Everyone across the world is being informed about the physical health effects of covid-19 infection and the steps to prevent exposure from the virus. But, the effects of this pandemic on an individual’s mental health have still not studied in length. As most of the efforts are focused towards understanding the epidemiology, prevention from the contamination and management from covid-19 outbreak, there’s been a little concern over the effects of one’s mental health. The present situation arising due to the stressful situation in pandemic requires raising awareness in public, which can be helpful to deal with the calamity. This article deals with the detailed description of the effect of the covid-19 outbreak on the mental health of an individual.
The coronavirus pandemic is not just a medical phenomenon; it is affecting an individual mental health causing anxiety, stress and causes disruption or even xenophobia(fear of strangers).As more and more people are being forced to stay at home with self-isolation to prevent the further contamination of the virus, governments should must take the necessary measures to provide mental health support prescribed by the mental healthy experts. According to study conducted in United States ,17.5% of participants reported suicide ideation, and 4.9% had attempted suicide during the covid-19 outbreak.
Quarantine and self-isolation can most likely cause a negative impact on a person mental health. Also a review published in The Lancet said that the separation from loved ones, loss of freedom and boredom can cause a sudden deterioration in one’s mental health. Kids can have anxiety because of the isolation situation they are facing and being away from their school and friends can lead them to distress feeling. In this situation parents should remain calm along with trying every possible way to cheer their child. Elderly people are also facing problem and also they are more prone towards the COVID-19 outbreak. The elderly people living in nursing homes can face extreme mental health issues. However, as simple as a phone call from their family can help to console them.
Understanding the effects of the COVID-19 outbreak on an individual’s mental health of various population is as important as understanding the physical features and management. Hence, spending time with your family members and taking break from traditional and social media can help to overcome health issues.
‘Water is a driving force of all nature’- Leonardo Da Vincci.
A children holding a poster with the request SAVE WATER is actually sending across a severe warning……………
We are headed for a water crisis and a very serious one at that. Do you really think it is an issue we can dare to neglect? I do not think so.Water is very essential for all life forms to survive and grow. For any personal, commercial, industrial, or any other use the water is required.Life without water is impossible. Also, the drinkable water is quite low and if we continue to wastewater at the speed we do today, the day is not far when we will have to fight for water. But still, let me ask you one question, are we actually working in the direction of saving water? The rightful answer would be no.
Water management & conservation of resources:
The problem with these issues (water management and conservation of resources) is that there are numerous parties with vested interests that tend to play down these serious threats staring us in the face in a not so distant a future. While most authorities that are respected are unanimous in their conclusion of global warming as a serious threat, there are others who look upon the very phenomenon of global warming as a typical case of environmental Cassandras trying to hog the limelight. If you have to seriously address issues like global warming or water crisis, one leading to the other, corporate houses which depend on numerous factories that create all the filth shall have to take steps that would seriously create a big dent in their pockets. No corporate house would be eager to do this.
Therefore, they purposely overlook the fact that the sources of fresh water are limited. If you are so concerned with your immediate profit that you tend to overlook the disastrous results in the long run for all life on this earth, you are no less than plain stupid! The extent to which the corporate sector can be callous can be clearly understood from the following example:-
A proposal by South India Bottling Company Private Limited (SIBCL), a Coca-Cola franchisee, to set up a 280 million (US $ 6,500,000) soft -drinks unit in Gangaikondan village of Tirunelveli district in southern Tamil Nadu, has run into trouble. Many local residents, political parties and environmentalists have raised concerns that the water-intensive plant will deplete and contaminate groundwater and draw from Tamiraparani River, that cannot fully meet even drinking water and agricultural needs of local communities. Research by the India Resource Centre revealed a number of discrepancies and misinformation in SIBCL’s public statements regarding its water usage and daily production. We can also remember in this context that the world leaders really fight it out when something as dangerous as poisonous gas emissions bave to be curtailed. Indeed, how myopic can people be!
However, blaming corporates and factories would not be a complete part of the solution. There is the other side of the picture too. A 2006 United Nations report focuses on issues of governance as the core of the water crisis, saying There is enough water for everyone’ and “Water insufficiency is often due to mismanagement, corruption,lack of appropriate institutions, bureaucratic inertia and a shortage of investment in both human capacity and physical infrastructure.” Official data also shows a clear correlation between access to safe water and GDP per capita.
While the observation made by the UN is true, the role of climate change in aggravating a terrible water crisis around the globe is also An Inconvenient Truth as Al Gore calls it. According to a UN climate report, the Himalayan glaciers that are the sources of Asia’s biggest rivers-Ganga, Indus, Brahmaputra, Yangtze, Mekong, Salween and Yellow-could disappear by 2035 as temperatures rise. Approximately 2.4 billion people live in the drainage basin of the Himalayan Rivers. India, China, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Nepal and Myanmar could experience floods followed by droughts in coming decades. In India alone, the Ganga provides water for drinking and farming for more than 500 million people. The west coast of North America, which gets much of its water from glaciers in mountain ranges such as the Rocky Mountains and Sierra Nevada, would also be affected.
What would happen if this wastage of water is allowed to continue? News reports about the Gangotri Glacier receding have become fairly common. Can you imagine India without the Ganga? Are we going to silently bear with the progressive destruction of the most precious resource, and leave our future generations to face some bloody war for the control of water resources?
How can we Save Water?
you know there is many points you can do in your day to day life for water conservation.Each of these methods of water conservation is simple and easy and certainly things that anyone can take advantage of.
1. Turning the water off when brushing your teeth or washing your hair can save a lot of water. In fact, as much as 160 gallons of water can be conserved each month when you turn the water off.
2. Purchase water-efficient products and appliances for your home. This includes dishwashers, sink systems, bathtubs and more. These products pay for themselves in no time at all.
3. Plant you garden in the spring and you can save since water requirement levels are less during this season.
4. Do not use water to defrost foods. Although many people do use this method it requires a lot of water consumption to do this.
5. Check for leaks. This includes the toilet and the sinks in the home. Even a small leak could cause an extensive amount of extra water usage and more money added to the water bill.
6. Stop using extra water when you flush by avoiding placing anything in the toilet. This includes tissue and cigarette butts. Using this method to eliminate these items will cost you an additional 5 to 6 gallons of water per flush.
7. Insulate your pipes. This will prevent them from freezing in the winter while also helping heat water up faster, among other benefits.
8. When washing clothes, make sure that you are washing full loads of laundry only. You are wasting a lot of water washing only half of a load.
The biggest outcome of the war,the Russian revolution,was unique in world history.The socio political and economic conditions prevailing in Russia were brought to head by the War.There were really two revolutions in the year 1917 ,one in March and the other in November.On the abdication of the Tsar the bourgeois government which followed, wanted to continue the war.But the people were against it.So there was a second great uprising under the guidance their leader Lenin,who seized power and established a communist government in Russia.
Causes of the Revolution
Social causes
In Russia Peter the Great and Catherine I I attempted westernisation without changing the social conditions.The Russian peasents were serfs tied to lands owned by wealthy Russians.Afer Russia’s defeat in the Crimean War,some reforms were introduced.In 1861 Tsar Alexander I I abolished serftom and emancipated the serfs .But they were not given enough land to subsist.These peasents became the powder keg for the revolution.The labourers and workers whose number had increased on account of industrialisation were aggrieved as they got very low wages.
Role of Revolutions
The spread of revolutionary ideas among the intelligentsia and their repression by the Tsar’s government made the socialistically inclined students to carry their propaganda to the peasantry.In course of time these students disillusioned with the outcome of their work with the peasants,took to “terrorism”.yet the revolutionary forces swelled ,with the joining of the many minority groups like Jews and poles.Soon,based on the Marxist philosophy,new ideas began to take shape and a social and Democratic Labour party was formed.The Marxists declared themselves against acts of terriosm.They believed that the working class had to be roused to action,and inky by such mass action could they achieve thier goal.
Autocracy of the Tsar
Tasr Nicholas I I
Tsar Nicholas I I of Romanow dynasty had little experience of government.His wife Tsarina Alexandra was a dominant personality and Nicholas was under her strong influence.Nicholax mistrusted most of his ministers and he was surrounded by flatters.Determined that Russia should not be left out in tha scramble for colonial possessions, Nicholas encouraged Russian expansion in Manchuria.This provoked a war with Japan in 1904.The resulting Russian defeat led to strikes and riots.On 23 January 1902 Father Gapon,a priest,organised a march of men, women and children on the Tsar’s winter palace in St.Petersburg demanding a representative national assembly and agraian and industrial reforms.But police and soldiers fired on the procession.Hundreds were killed and many thousands wounded.The events of this day led to riots, strikes and violence in which the governor-general of Moscow,an uncle of the Tsar,was killed by a bomb.Nicholas was forced to grant a constitution and establish a parliament,the Duma.This was no longer satisfactory to the left-wing parties that formed a Soviet of workers delegates in St Petersburg,led by Trotsky.Similar Soviets were set up in other cities.The Duma gave the middle classes,a voice in government.So the moderates were supportive of the government’s policy,while the left wing continued their opposition.
Opposition to Tsar and Dissolution of Duma
The outbreak of the First world war had temporarily strengthened the monarchy,as Russia allied to France and Britian.As there was rumour of a palace revolution.Nicholas made himself the commander-in-chief of the army.At the end of 1916 ,Rasputin,who had a domineering influence over the Tsar and the Tsarina,was murdered by a member of the Tsar’s family.The members of the St.Petersburg Soviet were arrested.Whenever the Duma opposed the Tsar’s move,it was dissolved and fresh elections held.Without change of government policy,the fourth Duma ended with the revolution of 1917.
Popular uprisings
Even on 23 February 1917,when the socialists celebrated International working Women’s Day on that day ,The Tsar seemed unchallengeable.But he had to abdicate on the morning of 2 March.Though none called for strikes fearing that the time was not ripe for militant action,the bread shortages among women textile workers,many with husbands in the army, forced them to go on strike anyway and March through the factory areas of Petrograd ,the capital of the Russian Empire.Masses of women workers demanding “Bread for workers “waved their arms towards factory workers and shouted”Come out !” “Stop work!” The city’s 4,00,000 workers joined the movement the next day (24 February)
Abdication of Tsar
The government used the troops to break the strike.But soon mutinies broke out in the barracks.The Tsar ordered a declaration of material law.But his order was not broadcast in the city,as there was no one to do this job.The Tsar then tired to return to Petrograd.The railway workers stopped his train.The generals at the front and some leaders in petrograd, frightened by these developments pleaded with the Tsar to abdicate.On 15 March, Nicholas I I abdicated.
The revolutionary Tamil poet Bharathiyar cheerfully welcomed the revolution in Russia by penning these poetic lines…
The Mother Great,the power supreme, Turned her galance benign towards Russia, The Revolution of the Age, Behold the wonder ,rises high The tyrant howling falls down limp, The shoulders of the heavenly god’s, Are swelling now with joy and pride, Eyes hot with unshed tears,the demons,perish.O people of the world, Behold this mightly change!
Provisional Government
There were two parallel bodies to take on government functions.One was of the bourgeois politicians of the old state Duma, comprising prospertied classes.On the other there were workers’ delegates drawn together in a workers council,or Soviet.The workers’ delegates in the Soviet were influenced by the underground left-wingers .Those in the Duma were able to form a provincial government with the consent of the Soviets.The Soviet was dominated by Mensheviks and the minority Bolshevik were timid and undecided.The situation changed with the arrival of Lenin.
Failure of provisional Government
Lenin was in Switzerland when the revolution broke out.Lenin wanted continued revolution.His slogan of All power to the Soviets soon won over the workers leaders.Devasted by war time shortages,the people were attracted by the slogan of ‘Bread ,peace and Land’.But the provisional Government made two grave mistakes.First,it postponed a decision on the demand for the redistribution of land and the other was government decided to continue with the war.Frustrated peasent soldiers deserted their posts and joined those who had restored to land grabbing.
Takeover by the Bolshevik party under Lenin’s leadership
In Oct Lenin persuaded the Bolshevik central Committee to decide on immediate revolution.Trotsky prepared a detailed plan.On 7 November the key government buildings, including the winter palace,the prime minister’s headquarters,were sized by armed factory workers and revolutionary troops.On 8 November 1917 a new Communist government was in office in Russia.Its head this time was Lenin.The Bolshevik party was renamed the Russian Communist party.
Outcome of the Revolution
The Russian Communist party eliminated illiteracy and poverty in Russia within a record time.Russian industry and agriculture developed remarkably.Women were given equal rights, including rights to industries and banks were nationalised.Land was distributed to poor peasents.Lenin thought the most important factor for the fall of provisional Government was its failure to withdraw from world war.So Lenin immediately appeared for peace.unmindful of the harsh terms dicated by the central powers,Lenin opted for withdrawing from the war to concentrate on the formation of new government.In March 1918 the treaty of Brest-Litovsk was signed.
Global Influence of the Russian Revolution
The revolution fired people’s imagination across the world.In many countries, communist parties were formed.The Russian Communist government encouraged the colonies to fight for their freedom.Debates over key issues,and reforms,social welfare, workers’ rights and gender equality started taking place in a global context.
population is a very serious and underrated issue in todays life. Its need to be considered and handled as soon as possible. the population of whole world is estimated around 7.5 billion, which is a huge number.it has its own advantages and disadvantages.
the biggest problem we are facing is population explosion. Population explosion is sudden or sharp increase in number of people in an area . due to which we face lot of problems such as poverty, unemployment migration of people from rural to urban areas due to less facilities, shortage of food items, low standard of living and many other effects.
causes of population explosion
There are many causes of population explosion some of them are listed below:-
The most important reason of the huge population explosion is Birth rate. The rate of birth rate is very high.it is due to many reasons such as lack of awareness and knowledge among people .especially in our country India .The rate of birth rate is very very high and some of the main reason is people are very fond of having a male child ,joint families ,infant mortality rate and many other reasons.
2. Falling death rate of human beings is also a big reason of such increase in population . Medical sciences have discovered many medicines (vaccines and antibiotics) and treatments through which human life has been increased significantly.
3.Poverty in developed countries is one of the reasons of population explosion.it is because it is considered that having more children means an extra chance of earning more when he/she will be grown up.
These are few causes of popuation explosion.
Problems due to population explosion
This sudden increase in population will definitely have some serious issues, some of them are:-
1 .More increase in population will result in more demand of food, healthcare, water, transportations housing and many other things. that will be impossible at one point if we will not do something to stop it.
2. The more population will result into more violence and conflicts in different parts of world.
3. Deforestation:- we all are aware of the term deforestation population is increasing day by day we need more land or area to live and it can only be accompished by cutting trees (forests).due to which our ability to take carbon dioxide decreases. Due to deforestation, wild animals and species are also suffering .
4.global warming :it is due to the burning of greenhouse gases. As population is increasing ,fossil fuels have a large impact in industrial societies when these fossil fuels (coal ,gas and oil) are burned they give carbon dioxide in huge amount and other greenhouse gases such as methane, carbon monoxide etc, which also leads to depletion of fossil fuels.
these are some few problems associated with population explosion which are creating a lot of problem for human beings.
Actions that can be applied tosolve this problem
According to united nation, the population of world will be 10.8 billion by 2100.This is a very huge number and we do not know whether we will be able to tackle that difficulties in future.
strategies should be made to control population explosion that should include making public realize about consequences of overpopulation like it will decrease the quantities of basic needs of life .Employment rate should be increased as much as possible, family planning should be made, medical facility should be good in developing nations and there are many other measures that can be taken to control population explosion.
• More than 77 different ethnic groups – own distinct languages within Ethiopia.
• Africa’s oldest independent country.
• Second largest in terms of population.
Political structure
• Federal republic under the 1994 constitution. Prime minister – Head of government Titular president – Head of state.
• Bicameral legislature – House of Peoples Representative & House of the Federation.
• Prime minister – Designated by the ruling party in the House of Peoples’ Representatives.
• Nominates candidate for the presidency and subjected to a vote by both legislative houses.
Local government
• Structure – allows the country’s ten regions a significant amount of autonomy.
• Regional state – Headed by a president elected by the state council
• Cities – headed by a chairman.
• Regions – own parliaments, security forces and the right to a referendum for independent rule.
Ethiopia’s Tigray crisis
• Issue – Conflict between PM Abiy Ahmed’s party and the Tigray People’s Liberation Front is escalating.
• Conflict – Traced back to the time when Abiy Ahmed – the prime minister came to power in 2018.
Tigray region Wealthier than other parts of the country, It has got a well-trained army.
• Tigray People’s Liberation Front – fighting for the autonomy of Tigray and reconstitution of Ethiopia on the basis of ethnically autonomous regions. Its Authority considerably reduced since Abiy took office. • Ongoing conflict – 2 different political ideologies for supremacy and control in the country.
• Tigray held local elections.
• PM ordered troops to counter a Tigray rebel attack on federal army barracks. Result – Killing of several civilians.
• United Nations and Amnesty International – Accused Ethiopia of war crimes, ethnic cleansing and the resort to rape and hunger as weapons of war.
Human Trafficking is a major issue in India and Worldwide. Though, it has been there for ages, the reason for the need of immediate attention is the COVID – 19 Pandemic. The pandemic bought about various social and economicalchanges in India giving rise to human trafficking cases. The lockdown raised higher level of unemployment amongst daily wage earners. This further lead to effecting the economic background of such families, especially in the rural areas. Having no other source of income lead to desperation in people which made them promote human trafficking by sellingtheir children, making them beg for money and sending their children for child labour. Moreover, the closureofschools increased human trafficking cases as there was no source of education for children. This gave the families and opportunity to use the children economically for labour and wed their girl child at an early age to save the future expenses. Absence of schools further increased the burden on families as many rural schools provided mid-day meal to their students. Absence of which made the children a further burden on the families and an additional stomach to feed. This made them give their children away in a hope for a better future for them and food for their children.
Along with such cases, many organ removal cases in the name of covid cases were found. Many physically fit people with weak financial backgrounds were falsely shown positive for corona virus and later declared dead because of the same. It was found that many traffickers removed organs from such bodies and declared them dead. Hence, this issue is important in the current times and require more attention than ever.
Yes, it’s difficult to step outside and help in this uncertain times but we individuals can start from our homes. The family domestic help, house help, workers, etc belong to rural and economically weak family backgrounds. Hence, talking to them and knowing about their lives can help us get a clear picture of their situation. We can educate them andspread awareness about the wrongs that they might be exposed to. This knowledge might help them be aware and spread the words to different people in their families and neighbourhood, that in turn might create a huge impact on the society as a whole.
Many a times people give into such situations where they willingly promote human trafficking, out of desperation and helplessness. As in case of a daily wage worker who has no other means to support his family economically might sell his child to survive. Hence, it is important to make them aware about various other way where they might get financial help without getting trapped into such rackets. There are government supports yojanas and schemes where they help such people, but in order to get help it is important to know about the availability of that help and that can only be done through awareness. It may not change the entire world scenario but one step by every citizen might make a huge impact altogether.
The World Trade Organisation is the successor of General Agreement on Tariffs and Trades (GATT ). The WTO Agreement is the Uruguay Round agreement where the original GATT is now part of the WTO Agreement which came into force from January 1,1995.
WTO is a multilateral organisation .It has its headquarter in Geneva , Switzerland. It is the central body that facilitates global trade .
It is the only international organization that deals with global rules of trade between nations. It provides a framework for conduct of international trade in goods and services.
The fundamental objective of the rule-based system of international trade under the WTO is to ensure that international markets remain open and their access is not disrupted by the sudden and arbitrary imposition of import restrictions.
It lays down the rights and obligations of governments in the set of multilateral agreements. It also covers a wide range of issues related to international trade, such as protection of intellectual property rights and dispute settlement, and prescribes disciplines for governments in formulation of rules, procedures, and practices in these areas.
Structure of WTO
The structure of WTO is headed by the Ministerial Conference composed of representatives of all members which meet at least once every two years. It carries out the functions of the WTO and takes actions necessary to this effect .
The Ministerial Conference is the supreme authority of the WTO . The Ministerial Conference operations by different authority bodies.
General Council composed of representatives of all members to oversee the operation of the WTO Agreement and ministerial decisions on a regular basis. It also acts as a Dispute Settlement Body (DSB) and a trade policy review body (TPRB) ,each having its own Chairman.
The Director General , who is the secretariat head of WTO . The Ministerial Conference appoints the Director General and sets out his power duties , conditions of services and term of office. The Director General appoints the members of Staff of the Secretariat and determines their duties in accordance with the regulations adopted by the Ministerial Conference.
Non-discrimination Reciprocity Binding and enforceable commitments Transparency Safety values
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Objectives
The Preamble of the organisation , The Agreement establishing the WTO lays down the following objectives :-
• It’s relation in the field and economic endeavour shall be conducted with a view to raising standards of living , ensuring full employment and large and steadily growing volume of real income and effective demand and expanding the production and trade in goods and services.
• To allow for the optional use of the world’s resources in accordance with the objectives of sustainable development , to protect the environment and to enhance the means for doing so in a manner consistent with respective needs and concerns at different levels of economic development.
• To make positive efforts designed to ensure that developing countries , especially the least developed among them , secure a share in the growth in international trade commensurate with the needs of their economic development.
• To achieve these objectives by entering into reciprocal and mutually advantageous arrangements directed towards substantial reduction of tariffs and other barriers to trade and the elimination of discriminatory treatment in international trade relations.
• To develop an integrated , more viable and durable multilateral trading system encompassing the GATT , the results of past liberalisation efforts and all the results of the Uruguay Round of multilateral trade negotiations .
• To ensure linkages between trade policies , environment policies and sustainable development.
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Functions :-
The main functions of WTO are :-
1. To facilitate implementation, administration and operations of the objectives of the Agreement and of the Ministerial Trade Agreement.
2. To provide the forum for negotiations among its members concerning their multilateral trade relations , in matters relating to the agreements .
3. To provide a framework for implementation, administration and operation of multilateral and bilateral agreements of world trade.
4. To administer the understanding of rules and Procedures governing the Settlement of dispute .
5. To ensure the optimum use of world resources.
6. To assist international organizations such as, IMF and IBRD for establishing coherence in Universal Economic Policy determination.
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WTO Agreements
The Agreement establishing WTO consists of the following :-
1: Multilateral Agreements on Trade in Goods :
The general agreement on trade in goods defines the GATT 1994 and includes various agreements dealing with Different aspects related to trade in goods.
• GATT Rules 1994 ,•Agreement on Agriculture •Agreement on Textiles and Clothing •Agreement on Technical Barriers to Trade • Agreement on Trade Related Aspects of Investment Measures ( TRIMs) • Agreement on Anti – Dumping
2: General Agreement on Trade in Services .
This agreement covers all Internationally traded services .It also sets out special conditions relating to individual sectors .
In financial services , it establishes the right of governments to take appropriate measures for the protection of investors , depositors and policy holders to ensure integrity and stability of the financial system.
In telecommunications ,the Agreement requires a Member to establish , construct , acquires ,lease , operate or supply telecommunications transport networks and services and make it available to the public
The GATS also contains consultations and dispute settlement and the establishment of a Council on Services.
3: Agreement on Trade – Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Right ( TRIPs) .
The TRIPs covers seven categories of intellectual property –
This agreement refers to controls of anti competitive practices for developed countries to bring their legislation and practices into conformity for the implementation of TRIPs.
4:. Understanding on Rules and Procedures governing the Settlement of Disputes.
This agreement applies to consultations and the settlement of disputes between Members concerning their rights and obligations under the provisions of the Agreement establishing the WTO . For this, a Dispute Settlement System was established .
5: Plurilateral Trade Agreement .
This agreement consists of the Agreement on Trade in Civil Aircraft , Agreement on Government Procurement , International Dairy Agreement and International Bovine Meat Agreement . The first Agreement was made at Geneva in April 1979, as subsequently modified , rectified or amended . The latter three Agreements were done at Marrakesh on April 15,1994.
6: Trade Policy Review Mechanism.
The TPRM aims to carry out reviews of the trade policies and practices under the Multilateral Trade Agreements and the Plurilateral Trade Agreements for the smoother functioning of the multilateral trading system.To operate this purpose , Trade Policy Review Body ( TPRB) was established. For better transparency each member reports regularly to the Trade Policy Review Body about the trade policies and practices pursued by it .
China is globally known for its extreme air pollution levels. Causes include the country’s population, being the biggest in the world, and China’s “economic boom,” being the fastest among major nations in the past few decades. While urbanisation has led to a surge in wealth, it means that the people are deprived of basic health security. Effects include lower birth rates, 411,00 premature deaths, and higher adult mortality from respiratory related diseases; in fact, lung cancer rates have risen by 60% in the past 10 years despite no change in smoking rates.
Action taken:
Over the years, the Chinese government has taken a series of steps to battle air pollution. This includes the ban of new coal-fired power plants and the closing down of many old ones, as chemicals released like sulphur dioxide account for 33% of China’s total national emissions. Iron and steel production have been limited and many coal mines have been shut, meaning the government favoured health over the economy in this situation. Moreover, large cities like Shanghai and Shenzhen have limited the number of vehicles on the road and introduced electric buses. According to earth.org, the country planted more than 35 billion trees and with investments of an estimated $100 billion in such programmes, “China’s forestry expenditure per hectare exceeded that of the US and Europe and became three times higher than the global average.”
Furthermore, two major action plans have been established. The first was in 2013, helping cities to make improvements in air quality; by 2017, levels of atmospheric particulate matter (PM2.5) dropped by 33% in Beijing. While this is a great change, cities failed in meeting WHO’s recommended PM2.5 levels; this resulted in a new, three-year, action plan, applying to the entire nation this time. Because of such steps taken for public safety, research suggests “the average citizen can now expect to live 2.4 years longer on average if the declines in air pollution persist.”
Italy star Giorgio Chiellini has claimed that he put a “curse” on Bukayo Saka before the England teenager’s decisive penalty miss in Sunday’s Euro 2020 final.
Saka saw his spot kick saved by Gianluigi Donnarumma, handing Italy the European title after the two teams drew 1-1 over 120 minutes.
The Italy defender shouted the word just before the England teenager saw his spot kick saved by Gianluigi Donnarumma
Just before Saka took the kick, Chiellini screamed “Kiricocho!” – a word that’s been used by footballers for decades to impart bad luck on the opposition.
The social services and those workers included in performing the social services during the time of pandemic are really essential and appreciatable! They build on their own existing strong ties towards the children, families and communities to rapidly respond in ways that are effective! But we know their safety also more important! The social workers […]
Pretty much everybody thinks about the famous hand to hand fighting, like Karate, Tae Kwon Do, Kung Fu and Tai Chi… a few group have even pondered evaluating a class. But have you at any point really done it? Do you require an explanation?
Pretty much everybody has contemplated taking up a military workmanship sooner or later on schedule. Perhaps as another approach to remain fit as a fiddle. Perhaps as a way to shield yourself from the school menace. There are hundreds, if not thousands, of reasons why individuals decide to take up a craftsmanship, however I need to require one moment to layout what I feel are the main motivations to basically attempt a military workmanship. Possibly it’s for yourself, perhaps it’s for your youngsters… whatever the explanation, all hand to hand fighting contain a remarkable abundance of information and order that you can’t go anyplace else. My expectation is that this article will rouse you to escape your seat and into a school to perceive what’s genuinely going on with combative techniques.
Fearlessness
As you train in hand to hand fighting, you will see a ton if enhancements, like your constitution, balance, mindfulness, adaptability, and numerous other physical and mental qualities. Hand to hand fighting will show you how to consolidate these capacities and use them to prevail in rivalries, achieving higher belts, building companionships and securing yourself if essential. The more you can do, the more sure you will be.
Self Preservation
Perhaps the most widely recognized motivations to examine hand to hand fighting is to figure out how to protect one’s self. Various schools may commit class time or potentially offer a planned class that stringently goes over self protection strategies. Additionally, contingent upon the MA style or school, self protection can be a huge piece of the educational plan, which can be gainful to those intrigued by “material expressions” (expressions you can use in regular day to day existence) rather than “customary expressions”.
Self-restraint
Webster characterizes self-restraint as the “remedy or guideline of oneself for development”. Regardless of whether it be attempting to make a secondary school group or fulfilling organization time constraints, when you get familiar with the center important to prevail in Martial Arts you can apply it to the remainder of your life. Achievement is mental, and Martial Arts will show you the self-control important to prevail at anything you set your attention to.
Coordination
Combative techniques requires a great deal of hand, foot, eye, and mental coordination, however the entirety of this is created over the long run. On the off chance that you see yourself as a clumsy individual, preparing in the combative techniques will assist you with developing those abilities. You’ll be stunned what your body can do! Regardless of whether you are a characteristic competitor, remaining on one foot, while kicking with the other, and impeding with your hands is very troublesome and includes coordination.
Wellness
Combative techniques doesn’t need to zero in just on battling or self preservation as certain styles depend more on wellness. Tae Bo and Tai Chi are two instances of this. In any case, those with an interest in the battling and self-preservation parts of Martial expressions will discover their wellness levels quicly expanding as preparing creates different muscle gatherings, yet adaptability and equilibrium too. One’s degree of wellness can be similarly as significant in dominating a game as one’s abilities and capacities.
Family Enjoyment
The vast majority don’t realize that this is an incredible method to hang out with your family! Some military workmanship schools permit families to prepare together and others separate classes by age gatherings. Despite how classes are isolated, families wind up partaking in the time spent together. It’s anything but incredible having a family all test together for different positions and dark belts.
Meet New People – Martial Arts is for everybody…
Numerous military workmanship schools structure their classes into three age gatherings: Kids – typically going from around 5 to 11 years of age, Teens – 12 to around 16 or 17, and Adults – for the most part begins at 18, yet a few schools make special cases when fundamental. A few schools likewise offer a “Little Dragons” program equipped towards the 4 – 6 year old group. Age bunches are then separated into belt positions permitting you to prepare with individuals that are somewhat of equivalent abilities and age. As a rule individuals who start combative techniques together will foster a holding companionship and even obtain in their dark belts simultaneously on the grounds that they pushed each other during their tuff times.
Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, in her budget speech in February 2021, said that the government plans to privatise two PSBs (Public Sector Banks). The government had already privatised 10 banks and merged them into 4. This time, Central Bank of India and Indian Overseas bank are reported to be the probable candidates. Presently, India has 22 private banks.
Many committees had suggested the lower government stake in PSBs below 51% like Narasimhan committee proposed 33% and P J Nayak committee suggested below 50%. RBI is currently working on these suggestions.
Why privatisation?
As compared to private banks, PSBs continue to have high non performing assets. And this situation get worsed after the pandemic as NPA ratio of all commercial banks may increased 13.5% by September 2021. Also government reforms have not been able to improve the financial position of PSBs significantly. Despite this, the government is trying to strengthen the strong banks and minimise the burden upon them.
What is privatisation?
The transfer of publicly owned or operated organisations to private ownership or operation. It is introduced as a way of enhancing effectiveness and efficiency of the organisation and apart from that reducing the burden on government. Those enterprises running privately are subject to the discipline of the market and hence proved efficient. It also maximizes public interest and welfare.
What are the pros and cons of privatisation? Pros- • It expand the efficiency of bank and provides better services to its customers. • Ensures compliance and risk mitigation. • Continuously upgrading services to keep up with changing market trends. • Reinventing the way of working to attract customers and ensuring superior quality of services. • Reducing burden on the government. Follows stringent norms for loans and dealing with frauds. • Less government interference and function independently. • Profitable and convert loss making ventures into profitable businesses.
Cons- • PSBs cater to all sections of society whereas Private sector banks target mostly the upper strata of society, adversly affecting the poorer sections of society. • Choose to operate only in urban areas where the profit is high unlike PSBs, which emphasis on all and provide modern facilities even in non-profitable areas. • Income variability that may trigger protest around the country. • Due to minimum presence of government in banking sector, private sector banks arbitarily take actions on government welfare schemes.
Privatisation looks like solution for all the problems in banking sector, which is not exactly true. It is vital for banks to penetrate into each strata of society for the nation’s holistic growth. There should be a combination of efficiency and sense of service towards the nation. Only after which banks can develop and prosperity is secured.
YOGA has remain an integral part in the life of humans since thousands of years. The oldest work that gives information about yoga is Yoga sutras by Maharishi Patanjali. Maharishi Patanjali (200BC-150BC) gave every minute details about the classical yoga in this book. This book is considered as the foundation of classical yoga. It has been translated in more than 30 Indian languages.
MAHARISHI PATANJALI
But it was seen that in this modern world, the young generations are detached from Yoga practice and very less number of people clearly knows about how to practice different asanas in yoga, what are their health benefits and who should practice which types of asanas.
To preserve rich heritage of Yoga it was decided that from the year 2015, Yoga day will be celebrated every year on the 21st June because it is the longest day of the year scientifically.
ORIGIN OF YOGA DAY :-
In the year 2014, Prime Minister of India Shri Narendra Modi addressed the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA). In his addressing, he firstly gave the idea of celebrating 21st June of every year as Yoga Day.
OFFICIAL LOGO OF INTERNATIONAL YOGA DAY
This proposal was official brought in the UNGA later in the year 2014. As per the UN, 177 member countries gave their support on this proposal. After this, the UN officially declared 21st June of every year to celebrate Yoga Day.
The lines quoted from PM Modi’s speech at the UNGA is as under:-
“Yoga is an invaluable gift of India’s ancient tradition. It embodies unity of mind and body; thought and action; restraint and fulfillment; harmony between man and nature; a holistic approach to health and well-being. It is not about exercise but to discover the sense of oneness with yourself, the world and the nature. By changing our lifestyle and creating consciousness, it can help in well being. Let us work towards adopting an International Yoga Day.” — Narendra Modi, UN General Assembly.
BENEFITS OF PRACTICING YOGA REGULARLY :-
Yoga builds the muscle strength who practice it daily. People can prevent themselves from diseases like arthritis by strengthening their bones and muscles.
Yoga improves the flexibility of muscles and prevent people from backbone and joints related problems.
Yoga increases the blood flow in the body. In this world when most of the work are done by machines, humans spent their time mostly sitting at one place. When their is less movement of body parts, the blood flow rate also decreases and it creates various diseases. Different Yoga asanas are proven effective to increase the blood flow in the body.
BENEFITS OF PRACTICING YOGA REGULARLY
Practicing Yoga daily improves the immune system by strengthening the stomach and other muscles used in digestion process.
Practicing Yoga improves the focus by strengthening the brain cells.
It calms the blood pressure and helps in getting a better sleep.
Many Yoga asanas are proven scientifically to improve the strength of lungs muscles and maintain better oxygen level in the body.
CELEBRATION OF YOGA DAY IN VARIOUS COUNTRIES :-
Every year Yoga Day is celebrated in many countries around the world with full dedication and enthusiasm. Large number of people gather at public places and practice Yoga together.
In the year 2020 and 2021 due to COVID-19 pandemic, all the programs on Yoga Day were held in virtual mode. For year 2021 official theme was – Yoga for Well-Being. Yoga has remedies to all major diseases including the current pandemic disease COVID-19. Yoga has been proven effective against COVID-19 also.
Real Madrid’s plan for the summer transfer window will focus on trying to get bodies out, Goal has learned, with any funds freed up by ‘Operation Exit’ allowing for long-standing interest in Paris Saint-Germain star Kylian Mbappe to be stepped up as the next deadline approaches.
The Blancos, who are famed for their ‘Galacticos’ approach to recruitment under Florentino Perez, have tightened their belts in recent years and have not invested a fee in anyone since signing Reinier in January 2020 – with David Alaba snapped up on a free this time around.
The Blancos are eager to get big wages off their books, with any funds raised set to go towards prising a World Cup winner away from PSG
The Liga giants intend to stick with that plan in 2021 and, with long-serving captain Sergio Ramos already departed at the end of his contract, the hope is that a squad which currently includes 29 players – with loan stars Borja Mayoral and Reinier not on that list – will be trimmed considerably over the coming weeks.
Are you planning to buy a smartphone or an Appliance or a TV? And you’re an Amazon Prime member then you should wait for a little. Amazon Prime Day sale is all set to go live this month on the 26th of July and it’ll conclude on the 27th of July.
Every year Amazon comes up with the Prime Day sale for its existing Prime members and attracts new subscribers. You’ll get great deals and offers on the categories including; Smartphones, Consumer Electronics, TVs, Appliances, Amazon devices, Furniture, Home & Kitchen. The good news is that Amazon is also offering discounts on Flagship devices like iPhone 12 and Oneplus 9.
Aside from discounts on smartphones, Amazon will also provide a 10% instant discount for HDFC cardholders. Buyers can also exchange their old phones for new phones. Amazon also disclosed that the Echo devices will be sold at discounts up to 50%. Amazon also has teased the smartphones that are getting discounts namely; iPhone 12 Pro, OnePlus Nord CE 5G, Redmi Note 10 Pro Max, Samsung Galaxy M51, iPhone 11,iQOO 7 legend, Redmi Note 10, and others.
Prime day sale is not the only perk of being a Prime member, you also get to enjoy free-fast delivery, Prime Video, ad-free music. exclusive deals and more. If you are not a Prime member of Amazon, you can be one today just by buying Prime membership according to monthly/yearly plans provided by Amazon.
Well if you are so impatient and want to buy an iPhone before the Prime day sale, then you should go for the Apple Days sale. Amazon has announced the Apple Days sale before the Prime Day sale. Apple Days sale will be live until the 17th of July. You can get various deals and discounts on the iPhone 12 series and iPhone 11, and more. You can get iPhone 12 for Rs 70,900 with a discount of Rs 9,000 and HDFC cardholders will get additional Rs 6,000 discount on HDFC credit card transactions.
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