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Nashik district authority to take help of local dialects of tribals to facilitate COVID-19 vaccination drive

In Maharashtra’s Nashik, the district authority has been taking help of local dialects of the tribals to clear apprehensions and to facilitate the COVID-19 vaccination drive.

Nashik zilla parishad’s chief executive officer, Leena Bansod said that there have been  certain misconceptions among tribals regarding the vaccination drive. Hence, she said, the district authority has been making use of local dialects of the tribals to create awareness on the benefits of taking the vaccine against COVID-19.

Ms. Bansod further said that audio-video clips have been made in these local dialects to create awareness

Meghalaya records 408 new COVID19 cases

In Meghalaya, the number of active cases is on a steady decline as the State recorded 408 fresh new cases against 977 recoveries in the last 24 hours. Directorate of Health Services in a statement said that the number of total active cases stands at 6913 while that of recovered cases has reached 28,107. In the last 24 hours, 14 deaths were reported; nine from East Khasi Hills district, two from Ri Bhoi district and one each from South West Garo Hills, South West Khasi Hills and West Jaintia Hills districts. The total number of COVID 19 fatalities in Meghalaya has reached 578 out of which the maximum number of deaths has been recorded from East Khasi Hills district with 469 deaths followed by West Jaintia Hills district with 38 fatalities and West Garo Hills district with 26 deaths.

Gujarat records 1871 new cases of COVID-19 in last 24 hours

Gujarat has recorded 1871 new cases of COVID 19 yesterday. According to the state health department, 5146 patients recovered during the last 24 hours and were discharged from the hospitals.

Total 7 lakh 62 thousand 670 patients have recovered from Covid19 in Gujarat till now. The recovery rate further improved and reached up to 94.40 percent. Maximum 237 new cases of Covid19 reported from Ahmedabad. Vadodara recorded 216 new cases, while Surat recorded 139 new cases. 25 patients lost their lives yesterday. With these, the death toll due to Covid19 in the state has reached up to 9815.  Gujarat has now 35 thousand 403 active cases at present, out of which 521 patients are on ventilator. 1 lakh 83 thousand 70 persons have been vaccinated in the state yesterday.

Fiscal Deficit and its adverse implications-

What is fiscal deficit ? 

Fiscal deficit is the difference between Government’s total expenditure and non-debt capital reciepts. Revenue receipts, recoveries of loans and other receipts are all non-debt capital recipts. We subtract these from Total expenditure incurred by government to find out Fiscal deficit. 
 
When does Fiscal deficit arise ? 
Fiscal deficit arises when the government has expenditure higher than the revenue it generates. To bridge this expenditure – revenue deficit, the government resorts to borrowing, This borrowing is called Fiscal deficit. In short, Fiscal deficit is the total borrowing of the government to fund the allocations and expenditures listed in the Union Budget. 
 
What are the adverse consequences of high Fiscal deficit ? 
A high fiscal deficit is bad for state of the economy, trade balance and currency exchange rate. 
 
Rising Interest rates– A high fiscal deficit would mean the government’s borrowings are high. When the government borrows moeny from the general public, it creates demand for money. Lending to government carries zero risk, as the government does not default on repayment. However, greater government borrowing would mean less money would be available for lending to industrial and other sectors of the economy. This would push up the interest rates for the borrowers of the industry. 
 
Reduced business and economic activity- Higher interest rates would add to overall, cost of production, thereby increasing cost of operations. This in turn would render business activity like increased production and expanding operations, unviable. Hence, a lot of businesspersons would then opt out of such economic activity as they no longer find it profitable. 
 
Reduced income and employment generation- If due to higher interest rates businesspersons opt out of economic activity or close down plants, it would also lead to fall in employment. This would in turn mean that the unemployed don’t earn income and hence it would reduce their purchasing power. This implies fall in aggregate demand for goods and services. This would reduce investment and industrial activity, thereby depressing the overall economic scenario. 
 
Lowers exchange rate and increases trade deficit- Sometimes, government of India would borrow from foreign sources. When the government borrows foreign exchanges comes into the economy. This would increase the supply of foreign currency, which can in turn be exchanged for domestic currency. The rise in demand for Domestic currency would increase its value. The value of Indian rupee will increase. If exports go down and imports rise the trade deficit will also widen which in turn increases the current account deficit. High borrowing and increase in current account deficit would mean country’s financial position becomes precarious as it piles higher debt and greater interest burden on future generation.   
 
In short, a higher fiscal deficit is dangerous in every way possible for economic activities, trade balance, exchange rate and employment act.  

 

VISUALISATION-1 SKILL FOR DREAMS

VISUALISATION-1 SKILL FOR DREAMS, the vehicle to the future and the most powerful means of achieving personal goals. Visualizing is the act of seeing, feeling , sensing and most importantly experiencing something in your mind exactly as you would in your real life. Visualization is the way you willfully form mental images to affect the reality using the imagination which forms images in your subconscious mind which further uses the images as the patterns to work on.

“WHEN YOU CAN VISUALIZE IT YOU CAN CREATE IT.”

It is the creative visualization which is a spiritual exercise which uses your thoughts and the imagination to change your life in a positive way. It is the natural power of imagination to change your life and basic creative energy of the universe with which one can constantly use to bring their dreams into reality. Imagination beautifully paints a charming view of the future conveniently adapted to the demands of our current emotion.

VISUALISATION-1 SKILL FOR DREAMS : A HIDDEN TOOL

Visualization is the way that triggers the same process in the brain as a real life experience would be by transmitting the same energetic frequency and vibration all around you such that you can create whatever you want to happen in your life , this is the hidden tool to your dreams. It lets one to concentrate on all the positive aspects of your life(do checkout my previous article on YOGA AND MEDITATION: 2 PILLARS OF HEALTHY LIFE). It is a positive outcome which allow you to grow in confidence of all the situations one undergoing with.

VISUALISATION-1 SKILL FOR DREAMS : HOW TO USE IT?

Till now we are very clear that to achieve any thing in life faster we must first dream it of then visualize it. The key to effectively visualize is to create the most detailed, clear and vivid picture to focus on. The design usually starts with a fantasy with the ideas and the greatest value of a picture is when it forces us to notice what we never expected to . The best part is we need not require any special skills as its only demands one to develop the ability to believe in their goals.

do check out on how to visualize effectively https://www.successconsciousness.com/blog/creative-visualization/how-to-improve-visualization/#:~:text=%20How%20to%20Visualize%20%201%20Find%20a,and%20then%20repeat%20visualizing%20the%20object…%20More%20https://www.successconsciousness.com/blog/creative-visualization/how-to-improve-visualization/#:~:text=%20How%20to%20Visualize%20%201%20Find%20a,and%20then%20repeat%20visualizing%20the%20object…%20More%20

Visualization with positive feeling is mandatory(do check out my previous article on OPTIMISM- THE NEED OF THE HOUR)and the harder one works and visualizes something the easier they achieve. Visualize the thing you need, create a mental blue print and begin to build as mind works in images. The more clear and vivid picture you set in your mind, easier it is to tap into your subconscious mind as it lets the mind wander

VISUALISATION-1 SKILL FOR DREAMS: CHANGED THE LIVES OF MANY!

It is well said that the secret of the master mind is found wholly in the use of imagination. History has proven very efficiently that those who have dared to imagine the impossible are the ones who broke all the human limitations. In every field of human endeavor whether it is science, medicine or any other field the people who have imagined the impossible have engraved in our history.

 

                POPULATION EXPLOSION

Meaning of Population Explosion

It refers to the rapid increase in the population of an area among human beings. Furthermore, it is a situation where the economy is not capable of coping with the increasing demand of its population.

It is a major issue for developing countries. Also, the government is not taking proper measures to control this problem. Besides, it generates many issues in the country that cause many problems for people.

Causes of Population Explosion

The cause of the population explosion includes many factors and reasons. These include:

Increase in the birth rate- Due to lack of control on delivery and unawareness of people the birth rate is increasing rapidly. In addition, the gap between death and birth has gone way wider than what we can think of. Furthermore, the birth rate has increased many folds in comparison to the death rate.

A decrease in infant mortality rate- Mortality rate refers to the number of death of infants below the age of 6 months. Due to science and technology, we are able to minimize this rate and now only a few cases of death are known per thousand deaths.

The life expectancy growth- Earlier the life expectancy of people was around 55-60 years. But due to better and improved medical facilities, we are now able to increase the life expectancy of people. Now the average age of a person increased to 70-75 years.

Besides, these better living conditions, good quality food, better nutrition, and better sanitation facilities also helped in increasing life expectancy.

 

Effects of Population Explosion

The population explosion affects natural resources and many sectors of the economy in many ways:

Unemployment- Due to the increase in the population the demand for jobs and employment also increases. But, due to a lack of resources and employment opportunities, there are millions of jobless people in India.

In addition, the condition of unemployment is growing day by day. To face this problem most the people is either migrating to other countries for better job opportunities.

Poverty- Due to the large population there a large number of people who belong to below the poverty line and they do not have adequate knowledge of the overpopulation of the country. Also, they are the major contributor to a high birth rate.

Prevention of population explosion

There are various methods by which we can prevent a population explosion. The government can take measures to aware of the population about the various methods that can help in controlling the population. Also, it should implement some strong campaign for family planning and birth control.

High level of illiteracy- The literacy level of women is one of the biggest problems of family planning. In India, people pay very little importance to women’s education and marry them at an early age. That’s why they do not have knowledge about birth control methods and the use of contraceptives.

To sum it up, the population explosion has caused huge pressure on the surface of the earth. Also, we can control many issues of the earth by controlling population growth. Besides, many problems like food insecurity, illiteracy, poverty, and unemployment can be minimized by controlling the population.

Gujarat Chief Minister reviews progress of Nation’s largest aquatic gallery

Country’s largest aquatic gallery which is being set up in Ahmedabad will soon become a reality. Gujarat chief Minister Vijay Rupani today reviewed the progress of the nation’s largest aquatic gallery which is being developed at Ahmedabad science city. Mr Rupani said the aquatic gallery is being constructed with an outlay of Rs. 250 crore which will attract global science enthusiasts.

He said it will develop  curiosity towards  science in children and youth. On the occasion, Mr. Rupani also announced that science centers will be set up in all the districts in the state to satisfy  hunger for science among the children. He also reviewed the progress of the nature park and robotic gallery being  developed at Ahmedabad science city.

Centre allocates Rs. 5,117 crore grant to Madhya Pradesh under Jal Jeevan Mission

Central Government has allocated Rs. 5,117 crore grant to Madhya Pradesh under Jal Jeevan Mission to provide safe and potable piped drinking water to all the rural household in the state.

Jal Shakti Ministry said, keeping in view the commitment of the state to make provision of tap water supply in every rural home by 2023, the first tranche of more than Rs. 1,184 crore have been released.

Madhya Pradesh has one crore 23 lakh rural households, out of which more than 31 per cent have tap water supply at their homes.

The state is planning to provide 22 lakhs more tap water connections by March next year.

Jal Jeevan Mission was announced by the Prime Minister Narendra Modi on 15th August, 2019, which aims to provide tap water connection to every rural household of the country by 2024.

The total budget for the Mission in 2021-22 is Rs. 50 thousand crore.

UP Govt cancels Class 10th Board exam; reschedules Class 12th Exam

Due to COVID pandemic, Uttar Pradesh Government has cancelled the Class 10th Examination of State Education Board.

Exam of Class 12th has also been rescheduled and it will not take place in the month of July and the exam pattern will also be changed.

AIR correspondent reports, Education Minister Dr Dinesh Sharma made the announcement and said that due to COVID pandemic the exam of Class 10th of UP Board stands cancelled.

The decision will affect around 30 lakh students of state. He said that the Education Department has been asked to prepare the guidelines for the promotion of Class 10th students to Class eleventh.

Dr Sharma said that because of the importance of exams of Class 12th and the future of intermediate students of the UP board, it has been decided that the exam will take place in the second week of July.

The detailed time table of examination will be shared soon and the whole examination will be conducted in a time span of 15 working days.

He said that keeping in mind the present circumstances the duration of  exams of Class 12th will be of one and half hour only and students have to answer only three questions out of 10.

He said, that keeping in mind the COVID protocol and the importance of social distancing the number of centres for examinations have also been increased.

Around 26 lakh students are scheduled to appear in the intermediate exam of UP board.

Madhya Pradesh to start unlock from 1st June

The unlock process in Madhya Pradesh is beginning from June 1st. For this, the state government has issued a guideline. According to the state government, there will be separate unlock guidelines for the districts with more than 5 percent infection and less than 5 percent infection in the state.

Indore, Bhopal, Sagar and Morena districts of the state have more than 5 percent infection, so there are chemists, ration shops, grocery, fruit-vegetable, dairy, flour mill and animal feed in the urban areas of these districts Shops will not open more than 25 percent. These shops will be open only till 6 pm. At the same time, 50 percent shops will be opened in urban areas with less than five percent positivity rate.

A maximum of 10 people will be allowed to be present at the funeral. The wedding program will be able to have a maximum of 20 people from both sides. Social, political, sports, entertainment, cultural, religious events, shopping malls, swimming pools, theatres and picnic spots will be closed all over the state at present.

COVID vaccine trials in children in country going to begin soon: Govt

COVID vaccine is crucial in the fight against the Corona virus disease.

The liberalised and accelerated Phase-3 strategy of COVID-19 vaccination drive has already been started in the country.

Despite the government’s efforts to vaccinate all the beneficiaries in a fastest manner, some misinformation about vaccination is also there in some sections of the society.

One of the misconceptions is that the Centre is not taking steps to vaccinate children.

The Union Government has termed this as false.

AIR correspondent reports, the Union Government has said that no country in the world is administering COVID vaccine doses to children under the age of 12 years.

Also, the World Health Organization has no recommendation to vaccinate children.

However, there have been studies about the safety of vaccines in children which is encouraging.

The Centre has said, trials in children in India are also going to begin soon.

Recently, Bharat Biotech’s COVID vaccine Covaxin has been granted permission to conduct Phase-2 and 3 trials for the age group of two to 18 years.

The Expert Panel of the Central Drugs Standard Control Organization had recommended the conduct of trials.

The Government has stressed that the decision to vaccinate children is to be made by the scientists based on the results of the trials.

PM expresses gratitude to Corona warriors; says country will emerge victorious as it did in 1st wave of COVID-19

Prime Minister Narendra Modi has expressed gratitude to Corona warriors who played a major role in the fight against the second wave of COVID. He said delivering medical oxygen to remote parts of the country was indeed a huge task. Addressing the nation in his Mann Ki Baat programme in All India Radio, the Prime Minister said people have witnessed how India’s doctors, nurses and frontline warriors have toiled day and night without bothering about themselves to tackle the second wave.

He said the nation’s resolve has always been stronger than any challenge it may face. Mr Modi said in the midst of this pandemic, India is moving forward with the resolve of ‘service and cooperation’. He urged everyone to follow social distancing, and wear masks and get themselves vaccinated. The Prime Minister said demand for oxygen surged all of a sudden when the second wave came. Many plants manufacturing industrial oxygen are located in the eastern parts of the county.

He said cryogenic tanker drivers, Oxygen Express and Air Force pilots  worked on a war footing to save the lives of hundreds of thousands of people. Mr Modi spoke to Dinesh Upadhyay from Jaunpur of Uttar Pradesh who recounted his experience driving a tanker for liquid oxygen. The Prime Minister said a tanker driver comes across as a godsent messenger when he reaches a hospital with oxygen.

He lauded the Indian railways for facilitating transport of oxygen. Oxygen Express have transported large quantities of oxygen to all corners of the country, faster than oxygen tankers travelling by road. He said it is a matter of pride that one oxygen express is being fully run by women. He spoke to Shirisha Gajni, a loco pilot of Oxygen Express. Mr Modi also highlighted the important role being played by the Navy , Air Force, Army and institutions like DRDO. He said countrymen are keen to understand how they are facilitating the transport of oxygen. He spoke to Group Captain Patnaik from the Air Force on this issue.

Why was Myanmar under Military coupe ?

 

Myanmar also called ‘The golden land’ a country famous for its Buddhist culture and tradition is located in Southeast Asia. Thousands of Buddhist temples embellish it and the serene white beaches magically ornate the land. It is the 10th largest country in Asia in terms of its area with 54 million people residing, mostly Buddhist but also Muslim Rohingyas. It shares its border with China in the northeast, Thailand in its east and southeast, Bangladesh and India to its northwest, and Andaman sea and Bay of Bengal to its south and southwest.   

 

History-

Myanmar also called Burma became a territory in the 19th century after it lost 3 Anglo-Burmese wars. It gained independence from Britain in 1948 and was rules by armed forces under the Burma socialist programme party from 1962 to 2011. Due to increasing pressure from the western countries Myanmar’s military regime decided to transition the country towards partial democracy from 2010. Although Myanmar became democratic but the army still continued its authority and control over the territory. 

In 2015 Aung San Suu Kyi’s party National league for democracy formed the first elected government by winning majority and ushered in a booming transition towards full democracy. 

 

Military coup- 

 

On 1st February 2021 Aung San Suu Kyi and her anointed president Myint, was arrested by the military and detained under house arrest. The Burmese army general Min Aung Hlaing accused the party of voting fraud in the parliamentary elections of 2020 and imposed a state of national emergency for 1 year. The election commission reported that no record of fraud was found. 

 

Reasons cited for the military coup include the constitutional amendments which the democratically elected government Aung San Suu Kyi was about to make in the coming term abolishing the power and control of military rule in Burma. Just after the military rule was imposed the general commented that he was on people’s side would form a ‘true and disciplined democracy’. It would hold a free and fair election once the state of emergency was over. 

 

People’s reaction-

 

People of Myanmar have taken the streets and raised their voice demanding the reversal of military coup. But the military seemed hesitant on backing down, making the overall situation violent and deadly. 

The military put restrictions on people’s gatherings. It used water cannons, rubber bullets, live use of fire and opened fires on more than 40 places to suppress the people revolting against them. It took control of country’s infrastructure, suspended domestic and international flights, stock market and commercial banks were also closed.  More than 400 people have dies due to this absurd violence. 

 

Global response- 

 

 United stated of Americas has imposed sanctions on Myanmar and also prohibited access to $1bn of government funds to military coup. China’s foreign ministry spokesperson said “ China is a friendly neighbor of Myanmar’s. We hope that all sides in Myanmar can appropriately handle their differences under the constitution and legal framework and safeguard political and social stability “ United Kingdom also spoke against the coup and asked the army to release Aung San Suu Kyi and the president. It also issued orders stating the British residents their to come back to UK unless and until they have an important task in Myanmar. India being an immediate neighbor of Myanmar and a democratic country is supporting the democratic government. India should share its experiences in dealing with constitutionalism and federalism with Myanmar and support it in all aspects.

 

India achieves major milestone in Corona Vaccination; Over 21 Crore doses administered

India has crossed a major landmark in Covid-19 vaccination. More than 21 Crore Cumulative Vaccine Doses have been administered in the country so far. Health Ministry said, vaccination is an integral pillar of the comprehensive strategy of the Government for containment and management of the pandemic, along with Test, Track, Treat and COVID Appropriate Behaviour.

The Ministry said that more than 28 lakh nine thousand beneficiaries were inoculated with Covid-19 vaccine doses yesterday. Out of which more than 25 lakh 11 thousand beneficiaries were vaccinated for 1st dose and around three lakh beneficiaries received 2nd dose of the vaccine. The Ministry said, more than 14 lakh 15 thousand beneficiaries of the age group 18 to 44 years received their first dose of COVID vaccine yesterday and more than nine thousand beneficiaries of the same age group received their second dose of vaccine.

Cumulatively, over one crore 82 lakh persons across 37 States and Union Territories have received their first dose since the start of Phase-3 of the vaccination drive. The Ministry said, Bihar, Delhi, Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan and Uttar Pradesh have administered more than 10 lakh beneficiaries of the age group 18-44 years for the first dose of COVID vaccine.

Centre liberalises insurance compensation schemes under ESIC, EPFO

Centre has enhanced and liberalised the insurance compensation schemes under Employees State Insurance Corporation and Employees Provident Fund Organization with a view to mitigate the financial difficulties faced due to death of single earning member in the family. The decision on the relief measures were taken by Prime Minister Narendra Modi in an important meeting held in New Delhi yesterday.

Under the relief measures announced, benefit of ESIC pension scheme for employment related death cases has been extended to even those who have died due to COVID. Dependent family members of such persons will be entitled to the benefit of pension equivalent to 90 per cent of average daily wage drawn by the worker as per the existing norms. This benefit will be available retrospectively with effect from 24th of March of last year and for all such cases till 24th of March next year.

Additionally, the insurance benefits under the Employees’ Deposit Linked Insurance Scheme (EDLI) have been enhanced to seven lakh rupees. The provision of minimum insurance benefit of two lakh 50 thousand rupees has been restored and will also apply retrospectively from 15th of February last year for the next three years. To benefit families of contractual and casual workers, the condition of continuous employment in only one establishment has also been liberalized.

The benefit under the relaxed norms will be made available to families of even those employees who may have changed jobs in the last 12 months preceding their death.