ISRO- A Overlook-Part 2

Continuing my blog “ISRO – A overlook- Part1”. We have seen the rise, struggles, successes and failures of ISRO in the previous blog. Now in this blog, let’s know something more and know how India’s Space Program humiliated NASA’s budget.

ASLV

The ASLV was a five stage solid fuel rocket that aimed to deliver payloads into Geostationary orbit. Unfortunately the first launch ended up being a massive failure. Throughout its lifetime, the ASLV completed 4 launches out of which 3 were failures. The first failure took place in 1987 when the first stage of the rocket failed to ignite after launch. After one year, ISRO tried an attempt again. But this time the launcher ended up disintegrating. The third launch of the ASLV took place in 1992, and similar to the SLV failure, the satellite was released in too low of an orbit and ended up deorbiting and fell back to the earth. The fourth and final launch of the ASLV took place in 1994 and this launch was actually a success.

PSLV

But given the checkered past of the ASLV, ISRO decided to discontinue the rocket and focus their effort on the PSLV (Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle). The PSLV was designed to deliver payloads into the Sun Synchronous orbit and this rocket is what really prove the capability of ISRO. Ironically, the first flight of the PSLV in 1994 would end up being a failure. However, PSLV would end up having a streak of 50 successful launches. The PSLV is used till this day and it has even put 342 foreign satellite from 36 different countries into various orbits. Until this year, PSLV held the record for deploying the most number of satellites into sun- synchronous orbit in a single launch. PSLV-C37 successfully carried and deployed 104 satellites in sun-synchronous orbits.

Apart from being an extremely reliable launch vehicle, the PSLV is also extremely cost efficient. Each launch is estimated to cost between $18 million and $28 million. We’ll estimate on the higher side and take it as $25 million per launch. The PSLV is capable of delivering 3800 kg into low earth orbit meaning that it costs $6579 per kg. To put into perspective, NASA’s upcoming SLS rocket is expected to be able to put 70 metric tons into orbit, but the price per launch is over $2 billion. This means that the cost per kg is $28,572 which is over four times the cost of PSLV. Now, PSLV isn’t as cost efficient as the Falcon 9 which costs only $2,193 per kg which is only about a third of the cost of PSLV. Nonetheless, the PSLV is way more effivient than options coming out from NASA today and the PSLV was designed way back in the 1980s and 1990s. Anyway, ISRO’s new rocket was the GSLV(Geosynchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle). This is actually an updated version of the ASLV and has a payload capacity of 5000 kg. The GSLV had 13 launches out of which 8 were successful and 2 were partial failures and 3 were complete failures.

Let’s discuss more on GSLV in the next part. Stay Safe!!

3 Indian Historical Monuments and Their Spine Chilling Back Stories

1. Malcha Mahal, Delhi – Delhi is home to many haunted places but i picked this because of its tragic back story. This mahal was inherited by Princess Wilayat but the property was seized by Britishers who ruled the country at that time which left the princess and her 2 kids homeless. After a 9 year long battle Princess Wilayat was given her place back in 1985 but it was all runied and infested. Depressed she committed suicide in 1993 consuming crushed diamonds, leaving her kids behind and since then those 2 people, the brother and the sister lived there all by themselves. It was said that anyone who went near that area was shot down by them. The brother died in 2017 due to some unknown cause and the sister died a few years before him, date and cause unknown. The mahal is still in ruins and not many people dare to go near it.

2. Mukesh Mills, Mumbai– As the name suggests, it was a mill back in the time, around the 1870s and had a good business. But something happened in the late 1980s and the business was shut down. An unexplained fire broke out at the place leaving the building coal black. This became a true attraction for bollywood directors and actors like Bipasha Basu, have unexplained events like someone possessing them, music heard when no one was around in the building, spotting of mysterious people etc. Many actors still fear shooting there.

3. Kuldhara, Rajasthan– Now maintained by the archeological survey of India, this village was abandoned by the villagers around 200 years ago. They say the Prime Minister, Salim Singh here was a really cruel person and would use unethical methods for collecting the tax. One day his eyes wandered and landed on the daughter of the village cheif. He declared his intentions to marry her. The Paliwal Brahmins were horrified by this proposal since there was no room for inter caste/religion marriages back then. Fed up with his torture all the villagers left the village. No one knows where they went and settled down but to this day, no one can live over night in the village. People who try to, witnessed unusal activites and some of them were even recorded. Some people spotted shadows moving around, weird noises coming or tap on their shoulder when no one was around. This place is still a tourist attraction and people from across the glove visit but no one dares to spend the night here.

PUBLIC DEBT

Public debt refers to the accumulation of annual budget deficits. It is basically the amount a country owes to lenders inside or outside of itself. Public debt is the sum of internal or external debt. The former refers to the public loans floated within the country while the later refers to public loans taken from other countries.

In India, public debt has increased tremendously over the years. This is mainly due to the fact that India is a developing economy the government requires massive investments in infrastructure and capital goods industries. For these purposes, they have to resort to borrowing. Development projects also involve a lot of raw materials. In the past few years the prices of petroleum products have increased significantly and so has it’s import bill in India. The exports however, have not increased in the same proportion. Consequently, the obligations of external debt has increased in India.
The total public debt of India in 2016-17 has been 50.3 per cent as a proportion of GDP. The external debt has to be paid in terms of foreign currency and it’s repayment creates serious problems.

A criteria of assessing the burden of public debt should not be the amount but how the funds are actually used. If public debt is wasted is becomes a problem rather than the debt which is used productively. It has been observed that in India a vast amount of external debt has been used for maintenance imports and has not really increased productive capacity. This shows that burden of external debt is quite heavy. Internal debt however, has been used more productively. A significant amount of it has been utilized for development of industries, railways, projects, services etc.
Just like the central government, the state government also faces problems of public debt. Over the years, the expenditures of state governments have increased more than the revenue they get. This is mainly because tax potential is not at its fullest. Large investments made in projects like electricity, irrigation etc. have not generated expected returns.
Since the burden of public debt is so heavy, economists have come up with different strategies to tackle it.
One way can be the reduction of interest rates. This is specifically for internal debt. Reducing the interest rate can bring down debt-GDP ratio. Interest rate can be reduced directly or indirectly by making debt less risky. A monetary policy which reduces risk and real interest rate can aid in doing so.
Selling a part of vast real estate can also help in raising resources. Government of India hold s a vast majority of real estate especially railways which hold a large amount of land along its rail tracks. Some economists have suggested the government to sell some part of this real estate to generate necessary funds.
Another way to curb public debt is to reduce public expenditure and increase revenues. Reducing public expenditure is not easy especially for India which is a developing economy. As far as rising revenues are concerned, suggestions have been made for increasing taxation. This is however, not feasible. A substitute for this can be building ways to reduce loopholes that allow tax avoidance.

The closet of your dreams

Who doesn’t love good clothes, shoes or accessories? The perfect fit makes us fall in love with ourselves and makes us feel and look confident. A lot of the time we scroll Pinterest and follow celebrities or influencers for their fashion inspiration. We adore what they wear and love their closet.

It makes us think about our dream closet. We might obviously have a few clothes we adore but there are some pieces of clothes we aren’t exactly fond of and we don’t even know why we bought them in the first place.

We all have a closet of our dreams. Some people’s closet is more filled with shoes and accessories while others include clothes. But, we all have this closet that we think we will own someday. Well, the good news is you can start owning the closet from today. But, there are a few things you need to keep in mind:

Buy what you will wear: We often go shop and buy these average-looking clothes that don’t match our aesthetic or our style. We buy them thinking we will wear them on a casual day. But we never end up wearing it or even if we wear it someday, we don’t feel so great about it. Well not anymore, the next time you purchase a piece make sure you fall in love with it and can picture yourself wearing it from time to time.

Empty the space: we need space for what we like in our closets. So, give in the clothes you don’t wear to thrift shops or donate them to the people who need them. This way your closet will have more space and the clothes you don’t wear will be out of your vision.

Spice it up: You can always let your creative side experiment with your current clothes. If a pair of boring jeans is sitting in your closet, don’t be afraid to convert them into ripped jeans or shorts. Same way with your t-shirts, you can always crop them, tie-dye them, or dye them a different colour or even add a sequence of your choice. This would be a fun way to spice up your old boring clothes.

Fashion has no rules: Our generation has a certain piece of clothing, shoes, accessories that are considered “trendy”. But just because everyone is wearing it doesn’t mean you have to wear it too. There are no rules when it comes to fashion. You can wear whatever you like and what you feel comfortable in. The trends keep coming and changing so don’t be afraid to try something new.

Don’t go over budget: yes, you heard me right. You don’t have to spend a lot of money to get the closet of your dreams. Wearing designer brands shows people you have money, it doesn’t show people that you have a great fashion sense. There is no harm in having a few statement designer pieces but you don’t only have to buy expensive stuff.

Organize: Now that you have the closet of your dreams. Make sure to always organize it nicely. You can always colour coordinate your outfits or arrange them according to the occasion. This will make your closet look great and organized.

Clothes of your choice: If you are someone who isn’t able to find good clothes in the stores near you because they only have fast fashion clothes. Don’t be afraid to order clothes online. You can try a bunch of online sites but make sure they have a return policy. So in case, you don’t like the clothes you can always return them. There are also a lot of influencers who have their clothing lines, you can also try ordering from those. You can always try thrifting but make sure the thrift stores are good. We know that LA has great thrift stores but we don’t know if stores near us have that quality.

Fashion is about wearing what you feel most comfortable and powerful in. It is a way to express ourselves so don’t think about what people have to say. Wear what you like and wear it with confidence.

Decline of Political participation of Females in India

Since the beginning of rebellious movements against the oppressive British regime in 19th century, women have played an integral part in freedom struggle in India. From Rani Lakshmibai in 1857 to Mantangini Hazra in 1942, women have always upheld the patriotism and love for their nation.

Sarojini Naidu, an Indian political activist, joined Indian Independence movement back in 1905 and later became the Governor of Uttar Pradesh in Independent India, making her India’s first female Governor.

In the post independent India, prominent freedom fighter Sucheta Kriplani became the first female Chief Minister of India for Indian State Uttar Pradesh. In 1966, Indira Gandhi became the first female Prime Minister of India.

But if women participated in Indian politics and independence movements so actively at a time when women weren’t even allowed to walk out freely, why do we see a sudden decrease in participation of women in Indian Politics in 21st Century?

In 1990s, there were about 6 sitting female Chief Ministers in India and in 2021, there is only one sitting female Chief Minister in India, that is, Mamata Banerjee in West Bengal. Let us see the reasons behind lack of participation of females in Indian politics.

Assault on Indian female politicians:

India holds a bad history of torture, discrimination and hostility towards female politicians. From Ms. Jayalalitha who was brutally assaulted in late 1980s to Ms.Mayawati and Ms. Mamata Banerjee who were assaulted ruthlessly in mid-1990s proves that Indian Politics has never been safe for women. These female politicians were assaulted especially by male chauvinists to intimidate them for being a woman and raising voice in politics. These assaults discourage women in India to join politics.

Indian Political Parties are Male-dominated:

Unless a political party is formed by a female, all other political parties be it left, right or centre are by nature male-dominated in India. Females are not given powerful positions in these parties which further lower their self-esteem and this influences other women negatively to not join politics.

Systematic Sexism in Politics:

Even if women are given political positions, they are mostly given those positions that are stereotypically considered “womanly”. Women holding positions are also often harassed by male politicians. Women who want to hold more prominent positions thus get discouraged. Although some things have changed in recent years where we have seen women holding powerful positions in Defence and Finance Ministry, still a lot more has to be done.

Patriarchal Society:

This is a bitter reality that our male-dominated society doesn’t love “dominant female leaders”. For instance, when in 2019, two Female MPs from West Bengal wore a shirt and jeans, they were criticised and shammed for wearing western whereas so many male members in Parliament wearing jeans wasn’t an issue. The fear of getting judged by the society also discourages women to join politics.

What can be done to improve the situation?

First and foremost, we should make a safe political environment for women and listen to the issues they face in politics. Second, society and the government must have a feminist approach so that women come out and lead political movements. And lastly, although India has women friendly laws, these laws aren’t implemented and thus proper implementation of these laws must be done, for example, taking strict action against male politicians who make misogynistic statements, abuse women and like.

The World of Extremes- Mercury

The closest planet to the Sun is Mercury. Everyone knows that. But did you know that Mercury has the Caloris Basin which is 1,550-kilometer-wide! Mercury is the smallest planet in the solar system. It has no moons of its own. If you stand on the surface of Mercury, the Sun would appear three times larger than seen from earth. Mercury is smaller than Ganymede and Titan. It is 2400km in radius. It is a rocky world, one of the terrestrial planets, and has a weak magnetic field generated by its core. It has a very thin, almost nonexistent atmosphere. Its landscape is more cratered than any other terrestrial planets(lots of bombardment from solar debris). Are you ready to learn more about this small yet exciting planet?

Image result for Mercury. Size: 170 x 160. Source: www.universetoday.com

Some facts about Mercury:

Radius- 2440 km

Orbital period (Length of a year)-  88 Earth days

Length of a day- 59 Earth days

Surface temperatures-  -183°C(-300°F) to 430°C(800°F)

Axis tilt- 0 degrees

Distance from the Sun- 0.39AU

Moons- none

Gravity- 0.38 Earth’s gravity

Mercury’s History

Mercury was formed from rocky materials that could withstand the high temperatures close to the Sun.  Early Mercury lost most of its original atmosphere due to the constant lashes of the solar wind. Mercury was subject to impacts from incoming solar system debris during a period called the “Late Heavy Bombardment,” which ended about 3.8 billion years ago. Mercury has retained many of the craters from that era of its history. It is assumed that, the more craters on the surface of a planet or object, the older the planet or object is. So, Mercury’s surface is quite old. The Caloris Basin was created as a result of a 100-kilometer-wide asteroid crashing into the surface, about 4 million years ago.

Missions to Mercury

Mariner 10 was the first mission to visit Mercury in 1973 and circled the planet three times. Through its specialized equipment, it measured Mercury and sent the first-ever close-up images of its surface. 

In 2011, the MESSENGER(Mercury Surface, Space Environment, Geochemistry and Ranging ) spacecraft entered into Mercury’s orbit for a multi-year mission. The data from MESSENGER is remarkable. 

Mercury’s secrets uncovered

There is strong evidence of water at the poles. Mercury’s core is larger than expected- it takes up 85 percent of the planet! The core is probably solid and surrounded by a liquid layer of molten iron, a layer of iron sulfide above that, and silicate rocks that make up the crust. Mercury is the densest of all the terrestrial planets. Volcanism helped shape Mercury’s surfaces. Its landscape is split by large cliffs called scarps, which formed as the surface broke apart. It is made up of 60 percent iron which is twice as much as Earth has, and 40 percent other minerals. Mercury’s very thin atmosphere contains- hydrogen, helium, oxygen, sodium, calcium, potassium and water vapor. Scientists found traces of dark materials which could be organic compounds(carbon-based). It is possible that these organic compounds and the ice deposits were delivered by comets which bombarded it.

I hope you learnt something more about Mercury than it just being the closest planet to the Sun.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mercury_(planet)
https://solarsystem.nasa.gov/planets/mercury/overview/

IMPORTANCE OF TIME IN DAILY LIFE:

Time is somewhat that you can never take back. It not rewind like videotape. Time management is significant for students to do the study with spotlight. Time management is important for students to get high marks. Student’s winner in studies depends much on managing time professionally. The practice and ethics they get during schools time and home will stick with them throughout future. Unfortunately, time doesn’t always equal money though. Time is frequently passing but that doesn’t mean you are repeatedly making money, this depends on how you manage your time and what you do with it. There are lots of different ways to undertake the issue of time management you can download apps, adjust your sleep time, create lists, etc.

No issue how you carve it, there is only 24 hours in a day. That apply to you, and to your associate who only seem able to do half the amount of work you do. But it also applies to the former coworker who every time accomplishes more than you, and was promoting as a result. If you want to rise through the ranks, you have to recognize the importance of finding a way to manage this limited resource.

When you find out to take control of your time, you recover your ability to focus. And with increased focus comes improved efficiency, because you don’t lose energy. You’ll start to puff of air through responsibilities more quickly.Whether you rely on a time chunking technique or discover the power of list-making, you’ll soon find that a good side advantage of good time management skills is the ability to make better decisions.

When you feel short of time and have to make a judgment, you’re more likely to jump to conclusion without fully considering every option. That leads to poor decision making.During efficient time management, you can get rid of the heaviness that comes from feeling like you don’t have enough time. You’ll start to feel more calm and in control. When the moment comes to appear to make a decision, instead of hurrying through the process, you can take time to carefully consider each option. And when you’re able to do that, you diminish your chances of making a bad decision.

Time management is the key to success. Leaders in your business will come to you when they need to get things done. And that increased exposure helps put you in line for advancement opportunities.You gain knowledge of the exclusive you are to your employer. And great learning opportunities are approximately you, if you’ve got time to stop and take advantage them.When you work more professionally, you have that time. You can help out with that new merchandise initiate your development team’s been working on. Volunteer to help swarm your company’s open house. Even just enjoying a nice lunch with teammates in other departments can prove eye-opening.The more you learn about your company and your industry, the better your likelihood of making a positive impression on the C-suite.When you don’t have control of your time, it’s easy to end up feeling overwhelmed.

It can be tough to figure out how long it’s going to take to complete a task.If you find out how to supervise your time, you no longer subject yourself to that level of anxiety. Besides it being better for your health, you have a clearer picture of the demands on your time. You’re better able to approximation how long a given task will take you to complete, and you know you can meet the deadline.Everyone needs time to loosen up and calm down. Unfortunately, many of us don’t get enough of it. Between jobs, family responsibilities, errands, and upkeep on the house and the yard, most of us are hard-pressed to find even 10 minutes to sit and do nothing.

The fine time management skills help you find that time. When you’re busy, you’re getting more done. You build up extra time throughout your day that you can use later to relax, unwind, and prepare for a good night’s sleep.When you practice good time management, you leave no room for procrastination. The better you get at it, the more self-discipline you learn. This is an expensive skill that will begin to bang other areas of your life where a lack of discipline has kept you from achieving a goal.

Time plays a significant role in our life. Time helps us make a good habit of structuring and organizing our daily activities. If you understand the value of time better, you can gain experience and develop skills over time. Time is the most valuable resource because you cannot take it back.The right use of time is that we spend the life in a better way. We spend our life for the welfare of the people and help the parents in his daily work. The most important use of right time is gaining of knowledge. In short the time of our life is very short and we are always use it in a better way.

Importance of communication skills.

Good communication skills ar essential to permit others and yourself to know data additional accurately and quickly. In distinction, poor communication skills cause frequent misunderstanding and frustration.

The five importance of communication:

(1) Basis of Decision-Making and coming up with.

(2) swish ANd economical operating of an Organisation.

(3) Facilitates Co-Ordination.

(4) will increase social control potency.

(5) Promotes Co-operation and Industrial Peace.

Communication these days is extremely vital each within the business wirld and privately life. productive communication helps U.S. higher perceive individuals and things. It helps U.S. overcome diversities, build trust and respect, and make conditions for sharing artistic concepts and resolution issues.

Communications is key to the existence and survival of humans yet on a company. it’s a method of making and sharing concepts, data, views, facts, feelings, etc. among the individuals to achieve a typical understanding. Communication is that the key to the directional perform of management.Communication serves 5 major purposes: to tell, to specific feelings, to imagine, to influence, and to fulfill social expectations. every of those functions is mirrored during a style of communication.

The 3 Primary varieties of Communication:

Verbal Communication:

Verbal communication depends on words to deliver that means. it’s any divided into written language and auditory communication. written language will involve something from words on a page to emails, to text messages.

Nonverbal Communication:

Nonverbal communication happens once that means or messages ar sent or received while not the utilization of words. Nonverbal communication is intentional or unintentional. Physical nonverbal communication is displayed through visual communication, facial expressions, touch, or eye contact.

Visual Communication:

Our third and final suggests that of communication, communication, utilizes drawings, illustrations, pictures, colors, graphs, charts, and signs to share that means. communication is utilized in conjunction with verbal communication, or it will stand on its own. communication is usually utilized in advertising, art, and diversion.

Communicative functions:

1.Requesting for item or activities.

2.Refusing or rejecting items/ activities.

  1. Requesting attention.
  2. Labelling and discussion.

5.Commenting.

6.Asking and respondent queries.

7.Expressing feelings.

8.Engaging in social routines.

The Importance of nice Communication Skills in Business:

Developing communication skills will facilitate several aspects of your life, from your skilled career, to social gatherings, to your family life.

In today’s feverish world, we tend to bank heavily on sharing data, leading to bigger stress being placed on having smart communication skills. smart verbalverb writtencommunication skills ar essential so as to deliver and perceive data quickly and accurately.In distinction, poor communication skills will have a negative impact – a poorly delivered message could end in misunderstanding, frustration and in some cases disaster

Being in the imagination or live in the realistic world .

Being born in money or torn away by poverty is the world where we live

The Hallucination

Are the money makers living their life without fear ?

Can a poorer get to live more life than its fated ?

Will you ignore the one who hurt you immensely ?

Or like a coward , can you run from the truth ?

If yes , than pray to god for providing you such an imaginary world . Don’t take it seriously but you really need to wake up .

The Truth

The life that we are living is not a game to play . We need be realistic while taking decisions in our life . I don’t want to sound like an arrogant person . But we need to think before taking any decision because it may or may not harm our future . In our life we only focus on materialistic things and grow accustom to them . Which leads to the situation where we become selfish and fiercely jealous to one’s personality .

We judge them regarding to their status , money , power , clothes and their physique . Ding ding …. It’s time for the truth we become impetuous .

So what we learn from OJO -MOJO . 1. Like OJO that donot study and fail in your class. OR 2. MOJO that learn workhard and get award from the school . I choose options 1 (hehe don’t get any ideas I am a hardworker so I will choose my handsome MOJO not an overconfident OJO )

The REALITY

Not against the world of imagination just a believer of reality .

Life is not easy I agree with you but can we make it easy , Is the question only you can answer .

For me , we can only when we are focusing on our work rather than its result . I am not repulsive about getting a promotion on my first day on the work . But I am excited about learning new things and improve my capabilities . That how we need to react . I didn’t get the idea of getting a luxurious jet when I didn’t even have a penny to spend on my health . Well if you can just don’t forget to take me as well ( Huh.. greedy me ) .

I do imagine my life being in the island with some hot people around me ( its a wild imagination) . Well I can’t change that . But what I can change is the accept the reality ( like sitting in my PJ’s , eating popcorn and drooling over Michele Morrone yeah I am fan of 365 days ) .

Conclusion

Life is a series of natural and spontaneous changes. Don’t resist them; that only creates sorrow. Let reality be reality. Let things flow naturally forward in whatever way they like.

Lao Tzu 
things that are written in the blog is my perspective of life . i am not taunting anyone . 
its your life you can live according to your rules . 

and yes pictures that i used in the blogs are from pintrest . 

enjoy your reading .

International widows Day and their CONDITION in india

International widows day and their condition in India

“Widow. The word consumes itself”.

23rd June observed “International widows day” by United Nation in light of creating awareness about the situation and maltreatment of windows in the world.

The theme of this year’s International widow Day is “ invisible women, Invisible Problems”.

Women who lose their husband due to any cause are known to be a widow. According to United Nation, There are more than 258 million widows around the world, suffering from daily needs. They tolerate major issues like poverty, violence, health-related problem and war/conflicts effects.

“ Human Rights are for everyone and not contingent on marital status. For many widows, losing rights, income, and possibly their children. On International Widows Day, let’s commit to providing widows with access to legal and social protection”.

-Antonio Guterres

  • India and widow condition

History and background

Raja ram Mohan Roy worked hard to abolished the sati pratha in India.

In the past, In the sati pratha is a ritual where the wife of a dead husband, had to sit on her pyre and burn alive.

British abolish sati pratha on 4 December 1829.

Still today, the mentality remains the same.

They were forced to shaved their head and prohibit to wear colourful clothes.

They were even called “Husband Eater”.

They were not allowed to enjoy any festival.

They were kept separately as to punish her, and were tortured by society by calling “ Bad Luck “ to be seen in the morning.

To sum all, widows were tortured and abused for centuries and centuries

India emerged as a welfare sate, and implement major scheme of widows in the country .

They come under the Ministry of women and child development.

  • The major schemes and Acts of government of India are as under –
  • Indira Gandhi National widow pension schemes (IGNWPS) :-

Under IGNWPS pension scheme for widows as well as Pension scheme for the Elderly below poverty line .

IGNWPS was launched in 1995 as a part of the National Social Assistance Programme.

A widow in age group of 40 to 65 years whose family falls under Below poverty line is eligible under this scheme.  

She is initiated to receive Rs 200/- per month and Rs 400 per month by the state government.

  • Home for widows:-

A Home for widows has been set up in Vrindavan, UP with a capacity of 1000 inmates to provide widows with a safe and secure place of stay, health services, nutritious food, legal and counselling services.

  • The Widow Remarriage Act of 1856:-

According to this legislation, a Hindu widow had to give up any rights to property , or maintenance from her dead husband’s property, if she married again.

  • The current Inheritance Laws For Widows :-
  •  The Hindu Succession 1956 applies to Hindus. Skikhs, jains and Buddhist for intestate succession / inheritance.
  • The Indian Succession Act , 1925, particularly Sections 50 to 56, apply to Parsis for intestate succession.
  • The Indian succession Act , 1925 , particularly Section 31 to 49, apply to Christians and news for intestate succession.
  • The law of succession governing Muslims, for intestate succession, is the Muslim Personal Law Application Act, 1937.

Even though there are many schemes and acts for widows in India. But the condition of widows on a grassroots level is devastated. More than half of the windows don’t even know their rights and government  scheme.

We have to take steps to aware them at the grassroots level.

Online Education

“The function of education is to teach one to think intensively and to think critically. Intelligence plus character – that is the goal of true education”

Martin Luther King

Online education has become a major part of everyone’s life. It has been a major part since covid-19 pandemic. Many countries have adapted it from early years. They insist on online instead of offline education. They think online concepts can be cleared with the help of technology like 3-d images etc. It is found much more comforting and safe as one has to sit home and study. Online studying in India has taken the place of offline studies.

Advantages

Online learning offers teachers an efficient way to deliver lessons to students. Online learning has a number of tools such as videos, PDFs, podcasts, and teachers can use all these tools as part of their lesson plans. By extending the lesson plan beyond traditional textbooks to include online resources, teachers are able to become more efficient educators. Another advantage of online education is that it allows students to attend classes from any location of their choice. It also allows schools to reach out to a more extensive network of students, instead of being restricted by geographical boundaries. Additionally, online lectures can be recorded, archived, and shared for future reference. This allows students to access the learning material at a time of their comfort.

Disadvantages

With online learning, there is a greater chance for students to be easily distracted by social media or other sites. Teachers need to keep their online classes crisp, engaging, and interactive to help students stay focused on the lesson. Online learning can also lead to an increase in the number of people who have access to the internet. In smaller cities and towns, a consistent internet connection with decent speed is a problem. Without a consistent connection for students or teachers, there can be a lack of continuity in learning for the child. This is detrimental to the education process as it can lead to a loss of confidence in the teacher’s ability to teach.

Myths and facts about puberty.

Parents have a tendency to feel a sense of dread when confronted by the onset of puberty. That dread seems particularly acute among fathers with growing daughters, presumably because they lack a frame of reference and because puberty in girls remains a borderline taboo subject (for a host of cultural reasons we don’t need to get into here). Where mystery abides, so too does mythology. And there are a lot of myths about the way in which girls go through puberty, many of them stigmatizing and bizarre. As it turns out, puberty is simply a child development process. There is nothing special about it. The weird emotional baggage that comes with it? You can put that down.

As puberty begins for a girl, it’s important that her parents look past the myths. Because more than anything they stand in the way of what can be a tumultuous time for young women, who will need their parents’ guidance. Yes, both of their parents.Many parents conflate a girl’s menarche, of first menses, with the onset of puberty. As if, up until that point nothing has really been happening. But the fact is that puberty is a long process and has likely been occurring for years prior to the first awkward ask for menstrual pads and pain relievers.The fact is that puberty can start anytime after a girl is 8 years old. The earliest signs of puberty may include breast growth and body odor. A typically developing girl will generally start producing the hormones that promote hair growth in the armpits and groin around 14, with the first period arriving about a year later.

There has been plenty of casual observation in the last decade or so that puberty seems to be happening sooner. Many parents simply shrug off the knowledge as more of a factual curiosity than a condition that could have long-term effects on a child’s health. But early puberty can set a child up for serious issues in the future.Essentially, early puberty works to accelerate maturity. But not just physical maturity. It’s also been linked with an increase in social problems like early drug use and sexual activity resulting in teen pregnancy. Studies have also suggested links to health problems including depression and some reproductive cancers.

Puberty is happening so early that some doctors and endocrinologists have suggested moving the “standard” onset of puberty to as early as 6 or 7-years-old. And there are a host of reasons why puberty could be occurring in girls so young.On recent study found that poverty is linked to early puberty. The research suggests that an impoverished mothers health can send signals to a developing fetus to develop more rapidly in order to reach reproductive age sooner after birth. And some research suggests that diet can also play a role. One longitudinal study found that girls who were obese were more likely to start puberty early.

There’s an idea that young men going through puberty are really stinky. And that’s actually true. But girls don’t get a pass on puberty stink. Their biology creates the same conditions that cause boys to smell too.The stink occurs as kids begin to sweat more due to hormonal changes. But it’s not the run of the mill forehead sweat causing the issue, it’s the oily sweat that secreted by what are known as sebaceous glands that produce oils. These oils are a particular favorite for bacteria who congregate in the dank spaces and create the odor. Importantly, these bacteria do not care if they are on a boy or a girl. The are equal opportunity stinkers.

Talking to girls about puberty can be completely nerve-wracking for dads whose experience growing up through puberty feels markedly different than what they are witnessing. But by treating the subject as taboo, Dads are inadvertently adding a layer of shame to a process that should be free of shame.

Sure, reading that won’t necessarily make it easier for dads to talk to daughters about puberty, but perhaps it can act as motivation. The important part for Dads is to stay as chill and matter-of-fact about the process of puberty as possible. That means answering questions honestly and talking about body parts without using euphemisms. It also means admitting when your ignorant about an issue and not asking her about her period in front of her friends

How music changes your mood?.

Music stimulates the part of the brain that produces the dopamine hormone. This hormone affects emotional behavior and mood. The influence of music is both behavioral and neural. That is, this means that music not only affects the mood but also affects what we cannot control ourselves.Music is not only able to affect your mood — listening to particularly happy or sad music can even change the way we perceive the world, according to researchers from the University of Groningen.

Music and mood are closely interrelated — listening to a sad or happy song on the radio can make you feel more sad or happy. However, such mood changes not only affect how you feel, they also change your perception. For example, people will recognize happy faces if they are feeling happy themselves.

A new study by researcher Jacob Jolij and student Maaike Meurs of the Psychology Department of the University of Groningen shows that music has an even more dramatic effect on perception: even if there is nothing to see, people sometimes still see happy faces when they are listening to happy music and sad faces when they are listening to sad music.

Research has found that when a subject listens to music that gives them the chills, it triggers a release of dopamine to the brain. And if you don’t know, dopamine is a kind of naturally occurring happy chemical we receive as part of a reward system. Now here’s the really interesting part: Dopamine is not only released during peak musical moments but also when we anticipate those moments. It’s like our brain is rewarding us for knowing a really great chorus is just about to hit!

Hearing a song from our adolescence brings back a flood of feelings and memories. By why do those songs have such a strong hold on our emotional core? Our brains develop rapidly between ages 12 and 22 (there’s a reason they call it our “formative” years), so when we make a connection to a song during that time, it’s a strong neurological connection. The massive rush of hormones associated with our pubescent years tells our brains that everything is super important, and that includes whatever music we’re listening to at the time. That’s why when we hear a true throwback to our high school days, it’s a powerful thing.

The impact of positive thinking has been a subject of focus for psychologists and self-help gurus for ages now, but what about positive listening? Is there such a thing as intentionally listening to positive-sounding music to boost your mood? We already know music that gives us the chills helps to release dopamine, but a separate study found that people who intentionally listened to upbeat music improved their moods and happiness in just two weeks. When a separate group was instructed to listen to different music that wasn’t deemed positive sounding, they didn’t experience the same mood-boosting effect. So the next time you’re blue, maybe put on a song that will make you smile.

world test championship

Cricket enthusiasts have always been familiar with the game being played at apex levels only in the limited overs format. But now since the past two years, where the tournament for tests had begun, it gave the whole new meaning to the test cricket which is considered to be the purest form of cricket. “The Ashes”, a very prominent and popular test series among fans which has a very significant history for itself marked the beginning of the ICC WTC in August 2019. This marked the beginning of the long tournament for the next two years from 2019 to the finals in June 2021. World’s best 9 teams qualified to compete with each other in this ICC tournament having to play 3 home and 3 away test series for the next two years.

All these said and done, now was the time for the ultimate test, the finals of ICC World Test Championship. Through the course of two years, best of the best teams were tested on friendly and ferocious conditions in home and away terrains of the game. This lengthy tournament kept cricketing fans waited for the last two years to arrive at the site of this day, June 18 2021 the finals of ICC WTC. Irrespective of what teams they like, irrespective of all the positions on the points table of WTC, everybody was equally excited for this massive final, ultimately they all wished to see who’s dream of winning this ICC WTC trophy would fulfill in the debut season of the tournament. The final was played by the top 2 teams of the the world- INDIA and NEW ZEALAND.

The Ageas Bowl in Southampton was relatively a nerve wrecking experience for fans as well as the teams themselves. The venue being a not so familiar terrain to both the teams already had now become unpredictable for its weather and continuous shower on the day 1 of the WTC final. Indeed not a great way to start the final of such an event! New Zealand had never played in this venue before, on the other hand India had played on this venue twice and had no winning experience on both the occasions. The final was given an extra day in the full intention to avoid a tie and to declare a winner for the tournament, which indeed got fruitful as the game continued for the 6th day after the continuous rain on 2 occasions of the 5 day test match. Having had to play on unfamiliar conditions, batting units from both teams were not having an easy time and indeed it was up to the bowlers to control the test match and bring victory to their side.

Fans were devastated from day 1, for all the rain, the weather conditions and predictions that were being made. But, all’s well that ends well, fans could finally cherish the final as it was a clear sky on day 6 and concluded with the Kiwis winning the title of the ICC WTC! They totally deserved every bit of it, Kane Williamson the captain of the winning side now finally had an ICC trophy and a victory to cherish after the unfortunate defeat at the 2019 World Cup.

ANALYSIS OF GAMBLING LAWS IN INDIA

Public Gambling Act of 1867:

As once Ambrose Bierce said “The gambling known as business looks with austere disfavor upon the business known as gambling.” Does mean that Gambling is for entertainment, not for profit. But this generation is pulling all the strings to make it popular and make it legal. But gambling ensures that it is one of the best way for earning more and becoming rich in less time because of probability over possibility. India with a billion plus population does seems to enjoy gambling in most of the entertainment fields  like Cricket being the most popular game in India. Betting on Games even though the fact remains that it is prohibited. Even though it does not stop gamblers from betting. Indian laws for gambling are out-dating and lacking the clarity for current generation. You will often find Online Casinos with a wide variety of different games for players to play. The most popular ways for gambling would be blackjack , poker and roulette. Live dealer are also gaining the popularity among this generation for example Online gambling sites for PC games. For example http://www.gg.bet , http://www.lott.bet , http://www.csgoempire.com etc,. These sites attract the teenagers/adults to their websites because people are drowned in online games and want to earn more and show off to their friends.

The Public gambling act is a central law. The Section 3 states that there is a penalty for running or being in charge of a Public Gambling House. The fine for breaking this law is ₹200 or imprisonment of up to 3 months. Although this act prohibits from visiting a gambling house , a fine of ₹100 or imprisonment of up to 1 month. According to Section 4 whoever found in any such house or place playing or gaming with cards, dice, counters etc., or is found there for purpose of gaming playing for any money , stake , property shall be liable for fine according to the Indian Penal Code (45 of 1860).

Information Technology Act, 2000:

In short the act says that the website hosts and the ISP (Internet Service Provider) are instructed to block access to certain types of content or website. For the most of the part it is based on National security. Things that are based on blasphemous , pornographic , illegal etc., Section 2 item B anything to relating or encouraging money laundering or gambling.

Payment and Settlement Act, 2007:

This act was signed on 20th December 2007 by President Patil, although it went into effect on 12th August 2008. This act gives authority to RBI to have access and regulate all forms of electronic payments. The act states that no one is authorized to operate Payment system, No person other than the RBI shall operate except for the accordance with an authorization issued by the RBI under the provisions of this act.

The Types of Gambling :

Betting : Betting can either be legal or illegal , it just depends on what the betting is placed on. For example if the betting is placed on a game of chance then it is illegal. There are exceptions to the rule that make betting legal. And if the betting is placed on game of skill then it is legal. For example – Dream11 , because Dream11 involves game of skill. Game of skills basically means that people use their analytical talent and prediction on who will win so it makes it legal in India.

Although Dream11 is not legal in all states in India, it is legal in the following states:

Assam , Odisha and Telangana.

Casino : Goa and Sikkim are the only states and Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu  are the only Union territories where casinos are legalized. The fact is that Goa is the only place where live gambling is legal and the first casino opened there in 1999.

Bingo : Bingo can either be considered as a lottery or gambling , it depends under which condition it is taken. It is considered as a lottery if it falls under the lottery law and which allows state governments to organize them under special conditions. And it is considered as gambling when it is a game of chance and thus it will be prohibited.

Lotteries are regulated in Sikkim locally and in Punjab it Is only legal while playing it online, while Madhya Pradesh has completely banned it.

Gambling Regulations in India : The Public Gambling Act was introduced in India as whole but India is a vast country with different cultures and religions. So some states and union territories have different rules and regulations on gambling. This also means that different areas have different view on gambling. Some states like Orissa and Assam have banned gambling totally because of high population of Hindu and Muslims in the areas. Whereas states like Goa and union territory like Daman and Diu have legalized land-based gambling operators with license.

Rajasthan: In the state of Rajasthan both offering to gambling and playing inside a gambling place is an offence. Although many underground gambling places are active in Jaipur even though it is illegal.

Tamil Nadu: In the state of Tamil Nadu , it is one of the few states in India where almost all forms of gambling are prohibited with the exception of Horse riding.

Orissa and Assam: In the states of Orissa and Assam gambling in any sort is completely illegal except for the horse riding in assam. Although Any of those states doesn’t permit staking of money for betting and gambling.

Gujarat and Maharashtra: In the states of Gujarat and Maharashtra casino is illegal in both the states while betting on horse riding and lottery is legal.

Conclusion: In this article I have researched the very essence to provide the reader’s with the knowledge of gambling laws in India and the existence of illegal gambling, Online gambling and legalized gambling in India. Overall India has been through a lot when we talk about gambling and it is still under constant discussions. Well let’s face this that people as players want to chase their dream and want to earn a lot in a less period of time and become millionaires. As of the fact that casinos are already available in a lot of places in India.