Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman will chair the 43rd GST Council meeting through video conferencing in New Delhi today.
Minister of State for Finance, Anurag Thakur will also attend the meeting.
Finance Ministers of all the States and Union Territories and senior officers from Union Government and the States will also participate in the meeting.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi today directed that steps be expedited to expand operations under the National Digital Health Mission (NDHM).
Mr Modi said that the NDHM will bring ease of living for citizens to avail a large number of health services.
Chairing a high level meeting to review progress of NDHM, he said, it will unleash a digital health tech revolution with innovations and various services for citizens.
Last year during his Independence Day address, Prime Minister had announced the launch of NDHM.
Since then, the digital modules and registries have been developed and the mission has been rolled out in six Union Territories.
So far, nearly 11.9 lakh Health IDs have been generated and 3106 doctors and 1490 facilities have registered on the platform.
It has been envisaged that Unified Health Interface (UHI) – an open and interoperable IT network for digital health should soon be rolled out.
This interface shall enable public and private solutions and apps to plug in and be a part of National Digital Health Ecosystem.
It will allow users to search, book and avail necessary healthcare services such as tele-consultations or laboratory tests.
The system will ensure that only verified healthcare providers join the ecosystem.
In such a manner, healthcare infrastructure and human resources can also be utilised in a more efficient manner across the nation.
The concept of UPI e-Voucher developed by National Payment Corporation of India (NPCI) was also discussed.
The Prime minister observed that the utility of the platform to the citizens will be visible only by way of enabling citizens across the country to avail of services like tele consultation with a Doctor and availing services of a lab.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi arrived at the airport in capital Bhubaneswar in Odisha a short while ago to review the impact of Cyclone Yaas.
He was received at the airport by Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik, Union Minister of State Pratap Chandra Sarangi and other senior level officers.
He will also undertake an aerial survey of the cyclone affected areas of the state.
Prime Minister Modi will also take part in a review meeting over the cyclone-led devastation at Kalaikunda in Paschim Medinipur district in West Bengal today in which the Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee will also take part.
AIR Kolkatta correspondent reports, Prime Minister Narendra Modi will hold a meeting with Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee at Kalaikunda Airport in West Medinipore district before returning to Delhi.
The chief minister said the Prime Minister had called her for a meeting on Friday to discuss the damage caused by the cyclone in the state.
She will be present there.
Note that the Chief Minister herself is going to visit the district today to review the damage caused by the cyclone Yaas.
According to a preliminary review by the state government, damage of at least Rs 15,000 crore is expected to have happened in the disaster caused by the cyclone.
The central government has already announced more than Rs 400 crore in advance compensation for the damage caused by the storm.
Besides, on behalf of the state government, the Chief Minister said that another Rs 1,000 crore would be allocated for relief and compensation.
It is expected that the Center will be asked to allocate the necessary funds on behalf of the state by raising the issue of loss in a meeting with the Prime Minister today.
May 28 is celebrated as World Menstrual Hygiene Day to create awareness among every individual about the challenges during menstruation. There are several taboos and stigma around the topic that prevents people from talking about it. These need to be broken and a conversation needs to be made between men and women about the topic to promote awareness and understanding of the issue.
A large portion of women in the developing world still uses cloth and other cheap alternatives like ashes and husks during their menstrual cycle. These are highly dangerous and can cause various infections. Switching to sanitary pads and tampons was a revolutionary step at the time as it allowed women to work freely without the fear of leakage. But with the further evolution of menstrual products in the market, much eco-friendly and safer products are made available.
Sanitary pads are made of plastics and absorbing chemicals which on burning causes pollution. Also, the amount of plastic sanitary pads used by women in their lifetime is huge. Such pads, if not used properly can cause rashes, urinary infections, and vaginal infections. Therefore better alternatives need to be explored.
1.Reusable cloth pads
Most women are used to pad-like products and surveys report that the majority of women prefer them as they are comfortable and easy to use. For them, reusable cloth pads are the best options as they act exactly like sanitary pads but not made of plastic. They have good absorbing properties and a pack of about 500 will have 5-6 cloth pads that can be washed and used for every period for about 6 months. These are less expensive and less polluting compared to plastic sanitary pads and tampons
2.Menstrual cups
Menstrual cups are the best menstrual product available in the market today. They are cups made of silicone. They are flexible cup-shaped products that can be inserted into the vagina. These can be used for up to 12 hours. A single cup can be reused for up to 10 years and the price range between 300-500. The price is very less compared to all other alternatives in the market. It has the least health risks and can be the most eco-friendly product.Step up and switch to these better products for a greener and safer period!
Step up and switch to these better products for a greener and safer period!
WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE was born on or about the 23rd April, 1564, at Stratford-on-Avon, Warwickshire. He was the son of a prosperous tradesman of the town, who a little later became its High Bailiff or Mayor. Though there is no actual record of his class , he went to the local Grammar School, an excellent institution of it’s kind, where he was taught Latin and arithmetic. While he never became a learned man, his few years at school thus gave him a sound education as far it went. Financial misfortunes presently overtook his father, and when he was about fourteen, he was taken from school that he might help the family by earning money on his own account. Of the nature of his employment, however, we know nothing. In his 19th year he married Anne Hathaway, a woman eight years his senior, the daughter of a well to do yeoman of the neighbouring village of Shottery. This marriage was hasty and ill advised and appears to have been unhappy. There children were born to him: Susannah and the twins Judith and Hamnet. Tradition says that meanwhile he fell into bad company, and that a deer- stealing escapade in the woods of Charlecote Hall obliged him to fly from home. There may or may not be the truth in this story — we cannot tell. It is certain that a few years after his marriage roughly about 1587 he left his native to seek fortune in London. At this time , the drama was gaining rapidly in popularity through the work of the University Wits. Shakespeare soon turned to the stage and became first an actor and then a playwright.
An ill natured reference to him in a pamphlet written by Greene on his deathbed, shows that in 1592 he was well known as a successful author. He remained in London upwards of twenty years after this, working hard producing on an average a couple of plays a year and growing steadily in fame and wealth. He became a shareholder in two of the leading theatres of the time , the Globe and the Black friars and purchased property in Stratford and London. but the years which brought prosperity also brought domestic sorrows. His only son died in 1596; his father in 1601 ; his younger brother Edmund , also an actor , in 1607 ; his mother in 1608 . Then between 1610 and 1612 he retired to Stratford , where he had bought a house – the largest in the town – known as New Place . His elder daughter had already (1607) married Dr. John Hall , who was later celebrated as a physician ; on February 10, 1616 , Judith became the wife of Thomas Quiney , whose father had been one of the poet’s closest friends. By this time Shakespeare’s health had broken down completely , and he died on the 23rd April of that year.
Shakespeare’s biography proves conclusively that like Chaucer , he was no dreamer , but a practical man of affairs . He reached London poor and friendless ; he left it rich and respected ; and his fortunes were the work of his own hand. Much light is thus thrown not only upon his personal character, but also upon his writings , in which great powers of creative imagination are combined with, and supported by a wonderful feeling for reality , sound commonsense , and a large and varied familiarity with the world.
IKIGAI-JAPANESE SECRET 4 HAPPY LIFE, this book is authored by Hector Gareta and Francese Miralles. It is based on the ancient, well practiced Japanese technique called Ikigai which gives the true meaning of life and kai meaning the realization of hopes and expectations. It is the reason for well being, encompassing joy, a sense of purpose and meaning and feeling of well being. Most importantly Ikigai gives the reason to jump out of the bed each morning.
A purpose to fulfill or to chase a goal gives us the meaning to live a life. Ikigai is a beautiful combination of what you love, what you are good at, what the world needs and what you can be paid for. This book is all about finding the true purpose of one’s life and how to can be the path to achieve the happiness. It is the compound of your passion, profession and vocation.
The book touches the various aspects of life which can help us to achieve a very happy long life. Int this book they have described about many therapies in which they clearly explained about the idea that the humans are the most motivated species by a search for the meaning proving that the meaning of the life is the biggest quest in our minds.
In the subsequent chapters of Ikigai- Japanese secret 4 happy life it helps us to deep dive into discovering the meaning of our life. So it is quite evident that the author is stressing more about discovering the meaning rather than creating one for you. This book draws a lot of references from an island called “OKINAWA” where there are more than 24.5 inhabitants of age more than 100 for every 1,00,000 people, here everyone has a purpose if not they help each other as a community to find the true purpose.
The book Ikigai beautifully tried to explaining the deep art of staying young while growing old. It gives the references of five blue zones in the world where residents of their places live longer than the average. The five blue zones are as follows:
The Italian island of Sardinia.
Okinawa, Japan.
Loma Linda, California.
Costa Rica’s isolated Nicoya Peninsula.
Ikaria, an isolated Greek island.
In this book the author spoke about a technique describing about finding the beauty in imperfection and incomplete things. Here flawed is preferred over perfection. Japanese whole heartedly believe that only the imperfect, incomplete and fragmentary things are beautiful because they symbolizes and resembles the nature.
IKIGAI-JAPANESE SECRET 4 HAPPY LIFE: FINDING THE FLOW IN EVERYTHING YOU DO
The author helps us to find the flow in everything we do and helps us to find the meaning of being in the flow. If you have discovered the true meaning of your life then you need to completely immerse into the experience without being distracted by the surroundings and you attain the flow. The book also shares various technique that keep our mind and and body intact. It talks about Yoga, Meditation, Sun salutation, Radio Taiso and TaiChi.
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IKIGAI-JAPANESE SECRET 4 HAPPY LIFE: 10 MOST IMPORTANT RULES
Stay Active Never Retire: Remain active throughout your life. Keep helping others and bringing beauty into their lives even after your professional career has ended.
Don’t Hurry: Stay slow, gentle, and full of ease.
Eat Less Than Your Hunger: Practice the 80 percent rule: Eat only until you feel 80 percent full. Or, practice intermittent fasting.
Surround Yourself With Good Friends: Enjoy the company of the people you love, and who love you back.
Keep Moving and Get in shape: Practice gentle movement of some kind.
Keep Smiling: Maintain a cheerful attitude.
Reconnect With Nature: Take time to get away from cities and recharge your spiritual batteries in communion with nature. do checkout my previous article on NATURE: THE TRUE HEALER
Be Grateful: Take some time every day to direct a grateful attitude toward everything in your life. Find beauty in everything by applying the attitude of wabi-sabi.
Live In The Moment: Give up regrets and fearful anticipation. Live in the now. Practice ichi-go ichi-e.
Follow Your IKIGAI ,Unique Talent and Passion: Follow your ikigai, which motivates you to spend your life sharing the best of yourself with the world. If you’re still not sure what your ikigai is, bear in mind the advice of Viktor Frankl: If you don’t know your mission, then currently, your mission is to find it.
SEO: Search Engine Optimization is used to fetch top rank in the results of searches that people do. It can be achieved by using some definitive keywords in your blog. These keywords should be suitable for the content you develop for the target audience.
SEO can be classified into two techniques namely White hat and Black hat.
The White hat SEO is the technique that is accepted by search engines and the Black hat technique is the one that is not accepted.
The Black hat SEO uses some malicious ways like using keywords as hidden text or using the text of the same color as that of the background.
You should always use the white hat technique in your blogs as the search engines might penalize and reduce its ranking if they find out that you are using the black hat SEO.
Content marketing is writing and distributing relevant content to a specific audience online.
When the SEO strategy and content marketing are applied together, your blog can appear in the top search results. SEO content marketing is a great way to attract more leads and to get your content a great deal of exposure and make it discoverable to a larger audience.
These are some few tips to boost your rank in search results:
1)Figure out the Keyword game: Research on what words the audience is using to search for content similar to yours. Now, use these keywords very judiciously and effectively in your content.
2)Keep your content updated: The information that your content contains should be updated regularly. This would make your content more reliable and hence it would get more reach among the audience.
3)Know your audience: Figure out what type of audience you want to write for and then develop content that they are looking for. Remember your content should be at par with their needs.
4)Make your content user friendly: Write in such a way that appeals audience but at the same time it should be easy to read
5) Effective Blog title: Using keywords in the blog title would be very effective in increasing your blog’s ranking as the search engines use the blog’s title and the metadata to rank the content.
Thus, a meticulously planned SEO content marketing strategy could help in fetching your blog a good ranking in the search results, and eventually, it will lead the target audience to your blog.
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