. If you do this small thing you are the greatest person who is saving their life. Not only there one life but also lives of their family. As death of one person affects their family.
So just observe your friends and if anyone is going into wrong path and getting addicted to bad stuff just try to motivate and inspire them. Follow the above steps. If you notice them in that way but also you didn’t care about them then this can lead to suicide also. So try to bring awareness about mental health.
We Bleed and it’s Normal!…
After all the struggle and convincing, finally the love birds Emily and Jack got married. Everything was happening as they planned, so both of them were very happy. The wedding ceremony took place with full of joy. There is a ritual that newlywed along with family visit temple next day of marriage. But as they reached there, she was asked to stay outside. But why? Because she was on her periods. They struggled very hard to make this marriage happen so she wanted to enjoy every single moment of her marriage. But Alas! She was asked to stay outside. She felt very much sad and frustrated as everybody went inside and here she was alone. The saddest thing was she couldn’t even speak up against it as it would be going against the holy ritual.
Our society considers women on periods as impure. Though it is a natural process, we took it to our emotional levels. If you go and read some articles regarding women anatomy, you’ll get to know that periods are a simple natural and routine phenomenon which has nothing to do with our culture or our beliefs. Even today, women in the village are made to use clothes instead of a pad during her cycle, though it can lead to dangerous diseases. The thing is not a single holy book demand of it we do as a society. A few days back, I saw a post on the media platform where the goddess was leaving the temple and devotees were asking the reason running behind. The goddess replied, “Women on periods are not allowed in the temple”. This post left me totally struck. We live in a culture where women are treated like a goddess and it’s the same society where women have to face such unreasonable restrictions. No men ever have any such restriction. A killer, lier, rapist anybody can get in the temple but not the women on periods. They already bear so much physical pain during the periods but these unreasonable restrictions make them emotionally weak. If the purity of a person is based on a naturally based physical phenomenon, then I believe no one in the world is pure!…
Motivation Matters
Motivational quotes can help you reach your potential each day. Sure, they’re just words. But they’re positive words. And if you’re on the verge of giving up or struggling to push yourself to the next level, sometimes that’s just what you need. So whether you’re trying to finish a project, start a new job or hit that big life goal, knowing how to motivate yourself can help. Here are a few of the great motivational quotes which can help you revive yourself!
“All dreams can come true if you have the courage to pursue them” -Walt Disney
“The secret of getting ahead is getting started” -Mark Twain
“The best time to plant a tree was 20 years ago. The second best time is now” -Chinese proverb
“If people are doubting how far you can go, go so far that you can’t hear them anymore” -Michele Ruiz
“Everything you can imagine is real” -Picasso
“Whatever you are, be a good one” -Lincoln
“Impossible is just an opinion” -Paulo Coelho
“Everything comes to him who hustles while he waits” -Edison
“The hard days are what make you stronger.” -Aly Raisman
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