CSIR-CMERI has developed the World’s Largest Solar Tree, which is installed at CSIR-CMERI Residential Colony, Durgapur. Prof.(Dr.) Harish Hirani, Director, CSIR-CMERI, while elaborating about the technology stated that, “The installed capacity of the Solar Tree is above 11.5 kWp. It has the annual capacity to generate 12,000-14,000 units of Clean and Green Power”.

The Solar Tree has been designed in a manner to ensure maximum exposure of each Solar PV Panel to Sunlight and also creation of the least amount of shadow area beneath. There are a total of 35 Solar PV Panels in each tree with a capacity of 330 wp each. The inclination of the arms holding the Solar PV Panels are flexible and can be adjusted as per requirement, this feature is not available in Roof-Mounted Solar facilities. The energy generation data can be monitored either real-time or on daily basis.

Prof.(Dr.) Harish Hirani explained, “The CSIR-CMERI developed Solar Tree besides being the World’s Largest Solar Tree also has certain customizable features for application at diverse sites. The Solar Trees were designed in a manner to ensure minimum Shadow Area, thus potentially making these Solar Trees available for widespread usage in Agricultural activities such as High Capacity Pumps, e-Tractors and e-Power Tillers.

TheseSolar Trees can be aligned with Agriculture for substituting price-volatile fossil fuels. Each Solar Tree has the potential to save 10-12 tons of CO₂ emissions being released into the atmosphere as Greenhouse Gases when compared with fossil fuel fired energy generation.Besides, the surplus generated power can be fed into an Energy Grid.

This Agricultural Model can provide a consistent economic return and help the farmers counter the effects of the uncertain variations in Agriculture related activities, thus, making farming an Economic and Energy Sustainable practice.”

Each Solar Tree will cost Rs 7.5 lakhs and the interested MSMEs can align their Business Model with the Pradhan Mantri Kisan Urja Suraksha evem Utthan Mahabhiyan (PM KUSUM) Scheme for farmers, for developing a Renewable Energy based Energy Grid.

The solar tree has the capability to incorporate IOT based features, i.e. round-the-clock CCTV surveillance in agricultural fields, real-time humidity, wind speed, rainfall prediction and soil analytics sensors.  The CSIR-CMERI developed solar powered e-Suvidha Kiosks may also be connected to the Solar Trees for real-time access to the vast majority of agricultural database as well as to the eNAM i.e. National Agricultural MarketPlace for instant and real-time access to an unified online market.This Solar Tree is a Quantum Leap towards making an Energy Reliant and Carbon Negative India.

Union Minister for Information and Broadcasting Shri Prakash Javadekar has mourned the passing away of former President of India Shri Pranab Mukherjee.

In his condolence message the Minister said “India has lost one of its great sons, Bharat Ratna Shri Pranab Mukherjee. Shri Mukherjee was not only an intellectual but a decision maker, a strategist and the backbone of Parliament for many years. He has left his mark on governance and administration. As President of India he has performed with clear understanding and with dignity.”

Shri Javadekar reminisced the time he sought permission from Shri Mukherjee for publishing his speeches, which the former President was kind enough to permit.

The Government of India has announced the Sale (Re-issue) of (i) ‘5.22 percent Government Stock, 2025’ for a notified amount of Rs 12,000 crore (nominal) through price based auction, (ii) ‘6.19 percent Government Stock, 2034’ for a notified amount of Rs 11,000 crore (nominal) through price based auction, and (iii) ‘7.16 per cent Government Stock, 2050’ for a notified amount of Rs 7,000 crore (nominal) through price based auction. GoI will have the option to retain additional subscription up to Rs 2,000 crore against each of the above securities. The auctions will be conducted by the Reserve Bank of India, Mumbai Office, Fort, Mumbai on September 04, 2020 (Friday) using multiple price method.

Up to 5% of the notified amount of the sale of the stockswill be allotted to eligible individuals and Institutions as per the Scheme for Non-Competitive Bidding Facility in the Auction of Government Securities.

Both competitive and non-competitive bids for the auction should be submitted in electronic format on the Reserve Bank of India Core Banking Solution (E-Kuber) system on September 04, 2020. The non-competitive bids should be submitted between 10.30 a.m. and 11.00 a.m.and the competitive bids should be submitted between 10.30 a.m. and 11.30 a.m.

The result of the auctions will be announced on September 04, 2020 (Friday) and payment by successful bidders will be on September 07, 2020 (Monday).

The Stocks will be eligible for “When Issued” trading in accordance with the guidelines on ‘When Issued transactions in Central Government Securities’ issued by the Reserve Bank of India vide circular No. RBI/2018-19/25 dated July 24, 2018 as amended from time to time.

Raksha Mantri Shri Rajnath Singh has expressed his deep anguish over  the demise of   former president of India, Shri Pranab Mukhejee. In a Twitter message Shri Singh said, “He was widely respected by the people across all sections of society. His demise is a personal loss. He had tremendous knowledge of India’s history, diplomacy, public policy and also defence.” Remembering his persona, Shri Singh said “ Pranabda epitomised simplicity, honesty and strength of character. He served our country with diligence and dedication. His contribution to public life was invaluable.”

Raksha Mantri expressed deepest condolences to his bereaved family.

The former President of India Shri Pranab Mukherjee, breathed his last today, the 31^st August in New Delhi. He has been senior minister in various central government ministries, including the Ministry of Defence during 2004-06. 

Corona virus is a family of viruses that cause illness such as respiratory diseases or gastrointestinal diseases. A novel coronavirus (nCoV) is a new strain that has not been identified in humans previously. On 31 December 2019, a cluster of cases of pneumonia of unknown cause, in the city of Wuhan, Hubei province in China, was reported to the World Health Organisation. This novel coronavirus was named Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) by WHO in February 2020. The virus is referred to as SARS-CoV-2 and the associated disease is COVID-19. On 30 January, India reported its first case of COVID-19 in Kerala, which rose to three cases by 3 February; all were students who had returned from Wuhan, China. No significant rise in cases was seen in the rest of February. On 4 March 22 new cases came to light, including those of an Italian tourist group with 14 infected members.

To combat with COVID-19, Indian Government extended the date of lockdown to 3rd May, 2020.Recently an industry survey that is jointly conducted by industry body FICCI and tax consultancy Dhruva advisors and took responses from about 380 companies across the sectors. It is said that businesses are grappling with “tremendous uncertainty” about their future. According to Dun & Bradstreet, COVID-19 no doubt disrupted human lives and global supply chain but the pandemic is a severe demand shock which has offset the green shoots of recovery of the Indian economy that was visible towards the end of 2019 and early 2020. The revised Gross Domestic Product (GDP) estimates for India downwards by 0.2 percentage points for the fiscal year 2020 to 4.8 per cent and by 0.5 per cent for the fiscal year 2021 to 6 per cent. Further, it is stated that the extent of the actual impact will depend upon the severity and duration of the outbreak.

There are three major channels of impact for Indian businesses according to the report namely linkages, supply chain and macroeconomic factors. The data of the Dun & Bradstreet shows that at least 6,606 Indian entities have legal linkages with companies in countries with a large number of confirmed COVID-19 cases. And business activity in the foreign markets is slow which implies a negative impact on the top line of these companies. Sectors that would be much affected include logistics, auto, tourism, metals, drugs, pharmaceuticals, electronic goods, MSMEs and retail among others.
KPMG India Chairman and CEO Arun M Kumar said: “Apart from providing robust safety nets for the vulnerable, a focus on ensuring job continuity and job creation will be imperative”. “And there is urgent need to mobilise resources to stimulate the economy for increased demand and employment”.
According to the KPMG report “It is expected that the course of economic recovery in India will be smoother and faster than that of many other advanced countries”.
Impact on Indian industry:

Chemical Industry:
Some chemical plants have been shut down in China. So there will be restrictions on shipments/logistics. It was found that 20% of the production has been impacted due to the disruption in raw material supply. China is a major supplier of Indigo that is required for denim. Business in India is likely to get affected so people securing their supplies. However, it is an opportunity. US and EU will try and diversify their markets. Some of the business can be diverted to India which can also be taken as an advantage.

Shipping Industry:
Coronavirus outbreak has impacted the business of cargo movement service providers. As per the sources, per day per vessel has declined by more than 75-80% in dry bulk trade.

Auto Industry:
Its impact on Indian companies will vary and depend upon the extent of the business with China. China’s business no doubt is affected. However, current levels of the inventory seem to be sufficient for the Indian industry. If the shutdown in China continues then it is expected to result in an 8-10% contraction of Indian auto manufacturing in 2020.

Pharmaceuticals Industry:
Despite being one of the top formulations of drug exporters in the world, the pharma industry of India relies heavily on import as of bulk drugs. Due to the coronavirus outbreak, it will also be impacted.

Textiles Industry:
Due to coronavirus outbreak, several garments/textile factories in China have halted operations that in turn affecting the exports of fabric, yarn and other raw materials from India.

Solar Power Sector:
Indian developers may face some shortfall of raw materials needed in solar panels/cells and limited stocks from China.

Electronics Industry:
The major supplier is China in electronics being a final product or raw material used in the electronic industry. India’s electronic industry may face supply disruptions, production, reduction impact on product prices due to heavy dependence on electronics component supply directly or indirectly and local manufacturing.

IT Industry:
The New Year holidays in China has been extended due to coronavirus outbreak that adversely impacted the revenue and growth of Indian IT companies.

Tourism and Aviation:
Due to the coronavirus outbreak, the inflow of tourists from China and from other East Asian regions to India will lose that will impact the tourism sector and revenue.

RBI announced further measures for dealing with the COVID-19.

1. Extension of realisation period of export proceeds
   Presently value of the goods or software exports made by the exporters is required to be realized fully and repatriated to the country within a period of 9 months from the date of exports. In view of the disruption caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, the time period for realization and repatriation of export proceeds for exports made up to or on July 31, 2020, has been extended to 15 months from the date of export. The measure will enable the exporters to realise their receipts, especially from COVID-19 affected countries within the extended period and also provide greater flexibility to the exporters to negotiate future export contracts with buyers abroad.
2. Review of Limits of Way and Means Advances of States/UTs
   Reserve Bank had constituted an Advisory Committee (Chairman: Shri Sudhir Shrivastava) to review the Ways and Means limits for State Governments and Union Territories (UTs). Pending submission of the final recommendations by the Committee, it has been decided to increase WMA limit by 30 percent from the existing limit for all States/UTs to enable the State Governments to tide over the situation arising from the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic. The revised limits will come into force with effect from April 1, 2020 and will be valid till September 30, 2020.
3. Implementation of countercyclical capital buffer
   The framework on countercyclical capital buffer (CCyB) was put in place by the Reserve Bank in terms of guidelines issues on 5th February 2015. Wherein it was advised that the CCyB would be activated as and when the circumstances warranted, and that the decision would normally be pre-announced. The framework envisages the credit-to-GDP gap as the main indicator, which is used in conjunction with other supplementary indicators. Based on the review and empirical analysis of CCyB indicators, it has been decided that it is not necessary to activate CCyB for a period of one year or earlier, as may be necessary.
   FDI policies changes due to Covid-19:
   On 18 April 2020, the government of India passed an order that would protect Indian companies from FDI during the pandemic. All countries sharing a land border with India would now face scrutiny from the Ministry of Commerce and Industry before any FDIs.

• Infrastructure
10% of India’s GDP is based on construction activity. Indian government has invested $1 trillion on infrastructure from 2012–2017. 40% of this $1 trillion had to be funded by private sector. 100% FDI under automatic route is permitted in construction sector for cities and townships.
• Automotive
FDI in automotive sector was increased by 89% from April 2014 to February 2015. India is 7th largest producer of vehicles in the world with 25.5 million vehicles annually. 100% FDI is permitted in this sector via automatic route. Automobiles shares 7% of the India’s GDP.
• Pharmaceuticals
Indian pharmaceutical market is 3rd largest in terms of volume and 13th largest in terms of value. Indian pharmacy industry is expected to grow at 20% compound annual growth rate from 2015 to 2020. 74% FDI is permitted in this sector.
• Service
FDI in service sector was increased to 46% in 2014–15. It is US $1.88 billion in 2017. Service sector includes banking, insurance, outsourcing, research & development, courier and technology testing. FDI limit in insurance sector was raised from 26% to 49% in 2014.[
• Railways
100% FDI is allowed under automatic route in most of areas of railway, other than the operations, like High speed train, railway electrification, passenger terminal, and mass rapid transport systems etc. Mumbai-Ahemdabad high speed corridor project is single largest railway project in India, other being CSTM-Panvel suburban corridor. Foreign investment more than ₹90,000 crore (US$13 billion) is expected in these projects so far.
• Chemicals
Chemical industry of India earned revenue of $155–160 billion in 2013. 100% FDI is allowed in Chemical sector under automatic route. Except Hydrocyanic acid, Phosgene, Isocyanides and their derivatives, production of all other chemicals is de-licensed in India India’s share in global specialty chemical industry is expected to rise from 2.8% in 2013 to 6–7% in 2023
• Textile
Textile is one major contributor to India’s export. Nearly 11% of India’s total export is textile. This sector has attracted about $1647 million from April 2000 to May 2015. 100% FDI is allowed under automatic route. During year 2013–14, FDI in textile sector was increased by 91%. Indian textile industry is expected reach up to $141 billion till 2021.

• Airlines
Foreigner investment in a scheduled or regional air transport service or domestic scheduled passenger airline is permitted to 100%.

CII sets up relief pool funds to help MSMEs, society.
Apex industry body Confederation of Indian Industries (CII) on Monday said it has set up CII COVID-19 CODE and CII COVID – 19 rehabilitation and relief pool fund to help micro, small and medium enterprises (MSME) and society from the impact of disruptions caused by coronavirus.CII has developed and advocated a COVID-19 CODE to its members to help its workers and society at large from the impact of disruptions caused by COVID-19, said Vikram Kirloskar, President, CII. Uday kotak, the President-Designate of CII, said the COVID Rehabilitation Fund is important for the micro and small industry, which will need special hand holding and help to rehabilitate their business. “The CII COVID Rehabilitation and Relief Fund (CRR) will be an industry led initiative to work with the MSME sector,” Kotak said. Elaborating on some of the major interventions required from RBI, Kotak said that it is important that a rate cut of 50 to 100 basis points is announced immediately. He also called for dollar liquidity swap as India was in a comfortable position as far as its dollar reserves are concerned. CII has called for cash into the bank accounts of all whose earnings are below Rs 5 lakhs. All Indian citizens should be given cash in their accounts through the direct benefit transfer; while those below 25 years can be given a one-time payment of Rs 5000, senior citizens above 65 age can be given Rs 10,000, CII has said.
According to CII, there is a need to ensure that all migrant workers continue to stay in the cities where they work and so providing for enablers is crucial. All borrowers should be given a three-month moratorium on all loans and all repayment obligations should be suspended for this period, it said. CII also emphasised that there is an immediate need to facilitate and enable advances for ways and means for industry across sectors and the government could perhaps explore options of a moratorium on interest and principle for the next three months. It also pitched for suspension of Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code (IBC) proceedings while redefining norms for NPAs as several companies will be unable to meet their payment obligations. The CII also recommended for close coordination between regulators like RBI, MCA and SEBI to get effective results and implementation.
An outbreak of COVID-19 impacted the whole world and has been felt across industries. The outbreak is declared as a national emergency by the World Health Organisation. In India the three major contributors to GDP namely private consumption, investment and external trade will all get affected. World and Indian economy are attempting to mitigate the health risks of COVID-19 with the economic risks and necessary measures necessary will be taken to improve it.
-KUMARI LILI

Social Media means that any personal sharing information or communication on the internet which occurs through mobile, computer, and tablet. Numerous apps and websites contribute to it to make it possible. Now social media is becoming the most significant and widespread communication source rapidly.

Social networking and social media provide people to share their content, news, ideas, and information at a faster speed. It helps many people to connect and finds new friends and shares your details and experiences of life. Social media also provide you with the service of buying and selling. Social Media is a tool that serves thousands of people to connect remotely. Some versions of the electronic device are Facebook, LinkedIn, Twitter, and Pinterest.

WhatsApp is the most popular platform in messaging and calling purposes. And it can also provide you with the service of voice messages, videos, and photos sending. All the contacts from the mobile can be transferred to the WhatsApp contact list. Twitter helps you with instant news. It is the microblogging network that allows you to share different multimedia content. Twitter gives you a platform that can discover the rest world. Facebook is a primary social networking source among people on the internet. It is the second popular app that also used for messaging. We can even get knowledge about someone by checking his profile on facebook. YouTube is also the commonly used website and provides all the current news about the country, movies, and informative tutorials on any problematic thing. Pinterest gains the highest praise that attracts thousands of unique customers monthly. It also infiltrates the market for shopping.

Impact of Social Media
1 Impact of Social Media
1.1 Good Influence
1.2 Bad Influence
2 Social Media in Business
3 Social Networking on Teenagers
4 Handling of Social Media bad influence
5 Responsibilities of Social Media
6 Social Media Essay Conclusion

As technology is increasing in lifestyles and communication and making life more comfortable, social networking is also rising with some good or bad impacts on society and individuals. Both categories of people, adults, and teenagers are now joining social media to interact with their friends, strangers, and families. People get an awareness of social media to make their lives easy and comfortable. It has a significant influence on people, and technology is also increasing because of social media. It is also changing every person’s life and also causes conflicts that can be impacted negatively or positively in each person’s life.

Good Influence:

Social Media can immediately access to information among people. As twitter delivers the details on the condition that is happening all around the world by many sources. So, it can’t miss anything. It also helps in advertisements for increasing the business. Business can now speak all over the world through social media, that is the best option. The best information in academic and general are giving on the sites. Anyone can buy anything whenever and wherever they want. It makes life easy. People can get information, even about another person on social media.

Bad Influence:

The adverse influence is that through social media, communication skills become better without actions. Now hashtag is trending among people that cause to vent without taking any action in the end. Many of them are using social media to hide their identities. There are hidings for the mischievous reasons so that habitual trolls and pranksters are founding in the platform.

Social Media in Business:

Social Media has used verbal communication, and some sites also have webcams that provide the conversation along with online screening to watch each other. Social media is touching in both business and personal lives. It is not for the Department of Public Relations and Marketing, but also includes an overall strategy of the company. The social media is breathing and living for touching at every part of the company for customer service, Information Technology, and human resources. As social networking increasing, the advertisement of the business is also successfully growing. It also helps organizations and businesses to reach their customers up to the millions of users daily. Enterprises are now advancing more than government jobs with the help of social media.

It provides the platform to advance and exceed the business all over the world. Online marketing is now getting successful, and people like online shopping to avoid to travel towards the markets.

Social Networking on Teenagers:

Social media is not only giving a positive impact but also a critical role in the lives of teenagers. High technology gives literacy skills, developmental growth, and information management to the teenagers, but they are not readily accessed. They can discuss creative ideas on their assignments and talk about their homework by connecting with their friends on social media. It provides fun and entertainment in a teenager’s life. It develops awareness in teenagers, the groom, than to face all responsibilities and problems in their life. The skills of reading and writing of teenagers can also get better from social media. Diversity and tolerance are building in teenagers, and it connects them all coming from a different culture, religion, and lingual background. 68% of teenagers are claiming that they are getting support from social media in every difficulty.

Teenagers are spending more time on social media like Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram. There are wasting their time on that and not giving attention to their students. Students are scoring bad grades because of social media. By the excess use of social media and these apps, it can cause many health and brain problems in them. Depression, Anxiety, Envy, and Sleep Deprivation are the problems that can develop among teenagers. It helps them to learn technical skills. Online movies and games are making violence. Teenagers are not able to distinguish between fantasy and reality. Social media is building their interest in even drugs and sex, which is making them confused. And only because of its unwanted pregnancies and sexual attitude are increasing among our youngsters.

Now happiness is coming at the price because everything is becoming commercial. The advertisers are now targeting teenagers for the ramp to increase their revenues due to which teenagers are dropping their studies and lacking in educational institutes.

Handling of Social Media bad influence:

Exposure to social media is a part of today’s modern life, but it has many adverse impacts on the youth, which have to be changed. Children should know how to identify the wrong side of social media. Parents should try to keep check and balance on their children, on what they are watching on TV and a mobile phone. Their parents should check the messages and interests of teenagers. Parents should try to negotiate rules and limits on them and choose to ban those games and apps which they don’t feel comfortable in allowing them.

Children should positively use advanced technology. The websites and videos that are not good for them should have to be ban from social media. Schools should provide their students with the real purpose of using social media. And parents should guide their children the right way to use each site on social media. And the Government should make some provisions for the guarantee of the authenticity of the information on social networking. Teenagers should build the ability to distinguish online details correctly.

Responsibilities of Social Media
Social media is responsible for taking the position towards the real world, and it comes in the lives of all the generations and grows with stereotypes and images of the person that is not able to enjoy the qualities and advantages. Businesses use media for promoting themselves, which is very beneficial for them. Children are taking information from them. Women and men get advice, facilities for shopping, searching, connecting, and stalking from social media. If one doesn’t have the facility of social media, they can surround anyone who is using social media too much. Social media has developed itself in everything that is going in the entire world.

Conclusion:

In conclusion, social media will further continue to facilitate us and get sometimes harmful if something is not done for it. People don’t use beyond the excess limit, and they should care about it because it can cause problems, nationally and internationally. Social media is constructive in creating connections and networking but should have to be careful about the negative effects of social media. And people should indeed change destructive patterns of the use of social media before it gets exceed and become the reason to destroy society. Easy and fast access to information is beneficial in our community.

Sometimes the negative impacts of social media to outweigh the positive effects in society having children, teenagers, youngsters, and older people. Social media is the best tool for people if they use it correctly, but most of people abuse it and misuse it in different ways that are destroying today’s generation. It could not make anyone feel alone, as it is best to get entertain. Despite all, it is the reason why technology is increasing rapidly in the world and why every country is progressing in their matters. Social media makes the advanced world.

India represents “Unity in Diversity” . Our country is a mixture of cultures, regions, traditions, diversity in food, languages, etc. Our people of India are so polite, understanding and helping in nature. The national bird of India is Peacock and is very beautiful. India is so incredible and is full of colors and has the tiger as its national animal, hockey as its national game, etc. the national language or mother tongue of our country is Hindi. Indians are also so talented and have shown very high growth. The I.T. sector of our country shows accelerating growth due to intelligent software engineer.

India As a Country:
India is the seventh-largest country by its geographical area and is located in South Asia. The beauty surrounds our country from each and every aspect. India is also known by two other names Bharat and Hindustan and the people of India are known as Indians. The national anthem of our country is “Jan Gan Man” and the national song of our country is “Sare Jahan Se Achcha”.

India is a Democratic country where people themselves choose their leader and live with freedom i.e. they can do anything they wish to within the limits of the law. If any citizen of India tries to harm any other person, there are also rules and regulations to punish him in order to make him realize his mistake.

Our country is also incredible because of its beautiful mountains, lakes, forests, seas, oceans, etc. Many foreigners each year visit India to see the beauty of our country that is its rich historical temples, its traditions, its language, its heritage, etc.

Different Regions of India:

North Region:

North Region consists of the most incredible thing in the world that is The Himalayas which is the highest mountain in the world. This region also consists of the beautiful Kashmir covered with mountains. It consists of Uttar Pradesh which is mainly known as the land of Krishna, land of Rama, etc. This region also consists of one of the wonders of the world i.e. Taj Mahal which people come to visit across the world.

Southern Region:

This is the “Land of Nawabs”. It is famous for its festivals, food, and languages. The place is famous for its rice dishes. This region consists of cities like Kerala, Tamil Nadu, and Karnataka, etc.

East Region:

East part of India consists of West Bengal, Jharkhand, Bihar, Odisha, etc. The capital of West Bengal, Kolkata is the largest city of this section and is the metropolitan city and is the third’s largest city in the country. Kolkata is known for its sweetness and festival.

West Region:

The West part of the country is really incredible as it is covered with sands and deserts. Rajasthan, Gujarat, and Maharashtra are the three most amazing places in this region. The culture, the language, the traditions and the clothes of this region are incredible and you will love to visit this region.

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Indian Culture and Religion:

India’s culture is among the world’s oldest; civilization in India began about 4,500 years ago. India has 29 states with different culture and civilizations and one of the most populated countries in the world. The Indian culture, often labeled as a mixture of several various cultures.

India gave birth to Hinduism, Buddhism, Jainism, Sikhism, and other religions. They are now collectively known as Indian religions. Today, Hinduism and Buddhism are the third and fourth-largest religions respectively of the world. Although India is a secular Hindu-majority country, it has a large Muslim population.

Festivals:

India, being a multi-cultural, multi-ethnic and multi-religious society, celebrates holidays and festivals of various religions. Major festivals include Diwali, Durga puja, Holi, Ganesh puja, Navratri, Rath yatra, etc are there round the year.

Food:

Indian food is a cosmopolitan cuisine that has so many ingredients. It is as diverse as India. Indian recipes use numerous ingredients, deploy a wide range of food preparation styles, cooking techniques, and culinary presentation. Thus the tastes of same food like salads, sauces, vegetables, meat, desserts vary from region to region.

We are proud of our cultural distinctiveness. We are proud to be the inhabitants of India. It is our duty to maintain its unique feature. We have to think beyond the petty interests and work for the broader goals of bringing prosperity and progress in society.

Love comes in all forms. It would be wrong to say that a person cannot marry someone just because they are not from the opposite sex. The world is evolving more than ever and we need to keep up with times. Same-sex marriage is when any person chooses to marry the same sex instead of the opposite. We should not shun this concept anymore.

In other words, gone are the days when people had to be ashamed because of their sexuality. In today’s accepting world, we must make way for every human being irrespective of their gender. One needs to realize that there are more than two genders. The society needs to be more inclusive of all kinds of people. It will make the world a happier place when everyone feels they are accepted and appreciated.

All of us are human beings at the end of the day. Before labeling each other with the religion we follow or the people we choose to love. Everyone must realize this fact and act like it. Same-sex marriage is more than important in today’s time as the world is progressing.

Moreover, people can finally be themselves and own their individuality. Just because someone does not love a person from the opposite sex, it does not make them wrong. We can love anyone we want.

In addition, it is better to spend the rest of your life with someone from the same sex you love rather from the opposite sex whom you don’t even like. People will obviously lead happy lives with their loved ones rather than being forced to marry someone.

Same-sex marriage gives the other people hope that they can also have a future. In addition, it paves a brighter path for the LGBTQ community. This community has already suffered enough due to discrimination. They deserve to be able to marry whomever they wish irrespective of gender or sex.

Same-sex marriage in India especially is not encouraged. There are many countries which have stringent laws against it yet the people are open-minded. In India, neither are the laws lenient but the people are also very narrow-minded.
Most importantly, they never give these people a chance to prove themselves. Indian society does not like change. It is not as adaptable as western countries. India still needs time to be okay with the concept of same-sex marriage.

However, not knowing about the concept is a different thing and completely opposing it is different. Not only in India, but in other countries, people do not support same-sex marriage because they think it is against their religion.

Thus, this creates a lot of problems for them. People do not want the LGBTQ community to get the right to marry their lovers. This takes away their very basic human rights. The LGBTQ community has fought for a long time for their rights. Yet there is a far way to go.

When we talk about India, we see how it is on its way of progress. Like how it ended Section 377, which criminalizes homosexuality. However, we still have a long way to go in terms of the LGBTQ community. We must not any form of love be it same-sex marriage or anything else.

Completed Graduation? Applying for a job as a fresher, It’s a tough job, isn’t it? Yeah, it is. But It’s not as tough as it sounds. With proper work routine and awareness, you can land a job in a no time, that too of your interest. So it’s time to select the proper Job sector in which you want to get the job.

We can trace the history of this conflicted opinion between public and private sector jobs all the way back to the age prior to the 1980s. In those days, the only source of employment for the people in the average middle-class family who were moderately educated was the public or the government sector.

In 1980’s there were hardly any private sector jobs. The private sector had not yet thrived in India during those days and there was the minimal or negligible contribution towards the GDP of the country.  So, the government was their only and last source of hope, they clung to it with all their might and thus, job security became a priority.
Till this day Indians still prefer government over private jobs.

Every Job Sector has a Pros and Cons. Similarly, Government Sector and Private Sector have their own Pros and Cons. So let’s discuss on Pros and Cons of the Government and Private Sector in detail.

1. Recruitment Process / No of Vacancies – Government Jobs vs Private Jobs

Many people would assume, there is large no of Job Vacancies available in the private sector due to the rise in the industries being set up. But the fact is Government Jobs also increased in the same Pace.

Almost all the Central Government Companies, State Government companies, PSUs (Public Sector Units) Recruit the Graduates throughout the entire year by releasing the official Notifications which clearly authorize the total number of vacancies available, where as in private sector we will not have any exact number of vacancies available.

The Major difference between Government and Private Sector is Recruitment Process. Government Sector Jobs can be grabbed through the Competitive Exams. Where as in the Private Sector Jobs, recruitment Process varies from Company to Company.

2. Flexible Working Hours – Government Jobs vs Private Jobs

Generally, people assume, Private Jobs especially Software/IT Jobs have more options on Flexible working Hours when compared to Government Sector Jobs. In fact, it’s true. But in reality, Fixed working hours have more advantages than Flexible Working Hours.

Fixed Working Hours always allow us to plan things correctly. So by Completing the work on time, you can always leave early and plan your evenings with your family or do some hobby things, etc. In Private Sector, people expect more than what you can accomplish, so obviously, you have to go for long working hours.

3. Salary Packages – Government Jobs vs Private Jobs

Unlike old days, packages of Government posts are competing with the private sector Jobs. Government Jobs have an advantage of perks like DA, HRA, TA, Medical(ESI) etc.. Along with this, you will be eligible for pension also which makes govt Job more attractive than private jobs.

The employees in PSUs are well paid and they get residential accommodation along with medical and other government entitled benefits. on another hand, private Sector jobs also have high packages, but they have a drawback like pension and performance based hikes.

4. Government Jobs Vs. Private Jobs – Job Security & Promotions

If you are working for a private sector, you need to upgrade your skillset continuously to survive and perform better. If you don’t perform well and give the best performance, you may get fired at any time. Where as in government jobs, once you have secured the job, it offers security till the time of retirement unless you do illegal things using govt Job.

All Indian private jobs especially software industry depends on the market of other countries. So private companies downsize their workforce as per their requirement. Where as the Govt Sector Jobs will be there forever.

The Private jobs offer more Hikes/promotions but it would be based on the performance where as in government jobs, you are not promoted unless you clear internal exams.

5. Government Jobs Vs. Private Jobs – Holidays

The government offices have a large number of public and national holidays India. Along with these, you will also get local festival holidays. Where as in Private Sector, there would be only limited no of holidays and may not get holidays on all local festivals.

As the private sector includes MNC’s which are based in foreign countries, they don’t offer all the Indian public holidays. But you will get 20+ Paid leaves per year which you can utilize when required.

6. Government Jobs vs Private Jobs – Work Pressure

Unlike the old days, government Jobs also involved a lot of work these days. So in terms of work pressure, both have the same level of work stress.

In the government sector, the work load is distributed officially. So once you are able to finish your work load, you are Free. Where as in private sector, you will have tremendous pressure and need to share the work with others in order to meet deadlines. The Banking Sector is almost same as Private Sector Jobs. Nowadays bank employees also having tremendous pressure due to Changes/digitalization in the banking sector.

7. Government Jobs Vs Private Jobs – Benefits & Perks

Each Sector has their own benefits and perks.

Government Sector has pensions, concessions at Government entities like Railway Pass, Medical facilities at Public Hospitals. Getting loans is easy for Government Employees.

Where as a Private Sector Jobs have huge no of benefits. In Private sector, you get frequent reimbursements, outings, office snacks and paid holidays. Along with these, you will be a chance to work in Foreign countries like USA, UK, Canada, Germany, Singapore, UAE etc..This makes IT/Software Jobs more attractive than government Jobs.

8. Government Jobs Vs Private Jobs – Growth

The Private Sector provides more opportunities to learn new technologies, concepts and implement ideas. Where as in government sector you will have limited opportunities to learn new things.

9. Nature and Scope – Government Jobs Vs Private Jobs

Unlike Private Sector, Government Jobs like Army, Navy, Air Force involves highest risk factor but it gives immense satisfaction as a citizen of India by showing your patriotism towards Nation. Other Government / Private Jobs involves a fixed process to carry out various operations and jobs.

10. Government Jobs Vs Private Job – Competition

Government Jobs have more competition than the Private Sector Jobs. Most Central Government Jobs are open for candidates to apply from all over the country. So there will be huge competition even if there is single Job Vacancy.

Govt Jobs involves caste based reservation system. All Vacancies in the Government organizations are equally distributed among OBC, SC, ST and General Candidates. So General Candidates have to face more competition for grabbing the government Job.
Where as in private Sector Jobs, it’s quite opposite. You Need to crack a lot of Interview rounds like Written Test (Technical and Logical thinking), Technical Interviews, Technical interview tasks, HR Interviews etc. Even in Private Sector also we have huge competition. But the probability of getting a job here is more and soon.