Erling Haaland will remain at Borussia Dortmund as their search for a replacement for Jadon Sancho goes on, according to the club’s head of first-team football Sebastian Kehl.

Haaland is attracting attention from a whole host of top clubs after a stellar 2020-21 campaign at BVB, who he helped win the DFB-Pokal and finish fourth in the Bundesliga by scoring 30 goals in 32 domestic appearances.

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However, Dortmund have repeatedly insisted that a prized asset will not be sold this summer, and Kehl reiterated that stance before their opening pre-season friendly against FC Giessen on Tuesday night.

The Norwegian striker has been heavily linked with Chelsea, but BVB have to plans to sanction his departure this summer.

”The world is experiencing the third wave. In order to prevent India from being hit by the third wave, we have to work together. The Prime Minister said today there was no point in discussing when the third wave would hit India. There is a need to keep it at bay instead. The number of new infectious disease cases reported by India over the past 24 hours was 31,483. In the past 118 days, there have been fewer new cases. According to the Union Health and Family Welfare Ministry, the death toll in India rose by 2,020 in the last 24 hours to 4,10,784.

The union health ministry expressed concern over the violation of covid-19 standards on Tuesday, saying that people are treating third-wave warnings like a forecast update. A press briefing held by LAV Agarwal, joint secretary, the health ministry on July 18 revealed that approximately 73.4 percent of the new cases of covid-19 reported in July were from Maharashtra, Kerala, Tamil Nadu, Odisha and Andhra Pradesh.

A central team has been sent to 11 states and union territories, including Maharashtra, and Assam amid a rise in cases. He explained that when people discuss the third wave, they take it as a forecast update and do not understand its seriousness or the responsibilities associated with it.

In some states, a further increase in cases is occurring, such as in Manipur, Mizoram, Tripura, and Arunachal Pradesh. In other states, where cases are declining, the situation is still being observed in the form of a plateau. There have been repeated warnings about the imminent third wave of the pandemic, but travelers to hill destinations have not heeded these warnings. Earlier this week, a video from the KEMPTY Falls in Uttarakhand showed tourists not wearing masks and standing dangerously close to one another. There are several other images online that show tourists violating covid-19 safety norms.

It was announced on Monday that the Indian Medical Association had written to the central and state governments to warn them that the third wave of Coronavirus was inevitable and imminent. It was recommended that “tourist bonanzas, pilgrimages, and religious” wait until at least three more months, and that people follow the covid-19 protocols during this period.

In his meeting with the chief ministers of North eastern states, Modi expressed concern about people not wearing masks and crowding hill stations and markets

The world is experiencing the third wave right now, said NITI Aayog member Dr. VK Paul, and India must take measures to ensure that it doesn’t experience the same.  

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💫The elephant is the largest and one of the most powerful and intelligence animals. Even though blue whales are the largest animals for they grow up to 30 elephant reaches a height of 4 meters and a weight of 6 metric tones.

💫The most remarkable feature of the elephant is its tusks and trunk. The tusks, in fact, are two of its upper teeth that have grown on the outside and become enlarged. A tame or trained elephant uses its tusks to support heavy loads while wild elephants use them as weapons of attack. Tusks are made of ivory which is highly valuable. And it is for tusks that elephants are hunted down and killed. Even though Articles made of ivory are banned in most countries they are available in the black market, and this leads to elephant poaching.

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💫The trunk is another intersection feature of the elephant. It serves as an arm and a hand for picking up twigs and leaves and pushing them into its mouth. The trunk is actually the elephant’s lengthened nose and upper lip. It is thick and well-protected on the outside but has a tender inside.

💫There are two kinds of elephants – the Asian elephant and the African elephant. The Asian elephant is relatively smaller than its African counterpart. While the Asian elephant is 2.75 meters tall and weight 3.5 metrics tons, the African is 3.5 meters tall and weight about 5 metric tons, and is darker than the Asian species. Moreover, the Asian elephant can be easily themed or trained and it sleeps lying down while the African elephant is wild and sleeps upright.

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🐘facts about elephants🐘:

🔅They’re the world’s largest land animal. …

🔅You can tell the two species apart by their ears. …

🔅Their trunks have mad skills. …

🔅Their tusks are actually teeth. …

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🔅They’ve got thick skin. …

🔅Elephants are constantly eating. …

🔅They communicate through vibrations. …

🔅Calves can stand within 20 minutes of birth.

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🐘Quotes🐘:

🌟greatest glory in living lies not in never falling, but in rising every time we fall. -Nelson Mandela

🌟The way to get started is to quit talking and begin doing. -Walt Disney

🌟Your time is limited, so don’t waste it living someone else’s life. Don’t be trapped by dogma – which is living with the results of other people’s thinking. -Steve Jobs

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🌟If life were predictable it would cease to be life, and be without flavor. -Eleanor Roosevelt

🌟If you look at what you have in life, you’ll always have more. If you look at what you don’t have in life, you’ll never have enough. -Oprah Winfrey

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Sexual harassment is a worldwide problem faced by every woman at someplace and sometime in their life. Harassing any human being is just like an offense which goes against the human rights and gender equality. Harassing a woman has emerged from gender discrimination and is a strong interplay of masculinity, supremacy and sexuality. According to Article 14 of the Constitution “equality of status and opportunity” must be for every citizens weather it’s a male or a female, everyone is supposed to treat equally. Henceforth, living in a safe working place is the right of every woman. Our Indian Constitution suggests that it’s the right of every person to live a life which is free from discrimination, provocation, agony, etc. Sexual harassment of women is an uncivilized violation against right to equality and self-esteem. The basic root behind such harassment is our patriarchal society which considers man far more superior than females and violence against woman is acceptable. Sexual harassment creates an environment which often discourages females to take part in such jobs.

Social Responsibility is a form of responsibility that we owe to society being members of the same and partaking in activities that alter its natural flow. For example, by being a part of the natural environment, we owe the environment the restoration to offset the degradation conducted by mankind. In such a way, social responsibility is the accountability that we face towards society in all its aspects, to all its stakeholders. Indeed there exist various forms of social responsibility but two prominent ones are an individual and corporate social responsibility. It can be understood that much of the social responsibility activities can be considered under the same labels: one where the volunteers bring physical changes by cleaning the neighbourhood, distributing food and other necessities, securing funds and such for the needy, while the other where people advocate for the change and instil civic morals. While each indicates its own form of responsibility, the combination of both is what the present world needs to be ensured of sustainable development.

Corporate Social Responsibility is one of the keywords that underline an organisation’s social standpoint among various economic actors such as the government, consumers and certain types of investors. A responsible organization is bound to be more reliable because of its forward-thinking and ethical nature. Although the term was coined in the mid-1900s by Henry Bowen (the father of Corporate Social Responsibility) in his paper, the concept existed long before that. A few of the pioneers in the field of corporate social responsibility are Johnson & Johnson and Hershey’s. These responsibilities include:-

Economic Responsibility: This includes maintaining the satisficing amount of profits so that the business can
sustain enough to pay off their lenders, investors, creditors and employees. Legal Responsibility: The legal responsibility of a business includes complying with all the corporate bylaws, contracts with either another company or the government. An example of legal responsibility would be to adhere to the accounting compliance standards in reporting financial information. Ethical Responsibility: This consists of responsibilities outside the legal framework but matching the
company’s philosophy. For example, ensuring employees have a healthy work-life balance beyond the government-mandated levels.

Individual responsibility stems from the philosophy that holds each individual accountable for every action they take, which may have intended or unintended consequences for society. Hence, every individual has a responsibility towards the society that deems them ideal members of their community. Not only do we have the duties of controlling the negative spillover effects of our actions but we are required to step further and teach those ignorant of
these ideas the sense of responsibility. The UN suggests a list of actions that any and every individual could accomplish that can bring minor changes to the environment, called the “The lazy person’s guide to save the world”. The list is generated according to the individual’s willingness to pave the way for a sustainable future. Some of the individual responsibilities are using biodegradeable bags, donation to various charities, Use recyclable goods, segregation of trash, using renewable sources of energy etc. In this day and age it has become very important to uphold our social responsibilities.

Human Settlement means cluster of dwellings of any type or size where human beings live.Thus, the process of settlement inherently involves grouping of people and apportioning of territory as their resource base. Settlements vary in size and type. They range from a hamlet to metropolitan cities.

Classification of Settlements

On the basis of occupation, settlements may be classified as rural and urban settlements.

Rural Settlements

Any settlement where most of the people are engaged in primary activities like agricultural, forestry, mining and fishery is known as a rural settlement. Most of the world’s settlement are rural, they are mostly stable and permanent. The most important and unique feature of rural settlement is the vast, open spaces with green, pollution – free environment.

Patterns of Rural Settlements

Rectangular pattern

Rectangular pattern of settlements are found in plain areas or valleys. The roads are rectangular and cut each other at right angles.

Linear pattern

In a linear pattern, the houses are located along a road, railway line and along the edge of the river valley or along a levee.

Circular or semicircular pattern

The pattern of settlement that is found around the lakes, ponds and sea coasts are called circular or semi circular pattern.

Star like pattern

Star shaped settlements develop in places where metalled and unmetalled road converged. In the star shaped settlements, houses are spread out along the sides of roads in all directions.

Triangular pattern

Triangular patterns of rural settlement generally develop at the confluence of rivers.

T-Shaped, Y-Shaped, Cross-Shaped or Cruciform settlements

T-shaped settlements develop at tri-junctions of the roads (T), while Y-shaped settlements emerge as the places where two roads converge with the third one. Cruciform settlements develop on the cross-roads which extend in all four directions.

Nebular pattern

The arrangement of roads is almost circular which ends at the central location or nucleus of the settlement around the house of the main landlord of the village or around a mosque, temple or church.

Urban Settlements

An Urban settlement is a concentrated settlement that constitutes or is part of an urban area. It is an area with high density of human-created structures. These geometrical patterns are usually in squares and rectangles and are well laid out.

Classification of Urban Settlements

Urban centres are classified as towns, cites, metropolitan cities, mega cities, conurbation, etc. , depending on the size and services available and functions rendered to it.

Town

A town is generally larger than a village, but smaller than a city. It has a population of less than 1 lakh. E.g. Arakkonam near Chennai

City

Cities are much larger than towns and have a greater number of economic functions. The population in cities are estimated to be more than 1 lakh. E.g. Coimbatore

Metropolitan cities

Cities accommodating population between 10 lakhs and 50 lakhs are metropolitan cities. E.g. Madurai

Megacities

Cities with more than 50 lakh population are called Megacities. E.g. Greater Chennai

Conurbation

A conurbation is a region comprising of a number of cities, large towns and other urban areas. E.g. Delhi conurbation

Madhubani Art (or Mithila painting) is a style of Indian painting, practiced in the Mithila region of the Indian subcontinent. This painting is done with a variety of tools, including fingers, twigs, brushes, nib-pens, and matchsticks and using natural dyes and pigments. It is characterised by its eye-catching geometrical patterns. There is ritual content for particular occasions, such as birth or marriage, and festivals, such as Holi, Surya Shasti, Kali Puja, Upanayana, and Durga Puja.

Madhubani painting (Mithila painting) was traditionally created by the women of various communities in the Mithila region of the Indian subcontinent. It originated from Madhubani district of the Mithila region of Bihar. Madhubani is also a major export center of these paintings. This painting as a form of wall art was practiced widely throughout the region; the more recent development of painting on paper and canvas mainly originated among the villages around Madhubani, and it is these latter developments that led to the term “Madhubani art” being used alongside “Mithila Painting.”

The paintings were traditionally done on freshly plastered mud walls and floors of huts, but now they are also done on cloth, handmade paper and canvas. Madhubani paintings are made from the paste of powdered rice. Madhubani painting has remained confined to a compact geographical area and the skills have been passed on through centuries, the content and the style have largely remained the same. Thus, Madhubani painting has received GI (Geographical Indication) status. Madhubani paintings use two-dimensional imagery, and the colors used are derived from plants. Ochre, Lampblack and Red are used for reddish-brown and black, respectively.

Madhubani paintings mostly depict people and their association with nature and scenes and deities from the ancient epics. Natural objects like the sun, the moon, and religious plants like tulsi are also widely painted, along with scenes from the royal court and social events like weddings. Generally, no space is left empty; the gaps are filled by paintings of flowers, animals, birds, and even geometric designs. Traditionally, painting was one of the skills that was passed down from generation to generation in the families of the Mithila Region, mainly by women. It is still practiced and kept alive in institutions spread across the Mithila region. Kalakriti in Darbhanga, Vaidehi in Madhubani, Benipatti in Madhubani district and Gram Vikas Parishad in Ranti are some of the major centres of Madhubani painting which have kept this ancient art form alive.

DIFFERENT STYLES OF MADHUBANI ART

Madhubani art has five distinctive styles:

1. Bharni
2. Katchni
3. Tantrik
4. Godna
5. Kohbar

In the 1960s Bharni, and Tantrik styles were mainly done by Brahman women, who are ‘upper caste’ women in India and Nepal. Their themes were mainly religious and they depicted Gods and Goddesses paintings. People of lower castes included aspects of their daily life and symbols, the story of Raja Shailesh (guard of the village) and much more, in their paintings. Nowadays Madhubani art has become a globalised art form, so there is no difference in the work on the basis of the caste system. They work in all five styles. Madhubani art has received worldwide attention.

AWARDS WON BY MADHUBANI ARTISTS

Madhubani painting received official recognition in 1969 when Sita Devi received the State award by Government of Bihar. Mamta Devi from the village Jitwarpur has also got National Award. Jagdamba Devi from Bhajparaul, Madhubani was given Padma Shri in 1975 and the National Award to Sita Devi of Jitwarpur village near Madhubani. Jagdamba Devi’s foster son Satya Narayan Lal Karn and his wife Moti Karn are also well-regarded Mithila artists, and they won the National Award jointly in 2003. Sita Devi received the Padma Shri in 1981. Sita Devi was also awarded by Bihar Ratna in 1984 and Shilp Guru in 2006. In 1984 Ganga Devi was awarded by Padma Shri. Mahasundari Devi received the Padma Shri in 2011. Baua Devi, Yamuna Devi, Shanti Devi, Chano Devi, Bindeshwari Devi, Chandrakala Devi, Shashi kala Devi, Leela Devi, Godavari Dutta, and Bharti Dayal were also given the National award. Chandrabhushan (Rasidpur), Ambika Devi (Rasidpur), Manisha Jha were also given the National award. In 2020, Madhubani artist Dulari Devi won the Padma Shri for contributions to art.

Rainwater is a life-giving resource, and without it, there’d be no life on earth. Its primary purpose is to give us water to drink. During a downpour, rain seeps into the ground to become part of rivers and lakes, or what is called ground water.

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Rainwater harvesting is a technique of collection and storage of rainwater into natural reservoirs or tanks, or the infiltration of surface water into subsurface aquifers (before it is lost as surface runoff). One method of rainwater harvesting is rooftop harvesting. With rooftop harvesting, almost any surface – tiles,metal sheets,plastics – can be used to intercept the flow of rainwater and provide a household with water, conveniently accessible and available year – round.

General publications

There is a large and growing body of research and documentation on domestic Rainwater Harvesting (DRWH). Here we provide an overview of some introductory readings:

– Rainwater Harvesting Handbook (African Development Bank)

-Rainwater Harvesting in the Homestead (Peter Morgan)

Importance of Rainwater Harvesting

The importance of rainwater harvesting lies in fact that it can be stored for future use. Just as it can be used directly so also the stored water can be utilized to revitalize the ground level water and improve its quality. This also helps to raise the level of ground water which then can be easily accessible.

7 Different types of rainwater harvesting system

1. Water Butt

2. Direct – pumped

3. Indirect Gravity

4. Indirect pumped

5. Gravity only

6. Retention ponds

7. In – Ground Storage