Prime Minister Modi to address Smart India Hackathon this evening

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will address the Smart India Hackathon of All India Council for Technical Education at 4:30 PM today. He will also interact with students on the occasion. Human Resource Minister Ramesh Pokhriyal Nishank said that the Grand Finale of Smart India Hackathon-2020 (Software) will be held till 3rd of August.
           
AIR correspondent reports that this is the fourth edition of the hackathon organised by HRD Ministry and it has proved to be extremely successful in promoting out-of-the-box thinking in young minds.
         
Smart India Hackathon is a nationwide initiative to provide students with a platform to solve some of the pressing problems we face in our daily lives. The first edition of Smart India Hackathon 2017 saw participation of 42 thousand students which increased to one lakh in 2018 and to two lakh in 2019. The first round of Smart India Hackathon 2020 saw participation of more than four lakh 50 thousand students.

The Grand Finale will be organized online by connecting all the participants throughout the nation together over a specially-built advanced platform. Over ten thousand students will compete to solve 243 problem statements from 37 Central Government departments, 17 State Governments and 20 industries.

On the occasion, the Prime Minister will also speak on the new National Education Policy 2020. Recently, the Union Cabinet chaired by the Prime Minister Narendra Modi approved the National Education Policy 2020 making way for large scale, transformational reforms in both school and higher education sectors. This new policy will replace the thirty four year old National Policy on Education 1986. 
 

NAXALISM

Since India set its foot in the world, by becoming the fastest growing democracy in the world, it has faced many challenges that have threatened its advancements, development and national unity. One such problem is of NAXALISM. The term Naxalism is derived from the village of Naxalbari in West Bengal. The village became the centre of a tribal peasant uprising against local landlords in 1967. The rebellion was under the leadership of Kanu Santhal and Jagan Sanyal with the aim of rightful distribution of the land to the working peasants. Even though the rebellion was suppressed, it became the focus for the communist led separatist movements that began in the remote and tribal areas in India.
It is considered that the Naxalites are far-left radical communists and support the Maoist political sentiment and ideology. It started in West Bengal and slowly spread across the less developed areas of rural central and eastern India, such as Chhattisgarh, Odisha, and Andhra Pradesh. The movement found its roots among the displaced tribes and the natives who fight against the exploitation they face at the hands of major Indian corporations and local officers who are corrupt.
The Naxalites claim to represent the poor and socially marginalized members of the Indian society and stick to the Maoist doctrine of sustained peasant led revolution. For decades, the Naxalites waged guerilla warfare against the landlords, businesses, politicians, and security forces; they have also damaged transportation, communication, and power lines. They have often been able to set up their base in remote forest areas.

Participation of the Tribal in the Naxalite Movements

Due to the structural violence by the state, which includes land theft for the purpose of mineral extraction; tribal communities are more likely to participate in the naxal movements. Areas with no electricity, running water, or healthcare may accept social services from the Naxalite groups, and in return give their support to them. There are also some arguments that state’s absence has given a chance to the Naxalites to become a legitimate authority and perform state like functions such as enacting policies of redistribution and building infrastructure for irrigation. Health care services like malaria vaccination drives and medical units, in areas that have no doctors or hospitals, have also been documented. 

Causes of Naxalism
The causes for the growth of Naxalism are:
1.     Forest mismanagement was one of the main reasons as when the government began the exploitation of the forest resources, the traditional dwellers began fighting the government with the use of violence which led to the evolution of Naxalism.
2. Marginalization, displacement of the tribal communities, and haphazard implementation of the tribal policy worsened the situation of Naxalism.
3.    As naxal groups consisted mostly of the poor and the deprived like the daily wage laborers, small farmers, etc., it led to the increase of the inter-regional differences and inequalities that made people choose the Naxalites over the government.
4.  As the forest is one of the main areas for the operation of these groups, the government finds it difficult to deal with the groups due to the lack of accessibility to these areas.
5.     As the rural areas have poor infrastructure, unemployment, and lack of industries, it is creating disparity among the people which in turn is creating an anti-government mindset in the people.

RESPONSE OF THE GOVERNMENT
The response of the state governments to the Naxalite movements has evolved over the years, taking into consideration the increasing intensity of the threat and political decisions at the centre and the state. As the law and order has been shifted to the state list, the initiatives for the counter insurgency come under the jurisdiction of the state government. The centre helps to provide support for the efforts of the state through joint strategies, providing intelligence, resources, and coordination, whenever needed.
The central government has accelerated the effectiveness of the Counter-Insurgency (COIN) Strategy. These strategies combine the population-centric and enemy-centric approaches, combination of law and order mechanisms. Centre has led the COIN strategy mainly from behind by providing resources like security and finance, paramilitary, intelligence, and strategic direction.

OUTCOMES OF THE RESPONSE
Coordinated efforts from the centre and the state governments have brought a decrease in the naxal movements as well as the elimination of the important leaders of these groups. The Naxalite movement is also facing a vacuum in the leadership which is leading to the decrease in the support and coordination of the individual militants. This in turn has worsened the situations of the naxal groups. Demonetization has also played an important role in reducing the insurgent’s financial resources that had been saved to buy arms and equipments, or to lure recruits. With the combined efforts of the state actions, welfare programmes and security measures, a serious damaged has been created on the Naxalites operations.

Netflix Movie Suggestions – Hindi and English

Amidst the pandemic, I found it hard to be productive. Being thankful for my privilege, I spent times exploring movies.

Here’s a list of Hindi and English movies on Netflix.

Hindi:

  • Rock On – “Four musician friends fail to make it big as a band due to a misunderstanding. Years later, they reignite their dream by forgetting their woes and embark on a journey they had left incomplete.”
  • Jaane Tu Ya Jaane Na – “Best friends Jai and Aditi make for a perfect couple but refuse to consider a romantic relationship. However, when they start dating other people, they realise that they are actually in love.”
  • Main Hoon Na – “Major Ram is given orders to go undercover as a college student to protect a general’s daughter from a rogue soldier. He even has to fulfil his dying father’s desire to reconcile with his family.”
  • The Sky is Pink – “Based on the life of motivational speaker Aisha Chaudhary, who died in 2015 when she was 18. Aisha tells the love story of her parents over a period of 25 years.”
  • Kai Po Che – “Three friends start an academy to train budding cricketers. But to realise their goals in a turbulent city, they must face earthquakes, religious disparities, politics and riots.”
  • Tanu Weds Manu – “Manu, an NRI doctor, comes to India in search of a bride and falls in love with Tanu. Poles apart from her suitor, Tanu, a fun-loving girl, rather enlists his help in eloping with her lover.”
  • Rang de Basanti – “When Sue selects a few students to portray various Indian freedom fighters in her film, she unwittingly awakens their patriotism. The emotional and mental process turns them into rebels for a cause.”
  • Taare Zameen Par – “Ishaan is criticised by his parents for his poor academic performance and is sent away to a boarding school. Ram, an art teacher, however, realises he has dyslexia and helps him uncover his potential.”
  • Bulbbul – “A child bride grows into an enigmatic woman ruling over her household, hiding her painful past, as supernatural murders of men plague her village.”

English:

  • The Kissing Booth – “The Kissing Booth is a 2018 American teen romantic comedy film written and directed by Vince Marcello, based on the novel of the same name by Beth Reekles.”
  • The Perfect Date – “A high school student creates an app to offer his services as a fake date to make money for college. When he develops feelings for someone, his plan gets complicated.”
  • Sleepless in Seattle – “Realising that Sam has still not come to terms with his wife Maggie’s death, his eight-year-old son Jonah forces him to call a national radio talk show, with the hopes of finding him a companion.”
  • We’re the Millers – “David, a drug dealer, is forced by his boss to smuggle drugs from Mexico. He hires a stripper, a petty thief and a teenage neighbour and forms a fake family to help him smuggle the drugs.”
  • Five Feet Apart – “Seventeen-year-old Stella spends most of her time in the hospital as a cystic fibrosis patient. Her life is full of routines, boundaries and self-control — all of which get put to the test when she meets Will, an impossibly charming teen who has the same illness. There’s an instant flirtation, though restrictions dictate that they must maintain a safe distance between them. As their connection intensifies, so does the temptation to throw the rules out the window and embrace that attraction.”
  • Set It Up – “Two overworked and underpaid assistants come up with a plan to get their bosses off their backs by setting them up with each other.”
  • Bridget Jones Diary – “Bridget, a single woman, writes a diary which focuses on the things she wishes to happen in her life. However, her life changes when two men vie for her affection.”
  • Flipped – “Bryce wants nothing to do with his neighbour Juli, who is outspoken about her attraction to him. But, just as Bryce starts to look at Juli differently, she decides she wants nothing to do with him.”
  • Miss Congeniality – “Gracie Hart, a tomboyish detective, is made to infiltrate the Miss United States beauty pageant as a contestant after her department learns that the event is under threat from an anonymous bomber.”

Feminism in India – History and Present Times

The term Feminism is misunderstood as an ideology that aims to uplift only the women by bashing the male in the society. However, it is not true as the word Feminism means an ideology that fights for the upliftment for women and getting them the same political, social, and economic rights as the men in the society. The concept of feminism is not new but can be seen in the history of the world where women had fought for getting the political rights as well as have proven to be as great of a ruler for their empire as a man could have been.

Feminism is separated into three waves:
  • First wave feminism – beginning in the mid 19th century – when reformists began to speak in favor of women’s rights and making reforms in education and customs involving women.
  • Second wave feminism – from 1915 to Indian Independence, when Gandhi incorporated women’s movement into Quit India Movement and independent women’s organisation began emerging.
  • Third wave feminism – started post independence, which focuses on fair treatment of women at workplace, home, allowing them political rights etc.

Another misconception regarding feminism is that a feminist is only a woman. However, it is also not true as many of the men also identify themselves as feminist and it is evident in the history that many of the social reformists, fighting for the rights of the women, are male. Men like Raja Ram Mohan Roy who fought against the social evils like Sati, Polygamy and Child Marriage; Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar who championed the cause of Widow Remarriage; DD Karve who worked to eradicate the bias against widows are considered to be feminists as they worked for the social and cultural upliftment for the women. Mahadev Govind Ranade founded the Widow Marriage Association in 1861while Behram Malabari started a campaign against Child Marriage and asked the legislation to prevent it.

Even though the concept is debatable, but is believed that a Fourth Wave of Feminism began around 2012, with the focus on issues like sexual harassment, body-shaming, rape culture, etc. After the Nirbhaya case, there was a spark of protest in the country seeking for stronger laws against rapes and to ensure the safety of women in the society. Around the world, women are at a greater risk of sexual harassment at work or at home. There is also a constant debate about the fact that most of the times women are not subjected to equal pay, even though they have the same position in the company, as compared to their male colleagues.

Indira Jaisingh, the first woman to be appointed as the Additional Solicitor General of India, played an instrumental role in the framing of the Domestic Violence Act (2005). Meenakshi Arora’s led to the framing of The Vishakha Guidelines which were later included in the Sexual Harassment of Women at Work Place Act (2013).The movement to secure women’s rights in India has come a long way and thanks to the fierce personalities throughout the history as well as the in the present times the fight against the patriarchal notions is seeing a lot of success.

A lot of scholars have claimed that western influence has paved the way for the growth of feminism in India. However, it is not true as women of different countries had different needs. The Indians did not have to borrow the concept of feminism from the west as our own history has given the evidence that women have asserted themselves in various ways and broke free from the existing notions that did not allow them the freedom in the society. However, the patriarchal documentations ignored the rebellions by the women and there is no record found for the same; but it cannot not be ignored that they were present and it is our duty to remember those rebellions.

PRESENT DAY TRENDS

The present day feminism in India has the following trends –
  • There is a genuine partnership and collaboration among women and men, especially youth, to fight for gender equality.
  • As there is an increase in the economic liberty for women, it is becoming easy to fight the existing stereotypes.
  • The wants of the women are also changing – from economic and political rights to social and sexual rights.
  • Women are negotiating harder for their space to expand and are not leaving it without a tough fight.
  • At last, the internet and the revolution of information sharing is also helping women from various communities as it gives them a bigger platform to voice out their opinions and demand for equal rights.

There will not be IPL in the empty stadium:

Emirates Cricket Board said- If the approval from the government, the league will be in the presence of 50% of the audience

The IPL is going to be held in UAE from 19 September this year. Earlier, there were reports that the competition would be held in an empty stadium. But Emirates Cricket Board (ECB) has said that if they get the approval from the government, then IPL matches will take place in the presence of 30-50% viewers.

ECB Secretary Mubashir Usmani told the news agency over phone that once we get the official information about the approval of the Government of India from the BCCI, then we take the proposal and the BCCI’s standard operating procedure (SOP) prepared with the help of the BCCI. Will go Here, the IPL Governing Council will meet on Sunday. The logistics related arrangements and SOP will be finalized in this.

We will make our people experience IPL: ECB,He said that we would definitely like the people of the UAE to experience the world’s largest cricket league, but it would be entirely the government’s decision. In most tournaments here, the number of spectators varies from 30 to 50 per cent, we are hoping to bring this same number of spectators in IPL as well.

‘6 thousand active corona patients in UAE’,Usmani further said that for this we have full expectation from our government. There are currently more than 6 thousand active corona patients in the UAE and the epidemic has been controlled to a great extent here. However, the 2020 Dubai Rugby Sevens tournament, to be held in November, had to be canceled for the first time since 1970 due to Corona.

UAE government overcomes Corona to a great extent,He said about the concern about the safety of the IPL that the UAE government has been successful to a large extent in reducing the number of infected. Here people are leading a normal life by following certain rules and protocols. Usmani said that there is still some time in the IPL, I am sure the situation will get better by then.
There is no problem in training IPL teams here: ECB,The ECB Secretary said that we are fully prepared to host the IPL.

Only the approval of the Government of India is awaited. We have plug and play facility. We have already told the officials of Dubai, Abu Dhabi and Sharjah Stadium and they have started their preparations. Therefore, the teams will not have any problem in training.
IPL will help UAE’s economy,When Usmani was asked how difficult it would be to manage the training of 8 teams. To this he said that we have private infrastructure. We are able to do such events easily. We have done such events earlier also. Last year itself, we made the table of 14 teams T-20 World Cup qualifiers.

In 2014 also we have held the IPL opening matches in UAE. Our economy also benefited from this. This time the whole league is happening here, so our economy will get a boost from it.
Here, the Sports Ministry has approved the proposal of Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) to get the IPL to UAE. However, BCCI is still waiting for approval from the Ministry of Home Affairs and External Affairs to make an official announcement.

Dal Baati Special


This is one of my favourite dish Dal Baati Churma has been an important part of Rajasthani cuisine since time immemorial but the exact root of its origin is not known. It’s believed that the dish originated during the reign of Bappa Rawal, the founder of the Mewar Kingdom in Rajasthan. Bafla and baati are always eaten with hot dal with pure ghee and chutney. Churma is a popular delicacy usually served with baatis and dal. … Traditionally it is made by mashing up wheat flour baatis or leftover rotis in ghee and jaggery, optionally mixed with dry fruits and flavours. It can be eaten alone or with dal.

the Gupta Empire settled in Mewar, that the combination of dal and baati became popular – panchmel dal was a much-loved favourite in the royal court of the Guptas. The panchmel dal is a simple and nuritious mix of five lentils – moong dal, chana dal, toor dal, masoor dal and urad dal – prepared with a fragrant tempering of cumin, cloves and other spices.

Churma, on the other hand, is believed to have been invented when a cook of Mewar’s Guhilot clan accidentally poured sugarcane juice into some baatis. Realising that it had made the baatisofter, the women of the clan started dunking the battis in sweet water (made from sugarcane or jaggery) in an attempt to keep the baatis soft and fresh for their husbands. This eventually evolved into churma, a sweetened and cardamom-flavoured mix of crushed baati.

Litti Chokha which originates from Bihar and looks similar to Baati, is a wheat ball stuffed with sattu (roasted chickpea and barley flour), mixed with herbs and spices and then roasted over coal or cow dung cakes or wood after which it is tossed with lots of ghee. … People fighting over Dal Bati and litti Chokha

India has a very rich culture, that is of course well known all over the world. However I think how rich and diverse our food is not really known. Indian food in the west is synonyms with curry and naan. And that actually is just a fraction of our food. Each state in India has it’s own cuisine, which is totally different from one another. It’s so different that growing up in North, I would have hardly even eaten anything from say Gujarat or Assam or Rajasthan.

Indian cuisine has always been a paradise for vegetarians. It’s amazing the variety of vegetarian recipes we have. Rajasthani food is one of my favorite and I have mentioned this before when I shared the recipe for Gatte ki sabzi. I am always amazed by all the delicious vegetarian food people created in Rajasthan without any fresh produce. i think everyone should try ones in their life because seriously it’s delicious specially Rajasthani Dal baati.

Research report showing corona’s effect on heart:

100 to 78 patients complained of heart damage and heart inflammation during infection, 80% started having heart problems after recovering from corona one day before
According to the researchers, oxygen is inhibited in the body due to infection, due to which the heart has to work harder to get blood to many organs. In the event of an infection, this pressure on the heart increases further, so the heart tissue starts to weaken and problems increase.

Even after recovering from corona, the effect of virus infection can be seen in the body for a long time. This is what the American Medical Association Journal’s research suggests. According to research, heart problems have been seen in 80 percent of people recovering from corona. The research took place between April and June. This included Corona patients who were healthy before the infection and were between 40 and 50 years of age.

Research done on 100 patients
According to the researchers, 100 people suffering from corona were researched. Of these, 67 patients were asymptomatic or showed very mild symptoms. Another 23 patients were admitted to the hospital. MRI, blood test and heart tissue biopsy were done to find out what effect corona has on the heart of patients.

78% of patients have heart swelling
According to researcher Claude W. Yancy, research has revealed that 78 out of 100 patients have heart damage and heart swelling. After getting the corona out of this, many things are yet to be revealed that how much it will affect the body parts in future. The more infections increase, the greater the risk of bad side-effects in the future.
The same pattern was seen in the study conducted in Britain.

Another similar study in Britain revealed that 1216 patients with corona showed heart-related disorders after infection. In 15% of patients, heart-related complications occurred which were very serious and were life-threatening.

Why is this happening
Scientists are trying to find out why the corona side effects are seen on patients for a long time. They say that the corona directly affects the lungs of patients. Due to which the level of oxygen in the body is affected. In this situation, a lot of hard work has to be done to get the blood to other organs. Heart tissue starts to become weak when there is constant pressure and cases related to heart diseases arise.

Ankita Lokhande revealed:

Sushant started making distance with family after Riya’s arrival, refused to meet elder sister waiting outside the house

Nearly a month and a half after Sushant Singh Rajput’s death, his ex-girlfriend Ankita Lokhande made several revelations in an interview. Ankita said in an interview to Republic TV that she was not in touch with Sushant after the breakup in 2016 but was engaged to his sisters and father.
Ankita said that she did not even have Sushant’s phone number and she was not in his touch for the last four years. Ankita said, we knew that we could no longer talk that way. Whatever was to be done is done. He was happy in his life and I was mine.

Sushant was away from family, Ankita also spoke in this interview on the distance between Sushant and his family. Ankita said, ‘Sushant’s elder sister Rani went to his house in November 2019 to meet Sushant. She was waiting outside the house, Sushant was ready to meet her but then suddenly something happened and she refused to meet.
Rani Didi told me that she felt that there was some pressure on Sushant.

Sushant never used to go against Rani Didi before this. After the death of the mother, no one can stop Didi’s talk. I was shocked to hear this because we never saw Sushant going against Rani Didi while we were together.

Sushant changed after Riya’s life,Saddened by Sushant’s behavior, Rani Didi told me, ‘I am losing my brother. Then I told them, trust God, everything will be alright. Rani Didi was worried that there was someone who was influencing Sushant, because Sushant was not a person who would come under pressure or listen to anyone. Ankita said that when Riya came into Sushant’s life a year ago, this was the time when Sushant kept distance from his family.

Sushant was living in a live-in with Riya for almost a year. On 8 June, Riya left her home after quarreling with Sushant. Sushant’s sister Mitu stated this in his statement to Bihar Police. She had also told that while leaving home, Riya had also told Sushant that she would never return. After this, Sushant had committed suicide on 14 June.

MINDFULNESS

‘Living in the moment, and seeing everything afresh without judgment and worry lets us experience life, rather than simply get through it.’ – Dr. Patrizia Collard

Our brains are always multi-tasking i.e. constantly thinking about our future actions or dwelling with the past actions along with working in the present. However because of this we are not able to sometimes live in the present, enjoy it and make the most out of it. The practice of being present in the moment is known as mindfulness. It is one of the most difficult things to achieve as it is quite common for us to constantly slip from the present moment into thinking about the future.

Mindfulness can increase our ability to be in sync with our thoughts, emotions, and body sensations which allows us to manage them and communicate about our feelings to others as well as understand theirs. The people who live in the moment are happier, calmer, relaxed, and appreciative. Its okay for us to slip back to into not being present in the moment, but to overcome that we just need to accept that we are not present and we can instantly feel more relaxed and it also makes it easier for us to slip back into the moment.

BENEFITS OF MINDFULNESS

Mindfulness meditation is a time where we can let go of all the judgments and focus on the natural curiosity about the working of our mind, and approaching our experience with warmth and kindness to others as well as ourselves. When we are present in the moment, it reduces stress, enhances our performance, gain insight and awareness through observing our mind and increase our attention to our surroundings as well as to other’s well-being. Mindfulness also helps us to emotionally connect with others as well as changes our mindset and perspective towards things.

HOW TO TUNE INTO MINDFULNESS?

The following simple tips can help us to tune into mindfulness –
  1. Spare some time from your schedule to meditate. There is no need for any special equipment; just some time and space.
  2. Observe the present moment as it is and give attention to it without any judgment.
  3. Whenever we notice that judgments are rising during the meditation, just note them in your mind and let them go.
  4. Whenever our mind gets carried away to other things other than the present, the practice of mindfulness comes into help as it brings our mind back to the present again and again.
  5. We should never be harsh on ourselves for the wandering of our minds or for others thoughts coming into our mind, as it is a natural phenomenon. Instead of judging ourselves, we should recognize the action of slipping away of our mind and try and calmly bring it back.


ADVANTAGES OF MINDFULNESS
  1. It helps to improve the social skills as it allows us to let go of the worry of being judged by others and just allows us to communicate with others more freely.
  2. Whenever we are present in the moment, we definitely find it easier to work on our creativity as it allows our brain to process things calmly and ideas just flow through our brain.
  3. Another advantage is that we become more appreciative of our surroundings as we analyze and label the people or the things around us quite less. The beauty that our world is, seems to be more enhanced as we take the moment of our life to appreciate it more.
  4. When we live in the present, we let go of the worry of the future and the past which stops us from functioning in the present moment and enjoy it. It also reduces the extra worry and stress that we create because of constant thinking of the future.

Hollywood star’s unique deal

Tom Cruise Celebrates Universal Picture for a Budget of 1500 Crore, Mega Deal on Zoom Call

Hollywood star Tom Cruise has convinced Universal Picture for a mega project. The special thing is that the script of the film is not even in the hands of Tom Cruise, but for this film to be shot in space, Cruise has prepared a universal picture to spend $ 200 million i.e. about 1500 crores. Universal Picture has signed this mega budget deal zoom call with Tom Cruise.

According to reports, apart from Tom Cruise, writer-director Doug Lehman, collaborator Christopher McQuire and producer PJ van Sandvik were present on the zoom call. Elon Musk will also be involved in this project through his Space X firm. McQuire, director of Mission Impossible 5, 6 and 7, will play the story adviser and producer. At the same time, Lehman is working on writing the script of this film. Lehman has worked with Cruise in successful films such as Edge of Tomorrow and American Made.

Shooting for Mission Impossible begins
Cruise recently resumed shooting for Mission Impossible 7, which was halted due to Corona. It is being told that the crew of the film are planning to blast an actual bridge in Poland for an action scene. This bridge was built in 1909 in the village of Pilshovish, Poland. It has not been in use since 2016. Therefore, it will be used for shooting.

Corona will be examined in 30 seconds:India-Israel jointly started trial of rapid testing, if successful, Corona report will be found in 30 seconds

India and Israel are working together to develop a special type of rapid testing kit. If the experiment is successful, the test report of the corona will be available only within 30 seconds. Trial has started at Dr. Ram Manohar Lohia (RML) Hospital in Delhi 3 days ago. The results are expected in the next 2 weeks.Israel’s Directorate of Defense Research and Development (DRDD), India’s Defense Research and Development Organization (DRDO) are working together in this trial under the Ministry of External Affairs of India and Israel. It also includes the Council of Science and Industrial Research (CSIR).

The team of scientists arrived here 3 days ago on a special flight from Israel.
India helped Israel in every possible way
Israeli Ambassador Ron Malka said that the Prime Ministers of the two countries spoke during Corona. The two agreed to work together to find a solution to Corona. He said that if the research is successful, it will get results in a few seconds. Malka said that India helped Israel in every possible way during Corona. India also supplied the necessary raw materials for medicine and medicines to Israel. It is a sign of good friend.PMO’s Principal Scientific Advisor K.K. Vijay Raghavan said that India and Israel are partners in every field. The trust and relations that have been built between the two countries over the years will help in furthering this research.

I hope that we will be successful in this trial and it will be beneficial for our country and people.
Trial on 4 types of tests,4 different types of easy and non-invasive technology are being used in the trial. In this, a change in the voice of the patient is seen with the help of voice test, ie Artificial Intelligence. Breath analyzer, that is, the patient is asked to blow in a tube, to know the capacity of its langs. Also the test is done with Terra Wave. This shows the presence of virus.Isothermal testing is done to identify the virus in the patient’s saliva. Polyamino acids are used. This leads to the separation of Kovid-19 related proteins.

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Discrimination in education.

Indian society suffers from substantial inequalities in education, employment, and income based on caste and ethnicity. Compensatory or positive discrimination policies reserve 15% of the seats in institutions of higher education and state and central government jobs for people of the lowest caste, the Scheduled Caste; 7.5% of the seats are reserved for the Scheduled Tribe. These programs have been strengthened by improved enforcement and increased funding in the 1990s.

The Convention on the Rights of the child has important implications for the education of children. In the Convention are numerous articles that deal with education and with children’s rights education. First is the child’s right to education on the basis equal opportunity (article 28). This includes the right to free primary education and to accessible secondary and higher education. Second are the child’s rights in education (articles 2, 12, 13, 14, 15, and 19). This includes the right to non-discrimination, participation, protection from abuse and violence, and freedom of thought, expression, and religion. Third are the child’s rights through education (article 29 and 42). This refers to education where children are able to know and understand their rights and to develop respect for human rights, including their own human rights.

Discrimination on any grounds- religion, race, caste, sex, place of birth or any other is prohibited under Art 15 of the Constitution. This constitutes an important move away from the graded inequalities and discrimination based on the caste system. Discrimination is widespread on various counts – caste, ethnicity, religion, gender, age, class, disability, region, language, family occupation, or a combination of these. These have found their way into every aspect of social life, including the education system. Dalit’s face the worst forms of discrimination and violence, given the religious basis of the caste system, concepts of purity, pollution and untouchability.

Article 21A Indian Constitution mandates the state to provide free and compulsory education to all children aged 6-14 years has the right to free and compulsory elementary education with adequate infrastructure facilities, free textbooks, writing materials and uniforms; the government should ensure that children from disadvantaged social groups are not discriminated against and prevented from pursuing and completing elementary education; The Constitution categorically abolished “untouchability” and its practice in any form declaring it ‘offence punishable under law’. In the context of education, Article 30 (2) prohibits the state from discriminating in granting aid to educational institutions on the ground of its management under a minority. Article 46 of Indian Constitution recognises the state should promote with special care the educational interests of scheduled castes.

Caste based discrimination in the education system can be seen at two levels – institutional and relational. Institutional discrimination includes the many ways in which the education system denies equitable education opportunities, education services and supportive mechanisms to facilitate Dalit students to access an equal quality of education and to reduce educational inequalities between Dalit’s and non-Dalit’s. It may include both active and passive forms of discrimination, default and intentional. The relational forms of caste based discrimination against students in the schools and higher education institutions take various forms too. At the school level, discrimination has been reported and studied- caste based verbal abuse and name calling, in midday meals, teaching and learning practices, in the use of drinking water, in assigning cleaning tasks in schools, not paying attention to Dalit students and de-motivating them, preventing their participation in schools, heightened corporal punishments, and so on. Discrimination and violence against Dalit schools have been reported by students across the country, including sexual violence against Dalit girl students. The current and long-term negative impact of this discrimination on Dalit students in terms of their learning, educational achievements as well as future opportunities are yet to be fully grasped.

Adivasis, in addition to suffering from the same low expectations, face a different set of issues. Demographically, tribal habitations are small and sparsely populated and hence lack many infrastructural facilities, including schools and roads. Even when schools are within walking distance for pupils, it is not unusual for the roads to become impassable during the monsoon and for the teachers, who often live in larger towns, to surreptitiously close the school. These factors are particularly constraining for tribal children who live in isolated communities. Language poses another major challenge for tribal education. Trial’s normally speak local dialects rather than the main language of the state in which they reside, and tribal students feel further alienated when the teachers are not well trained to communicate in their tribal dialects (Sujatha 2002). Muslim students suffer from similar disadvantages. Many Muslims would like to see education take place in Urdu, their mother tongue, but few schools accommodate this. Children often face harassment and ridicule, and rising religious tensions lead to children’s alienation from school. Since Muslim families are disproportionately urban, access to schools is less likely to be a problem, but discrimination by teachers and a hostile school environment may pose a major impediment.

Human rights activists are concerned that the discrimination is preventing the realisation of India’s Right to Education (RTE) that aims to provide quality education to all children between the ages of 6 to 14 till elementary school (till eighth grade). Since RTE came into force in 2010, nearly all children are in school. Government data shows that the total enrolment of children in primary school increased by 14.6 million in the past five years, which includes 56 per cent girls, as well as 55 per cent backward castes and 41 per cent Muslims. Meenakshi Ganguly, head of Human Rights Watch in India, said that it was the responsibility of the government to ensure that all the enrolled children feel safe and welcome in school, which allows them to complete their education. “We are a proudly diverse country, we celebrate that diversity, let’s do that with honour, equity and not with discrimination,” she said, making an appeal for zero discrimination at the launch of the report. But would the appeal cut into the thick cloak of prejudice? Experts believe that few efforts have been made to sensitise teachers, or detecting and preventing discrimination. Vimala Ramachandran, an education pioneer for over two decades, said that at present no mechanism exists to monitor teachers and penalise them for discrimination.

Unaddressed discrimination

Annie Namala, executive director at the Centre for Social Equity and Inclusion, pointed that government bodies and civil society groups had done studies to address discrimination, but these recommendations were not being implemented. “None of these are really getting to the light of the day, nor it translating into any point down the files and papers,” she said. Increasingly, parents with even some money are opting to send their children to any cheap private school in the vicinity. And so, government schools are filled with the most marginalised children, while their teachers belong to upper castes. Ambarish Rai, national convener at the Right to Education Forum, says that these teachers don’t understand why children of cobblers and washer men should be taught. Their thinking, he said, is “what will they do with studying”. Besides child labour, girl dropouts are especially vulnerable to early marriages. Government data shows that the dropout rate among girls is more than 41 per cent till the eighth grade and over 57 per cent till the tenth grade. Girls from lower castes are made to clean toilets, while girls from the higher castes make tea for the teacher. In Rajasthan, she pointed out that government schools for girls don’t offer science and math beyond the eighth grade.

Access to childcare

To succeed in bringing and retaining marginalised children in schools, the government will have to ensure zero discrimination in classrooms. Girls and children with disabilities will need even more attention. For this, any future teacher training should go beyond improving learning outcomes to focus on inclusive learning practices that are effective, ensure greater participation of children from marginalised communities and healthy interaction among children from different backgrounds. Civil society groups can be important government allies in this venture.

It is also time to expand the Right to Education so that all children are entitled to 12 years of free and accessible education by 2030. Equally, there needs to be universal access to early childhood care and education to guarantee children’s long-term development, health and well-being. These goals are part of the proposed global agenda and India too sees them as priorities. The government should set an example at the World Education Forum by announcing special commitments toward implementing these goals.

Terrorism and Humanity

Terrorism warfare is the demonstration of creating apprehension, danger and fear among masses. It has no philosophy, no establishment yet to make fear among individuals utilizing any mean, way or device. The sole goal is to oppress individuals and their wellspring of vitality is simply the dread created as it were. Terrorism is the greatest danger of Humanity. Rather than affection it claims dread, rather than equity it produces pecking order, rather than enthusiasm it depends on self-roused interests.

In the ongoing time we are seeing the expanding occurrences of Terrorism oppression everywhere throughout the world. In spite of the fact that medieval rulers have put together their standard with respect to fear of individuals however notwithstanding hardly any exemptions and time of unsettling influences, their general reason for existing was to make state of harmony in which their standard can flourish. However, the cutting edge phenomena of fear mongering knows no time of harmony and that is the reason it is the greatest danger of humankind. For whatever length of time that fear mongering will get by in a territory there will be a bad situation for humankind for even a solitary snapshot of time.

To manage fear mongering first we have to comprehend its underlying foundations and its reasons for cause. As such fear based oppression has no belief system. Terrorism oppressors utilize the differing speculations for their advantage and shape it as per their desires. Religion which is utilized by fear mongers is only a clothing to conceal its actual standards and look for authenticity for shameless acts which in any case have no authorization an any religion. In spite of the fact that religion isn’t the reason for fear mongering yet the stagnation which happened in religion due to securing of universal components to medieval ethos has given space to these components. The need of hour is to adjust religion to present day esteems and quit beholding back at medieval ethos. Let the religion to advance and individuals with it.

The other significant reason for its fortifying is obstruction of different countries into a nation. In the attire of acquainting popular government they acted with make gaps into the general public of effectively settled countries to advance their own advantages. This procedure is going on from the beginning of twentieth century whether it id Sykes-Picot understanding or production of Israel or wars pursued by Western countries in Middle-East nations every once in a while. The gaps made in the public arena as well as the origination of Western country to counter Terrorism oppression or any Leader administering in a country they have made Frankenstein beast as new fear monger associations and which are presently out of their control. Interestingly, these countries have not gained from their experience and still attempt to recognize great psychological warfare and awful fear based oppression.

To restrict the Terrorism all countries needed to work in collaboration and they have to put stock in uniformity among country and power of a country. Strategy is the best arrangement to sift through unsettling influences among countries. In the event that they will utilize Terrorism militants as a weapon against different countries, these demonstrations can reverse discharge on them. Harmony and participation should be the goal of countries. World can advance on these footing as it were. Impedance will make just shocking effects in general world.

Advancement of masses and viably unraveling their complaints are the two apparatuses to tackle the issue of fear based oppression. As fear based oppression just serve the interests of not many however it blossom with the issues of individuals which is brought about by inconsistent appropriation of assets and advantages collecting to the country. Naxalism in India is one of the appearances of inconsistent appropriation among masses prompting separation with state and a propensity to move towards savage methods.

Genuine Democracy can be utilized against Terrorism oppression yet this vote based system ought not be forced by different countries. In any case, various agents of a country should approach to manufacture a country dependent on fairness, freedom and equity.

Innovation can be utilized viably to handle Terrorism oppression and limit its evil impacts. It very well may be utilized to scatter present day thoughts among individuals and let them escape medieval mindset. Furthermore it tends to be utilized to get data about the fear based oppressor associations and checking stream of assets to them and checking their development in until now immaculate regions.

Fear mongering groups solidarity to destabilize entire world and release powers of abuse and viciousness. It is the ordinary citizens which are influenced by the fear based oppression the most. It brings about removal and making pressure on different countries because of colossal number of evacuees who have no mean to endure yet to request help.

Impacts of fear based oppression is the general annihilation of humankind. It will cause comfort for a few and abuse for other exceptionally for ladies. Ladies are the most influenced fragment of these exercises. It will make a world wherein dread will run the show. The expanding hold of IS in center east focuses towards what the eventual fate of world will be if its development won’t be checked.

Uncovering of Terrorism warfare totally is the main answer for tackle the hazard of fear mongering. Initial step ought to be disintegration of its base among mis-coordinated individuals who are utilized by it to fill the need of first class in fear based oppressor association. It tends to be finished by scattering of present day esteems and settling their monetary, social and political complaints. Second step ought to be to quit outlining alleged “great” Terrorism warfare and “awful” fear based oppression. All subsidizing to any association ought to be halted. In any case fortifying of one gathering will prompt its development from “great” to “awful” class.

Third obstruction of other country ought to be checked. Accomplishment of vote based system ought to be founded on the development of individuals and not on the intense inconvenience of different countries. Fourth, in this battle against Terrorism warfare all country need to help out one another and tact dependent on fairness of countries ought to be the method of giving answer for the contrasts between countries. The hazard of Terrorism warfare ought to be taken care of at the earliest opportunity else it will carry annihilation to mankind and world-harmony.