Month: July 2021

JSPM’S RAJARSHI SHAHU COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING TATHAWADE

An Institute which will help you to achieve your “DREAM”.

Jayawant Shikshan Prasarak Mandal’s Rajarshi Shahu College of Engineering is an autonomous private institute under Savitribai Phule Pune University. (since 2001)

NAAC Accreditation Grade “A”/ 54th in Top 175 Engineering Institute Ranking Survey 2021 /

10th in Top 30 Institutes in Research Capability.

There are a total of nine departments offering UG and PG level programmes in Computer, Electrical, Civil, Mechanical, Electronic and Telecommunications and Information Technology, Engineering Science, Management and IT.

Infrastructure : The infrastructure of JSPM’S RSCOE is really good. The classrooms are well euipped and also the labs provided to the students are one the best high tech labs in the entire pune with the best instruments and measurements tools.

Also the hostel rooms here are quite spacious and comfortable. The quality of food at mess is never a topic of concern. They serve the best and variety of menus.

Electrical Department : Electrical engineering has always been the evergreen branch of engineering. The best thing about this course is it can never get outdated, there is always something new to learn and explore.

Cultural Activities : JSPM’S RSCOE is not just focuses academics but also on individual’s professional development. Every year technical as well as cultural fests are organised by the students and for the students themselves. The campus surrounds with positive energies and positive minds inspiring lives of students studying here.

Internship : Every department offers not just national but international internships as well. Students get an opportunity to interact with foreign faculties and assimilate knowledge about various fields of engineering under the Mou with KMITL, Thailand.

Placement : Placement department trains  students to be job-ready in every way. The number of companies visiting is also increasing rapidly. Training and placement cell also conducts a mock interview and mock tests. Students are eligible for placements from the third-year second semester. The highest salary package offered this year is 36 LPA. From second year college gives free aptitude classes to all the students.

Faculty : Most of the teachers have completed their PhDs in respective fields of engineering and are really supportive. Faculties try to maintain a healthy faculty-student bond for complete understanding of concepts and ideas. The course curriculum is industry oriented and application based, making the students ready to face the challenges of corporate world.

Other : Many extracurricular activities like coding competitions, hackathons, and visits to an orphanage are held by the college which helps students to grow in different ways. In the previous year, students visited an orphanage and taught them about computer fundamentals.

There are many technical and cultural groups created by students for the students themselves, like team Rangbhumi, team curiosity, robotics team and many more.

So hurry up and apply now…

Elon musk

Elon Reeve Musk FRS is an entrepreneur and business magnate. He is the founder, CEO, and Chief Engineer at SpaceX; early stage investor, CEO, and Product Architect of Tesla, Inc.; founder of The Boring Company; and co-founder of Neuralink and OpenAI. A centibillionaire, Musk is one of the richest people in the world he was born on 28th June 1971(50 yrs) and he was graduated in University of pennsylvania and his wife name is grimes. He was born in South Africa Children: X Æ A-Xii, Nevada Alexander Musk, Xavier Musk, Griffin Musk, Damian Musk,   Net worth: 16,030 crores USD (2021) ForbesSpouse: Talulah Riley (m. 2013–2016), Talulah Riley (m. 2010–2012).

Does An Apple A Day Keeps The Doctor Away?

Ever since our childhood we have been growing up with the say ‘ An apple a day keeps the doctor away.’ But is the say accurate or we have been fallen in the trap?  The phrase was first coined in 1913, it was based on a Pembrokeshire proverb that originated in 1866. The initial adage was “Eat an apple on going to bed, and you’ll keep the doctor from earning his bread.”

A 100 gram of an apple contains 52 calories with 0.3 gram protein, 13.8 grams carbohydrates, 10.4 grams of sugar and 0.2 grams of fats. It is composed of 86% of water. Although their carb and sugar contents are high, their glycemic index (GI which is a measure of how food affects the rise in blood sugar levels after eating) is low, ranging 29–44. The fiber that an apple contains is very beneficial as it has many health benefits such as improved digestion. It is also rich in various antioxidant plant compounds such as Quercetin, Catechin and Chlorogenic acid.

Apples are rich in Vitamin C and Potassium. One of the researches revealed that people who eat more apples have comparatively reduced risks of cancer. There is also a reduced risk of diabetes 2. It also leads to less acid secretion and as a result there will be less calcium loss. There is also reduction of coronary heart disease. There is reduced risks of strokes.

According to one of the study  39.0% of apple-eaters avoided more than one yearly doctor visit, compared with 33.9% of non-apple eaters.

So we can say that though the adage is not entirely true because a person eating apples may catch a disease, it is apt to say that people eating apples have reduced risks of getting diseases as compared to people who do not eat apples.

5 Things you must not miss if you are traveling to Leh Ladakh

The world of virus has made all of us a couch potato. Eat, sleep, work and repeat has became our lifestory. Now lets recharge ourself and live our life happily like the way we were living before this virus, lets go on trip, a trip to Leh Ladakh. A heavenly beautiful travel destination in Himalayas. The moon-like landscapes, desert mountains with splashes of green and snow peaks the beautiful nature make you feel spaced out from this world. So if you are visiting to Leh Ladakh don’t forgot to do these 10 things

1. Pangong Tso
The place where 3 idiots ending scene was picturised. One of the wondrous things to do in Ladakh is observing the sunrise at Pangong Tso or Pangong Lake. A breathtaking sight and true craftsmanship of nature. You will observe an eye-catching blue sky which is tranquil, and cold. This is one of the truly amazing Ladakh lakes that you can find.

2. Hemis Natinal Park
Snow Leopard are seen in only a few places in entire world Hemis National Park is one of those places. Henis National Park is home of more than 200 Snow Leopards.

3. Leh Palace
The palace stands like overlooking the town, it stands like the famous tourists spot which will show you the beautiful view of Leh and surrounding area. Inside the palace there are old wall paintings on life of Buddha.

4. Turtuk and Nubra Valley
The last village in India situated in Nubra Valley. There are so many reasons to visit turtuk village like a beautiful seclusion, mixed culture and the beautiful view of nature.
Nubra Valley is the place is known for its scenic beauty and adventurous expeditions. Surrounded by the snowcapped Himalayan ranges, it lies sandwiched between Tibet and Kashmir. The view of valley is breathtaking and picturesque. You will be crossing the thriving Shyok and Nubra rivers to reach the valley which is also home to numerous beautiful monasteries. The area is under military supervision because of its proximity to Siachen Base camp. The place is also known for interesting Bactrian camel rides.

5. Hemis Festival
If you want to be mesmeried by colourful dances you must visit Hemis festival of Ladakh festival. People here dance wearing huge masks; the dance symbolic of good winning over bad.
Time to visit= 11th to 12th July 2021
Where=Hemis Monastery.

Prevent covid from impactig your credit score

 – Since the beginning of March, COVID-19 has turned millions of Americans’ financial situations upside down.

While the economy is showing signs of recovery, many Americans are still unemployed and having to dip into their savings to cover basic living costs. To that end, the question remains: How do you protect your credit score? Read on for some tips.

• Contact your lender aas soon as possible if you can’t make a payment. On-time payments are the largest factor affecting your credit score. Many lenders continue to offer emergency support such as deferral or forbearance options that may allow you to reduce or suspend payments for a fixed period. However, if those terms are set to expire soon, you should “call your lender to discuss what options are available,” says Rod Griffin, senior director of consumer education and advocacy for the credit reporting agency Experian.

• Look for ways to boost your credit score. If you have limited credit history, building credit can be challenging. Experian’s free tool, Experian Boost, can help raise your FICO score instantly by giving you credit for on-time utility, phone and streaming service payments.

This type of alternative financial data, known as “consumer-permissioned data,” allows you to manage your data with confidence and qualify for better credit. In fact, two out of three Experian Boost users see an increase in their credit score with an average increase of about 12 points. That’s enough to make a significant difference when applying for a loan or any type of credit.

• Consider getting a balance transfer credit card or one with an introductory offer. Handled responsibly, this actually has the potential to increase your credit score while either buying you time to pay off your debts or getting a “welcome bonus” of perhaps hundreds of dollars. If you’re looking for personalized credit card options, tools like Experian CreditMatch can help you get the right card based on your financial profile.

• Pay attention to your utilization ratio. Your credit score is based on your total balance-to-limit ratio (a.k.a. “utilization rate”). Adding a new credit card increases your total available credit. As long as your total credit balance remains the same, you’d be decreasing your utilization rate, which can potentially boost your credit score. Be sure to transfer balances to the card with lower interest and be mindful of temporary low interest rates.

While any balance can cause scores to decline, you should keep your utilization under 30 percent, both overall and on individual accounts. Shooting for a top credit score? “Keep your utilization in the single digits, or even better, pay your credit card balances in full each month,” says Griffin.

• Fight fraud by checking your credit report regularly.According to the Federal Trade Commission., there’s been a huge jump in attempted credit – and debit-card fraud since the pandemic hit; consumers have lost more than $100 million to COVID-19-related fraud

IMPACT OF COVID-19 ON CIVIL AVIATION SECTOR OF INDIA

OVERVIEW :-

COVID-19 has emerged out as the greatest challenge to the world community in the past 100 years. Due to it, millions of people are affected and lakhs of people have to lost their life. It also has broken the backbone of all the countries. The economy of every country around the world suffered massively. Whether it is manufacturing sector or any kind of service providing sector, it has dismantled everything. The Civil Aviation Sector of India is no other exception to it . It has also suffered huge losses due to COVID-19. People working in this sector washed hands from their jobs. All the airlines saw a historic decline in their revenues and many went into losses.

WHAT COVID-19 HAS DONE…????


The major reason for these losses is due to COVID-19 related restrictions on travel. All the countries banned people from other countries to enter in their country.

Due to this, passengers footfall on the airports have declined. International and domestic flights were cancelled. People working in this industry had no work. Many airlines including Government of India owned AIR India took steps like lay off employees.

EFFECTS OF COVID-19 :-

  • IndiGo incurred net losses of ₹ 2,884 crore and rupees 1,194 crore in Q1 and Q2 of this fiscal respectively. SpiceJet posted net losses of ₹ 600 crore and ₹ 112 crore in Q1 and Q2, respectively.
  • “The revival of overseas travel is expected to be slower and more challenging than domestic. This will hurt Air India in particular as around 60 per cent of its revenue was earlier generated from international operations,” said aviation consultancy firm CAPA in October. In the financial year more than 200 million passengers travelled in India. But this number has declined to about only one-forth in the next year.
  • CAPA India estimated a loss of more than USD 6.5 Billion in the financial year 2021.
  • The Airports Authority of India (AAI) — responsible for managing and maintaining civil aviation infrastructure across the country — reported a 92 percent fall in its revenue from Rs 2,973 crore during April-June 2019 to Rs 239 crore during the corresponding period in 2020, a government reply to the Lok Sabha on September 22, 2020, said.
  • “Civil aviation has been severely hit with the tourism sector being down, and the former has a huge debt on them,” Sanat Kaul, Chairman (India Chapter) International Foundation for Aviation, Aerospace & Drones (IFFAAD), said.
  • “The revenue impact on the Indian aviation industry for FY21 is likely to be over 50 percent, and job losses, including compulsory leave without pay, are likely to be around 30 percent-plus,” Manvi Hooda, Practice Lead Consulting & Research, CAPA South Asia, said.
  • The passenger footfall across AAI airports saw a significant drop from 14.5 million in January 2020 to 27,687 in April 2020.

POST-COVID TIME FOR CIVIL AVIATION SECTOR :-

“Post-COVID, we need an aviation reform agenda, which must be well-directed and result in a sustainably profitable aviation industry,” said Hooda of CAPA India.
“This must include reducing negative fiscal regime, including aviation turbine fuel in the GST and ensuring that the Directorate General of Civil Aviation and Bureau of Civil Aviation Security turn into independent institutions. Privatisation of Air India and more AAI airports, and dismantling of government ownership of aviation assets, except for ATC, should also be expedited” she suggested. Further, strategic reforms like long-term airport master plan and remote airport infrastructure to deliver tangible results under the ‘flexible use of airspace’ should be envisaged, she advised.

It will take time to completely free the world from the pandemic COVID-19. Till then, all the appropriate Covid protocols must be strictly followed by everyone during their journey so that civil aviation sector health can be improved.

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LOKI :❤️🔥

Loki is an American television series created by Michael Waldron for the streaming service Disney+, based on Marvel Comics featuring the character of the same name. Set in the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU), it shares continuity with the films of the franchise and takes place after the events of the film Avengers: Endgame (2019), in which an alternate version of Loki created a new timeline. Loki is produced by Marvel Studios, with Waldron serving as head writer. Loki premiered on June 9, 2021, with its first season concluding on July 14, consisting of six episodes. It is part of Phase Four of the MCU. The first season has received positive reviews, with praise for the performances and visuals.

Loki

EPISODES

Loki is arrested by the Time Variance Authority (TVA) when he creates a new timeline after escaping from the Battle of New York with the Tesseract in 2012.The TVA resets the timeline, and this “variant” Loki stands trial in front of Judge Ravonna Renslayer for crimes against the “Sacred Timeline”. Loki blames the situation on the Avengers, who had traveled back in time to 2012, but Renslayer says their actions were meant to happen unlike Loki’s escape. Agent Mobius M. Mobius takes Loki to the Time Theater to review his past misdeeds and question his history of hurting people. He reveals that Loki, in his intended future, inadvertently causes the death of his adoptive mother Frigga. Loki attempts to escape, but gives up after realizing that the TVA’s power exceeds that of the Infinity Stones. He returns to the Time Theater and watches more future events, including his own death at the hands of Thanos. He then agrees to help Mobius hunt another Loki variant who has killed several TVA agents and stolen their timeline-resetting charges.

Tom Hiddleston As LOKI

Tom Hiddleston as Loki:
Thor’s adopted brother and the god of mischief, based on the Norse mythological deity of the same name.This is an alternate, “time variant” version of Loki who created a new timeline in Avengers: Endgame (2019) beginning in 2012. Because of this, he has not gone through the events of Thor: The Dark World (2013) or Thor: Ragnarok (2017), which reformed the previously villainous character before his death in Avengers: Infinity War (2018). Head writer Michael Waldron compared Loki to Apple Inc. co-founder Steve Jobs since both were adopted and love being in control. Hiddleston expressed interest in returning to the role in order to explore Loki’s powers, particularly his shapeshifting, which plays into the series’ exploration of identity. Loki’s sex in the series is denoted by the Time Variance Authority as “fluid”, referencing the character’s genderfluidity in Marvel Comics that had previously been speculated on for the MCU given his shapeshifting ability.Waldron said he was aware of how many people identify with Loki’s genderfluidity and were “eager for that representation”. The series also reveals Loki as bisexual, becoming the first major queer character in the MCU.The series explores more of Loki’s magic abilities, such as his telekinesis and magic blasts.

CREATION OF MULTIVERSE IN EPISODE 6

In Loki’s ending, the answer to this puzzle is provided, as Loki and the Lady Loki variant Sylvie meet He Who Remains; the creator of the TVA and crafter of the Sacred Timeline, who quickly explains that he made both in order to stop a multiverse wide war. Despite telling the protagonist duo that killing him will leave another of his variants in his place, Sylvie murders He Who Remains – a decision that, as the show’s ending reveals, places Marvel villain Kang in charge of the TVA and thus the MCU timeline, seemingly.

Science textbook analysis

Of class 6th NCERT book

We all are going through this science book in class 6th. But now we will see how much our book are gender netural. At class 6th students started their puberty. It is important that our textbook should be gender netrual.

About the book 

The textbook is published  by the National Council Of Educational Research and Training. This textbook is an updated version. The syllabus is based on the latest pattern of CBSE. All the three subjects- physics, chemistry and biology are included in the syllabus.

Grade 6th science textbook is fully child centric. The pictures are bright and big. The colour of the textbook is really attractive and good. The quality of paper used to develop the content is flexible and does not leave any impression behind the page. The pages are properly numbered and activities are low cost or no cost activities. The activities can easily be performed by the student and provide them a better conceptual understanding. Assessment, evaluation, learning and facts are in different colours so the child can attract them.

Cover page of the textbook

The cover page of the science textbook for 6th class are designed by Mr. Dev Anand and Mr. Sunil Kumar. The cover page designers are both men. There is no woman. The government should include the woman candidate too for designing the cover page. Might the cover page be more attractive. 

The director of the book is also a man and even the production committee is also heard by Mr. Anil kumar sharma. I found that all the members of the design  production and direction committee are men. There is no participation of women in any such work. 

Introduction is also given by an male IAS officer Mr. Binay Bhushan- director of education and sports. There are many other women IAS officers who worked in the education department.

Textbook development committee 

The textbook development committee consists of 26 members in itself. The number of women participants is ten which is not even half the man participants. The higher ranking office belongs to one woman out of 10. 

Chapter1 ; food: where does it come from 

Page no. 2 image no. 1.3- transportation of wheat 

Here a man carries the food to the market. A woman can represent the same. The content developer should use a woman representative too. A sixth class student considers that transportation is only related to man. Women do not participate in this work.

Chapter 2: component of food

Page no.15 image there is a fat boy who represents the over eating. They can use the girl too. But there is a stereotype that a girl should be slim. It will be ok if a man is overweight.

Chapter 3; fiber to fabric

Page no.20, 21 and 22 image no. 3.7, 3.11 and 3.13, the work represents the status of women. The women are working with charkha and weaving meaning at home whereas men are working in the field of cotton. But the reality is different as shown in pictures.

Chapter 5:separation of substance 

Page no 37 image 5.4 and 5.5- there is a man who worked in the field and the woman works with the execution method of separating wheat and dust.  The picture shows the gender roles of men working in the field and women working at home.

Pageno. 38 image 5.7- man is working on a filtration method. The man is labour but why do they use only men and women also do the same thing in the same way.

Chapter 9: living -features and habitat 

Page no. 88 image no. 9.10- in the growth process images mostly man used as the representative. I rarely see any woman as the representative of the growth process . Do women have a different growth process than men? 

Chapter 10; measurement of speed and distance 

In this chapter women’s representation is neglected . All the activities are performed by a single gender ( male). Might be content developers consider that women are not good in numbers so he does not include pictures of women.

Chapter 15; air in our surrounding 

Page no. 148 image 15.5 – the mountaineer is a man why not a woman. The women also climb the mountain but the picture again is a reflection of less representation of women in the text development committee.

Page no. 150 image no. 15.8 There is a policeman who controls the traffic. When they look at the book he /she considers that only a man could be a traffic police woman not.

Dialogue 

The textbook consists of two characters known as the bhuju and pheli. Pheli is a girl who is very curious to know everything whereas bhuju is a boy who knows everything and performs activities. I feel that somewhere the content developer considers that girls are curious whereas boys are silent observers

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Conclusion 

The science textbook of 6th class is published by the NCERT. The book is updated but somewhere gender equality is missed by the content developer. The picture can develop a gender role distinguished in the child mind. Same as the pheli bhuju creates and thinks that girls are curious and boys have answers to the all query. We should neglect this type of representation of women in the textbook and there is an urgent need for more female participants in content developing and cover designing.

Rath yatra during pandemic

Rath yatra during COVID-19

Rath yatra is celebrated every year on dwitiya tithi of shukla paksh at ashada maas (hindhu calendar). This year it was celebrated on July 12 Monday 2021. It is one of the biggest yatra in India.

Jagannath rath yatra is devoted to the one form of lord vishnu. Jagannath- lord of the world- in sanatan dharm hindhu consider the bhagwan vishnu as the preserver of the world. Bhagwan vishnu preserves the whole cosmos from the evils- written in shrimad bhagwat katha. 

Jagannath temple is situated in the puri odisha. It was built by the king indradyumna. He was the bhakt of jagannath. His wife gundicha is known as jagannath swami maternal aunt (masi). She was blessed by the jagannath that he would come at her place for eight days every year on ashada maas on dwitiya  tithi of shukla paksh. 

 In Jagannath temple, bhagwan jagannath is worshipped along with his brother balbhadr and sister subhadra. It is the only temple in the world where brother and sister is worshipped.

Jagannath temple is one of the most beautiful monuments of Indian architecture. The temple is near the ocean. There is a sudarshan chakra at the top of the temple. The flag is daily because they believe that if the flag is not changed on a single day the temple will remain closed for the upcoming 18 year. The height of the jagannath temple is 65 metres. The roof of the temple is supported by 12 pillars. There is a mukti mandap which is made up of granite in the area of 900 square feet in square shape.

During the pandemic, only a few members of the temple committee participated in the yatra. The members are fully vaccinated and found negative in covid-19 test. Maha pandit of the temple said over a lakh people used to participate in the rath yatra. People from all over the world come here to see the precious yatra of bhagwan jagannath from temple to gundicha temple. It is the celebration of ten days in  which hera pancham (fourth day of rath yatra) and the return yatra. I hope that everything will be fine soon so people can celebrate the yatra as earlier. 

The court of puri ordered that the yatra must be in a limited area of puri. In other states the rath yatra is banned by the supreme court. The prime minister of India shri narendra das domodar das modi also greeted the people of the nation on the occasion of the rath yatra. The government of India is preparing for the third wave of covid-19.  If they allow the gathering of people for the rath yatra, it causes the risk of increasing the case of covid-19 in the nation.

We hope that this pandemic will be over soon and we can celebrate the other rath yatra with full of joy and love. Because it is not only a rath yatra, it is a symbol of brotherhood, unity and harmony.

Working out haan!

Exercise is any bodily activity that enhances or maintains physical fitness and overall health and wellness.

It is performed for various reasons, to aid growth and improve strength, preventing aging, developing muscles and the cardiovascular system, honing athletic skills, weight loss or maintenance, improving health and also for enjoyment. Many individuals choose to exercise outdoors where they can congregate in groups, socialize, and enhance well-being.

In terms of health benefits, the amount of recommended exercise depends upon the goal, the type of exercise, and the age of the person. Even doing a small amount of exercise is healthier than doing none.

Physical exercises are generally grouped into three types, depending on the overall effect they have on the human body:

Aerobic exercise is any physical activity that uses large muscle groups and causes the body to use more oxygen than it would while resting. The goal of aerobic exercise is to increase cardiovascular endurance. Examples of aerobic exercise include running, cycling, swimming, brisk walking, skipping rope, rowing, hiking, dancing, playing tennis, continuous training, and long distance running.
Anaerobic exercise, which includes strength and resistance training, can firm, strengthen, and increase muscle mass, as well as improve bone density, balance, and coordination. Examples of strength exercises are push-ups, pull-ups, lunges, squats, bench press. Anaerobic exercise also includes weight training, functional training, eccentric training, interval training, sprinting, and high-intensity interval training which increase short-term muscle strength.
Flexibility exercises stretch and lengthen muscles. Activities such as stretching help to improve joint flexibility and keep muscles limber. The goal is to improve the range of motion which can reduce the chance of injury.
Physical exercise can also include training that focuses on accuracy, agility, power, and speed.

Types of exercise can also be classified as dynamic or static. ‘Dynamic’ exercises such as steady running, tend to produce a lowering of the diastolic blood pressure during exercise, due to the improved blood flow. Conversely, static exercise (such as weight-lifting) can cause the systolic pressure to rise significantly, albeit transiently, during the performance of the exercise.

Heavy Rainfall next five days

Delhi, UP, Uttarakhand and Himachal to Receive Heavy Rainfall Next Five Days.

The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has predicted heavy to very heavy rainfall at some places of North India, including Delhi, Uttar Pradesh, Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand, during the next 5 days. 

The department has also issued an orange alert in Rajasthan and Jammu and Kashmir. It also issued a yellow alert in Himachal Pradesh and Uttarakhand, which are facing heavy losses due to cloudburst. The Metrological department issued a red alert for Madhya Maharashtra and Goa.

The prediction are taken at a time when monsoon has entered in most of the states of the country.

Following are the meaning of the color of the alert issued by authorities::

Green Alert: It means there is no danger as there is no chance of rain.

Yellow Alert: This alert means that there will be rainfall and weather will remain unclear

Orange Alert: This means that there is a full possibility of rainfall and thunderstorms. So one should not go out unless it is absolutely necessary.

Red Alert: Red Alert means warning of dangerous weather. Through this alert, people are warned against going out of their homes.

The moisture-laden winds are advancing from the Bay of Bengal towards all parts of the country due to changes in conditions that promote the advancement of these winds.

Calling Sehmat – movie based novel ( RAAZI )

  • How was Sehmat Khan alone able to influence the course of the Indo – Pakistan war of 1971? Is patriotism still in the hearts of people. The answer to this question is given in the book Calling Sehmat itself. Still people keep their country or watan on the first priority.
  • The book Calling Sehmat is written by Harinder Sikka. This book is not a history lesson but a lesson to learn in life. People still sacrifice their LIFE for the sake of the country and the safety of the country. It is a true story about a girl called Sehmat who was studying in Delhi and became an Indian spy who can be solely responsible to save India from losing the Indo – Pak war of 1971.
  • Sehmat was the only child born to Tej and Hidayat. She was born to a muslim father and hindu mother and hence she was very secular because she had seen two people practicing different religions and still living in peace under the same roof. The young Sehmat agrees to marries a officer of Pakistan army even if she loves someone else. She gathers information about Pakistan while living in her in laws house and maintaining a healthy married life. Sehmat eventually founds about the sinking of india’s pride that is INS Vikrant.
  • The story gives us the ray of hope that there are still people who stake their life for the country. It also showcasts the bravery of the Kashmiri people.  I would like to give this book a rating of 9.5/10. I would recommend this book to all those who truly believe in patriotism. It is a mixture of thiller , suspense and mystery. The plot of the book is set in an amazing way

NASA (National Aeronautics and Space Administration)

NASA is the most popular space agency whose headquarters is located at Washington, USA. It was established on 1st October 1958. It has 10 field centers, which provide a major role in the execution of NASA’s work. NASA is supporting International Space Station which is an international collaborative work on space research. It has landed rovers on Mars, analysed the atmosphere of Jupiter, explored Saturn and Mercury.


The Mercury, Gemini and Apollo programy helped NASA learn more about flying in space. NASA’s robotic space probes have visited every planet in the solar system. Satellites launched by NASA have revealed a wealth of data about Earth, resulting in valuable information such as a better understanding of weather patterns. NASA technology has contributed to make many items used in everyday life, from smoke detectors to medical tests.


APOLLO MISSION
Apollo Missions are the most popular missions of NASA. These missions made American Astronauts to land on the Moon. It consists of totally 17 missions. Among them Apollo-8 and Apollo-11 are more remarkable. Apollo-8 was the first manned mission to go to the Moon.

It orbited around the Moon and came back to the Earth. Apollo-11 was the first ‘ Man Landing Mission’ to the moon. It landed on the Moon on 20th July 1969. Neil Armstrong was the first man to walk on the surface of the Moon.


NASA’s Work with ISRO


NASA’s made an agreement to work with ISRO to launch the NISAR Satellite (NASA-ISRO synthetic Aperture Radar) and Mars Exploration Missions.


Work of Indians at NASA
People of India origin in America are working in NASA and they have made remarkable contribution to NASA.

kalpana chawla

Kalpana chawla was born on 17th March 1962 in Karnal, Punjab. In 1988, she joined the NASA.

She was selected to take part in the Colombia Shuttle Mission in 1997 and she became the first Indian women astronaut fo go to space. On her second mission the Columbia shuttle, she lost her life, when shuttle broke down.


SUNITHA WILLIAMS


Sunitha Williams was born on 19th September 1965 in USA. She started her career as an astronaut in August 1998.

She made two trips to the International Space Station. She set a record of the longest space walking time by a female astronaut in 2012, with a total space Walk of 50 hour and 40 minute (7 space walks). She is one of the crew of NASA’s Manned Mars Mission.

Taoism-The art of letting it go.


Laojunshan, China famous Taoist Holy Land

Taoism (also spelled Daoism) may be a religion and a philosophy from ancient China that has influenced folk and national belief. Taoism has been connected to the philosopher Lao Tzu, who around 500 B.C.E. wrote the most book of Taoism, the Tao Te Ching. Taoism holds that humans and animals should sleep in balance with the Tao, or the universe. Taoists believe spiritual immortality, where the spirit of the body joins the universe after death.

Much of the thrust of Daoism, as we’ve seen, naturally motivates a reaction against the moralistic and elitist inclinations of Confucianism. Confucianism stood for a rigid, detailed, traditional pattern of hierarchical social behavior. Duties were assigned to all or any of one’s social roles—and an individual typically had many such roles, e.g., husband, father, minister, younger brother, teacher, student, etc.

One could escape this heavy scheme of obligations mainly in retirement or, paradoxically, the normal duty to spend three years “in mourning” for the death of one’s father. The withdrawal from society, the antipathy toward ritual roles, traditional “morality,” and any social structures or traditional culture suggests a sort of Daoist “ethos” as an antithesis to Confucianism in China.


One of the most ideas of Taoism is that the belief in balancing forces, or yin and yang. These ideas represent matching pairs, like light and dark, hot and cold, action and inaction, which work together toward a universal whole. Yin and yang show that everything within the universe is connected which nothing is sensible by itself.

Taoism became well-known within the eighth century C.E. because the religion of the Tang . within the following centuries, it existed alongside Buddhism and Confucianism (another philosophical religion). However, during the Communist takeover in 1959, Taoism, Confucianism, and other religions were banned. This caused a decline within the practice of Taoism in China. Many modern Taoists sleep in Taiwan, although recent reforms in China have increased the amount of Chinese Taoists.

Why should we care about our privacy?

Privacy in general terms is the right to be left alone or freedom from interference or intrusion. In terms of the internet, privacy is the right to have some control over how your personal information is collected and used.

More technical innovation gives way to more efficient and advanced technologies. In recent years the information has become the most important component to cultivate this innovation. As many new people are coming on the internet and the amount of information being shared is increased manifold. Every organization or individual is entering the realm of the digital world and data is the entity of this world. Data is also very essential to understand a user or a customer or a client but sometimes there is no limit to the amount of data that an internet corporation is willing to extract. Somewhere there has to be a line that needs to be drawn. In recent years there have been many issues regarding the privacy policy of many tech corporations. Facebook has been in controversy much time. Recently Whatsapp’s privacy policy also raised many questions, then in an ironic move Whatsapp raised the question of privacy by suing the government regarding the new Information technology rules. But this is just the tip of the iceberg and numerous other aspects get overlooked. First, we will need to understand what this privacy means for us as individuals. Only then we can clearly determine the relevance of these rapidly changing developments in this subject.  

“Arguing that you don’t care about the right to privacy because you have nothing to hide is no different than saying you don’t care about free speech because you have nothing to say.”

-Edward Snowden

It’s not that privacy means that there is something to hide; rather privacy is having things you don’t want to show. For instance, people would not like to post their Bank account online or Bank statements. People would also not like to have a public camera inside their homes. Similarly, there are some things that an individual would not like to share online. Privacy can provide secrecy, but there is more to it. Privacy also provides autonomy and therefore freedom to an individual. Well, there is even more to privacy than the freedom that many people do not realize which is that when we think we’re being watched, we make behavior choices that we believe other people want us to make.  Humans intrinsically like to avoid societal condemnation and perception of whether or not we are in private changes the way we behave. This indicates the benefit that a state can have with surveillance and can lead to a conformist population.

As it is stated by many that data is the oil and for many tech organizations it truly is. We can witness this with the various technological corporations that rely upon user data including Facebook, Google, Amazon etc. But Even Smartphone manufacturers like Xiaomi have realized the lucrative benefits of collecting and selling user data. For these companies, our data is money and they earn billions of dollars with this data. Both the private tech giants have clauses in their privacy policy that allows government agencies and third parties to access the data. The data that gets uploaded on the internet never gets deleted and stays there forever. What we have to realize is that even if the information seems futile today, it may have an importance tomorrow. In conclusion, privacy is not a trivial issue and people will have to understand its importance until it’s too late.

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