Technology – Making life easier !!!

“Technology” was just a word many years back but now it has become our life style. There is nothing impossible in this world now because of the growing trend and upgradation of technology. Technology is the most dynamic feature in this world that keeps on adjusting itself with the needs of the external environment.. There is no denial in the fact that technology has made our lives simpler than ever. You can do anything and everything with the help of technology. Science has progressed so much over the years. Innovation is probably reached heights in every field today and it is doing great. The future ahead is technology. We can absolutely witness the importance and the need of Technology in the current pandemic situation where everything has gone digital and it is only because of the advanced technology that the world could go digital. Soon the big offices were replaced by a room with person sitting on the laptop and accessing the whole system . The schools and colleges turned into online classes and what not.

It is because of the technology that we can travel the world. Today if I am sitting in India and I want to talk to a relative or a friend sitting in Singapore I can just use my whatsapp and talk to him/her. Facebook has enabled us to connect to people we thought we never could. Instagram and Snapchat have become the center of youth. Studies have become cheaper and save tution fees if you just reach youtube and start learning there. There is nothing you can’t do on your mobile phones you have the world in it. Technology has helped Businesses to next level. It has enabled competition in the market and made scope for businesses to compete and make their position. The 2G/3G have turned into 4G and 5G is all set to make its space in the world ahead.

Artificial Intelligence is the most upgraded technology we have witnessed. Artificial Intelligence (AI) refers to the simulation of human intelligence in machines that are programmed to think like humans and mimic their actions. The term may also be applied to any machine that exhibits traits associated with a human mind such as learning and problem-solving. We have so many examples of robots across the world doing magic. Recently a robot is designed with a view of sending it to space for an unnamed mission. Even in the covid situations hospitals have used robots to serve the patients as to cut down the scope of coming in contact with the virus.

Even in the world of space where the Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) and National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) are gaining excellence in their field. Who thought going to MARS would be possible one day. Or going to the MOON would be witnessed one day. Artificial Satellites are another example of the achievements technology has helped us achieve. Using the sun for its energy and turning it into Solar panels is only because of the technology we have. Today we can sit in our drawing room and plan if we have to go out tomorrow by seeing the weather forecast. If the weather is preferably good to your taste you plan a trip you go but if it is not you can simply drop it.

These are just few examples of how Technology has changed the world. It is not that it does not have some drawbacks but numerous pros have just overpowered the flaws in technology. If the Technology would not have been so advanced God knows where the world would have headed or we would have been still static and backward. Thanks to technology for the growth and development of this world and it is obviously going to upgrade everyday. Although people are skeptical that Technology or the Artificial Intelligence can replace the need of the Humans but this is not true to put technology to work we always need the Human mind today, tomorrow or any day ahead.. The collaboration of Humans and technology is a never ending bond and will however prove to be the best everyday.

Anniversaries (as of 2020)

•75th anniversary of end of World War 2 (1st September 1939 – 2nd September 1945 )

It involved vast majority of the world’s countries forming two different military forces – the Allies and the Axis. The Allied won causing the fall of Nazi Germany and also death of Hitler. It was the deadliest war in world history.

•100th birth anniversary of Isaac Asimov

Isaac Asimov was an American author and a professor of biochemistry at Boston University. Born on 2nd January, 1920 in Petrovichi, Russia. He was well known globally for his science fiction works including ‘I, Robot’, ‘Caves of steel’, ‘End of eternity’ etc. Some of his stories have been made into movies.

• 200th birth anniversary of Anne Bronte

Anne Bronte was an English novelist and poet and the youngest of the famous Bronte sisters. She was born on 17th January, 1820 in Thornton, UK. Some of her works include ‘The tenant of Wildfell hall’ and ‘Agnes Grey’.

•500th death anniversary of Italian artist Raphael

One of the Renaissance period painters, Raffaello Sanzio da Urbino was born on 6th April, 1483 and died on 6th April, 1520. St. Peter’s Basilica is one of his works. His notable artworks include ‘The school of Athens’, ‘The Sistine Madonna’ , ‘The marriage of the virgin’ etc.

•250th birth William Wordsworth

The very famous poem, ‘I wandered lonely as a cloud’ poet William Wordsworth was born on 7th April, 1770 in Cockermouth, UK. He was an English Romantic poet.

•200th birth Florence nightingale

The English social reformer, statistician and the founder of modern nursing was born on 12th May, 1820 in Florence, Italy. She worked hard and determined as a nurse and earned the title ‘Lady with the Lamp’.

•150th death anniversary Charles Dickens

•250th birth anniversary of Ludwig van Beethoven

He was a German composer and pianist whose music ranks amongst the most performed classical music. Till date he remains the most admired composers in the history of western music. He was born in December 1770, Bonn, Germany.

•Breakfast club is 35 now.

1985 The 1985 comedy and drama movie that has been a teenagers must watch since it’s release in 1985.

Thank you for reading. Have a nice day!🌼

Are Our Defences To Fight Against Virus… working?

We all are suffering a crisis,and it does a little by avoiding it. With the vaccines still being months away,our only means of protection are a few only a few things which we can do. But…are they even helping us?

No offence,but my motive in no way is to scare you out and blabber about how the world has become so cruel. No. Just no. The main motive of writing is just so that you  start to be aware of certain things. This makes you buy things in an effective manner without turning a blind eye on anything.

So,what does our defence involve? Okay…let’s see..

  1. Gloves(although they don’t last too long)
  2. Mask(please let your mask stay where it is supposed to be!)
  3. Sanitizers (at least they don’t have anything wrong with them….right?)

There are many more things like the suit in which you look like a lab surgeon etc. Trust me the situation is not to be laughed at. But we can rarely do something when the situation is so sensitive. And while you are out there battling this calamity every single day,why not make it a tinsy bit brighter!

Anyways,though the things which we think ought to protect us,you might want to recheck some products out of them

  • Gloves

What is the sole purpose of gloves? Well,so that the microbe does not make any contact with our hands. But it’s true that the microbe makes contact with the gloves.  This makes it just like our hands, doesn’t it? Unless you sanitize your gloves regularly. See,gloves are useful so that our hands don’t come  in contact with the microbe. But you have to keep in mind that you should avoid any contact of the gloves with your skin.

Photo by Chokniti Khongchum

  • Masks

What could possibly be wrong with masks? Safety masks are supposed to make it so that you do not get the microbe into your body,and as the medium we are dealing with is air,masks are used. But masks are for your safety,not so that you choke yourself. Meaning,buying expensive masks and a normal mask,both work for the sole cause,to protect you. And wearing a mask to cover your chin will not possibly make you safe. 

Photo by Anna Shvets 

  • Sanitizers

Sanitizers are used so that the microbe does not remain on the surface.But the contents in the sanitizers are very important to check. To kill a microbe,a sanitizer must contain about 75 to 80% of ethanol, commonly known as spirit. Ethanol in the Sanitizers is what kills the microbes. But some sanitizers have something called methanol in their sanitizers . Why is methanol? Methanol is commonly known as wood alcohol,and if a sanitizer has any methanol in it,it can potentially be fatal to you. Methanol basically makes your skin really dehydrated and dry and may cause something called dermatitis(skin irritation). The symptoms of metabolism poisoning are as follows:

  1. Nausea
  2. Vomiting
  3. Dizz
  4. Disturbance in your vision
  5. Headache
  6. Unconsciousness
  7. Weakness in body

Now,if you have any of the following symptoms, don’t go running to your doctor. Methanol poisoning maybe one of the factors which are probably making your body react in such a way. If you face by of these problems,first go around and see whether your sanitizer includes any percent of methanol in it. If so, immediately stop the usage of such sanitizers. Even if they are expensive,they are not more than your health. But really,do we even know  the things which are added to the sanitizers which are labelled even genuine? Which is why,do make sure of the contents in the sanitizers.

Photo by Anna Shvets 

You might be wondering,’why is the writer writing these types of articles now…? ‘You see,for a long time I have been brushing off any topics which relate to our present conditions,but at some point of time  I have realised that brushing off things will not make them disappear. Sooner or later,we just have to face them. So..just wanted to clear that. 

I do not blame the system,they are doing wonders out there,but one should always remain alert if anybody is scamming with your money and conning you with their words.

Anyhow,we sort of have adapted ourselves to these conditions and probably will learn to find the fun in this as well!!

Fact: Suppose if you are in contact with a particular microbe for a certain amount of time,your body learns to get immune to the microbe itself! Which means,even if the microbe does enter your body,the body already knows how to kill it!

Reference:

https://www.healthline.com/health-news/fda-says-avoid-9-hand-sanitizers-that-contain-toxic-methanol#:~:text=Agency%20officials%20said%20the%20hand,dermatitis%20to%20the%20affected%20region.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Methanol

5 Great Benefits of Listening to Music

Music is entertainment, then is also meditation. If there is a companion of sorrow, there is also the voice of self-contemplation. Life is incomplete without music. And it is music that fills happiness in your desolate world.


Do you know how important music is in your life? Music is the way through which happiness can be found in life.

So let’s tell you, the benefits of listening to music, by which many people are blessed by adopting, which is as follows…

1. Listening to music while exercising is beneficial

According to a survey in Britain, it has been found that music maintains enthusiasm, increases patience and improves mood. By listening to music, our attention does not go towards the discomfort caused during exercise. In research, the effect of music on 30 people was studied while walking on a treadmill. The performance during listening to motivational and non-motivational was better than the exercise performed while not listening to music.

2. Listening music increases memory power 

Some people have a habit of listening to music while studying. According to him, this allows him to study better. Now research also proves their point. Listening to regular music reduces the ageing process. It also has a good effect on the victims of dementia. Taking interest in music releases dopamine hormone in the body, which gives excitement and motivation. Children’s inclination towards music makes their conversation effective. The ability to think and understand has a good effect, which causes the Verbal IQ to accelerate.

3. Lack of stress and restlessness due to listening to music

Listening to slow melodies without words gives peace to the mind. Stress is reduced and increased heart rate improves. The breathing process is normal. There is immediate ease in restlessness. Whether you listen to music, sing or play it, it has a good effect in all its forms. According to experts, listening to regular music gives relief on both physical and mental levels. Sleeps well too. Fear, frustration and anger are reduced. The mind becomes happy and if you want peace, then you should listen to classical music or slow music or listen to the tune of the flute.

4. Listening to music reduces pain

Music has a good effect on the nervous system. This is the part that controls blood pressure, heart rate and brain processes. There is also an effect on the part of the brain that controls the emotion. Listening to regular music of people suffering from muscle pain reduces symptoms of depression and pain. Increased heart rate is controlled by slow rhythm music. Shoulder, stomach and back stress is reduced.

5. Listening to music keeps the body healthy

According to researchers, listening to music improves the level of antibodies useful for the body’s immune system. I am talking about those antibodies which protect our body against diseases. Also, a good effect is seen in the digestive process.

These were the advantages of listening to music – music is the miracle that used to light up the court of Jalaluddin Akbar.

It is said that when Tansen used to sing Deepak Raga and Megh Malhar, the extinguished lamps automatically lit up and it used to rain. There is power in music, which has forced a very cruel ruler to become a good person. These were the advantages of listening to music!

When music has shown such a feat, why are you still devoid of the benefits of listening to music?

NEET 2020 ANSWER KEY RELEASED

Amid strict precautions, the National Testing Agency conducted the medical entrance exam NEET on September 13 across the country. The 
NEET answer key
 2020 has been released by the NTA on its portal on Saturday i.e., September 26.



Candidates who appeared for the exam can visit the official website of NTA NEET — ntaneet.nic.in — to check and obtain the 
NEET 2020
 answer key. Candidates can obtain the 
NEET 2020 answer key
 from the link given below.


The National Testing Agency has now uploaded the advance answer keys for candidates for all the sets (E1- E6, F1- F6, G1-G6, H1-H6) for their information. The candidates are advised to go through the same and keep themselves ready for challenges of the draft answer keys which will be published shortly.

Candidates should note that the notice inviting challenge of the keys will be released later. The official notice released regarding the answer key reads “Please note that this public notice is not for inviting challenge of the keys which will be done later on, and for that proper notice will be issued. Therefore, kindly do not email your responses or clarification regarding the Keys and please wait for the process of raising challenges for the same.

Nearly 15 lakh students appeared for the three-hour-long exam held at over 3,900 centres. In view of the COVID-19 pandemic, the exam was conducted with stringent checks and protocols like students queuing up as per their designated time slots, adhering to social distancing norms, etc.

Although the exam commenced at 2 pm, the entry to exam centres started at 11 am. Different slots were allotted to students for the entry to ensure the staggered movement and maintain social distancing. The exam originally scheduled for May 3, has been deferred twice due to pandemic, first, it was postponed to July 26, and then to September 13.

Shivangi Singh, The first Women Fighter Pilot to fly the Rafale

After the race for Women pilot in Indian Air Force, Shivangi Singh from Banaras was given chance to fly the Rafale. Flight Lieutenant Shivangi Singh will be Rafale aircraft’s first women pilot. Let us know some details about Shivangi Singh briefly.

Shivangi Singh was born on 15th March 1995 in Paroo, Muzaffarpur, Bihar. She was born to school teacher Hari Bhushan Singh and house wife Priyanka Singh. Here ancestors were agriculturals. She was inspired to become a pilot after seeing a politician using helicopter to attend political meetings. Jer father has now became Principal to the girls-only government school constructed on land donated by Shivangi’s great grandfather.

She completed her B. tech in Mechanical Engineering from Manipal Institute of Technology and also completed her Master’s from Malaviya National Institute of Technology. Her Marrital status is not married.

Shivangi got admitted into the Indian Navy under the Short Service Commission (SSC)-Pilot entry scheme. In June 2018, she was commissioned into the Indian Navy. She had taken two successive six month courses; first the Naval Orientation Course at the Indian Naval Academy, and the second at Air Force Academy where she trained on the Pilatus PC 7 MkII aircraft. In the six months prior to December 2019, she learnt flying the Dornier aircraft at the Indian Naval Air Squadron 550. Shivangi became the first female pilot of the Indian Navy on 2 December 2019. She was ordered to fly the MiG-21 Bison. She subsequently became an operational pilot on Maritime Reconnaissance (MR) aircraft after completing her training, as of December 2019.

She will now fly the Dassault Rafale with the No. 17 Squadron IAF post completion of the Type conversion she is undergoing, making her the first Indian woman to fly the Rafale. She will formally join the 17 ‘Golden Arrows’ Squadron of the 4.5-generation Rafales at the Ambala airbase after she finishes her “conversion training”, which is required when a combat pilot switches from one fighter to another. She was among the second batch of women fighter pilots who were commissioned in 2017. IAF currently has 10 women fighter pilots, who have undergone the arduous training to fly supersonic jets. After joining IAF, she was orders to fly the MiG-21 Bison aircraft and was till recently serving at a fighter base in Rajasthan, the officials added on condition of anonymity. IAF’s current fleet of five Rafale fighters is fully operational and are ready to undertake any mission. IAF is operating its Rafale fighter jets in the Ladakh theatre where the military is on its highest state of alert, amid heightened border tensions with China.

The count of women in the military is now more than 4,000, but combat roles were off limits to them until IAF took the lead in crushing internal resistance to induct them into the fighter stream. Sub Lieutenants Kumudini Tyagi and Riti Singh have been selected for the helicopter stream.

India ordered 36 Rafale jets from France in a deal worth Rs 59,000 crore in September 2016. The air force formally inducted the planes at the Ambala air base on September 10 though they landed at their home base on July 29. The next batch of three to four Rafale jets is expected to reach Ambala from France in October followed by a third batch in December. All deliveries will be completed by the end of 2021.

WATSON HOTEL

Watson’s Hotel, currently acknowledged as the Esplanade Mansion, is India’s oldest sustaining cast-iron building. It is located in the Kala Ghoda area of Mumbai (Bombay). Named after its original owner, John Watson, the building was fabricated in England and built on-site between 1867 and 1869.

The hotel closed in the 1960s and the building was sold to a private owner. It was later divided and partitioned into smaller cubicles that were let out on rent as homes and offices. Negligence of the building has resulted in corrosion and, despite its listing as a Grade II–A heritage structure, the building is now in a rundown state.

Design:

Watson’s hotel was planned by the civil engineer Rowland Mason Ordish, who was also linked with the St Pancras Station in London. The structure was fabricated in England from cast iron components and was congregated and constructed on-site. The external cast-iron frame closely resembles other high-profile 19th century buildings such as London’s Crystal Palace. The main façade of the hotel is characterized by building-wide open balconies on each floor that connected the guest rooms, which were constructed around the atrium in a courtyard arrangement.

History:

John Watson opened the hotel as an exclusive whites-only hotel, and it was the most expensive hotel in the city in those days. The five-storied building housed 130 guest rooms, as well as a lobby, restaurant, and a bar at the ground level. The hotel also had a 30 by 9 meters (98 ft × 30 ft) atrium, basically used as a ballroom, with a glass skylight. At its peak, Watson’s hotel employed English hostesses in its restaurant and ballroom, sparking a common joke at the time: “If only Watson had imported the English weather as well.”

After Watson’s death, the hotel lost its fame to the rival Taj Hotel. In the 1960s the hotel was closed and sold to a private owner. Sometime after this, it was subdivided and partitioned into small cubicles with independent access and let out on rent. Over the years, indifference toward the building by the residents has resulted in the structure decaying, and it is now in a neglected state. The atrium was consequently used as a dumping area and has various unauthorized constructions. In 2005, the building had 53 families and 97 commercial establishments. Most of the business enterprises are chambers of advocates attached to the nearby Bombay Civil & Session Courts and the nearby Bombay High Court.

  • Notable guests:

Among the hotel’s notable guests was Mark Twain who wrote about the city’s crows he saw outside his balcony in Following the Equator. It was also the first place in India to screen the Lumière Brothers’ Cinematograph invention in 1896. However, this was witnessed only by Europeans.

A popular myth surrounds the hotel was that the staff at Watson’s Hotel denied Indian industrialist Jamsetji Tata access to the hotel. In retaliation, he opened the Taj Hotel, a hotel that stands near the Gateway of India, in 1903. However, author and historian Sharada Dwivedi debunks this legend. She points out a lack of evidence to prove that Tata was a man of vengeance.

  • Current state:

The building’s poor state of affairs has been commonly remarked, and efforts by heritage activists to persuade its present owner to invest in restoration have been unsuccessful. One of the possible reasons proffered for apathy is the fact that the rent collected is low as it has been frozen by government legislation. The condition of the building was publicized by Italian architect Renzo Piano, and as a result of his efforts, the building was listed in June 2005 on the list of “100 World Endangered Monuments” by the World Monuments Fund, a New York-based NGO. Just a few days after its proposal, part of the building’s western façade, originally galleries evolved into small offices, collapsed, killing one person and crushing several cars and motorcycles parked in the street below. The building is currently listed as a Grade II–A heritage structure.

Domestic Violence; eating up someone’s pride, self respect and the willingness to live

Article by – Shishir Tripathi

Intern at Hariyali Foundation
In collaboration with
Educational News

In a country with such a huge population and so much of diversity in culture and nature, it is so common that there would surely be diversity among various types of violence too. Domestic violence includes any type of violence or torture basically against women in any form whether it is physical, emotional, sexual, verbal or economic abuse or torture.

India is poorly ranked in a total of 167 countries all across the world according to the data for cases of domestic violence. Domestic violence has always been a shame for the Indian society. A woman contributes a lot in the nurturing of a whole family and sacrifices her dreams (in most of the cases) for taking care of her husband and his parents and the children too.

A woman is the only person in the family who is always ready to sacrifice her health, her dreams and her happiness just for making the family happy. A woman is the one who turns a house into a home. A home built with the bricks of a woman’s dreams and her crushed desires. Everyone wants to go out, see the world and meet the people, enjoy their selves, but for making this happen somebody is always there at home for taking care of food and for arranging everything, it is always and always a Woman.

In spite of making all these sacrifices, it is the woman only who has to become the victim of the anger of her husband, her in-laws and her children too. Basically in India, it is generally assumed that the woman, the bride is a servant (when she’s jobless) and an ATM machine without any password (when she’s working). A woman is the one who is always expected to make sacrifices and take care of her family and home. Why? Because it is her work, this is the stuff why she was born?! If somebody gets angry, then she is the only river to pour down all the anger.

Moving ahead, everyone knows that from the past times and still at present most of the women at their place are going and suffering through a lot. According to a National Family and Health Survey in 2005, total lifetime prevalence of domestic violence was 33.5% and 8.5% for sexual violence among women aged 15–49. A survey carried out by Thomson Reuters Foundation said that India is the most dangerous country in the world for women.

In 2012 National Crime Records Bureau report of India states a reported crime rate of 46 per 100,000, rape rate of 2 per 100,000, dowry homicide rate of 0.7 per 100,000 and the rate of domestic cruelty by husband or his relatives as 5.9 per 100,000.

But every reader knows that these are just figures and data, too away from the reality. Yes, every reader is correct. Because of poverty and lack of awareness and education, at present many women don’t at all know that they can really complain about this suffering of theirs. Many women don’t tell the concerned authorities for saving the respect of their husband and their family and start making compromises; some fear of survival as they never went to school and couldn’t get a job after separation.

There is mental or psychological absue too. Psychological abuse can erode a woman’s sense of self-worth and can be incredibly harmful to overall mental and physical wellbeing. Emotional/psychological abuse can include harassment; threats; verbal abuse such as name-calling, degradation and blaming; stalking; and isolation.

Women who experience domestic violence overwhelmingly tend to have greater overall emotional distress, as well as disturbingly high occurrences of suicidal thoughts and attempts. According to a study by the National Centre for Biotechnology Information, suicide attempts in India are correlated with physical and psychological intimate partner violence. Of the Indian women who participated in the study, 7.5% reported attempting suicide. This correlation is supported by the high rates of domestic violence in India, although the rates differ greatly by region, individual socioeconomic status and other factors.

And it is shocking to listen that this lockdown period that occurred for stopping the rapid spread of Covid-19 was even more painful for women. As all the activities were banned and there was complete lockdown, men were continuously at home along with all other family members. Hence, many women were suffering domestic violence to far greater extent. The number of domestic violence complaints received by the National Commission for Women has doubled from 123 distress calls to 239 domestic violence complaints, from March 23, 2020, to April 16, 2020.

This so pathetic to read that the lockdown, ‘the so called national holiday when most of the people developed new skills, helped their wives at home’, there were some more monsters and demons who physically, emotionally and sexually assaulted their wives at home.

It actually never changed for women. Almost every Indian woman has to make compromises every day. A lot of women who can’t bear the physical and the emotional pain commit suicides. The report by the National Crime Records Bureau says that in 2018, the number of housewives killing themselves –22,937 – increased by 6.9% when compared to 21,453 women in 2017.

Cases of domestic violence occur either due to the demand of dowry or simply the ill mentality of the husband or the family or even both. Women need to stand against this. There are various laws in the constitution including Dowry Prohibition Act of 1961 and the other two new sections, Section 498A and Section 304B were introduced into the Indian Penal Code in 1983 and 1986. On 19 March 2013, the Indian Parliament passed a new law with the goal of more effectively protecting women from sexual violence in India. It came in the form of the Criminal Law (Amendment) Act, 2013, which further amends the Indian Penal Code, the Code of Criminal Procedure of 1973, the Indian Evidence Act of 1872, and the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act, 2012. The law makes stalking, voyeurism, acid attacks and forcibly disrobing a woman explicit crime for the first time, provides capital punishment for rapes leading to death, and raises to 20 years from 10 the minimum sentence for gang rape and rapes committed by a police officer. However, talking about the downside of the law, the new law doesn’t address marital rape, rape committed by the armed forces or rape against men.

Therefore, people should realize that domestic violence of any form is not at all acceptable by men and women both. Keeping into mind the mental health of the sufferer it should be realized that awareness should be spread amongst people and they should be told about their rights. Those who are able bodied and well aware, should take this responsibility into their hands. And whenever a woman or even a man (in some cases) is seen suffering from domestic violence, it should not go unreported.

Because those who stay silent after seeing everything are more wrong than those who commit such heinous acts.

Survival is for all!…

Today I went outside to buy some groceries. Somewhere on the road, my bike lock stopped working. So I went to a key repairer on the corner of the road. The key maker was working with my lock and I was just wandering looking here and there.
There was a city public health centre beside the key maker shop. There was a bench outside of it for the patients. I heard some sound coming under that bench. A few moments later, a puppy came out. It was him making the sound. He was struggling to walk but he was trying hard. Then I saw that he was walking with only two front legs. He was just dragging his back legs along with him. I saw his legs, his back legs were totally damaged. Some monstrous creature called human drove their bike over his legs and left him there to die. The puppy must have been in so much pain. But his struggle to survive was still on. He was just wandering here and there making sounds. After a while, two kids came there. They might be 7-8 years old. They came, parked their bicycle and then went to the dog. I saw them carrying a bag with milk inside. The dog was trying to run away and hide under the bench. The kids sat down there and opened the bag of milk. A few moments later, the puppy came outside and began to drink the milk. The puppy looked so hungry as he finished the milk in a few minutes. Later the kids were caressing him making the puppy feel comfortable. One of them was trying to help him stand along with his back legs. They were giving a massage, holding him to stand up. They were doing everything just to make him stand on his four legs. But the puppy couldn’t make it. But one thing was sure that the puppy felt safe in their company.
This incident left me in a dilemma. I saw two sides of human, one the so-called human who ruined the puppy’s legs and ran away and the second one is those kids who were trying hard to make him survive. So now I’m stuck in a question mark that which side we humans belong. I had a dog with me for 12 years so I felt this incident too close to my heart and it made my cry. We every day here such incidents where a person throws a dog from the bridge, make cow eat plastic with food inside and the worst case where they made a pregnant elephant eat food which had crackers. Such incidents make me question our existence. Are we really a human?
God created everything and every one of us. He created humans, plants, animals to live. God has given every living creature a right to live. But we humans try to snatch this right from animals who can’t express themselves. Firstly, we took their houses with this concrete jungle. Now even by mistake, we have an encounter, we make all the efforts to kill them. They also have the right to live. They just expect you to let them live. Forget about affection and love but least you can do is to make them live. We, humans, shout out loud when a tiger enters the city and kill someone. People come on roads demanding to kill the tiger. But if any human does this to an animal, no one blinks an eye. Few animal activists try to come forward to get justice for the animal. But nobody notices them and the case gets automatically closed. Do you really think nature will let us survive for long this way? Nature gave place for everyone to survive and if anyone disturbs it, nature will revert back sooner or later. So now it’s up to we humans how long we want to survive!…

WHY BJP SHOULD TAKE THE FARM BILL ORDINANCE BACK?

First of all I like to clear one thing that I am not related to any political party and neither I support any political propoganda. The reason I am writing this article is to aware people and highlight the negative points of farm bill and analyise the consequences. From last few days farmers are roads, protesting massively against black and unjust law. The ordinance was passed in lok sabha and rajya sabha by completely neglecting the opposition their mics were switched off. The opposition has a great importance in democracy neglecting opposition is making an elected autocracy.

The current government is only working for the betterment of corporate remember East India company was also a corporate who colonised the whole India. East India company also exploited India by imposing farm bills like permanent settlement, mahlwari and ryotwari system. Now same method is being applied by the current government. Now if we talk about the farm bill it is also giving corporates the unjust rights and permissions. The corporates will be allowed to make warehousing of the grains and will sell when prices will go up. The farmers will get very minimum profit on their harvest and most importantly they will be obliged to the corporates for selling their harvest. Government will abolish the security of return by abolishing MSP. Farmers would be taking permissions from corporates for entering their own land their own property.

This system will only exploit the farmers the farms and Indian agriculture will be acquired by the corporates. Not only farms and aagriculture. The Indian government are all set to hand over airports, railway stations and PSU s to the gaint private corporations. The common man will be”ruled” by the corporates. A handful families like Ambani, Adanis, Mittal, Bajaj and Jindals will run the whole country.

Drug Addiction

                   

Drug addiction is a worldwide malady. Eating into the vitals of the younger generation of the country. They are the future hopes of the nation. It had posed a grave problem to the society in the eighties. In the USA & some other developed western countries, it is so widespread that about 75% of the entire population is drug-addict, directly or indirectly. In India & many other developing countries, it has spread like a wildfire in the last few decades, leading the nation to the point of being doomed.

 Generally, the young people of the well-to-do family fall into prey to drug addiction. Substances such as L. S. D, marijuana, heroin, cocaine, and nicotine are considered drugs. This drug trafficking enters the country from the USA, Pakistan, Burma, Thailand & Afganistan through illicit smugglers & some rich influential mafia groups. Unscrupulous pedlars sometimes sell these drugs through drugged food secretly thus making school goers & University students drug addicts at a very primitive age. This affects their life extensively & the trend is totally going crazy with the rise of the lucrative business of some extremely greedy dishonest businessman & mafia group who are carrying on this drug trafficking secretly.

 There are many causes of drug addiction. The younger generation generally takes it up as a fad in or to copy the Western people. This habit results from frustration, deserted love, parental neglect, disinterest in studies, loneliness, unemployment stress & most importantly peer pressure. So it may be termed as a result of the modern way of life & industrial & western civilization. The process begins with some youths adapting without being aware of it. But once they take recourse to drugs, it’s tough to shake off this evil habit.

 Drugs interact with the brain and body to alter moods, emotions, and behaviors by changing brain chemistry and a person’s perceptions, and by impacting how individuals interact with the world around them. It brings drowsiness, causes hallucinations, migrates people to the dreamland of their own pleasant creation. This makes them escapists from the harder realities of life & relieves them from the struggle of existence. It brings a very ruinous effect on their consumers, shattering their physical, mental & moral health & corrupting them completely. Moreover, it has the caliber to cause most killer disease, AIDS.

 So all attempts must be made to uproot this evil habit of drug addiction from the society at an early date and at all costs in order to save the young generations from this sure & steady destruction. The Government must enact strict laws to face & stop this nuisance of drug trafficking. Campaigns must be regularly held & supported by the mass media. Arrangements should be taken for proper & speedy rehabilitation of the reformed drug addicts in the society so that they can return to their normal life. 

Books : Your Friendly Companion

   

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A man cannot simply feel contended by earning bread alone. The mind must be fed with literature, knowledge & ethics for functioning in the right path. One can simply do it by reading books of their favourite genre. And if you are a beginner grab a book that can hold down your interest & a comparatively thinner book. This is the common psychology that every significant reader holds in their initial days. 

  So after the invention of printing by Caxton, different kinds of books in different linguals have flooded bookstalls in every country. But in recent years, as everything is being sought for its alternatives & so are reading books, journals, magazines & newspapers. One can access all of the above-mentioned through different pages on the internet in blog forms or applications. A good book is defined to be the one that makes readers feel good about it. Reading one may feel the urge to make a difference in their life. Again some books in the market compel readers to hold a different viewpoint to each different reader. Good books are like those of Tagore, Bankim, Shakespeare & Tolstoy that can be the constant companions in their loneliness & even in their weals & woes.

  Books of Bibhutibhushan Banerjee or Rabindranath are the kinds that free our minds from depressions & sorrows. While the poetry books of Keats & Wordsworth generate a sense of sweet feelings, pleasant moments & philosophical thoughts. Such books can help one to strengthen their mental power & imparts a calming effect at the time of catastrophes. Again a book on criticism gives us a balanced judgment & appreciation.

On the contrary, a thriller tends to take away all the dullness & boredom from one’s mind. A science book helps one to widen their knowledge of the physical world & makes them keep abreast of the latest phase of human progress. An illustrated book on travel creates a hypnotic influence on one’s mind.  

 A visit to paradise for a book lover would be a book fair. Moreover, it’s a bonus if it is of a wholesale kind. Such an event provides enough scope for bibliophiles to quench their thirst for knowledge. A swarm of readers from all over throng the place. Even book launch events of certain authors are quite an enthusiastic event for book lovers. This gives them a chance to listen & interact with their favourite authors, totally a fanboying moment. 

Contribution of technology in today’s era

Priya Yadav,

Today, man has developed a lot in science and technology. It is now impossible to live without technology. It has made our life simple, easy, and convenient. If we did not progress in science, our life would be as difficult and difficult as before. New inventions have given us a lot of benefits. There are many technologies around us.

Mobile phones, TVs, computers, the internet, ovens, fridges, washing machines, water-removing motors, motorcycles, ships, trains, buses, modes of transport, all have been possible with the help of modern technology. With the help of new types of medicines, medical devices, it has become possible to treat complex people. In this way, we cannot survive without modern technology.

Importance of Science and Technology

Contribution to agriculture
At present, more support is being made in agriculture with the help of science and technology. Today we have good quality seeds, fertilizers, pesticides, and medicines, which have increased the yield of farmers. With the help of new tractor and agricultural equipment, agriculture has become possible in a short time in large fields.

With the help of technology, more production is being started in animal husbandry, poultry, and fisheries. Now the machine cuts the wheat crop. In the fields, paddy is sown with the help of a chopper. The machine removes the carrot, potato, radish crop from the ground. Sorting the crop also makes machines.

Contribution to Education
Science and technology are now being used in the field of education. Now children are taught with smart classes. Live videos, diagrams, and photos are taught. Now with the help of computers and the internet, the students find the answer to any question in a few seconds.

Now you get a tutor, teacher from home internet facility who teaches you to live, online. You don’t even need to go anywhere. You can study any subject on a portal like YouTube.

Contribution to the area of ​​traffic
In today’s time, traffic has become very simple and easy with the help of science and technology. Earlier it used to take us many days to go to someplace. But now the high-speed trains have started which deliver them to far-flung places within a few hours.

Now the “bullet train” has become very popular. Bullet trains run in China, Germany, France, Japan, Taiwan, and other European countries. Its fault exceeds 300 km / h.

With this help, you can reach the place at a greater distance in a very short time. Now there is a plan to run a “bullet train” in India too. This service is expensive. Today, with the help of jet ships, you can go to any part of the world in a few hours. It now takes only 15 hours to go from India to America.
 
Contribution to the field of medicine
Currently, science and technology have made great progress. Previously, the diseases from which thousands of people die every year, today their treatment has become possible. With the help of modern technology, it has become possible to treat diseases like cancer, Alzheimer’s, Parkinson’s, AIDS, diabetes, heart disease. Now CT scan, MRI, radiation, chemotherapy, a new type of X-ray machine is being treated. Nowadays, many types of complex surgeries are started with the help of computers and robots. Any color like kidney, eyes, the heart can be transplanted with the help of modern technology. An artificial heart is now being used.

Contribution to the field of sports
In the past, sports did not use any science and technology, but now the time has changed. Nowadays, children play video games on the computer. Now sports like football, swimming, cricket, Olympics, Asian Games, Commonwealth Games are broadcast live on TV. Now the score in cricket is shown on the electronic board. Camaro is being used in stumps. Now all the games are played with the help of technology. Every game is video graphed. 3D images are used.

Contribution in postal service
Now postage is sent by airplanes, with the help of which we can send mail to a person sitting far away. Now the trend of online shopping on the Internet has increased a lot. With the help of a computer and the internet sitting at home, we can buy all our favorite books, medicines, ornaments, dot, kajal, cream, oil, soap, etc.

Now the need to go to the market is over. We can also buy our favorite vegetables from the internet. Companies like Flipkart, Amazon offer online shopping.

Contribution of modern technology in everyday life
Today, with the help of Facebook, WhatsApp, YouTube, Twitter, Instagram, anyone can make friends. Making friends is now very easy. With the help of Facebook, many missing people who were separated from their families have been reunited. Modern technology has simplified our lives. Now the temperature can be balanced by running an air conditioner in the summer season.

Summer can be enjoyed in summer and winter in summer. The washing machine itself now cleans our dirty clothes. The oven only cooks our food. The mixer grinds the spices in the kitchen. Now you can read newspapers on mobile. Money can now be paid with ATM card, debit, credit card. Now the need to carry money in the pocket is over.

Contribution to the field of communication
Today, with the help of modern science and technology, man has developed a lot in communication. Many satellites travel around 24 hours in space, giving us all kinds of information. Today, we get weather information first.

Where it will rain, where there will be a storm, where a tsunami will come, we already know with the help of satellite. India has left 108 satellites in space. Now we can call anywhere. Video calls can be done.

Contribution to the field of entertainment
Today, new science and technology are used to make films and TV serials. Now, 3D cinemas have become in the country, in which films with three-dimensional technology are shown. Now at home, we can play different types of games on our TV, computer, mobile phone.

Everywhere we like to go by motor and vehicles. People use elevators instead of stairs. Because of this, human beings have started falling victim to many diseases. Now people are suffering from obesity, diabetes, heart diseases due to comfortable living in cities.

Children are addicted to TV, cinema, social media. They have started stealing from their studies. Today, with the help of science, new weapons, guns have started to be used, whose use kills thousands of people every day.

Humans have made weapons like atomic bombs, hydrogen bombs, missiles that can destroy the whole world. Therefore, we should use modern technology in a positive direction. We should try to make modern technology a boon, not a curse.

NFDC Film Bazaar Online 2020 postponed to 16 – 21 January 2021, alongside the 51st IFFI

The 14th edition of NFDC Film Bazaar Online 2020 which was scheduled to be held on November 20-24, alongside the International Film Festival of India (IFFI) 2020 has been postponed to 16th – 21st January, 2021.

The change in dates has been made in line with the postponement of 51st edition of the International Film Festival of India (IFFI) to 16 to 24 January 2021 which was scheduled to be held from 20 to 28 November in Goa. This NFDC Film Bazaar will be held in a hybrid format which will be both offline and online.

The Film Bazaar will be held virtually but it will include all sections usually held in previous editions.

Joint Secretary, M/o Information & Broadcastingand Managing Director, NFDC, Smt T.C.A. Kalyani said that, “NFDC Film Bazaar online 2020 has been postponed to January 16th – 21st, 2021. The market will be held alongside IFFI 2020 which has also been postponed to January keeping in mind the COVID-19 situation.”

“This will be a step up for Film Bazaar as it will be more inclusive and its reach will be global. We are hoping the virtual edition will see more people as the fabric of Film Bazaar is intact”, she added. 

The call for entries is open for Submissions for Co-Production Market, WIP Lab (Fiction only) and Viewing Room (Fiction/Documentary/Animation/Shorts). Feature length fiction films in the rough cut are eligible to apply to both WIP Lab and Viewing Room.

For more details visit: www.filmbazaarindia.com

For queries, write to: info@filmbazaarindia.com

About Film Bazaar

Film Bazaar is the largest South Asian film market. It encourages creative and financial collaboration between the South Asian and International film communities.

Created and organized by the National Film Development Corporation (NFDC), Film Bazaar has evolved into South Asia’s Global Film Market from its humble beginnings in 2007. Every edition witnesses increased national and international participation. Over the years, films such as Lunch Box, Margarita With A Straw, Chauthi Koot, Qissa, Ship of Theseus, Titli, Court, Anhe Ghode Da Daan, Miss Lovely, Dum Lagake Haisha, Liar’s Dice, Thithi, Bombay Rose, Soni, In the Shadows, The Gold Laden Sheep and the Sacred Mountain, Moothon, Eeb Alley Oo, Amis, Laila aur satt Geet  and many more have been through one or more programmes of the Bazaar.

Over the course of five days, Film Bazaar becomes a converging point for film buyers and sellers from all over the world. The focus is on discovering, supporting and showcasing South Asian content and talent in filmmaking, production and distribution. The Bazaar also facilitates the sales of world cinema in the South Asian region.

Film Bazaar is held every year at the Marriott Resort, Goa, India, between 20th and 24th November. In light of the COVID-19 pandemic, NFDC Film Bazaar 2020 will be held online from January 16-21st, 2021

About NFDC

National Film Development Corporation of India is the central agency established to encourage the good cinema movement in the country. The primary goal of the NFDC is to plan, promote and organize an integrated and efficient development of the Indian film industry and foster excellence in cinema. Over the years NFDC has provided a wide range of services essential to the growth of Indian cinema. The NFDC (and its predecessor the Film Finance Corporation) has so far funded / produced over 300 films. These films, in various Indian languages, have been widely acclaimed and have won many national and international awards.

Abraham lincoln

Abraham Lincoln,(February 12, 1809 – 15 April 1865) was the 16th President of the United States of America. He served as president for 5 years, from 4 March 1861 until his assassination by John Wilkes Booth on 15 April 1865. The name in itself speaks volumes. He is considered the greatest president of the United States of America. Historians and Political Scientists consistently rank him as the best American president ever. Above all, the man is renowned for ending slavery in his country. This certainly created a world-wide awareness against the evil of slavery. In the realm of social reform, he is holding a lofty status.Lincoln is known primarily for his leadership during the American Civil War (1861 – 1865) and for signing the Emancipation Proclamation, an executive order changing the legal status of slaves to ‘free’.

In Abraham’s youth the family moved frequently, trying to stay one step ahead of financial trouble and illness, before eventually settling down in Coles County, Illinois.  Along the way, Lincoln became known for his physical strength as well as his formidable self-education.  At the age of 21, he left home and canoed to New Salem, Illinois, where he signed on to a local riverboat firm.  After a short stint on the western rivers, a shorter stint as manager of a general store, and service as a militia captain during the Black Hawk Wars, he made his first run for a seat on the Illinois General Assembly, which he lost.  In 1834, he won his second General Assembly election and served four terms as a member of the Whig Party while taking up the practice of law in Springfield.  In 1842, after a two-year engagement marked by one cancelled wedding, Lincoln married a 23-year old woman named Mary Todd. 

Despite becoming a successful lawyer, Lincoln did not have a degree. His total schooling, obtained from travelling teachers, is estimated to total only around 1 year.Though lawyers are often considered untrustworthy, his reputation for honesty and fairness helped ‘Honest Abe’ win local elections.He was the first bearded US President, the first to hold a patent and the first to be in an inaugural photograph

Many surveys of the Presidents of the United States have taken place. Many scholars and experts of the United States took part in such surveys. Most noteworthy, Lincoln is always ranked in the top 3 in such surveys. Furthermore, there has been an organization of Presidential ranking polls since 1948. Abraham Lincoln certainly has the top rating in most of such polls.Probably the most famous survey was by Chicago Tribune in 1982. There was a participation of 49 Historians and Political Scientists in that survey. These experts were to rate all the United States Presidents in five categories. The categories were: leadership, crisis management, political skills, appointments, and character/integrity. As was probably the prediction of most people, Lincoln got top place. Most noteworthy, Lincoln got top place in all the categories. This shows his magnificent historical reputation.Many social reformers view him as a champion of liberty. He has the description of a classic liberal by historians. He is a role model to liberal intellectuals and human rights organizations. Some of his avid supporters even compare his life to Jesus Christ.


After serving a term in the U.S. House of Representatives in 1846, Lincoln returned to his self-proclaimed profession of “prairie lawyer” in Illinois.  He took cases dealing with everything from homicide to navigation rights to slave laws.  An arcane statute dispute brought him to the high chamber on March 7, 1849.   He argued on behalf of Thomas Lewis, a public administrator who had taken over the affairs of a man named Broadwell, who had sold 100 acres of land that he did not own and then died.  The true grit of the case was the question of whether or not the plaintiff, William Lewis (no relation), could still sue for damages regarding the poisoned contract or if the statute of limitations had already passed.  Lincoln claimed that William’s action came too late, and that Thomas could no longer be held liable.  After two days of hearings and five days of deliberations, the justices decided against Lincoln.  Despite this defeat, the prairie lawyer was becoming one of the most respected and feared litigants in Illinois.  

Abraham Lincoln appears on many postage stamps in the United States. His image also appears on two United States currency denominations. His sculpture on Mount Rushmore is certainly a world-class memorial. Furthermore, his other memorials include Ford’s theatre, Peterson House, and Lincoln Memorial.

The United States military greatly honors Lincoln. Many believe him to a symbol of national unity and pride. Two United States navy ships bear his name.

Abraham Lincoln was certainly a legendary American president. Probably everyone believes him to be a global icon of peace. His legacy is a powerful symbol against oppression. Above all, his greatest contribution to mankind is the emancipation of slaves. The forces of evil tried to stop him. However, his legacy became more glorious because of such attempts. Finally, his assassination took place at the hands of evil forces. However, this assassination left him as a national martyr. The name of Abraham Lincoln certainly belongs in the pages of greatness.The Great Emancipator wasn’t quite WWE material, but thanks to his long limbs he was an accomplished wrestler as a young man. Defeated only once in approximately 300 matches, Lincoln reportedly talked a little smack in the ring. According to Carl Sandburg’s biography of Lincoln, Honest Abe once challenged an entire crowd of onlookers after dispatching an opponent: “I’m the big buck of this lick. If any of you want to try it, come on and whet your horns.” There were no takers. Lincoln’s grappling exploits earned him an “Outstanding American” honor in the National Wrestling Hall of Fame.On April 14, 1865, Lincoln signed legislation creating the U.S. Secret Service. That evening, he was shot at Ford’s Theatre. Even if the Secret Service had been established earlier, it wouldn’t have saved Lincoln: The original mission of the law enforcement agency was to combat widespread currency counterfeiting. It was not until 1901, after the killing of two other presidents, that the Secret Service was formally assigned to protect the commander-in-chief.