Day: May 21, 2021

Religion (धर्म)

 धर्म सामाजिक नियंत्रण की सबसे प्रभावशाली शक्तियों में से एक है।  अलग-अलग लेखकों ने धर्म को अलग-अलग तरह से परिभाषित किया है। धर्म किसी भी समाज की मूलभूत संस्थाओं में से एक है।  यह एक सार्वभौमिक प्रणाली है जो हर समाज में पाई जाती है।  धर्म को एक सामाजिक व्यवस्था के रूप में समझा जा सकता है जिसमें  आस्था, पूजा, अनुष्ठान, रीति-रिवाज और की परंपराएं होती हैं।

भारतीय समाज की प्रकृति बहुलवादी है।  भारत धार्मिक बहुलवाद का देश है।  हिंदू धर्म, बौद्ध धर्म, इस्लाम, सिख धर्म, ईसाई धर्म और कई अन्य धर्म प्राचीन काल से भारतीय समाज में एक साथ बढ़ते और बढ़ते रहे हैं।  हिंदू आबादी का सबसे बड़ा खंड लगभग 73%, मुस्लिम लगभग 12% और सिख लगभग 2% हैं।धार्मिक विविधता भारतीय सामाजिक संरचना की एक विशेषता है और यह राजनीति में एक महत्वपूर्ण भूमिका निभाती है।  धर्मनिरपेक्षता को अपनाना जिसमें ‘सभी धर्मों की समानता’ और ‘राज्य धर्म की अनुपस्थिति’ कहावतें शामिल हैं, भारतीय राजनीति की इस वास्तविकता की गवाही देती हैं।
विभिन्न प्रकार के धर्म:
 हिंदू धर्म:

 यह दुनिया के सबसे पुराने धर्मों में से एक है।  हिंदू धर्म की सही उत्पत्ति का पता लगाना बहुत मुश्किल है।  अभिलेखों से पता चलता है कि “सिंधु घाटी सभ्यता” के बाद से हिंदू धर्म अस्तित्व में था।हिंदू धर्म विष्णु, शिव, ब्रह्मा, गणेश, लक्ष्मी, सरस्वती, दुर्गा आदि जैसे देवताओं के अस्तित्व में विश्वास करता है।हिंदू मूर्ति-पूजा में विश्वास करते हैं।  मूर्तियों को भगवान के रूप में माना जाता है और मंदिर वे स्थान हैं जहां मूर्तियों को रखा जाता है।  हिंदू धर्म की अनूठी विशेषता जाति व्यवस्था और विभिन्न देवताओं की पूजा का अस्तित्व है।  रामायण, महाभारत और भगवद गीता हिंदुओं के महान महाकाव्य माने जाते हैं।
बौद्ध धर्म:

 इसकी स्थापना गौतम बुद्ध ने की थी।  बौद्ध धर्म मुख्य रूप से अहिंसा या अहिंसा में विश्वास करता है।  बुद्ध ने कामना को रोकने के लिए आठ मार्ग बताए हैं।  बौद्ध धर्म का अंतिम उद्देश्य व्यक्तियों को ‘निर्वाण’ या ‘मोक्ष’ प्राप्त करने में सक्षम बनाना है।  त्रिपिटक को बौद्धों का पवित्र ग्रंथ माना जाता है।
जैन धर्म:

इसकी स्थापना “महावीर” ने की थी।  जैन धर्म भी अहिंसा को मानता है।  जैनियों के पूजा स्थलों को “बस्ती” के रूप में जाना जाता है जैन धर्म ब्रह्मचर्य में विवाह न करने का संकल्प लेने में विश्वास करता है)।  इसमें कहा गया है कि भौतिक इच्छाओं का त्याग करना चाहिए।  जैन धर्म “सालेखाना” के प्रदर्शन के माध्यम से मोक्ष प्राप्त करने में विश्वास करता है।
इस्लाम:

इसकी स्थापना पैगंबर मोहम्मद ने की थी।  यह एक ही ईश्वर में विश्वास करता है: अल्लाह।  इस्लाम मूर्ति पूजा में विश्वास नहीं करता है।  यह महिलाओं के एकांत में विश्वास करता है।  मुसलमानों के पूजा स्थलों को मस्जिद कहा जाता है।  “मक्का” मुसलमानों के लिए पवित्र स्थान माना जाता है।  हर मुसलमान को दिन में पांच बार नमाज अदा करनी होती है जिसे कलमा कहा जाता है।  रमजान के महीने में हर मुसलमान को रोजा रखना होता है।
ईसाई धर्म:

 इसकी स्थापना ईसा मसीह ने की थी।  “बाइबल” को ईसाइयों का पवित्र ग्रंथ माना जाता है।  ईसाई मूर्ति पूजा में विश्वास नहीं करते हैं।  ईसाइयों के पूजा स्थल को चर्च कहा जाता है।  ईसाई प्रार्थना करने और गरीबों और विकलांगों की मदद करने में विश्वास करते हैं।
सिख धर्म:

इसकी वकालत गुरु नानक ने की थी।  सिख आदि ग्रंथ का पवित्र महाकाव्य।  सिखों के पूजा स्थल को “गुरुद्वारों” के रूप में जाना जाता है।हालांकि अलग-अलग धर्म अलग-अलग सिद्धांतों का प्रचार करते हैं, लेकिन हर धर्म में कुछ बुनियादी विशेषताएं होती हैं।
 
धार्मिक सांप्रदायिकता की उपस्थिति भी धार्मिक विविधता के हानिकारक पक्ष को दर्शाती है।  यह वास्तव में काफी हैरान करने वाला है कि कोई भी भारतीय धर्म हिंसा और विशिष्टता की वकालत नहीं करता है, फिर भी विभिन्न धर्मों के नाम पर भारत के विभिन्न हिस्सों में अक्सर हिंसा होती है।  हिंदू सांप्रदायिकता, मुस्लिम सांप्रदायिकता और ईसाई सांप्रदायिकता की ताकतों के बीच आक्रामक और जैविक संघर्षों के कारण हम नियमित रूप से मानव जीवन और कीमती संसाधनों के नुकसान का सामना करते हैं।
धर्मनिरपेक्षता की भावना और राजनीतिक संस्कृति के धर्मनिरपेक्षीकरण की प्रक्रिया को अभी तक राज्य में एक बड़ी पकड़ हासिल करनी है।  धार्मिक सहिष्णुता का उपदेश सभी द्वारा दिया जाता है, फिर भी इसका प्रभावी ढंग से पालन और खेती नहीं की जाती है।  इस प्रकार धार्मिक कारक सामाजिक-राजनीतिक विकास की सामंजस्यपूर्ण प्रक्रिया में एक बाधा और हानिकारक कारक के रूप में कार्य करना जारी रखता है।
समाजशास्त्र में, धर्म शब्द का प्रयोग धार्मिक पुस्तकों की तुलना में व्यापक अर्थ में किया जाता है।  यह धर्म को विश्वासों, प्रतीकों, मूल्यों और प्रथाओं की संस्थागत प्रणालियों के रूप में परिभाषित करता है जो पुरुषों के समूहों को उनके अंतिम अस्तित्व के सवालों के समाधान प्रदान करते हैं।
सभी धर्मों में पाया जाने वाला एक सामान्य लक्षण यह है कि वे जीवन के रहस्यों और उलझनों के प्रति भावनात्मक भावनाओं और दृष्टिकोणों के एक समूह का प्रतिनिधित्व करते हैं।  इस तरह के धर्म में सबसे पहले, दृष्टिकोण, विश्वास, प्रतीकों की प्रणाली शामिल है जो इस धारणा पर आधारित हैं कि कुछ प्रकार के सामाजिक संबंध पवित्र या नैतिक रूप से अनिवार्य हैं और दूसरा, इन प्रणाली द्वारा शासित या प्रभावित गतिविधियों की एक संरचना।
भारत धार्मिक विविधताओं का देश है।  दुनिया के सभी प्रमुख धर्म, जैसे: हिंदू धर्म, ईसाई धर्म, इस्लाम, सिख, बौद्ध और जैन धर्म भारत में पाए जाते हैं।  भारतीय समाज पर धर्म की संस्था का अपना प्रभाव है

Synthetic Intelligence: Is it the new 7th kingdom?

From watching ‘I am mother’ to binging ‘Is the world going to be invaded by robots in the future?’ at 2am in your bedroom, the human mind has always weighed the possibility of synthetic intelligence taking up human roles in the near future. Even though I may be a tech person, somewhere in the least of my concerns, there is a red light that blinks whenever I come across such content. So is this red light just a jitter or does it scream the doomsday of humankind?

Spoiler alert for the book ‘Origin’!

If you have read the book ‘Origin‘ by the renowned author Dan Brown, then you may have been horrified when you reached the climax. The synthetic intelligence product Winston, much like our present-day Alexa and Google Assistant, but way advanced, plots and kills it’s own creator. Now, the twist here is that Winston did nothing but what it was said to do. Yes! Shocking right?

The only disturbing fact is the lengths it goes to execute that command. Because, unlike humans, they don’t have a way out. They are programmed to carry out a task and do whatever it takes to do it. The factor of unpredictability or ‘escape’ doesn’t exist here. But humans use it all the time. My job stresses me too much? Quit it! I’m unable to concentrate on online classes? Then don’t! Scroll Instagram!

Yin-Yang symbol and synthetic intelligence
The yin-yang symbol represents order and chaos

The human mind strives to maintain order. It does not like chaos. So it eliminates negative outcomes/thoughts automatically. If you don’t believe it, then think about the fear that would engulf each person if they consider the fact that the probability they could die right now is 4%. Maybe this is what makes us humans. The ability to accept failure. The ability to ignore problems and take a positive outlook. The ability to expect good from everyone.

Humanity and synthetic intelligence

The chances that synthetic intelligence could be the 7th kingdom is definitely high. Statistics don’t lie. But that doesn’t mean its judgement day for humankind. It took million years of Darwinian evolution to end up to the species that we are now. All the fetish around synthetic/artificial intelligence, Iot and automata was formed within a few decades. For these intelligences to reach human maturity it could take a million more years. Until then, it is safe to say that you needn’t worry about sci-fi documentaries or films that romanticize robot invasion.

I hope I’ve given you enough to think about for the day. Here is a quote to conclude the post, which ironically was the inspiration behind it.

One machine can do the work of 50 ordinary men. No machine can do the work of one extraordinary man

-Elbert Hubbard

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Mental Health: Best ways to take care of it

Mental Health problems have persisted for a long time. However, in the context of India, mental health problems were only being highlighted, and precautions to take care of them were only started to be given in the contemporary context.

Mental health is defined as the well-being of the state of mind of a person. The sanity of a person is measured in terms of mental health. The more sane and cheerful the person is, the better their mental health is doing. If the person is depressed and has feelings of sorrow, fear, or so on in the presence or absence of such emotion-causing factors, the person is said to be having mental issues.

The prevalent notion is that mental issues lead to insanity. However, this is not always the case. The word “mental” has been vilified by society. Its original meaning was lost and was replaced with the meaning of “insanity.” This notion is being slowly changed by society by the rising number of counselors and therapists.

How does one take care of their mental health?

Mental health is just as important as a person’s physical health. It is directly connected with physical health as well. Any imbalance with one will affect the other. Keeping one’s physical and mental health is the key to a good lifestyle. Here are a few points on how to take care of your mental health.

  • Know what stresses you out: Knowing what stresses you out is winning half the battle. It may be exams, confrontation, or anything. Knowing what stresses you out will help you recognize those fears or anxiety and handle them better. For example, if you have a fear of examination, the best way to overcome it is to continuously take a lot of mock tests to familiarise yourself with the examination conditions. Similarly, know that each problem has a solution. If you are stressing out, figure out what is causing your stress and strike the problem at its root.
  • Talk to your friends or family: The best way to overcome and keep your mental health in top condition is to socialize. This may include talking to friends, hanging out with them, or talking to your family members. You can only indulge your secrets to those who are close to you. Hence, talk to your friends if you are facing any mental health issues. If you have depression or anxiety, tell your friends, they will be able to help you out and cheer you up. Know that there will be people out there to help you overcome the challenges.
  • Exercise: Exercising will release endorphins which make your body feel ecstatic and happy. This not only keeps your physical health in the top condition but will also keep your mental health good as well. It has been found out that exercising has helped a lot of people suffering from depression. People who worry about their physical appearance are more likely to fall into depression. Hence, it is advisable to hit the gym and lift weights to keep both your physical and mental health good.
  • Seek out things that you like: If you are a person who loves to dive into the fantasy worlds of books, please do so. It will help you out a lot. It will give your mind a much-needed break from reality, and you will feel more refreshed once you are done. You could also watch your favorite movie or TV series, whichever you like more. Doing things that make you happy will increase your mental health. It will be much better if you can seek out things that make you excited and happy. In most of our lives, we seek out things that never make sense in the end. That is why it is important to learn new things that you like and do things you love.
  • Meet a therapist: If things are really bad and you feel like you are in a constant pit of despair every single moment of your life. It would be best to approach a therapist, who will then guide you and help you out tremendously. Do not fear that you had to resort to this. This is the only best solution to taking care of your mental health.

Mental problems plague most of us. The only thing that defines a person is how they can overcome those problems effectively and bring out a better person from within themselves.

Moving to chennai

Coming to chennai would be difficult I guessed
Being a city so advanced and progressed
But my heart has readdressed
Thanks to the amazing memories I share
Now every morning I breathe a new fresh air
But I am blessed tho
To have lived in a cute city of west
Where festivities and people were full of zest


Chennai has a whole different vibe a different amazing smell of medu vadaa and idlis all over the street in the morning . the smell of the concoction of filter coffee in the morning adds a whole new spark to the day.


Coming to new places can be very difficult especially with a whole shift in zone.
The weather conditions and people are different everywhere cultures are different language is definately quite different but all that is common throughout india.and something present in all the cities is the spirit of brotherhood and unity.that just made things a lot easier for me .

MOVIE REVIEW “The color purple”

 

“The color purple” is a breath-taking historical drama starring Whoopi Goldberg as Celie the main protagonist directed by Steven Spielberg. This movie claimed many prestigious awards like Golden Globe Award for Best Actress, Blue Ribbon Award for Best Foreign Film, etc. The world premiere occurred on December 18, 1985.

The plot is based on the Pulitzer prize-winning 1982 novel “The color purple” by Alice Walker. I always enjoyed the script, the idea of how a woman who is timid, terrified is converted to a strong independent personality at the end of the movie.

Celie is a woman cruelly treated by the world, a shy, frightened little girl whose life consists mostly of eluding the men who want to rape and beat her. As a young teenager, she is raped by the man she takes to be her father, and both of her babies a son and a daughter are taken away from her. Then after this Celie is married off to Albert by her stepfather, Albert- a brutal farmer, who beat her, uses her as a servant and use her as an object to satisfy his lust and also convinces her she is ugly.

 

There are many emotional scenes in this movie but for me, the scene that pulled my heartstrings is where Celie is separated from her sister Nettie-the one person who loves Celie, who understands Celie. Nettie is one of the beautiful things Celie has in her life. When her father tries to assault her, she flees to Celie for safety now then Albert tries to assault her but when she fights him off, he throws her from his house. This scene is so much emotional, powerful and real. Hats off to the actors Deserta Jackson and Akosua Busia who played young Celie and Nettie, they both are so good in the movie.

 

The climax in the movie comes when two powerful, strong independent women came to Celie’s life. One is Sofia who is married to Harpo (son of Albert from his first wife) and the other women is Shug Avery the one person Albert cherishes in his life. Shug a jazz singer who remains Albert’s one and only true love. Shug could see the beauty beneath Celie’s fear, she became the transformative power in Celie’s life.

One of the most joyous experiences I have in the movie is the scene where Shug tells Celie “Oh miss Celie why you always cover up your smile, show me that pretty smile” and for the first time Celie laughed her heart out and this scene is the favorite and most joyous scene of mine.

 

This movie has many scenes where feminist criticism is shown I.e. the inequality between the sexes, the injustice of domestic and sexual abuse, and women’s struggle for recognition as individuals who deserve fair and equal treatment. Some of the scenes are: –

  • Violence by males upon females is a common occurrence even in relationships that are quite loving, like that between Harpo and his wife Sofia. He beats her because a woman is supposed to mind a man. Beating a wife is regarded as an acceptable way to assert male authority.
  • Women are not allowed to laugh at a man like in the scene where Celie passed comments on Albert and every woman present there starts laughing at Albert, Harpo says “Shut up! It’s bad luck for a woman to laugh at the man.”

 

The most powerful and turning point of the movie is when Shug finds out about Nettie’s letter, Celie discovered that her children and her sister is alive whom she thought had died.

Now, Celie becomes so powerful that she questioned Albert about the letters and finally takes a stand for herself and told Albert that she is leaving him and going with Shug. They both have a war of words in which again Albert tries to convince Celie he says “You’re black, you’re poor, you’re ugly, you’re a woman! You’re nothing!” to which Celie replied “Until you do right by me everything you even think about gonna fail! I’m poor, black, I may even be ugly. But dear god, I’m here.”  This is the favorite dialog of mine in the movie. This particular dialog shows how a shy, frightened woman is transformed into a strong personality and speaks for her own rights.

 

Hats off to the director and cast especially Whoopi Goldberg who played Celie. When a movie character is really working, we become that character. That’s what the movies offer: Escapism into lives other than our own. For a time during watching “The color purple” my mind, my soul connects with the character Celie as I empathize with her struggle and her victory at the end.

This movie justifies its main central idea I.e. self-discovery, womanhood- how a woman’s mutual sympathy and support can act as a defense against the oppression of men.

 

 

Really loved the movie!! Hope you all will enjoy the movie.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Procrastination -A failure

Procrastination can stop your growth
Procrastinate now and panic later

 

 

 

 

 

It’s Saturday evening and you are working furiously on a task which you have to complete before seven (deadline )and started cursing yourself for not starting it sooner.

Does it sound familiar? So ,why did this happened?

May be you wasted your time in the tea break watching TV and other stuff delayed your tasks and postpone it for later.

You are not alone many people are facing this problem nowdays. We give time to another things instead of doing the things which is important and avoid it and postponed it for later and at last we are not able to succeed in the task which was given to us.
Do you know, why this happened? Is it only a coincidence? No you procrastinate from the task which you had given and ignore it.
Being procrastinate is also a failure it usually happens because of lack of motivation and fear of failure .
Procrastination makes us lazy and we never achieve our goal .We get afraid before trying anything and ended up with no results. It is a wastage of time and time is the most important in a person life like how effectively they utilize the time they have .

If we keep procrastinating so we will never achieve our goal ‘it has nothing to do with time management’, without even a start we give up .Procrastination is self defeating behavior we avoid the tasks and put them off we do not believe and enjoy them and avoid to make ourself unhappy and have a fear of failure but doing this will never help us in self development if we keep delaying or postponing our tasks at last we only received disappointments by ourself. Only avoiding things will never help us out so just starts enjoy your work from now on things take time if we get afraid without trying so it will never help us out and we  can’t run from that  just let go of our fear .So,  just start from now either its’ Now or never ‘don’t procrastinate and run from the things which is important to you. Psychology  says to overcome from procrastination is

▶get rid of catastrophizing

▶focus on your ”why”.

▶self believe

▶dont make excuses

 

Try to start the task as soon as possible for better results.
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Are underground cities the answer to climate change?

   Underground cities are not unknown to humankind. Mankind has planned, made, and inhabited underground cities from ancient times. The most fascinating of them is the underground city of Derinkuyu in Turkey which was discovered in 1963. The underground city of Derinkuyu was made in the 8th century to hide from continuous wars and extreme climatic conditions. It is an eighteen-storied underground town containing living rooms, schoolrooms, kitchens, wells, and even a winery that could hold 20,000 people inside. Ventilation, water, and light could reach every level and there were systems to seal each level during an attack. Such subterranean cities can be a solution to changing climatic conditions. As surface temperatures are increasing, governments are devising underground city master plans.    

 Extreme weather events like harsh winters and scorching summers can be avoided in such subterranean cities where ambient temperatures will be maintained throughout the year and heat loss is also significantly reduced. Drinking water sources are comparatively purer than surface water contaminated by runoffs and moreover, with the ever-growing population, there will be a shortage of land in the very near future. These could be some of the reasons why many countries around the globe have started focussing on such subterranean architecture.    

  Helsinki is an underground city that covers a massive area of 214 square kilometers containing tunnels, museums, swimming pools, and other recreation areas. This underground master plan was made to avoid extreme winters, war threats from Russia. Further such examples in today’s world can be seen in the Earthscraper in Mexico City, The Subtropolis Kansas city, and the proposed underground science city in Singapore.    

 Therefore, with the increasing risk of global warming and its consequences, it is very logical to plan underground spaces that can help to save both space and energy on the surface. With more and more countries showing interest in such architecture, underground plans could be the future of cities.   

 

TV as medium of mass education

One of the most important addition in the electronic world is TV. With the advent of TV, man’s scope of learning has increased to a great extent.

It helps to keep an eye on everything from a distance. It is an important medium of advertisement in addition to the recreation it provides for the young and old alike. Drama, cinema and many important events are screened on it. Important sports events are screened on TV. In fact, TV has brought the whole inside room.

It has a vital role to play as a medium of mass education. Audio-visual system of education has become possible only after the advent of TV. It teaches thousands of students at a time with lessons projected on TV screens. Sportsmen can be taught how to improve their performances by modern training schedule through videos. Farmers can be taught to produce more by proper utilisation of modern scientific processes as advised by experts on TV. Even housewives in the rural areas can learn about first aid, family planning and so many other things in their leisure hours. The quiz programmes are always informative and interesting.

TV can educate people and make them aware of the various national and international problems. Thus, TV can educate the mass and help in national development and reconstruction, besides providing entertainment to all.

“Black Fungus” Epidemic ?

“Black Fungus” or Mucormycosis is a disease that causes blackening or discoloration over the nose, blurred or double vision, chest pain, breathing difficulties, and coughing blood. This disease usually infects people with a weaker or subdued immune system. As the second wave of the deadly Covid-19 virus batters India, a new disease has caused a new burden on the already tensed healthcare system. ICMR has informed that black fungus is very vulnerable to people with diabetes and people who have recovered from severe covid-19 infection.

The black fungus has already infected a large number of people from thirteen states and the union territory of India, it has also killed a significant number of people. For now, the number of case stand at 7,250 and the death toll stands 219.

Black Fungus

The central government has already asked four states and one union territory to declare black fungus an epidemic as these places continue to see exponential growth in no of infections.

The central government has said in a press conference that, in the normal course, our body’s immune system successfully fights such fungal infections. However, we know that COVID-19 affects our immune system. Moreover, the treatment of COVID-19 patients involves the intake of drugs like dexamethasone, which suppresses our immune system response.

Due to these factors, COVID-19 patients face a renewed risk of failing the battle against attacks mounted by organisms such as micromycetes. The government spokesperson also said that there is a risk for the covid patients who are undergoing oxygen therapy to catch this disease has it has a humidifier where this fungus can easily grow. ICMR has found that this disease is very uncommon in patients without diabetes and has said that recovery depends upon early diagnosis and treatment.

White Fungus another disease on rising?

 How to Treat Black Fungus?

According to the procedure suggested by ICMR, the infection can start with an infection of the skin, it can spread to other parts of the body. Treatment involves surgically removing all dead and infected tissue. In some patients, this may result in loss of the upper jaw or in some cases even the eye. Remedies can also include a 4-6 week course of anti-fungal treatment. As it affects various parts of the body, treatment requires a team of young biologists, internal medicine specialists, intensivist neurologists, ENT specialists, veterinarians, dentists, surgeons, and others.

ICMR also stressed Covid-19 patients with diabetes to take utmost care. It has also asked all the covid-19 recovered patient’s to not lower their guard and take high precautions.

ICMR has asked the doctors to give a controlled prescription of steroids and Covid-19 drugs like Tocilizumob, Itolizumab as these drugs are known to suppress immunity. Hospitals are strictly advised to keep hygienic and sanitary conditions all the time to keep the fungal infection away. Covid-19 patients on oxygen support in ICU with humidifiers are advised to ensure the water in the humidifier is kept clean and refilled regularly. Hospitals are advised to avoid wet surfaces where fungus can breed. Patients are advised to wash hands regularly and keep their body clean.

The press statement released by the government on “Black Fungus”.

Black Fungus Disease

What is mucormycosis or “black fungus” in Covid-19 patients?

Mucormycosis (previously zygomycosis), a rare but serious fungal infection, is affecting some COVID-19 patients. The disease manifests in the skin, affects lungs and brain, and can lead to loss of the upper jaw or eye. if’s been declared a notified disease in Haryana, the national COVID-19 task force has issued an advisory, and the Union health ministry has asked states/UT s to declare Black Fungus as an epidemic

who is at risk?

Infection is caused by mucormycetes, a group of molds/fungus abundant in environment. It mainly affects sinuses/lungs of people with health problems or on medicines which lower body’s ability to fight germs/sickness, including those with diabetes, cancer, organ transplant, hospitalised or recovering CoVID-19 patients (treated with steroids and other anti-inflammatory drugs)

Sympyoms

Pain, redness around eyes and/or nose, fever, headache, coughing, shortness of breath, bloody vomits, and altered mental status. Warning signs: toothache, loosening of teeth, blurred or double vision with pain, sinusitis (nasal blockade or blackish/bloody discharge), cheekbone or one-sided facial pain or swelling, blackish discoloration of nose bridge/palate, thrombosis, skin lesion, chest pain

Prevention

Use masks if you are visiting dusty construction sites. Wear shoes, long trousers, long-sleeved shirts and gloves while gardening. Maintain personal hygiene (scrub bath). Control diabetes, monitor blood glucose level after COVID-19 treatment discharge, reduce steroid use, discontinue immunomodulating drugs, hydrate adequately

Treatment

Some cases require surgery. For others, respiratory-tract-fluid samples may be tested, tissue biopsy or CT scan (lungs/sinuses) may be conducted. Normal saline (IV) infusion is given before 4-6 weeks of antifungal Amphotericin B dose (3-4 mg per kg of body weight per day), which is out of stock or in short supply with pharmacies/distributors

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Countrywide Ayush COVID-19 counselling helpline on toll-free number 14443 operationalised

Countrywide Ayush COVID-19 counselling helpline has been operationalised. The toll-free number is 14443.

The helpline is operational pan-India from 6 a.m. to 12 midnight-all seven days of a week.

Through the helpline 14443, experts from different streams of Ayush, namely Ayurveda, Homeopathy, Yoga, Naturopathy, Unani and Siddha would be available to address queries of the general masses.

These experts would not only be providing counselling and feasible remedies to the patients but would also guide them about the availability of nearby Ayush facilities.

The experts would also be suggesting Post-COVID-19 rehabilitation and management approaches to the patients.

The helpline is IVR (Interactive Voice Response) equipped and currently available in Hindi and English languages.

The helpline will initially take 100 calls simultaneously and the capacity would be increased in future, as per requirements.

Through the helpline, the Ministry of Ayush aims to contribute to the community-wide effort to limit the spread of COVID-19.

The effort is supported by the NGO Project StepOne.

Centre issues advisory to States, UTs to protect vulnerable sections of society affected by pandemic

The Centre has issued an advisory to States and Union Territories to take immediate steps for the protection of vulnerable sections of society including women, senior citizens and children who have been orphaned due to COVID-19 pandemic.

In its advisory, Home Ministry said, several States and UTs have initiated action and strengthened their machineries to support the vulnerable groups and various success stories and best practices are now available where emergency services have been provided to the vulnerable groups impacted by COVID-19.

However, in order to meet the new challenges arising out of the recent wave of COVID-19, the Ministry has urged to undertake an immediate review of the existing facilities for vulnerable groups especially for children who have been orphaned, senior citizens who may require timely assistance and members of SC and ST communities who may need guidance to access Government support facilities.

It has asked that the review may include steps taken for sensitization of police personnel, coordination with agencies and departments concerned as well as communities and civil society organizations.

In its advisory, the Ministry also cited over 107 crore rupees released to States and UTs for setting up and strengthening Women Help Desks in Police Stations.

The Desk envisages to have enlisted panel of experts including lawyers, psychologists and NGOs who can assist in accessing support, provide shelter and rehabilitation and help in registration and follow-up in the cases.

In order to address issues related to trafficking, 100 crore has also been released as grants to the States Union Territories to set up and strengthen Anti- Human Trafficking Unit (AHTU) in every District.

These AHTUs would be integrated task forces, consisting of police and other line departments dealing with prevention and combating trafficking.

The advisory added that these units are highly relevant, especially in the current COVID-19 pandemic where children may have been orphaned due to demise of their parents.

States and Union Territories have been asked to put in place suitable mechanisms for ensuring greater awareness on the anti-trafficking.

Union Health Ministry asks State Govts to emulate best practices in various districts to tackle COVID pandemic

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Union Health Ministry asks State Govts to emulate best practices in various districts to tackle COVID pandemic

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Union Health Ministry has asked State Governments to emulate the best practices shared by various district and field officials to effectively tackle COVID pandemic.

In a letter written by Union Health Secretary Rajesh Bhushan to all the State Health Secretaries, he has suggested them to replicate the innovative practices by customizing them to the local needs.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi interacted with the district and field officials of nearly 20 States and Union Territories on Tuesday and Thursday and discussed in detail the innovative strategies adopted by them to effectively manage COVID related issues in their area.

He had also asked them to share the best practices to the Central Health Ministry so that these innovative ideas can be further adopted by more states and districts.

AIR correspondent takes a look at few of the novel ideas shared by the states and district officials.

Marching ahead with the vision that new challenges need new solutions, several States and District Administrations are lauded for their exemplary work in handling the COVID related situation.

Among them includes the idea of active cooperation of RWAs in establishing COVID Care Centres and Isolation Centres effectively demonstrated by Gautam Budh Nagar Administration of Uttar Pradesh.

Where on one hand, Madhya Pradesh shared their prompt isolation and containment measures, Haryana depicted their work-site and drive through Vaccination Centre model and digital solution to health emergencies.

District Administration of Varanasi shared the effective use of Kashi COVID Response Centre (KCRC) to provide one-stop solution for all COVID related queries of common citizens.

Chennai shared their effective use of Taxi Ambulances whereas Chandigarh showed utilisation of Ayush medicines and Ayush Health facilities for COVID management.

Janjgir Champa in Chhattisgarh demonstrated their push to promote Ayush Kadha and Ahmednagar in Maharashtra shared their tiffin box service at the COVID Care Centres.

Mobile OPD, Oxygen Mitra, Oxygen Nurses, Door to door RT-PCR & Rapid Antigen Testing were also among the best practices shared with the states which focus not only on effective COVID management but also on minimising wastage of essential medical necessities.

PM Modi interacts with doctors, health workers of Varanasi; Gives new Mantra of ‘ Jahan Bimar, Vahin Upchar ‘ in fight against COVID

Prime Minister Narendra Modi today gave a new Mantra of ‘ Jahan Bimar, Vahin Upchar ‘ in the fight against COVID pandemic and said that we have to secure our children from the clutches of this pandemic and get ourselves prepared for this fight.

He was interacting with the doctors and para medical staff and frontline workers of his Parliamentary Constituency Varanasi in Uttar Pradesh a short while ago.

Mr Modi said that our fight is against a regular face-changing and cunning virus and we need to prepare ourselves for this.

Emphasizing on the need for vaccination, the Prime Minister said that we must get ourselves vaccinated when the turn comes and must make vaccination a collective responsibility.

He said that the importance of yoga and AYUSH in the fight against this virus is proving now worldwide.

Praising the Varanasi Model in fight with the pandemic, the Prime Minister said that everybody in the country is talking about the way the city fought with this pandemic.

New machines for testing, facilities for oxygen supply and other health infrastructure related things have become an example for others.

He especially mentioned ‘Kashi Kavach’ and said that it is also an innovative experiment of the administration which is helping people get the facility of telemedicine, medicines and other related things necessary for fighting against this pandemic.

He said that it’s not the time for rest, instead we have to fight a long battle with COVID in the Varanasi and other rural areas of Purvanchal.

The Prime Minister said that not just the people of Varanasi but people from Purvanchal and even from Bihar come for the treatment at hospitals of the city and in the last seven years there has been tremendous work for the development of health infrastructure in the city which helps during this crisis.

Mr Modi started his interaction by paying tribute to those who lost their lives during the battle with COVID in the city and in the end.

He said that our collective efforts will definitely give results and with the blessings of Baba Vishwanath of Kashi will successfully win the fight against COVID-19.

Why Do People Go Abroad To Study?

For decades, Indian students have preferred to move abroad in search of better education, jobs, lucrative salaries and higher standards of living. Since during that time India simply didn’t have the professional prospects that other countries offer, so it was the most common motive among the professionals to study abroad. But even after nearly four decades later, the young population of India are following the same course. India has witnessed a massive expansion of its educational infrastructure and today it has one of the largest education networks, and third largest reservoir of science and technology manpower in the world still the problem of Brain Drain is deep- rooted. Well, the reasons for planning to study abroad are different for different individuals but what they all have in common is –“Better Career Prospects”

Let’s look at some of the reasons to Study Abroad

  • Enhanced chances of getting good career opportunities– Foreign universities have extremely highly regarded higher education systems, and a huge percentage of the world’s highest ranking universities are abroad. In a globalized, well-connected world, employers increasingly value graduates with international experience and education. Also, studying abroad offers students a chance to secure a relevant job in that country.
  • Flexibility in choosing courses-Foreign countries not only have accelerated courses but the options of “dual major”, “minor”, and “free electives”. That is one can even study something that is out of major.
  • The Exposure– Studying abroad helps one to learn new languages, appreciate other cultures, and gain a greater understanding of the world. Also, one gets the opportunity to create a global network of contacts. Meeting students from across the globe can create opportunities to work for or with one another in the future. This experience one cannot feel in their own country until and unless they are coming abroad to study.
  • Personal development-While one is studying abroad, one has to do his own work, find a job to take care of his/her living expenses. Thus, they will quickly become more independent, learning to rely on oneself rather than family for everything. It will also develop good communication and critical thinking skills and will help in boosting one’s self confidence as one keeps overcoming new challenges of a new environment.
  • More Focus on skill building-Education system abroad is more focused on developing practical skills of a student and making him job ready, unlike India where the focus is purely on theoretical knowledge.
  • Research Opportunities– It is a well-known fact that research opportunities available in countries like USA, UK rank way ahead of the facilities and funding offered in India. This is one of the primary reasons for studying abroad.

 

Thus, as we can see there is a visible difference in the quality of education offered in India and Foreign institutions. With the various scholarship opportunities available, better jobs, better securities, more income, international connection; it is definitely a better option for Indian students to go abroad for higher studies.