Population

The earth has a specific carrying capacity that once exceeded, can lead to fewer resources for the globe’s population.The world population increases by about 83 million people every year .If this happens, it equates to overpopulation. If populations continue to increase as they are now, there will be about 10 billion people worldwide by 2050.Over 750 million people do not have access to safe drinking water. This has contributed greatly to poor sanitation and spread of diseases especially in third world countries.

Close to 230 million infants below the age of 5 have never been officially registered. This is a third of the current infant population below this age. The number is higher in areas where there is less literacy levels like Sub-Saharan Africa and the South East Asia

To protect the environment, families may be forced to reduce their numbers. This is already happening in some countries where the average number of children per family is 2. This is an initiative with an aim of ensuring that there are enough resources left for survival in the environment.

Asia has 60% of the world population. This is posited by the fact that three of the world’s most populous countries come from Asia. These include China (1.38 billion), India (1.32 billion) and Indonesia (260 million).

The reason India’s population is the second highest in the world is due to having a large proportional population already. The Indian and Chinese civilizations have always had a large population compared with others. The reason for this is because those lands are fertile. Before the industrial revolution, the population had met its maximum viable capacity. But as countries industrialized, the death rates fell, causing population growth which increased demand for resources. However, the increased demand was met with increased supply as more efficient farming techniques were invented.

India has a lot of births (approximately 360,000 per day). However, this can be attributed to its already large population of 1.3 billion. However, it was actually only 2.4 births per woman which is actually a little below the global average of 2.5 births per woman. Israel actually has a higher fertility rate of 3.1 births per woman yet not nearly as many people say that they’re overrun with overpopulation.

We can sort this overpopulation by –

Simply educating men and women about contraception can have a big impact. When Iran introduced a national family planning programme in 1989, its fertility rate fell from 5.6 births per woman to 2.6 in a decade. A similar effort in Rwanda saw a threefold increase in contraception usage in just five years. problem of child marriage is highly prominent in certain countries with high population like India, Pakistan or Bangladesh. A marriage at a tender age leads to a long span for giving birth. Also young age marriage devoid people of the education and awareness required to be sensitive towards and understand the consequences of raising too many children.

Adoption: Some parents do not have any child, despite costly medical treatment. It is advisable that they should adopt orphan children. It will be beneficial to orphan children and children couples. Government should also provide incentives for adopting.

Spreading awareness: People need to be told and made to understand the consequences of having too many children. Government and non-government institutions can carry awareness campaigns informing people how they will be unable to provide good nutrition, education or medical facilities to their children if they have too many. Population is also a reason for illiteracy and diseases and malnutrition and the negative effects of it are required to be communicated to the general public to expand their reasoning and understanding.

Excessive population has various adverse effects including undue pressure on natural resources. More people mean more consumption which in turn means more exploitation of fixed and exhaustible resources. Also population is not a universal challenge. It is specific to nations whose economies have yet not achieved full potential and development. Along with China and India, the African and some Latin countries also see an extremely high population growth rate. Rather China, which is the most populated nation, has achieved a very appreciative control over their growth of population though their ways are highly autocratic and cannot be replicated in other countries.

5 Reasons to Embrace Social Media Marketing

Social media seems to have firmly cemented its position in modern society. There is much more to life that Facebook and Twitter. Social media has broken- down the barriers to communication and has allowed you to talk to prospects and customers like never before.

Social media platforms are like cocktail parties and you or your brand are guests here. So now hopefully you have understood that why now-a-days so many people bang on about the importance of social media.

Here are 5 reasons why you should embrace social media as a business or marketing. Read this article to your answer. Have a happy reading.

  1. It is not free: Social media marketing is a medium to long term strategy on the whole and you have to be committed to it. Twitter is absolutely free to open account and is the fastest medium to build your list of prospects, but you cannot stop only by building prospects. You have keep them updated, entertained and that takes precious time. This platform is ready to use. So do not wait long-start using twitter.
  2. It is the place where you have your peers: Social media lends itself perfectly to connect you with other people just as passionate about a particular industry. Start looking in twitter and start sending messages directly to those who interests. You can even re-tweet their messages or go the lengths of making positive comments about the articles they post.
  3. It is best way to gain publicity: Twitter is especially is a great way to get publicity and to communicate directly. You can find prominent blogs and can share them but you have know to speak to bloggers in the first instance. If you make them your friends, you have to respect their work. You will find a link from their which you can share and gain a lot of publicity.
  4. Helps in more sales: Whenever you are communicating through social media medium, you are actually creating a little awareness about yourself, if you have true interest in something. The more ‘medium long term strategy’, the more online publicity you get and the more web traffic you earn. Therefore automatically it increases your sales.
  5. It is the future: No business wants to get left behind in today’s rat race. Every single day that passes the more your competition grow tough and gets promoted across social media. This wave or stage of social media marketing is here to stay but if you do not jump on board right now, then you are hampering your chances of longevity online-which is where more business is going.

So now you know why should you embrace social media marketing. You can waste hours on social media marketing but positive effect may not come. Therefore allocate some marketing budget and strategies to dip your toe.

If you are not sure how to use this medium try to get some help and beware of cowboys always. Try to embrace these 5 reasons, and you climb the success ladder of social media marketing.

Legal Industry Slowly catching up with the opportunities of AI and ML

Not every consumer has patent issues, has engaged in cross-border finance transactions or neither has advance tax structuring points. However each consumer within the authorized industry has legal bills.

Legislation corporations greatest problem is pricing uncertainty, waste and inefficiency

Leveraging AI and ML, Authorized Decoder’s software program analyses advanced authorized spend knowledge for regulation corporation and their shoppers. Its software program transform uncooked knowledge into strategic insights to assist regulation corporations and their shoppers value issues with more accuracy.

AI will get to work

The software program begins to categorize the information and start exhibiting industry –specific pricing traits. But at the same this software program measures certain issues like:

  1. Staffing effectively making certain appropriate stage of authorized skilled handles.
  2. Workflow effectively to floor waste and redundancy in workflow process.
  3. Providing hygiene to make sure authorized payments clearly and on time.

The algorithms in this software ‘be taught’ by leveraging skilled ML fashion from tons of 1000’s of authorized payments. AI fashion is getting smarter and extra correct day-by-day. This eclipses any human functionality.

Predict to know how

Lex Machina has developed AI and ML that expertise that transforms a lot of this public information into strategic foresight and insight. It is very much expert in doing paper work on daily basis, unstructured litigation dockets and many more things.

This system make the best possible use of Pure Language Processing and ML to wash, tag and construct the information.

The people who purchase can actually use this information to pick out and handle outdoors counsel and set litigations techniques.

Contract evaluate and due diligence

AI instruments can actually determine problematic contractual phrases or the phrases that are lacking behind. It is very time intensive nature of analysing contracts.

AI instruments are automating a major portion of due diligence to permit authorized help professionals to conduct a helping session due to diligence evaluations extra effectively and with extra caution and accuracy.

There are a large number of software program firms who are creating AI instruments specially for contract assessment and due diligence. These are firms have created AI and ML instruments that offers fast supply with lesser errors and people.

AI and ML is the future

Ai and ML would be the chief technological influences on future authorized providers fashions. Smaller practices will have the capability to compete with bigger gamers on an extra.

As purposes of AI and ML instruments come out, the advantages of proper accuracy and effectively change into extra tangible, the shoppers will definitely count and rely on AI and ML to use much more authorized providers and great features.

Despite the fact that the gradual adopting authorized industry has made nice tie ups with the implementation and integration of AI and ML, but still the best positive and potential has to return and come. Let’s us wait for that moment.

Lockdown or Unlock rumours: what’s next on the brink

a message about a complete lockdown is going viral on social media platforms. Reports that the National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) had recommended the Centre to impose another lockdown from September 25 have gone viral on social media, along with a screenshot claiming to be of the NDMA’s order.

“In order to contain the spread of Covid-19 and decrease the mortality rate in the country, the National Disaster Management Authority, along with the Planning commission, hereby urges the government of India and directs the Prime Minister office, ministry of home affairs to re-impose a strict nationwide lockdown of 46 days starting from midnight September 25, 2020. Maintaining the supply chain of essential commodities in the country, therefore hereby NDMA is issuing a prior notice to the ministry to plan accordingly,” said the “order”.

PIB tweeted that the NDMA ‘order’ in circulation was fake.

“Claim: An order purportedly issued by National Disaster Management Authority claims that it has directed the government to re-impose a nationwide lockdown from 25th September. PIB Fact Check: This order is Fake. NDMA has not issued any such order to re-impose lockdown,” PIB tweeted.
Amid rising coronavirus COVID-19 cases in India, the government on Monday (September 14) rejected reports that another lockdown had been recommended from September 25 to curb the spread of the coronavirus in the country. The news was denied by Press Information Bureau in a post with a “Fake News” alert.

India was under a strict lockdown from March 25 to slow down the spread of the coronavirus. Prime Minister Narendra Modi had imposed a nationwide lockdown in March-end to contain the spread of the coronavirus. All activities were prohibited except essential activities during the lockdown period.

The coronavirus-induced restrictions and the lockdown measures have been eased in a phased manner since June.

The lockdown is being eased in a phased manner since June. The rumours of another lockdown come amidst a surge in coronavirus cases in the country. India is currently the second worst-hit country in the world and has recorded over 48 lakh infections. The country is also registering over 90,000 cases daily for the past few days.

In last few weeks many such fake news was revolving around the corner, stating different rules regarding the next phase being imposed in India. Most of the news was about the rules of unlock guidelines. However, the clicking part was some regulation regarding sectors that will be opened from coming days. There were no proper circular regarding what will open when what other portion of market will remain shut.

The Health Ministry had on September 8 issued a standard operating procedure (SOP) for a partial reopening of schools for students of classes 9 to 12 for taking guidance from their teachers on a voluntary basis.

The SOP follows Unlock 4 guidelines of Home Ministry which came into effect from September 1.

The health ministry issued the Standard Operating Procedures (SOP) for Skill training institutes, Higher Education Institutes conducting courses in technical programs requiring lab work to be permitted from September 21. As per the guidelines, the seating arrangement should be done in an order to ensure a distance of 6 feet between chairs, desks.

Union Minister of State for Health and Family Welfare, Ashwini Kr. Choubey shared a picture of the guidelines on his Twitter handle on Sunday. Prime Minister Narendra Modi said despite “unlock” measures to open up the economy, citizens must follow all precautions including masks and social distancing until a vaccine is found.

5 Simple ways to practice self-love

Do you often hate yourself for the things you have done in the past or for who you are as a person today? Well, self-love is something that doesn’t come instantly, you will have to focus on all the good features and characteristics of yourself to truly love being ‘YOU’ as a person. However, don’t mistake self-love for narcissism. The concept of self-love is much broader than mere loving your outward appearance. Now, let’s explore the 5 simple ways, following which you can learn to embrace your true self.

1) Delete your past- the first step towards the process of self-love is to forget the bad events that had happened in your past and that often makes you feel miserable or guilty, today. Every individual has a past of their own, your past should not impact your present, no matter what! Let go of all the past memories that has the potential to make you feel bad about yourself in the present. Your past belongs to the past, don’t let it spoil your present, instead remember the lesson it taught and try not to repeat those mistakes again.Learn from your worst experiences and keep growing in life. Do not look back!
2) Don’t look for outside validation- don’t let people decide how you feel. In order to practice self-love you will have to stop seeking validation from others. Get dressed as you like, do whatever you want to,without seeking anybody’s validation. It’s okay if you do not get appreciated for the things you do by following your heart, well, that doesn’t  mean you should stop doing it. After all, at the end of the day, it is you who would have to be with your damn self, so don’t let anybody control your life. You should have control over your life and live it the way you want to without seeking anybody’s validation, otherwise it would cost you your happiness and peace of mind.
3) Have control over your thoughts- it is commonly seen that almost every person sees the good qualities in others while they cannot find one in themselves. This is where you start comparing yourself with others and then end up being depressed. Have you ever tried to find your best qualities and understand yourself better? Well, may be you have never tried doing so! It’s never too late though, try it today, to find all the good qualities in yourself and understand why are you better than the person you were comparing, in the first place. I am pretty sure, you will find a number of reasons to love yourself, now. Accept yourself with all your flaws. Everybody has flaws but that doesn’t make anybody less worthy of love.You are not defined by your imperfections as nobody is perfect in this world!
4) Forgiveness- Just like you should let go of your past, you should also forgive yourself and others. Doing this will help you appreciate yourself better and this would help you let go of any regret, guilt, and shame that you might have been feeling so far.
   Forgiveness is thus, the key to love yourself better. Just take a deep breath, let go and forgive!
5) Work on your goals- attach yourself to your life-goals than to any individual. This would help you stay away from the emotional clutches of people that we often find ourselves fall into, as a result of getting emotionally attached to them. As we all know, nothing is permanent, and most of the time people enters your life temporarily, so instead of letting yourself become dependent on them, better stay focused on your goals, and keep chasing your dreams. This would help you become self dependent and give you the strength to fight your own storms. By working on your goals and achieving them would give you immense joy and contentment, and you will feel better about yourself. Your self-confidence would get a boost and you would strive for achieving the best in life.
    So if you constantly hate yourself for the smallest of things you have done in your past or because you do not feel good about your appearance, then my dear readers, you should start implementing the above mentioned ways into your life so as to embrace your true- self and to stop holding yourself in a lower position than any other person. Every person is unique in their own way and is worthy of self-love!

Must-Watch Movies


Must Watch Movies

In the 20th century, movies and series have become easily available to everyone through either television or applications like Netflix, Amazon Prime Video, et cetera. A well-spent weekend is one packed with your favourite movies and shows non-stop along with a variety of snacks, you can enjoy this with friends and family or just yourself. With your favourite films of every genre and time just a click away, we have the power to watch movies we love the most, discover new ones, educate ourselves with documentaries, challenge ourselves with horror and thrillers, and much more.

• Bulbbul

Set back in time, Bulbbul is a movie which gives us insight into the problems that were and are still being faced by women of rural India. It is a story about a girl child who gets married into a good family but has to go through many traumatising incidents at a young age. She becomes a powerful woman who protects the women of her village by killing the men who threaten them, sexually or in any other way. In the end, Bulbbul comes back as a ghost to end the life of her husband who took away her happiness, used violence and left her alone to be wronged further by his brother. This movie is one of the best Bollywood films released in 2020. 

• Axone

The movie is named after a traditional Naga dish and shows the struggles Nort-eastern Indians face in the capital city of India. It stars Sayani Gupta, Lin Laishram, Tenzing Dalha and many more up and coming actors. In the movie, a group of friends attempt to make Axone while organising a small wedding for a member of their group but face more challenges than they expected because of the prejudice people hold against them. It shows multiple layers of differential treatment they receive, be it friendly or hostile. People in India need to watch this movie in order to be aware of the problems of North-eastern people. India will become truly inclusive only if all the citizens feel at home in every state of the large country. 

• Harry Potter marathon

The eight movies of Harry Potter are incredibly entertaining and well-suited for all ages. Binge-watching the Harry Potter series and discussing the return of the Dark Lord as well as Harry’s fate keeps us engaged and on the edge of our seats. In these tough times, these movies allow us to escape into a fantasy land which completely takes off our minds from the crisis we’re facing in our real world. Written by J.K. Rowling, the Harry Potter books are a masterpiece on which these movies are based. By the end of the movies, we can’t help but want more adventures of the three best friends, Harry Potter, Ronald Weasley and Hermione Granger. 

We should keep in mind that movies greatly impact a mind, especially a young one. Most of the movies being produced today have, at least a few, violent or aggress scenes. Some films may also have underlying tones of racism, sexism, homophobia, which they may knowingly or unknowingly promote. Thus, we need to be careful and should learn to identify movies which defame or discriminate against certain communities. Furthermore, we should also raise our voice against such films. 

90s cartoons is the best

Hello readers I am the intern of HARYALI organisation and want to share the best cartoons of our 90s which were unforgettable and in fact today also we can see them and have a fun and laugh time while doing this.So here are these best cartoons which remembers you your childhood time and you will be back to your childhood .Hope you all like this article😊

1.Tom & Jerry: This one is evergreen. It has managed to remain a classic and has both adults and children gaga over its simplicity and happiness-inducing episodes. It had a plethora of life lessons for its viewers as it traced the cat and mouse trajectory. Friendship, madness, goofy tales, rivalry – you name it, the show had it!

These Unforgettable Cartoons  From The 90s Will Put A Smile On Your Face

2. The Scooby Doo Show Ah, that lovely dog and Shaggy, who can ever forget Scooby doo? It was innocent and simply effervescent. Scobby Doo and his gang were adept at solving mysteries and to top it all off, it was hilarious to watch their antics, episode after episode. Everyone fell for that adorable, goofy dog!

Scooby Doo, Where Are You! (TV Series 1969–1970) - IMDb

3.Noddy: is the protagonist of the series. He is an imaginative young wooden boy who lives in Toyland. Although he is characterized as a kid with a kid’s imagination and fears, in Toyland he also serves as the main taxi drive.

NODDY the cartoon show - Posts | Facebook

4. Oswald : is a safety-conscious but fun-loving octopus who lives in an apartment complex in Big City with his dog, Weenie. His neighborhood is peopled with colorful characters like his pal, Henry the Penguin, Madame Butterfly, who runs the Big Diner, and her daughter, Catrina Caterpillar. Oswald likes to play the piano and sing, and he always does whatever he can to help his friends and neighbors.

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5. The Powerpuff Girls : Somehow, a scientist using a recipe to create three perfect little girls resulting in pint-sized heroes turned out to be one of the most feminist and addictive cartoons of the era.

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6.Recess :Class hierarchies received a thorough examination in the bright Recess, which revealed the inner workings of the complex social system that rules playgrounds everywhere.

Recess (TV series) - Wikipedia

7.Popeye :the Sailor is a fictional muscular American cartoon character created by Elzie Crisler Segar. The character first appeared in the daily King Features comic strip Thimble Theatre on January 17, 1929, and Popeye became the strip’s title in later years.

Popeye the Sailor (1933) - IMDb

8. Richie Rich:A rich young boy finds his family targeted in an inside job and must use his cunning to save them.

richie rich cartoon

9.Bob the Builder and his machine team are ready to tackle any project. Bob and the Can-Do Crew demonstrate the power of positive thinking, problem-solving, teamwork, and follow-through. The team always shows that “The Fun Is In Getting It Done!” Bob the Builder can be seen building, digging, and hauling.

BBC - Bob the Builder: Series 6

10. Johnny Bravo is a blond egomaniac who just loves pretty women. With spoofs of Schoolhouse Rock! (1973), The Twilight Zone (1959), and other television shows and movies, Johnny Bravo, along with his mother Bunny and his cute neighbor Suzy (Mae Whitman), Johnny learns more about life – the hard way. 

Prime Video: Johnny Bravo - Season 1

11. Mickey Mouse takes on new adventures finding himself in silly situations in different settings.

Mickey Mouse Clubhouse (TV Series 2006–2016) - IMDb

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Arignar Anna-The Great tamil politician

Will is victory if Knowledge is Power

Anna,Tamilnadu

Conjeevaram Natarajan Annadurai (15 September 1909 – 3 February 1969), popularly Arignar Anna (“Anna, the scholar”), was an Indian politician who served as 1st Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu for 20 days in 1969 and fifth and last Chief Minister of Madras State from 1967 until 1969 when the name of the state of Madras was changed to Tamil Nadu. He was the first member of a Dravidian party to hold either post.

He was well known for his oratorical skills and was an acclaimed writer in the Tamil language. He scripted and acted in several plays. Some of his plays were later made into movies. He was the first politician from the Dravidian parties to use Tamil cinema extensively for political propaganda. Born in a middle-class family, he first worked as a school teacher, then moved into the political scene of the Madras Presidency as a journalist. He edited several political journals and enrolled as a member of the Dravidar Kazhagam. As an ardent follower of Periyar E. V. Ramasamy, he rose in stature as a prominent member of the party.

Hindi was first recommended to be an apt language for official purposes in India by a committee headed by Motilal Nehru in 1928. This move was opposed by people and politicians of Tamil Nadu, since they considered that it would make them second class citizens when compared to that of native Hindi speaking North Indians.

Madras Anti Hindi agitation, 1965

When India became a republic with its own constitution in 1950, the constitution had given special status to the Hindi language, which was to gain official status after 15 years in 1965. This move was regarded with anxiety by students in Tamil Nadu. Speaking of making Hindi as official language of India, Annadurai said It is claimed that Hindi should be the common language because it is spoken by the majority. Why should we then claim the tiger as our national animal instead of the rat which is so much more numerous? Or the peacock as our national bird when the crow is ubiquitous?. In view of continued threat to impose Hindi, the DMK held an open-air conference against Hindi imposition at Kodambakkam, Chennai in August 1960, which Annadurai presided over. He gave black flags to leading functionaries, to be shown to the President of India during his visit to the state. Sensing an uprising, Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru assured in the Parliament that English would continue to be the official language of India, as long as non-Hindi speaking people desire. DMK gave up the plan of showing black flags and Annadurai appealed to the Union Government to bring about a constitutional amendment incorporating the assurance.

On 10 September 1968 Annadurai travelled to New York for medical treatment and he was operated for Cancer in the gullet at the Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center. He returned to Chennai in November and continued to address several official functions against medical advice. His health deteriorated further and he died on 3 February 1969. His cancer was attributed to his habit of chewing tobacco. His funeral had the highest number of attendees until then, as registered with The Guinness Book of Records. An estimated 15 million people attended it.His remains were buried in the northern end of Marina Beach, which is now called Anna Memorial

Bharathiyar-Epitome of Tamil Literature

Rowthiram Pazhagu

Mahakavi Barathi

Subramanian Bharathi also known as Bharathiyar (11 December 1882 – 11 September 1921), was a Tamil writer, poet, journalist, Indian independence activist, social reformer and polyglot. Popularly known as “Mahakavi Bharathi” (“Great Poet Bharathi”), he was a pioneer of modern Tamil poetry and is considered one of the greatest Tamil literary figures of all time. His numerous works included fiery songs kindling patriotism during the Indian Independence movement.

Born in Ettayapuram of Tirunelveli district (present day Thoothukudi) in 1882, Bharathi had his early education in Tirunelveli and Varanasi and worked as a journalist with many newspapers, including The Hindu, Bala Bharata, Vijaya, Chakravarthini, the Swadesamitran and India. In 1908, an arrest warrant was issued against Bharati by the government of British India lived until 1918.

After his father’s demise with help from his relatives, he went to Varanasi or Kasi to learn about the religious customs. There he was educated in all areas of Hindu spirituality and gained the reputation of being a rebel. Once his education was over, Bharathiyar came back to Ettayapuram to continue his life with his wife. He abandoned many of the customs specific to his community. He cut his hair short, wore a turban or Mundasu, and refused to wear the Punool a white thread across his chest. His actions of not abiding by community rules caused a lot of protests from people from his community. Some close to him even regarded him as losing his mind. Though he criticized customs, he was a staunch devotee of Kalli Devi.

After a few years, he moved to Chennai and continued to work in a magazine and wrote against the British. His health saw no signs of recovery and slipped into more distress. One day while feeding the temple elephant of Triplicane temple, the elephant pushed him away. He fell on the ground and sustained head injury. His weak health status and head injury combined made him bedridden. And he passed away peacefully.

His words are way ahead of his time, and he is a strong supporter of violence if needed. He attended meetings organized by V.O.C.People used to gather in his session to hear his passionate speech and his attacks on the British. He participated at the Surat congress conference, where he met Bala Gangadhar Tilak.

Bharathiyar started to work in a newspaper published from Pondicherry and distributed across Tamilnadu, which carried the seeds of freedom and sometimes violence. His health was also deteriorating during this period and his earnings too. During his stay in Pondicherry, he met many of the extremists who were taken up weapons to bring down British rule in India. One of the crucial people was Savarkar, who was one of the accused in the collector Ashe murder case. Bharathiyar wanted to learn a sword fight, but his health was not in good shape to accommodate it. He coined the famous phrase.

Campus Politics

Politics is both a study and skill as to how power is exercised and by whom, through the administration of power, to manage people’s affairs. Politics is integral part of the operation of public education. Politics in education is not just about the ways of the election of student board members or local student councils but it is an integral part of day-to-day life. Political activity is about negotiations over the allocation of scarce resources and about deciding who gets what? But all political activities are not the same.

Political struggles in schools and colleges have different views and objectives. The introduction of student council’s and groups has led not only to a healthy student voice but it has become a tool for shaping young people’s minds for voting in the future. Young people today are more informed and civic minded than before and student organization’s provide opportunities for many opinions and various political interest on campus.

Students participate in a wide ranging programmes  including  forums, study groups and conferences. But the young lack the mindset and maturity to see the right respective. It is true that there are a lot of opportunities for people who want to take on leadership positions at the university and in other political organizations. Its elected members are representatives to the administration and the student community and at times the only representatives.

These are also responsible for sponsoring many of the programmes and services which are nearest and dearest to the students hearts like concerts, celebration etc. But another aspect of politics is that students get themselves involved in various outside campus political activities and spoil their results or carriers. They shouldn’t talk part in undemocratic activities within or outside the campus. However they should necessarily have awareness about the political development in their country.

Students of today are the future guardians of our nation’s destiny. They’re the moulders and builders of future India. Political consciousness, is therefore, an indispensable factor, contributing to the growth and development of a healthy public opinion on the part of the future pillars of the nation. But in no case should this young men and women be allowed to be used as cat’s paw of the selfish and self centred shoddy politicians.

Students of India must promote a sub line sense of discipline which is one of the first essential requisites of democracy. Should Indian students take part in politics or not has been one of the most baffling questions before our national leaders. During the British reign, Indian students, on one hand, where stirred up by a section of our leaders to take vagarious part in politics, while on the other advised by the pro-British moderate group of leaders to abstain from taking part in politics, however, we know that in the freedom movement of our country our students played they’re role as much seriously and vigorously as any other section of the community could have done.

Cooperatives: Providing Livelihood to people and empowering them with new jobs, new roles and new opportunities

Article by – Shishir Tripathi
Intern at Hariyali Foundation
In collaboration with
Educational News

In the present day times, where a virus is killing lives and people losing jobs each day, it is really important to have some skill, some qualification so that the contribution of an individual to the firm, to the organization or to the government cannot be ignored and the jobs are maintained like the previous times. But creation of new jobs is a slightly difficult thing at present and starting a business all on own is risky too. Now what next then?

This problem is being faced by most of the youth at present in India. To overcome this problem creation of Cooperatives by people can be a very great option. Cooperative society or Cooperative is an association or a group created voluntarily with the aim of fulfilling the common interests of its members.

One can easily decode cooperative as simply a group that is being created by people of similar interests or occupation that come together and start a new venture collectively.

People in many parts of India have come together at the local level and are running cooperatives together and earning good amount of income.
Starting a cooperative society is not so difficult task. According to Societies Act, 1860 a minimum of 7 people can form a cooperative.

For creating a cooperative, a proper mutual understanding between its members should be there regarding the work to be done, contribution of each member into the work done and other investments, distribution of profit after the work between the members and many more issues having a possibility of arising conflicts between the members of the society.
Cooperatives are different from other businesses because they function more for the benefits of their members rather than just earning profit for the investors.

Cooperatives are organized to provide competition, reducing costs, improving the bargaining power, expand new and existing market opportunities, improve product or service quality or both, and obtain unavailable products or services (those products or services that profit-driven firms don’t offer because they consider them as unprofitable).

In Businesses, the share of the person who has invested to the highest amount in the profit is highest. But in Cooperatives the profit earned is distributed among its members as per their contribution in the work or in the production process.


In the process of setting up of a cooperative, a core committee should be formed to represent the cooperative and those members who are good at a particular skill which is required for the growth of the cooperative.

Secondly, a proper study regarding the market should be done so that whichever product or service will be provided by the Cooperative, it gets its consumers in no time it arrives in the market.

All cooperatives have to be incorporated under the appropriate state statute. Selecting a legal counsel to draft or review the articles of incorporation and bylaws is equally important. A cooperative can start out with very basic bylaws and just refine them after developing the business plan.

Lastly, creating a proper plan regarding the techniques for efficient product of goods to be manufactured or following efficient ways to provide the services is important during setting up of a Cooperative. And also, it should be decided that how and when the services of the cooperative will be expanded in order to meet the demand requirements and overall well being of the members of the group.

There are many such examples of Cooperative societies in India that started from scratch and reached to a very high level in future not only across state borders but International borders too. Amul is one such example from India that started from the state of Gujarat in 1950 and is at the present the largest milk cooperative in the world. Amul is owned by 3.6 million milk producers and produces 4.5 million litres of milk per day with an annual turnover of more than 52,000 crores.


Another cooperative from Mumbai known as Shree Mahila Griha Udyog popularly known as Lijjat Papad brand created with the objective of empowerment of women by providing them employment opportunities. With total 43000 members all across the country, it has an annual turnover of more than 801 Crores producing Papad, soaps and detergents, Masale (spices), Gehu Atta (wheat flour), bakery products, Khakhra, Appalam, Chapati,etc.

Therefore people should talk about their interests and mission and collaborate together in the form of cooperatives and can work together and earn their livelihood and good profits by the means of production and various other services.

This needs to be read by every individual who’s not having job, or has lost his or her job, or fears to start a business all alone. Cooperatives will help people get stable income and overall prosperity to the locality, to the nation and obviously to the person who is working and his or her family too.

Modi Government Achievements

Modi can be judged on his government’s five year performance which are follows to read:

Ayushman BharatThe health insurance scheme launched on September 23, 2018, has already benefited 10 lakh poor patients and could be an electoral game-changer. More than 500 million Indians who could not afford medical treatment for non-communicable illnesses like cancer and heart disease now have access to free healthcare.

The Insolvency and Bankruptcy CodeThe legislation, enacted in December 2016, is the silver bullet to tackle India’s chronic problem of non-performing assets. Banks have begun to recover debts that had seemingly turned irretrievably bad. “Phone banking” has ground to a halt.

SanitationThe Swachh Bharat Mission has built toilets at an unprecedented pace. Since October 2014, over 92 million toilets have been constructed, covering nearly 500 million households in one of the world’s largest operations of its kind. Cultural habits, however, mean that open-air defecation remains endemic. Many newly-built toilets lack sewage facilities; others are being used as storage rooms. Nonetheless, a beginning has been made.

Digital transfer of subsidiesThis has cut out most (though not all) middlemen who routinely siphoned off large chunks of benefits due to the poor. Rajiv Gandhi, the then Prime Minister, had famously said in December 1985, while addressing the 100th anniversary of the foundation of the Congress, that only 15 paise out of every rupee in subsidies reaches the poor. With digitised transfers that figure has probably risen to 75 paise.

Free LPG cylindersUnder the Ujjwala Yojana scheme, women in villages now have access to cooking gas. This has both health and economic benefits. Over 60 million free LPG connections have been given with nearly 50 per cent going to SC/ST households.

PM Narendra Modi listed out the big decisions taken by the government in the last eight months. PM Modi said that the aim of government was to perform better as well as faster.

Here are the big achievements of the Government in the last eight months which PM Modi quoted at the Summit:

All farmers covered under the PM Kisan Yojana

Ensuring pension to farmers, laborers, shopkeepers

Ministry of Jal Shakti constituted to end silos on important subject like water

Special fund of Rs. 25,000 crore for completing housing projects for the middle class

Regularising unauthorized colonies which benefits 40 lakh people of Delhi

Law related to triple talaq

Law for strict punishment against child abuse

Law empowering transgender persons

Chit fund scheme fraud prevention law

National Medical Commission Act

Historical reduction in corporate tax

Strict law to prevent road accidents

Appointment of Chief of Defence Staff

Delivery of next generation fighter plane to the country

Bodo Peace Accord

Brue-Reang Permanent Settlement

Formation of Trust for a grand Ram Temple

Decision to revoke article-370

Decision to make Jammu, Kashmir and Ladakh Union Territories

Citizenship Amendment Act

Lathi Khela: A Lesser Known Art and Identity of Bengal

Martial arts and stunts are a treat to look at, and no one can tell me otherwise. In motion entertainment, this form of action is rapidly gaining an enthusiastic audience, thus steadily becoming mainstream. Even the basic moves, when exhibited accurately, looks tough but tempting altogether. Speaking of martial arts, the names and visuals that used to pop up in our mind would have been Karate, Tae Kwan Do or MMA. But, recent times, many indigenous forms are getting recognition, some more than others. It won’t be surprising if you have heard of Kalaripayattu, or Kalari (native to Kerala) or Gatka (native to Punjab). But, do you know about Lathi Khela? If not, how about we find out!

Origin and history

Lathi khela is a form of Bengali martial arts, and the practitioners and experts are termed as lathials. The origin of this art form can be traced  back to ancient South-East Asia, and was said to be practised by the then inhabitants of the region. The etymology of lathi khela can be described using two words, lathi, the Bengali means stick, and khela, which is translated to game. So, this whole word sums up to mean ‘game of sticks’. To this date, this form is practised, mainly in eastern parts of India and Bangladesh.

Lathi, or stick, the integral part of this art, is produced from male bamboo. This makes the lathi flexible and strong. The usual length of lathi is 2 to 2.5 metres. Sometimes, these lathis are also bounded by iron ring(s).

In earlier days, hiring lathials for security and protection was seen as a sign of status. Hence, it was a common practice in rich farmers and important personalities. Lathials were also sent to collect taxes, mostly forcefully, by the  zamindars. 

Mock fights, one on one, or in a group were also fought for entertainment. They were termed as Nori Bari and Baoi Jhak respectively. Many other styles of art forms that used sticks as fighting weapons are unambiguously classified as stick martial arts. 

A distinguished name in the field of lathi khela is Pulin Behari Das. He was a capable lathial and also trained young individuals in stick welding, swordplay and wrestling. Infact, he founded the Bangiya Byayam Samiti, an akhada,  in 1928 for the same purpose.  He also single handedly founded the Dhaka Anushilan Samiti, and taught hundreds of youth to wield lathi against the British firearms. The training made the lathi a formidable weapon and the lathials of Bengal were said to be dreaded even by the British, so was their agility and strength in wielding their weapons. 

Present scenario

In present times, lathi khela is treated more as a sport than a defense technique. And, sadly, both spectators and students learning lathi khela are decreasing at a steady rate. A veteran in the field of lathi khela, Kaushik Mazumder feels that they might be the last generation to see lathi khela in all its former glory. He pointed out that attempts to keep this art form alive are being made, but it is not working very well due to lack of interest and students who learn this. Another occurrence that solidifies this fact is that until 1989, Kushtia, Bangladesh used to organize an annual lathi khela tournament, which was graced by teams from all over the country. But due to decline in demand, this event is now organized once in three years. In India, lathi khela is practiced at an organizational level only in Bharat Sevashram Sangha. And demonstrations have become far and rare, mostly at regional ceremonies.

With appropriate interest and culturing, this art form can be revived to a new glory. At present, lathi khela needs recognition and acceptance in the masses. Let’s hope and help  lathi khela get its due in near future. 

Website References:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lathi_khela

https://www.getbengal.com/details/bengal-s-lathi-khela-is-an-answer-to-modern-martial-arts-does-it-survive-today

Creation of Time: Time Management


Time management is concerned with managing your time efficiently so that all your daily tasks can be completed in a systematic system. One who can follow his timetable correctly can complete almost any task successfully. This is the reason that time management is necessary and it is very important for people from different walks of life.

Time management is important in every field

Time management is essential for people belonging to different walks of life. Whether it is a student or a homemaker, working professional, freelancer or business professional, everyone should manage time to successfully carry out their tasks. Here is detailed information on the importance of time management for each of these groups:


Importance of time management for students

Many such activities are included in this list from the time the student participates in various activities throughout the day and from getting involved in self-study to being fit by participating in additional exercise activities. In such a situation, if you do not arrange your time properly, then you will not be able to do any work efficiently.

Importance of time management for business personnel

If you are planning to start a business, discipline is the first thing that needs to be kept in mind and the first step to discipline is respecting time. In your business, you are the owner yourself, so you have more responsibilities on you rather than working for someone else. To handle everything efficiently you have to start everything by streamlining your time resources.

Importance of time management for homemakers

Housemakers toil throughout the day. Their task list is endless and if they do not manage their tasks properly then it may take them a long time to finish the work. Since they have to do different kinds of tasks every day, they need to prepare a list in the morning. They can prioritize tasks on their list and do them one by one. This will not only enable housemakers to manage their time efficiently but they will also feel a sense of satisfaction in their work.

Importance of time management for freelancers

Freelancers who do household chores, in particular, should ensure that they make a daily schedule and follow it faithfully. Most people who do household chores choose this option because they have to complete some other chores in the house. It is quite challenging to fulfil your systematic duties and professional tasks simultaneously. The key to handling both tasks together is managing your time efficiently. Identify the hours in the day when you can concentrate the most so that you can finish your business tasks diligently.

Importance of time management for professionals

Working professionals also need to perform well in their fields with increasing competition. They are expected to do something different so that their image will remain good in the eyes of their superiors, beating their fellow personnel. Professionals need to schedule their time so that they not only take time out for their normal work but also have enough time to do something different/new.

Tips for efficient time management

• List the work that is necessary

• Finish important tasks first

• Focus only on current work

• Learn to say ‘no’

• As soon as you start your work, put your phone aside

• Get 7-8 hours of sleep a day

• Have a healthy diet

• Exercise regularly

Conclusion

It may appear simple to look at but efficient time management demonstrates a person’s great qualities. You need to always be disciplined and constantly remind yourself why it is important to complete your tasks on time properly.

Cotton

Cotton is the smooth, fluffy staple fibre that grows around the Gossypium seeds in the Malvaceae family in a boll or protective case. The fibre is nearly pure. The cotton bolls increase the seed dispersal under natural conditions. This plant is a shrub from all over the world, tropical and subtropical, as America, Africa, Egypt and India include. Mexico, led by Australia and Africa, has the greatest diversity of wild cotton varieties. In the old and new worlds cotton was autonomously domesticated.

The fibre is spun into yarn or threads most frequently and creates a thin, respiratory textile. The use of cotton for fabrics has been known from prehistoric times. Figures of cotton produced in the Indus Valley Civilization dated to the fifth millennium BC and traces of cloth dating from 6000 BC were found in Peru. While it has been cultivated since ancient times, its invention reduced production cost and commonly used cotton gin and is currently the most widely used fabric of natural fibre in clothing.

At present world output figures are approximately 2.5% of the arable land worldwide, or 110 million bales annually. The largest cotton producer in the world, India. India. For several years , the United States has been the biggest exporter. Cotton, which is approximately 0.48 m3 and weigh 226.8 kilogrammes, is usually weighed in the USA in a bale.

In the Indian subcontinent, Indian cotton production increased in raw cotton, silk cotton and cotton textiles, under the Mughal Empire from the early 16th century until the early 18th century. In response to increasing market demand, the Mughals implemented agricultural reforms such as a new tax structure that favoured high-value cash crops such as cotton or indigo. Cotton cloth, which included manufacture of parts products, calicos and Muslim items available without bleaching and in a range of colours, was the largest manufacturing industry in the Mughal Empire. A substantial part of the empire’s foreign trade was carried out by the cotton textile industry. In early 18th century, India accounted for 25 percent of global textile trade. Indian cotton textiles, consumed across the world from the Americas to Japan, were the most important manufactured products of world trade in the 18th century. The Bengal Subah Province, particularly its capital, Dhaka, was the major centre for cotton production.

Up until the 19th century Indian textiles, particularly those from Bengal, continued to have a competitive advantage. Britain has invested in labor-saving technological innovation to compete with India, while introducing protectionist measures such as prohibitions and tariffs to limit Indian imports. At the same time, the rule of the East India company in India led to its deindustrialization and opened up a new British market for products. After its 1757 conquest, the assets acquired from Bengal were used to invest in UK industries, such as textile manufacture and to raise British wealth.

India is the world ‘s largest cotton producer. India’s cotton production was tied to 29 million bale by the United States Agriculture Minister in the 2019-20 period compared to the previous year’s 26 million bale. The latest estimates suggest that China will all overtake India with 27,75 million bales expected for the same season.

However, productivity per hectare is very poor despite these impressive figures. The Cotton Association of India (CAI) reports a mere 420.72 kg of cotton per hectare of cotton production in India, which is approximately 2.47 bales per hectare during 2018-19. In addition to practices which do not lead to higher income, this means greater land use, but lower-income for farmers. Industry experts think farmers should be aware of the safe practises of cotton.