Top 3 Places to Visit in Uttarakhand

Uttarakhand is a beautiful and a small state located in the Northern part of India. Initially it was a part of Uttar Pradesh but later on it got separated and became a new state. It has an area of around 53, 483 km² . It shares it boundaries with UP, Himachal Pradesh, Nepal and Tibet(China). It is widely known and popular for its natural beauty as it is situated in the laps of Great Himalayas. It has tall mountains, deep valleys, perennial rivers and almost everything that a nature lover will admire. Let us look at some of the top places to visit in Uttarakhand :-

1. Mussorie –

There is hardly any word in the dictionary that can truly describe the natural beauty of Mussorie. Located at a height of more than 2000ft it is a nothing less than a heaven for nature lovers and tourists. It is located at a distance of 40 km from the state capital Dehradun and is well connected by roads. Every year lakhs of tourists visit Mussorie to admire its natural beauty. Kempty Waterfall, Bhatta Falls, Jharipani Falls and Mossy Falls attracts a lot of tourists. Lal Tibba and Gun Hill are the two topmost point located at a height of more than 6000ft. From here visitors can catch the view of the mesmerising Himalayan ranges of Kedarnath and Badrinath. Dhanaulti is the main attraction for the tourists. It is located 24km from Mussorie. The snow covered mountains here gives the tourists one of their most beautiful memories.

2. Dehradun –

Dehradun is the state capital of Uttarakhand and also the largest city of it. The headquarters of mostly every major organizations, institutes and government bodies are situated here. It is around 250km from Delhi and is well connected by road and railways. The Jolly Grant Airport provides the airway means of transport. Tourists can enjoy rafting in the rivers. Robber’s Cave which is surrounded by majestic hills gives a lifetime memory to trek lovers. Many temples such as Tapovan Temple and Tapkeshwar Temple gives divine feelings to visitors. Rajaji National Park, Malsi Deer Park and Tiger View Jungle Camp are main attractions for wildlife enthusiasts. Tourists enjoy bathing in Sahastradhara and Shikhar Falls. Har ki Dun, Kedarnath Trek and Rupin Pass Trek gives breath-taking view of snow covered Himalayan mountain range.

3. Haridwar –

Haridwar is one of the most holy places for Hindus. It is famous for its temples and river Ganga. It is located at a distance of 50km from state capital Dehradun. It is well connected by roads and railways Mansa Devi Temple and Chandi Devi Temple are two major attractions for tourists. Both of these temples are located on hills and rope way facilities are provided for tourists to easily visit these temples. Har ki Pauri is also a major divine place located on the banks of river Ganga. The Ganga Temple is located here and The Ganga Aarti that is performed everyday in morning and at evening attracts a lot of visitors. Shantikunj a well renowned Ashram is located 5 km from the district headquarter. Patanjali Yogpeeth, a major medical and research institute located at a distance of 22km is a fast growing destination that is attracting thousands of tourists every year.

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https://www.holidify.com/places/dehradun/sightseeing-and-things-to-do.html

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https://www.euttaranchal.com/tourism/places-to-see-in-haridwar.php

            In our day-to-day life we are using more and more things so, after the usage are we recycling it? Most of us answer is no. This answer statement must be changed for the betterment of our life and the environment. Simple changes make’s great things to occur so, it is everyone’s responsibility to make our environment better.

Recycle

The single word recycle means a lot for the betterment of our environment, when we start to recycle most of thing’s as possible, the Earth will be of less pollution. Less pollution means a fresh air, less contamination of the air, water, land etc., importantly there will be less diseases. It is every individual’s role to make the Earth beautiful, on the other hand Government is also making the new rules to protect the environment, for example the government of Tamil Nadu has banned the usage of one -time use and through away plastics from 1^st January 2019, this rule which banned the production, storage, supply, transport, sale and distribution of one-time plastics, which is extremely effective.

India

            India, the world’s second most populated country, generates around 5.6 million tones of plastic waste annually, according to government figures.

            In India, 77% of waste is disposed of in open dumps, 18% is composed and just 5% is recycled.

            A major chunk of waste is recyclable, which is tapped by the recyclers, they are about 7500 plastic recyclers in India, 312 registered e-waste recyclers and 5 registered construction and demolition waste recycling units.

Process of recycling

1. Collection

The items are collected and taken to the recycling facilities.

• Processing
  • The wastage are separated and preferred materials are used in the

manufacturing the new products.

• Manufacturing

Making old stuff from the new stuff.

• Buying recycled

Purchasing products made from recycled materials bring the loop full circle.

Recycling turns things into other things which is like a magic.

Population is the term which defines.

“The number of people who live in a particular area, city or country” https://languages.oup.com/google-dictionary-hi

Why is it so important and a need to understand population and why do we need to be aware of this?

The most populated countries in the world are: –

1. China                        
2. India                          
3. United States                      
4. Indonesia                            
5. Pakistan
6. Nigeria
7. Brazil
8. Bangladesh
9. Russia
10. Mexico

These are the most populated countries in the world.

As the increased population number in each country brings together many serious problems and opportunities not only in economic aspects, social aspects and political aspects etc.

1. Employement.

Positive impacts: In an underdeveloped country or a developing country there is a need of work force to carry of work more forward. When there is adequate amount of people required available to do the job then the developing process will go on smoothly.

Negative impact: When there is too much of population though there are various job opportunities, vacancies available but there will be only limited number of vacancies available which will not be able to cover vast amount of population and many will be left unemployed.

• Poverty.

Positive impact: When there will be more people then they will work harder and smarted to get them out of poverty and will also tend to get employed as a result they will contribute in reduction of poverty.

           Negative impact: When there will be vast amount of population then there                    would be only little who will get employed the rest will have to work and remain  in that level of poverty.

• Happiness.

Positive impact: When there would be more people there would be more people who will surround you and you will make bonds with them which will make you happy.

Negative impact: people will face too much completion between then to grab opportunities which would make it harder to create a strong bond between them.

There are many positive and negative impacts of high population but in those countries where it is a serious issue there many steps have been taken to reduce population rate I that country.

China

China has adopted One child policy in which only one child was allowed though it benefited in the population reduction in China there was another problem faced when the youth population (Which is also called the working population) was seen a reduction and the population dependent increased and many more problems were faced.

Now China has adopted Two child policy to overcome this situation.

Those counties with less population tend to have strong bonding, better growth opportunities and does not affect environment.

Education is one of the ways which can help with over population in countries. When children are taught in school and at home openly about population then that will educated the children and have a good impact on them because today’s children are going to be the working youth of future.

The counties will less or adequate population benefits with better opportunities some are:

Employment Opportunities: As a result of small size of the population, there will be enough job opportunity for the people.

Increased in Social and Infrastructural Facilities: An under Populated Country experiences a higher per capita in terms of social and infrastructural facilities available to the people in the country.

National Simplicity Day 2021: It is observed on 12 July every year to honor Henry David Thoreau who advocates the life of simplicity. Let us have a look at the history and significance of the day.

The day honours and commemorates the life and work of American philosopher, writer, and proponent of simple living, Henry David Thoreau. He advocates living a simple life. He wrote several books around the subject. The most popular book of Henry David Thoreau is Walden which is a reflection upon simple living in natural surroundings.

Henry David Thoreau was born on 12 July, 1817. National Simplicity Day is observed in honour of the birthday of Henry David Thoreau,  He encourages us to step back and look at the ways to simplify life in such a busy lifestyle. The day provides us an opportunity to eliminate the unnecessary burdens that weigh us down.

“As you simplify your life, the laws of the universe will be simpler”. – Henry David Thoreau

After marriage no one going to be a celebrity, it’s just two days of celebration.

Marriage is made in heaven if two souls able to understand the concept of marriage if not hell will be there. Many things two body is important in marriage but they forget two mind and heart together one soul, in marriage between husband and wife when there will be strong bonding, when they find friend in opposite persons. There has to be understanding each others, accepting everyone have drawback but we have to accept that person with that drawback and when whole world forgotten to see good in him/her tell them I will accept as you are that create great respect towards you.

There must be understanding, acceptance and respect in between them but people it’s all materialist give happiness but materialistic comfort our lifestyle but not our inner soul.

We’ve definitely come a long way now, with the pandemic forcing us to shut down public places, offices, major national organizations and institutions, and most important of all – educational institutions. Initially, the lockdown had left us totally clueless as all the conventional modes of imparting education had come to a screeching halt. It was an emergent and unprecedented situation, and major educators in the world had started looking for ‘smart’ methods to continue the cycle of research and innovation through learning. Soon enough, people came up with novel solutions to lessen the wide gap the pandemic had wrought upon. We were given alternatives to classroom teaching with virtual learning tools.

And that’s how we diversified into the online space. Beginning with conducting online classes and assessment as a temporary fix to keep the string of learning going, we are now highly considering online learning as one of the major methods as the future of education. Online teaching and learning have introduced major changes in our learning pattern and medium, from making use of presentations, simulation and graphic designing to enhance the students’ understanding of concepts to audio-visual interactions, online assessment techniques and advanced technology to aid teaching. The virtual mode of education has opened up new avenues for self-paced learning methods. The major advantage of self-paced learning is one can learn anywhere, anytime and with basic resources (a computer/smartphone, broadband connection and of course, a curious mind!) Plus, the learner can access the teaching tools at a click’s comfort and at a pace which he/she feels comfortable. all this included, one can access forums and discussions to clear doubts and connect with other learners in any corner of the world to brainstorm over ideas and solutions. Today, learning has become dynamic and is paving the way for better ways of optimization and development. Assessment methods have also become hassle-free with virtual tools with online forms, but the major drawback for this is malpractice which takes place off the invigilator’s reach of the screen. Efforts are being taken to bring this under effective control, with the help of softwares and apps which track eyeball movements, check for other malicious apps open on the student’s computer and other possible options. But this hasn’t been controlled so efficiently yet so as to completely believe in the online assessment system, and the search for effective solutions is on the go. Nevertheless, on the brighter side, education hasn’t completely come to a standstill as it would have if technological advancements wouldn’t have come to the rescue. Bigwigs in the online education space who were gaining popularity slowly before the pandemic situation benefitted with an upper hand and are now frontrunners in capturing the virtual education space. These companies, which primarily focused on capturing the attention of the child towards learning concepts in a fun way and helping the slow-paced learner pick up better with interesting teaching methods, have now dived deeper into the arena and shifted to quite a bigger space, as online education became the best viable solution to make up for physical classes. E-communication platforms which were earlier corporate-centric and better suited to long distance communication quickly altered themselves to cater the needs of the booming education sector, with focus on class meetings, presentation options and discussion platforms. All these developments are changing presumed conceptions about online learning and the face of modern education.

Some of the major hurdles to acquire effective and efficient online education currently are conducting practicals online. We do not seem to be well-equipped to go fully online and conduct laboratory and workshop sessions with the available technology and tools. Tech leaders are investing a great amount of time, money and effort to come up with satisfactory solutions to tackle this problem, which makes a big difference in higher technical education.

Virtual education has made a huge impact on our daily lives owing to technology amidst a wildly raging pandemic, and is proving to be a helpful technological aid to continue learning without time, place and barriers. The coming years will witness astounding changes and progress in educational methods.