India has warned China that trying to alter the status quo on the ground by resorting to force will damage the peace that existed on the border areas. In an interview to a news agency, India’s ambassador to China Vikram Misri said that Chinese attempt to alter status quo can also have “ripples and repercussions” in the broader bilateral relationship. He said that actions taken by the Chinese forces on the ground have damaged “considerable trust” in the bilateral relationship and demanded that Beijing stop its activities in eastern Ladakh.
 
Mr Misri said, it is entirely the responsibility of the Chinese side to take a careful view of the relations and to decide which direction the ties should move. He said, maintenance of peace and tranquillity on the border is essential for progress in the rest of bilateral relationship between India and China.
 
Indian envoy said Chinese side needs to stop creating obstruction and hindrances in the normal patrolling patterns of the Indian troops. He also rubbished China’s claim of sovereignty over Galwan Valley in Ladakh as “completely untenable”, and asserted that these kinds of exaggerated claims are not going to help the situation.
 

Prime Minister Narendra Modi has said that Aatma Nirbhar Uttar Pradesh Rojgar Abhiyan will providing employment opportunities to migrant workers and promote local entrepreneurship. Mr Modi yesterday inaugurated Aatma Nirbhar Uttar Pradesh Rojgar Abhiyan through video conferencing.

Speaking on the occasion, Mr Modi said that UP will benefit immensely from clusters of industries being created to promote such local products across the country under the AatmaNirbhar Rojgar Abhiyan.

Prime Minister said that everyone will be able to surpass the difficulties owing to the COVID-19 Pandemic. He stressed that until a vaccine is found, maintaining Do Gaj ki Doori, covering the face with the mask are the best precautions.

PM expressed satisfaction in the manner in which Uttar Pradesh has turned the disaster into an opportunity, the way people were engaged during this pandemic. He said that other states will also get to learn a lot from ‘AatmaNirbhar Uttar Pradesh Rojgar Abhiyan’ and will be inspired by it.

The PM lauded the courage and wisdom shown by Uttar Pradesh, when Corona is in such a major crisis in the world. He said that the way the state succeeded and the way it handled the situation is unprecedented and is praiseworthy.

Mr Modi praised the contribution of doctors, parameds, sanitation staff, police, ASHAs, Anganwadi workers, banks and post offices, transport services and workers in UP.

The Prime Minister lauded the Government of UP making efforts to bring back the migrant labour belonging to the state, by facilitating hundreds of Shramik Express Trains.

He said that more than 30 lakh migrant labor from all over the country returned to their villages in UP in the last few weeks.

The Prime Minister said that the Chief Minister of UP understood the seriousness of the situation and his government worked on a war footing in view of this situation.

The Prime Minister praised the UP government for their unprecedented work in ensuring that the poor don’t go hungry. He said the UP Government acted very promptly in providing free rations to the poor and the migrant labor under the Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Anna Yojana.

This was provided for those even without ration cards. He said that in addition to this, about 5 thousand crore rupees were also directly transferred to the Jan Dhan account of 75 Lakh poor women of Uttar Pradesh.

In India, the cases of COVID 19 crosses 5 million till now. This is not a good news for all of us. In Maharashtra only 5,000 cases are reported yesterday. It means that this virus is now spreading very vigrousoly. It ‘s a bad sign for our country. We really need to stop it , otherwise this virus can be cmed into fourth phase, which will really destructive for us.

The state and central both government are trying hard to stop the spreading of this virus. But it’s really not working. The whole Unlocking Phase creates this hazardous condition for all of us. But there is not any choice for government other than this. Everyone is now living in a very dangerous environment. And any silly mistake is now dangerous for all of us.

There is no need need to be panic right now and the need is to wear mask outside the home and maintain the social distance. And the most important wash or sanitize your hands at 2 hour interval regularly. And try to be in discipline . A single mistake can make you a patient of this pandemic virus. And we should pray for making the vaccine of this virus as soon as possible….

In a country like India where already 1 in 5 Indians suffer from depression, this coronavirus pandemic is pushing our country into a mental health crisis.

According to WHO estimates, around 8,00,000 people commit suicide every year in the world. India alone accounts for approximately 30 percent of the world’s deaths resulting from suicide. In 2013, suicide claimed the lives of more than a quarter of a million Indians. That’s five times greater than all global deaths due to war and natural disasters combined.

According to the reports published by World Health Organisation (WHO) in 2018, India is the most depressed country in the world followed by China and USA with highest suicide rate in the South East Asia and by the end of 2020 about 20% of Indian population will suffer from mental illness.

In a large population of approximately 130 crore about 6.5% of Indians suffer from mental illness and because of the stigma attached to it only 10 – 20% of the people with mental illness seek help in India and the rest are forced to suffer in silence.

In a country where mental health budget is 0.05% of total health budget, 21 people die of every 1,00,000 people and 2,83,500 deaths due to suicide take place every year. We have highest number of teenage suicide rates globally. According to data compiled by NCRB every hour one student commit suicide in India, with about 28 such suicides reported daily. Nearly 10,159 students died by suicide in 2018 increasing from 9905 in 2017.

Suicide is one of India’s biggest silent killers and this pandemic is making situation worse for our country. According to an article by Economic Times published on May 5, 2020 about 300 people died due to suicide. 80 of them killed themselves due to loneliness and fear of being tested positive for the virus.

Devastation caused by this pandemic not only include death due to the virus but also loss of jobs, loss of homes, loss of business, pay cuts and the biggest recession of economy.

It is very obvious that this virus isn’t going to leave us soon and social distancing will continue to be a norm in most parts of the world for a long period of time which will place people at greater risk because many won’t find anyone to share their feelings with and many will not be able to take their medications.

The suicides taking place in our country is a wake up call for us to end stigmas attached to mental illness in our country and to take immediate actions to save our loved ones from this epidemic. This pandemic will hit those suffering from mental illness a little harder and we should make sure that they receive support from family members, friends, community, mental health professionals because they are in much need of all this.

One thing we should get straight is that each one of us goes through some mental problems at some point in our life and having a mental problem is not a sin so we should try our best to lift up each other during that phase of life so that they don’t feel alone during this tough time.

Unemployment has become a very serious issue in India because of the growing population and demand for jobs. Moreover, if we neglect this problem then it will have an adverse impact on the whole economy and will become the reason for the doom of the nation. Whenever there is high degree of employment rate the production improves thereby increasing the standard of living.

High unemployment rate in a country leads to social and economic problems in the community as a whole. Economic problems result in less production of goods and services, less distribution of income, fall in GDP rate etc. Individuals cannot meet their financial obligations on time and getting high stress which leads to problems like ill-health, premature death, suicides etc. High unemployment causes less consumption of goods and services and less tax payments results in higher government borrowing requirements. A large portion of the population is engaged in the agricultural sector and the sector only provides employment in harvest or plantation time. Apart from this, increase in poverty, an increase in crime rate, exploitation of labor, political instability, mental health, and loss of skills adversely impact our economy. The other factors include population growth, slow economic growth, seasonal occupation, slow growth of the economic sector, and fall in the cottage industry. In addition, the biggest reason of unemployment in India is its vast population which demands a large number of jobs every year which the government and authorities are unable to provide. As a result, all this will eventually lead to the demise of the nation. The various types of unemployment include disguised unemployment, seasonal unemployment, open unemployment, technological unemployment, structural unemployment, cyclic unemployment, educated unemployment, underemployment, frictional unemployment, chronic unemployment, and casual unemployment.

Causes for unemployment include advancement in technology ( as the technology keeps advancing , companies look for employees having the latest technical skills) , recession ( financial crisis in one country can affect the other countries economy due to globalization) , changes in the global markets ( the economy of a country is adversely affected when its exports are down the line due to changes in global markets, and increase in price which leads to massive loss in terms of production and companies are unable to pay on time hence increasing the rate of unemployment) , job dissatisfaction by many employees ( when employers pay less attention to the performance of employee, it leads to lack of interest and desire to work and unemployment becomes inevitable, as employees deliberately loose their jobs)

Unemployment has now become such a dangerous economic. Social and political problem that it has endangered the security of the country. The law and order situation in the country has also been affected. Hence, the government has to take measures to curb the problem.The government has taken necessary steps to solve this significant issue. Several policies have been made to reduce the unemployment problem in the economy. The Government is planning to expand capital projects like new roads, constructions of new hospitals and major infrastructural projects which can become a platform in creation for more jobs and increases income generation to the economy. Also several initiatives have been launched such as  IRDP (Integrated Rural Development Programme), NRY (Nehru Rozgar Yojana), Drought Prone area program, PMGSY (Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana), Employment Guarantee Scheme etc. Moreover, the government is spending on irrigation, farms, and roads, etc. Steps to reduce unemployment include population control, more small- medium enterprises, good education system and improvement in agriculture. Necessary steps are to be taken by the government in increasing the productivity for the overall development of the country and reducing the unemployment problem in the economy .

Music is a fundamental attribute of the human species. Virtually all cultures, from the most primitive to the most advanced, make music. It’s been true through history, and it’s true throughout an individual’s lifespan. In tune or not, we humans sing and hum; in time or not, we clap and sway; in step or not, we dance and bounce.

The human brain and nervous system are hard-wired to distinguish music from noise and to respond to rhythm and repetition, tones and tunes. Is this a biologic accident, or does it serve a purpose? It’s not possible to say. Still, a varied group of studies suggests that music may enhance human health and performance.

Music and the brain

Like any sound, music arrives at the ear in the form of sound waves. The external ear collects sound waves, and the ear canal funnels them to the eardrum. As the waves strike the eardrum, they cause it to vibrate. The vibrations are relayed along the chain of tiny bones in the middle ear until they reach the third bone, the stapes, which connects to the cochlea.

The cochlea is a busy little world of its own. It is filled with fluid that surrounds some 10,000 to 15,000 tiny hair cells, or cilia. Vibrations of the stapes send fluid waves through the spiral-shaped cochlea. The fluid waves produce swaying movements of the hair cells. In turn, these cells release chemical neurotransmitters that activate the auditory nerve, sending miniature electric currents to the auditory cortex in the temporal lobe of the brain.

From there, things get even more complicated. Studies using MRI and positron emission tomography (PET) scans suggest that nerve networks in different parts of the brain bear primary responsibility for decoding and interpreting various properties of music. For example, a small area in the right temporal lobe is essential to perceive pitch, which forms the basis of melody (patterns of pitch over time), chords (several pitches that sound at the same time), and harmony (two or more melodies at the same time). Another nearby center is responsible for decoding timbre, the quality that allows the brain to distinguish between different instruments that are playing the same note. A different part of the brain, the cerebellum, processes rhythm, and the frontal lobes interpret the emotional content of music. And music that’s powerful enough to be “spine-tingling” can light up the brain’s “reward center,” much like pleasurable stimuli ranging from alcohol to chocolate.

Although every healthy human brain can perform all the complex tasks needed to perceive music, musicians’ brains are, so to speak, more finely attuned to these tasks. At the other end of the spectrum, patients with brain damage may display remarkable defects in musicality; the noted neurologist and writer Dr. Oliver Sacks discusses many fascinating varieties of amusia in his book Musicophilia.

The neurobiology of music is a highly specialized field. But music also has major effects on many aspects of health, ranging from memory and mood to cardiovascular function and athletic performance.

Music and the mind

The most highly publicized mental influence of music is the “Mozart effect.” Struck by the observation that many musicians have unusual mathematical ability, researchers at the University of California, Irvine, investigated how listening to music affects cognitive function in general, and spatial-temporal reasoning in particular. In their first study, they administered standard IQ test questions to three groups of college students, comparing those who had spent 10 minutes listening to a Mozart piano sonata with a group that had been listening to a relaxation tape and one that had been waiting in silence. Mozart was the winner, consistently boosting test scores. Next, the investigators checked to see if the effect was specific to classical music or if any form of music would enhance mental performance. They compared Mozart’s music with repetitive music by Philip Glass; again, Mozart seemed to help, improving spatial reasoning as measured by complex paper cutting and folding tasks and short-term memory as measured by a 16-item test.

How might music enhance cognitive performance? It’s not clear, but the researchers speculated that listening to music helps organize the firing of nerve cells in the right half of the cerebral cortex, the part of the brain responsible for higher functions. According to this construct, music — or at least some forms of music — acts as an “exercise” that warms up selected brain cells, allowing them to process information more efficiently. It’s an interesting theory, but before you rush out to stock up on recordings of Mozart’s music, you should know that even in the original research, the “Mozart effect” was modest (8 to 9 IQ points) and temporary (15 minutes). And in reviewing 16 studies of Mozart’s music and human cognitive function, a Harvard psychologist concluded that the effect was even smaller, amounting to no more than 2.1 IQ points. It’s a sour note, but it’s hardly a requiem for the theory that music may boost cognitive function. In fact, the divergent results should serve as a prelude to additional research. And even if listening to music turns out to have little long-term effect on cognition, a 2010 review reported that learning to play an instrument may enhance the brain’s ability to master tasks involving language skills, memory, and attention.