Pre-bid Meeting conducted regarding CSMT Railway Station redevelopment project

CEO, NitiAayog and Chairman& CEO, Railway Boardchaired the Pre-bid meeting of CSMT project todayvia digital platform. Member (Infrastructure), Railway Board, GM, Central Railway and GM, Northern Railways also attended.  Redevelopment of railway stations across India is a priority agenda of Ministry of Railways, Government of India. This agenda is being driven with full force by the Government with the participation of private players as a part of PPP. The Pre-bid meeting held today received huge response from the industry and developers&fund houses seemingly are very much interested in this investment opportunity.

The Pre-bid meeting was attended by about 43 prospective bidders, including developers namely Adani Group, Tata Projects Ltd., Eldeco, GMR Group, JKB Infrastructure Pvt. Ltd, SNCF Hubs & Connexions, I Squared Capital, Kalpataru Power Transmission Ltd., Ace Urban developers, GR Infrastructure, Essel Group,Larsen & Toubro; architects namely BDP Singapore, Hafeez Contractor, AECOM; Fund houses namely Anchorage Infrastructure Investment Holdings Ltd., Brookfield and consultancy firms namely JLL, Boston Consultancy Group, KPMG, PwC India, EY and embassies namely British High Commission. Invest India set up by DPIIT which is the National Investment Promotion and Facilitation Agency that helps investors looking for investment opportunities and options in India also attended.

CSMT is a historic and UNESCO World Heritage site located in the heart of Mumbai city. The redevelopment plan encapsulates integration of various modes to make this railway station a multimodal transport hub as per the vision of Hon’ble PM of India. It will include segregation of arrival and departure, divyang friendly station, better level of services for passengers, energy efficient building and restoring the heritage site as per its 1930 levels. The CSMT railway station will function like a city centre rail mall where in addition to a passenger’s transportation needs, his daily needs are also fulfilled, like- Retail, F&B, Entertainment, Souvenir shopping. The aim is that most of his daily needs are catered to by visiting the railway station thus avoiding unnecessary travel within the city.

The infrastructure at the redeveloped station is envisaged in such a manner that it promotes seamless integration from one mode to another mode. Upon redevelopment, it will provide multiple access points to passengers for easy commute and also a direct linkage between suburban railway, harbour line, long distance, Metro rail and commercial development. This will help in reducing the congestion while enjoying the enhanced heritage structure. Efforts would also be made to integrate the last mile connectivity so that passengers can be provided end-to-end solutions.

Request for Qualification (RFQ) for redevelopment of ChhatrapatiShivajiMaharaj Terminus (Mumbai) on PPP has been invited by IRSDC vide NIT published on 20.08.2020. The RFQ document can be accessed on: http://irsdc.enivida.com/. The Applications due date is 22.10.2020.

During the Pre-bid meeting, it was highlighted that at the RFQ stage the applicants would need to fulfil only the financial criteria that is minimum net worth (for developers) or minimum ACI (for funds) and the technical eligibility criteria has been dispensed with.

The CSMT project cost is of Rs. 1642 croreand the cost of Real estate is Rs. 1433 crores. The total real estate BUA is 25 lac sq. ft. at CSMT, WadiBunder and Byculla. The construction period is of 4 years. The selected bidder at the RFP stage shall take up the redevelopment of the Railway station and commercial development of the surrounding railway land on leasehold basis for 60 years for commercial development and upto 99 years for residential development on selected plots, along with operation and maintenance of the station for 60 years on concession basis.

NHSRCL opens Technical bids for 28 Steel bridges and 88 km of viaduct between Vadodara and Ahmedabad for MAHSR corridor

NHSRCL opens Technical bids for 28 Steel bridges and 88 km of viaduct between Vadodara and Ahmedabad for MAHSR corridor.

Demand of 70,000 MT of Steel to boost Steel industries.

National High Speed Rail Corporation opens technical bids for two packages today for Mumbai Ahmedabad High Speed Rail Corridor (1) Procurement and Fabrication of 28 steel bridges for crossing over railway lines, rivers, highways, road crossings and other structures (P-4) (2) Design and Construction of 88 km (Approx) of viaduct between Vadodara and Ahmedabad in Gujarat including construction of elevated HSR station at Anand/Nadiad.(C-6), 5 Bridges and 25 crossings.

Following bidders participated in the tender process:

Bidders for Procurement and Fabrication of 28 steel bridges (Package P-4):

1)         Tata Projects Ltd.

2)         Afcons Infrastructure Ltd.

3)         Braithwaite & Co. Ltd.Consortium

4)         Bridge & Roof Co. (India) Ltd.

5)         NCC Ltd.

6)         JMC Projects(India) Ltd. &RaheeInfratech Ltd.

7)         ISGEC Heavy Engineering Ltd. – M & B Engineering Ltd. Consortium

8)         Larsen & Toubro – IHI Infrastructure Systems Consortium

Out of these, sr.no. 1 to 7 are Indian companies and Sr. no. 8 is a consortium between Indian and Japanese company.

Bidders for Design and Construction of 88 Kms viaduct and Anand/Nadiad station (Package C-6):

1: Afcons Infrastructure Limited – IRCON International Limited – JMC Projects India Ltd- Consortium

2: NCC Limited – Tata Project Ltd.- J. Kumar Infra Projects Ltd. – HSR Consortium

3: Larsen & Toubro Ltd.

All three bidders are Indian.

It is estimated that about 70,000 MT of Steel will be used for the fabrication of 28 steel bridges. NHSRCL has already sensitized the steel industries to cater such a huge demand for the India’s first High Speed Rail corridor.

With the opening of these bids, the technical bids covering 64% (325 km out of 508 km) of the total MAHSR alignment including five (5) HSR stations (Vapi, Billimora, Surat, Bharuch and Anand/Nadiad) out of 12 stations and one Train depot at Surat are under consideration. Earlier this week, NHSRCL has opened the technical bids for 237 km of viaduct between Vapi and Vadodara in Gujarat including 4 elevated HSR stations and one Train depot at Surat where all the three bidders comprising seven (7) leading Indian infrastructure companies had participated.

The Indian Steel and Cement industries and their allied supply chains will get a big boost from these tenders.

Bilateral Maritime Exercise Between Japan and India (JIMEX 20) to Commence off West Coast of India

The 4th edition of India – Japan Maritime bilateral exercise JIMEX, which is conducted biennially between the Indian Navy and Japanese Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF) will be held in North Arabian Sea from 26 to 28 September 2020. JIMEX series of exercises commenced in January 2012 with special focus on maritime security cooperation. The last edition of JIMEX was conducted in October 2018 off Visakhapatnam, India.

Naval cooperation between India and Japan has increased in scope and complexity over the years. Advanced level of operations and exercises planned during JIMEX-20 are indicative of the continued upswing in Indo-Japanese defence relations and continued efforts by both Governments to work closely for a more secure, open and inclusive global commons, in accordance with international regulations.

JIMEX 20 will showcase high degree of inter-operability and joint operational skills through conduct of a multitude of advanced exercises, across the spectrum of maritime operations. Multi-faceted tactical exercises involving weapon firings, cross deck helicopter operations and complex surface, anti-submarine and air warfare drills will consolidate coordination developed by the two navies.

JIMEX 20 will be spread over three days and is being conducted in a ‘non-contact at-sea-only format’, in view of COVID-19 restrictions.

Indigenously built stealth destroyer Chennai, Teg Class stealth frigate Tarkash and Fleet Tanker Deepak, under the command of Rear Admiral Krishna Swaminathan, Flag Officer Commanding Western Fleet, will represent the Indian Navy. The Japanese Maritime Self-Defense Force will be represented by JMSDF Ships Kaga, an Izumo Class Helicopter Destroyer and Ikazuchi, a Guided Missile Destroyer, led by Rear Admiral Konno Yasushige, Commander Escort Flotilla – 2 (CCF – 2). In addition to ships, P8I Long Range Maritime Patrol Aircraft, integral helicopters and fighter aircraft will also participate in the exercise.

JIMEX 20 will further enhance the cooperation and mutual confidence between the two navies and fortify the long standing bond of friendship between the two countries.

New finding on Blazars—the brightest jets in the universe could provide clues to processes close to black holes

The short term optical flux stability detected in some of the brightest jets in the universe could provide clues to the processes close to black holes.

Blazars are one of the most luminous and energetic objects in the universe powered by material falling onto a super-massive black hole at the center of the host galaxy – the luminosity being because of their a jet composed of ionized matter traveling at nearly the speed of light towards an observer (the Earth).

Six scientists spanning over three countries— India, Serbia, and the USA studied some of the brightest blazers called TeV (Tera-electron Volt) blazars and found that they stand out as a semblance of stability of brightness among the blazar family in the short duration. While their brightness varies in the long duration, they maintain their brightness levels in short duration.

Blazars are among one of the most favourite astronomical transient objects, and their study could provide clues to the processes happening close to the black hole, not visible through direct imaging.

The scientists, including researchers from Aryabhatta Research Institute of Observational Sciences (ARIES), Nainital, an autonomous institute of the Department of Science and Technology (DST), Government of India, took 1741 image frames during 2013 – 2019  by using two (1.04 m and 1.3 m) telescopes, in ARIES, India and two (0.6 m and 1.4 m) telescopes in Serbia. A detailed study of the optical flux and spectral variability of three extreme TeV (Tera-electron Volt, i.e., 1012 eV) gamma-ray emitting blazars, namely 1ES 0229+200, 1ES 0414+009, 1ES 2344+514 was carried out by this team.

In the study by Dr. Ashwani Pandey and Dr. Alok C. Gupta, published in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society Journal, a detailed study of the flux, color, and spectral index variations of the three extreme TeV blazars was carried out on diverse timescales — as short as within a day, and as well as on months to years timescales. The study also explained the physical processes responsible for such variations. 

According to the team, in TeV emitting blazars, peak of spectral energy distribution lies in the UV/X-ray range. Thus in optical bands, magnetic fields and electrons energies are less, causing short term optical flux stability or low amplitude variability. Variations on months to years timescales can most likely be explained by the propagation of shocks along with the jet, due to which the electrons at the shock front get accelerated to very high energies. These high energy electrons are then cooled via different emission processes while leaving the shock front. Other possible explanations for months to years timescale variations include a change of the magnetic field and/or change in the Doppler factor caused by either helical motion of the emitting region within the jet or wiggling of jets or helical jets.

In this age of multi-wavelength (MW) time-domain astronomy in which the transient astronomical sources are of great interest due to their rapid change in flux, simultaneous MW observation of a particular transient source on an extended period of time is important for understanding the emission mechanism in different electromagnetic (EM) bands.   

Scientists of JNCASR of DST develop a new low cost method of upscaling most conductive material‘graphene’ while preserving its single layered properties

Graphene, the one-atom-thick sheet of carbon atoms, which is a boon for energy storage, coatings, sensors as well as superconductivity, is difficult to produce while retaining its single layered properties.

A new low-cost method of upscaling production of graphene while preserving its single layered properties, developed by Indian scientists, may reduce the cost of producing this thinnest, strongest and most conductive material in the world.

Researchers from Jawaharlal Nehru Centre for Advanced Scientific Research (JNCASR) an autonomous institute under the Department of Science & Technology, Government of India through their recent research work have upscaled graphene production while retaining its thin layered properties. This was made possible by a simple, affordable method wherein naphthalene coated nickel foil was heated for a few minutes in an ordinary vacuum by joule heating and was cooled to get twisted layers of graphene. Careful study using electronic diffraction and Raman scattering showed that the 2D single-crystal nature of the atomic lattice of the graphene is retained even in the multilayer stack. The twisted multilayer graphene that results is also highly conducting.

In the research by Nikita Gupta (Ph.D. student, JNCASR) and Prof. G.U. Kulkarni (corresponding author ) published in the ‘Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters’, the scientists have also defined a formula to quantify how much single layer like behaviour exists in such a system. The twisted system has multiple layers, each behaving like a single layer, allows variation in the experimental data within one sample, thus making quantification possible to achieve. The derived formula provides an insight into any twisted hexagonal multilayer system and may be used to tune superconductivity.

The researchers used a combination of two techniques to understand and quantify how much single layer like behaviour exists in the graphene system. Raman spectroscopy—a technique to understand whether a graphene species has single layer like behaviour arising because of no interlayer interaction and electron diffraction–a technique to study the morphology of the given twisted system.

Observing fascinating properties of twisted multilayer graphene such as visible absorption band, efficient corrosion resistance, temperature-dependent transport, influencing the crystalline orientation of source material, helped the JNCASR team to understand the landscape of the given twisted multilayer graphene system. 

Recent publication in the journal ‘Nature’ by James M. Tour, an eminent peer on this research discovery (https://doi.org/10.1038/s41586-020-1938-0), confirms the upper limit of relative Raman intensity predicted by this work, experimentally. The present understanding of twisted multilayer graphene will help in understanding any twisted hexagonal system. It gives an upper limit of relative Raman intensity which can exist in a particular multilayer graphene system.

Scientists from JNCASR of DSTstabilize gold in non-cubic lattice, unfurling efficient catalytic properties of the metal

Gold has been a fascinating metal for use in jewelry and well as industrial applications because of its high resistance against conventional oxidizing environments. The unique property of Au is mainly dictated by its atomic arrangement in the crystal structure, technically called face-centered cubic (fcc) lattice.

Scientists have introduced new catalytic properties in gold by altering the most stable fcc lattice, converting it into a new avatar that can trigger gold-based catalysis for industry.

Tuning of crystal structures and shapes of micro-sized noble metals or micro-crystallites have revealed fascinating catalytic, optical, electrical, and magnetic properties that enable developments of environmentally friendly and durable nano-technological applications.

Scientists from Jawaharlal Nehru Centre for Advanced Scientific Research (JNCASR), an autonomous institute of the Department of Science & Technology (DST), Government of India, have stabilized gold in non-cubic lattice, unfurling efficient catalytic properties of the metal.

The team guided by Prof. G.U Kulkarni from JNCASR has stabilized Au in mixed lattices consisting of lower symmetry lattices in the form of micro-crystallites, induced by geometrical constraints. In contrast to conventional bulk fcc gold, these micro-crystallites are more efficient in their catalytic activity. Besides, the crystallites behave nobler than the conventional fcc Au in mercury and aqua regia. Thus, these Au crystallites behave quite differently from our day to day used ones, and the credit goes to the underlying unconventional lattices.

This research published in the journal ACS Nano’wassupported by the Department of Science & Technology, Government of India (DST) provided within the framework of the India@Desy collaboration and Nano Mission and the technical support from the EU-Horizon2020 research and innovation program of Nanoscience Foundries and Fine Analysis (NFFA).

In this work, JNCASR team joined by Prof. M.K Sanyal from SINP, Kolkata used scanning X-ray diffraction microscopy (SXDM) technique with nano-beam at DeutschesElektronen-Synchrotron(DESY), PETRA III, Germany, which revealed location of the spatial distribution of the different lattices in the crystallite volume without using any slicing techniques.

The study disclosed many surprises. The central part of the crystallite is rich in lower symmetry lattices while being capped by the fcc rich tips, which explains their unique behavior in aqua regia. Besides, co-presence of compression and expansion to the extent of approximately 5% (compared with conventional fcc Au) in the micrometer-sized crystallite helps the crystallites remain ambient stable for years. Such study of the spatial distribution of the different phases can allow exploration of new properties in a much better way.

Union Home Minister Shri Amit Shah paid floral tributes to Pandit Deen Dayal Upadhyaya on his birth anniversary

Union Home Minister Shri Amit Shah paid floral tributes to Pandit Deen Dayal Upadhyaya on his birth anniversary today. Shri Amit Shah said, “My humble tributes to the heroic son of Mother India, an epitome of simplicity and the pioneer of progressive politics in the country, Pandit Deendayal Upadhyaya ji, on his birth anniversary.”

“For the last 6 years, Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi has been carrying forward the poor welfare policy of ‘Antyodaya’ based on Pandit Deen Dayal Upadhyaya’s vision. Under this policy, Modi Government is providing cooking gas, electricity, toilets, houses and health facilities to 60 crore poor households.”

Shri Amit Shah said, “Pt. Deen Dayal Upadhyaya ji gave birth to a new ideology soon after Independence, at a time when policies were being framed and the nation had begun its journey.  Instead of blindly emulating the West, his thought was deeply rooted in Indian ethos.”

Foundation Day of Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Grameen Kaushalya Yojana (DDU-GKY) celebrated as “Kaushal Se Kal Badlenge”

Ministry of Rural Development, Government of India, celebrated Foundation Day of Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Grameen Kaushalya Yojana (DDU-GKY) on the occasion of Antyodaya Diwas today. Shri Narendra Singh Tomar, Union Minister of Rural Development, Agriculture & Farmers Welfare, Panchayati Raj and Food Processing Industries graced the occasion along with Sadhvi Niranjan Jyoti, Union Minister of State for Rural Development.

Shri Narendra Singh Tomar congratulated all the stakeholders of DDU- GKY on the occasion of Antyodaya Diwas for setting a benchmark in implementation of the program. He exhorted rural youth for getting skilled as no degrees can fetch a job if youth is not skilled and that only skill can lead to a better future. He also emphasized on importance of self-employment and designing one’s own future. The Minister expressed his happiness over the fact that under DDU-GKY, 10.51 lakh rural youth have been trained and 6.65 lakh successfully placed so far. He highlighted the importance of skilling in making India a prosperous country.

On this occasion, Shri Tomar inaugurated Agripreneurship Program and released the following during this program:

  1. Guidelines regarding Captive Employment under DDU- GKY
  2. Guidelines for Promotion of Integrated Farming Cluster (IFC)
  3. Compendium of success stories of DDU- GKY placed candidates

An MoU was also signed between MoRD, ICAR (KVK) & RCRC (NGOs Coalition) for capacity building of Farmer Producer Organisations (FPOs)/StartUps and providing incubation support in rural areas.

Sadhvi Niranjan Jyoti, Union Minister of State for Rural Development congratulated all the stakeholders for organizing this program, ” Kaushal Se Kal Badlenge”. She mentioned that sharing of the story of successful candidates shall be motivational for other rural youths to join this program. She impressed upon the importance of rural development in the context of ‘Aatmanirbhar Bharat through skilling’. She stressed to all stakeholders regarding the need to bring other interested rural youths under DDU-GKY to become independent and a change agent in the society.

The Union Ministers interacted with some placed candidates and employers from 4 different locations, Coimbatore, Bengaluru, Gurugram &Hyderabad. The candidates who got skilled and are now successfully placed today with different employers, shared their unique life experiences.

Secretary (Rural Development) Shri Nagendra Nath Sinha highlighted the achievements of DDU-GKY during the last 6 years of implementation. He also talked about importance of DDU-GKY and integrated farming initiative for rural development across the country. He sincerely hoped that DDU-GKY would achieve greater success in skilling and placing the rural youth in times to come. 

This program was virtually attended by State Skill Missions, State Rural Livelihoods missions, Rural Development Department of States/UTs, Project Implementing Agencies, Employers and rural youths from all over the country.

Indian Warning – If Chinese soldiers come to our post, they will not hesitate to shoot

Priya Yadav,

After the Galvan incident, China has deployed its troops in large numbers at India’s petrol point, so India has given a strong message to the dragon that if it happens again, be ready to bear the consequences. After the stalemate in Galvan, it became clear that words like peace appealed by China cannot be trusted. China is repeatedly provoking the Indian soldiers with its antics and now that is why India has clearly stated to the PLA that we will not be afraid of its gibberish.

India gave this proposal
Significantly, in the midst of the ongoing tension over the actual control (LSP) in Ladakh, India has made a practical offer to China to reduce China’s tension. Sources in the government said that during the talks between the two sides in Maldo in the last days, India said that the Chinese sides should retreat from all places (Disengagement). According to India, China should retreat at all places from the plain of Depsang to the southern part of Pangong. This process should not be selective. But China is not ready to accept the proposal that the Chinese army retreat to the first LAC. He says that the Indian Army should first retreat from the southern Paigong Tso area.

It is necessary to ensure ground stability
Two days after military talks with China to resolve the border-related deadlock in eastern Ladakh, India said on Thursday that the way forward would be to avoid any unilateral effort to change the status quo. And both sides continue the negotiations to repel troops from all areas of conflict.
Foreign Ministry spokesman Anurag Shrivastava said that the withdrawal of troops is a complex process and it would require mutually agreed ‘mutual steps’. The way forward will be to avoid any unilateral attempt to change the status quo. Srivastava also said that the next meeting is likely to be held soon under the framework of the Negotiating and Coordination Mechanism (WMCC) on Indo-China border matters.

It is believed that this dialogue will take place before the next round of Corps Commander level talks. Srivastava said that both sides are working towards a complete withdrawal from all areas of the conflict. Simultaneously, it is also important to ensure stability at the ground level. He also said that the meeting of senior commander level should be seen in its entire perspective.

India and China going through an ‘unprecedented’ situation
Foreign Minister S Jaishankar said on Thursday that in reference to the ongoing border dispute between India and China in East Ladakh, the two countries are going through an ‘unprecedented’ situation. Addressing the World Economic Forum’s online conference, Jaishankar said that how India and China keep pace with their growth is a big issue, a part of which is a border dispute.
This is Jaishankar’s first comment on the border dispute that has been going on for four and a half months, after talks with Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi on 10 September, on the sidelines of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization meeting in Russia’s capital Moscow. On how the relationship between the two big countries of Asia will proceed, Jaishankar said that it is important for India and China to understand the need to adjust each other’s development.

5 Technologies Shaping the Future of Cyber Security

The more we depend up on the new innovation to work, the more basic questions of cyber security comes. During this time of work from home, many organizations are depending for the progress on gadgets.

But these gadgets sometimes serve as the passageway for cyber- crime and cyber criminals.

Here are five advancing technologies that are moulding the future of cyber security. Let us unfold them by scrolling it down.

  1. Security Orchestration Automation and Response (SOAR): It is the commonly utilized in blend with SIEM frameworks, SOAR plays the role of shutting the gap between occurrence differentiating proof and reaction. SIEM frameworks are incredible at mentioning to the organization and the use of it. To know how SOAR framework performs, let us separate the short form:

Security orchestration

Security means to work with each other and create a new innovation. Organization is the step towards hanging them together so that we can move quickly from a solitary dashboard.

Mechanization

Mechanization means the step or procedure of security. You cannot dispose them. SOAR reduces the reaction time and danger of human error.

Reaction

SOAR can really be helpful at stopping certain cyber dangers. Since penetration cause a reputational harm to famous brands, forestalling them is vital.

  • Cloud Access Security Broker (CASB): Now-a-days, it is very easy to get applications to be gotten to from any place and on different gadgets. Simple action can cause troubles. Information can be caught easily. Ensuring your gadgets during move is the CASB has become the most important factor. CASBs sit between a cloud application and the cloud clients, minutely observing the movement. Once you install CASB, you can likewise be the cloud based project itself. CASBs has few use cases. A part of it is used to look after the entrance security and others work to foretell malware.
  • Client and Entity Behaviour Analytics: This utilizes the mixture of AI and human dynamic. Client and Entity Behaviour Analytics (UEBA)frameworks are needed to recognise the inside dangers or troubles caused by checking clients and substances, which incorporate things like switches. It also tests clients personal conduct standards and search for peculiarities that shows action. A UEBA would signal the things that you download everyday- either make a move or will tell a director. It is most helpful in cyber security.
  • Information Loss Prevention (DLP): There are many cybercriminals who sell your delicate and private information and post it on the web. It can become your worst nightmare by seeing those posts on the web. So to reduce this kinds of cyber- crimes, organizations frequently sends messages to clients and reset passwords for many important and great records. DLP frameworks do a great deal in protecting these secrets and helps in building a company’s own system. Its best works includes, differentiating which information is private and delicate. Scrambling information on the way.
  • Equipment Authentication: It is very well known to most of us that login qualification can be spilt by devoted programmers. Equipment validation requires a username and password. There are many different ways for this validation.

USB security keys

These are little gadgets that are plugged into a USB port to verify the client. It utilises the symbols which includes a layer of insurance.

Optical acknowledgement

It is a modern of acknowledging. It matches your retina with the data to assure that it is you. Then it gets approves by the system. It is very similar to fingerprints matching.

Finger swipes

It utilizes your fingerprints to confirm that it you who is logging into the system. Finger swipes works in the same way as optical acknowledgement.

Cyber security advances are not at all cool, but are very complex things. It just protects your business or your secret information from being getting extortion, cyber-crime, malware, hacking and many more.

These are some of the advance devices that can shape the future of cyber security. Hope you enjoyed reading this article. Stay connected with us for more interesting information. Till then goodbye. Stay healthy and have a nice day.

Rounded Approach for Communication In A Relationship

In a relationship, couples show their various ways to express their emotions in different ways like- arguments, communication gap, misunderstanding and even a long period of silence.

Actually these are negative aspects of communication. It creates a negative impact. Therefore it results in ‘poor communication.’

Fortunately, a little does indeed go a long way if we fine-tune those communication skills and learn how to build and have healthy conversations with our better half or our partners.

Scroll down to read and learn how to build well-rounded and effective approach in communication skills in your relationship.

  1. Healthy connection is must between partners: For any relationship to work and survive, a strong bond and emotional support is very much necessary. If you feel that your partner or better half is not attracted towards you, this might create a misunderstanding between both of you. Healthy connection not only means that to convey your feelings but also sharing your likes and dislikes, your willingness. By doing this your relationship moves ahead and becomes strong.
  2. Healthy debates and arguments: Relationship is always a two-way conversation and sometimes arguments can happen and either of you may turn aggressive. It leads to unhealthy relationship. Be calm and cool in these situations and first know what is subject matter on which your partner is talking about. Discuss the subject matter together, come to a solution together. Show a different side of yours to your partner and maintain a healthy relationship.
  3. End your long term differences:  If you and your partner have a fight, big or small, end it before you go to sleep. Otherwise it creates a bad 
  4. impact on your relationship. If you festering negativity within you and going to sleep, the next morning when you get up, it will disturb you a lot. Peace and harmony will disturbed. So it is better to end the fight before you go to sleep.
  5. Quick-fix solutions are needed: Every relationship has their own way to deal with solutions. If you are in the middle of the argument, try to stay calm , simply focus and close your eyes for at least 10 second. Your peace of mind will return and you actually can your arguments turning into the most hated and ugly one. Take a deep breath and just stop.  A simple pause in your argument can change the course of things and your relationship. Conversation means both speaking and listening. So listen what your partner wants to speak and then act accordingly. It can save your relationship.

As couples have the power to steer their relationship in the right direction by solving the issues and problems and taking the charge of effective communication. It helps a lot.

Learn from your mistakes and make sure that you do not repeat them in your relationship. The importance of effective communication in your relationship can hold you strong and together through thick and thin.

Hope you liked this article. Stay connected with us for more updates. Till then goodbye. Have a nice day.

How can we improve online education?


Due to the ongoing pandemic, our laptops have become our teachers. The already backward education system took a serious hit when offline schooling had to suddenly shift to online education. The lack of infrastructure and preparedness for this sudden shift has severely affected the quality of education in today’s world. The reach of the education sector has decreased largely amid the global outbreak of the novel Coronavirus. Private schools have managed to stay afloat with the new developments in this sector, however, public schools have become the Titanic in this situation. With half of the students out of their schools and having minimum access to education, how to improve online education is a topic of utmost importance. To widen the reach of education, we need to make changes simultaneously in multiple directions. 

•Mode of Communication 

Some modifications in our mode of communication can help reach more students. Instead of using video calling apps such as Zoom, Google Meet, Microsoft Team, et cetera which require fast internet network and attendance in real-time, switching to WhatsApp audio notes and sharing worksheets as well as pdfs which require fewer megabytes. This will help them to go over the class multiple times in case they don’t understand a particular topic and will not require them to attend a class at a particular time. 

•Interactive education

After each lesson, an interactive worksheet, homework or test should be administered. When teaching a primary class, interaction works the best. Using pictures, descriptive texts, direct questions and answers, interactive graphics, et cetera would certainly engage students more into their studies. Making teachers available on call for a specific period of time to solve their queries will also encourage them to study and not give up once they fail to understand something. 

•Mental Health

From old to young, all minds have been negatively impacted by the disruption of their routines, lack of human interaction leading to feelings of loneliness, uncertainty in life, fear of a newly introduced deadly virus and much more. The school going students, who are in their formative years, can develop stress and anxiety. Recent news has also brought into light suicide incidents among students because they did not have access to education and felt that their life had come to a halt, along with many other issues. In these days, mental health awareness holds more importance than any other subject. Teaching students about how to improve their mental health, how to seek help, how to identify problematic thought patterns, and other things they ought to know should be made a priority in their syllabus. 

Following a more inclusive approach, to accommodate the underprivileged section of the society is a must in these days. The government should appropriate more funds to the educational sector as they are much needed to build a proper infrastructure for online education. It is the youth that is our future and it is them we should consider our greatest assets. Holistic education would lead to a better society and help in bringing about the changes that are much needed in the world. 

Educate. Empower. 

Good Samaritan Law : 4 years and still unknown to citizens

It is still very scary to watch an accident and worst is someone getting directly or indirectly affected and devastated by the Road accidents. This may be thing that no one welcomes but still we usually become the part of such accidents unknowingly. Not in criminal manner but as a audience, sometimes feeling sad for accident and sometimes fighting with our daily yet big problems. We try to help in some way we can still down the memory we all feel that stay away from these police cases. We might hear such words from anyone as its very disgraceful yet so common that we never even give this a shot in such perspectives. There are some brief statistics given below of accidents in India and everything related to that stats.

In 2012, SaveLIFE Foundation had filed a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) in the Supreme Court of India, requesting the Hon’ble court to safeguard Good Samaritans who come forward to help the injured.

On March 30, 2016, the Supreme Court of India gave “force of law” to the guidelines for the protection of Good Samaritans issued by the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways. The purpose of a Good Samaritan law is to provide legal protection to bystanders who come to the aid and rescue of victims of road crashes.

The current annual death toll on Indian roads is over 1,50,000

Over 80,000 lives can be potentially saved if bystanders come forward to help.

According to the World Health Organisation (WHO), in the absence of established emergency medical services, bystanders can play a game changing role in saving lives. They can call for help, provide first-aid to the injured and even rush them to the nearest hospital, if an ambulance does not arrive in time.

Following is the government issued and verified definition and illustration of Good Samaritans Law. All the content and definitions below are purely correct and given by Ministry of Road Transport and Highways under jointly with Indian Govt.

Who is Good Samaritan?

A Good Samaritan is a person who, in good faith, without expectation of payment or reward and without any duty of care or special relationship, voluntarily comes forward to administer immediate assistance or emergency care to a person injured in an accident, or crash, or emergency medical condition, or emergency situation.

What is Good Samaritan Law?

The Good Samaritan Law allows a person, without expectation of payment or reward and without any duty of care or special relationship, voluntarily come forward to administer immediate assistance or emergency care to a person injured in an accident, or crash, or emergency medical condition. Good Samaritan Law protects Good Samaritans from harassment on the actions being taken by them to save the life of the road accident victims.

Why the need for Good Samaritan law?

India is an unfortunate victim of a large number of road crash fatalities. Three out of four people in the country are hesitant to help injured accident victims on roads due to fear of police harassment, detention at hospitals, and prolonged legal formalities. Even if someone wants to help, these factors stop them from doing so.

How did India get a Good Samaritan Law?

In the last ten years, road crashes have killed over 13 lakh people in India. According to the Law Commission of India, 50% of these victims died of preventable injuries and could have been saved if they had received care on time. The role of the bystander is critical in providing emergency care to the victim. Yet, in India, bystanders have been hesitant to help the injured for fear of legal repercussions and procedural hassles. In 2012, a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) was filed in the Supreme Court of India, requesting the Hon’ble court to safeguard Good Samaritans who come forward to help the injured

Be a Good Samaritan

Road crashes claimed more than 200,000 lives in India alone and contributed to the economic loss of approximately 3% GDP. 17 people die every hour on Indian roads and around 4.07 LAC.

As per the reports, nearly 50 per cent of road fatalities would not have happened had medical attention been given within the first hour. Become a GOOD SAMARITAN and help us reduce this number.

 We take this pledge to save someone’s life and take it upon as our moral duty being a good citizen.

SPORTS IN INDIA- Development, Issues & Reform measures

Sports are one of the foremost admired activities in India. Almost nearly everyone makes themselves indulge in some sort of sports starting from hockey, cricket, football, badminton, court game to golf, swimming and athletics. The India of these days plays with a competitive frame of mind. The society has been modified with time and opportunities out there. Today, parents encourage their children to indulge themselves in various sports or games and earn name and fame for themselves. With the growing demand for all the sports, the requirement to possess an athletic body has additionally gained great importance.”

“To take Indian Sports to new heights, the task of governing and promoting them in India have fallen on a variety of Indian sports associations. Sports organisations just like the Indian Olympic Association and Sports Authority of India are approaching with numerous other ways towards raising the quality of Indian sports through numerous talent promotion programmes and many others. A number of sports academies and institutes are actively concerned in the grooming of Indian sportsmen. Moreover, there are numerous corporate houses standing to the rescue of sponsors-starved games. India has started an annual award for corporations that promote sports within the nation of over a billion.

National Sports Talent Contest, the Special area Games, etc. are some of the schemes and programmes thus developed by the Sports Authority Of  India solely for the promotion as well as the betterment of sports in the country. Through the National Sports Talent Contest, SAI tries to extract the talent in youngsters of the Asian country, aged between eight and fourteen years. While choosing a college for these youngsters, SAI rigorously analyses the sports facilities and residential infrastructure on the market within the schools. The army Boys Sports Company (ABSC), in association with the Indian Army authorities, is maintained by SAI, whereby boys aged between eight and fourteen years are chosen and trained. The chosen candidates are supplied with correct facilities and infrastructure to hone their skills in their adopted disciplines. SAI provides sports equipment for the trainees, kit, stipend as well as coaches. SAI has conjointly established SAI coaching Centres (STC) to catch them young and train them to become athletes.

‘GoSports’ is a venture that originated in 2006. It consists of the folks from various backgrounds WHO have moved forward to supply the proper ingredients to develop the sports business. It works as a Sport Management Consultancy to assist excellent sportsmen to get what they’re capable of. They’re making themselves readily available to aid the gifted players in their career management such that they will think about their game and leave the remaining to others. Go Sports conjointly lend a hand in formulating policies to push sports in schools and government bodies.

After being scoffed at for years, Indian sports persons have gotten due recognition within the world arena. Recent achievements of Indian players in numerous games and tournaments have earned them the respect they are to be provided with and also the media coverage which will facilitate them propagate their individual games. Abhinav Bindra awarded with gold in Olympics to Vijender Kumar and Sushil Kumar’s prize at beijing is worth mentioning. the arrogance of the Indian boxers has never been thus convincing. Saina Nehwal has earned been ranked as second position within the court game world that most of the people believe isn’t a surprise taking Saina’s labor into consideration. Somdev and Yuki Bhamri are ready to boost Indian lawn tennis to a different level. Squash too is obtaining its due within the country. Sunil Chettri’s stint with Kansas city could be a positive indicator of accelerating recognition of soccer in India.

The Union Sports Minister Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore recently mooted his point of view in a series of tweets seeking to remove the word ‘Authority’ from the Sports Authority of India (SAI) as the phrase lost meaning in the current sporting situation. In addition, the minister expressed concern about the desperate condition of sporting icons struggling to meet fundamental needs. The Minister’s statement on the current sports situation has contributed to a discussion on how to develop the country’s sports environment. Against this context, it is important to understand the factors that adversely affect sports in India and the government’s steps to correct the situation.

In September 2017, for the period of 2017-18 to 2019-20, the Union cabinet approved the revised Khelo India programme at a price of Rs.1,756 crore. The programme ‘s main goal is to incorporate sport as an instrument for individual growth, community development , economic development and national development. The updated Khelo India programme will have an effect on the entire sports system as well as on infrastructure, community sports, talent recognition, competition structure and the sports economy.

In March 2017, 12 globally recognised Indian players were nominated by the government in which, for the very first time, as National Observers, solely for the purpose of the positive growth of assorted sports within the region. They analyse the prevailing sports infrastructure / equipment, scientific support and standard of medical facilities at the venues of the national coaching camps, among various responsibilities, and report the critical gaps. • Monetary assistance to promote the visibility, exercise and participation of girls / women at national / international level has been given to the recognised National Sports Federations (NSFs) under the “Assistance to National Sports Federations” project.

Despite the aforementioned measures taken by the govt., the sports ecosystem is of poor quality within the country. For a nation of over 1.25 billion, the prevailing sports infrastructure isn’t satisfactory. The shortage of best infrastructure and therefore the inadequate support of the govt. are sort of well displayed in poor performance of Indian athletes in major international events just like the Olympics. Small countries like Cuba, European nation and Lithuania performed well in the 2016 athletics compared to India. It’s time, the public and private sector are required to join together to elevate the Indian sports sector from the current deplorable scenario. Extension of Justice Lodha Committee recommendations on BCCI to all or any alternative sports bodies is a right step in this direction. However, this cannot simply be the end and therefore the work needs to be carried off to push sports in each and every field of discipline. They have to push sports, not only as a decent career but also as a decent business proposition too. We’d like the media to clear its stand to the fore-front and facilitate re-vitalise the sports that have gone down the recognition charts. The channels got to show live coverage of assorted games and not simply cricket.

Manasarovar Lake: The Mythological Mystica

Some places have special values. Sometimes personal, and at other times, cultural and/or traditional. India, being the epicentre of Hinduism since times memorial, has a lot of such places, spread across the country and neighbourhood. One such place is Lake Manasarovar or Manas Sarovar, a freshwater lake, situated near Mount Kailash. A scene of serenity, this lake is a treat to watch in the nights, when the cosmos seemingly descends to the watery depths of the pristine blue loch. 

Facts and Figures

Regarded as the holiest lake in Tibet, Manasarovar is situated in the Ngari Prefecture, which lies to the far western side of Tibet. Also known as the Swan rimbonche and Mapham Yum Tso (English: Invincible Turquoise Lake), this spot is located at an elevation of 4590m (15060 ft) from the sea level, and holds the record of being the highest freshwater lake in the world. 

With a depth of 90m (300ft), this almost circular lake is situated at a distance of almost 32 kilometres from the illustrious Mt. Kailash, the waters of Manasarovar finds its sourcing and sustenance from the Kailash glacier. Situated in the vicinity of origin sources of some important rivers of the Indian subcontinent, like Sutlej, Brahmaputra, Ganga and Indus River, Manasarovar overflows into the nearby Lake Rakshastal via the Ganga Chhu channel (approx 10 km. long). 

Cultural Clout

Lake Manasarovar and Mount Kailash both hold an important place in various religions, like Hinduism, Buddhism, Jainism and Bon (indigeous religion of Tibet). According to the Hindu beliefs, Manasarovar was first created in the mind of Brahma, one of the trinity of Hinduism, and later, manifested on the face of earth. Hence the name Manasarovar, which can be broken down into Manas, meaning ming and Sarovaram, meaning lake. Such was the beauty of this lake, that Lord Shiva, another deity of the Trinity, made his abode, Mt. Kailash beside this lake. Manasarovar finds mention in the Srimad Bhagavata Purana. It is said that one who takes a dip and consumes the holy water of this lake, is freed from all his/her sins and will go to Mt. Kailash, abode of Lord Shiva after the completion of their human life. 

In Buddhism, Manasarovar is equated with the legendary lake Anavatapta, where Gautam Budhdha is said to have been conceived. It also appears at several other instances in the Budhdhism scriptures, and Lord Budhdha is said to have stayed, meditated and teached near this lake. At present, several monasteries can be seen dotting the circumference of Lake Manasarovar. Its importance in Jainism is due to the connection with the first Tirthankara, Rishabha, who is said to have achieved Nirvana in the Ashtapad Mountain (equated with Mt. Kailash). Similarly, in the Bon religion, this lake is associated with the sacred deity, Zhang Zhung Meri.

Being a part of that many religions, Manasarovar and Mt. Kailash has acquired the reputation of being a holy pilgrimage site. Hence, pilgrimage tours are organized from quite a few parts of the Indian subcontinent. In India, the most famous tour is the annual ‘Kailash Manasarovar Yatra’. The starting of the trek point is Darchen (in Tibet), a short road trip leads to the shores of Manasarovar. From there starts the actual trek or Yatra, which includes the circumambulation of Mt. Kailash. 

With all its grandeur, Manasarovar was, is and will always be an evergreen sight to visit!

Website Reference

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

https://www.tibettravel.org/kailash-tour/kailash-mansarovar-yatra.html

https://zeenews.india.com/spirituality/kailash-mansarovar-3-mysterious-miracles_1863270.html#:~:text=People%20who%20halt%20a%20night,are%20also%20always%20in%20movement.

Image Credit: Getty Images/iStockphoto