How to increase your Vocab

Vocabulary is the most demand knowledge/skill that one should have but its not easy there are 1000 of words in English language.It is difficult to remember the meaning of words and when it comes to exams like cat,AM cat,co cubes ,jobs/placement everybody wants you to have good vocabulary,but the question is how to get that rich vocabulary.There are few things you can do in order to achieve that.

Focus on the root word there are a lot of word which can help you to figure out the meaning of another words.For eg- arium/ary refers to a place so words like aquarium -we all know the meaning of aqua that is water and arium means place so we can guess that it means a place where fish lives, library- place where books are kept. Another example could be Eu- good and the word euphoria means sense of goodness.so sometimes focus on the root words there meaning is somewhat similar.

Focus on suffixes and prefix there are a lot of prefixes and suffixes whose meaning you know and when they are added in particular words there meaning changes slightly not completely but slightly.For eg mis- bad/wrong here have a look mistake- error, misfit-not a suitable person

Try to read books and note down the word if you don’t know the meaning of the word, and if you don’t have time for reading books try randomly selecting the words from google revise them daily and slowly try to use them while writing and speaking hence improving your vocabulary.

Learning and revising is the key if you find a new word but don’t know it’s meaning try to find out the meaning of that particular word and try remembering it and using it in your very own way.English is an interesting language you just need to understand it, work on the mention above points you will find yourself improving.

Gifts ideas for men

Everybody loves gifts, and it becomes tricky when it comes on selecting one. Men loves gift and if you are planning to give something to your loved ones then this blog can be a great help to you.First thing to keep in mind that men mostly loves gift that can be useful to them.Try picking something that they can use on daily basis.

1 Perfumes – perfumes can be the best choice to give to your loved one, they will definitely love it. Whenever they will use perfume it will remind them about you.

2 wallet- This is most important and useful thing a men can have,all their important stuff belongs to their wallet.If you see your men is using same wallet from long time try gifting a new one.

3 Watch- This gift will make them absolutely happy,men loves watches i am pretty sure every men had a dream of owning a watch collection just like Dr Strange, try to gift them watch of their favorite brand if they do not prefer any particular brand then choose what will be the best for them according to their taste.

4 Sneakers- well i have seen many of boys/men who likes sneakers.Its like they just want more and more of the new and trendy collection gift them sneakers they will love it.

5 Beard Grooming kit- We all know how men are obsessed with their beard try gifting them a full beard grooming kit.There are lot of them available online at affordable prizes.

These are some ideas that i prefer,well the most important thing for men is your effort if you don’t want to gift them anything then try spending some time together plan a date and spend time with them.

Unlock 4 : New Covid Rules

The Government of India had announced a lockdown over the last few months due to the Coronavirus pandemic. A lockdown was imposed on the whole country from the month of April. The lockdowns were imposed as a preventive measure for the pandemic. Since rates of infection have still not gone down, these measures are being continued.. Recently there has been a change in the guidelines and a new system of “Unlock” is being introduced in the country. Today, a new set of guidelines were announced regarding the unlock. The Ministry of Home Affairs has issued a new guideline about the opening up of more institutions and activities. Metro train services and open air theatres are to be allowed in areas other than Containment Zones. A new set of lockdowns is being extended in the country and the rules will apply to zones where there are active cases and places labelled as containment zones. Other zones will have less strict Unlock rules. These guidelines will be extended in the country till 30 September.

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The Centre has said,”The new guidelines, issued today, are based on feedback received from States and UTs, and extensive consultations held with related Central Ministries and Departments.” After issuing the guidelines, the Home ministry also announced opening up of more activities, like the resumption of Metro train services and open air theatres. Closed theatres have not been permitted to be kept open. Until further notice they will be closed. The re-opening of activities rule will only be applicable in areas outside the Containment Zones, said the Ministry. The Centre has allowed the states and Union Territories to permit up to 50 per cent of its teaching and non-teaching staff to be allowed to go to the schools for online teaching and other official and related work. States will also be allowed to permit students of classes 9 to 12 to visit their schools, but only in areas which are not included under the containment zones, said the government order. The Centre, however, has allowed reopening of higher education institutions. But this is only for research scholars and post-graduate students of technical and professional programmes which require necessary laboratory or experimental works in labs or other institutions. The previous Unlock3 guidelines which were issued on July 29 had allowed the opening up of yoga institutes and gymnasiums. It had also removed restrictions on movement of individuals during night curfew.

School, colleges and other educational institutions will continue to remain closed for students, said the Centre on Saturday as it issued the guidelines for the month-long fourth phase of easing down the restrictions for the pandemic – “Unlock4” – which begins from September 1. The Home Ministry, issuing the guidelines, announced opening up of more activities, like restarting of Metro train services and open air theatres. The re-opening of activities will only be allowed in areas outside the Containment Zones, according to the Ministry guidelines.

The Unlock3 guidelines issued on July 29 had allowed opening of yoga institutes and gymnasiums and removed restrictions on movement of individuals during night curfew. In its latest order, the States have also been asked not to impose any local lockdown restrictions in places outside Containment Zones. According to the government data, India’s COVID-19 numbers rose to 34,63,972 with a single-day spike of 76,472 new infections, while the death count climbed to 62,550 in 24 hours.

Dreadful Climate Change Scenario of India

The first climate change assessment report of India

A research conducted by the Ministry of Earth Sciences a week ago concludes a very dreadful image of climate change and its effect on the nation in the coming decades. It is the first climate change evaluation report developed for India by specialists in the nation’s research institutions.

The research is led by the experts of climate at India Meteorological Department (IMD) and Indian Institute of Tropical Meteorology (IITM). Reports of the UN’s IPCC and different organizations have seen climate change in India as a major aspect of a worldwide phenomenon, and concentrated in some biologically significant areas like the Himalayas.

The report ‘Assessment of Climate Change over the Indian Region’ investigates of all the climate change phenomena in the past few years and is exceptionally exhaustive. Its study and conclusions need an immediate thought and action process. It concludes:

  • The normal temperature in India, before this current century is over, will rise by approximately 4.4 degrees Celsius comparative with the 1976-2005 normal. The normal ascent during the 1901-2018 period was 0.7 degrees Celsius.
  • The ocean surface temperature in the Indian Ocean during the 1951-2015 period was one degree Celsius, which was more than the worldwide normal.
  • There will be an abatement in rainstorm precipitation and a rise in temperatures which will raise ocean levels and cause more serious dry spells and tornadoes.
  • The progressions will prompt a decrease in horticultural yield and freshwater assets and harm the infrastructure.

There are many other dangerous climate change effects which need a serious plan and action step taken by the government and the citizens together to fight the adversities to life and property.

Simple ways to stay self-disciplined

Do you often find yourself wandering away from the goals you want to achieve? Do you keep losing your will power and find it hard to stay motivated for achieving your desired goals, time and again? Well, this happens to everyone! The main reason for our lackadaisical attitude behind achieving anything that we have decided for ourselves is the lack of self-discipline.  
     Self-discipline is the ability to motivate yourself, stay on the right track and choose what’s best for yourself. It is basically about having the inner power to hang on and not give up, despite failures and setbacks. Some of the ways to stay self-disciplined are-
1) Pen down your goals- the best way to stay self-motivated is to write down your goals in a paper, with the reasons like why do you want to achieve that goal or what would happen if you fail to achieve it. Writing tricks your brain to take actions instantly, so every time you look at your goals to be achieved, you will start working for it without further delay. For example, if you want to lose weight set a goal about how much exactly you want to weigh after a month, looking at your goal every day would give you the much-needed boost to start working out and stop being a couch potato.
2) Identify your strengths and weaknesses – As a human being, we all have our own strengths and weaknesses, which you need to identify and work towards bettering yourself, as a person. Knowing your strengths is considerably common while identifying your weaknesses becomes difficult at times. For example, if you are an overly sensitive person and get affected easily by what people say about you, then you have to work on yourself and turn that weakness into your strength, so as to not let people take advantage of that weakness.
3) Self-monitoring-  self-monitoring is an important self-disciplinary tool to keep yourself focused on your goal. For instance, if you have a goal to crack any competitive exam then while you are on your preparation mode, you should be constantly monitoring yourself, by marking on the calendar- the date you started your preparation, the dates you took a break from studies or even the dates you haven’t given your best while preparing. This would ultimately help you track your progress, boost your motivation and keep you on the right track. The same technique can be followed for weight loss goals as well.
4) Self-dependency- learn to become self-dependent in life. If you are a person who always needs people around to motivate you, or you get emotionally attached to people quite easily, then you should try to become less dependent on others for your emotional needs as the people around you today, might leave you alone tomorrow. So, it’s better to start depending on oneself instead of others. Seeking help is a different matter altogether though, as this is necessary at times but investing your time and emotions too much on others may harm you in the long run. Hence, try to become self-dependent in life, for your own good. This would assist you in keeping distractions at bay and you will be more focused on achieving your goals solely.
5) Delete toxic people from life- there are people often around our lives or into our lives who are toxic in nature, filled with negativities. They can’t see you doing good in your life and would always come up with negative opinions. They would doubt your potential talent and would question your dreams. They would do everything to bring you down and try to crush your self-esteem, this is where you need to stop those people from having access into your life. Cut ties with them completely. They would try to distract you from your goals and would make you feel miserable about yourself. Most people often fall for it and start criticising themselves. So choose your friends wisely and delete people out of your life as and when needed.
The above-mentioned points, are some of the ways by which you can stay self-disciplined, keep your self-esteem high and stay away from negativities. Believe in yourself, dear readers and have faith in your abilities to achieve anything you want in your life. Keep working hard and never give up on your dreams, no matter what! Just Keep going!

GST COMPENSATION DUES!

As in the meeting which was held by the Ministry of Finance headed by Nirmala Sitharaman announced the two borrowing options for the state.They can borrow this money to make up for the Rs 2.35 lakh crore shortfall in GST.The states can borrow this money from the process of RBI or through raising money from market.

As we all know that GST compensation issue is from August 2019 because of faltering of GST.In the time of current fiscal,the compensation that is required by the states is estimated at Rs 3 lakh crore from which around Rs 65000 crore would be generated through levy cess.This brings money shortfall of around Rs 2.35 lakh core.As the centre calculated the total amount and bifurcated in two ways one is GST and second is Covid-19 pandemic so the amount comes is like from GST rollout is Rs 97000 crore and the remaining amount is due to Covid-19 impact.

The statement from the centre states that government revenues are in great strain not just due to pandemic but also because of national security.In this it is the collectible interest for both state and centre that if the borrowing can be done at state level than there is no need to come for borrowing to the centre due to such tough situation going in the economy.

Lets see what are the Two options that centre has formed:

Option 1:

If the shortfall arising out of GST implementation(calculated to around Rs 97000crore) will be borrowed by the state under a special window which will be created by ministry of finance.It will be steady flow of resources as per on bi-monthly basis.The centre will try to keep the cost at or around g-sec yield,and in the event of the cost being higher.Government will special permission to the state under Article 293 for this amount or any special permission granted.The interest on this will be paid through the cess as and when it arises.The borrowing under this window will not be treated as debt.

Option 2:

The entire shortfal of Rs 2.35 lakh crore(including the covid impact portion) can be borrowed in the form of market debt.In which interest will be paid through state resources.Principal amount shall be from proceeds of cess.The extent of the shortfall arising due to implementation of GST(Rs 97000 crore which is estimated) the borrowing will not be treated as a debt.The compensation cess will be continued after the transition period.The first charge on the future cess would be the principal payment.

So this are the two options basically.States can choose either of them and give their preference with in seven working days.Already a meeting of state finance secretaries has scheduled on 1st September 2020 with the union finance secretary to clarify the doubts.These options are available only for this fiscal year.In April 2021 the council will review and decide action for the next year.

Environment News: India

  • National Green Tribunal (NGT) slams the Ministry of and Forests (MoEF) over its report on Clean Air Programme. They say that the report was against the constitutional mandate under Article 21. It denies the fundamental Right to Life and has no supportive data.
  • People in Visakhapatnam celebrate Ganesh Chaturthi in an eco-friendly way. They make their own idols out of clay and biodegradable substances instead of buying large festival items and idols from crowded and not so eco-friendly markets.
  • This year’s carbon emissions are predicted to fall down by approximately 8% due to the COVID-19 lockdown across India, a senior official of the environment ministry has said.
  • The incidents of hunting and poaching of wild animals and birds, including the endangered chinkara, have seen a high rise in some districts of Rajasthan during the COVID-19 lockdown. The hunters are taking advantage of lesser or no monitoring and less public movement in the remote areas.
  • Experts welcome UN secretary general António Guterres’s advice to India for phasing out fossil fuel usage to fight climate change. Environmentalist and founder of NGO Social Action for Forest and Environment (SAFE) Vikrant Tongad, said that our leaders should take it seriously and the UN should help the developing countries like India and provide technological solutions and funding for the same.
  • Amidst COVID-19, the northeastern state of Assam is now fighting with the Lumpy Skin Disease (LSD). LSD is an infectious viral disease in cattle transmitted by arthropod vectors such as mosquitoes and ticks. The LSD cannot transmit from cattle to humans.

India won’t buy oil from China

Due to increased tensions at the borders India has increased its strategic siege against China. After restricting the imports from China, Indian oil companies have now decided that they will stop buying crude oil from China. Bharat petroleum, Indian oil, Hindustan petroleum and Mangalore refinery are some of the companies which according to the new rules have revised that terms of import from China. Before this Aramco, a Saudi Arab company had broken its contract of words of few thousand crore dollars with China.

The Chinese companies from which Indian companies will stop buying crude oil include Petrochina and Unipec. Last month India had revised many rules relating to import. According to the new rules the government has made strict rules when it comes to the import from the neighbouring countries. although it is to be kept in mind that none of the Indian oil companies have made any official announcement regarding the same.

Is Technology Limiting Creativity?

Creativity, what exactly does it mean? It’s something which happens when people get motivated by certain things and make effective use of it. One does not have to get motivated only by his/her ideals or any kind of super heroes. They can get motivated and inspired by their surroundings, by friends, families or any other things. There is no limitation on creativity, it can flow easily.

Now the question arises, whether technology limits creativity? It can be considered as a common question among the people. Most people point that technology affects and limits creativity. Technology is introduced by people themselves and it also completely depends upon them how effectively they can make use of it. When technology itself is formed by the creativity of the person, how can it limit creativity? At present, people have started misusing their own creation because of which it can limit creativity and thinking of the person.

Earlier only s few people knew about technology and most of the work used to be done manually. But now the situation is completely different, as technology went on advancing, it created many useful machines yo help people know their workplace do as to save time. It has also made advancement in terms of communication from Pager to mobile Phones, laptop: from B&W T.V. to LED T.V. etc,. Technology is still advancing and launching new products to fascinate people are something that I’d impossible without creativity. But here we have one great disadvantage. Though these new technologies seem fascinating, it had resulted in many people becoming lazy.

Nowadays people totally rely upon advancing technology. They don’t want to come up with their own creation. Mobile phones are one of the greatest invention with advanced facilities like WhatsAppp, Facebook, etc,. Even money transaction can be done through these phones. One can get news from all over the world by simply browsing. Because of the these facilities people are completely engrossed in their mobile phones and neglect other work. Overusr of these technologies is not good for people. It can make people stressed, can affect their eyesight and also lead to lack of concentration in their work.

Technologies have also created various types of video games, mobile games etc,. which attract the interest of small kids. This makes the kids so involved in these games that they lose interest in their studies. They also lost interest in playing games physically. So it is very important to keep a control on the usage of these technological inventions.

Although technology helps ease the work of people, one should not completely rely upon it. They should also try to come up with their own creations and try to make use of those creations effectively. One should not forget that each and every one is gifted with certain talents and they should identify it. Technology itself is a creativity of some person: it can never limit creativity of any other person. It all depends on people, how they look at technology: a motivation or just a helping hand.

Motivation-how to find that in life

Many of must have felt lack of motivation in some or other point in life,we humans need some sort of motivation to achieve our goals in life, and if goals are pretty hard to achieve we need to put extra effort along with motivation,but most of us lack in motivation.We humans have the tendency when we first think of goals we are full of motivation and energy but with time we lost the motivation and don’t feel like to continue to work in order to achieve our goals.

So how we must feel motivated all the time.The very basic thing we need to understand is that “Nothing comes for free”.In order to achieve something in life we need put our 100% and for feeling motivated all the time we need to understand how our brain works, human brains are responsible for the functioning of body, for making important decision.Our mind is like an Horse which desires for fun thing is actually lazy don’t want to do anything.

So the idea here is to train our brain to focus on important things such as goal do not let your mind control you rather than u must control it.For training our brain in right direction.The very first thing you need to do is Talk to yourself i know this sounds little silly but this is important start talking to yourself. Talk about the problems you are having in life and about fulfilling some sort of goal.If you will talk your brain will start thinking about it and will work to find the solution’s.Secondly Think about the consequences if you wont be able to fulfill the goal.Suppose your goal is to get a job then think about the if you will not get it,some sort of fear is necessary for felling motivated.Read or watch about successful people take inspiration for them. If you get fail at some point of life do not loose hope instead take it as some form of motivation try to understand why you failed fix it and again try. Make a schedule of constantly working on things which are important and in some time it will become your habit Your mind will be trained to focus on important thing rather than wasting time.

More or less motivation will only come when you will think about achieving your goals keeping all kind of excuses aside and working for it.Deep inside we all know if one is intended to achieve something he/she will naturally feel motivated.There is shortcut in life if you intend to do something just do it whether you feel motivated or not just start doing it in sometime it will become interesting.

TRAVEL INDUSTRY IN COVID-19

From the beginning of the year, the situation around the world is grave. The rise of the newly formed virus had made everyone to stay caution about every little thing. The behavior of population across the globe had changed in an instant. Major industries and firms had faced hard hit from this crisis and suffers a huge loss of turnover and profits. One such sector which is neglected completely altogether from the starting of lock down is travel and tourism. From the commencement of the pandemic had made many people to travel and reach their hometown safely, but lately this industry got completely shut, following a loss in transportation sector as well.

America’s travel industry is among the hardest hit. The U.S. travel associations projects a loss of 4.6 million jobs through May, a figure likely to increase. U.S. weekly jobless claims doubling in a week and by far the biggest spike in half a century. Tourism decline is a driving reason for job losses in states including Nevada, where Las Vegas casinos and jumbo hotels have gone dark.

To improve this situation and employment, the hotel chain has launched their project ‘We Care’ in South Asia which will focus on enhanced technology, sanitation and security efforts to fight the virus spread. “Social distancing will continue and hotels will have to gear up for the day to day operations. With corporate groups, for instance, it is expected that they will split it up into smaller regional events with 3-4 events spread out as opposed to larger events earlier. Self drive car rental company Zoom car has been focused on working with essential service providers in this time and predicts city-based travel to take off sooner. “There will certainly be a bias towards in-city trips compared to outstation ones. Also, we see a stronger focus on shorter term subscriptions. We expect 90% to be in-city rentals and 10% outstation during the post COVID time,” highlights Greg Moran, co-founder & CEO, Zoom car.

Recovery will happen, albeit at its own pace. And with travel taking its own course in a post lock down world, wanderlust will just have to take the road less traveled.

Indian History

India is always known to be a land of believes and miracles, its culture and heritage is one of the most renowned which furnish it a very valuable position amidst all other countries in the world.The Ministry of Culture has a crucial role to play in the preservation and propagation of art and culture. The goal is to establish ways and means by which basic cultural and esthetic values and expectations remain active and diverse among people. It also undertakes projects to encourage diverse forms of modern art. The Department is a nodal body for the commemoration of global events and the celebration of the centenary of great artists. Prahlad Singh Patel is the new Minister for Education. The Government has recently founded the National Library Project of India under this Ministry.

The history and culture of India is diverse, going back to the dawn of human society. It starts with a strange community along the Indus River and in agricultural societies in the southern region of India. India ‘s history is characterized by the relentless convergence of migrants with the different communities that surround India. Accessible data indicates that the use of iron, copper and other metals was common in the Indian sub-continent at a relatively early point, which is representative of the development that this region of the world has made. By the end of the fourth millennium BC, India had arisen as a area with highly evolved culture.

According to a consensus in modern biology, anatomically modern humans first arrived from Africa in the Indian subcontinent between 73,000 and 55,000 years ago. However, the oldest recorded human remains in South Asia date back to 30,000 years ago. Settled life, which includes the transition from foraging to farming and pastoralism, started around 7,000 BCE in South Asia. The presence of wheat and barley domestication can be recorded at the site of Mehrgarh, Balochistan, Pakistan, accompanied immediately by the presence of goats, sheep and cattle.

By 4500 A.D., urban culture had spread more widely, and eventually started to develop into the Indus Valley Civilization, the early civilization of the Old World, which was contemporaneous with Ancient Egypt and Mesopotamia. This civilisation existed between 2500 B.C. and 1900 B.C. in what is now Pakistan and Northwest India, and was known for its town planning, baked brick buildings, extensive irrigation and water supply.

The actual history of India begins with the founding of the Indus Valley Civilization, known more specifically as the Harappan Civilization. It flourished about 2,500 BC, in the western part of South Asia, what is now Pakistan and Western India. The Indus Valley was home to the oldest of the four ancient metropolitan civilizations in Egypt , Mesopotamia, India and China. Nothing was known about this civilization until the 1920s, when the Indian Archeological Department carried out excavations in the Indus Valley, in the remains of the two ancient cities, viz. Mohenjodaro and Harappa were revealed.

The Indus Valley Civilization was largely an agricultural civilization, and people lived in well-planned and well-built settlements, which were also centres of commerce. The ruins of Mohenjodaro and Harappa indicate that these were splendid trading cities — well built, scientifically organized, and well looked after. They had large roads and well-developed irrigation networks. The buildings were built of bricks and had two or three storeys.

A lot of monarchs invaded India afterwards, a lot of civilizations came into existence. Some important time periods in Indian History are The vedic civilization, the Buddhist era, Gupta Dynasty, Alexander’s Invasion, Gupta Dynasty, and Harshavardhana. All these rulers contributed in the enhancement of the history and culture in their own ways tho they had also got a lot from the country also.

Black Panther actor Chadwick Boseman is no more

Chadwick Boseman, who played the iconic role of Black Panther in Marvel Cinematic Universe, died on Friday because of cancer. He was diagnosed with colon cancer four years ago, his family stated. He was just 43 when he left the world.

Chadwick was born in South Carolina, United States and was graduated from Howard University in year 2000. Boseman got his first television role in 2003, in an episode of Third Watch. That same year, he portrayed Reggie Montgomery in the daytime soap opera All My Children, but stated that he was fired after voicing concerns to producers about racist stereotypes in the script.

In year 2008, he moved to Los Angeles to pursue acting as a career. In the same year, he played recurring role in the television series Lincoln Heights. He had his first starring role in 2013 film 42. After that, he did many films and played many different characters in them. But the fame he got the most was because of the character of Black Panther/T’Challa, which was first seen in 2016 movie Captain America: Civil War. He headlined Black Panther in 2018 which was focused on his character and his home country Wakanda. He was then visible in the movies Avengers: Infinity War and Avengers: Endgame portraying the same character, which were released in 2018 and 2019 respectively. Both films were the highest grossing of the year they were released, with Endgame going on to become the highest-grossing film of all time. The sequel of the film Black Panther was also announced to be released next year.

Because of his epic role in these movies, Boseman has a huge fan following from all over the world. Many of his fans are from India who are feeling sorrow for the dismissal of one of their favourite characters and are giving condolences to his family and friends for the same.

ECI bids farewell to Sh Ashok Lavasa

Election Commission of India today bade a warm farewell to outgoing Election Commissioner Sh Ashok Lavasa who is moving on to take up the prestigious assignment as Vice-President, Asian Development Bank at Manila, Philippines. Sh Ashok Lavasa had joined ECI as Election Commissioner on the 23rd of January 2018 and would hold the office of the Election Commission till 31st August 2020.

Bidding him farewell, CEC Sh Sunil Arora wished Sh Ashok Lavasa the very best ahead for meeting bigger challenges and achieving more milestones. He mentioned that ECI’s loss is ADB’s gain where Sh. Lavasa’s competence would now be available at the wider multilateral platform for the daunting task of restructuring economies in post-Covid scenario.

            On the occasion, Election Commissioner Sh. Sushil Chandra in his speech appreciated the  working of Sh. Ashok Lavasa in Ministry of Finance earlier. He specially applauded Sh Lavasa for his guidance in framing of broad guidelines for elections to be held in Covid times.

            Sh. Ashok Lavasa said he would remember his two and a half year stint at the Commission as a memorable experience. He acknowledged that it was a difficult choice for him whether to continue in ECI or move on to the global canvas of ADB.

            The Commission also bid farewell to outgoing Director Sh Vikram Batra, Director Election Expenditure as he returns to his cadre after completing his term at Election Commission of India.

            Volume VI of Landmark Judgments, a compendium of judgments delivered by Hon’ble Supreme Court and various High Courts from January 2017 to May 2019, that is, till the conclusion of Lok Sabha General Election 2019, was also released today. Commission released its e-version also https://eci.gov.in/ebooks/landmark-judgment/index.html for wider reach. It consists of 29 significant judgments covering various aspects of electoral process like nomination, affidavit, EVM VVPAT, Model Code of Conduct, corrupt practices and other related matters. This volume also lists the judgments already published by ECI in previous five volumes of Landmark Judgments. Additionally, the volume also lists 632 cases filed in the Hon’ble Supreme Court and Hon’ble High Courts during the period leading to General Election, 2019.

            Chief Election Commissioner Shri Sunil Arora in his message said “I harbour the sanguine hope that this publication would further illuminate us about the domain of election law and embolden the officials concerned to execute the gigantic exercise by taking solace in the fact that their actions have consistently earned the approbation of judiciary.”

            Sh. Ashok Lavasa, Election Commissioner, in his message said “This volume will broaden understanding of the laws governing the vast electoral exercise of our country.”

            Sh. Sushil Chandra, Election Commissioner, in his remarks hoped that thisvolume will benefit all citizens of the country in understanding the election process.

Dr. Harsh Vardhan digitally inaugurates Super Speciality Block of MGM Medical College, Indore

Dr. Harsh Vardhan, Union Minister of Health and Family Welfare along with Sh. Shivraj Singh Chouhan, Chief Minister of Madhya Pradesh digitally inaugurated the Super Speciality Block (SSB) in Mahatma Gandhi Memorial College, Indore in the presence of Sh. Ashwini Kumar Choubey, Minister of State, Health and Family Welfare. The Medical College was also the nodal agency for a NCDC sero-survey. The report was released today.

The SSB is built with an investment of Rs 237 crores under the Pradhan Mantri Swasthya Suraksha Yojana (PMSSY). It has departments of Neurology, Neurosurgery, Cardiology, Cardiothoracic surgery, Nephrology, Urology, Medical Gastroenterology, Surgical Gastroenterology, Plastic & Reconstructive surgery and an Organ Transplant unit. The new Block has 10 Operation Theaters, 327 Super Specialty Beds, 92 ICU Beds and has a training capacity of 30 DM/MCh and 28 PG students.

The Union Health Minister expressed deep gratitude for then Prime Minister Sh. Atal Bihari Vajpayee’s vision of a healthy nation. Reminding the audience of Sh. Vajpayee’s announcement in his Independence Day speech on 15th August 2003 to correct the imbalances in the availability of affordable healthcare facilities in different parts of the country and augmenting facilities for quality medical education in the existing ones, Dr. Harsh Vardhan elaborated on vision of Shri Vajpayee of “setting up of six AIIMS Institutions and up-gradation of existing Government Medical Colleges and Institutions. Since 2014, this scheme was pursued with renewed vigour and saw the setting up of 22 new AIIMS and projects for up-gradation of 75 Government Medical Colleges.” Eight Medical Colleges are set up in Madhya Pradesh while the government is committed to building another six in the aspirational districts of Rajgarh, Mandla, Mandsaur, Neemuch, Sheopur and Singrauli, he added. He also expressed confidence that the NCDC regional centre being built in Bhopal will be completed by the end of the year.

The Union Health Minister stated that the Centre has provided 13.99 lakh N95 masks, 7.97 lakh PPEs, 54 lakh HCQ and 679 ventilators to Madhya Pradesh to strengthen it efforts to fight COVID-19. This is supplemented by 2,32,620 RNA extraction kits,  5,87,140 RT-PCR kits, and 2,55,850 VTM kits provided by the Central Government.

Informing everyone of the massive development work undertaken in the health sector by Prime Minister Sh. Narendra Modi, Dr. Harsh Vardhan said, “We are poised and determined to eliminate TB by 2025, five years before the entire global deadline. Also, the innovative Mission Indradhanush aims to immunize every child against 12 diseases and replicate the success of Polio eradication campaign. The government hopes to push maternal mortality, infant mortality and under-five mortality to near zero.”

Elaborating on the Ayushman Bharat Yojana -HWC and the recently launched National Digital Health Mission, he said, “National Digital Health Mission has already been launched in 6 Union territories and will be rolled out in other states in the coming three to six months. This combined with telemedicine facilities available in the HWCs will be very helpful for big states like Madhya Pradesh to achieve the stated goal.” He impressed upon the State leadership present to personally supervise these schemes for their effective implementation.


Remembering the contribution of Ex-Speaker of Lok Sabha Smt. Sumitra Mahajan and former Health and Family Welfare Minister Sh. Jagat Prakash Nadda in this project, Sh. Ashwini Kumar Choubey expressed his happiness that “the hospital was completed one year before its schedule.”

Sh. Shivraj Singh Chouhan thanked the Union Government for its proactive role in strengthening the health infrastructure in Madhya Pradesh. He mentioned that the Central Health Ministry oversaw the installation of COVID testing facilities in 76 government labs after the State was forced to airlift swab-samples to other cities during the onset of the COVID Pandemic.

Ms. Usha Thakur, Cabinet Minister for Tourism, Culture, Adhyatm, Madhya Pradesh, Sh. Tulsiram Silawat, Cabinet Minister for Water Resources, Fisheries Welfare and Fisheries Development, Madhya Pradesh, Sh.Vishvash Sarang, Cabinet Minister for Medical Education, Bhopal Gas Tragedy Relief and Rehabilitation, Madhya Pradesh, Sh. Kailash Vijayvargiya, Ex-Cabinet Minister, Madhya Pradesh, Sh. Shankar Lalwani, Member of Lok Sabha from Indore and Sh. Akash Vijayvargiya, MLA, Indore were present at the event.