Squid Game cryptocurrency scam, investers lose over Rs 15 Crore
Netflix’s hit show, Squid Game inspired Cryptocurrency value turns zero many people lose their money because it was a scam.
HIGHLIGHTS
Squid Game cryptocurrency turned out to be a rug pull.
Creators of the crypto took the currency off the exchange in just about two weeks.
They are estimated to have made around Rs 15.3 crore.
Squid Game turned out to be a scam, after all. I am not talking about the blockbuster Netflix show that had the world hooked to it for weeks. I am referring to the eponymous cryptocurrency inspired by the series. The Squid cryptocurrency collapsed on Monday, but the hucksters who leveraged the popularity of the show managed to make off an estimated $2.1 million (roughly Rs 15.3 crore). After reaching a peak value of $2,861, according to CoinMarketCap, the currency tanked to just $0, and the investors lost all their money. Anonymous scammers made over $2.1 million before shutting the crypto project.
The SQUID crypto coin now trading at $0.003203, as reports CoinMarketCap.
The developers behind the crypto project have left the project after the price of its affiliated token crashed to nearly zero.
They claimed on its official Telegram channel that its developers do not want to continue running the project due to the stress of dealing with scammers.
The concept of space is diverse and is used across different disciplines. However, the article focuses on the everyday meaning of space i.e., physical landscape occupied by animate and inanimate objects alike. With the ever-increasing population and limited land resources ultimately gives way to struggle for space or to find solutions to increase the space. The pursuit to increase space has led to shrinking of green spaces, destruction of habitats among many others. A very unsustainable solution had been adopted by the governments and people to incorporate the beings on the stagnant resource.
The coming up of new cities – new households have also roped in new modern-day problems degrading the quality of living the cities – making the lower income families susceptible to harsh effects of diseases and disasters. Keeping this in mind, UNESCO has come up with 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). One of the SDGs is Sustainable Cities and Communities (SDGs 11) which is further broken in many different parts. Safe and Inclusive Green Spaces is one of them – the subject of the article.
Why do we need ‘Safe’ and ‘Inclusive’ ‘Green Spaces’? Let’s start with the need for green spaces. It has been estimated that by 2050, 68% of the global population will come to reside in urban areas. Asia and Africa will see the influx of people to urban areas more than ever. However, the quality of living can never be assured. Study suggests that nine million people die every year due to the direct effects of air pollution.
One of the major problems that the urban areas face is the frequent appearances of ‘urban heat island’. Urban Heat Island refers to trapping of heat in between the built-up areas. The presence of built-up areas in close proximity and lack of green spaces disable the proper air circulation – trapping of heat – increasing the temperature by many folds – leading to the severe cases of heat stroke during the summer peak. Studies have confirmed that green spaces can easily mitigate the harsh effect of urban heat island. Other than this, green spaces will allow proper infiltration of rainwater – preventing water logging. It also filters the harmful particles – increasing the longevity of life. Green Spaces is a step towards the creation of harsh climate resilience cities.
The ‘Safe’ and ‘Inclusive’ component of the same is quite self-explanatory and can be interpreted in different ways as well. The article interprets these component as non-discriminatory measures. The cities are not only becoming the hub of crime rates but also of the subtle ways of exclusivity. The Spaces need to be constructed in such a way that it looks approachable for all the genders across all the sections. It should not scare one away and accepts the other. The need for safe and inclusive green spaces is because of the issues that surrounds us – crime rates; the harboring of hate for certain section sections and most important for the sustainable way of living – without fear, with quality.
If we focus on India, urbanization in India has followed quite the same path as other developing countries or some of the developed ones – concentration of population in certain cities of the country. Though the country does not have any primate states, it has primate cities at the regional level such as Ahmedabad, Patna, Mumbai, Delhi. The growing concentration in only certain parts of the country has also led to environmental degradation. Moreover, the paucity of space has led to evolution of cramped houses and walls on the fringes of the cities. The cities are also severely affected by various natural disasters – heatwaves, floods among many other extremes. The frequent changing course of the river in Bihar has been its major cause of worry. The drowning of Mumbai due to few hours of heavy rain yet again points to our lack of sustainable of planning. The death of over 1334 people in Ahmedabad in 2010 due to heat waves should drag our attention to the harsh effect of environmental degradation.
The governments across countries are formulating plans to survive the changing climate – the need of the hour also calls for individual and community level participation. Individually, people can partake in activities such as terrace gardening – contributing to the making of green spaces. Community can come together for the building of green parks, for taking up the work of cleaning alongside each other. An important role can be played by youth – to spread awareness and to bring in practice against littering, against wastage, towards sustainability.
If you ever one of those kids, that were totally obsessed with Greek mythology in middle school, and you still need a little bit more of it. Here are some of the Greek mythology retellings to read!
A Thousand Ships – Natalie Haynes.
These are the stories of the women whose lives, loves, and rivalries were forever altered by this long and tragic war, from the Trojan women whose fates now lie in the hands of the Greeks, to the Amazon princess who fought Achilles on their behalf, to Penelope awaiting the return of Odysseus, to the three goddesses whose feud started it all.
A Thousand Ships is a deeply filled woman’s epic that places women, girls, and goddesses at the centre of the Western world’s greatest storey ever written.
Circe – Madeline Miller.
A daughter is born at the home of Helios, god of the sun and mightiest of the Titans. Circe, on the other hand, is an odd kid, neither strong like her father nor fiercely alluring like her mother. She seeks company among mortals and realises that she possesses power – witchcraft power, which may turn opponents into monsters and even the gods themselves.Zeus exiles her to a barren island, where she hones her occult skills, tames wild monsters, and crosses paths with a variety of people. However, a woman who stands alone faces peril, and Circe unknowingly attracts the fury of both men and gods. Circe must collect all of her might to safeguard what she cares about most.
The Silence of the Girls – Pat Barker.
The ancient city of Troy has been under siege for a decade by the formidable Greek army, which is still fighting a terrible battle over a kidnapped lady named Helen. Another woman, Briseis, observes and waits for the war’s fate in the Greek camp. She was the queen of a neighbouring state until Achilles, Greece’s finest warrior, attacked her city and killed her husband and brothers. Briseis becomes Achilles’ concubine and a battle prize, and she must swiftly adjust to a completely new existence as one of the numerous captured women who serve the Greek army.When Agamemnon, the Greek armies’ harsh political commander, desires Briseis for himself, she finds herself stranded between the two most powerful Greeks. In protest, Achilles refuses to fight, and the Greeks begin to lose ground to their Trojan adversaries. Briseis finds herself in an unprecedented position, able to observe the two men leading the Greek army in what will become their final confrontation, deciding the fate not only of Briseis’ people but also of the ancient world at large. Keenly observant and coolly unflinching about the daily horrors of war, Briseis finds herself in an unprecedented position, able to observe the two men leading the Greek army in what will become their final confrontation, deciding the fate not only of Briseis’ people.
Pandora’s Jar – Natalie Haynes.
The Greek myths are one of the contemporary world’s most fundamental cultural foundations.
Epic poetry and Greek tragedy, from Homer to Virgil, from Aeschylus to Sophocles and Euripides, are replete with tales of gods and monsters. Even today, a plethora of novels, plays, and films are based on stories that were first recounted about three thousand years ago. Modern Greek mythtellers, on the other hand, have largely been men who have showed little interest in relaying women’s stories. Now, in Pandora’s Jar, Natalie Haynes retells Greek creation tales with female protagonists on an equal footing with their male counterparts. As a result, we have a vivid and compelling storey.
The Penelopiad – Margaret Atwood.
Penelope—wife of Odysseus and niece of the lovely Helen of Troy—is presented as the ultimate devoted wife in Homer’s Odyssey, her narrative serving as a timeless lesson. When Odysseus travels out to fight in the Trojan War following the kidnapping of Helen, Penelope manages to retain the kingdom of Ithaca, raise her wayward son, and keep over a hundred suitors at bay all at the same time, despite scandalous accusations. Odysseus kills her suitors and twelve of her maids when he returns home after surviving difficulties, battling monsters, and sleeping with deities.Margaret Atwood has given the old narrative a brilliant contemporary twist by recounting it to Penelope and her twelve hung maids, asking: “What led to the girls’ execution, and what was Penelope actually up to?” The narrative becomes as smart and sympathetic as it is terrifying, and as immensely fascinating as it is terrible in Atwood’s sparkling, lighthearted retelling. She gives Penelope fresh life and reality—and sets out to solve an old mystery—with humour and zest, drawing on the story-telling and lyrical talent for which she is known.
A precinct plan is a planning tool that sets out a vision for the future development trajectory of an area. It establishes a planning and management framework to guide development and land-use change and aims to achieve environmental, social and economic objectives.
Precinct commonly refers in planning to a geographically smaller area with specific characteristics that requires detailed planning within the broader administrative boundaries of a municipality and the exact size of a precinct will thus vary. The precinct plan aims to take into account all of the issues affecting the area, including its buildings and spaces, land uses, activities and transport. Based on the baseline situation study carried out one is able to then determine what is working well and how this can be enhanced, and how the area can grow and change in the future. Precinct Plans provides clear strategies and detailed actions for how this can be achieved through the implementation over time.
Essentially, the proposals in a precinct plan will inform the overall development of the precinct in terms of medium to long-term strategic interventions required to promote the development of spatially and economically integrated precincts that are attractive, efficient, convenient, safe and effectively managed. The interventions will also promote restructuring, sustainable communities, economic development, poverty alleviation and environmental sustainability. The four stages of precinct plan include
The megahit South Korean tv show named “Squid Game” has become Netflix’s number 1 most watched series and has even surpassed the previously most watched series “Bridgerton”. In the Squid game series, the players in the game were either financially indebted or were extremely poor and they each were given a chance to alter their lives completely by playing 6 childhood games where if they manage to win can win upto 40 million dollars. But they all didn’t know that losing in the game meant death. Nonethless, the players were ready to risk it anyway and gradually as the game progressed and they kept on playing, they became more self centered, violent and immoral. However, in the end the protagonist wins the game and along with it the enormous amount of money which basically turned him from rags to riches since he was in debt and couldn’t even offer child support to his only daughter after divorce from his wife. However, we get to see in the end that although his financial troubles were erased, he lost his way in life. He forgot to speak and smile and became a tragic soul, even more tragic than when he was drowning in his problems. It was at this point that another man tells him – “Do you know that someone who doesn’t have any money has in common with someone with to much money?…Living is no fun for either of them.” This right here is the biggest lesson in squid game! “Money is only the cost of living and not te ultimate prize.” It is alright if we have set some financial goals in life but those goals should not be the only reason for our existence. We must look deeper into life and find it’s true essence. Squid game is not far from reality since in the name of chasing wealth, some of us do horrible deeds! We betray our loved ones, we neglect our family and relationships , sometimes we even cheat innocent ones just to be RICH. And when we are done being rich, we may have gotten all the money we wanted but at the cost of our time, energy and sometimes even at the cost of our relationships with our dear ones. But then, perhaps it will all be too late for us to realise that what we were busy trying to achieve was simply not the point of being alive, just like main character of the show ultimately realises in the end.
When Toyota was in just 2 years in it’s business, Japan had to go through World War II and Hiroshima Nagasaki incident which completely destroyed Japan’s economy. While struggling for labor and capital, they also had to face companies as big as Ford and General Motors of the United States. Despite all the odds Eiji Toyoda was abled to make profits and raise the company above all the giant automobiles companies.
Back in the 90s when Japan’s economy was shattered and people were struggling to stay alive, making a place in a market under such circumstances were impossible, let alone profit.
Noticing their company struggle keep it’s foot on ground, Eiji Toyoda decided to visit Ford’s rouge plant, where he learnt about the production system of the company. When he got back, he realized it isn’t just abut copying their methods and mechanisms , plus affording machinery and labors were out of the question. While the seemingly perfect method of Ford did end up making profits, there were few loopholes in the system which caught Eiji’s eyes.
THE LOOPHOLES
The production line of Ford was as such, first they would forecast the demand and then they will place order for the raw materials in bulk to reduce the cost. After that they will store the materials in the warehouse and then start assembling the parts. Proceeding that the cars were store in the inventory and then to the dealers. Noting that they would always produce in surplus, they would more often than not face overproduction. The overproduction in tern lead to excessive inventory and unnecessary capital investment.
A BRILIANT IDEA
In order to make their production efficient and profitable, Eiji came up with idea of Just In Time method of production. In this method the cars will we only available in the pamphlets and the showroom, the assembling will only starts after the customer places an order. They would also encourage their suppliers to follow the same. And the best part is that the entire process would take only 5 days. This method lead to extreme cost cutting since their were no excess inventory and even if a natural disaster were to occur, which is quite common in Japan, there will be little to no loss.
THEIR SUCCESS
After adopting the Just In Time method of production, Toyota’s production started to shoot up from the year 1995. In 2008 it became one of the largest car manufacturer and in 2016, Toyota’s market capitalization was more than that of Ford, General Motors and Honda together. Later when almost every company started to implement the Just In Time method, they saw 80% less lead time and up to 50% reduction in inventory, resulting them to save capital. And this is how Toyota transformed the world of supply chain while becoming one of the most profitable company.
Joint Entrance Exam (JEE) Mains is a very important and well-known entrance examination in India that is administered by the National Testing Agency (NTA) for admission to various engineering colleges in India, including NITs, IIITs and Centrally Funded Technical Institutes. It is also a qualifying exam for JEE advanced through which the aspirants get admission into various IITs across India for technical courses.
Since engineering has become a very popular career path among students pursuing PCM in class 12, this exam has grown in popularity among the youths which in turns leads to arduous competition.
So, in this article, I will go over everything about this exam, including the eligibility criteria, paper pattern, syllabus, cracking strategies, and some frequently asked questions (FAQs).
*Eligibility criteria*
All candidates taking JEE Mains must have completed a class 12 or senior secondary education qualifying examination that including physics, chemistry, and math as compulsory subjects. No age limit is being set for this exam.
*Exam application fees*
The following are the application fees for the exam:
General/OBC/EWS candidates:-
1. Boys — 650 Rs or $8.8
2. Girls — 325 RS or $4.4
SC/ST/PWD candidates:-
For all — 325 Rs or $4.4.
*Paper pattern*
JEE Mains is a three-hour objective-based exam. The paper is divided into three sections: physics, chemistry, and math. Candidates must answer 75 questions. For each correct answer, the candidate will receive +4 marks, while each incorrect answer will result in a -1 mark. There will be no points awarded or deducted for questions that are not attempted.
*Syllabus*
The syllabus for JEE Mains is entirely based on class 11 and 12 physics, chemistry, and math topics.
* Tips to crack*
1. Goal setting
First and the foremost tip is to set your goal and have faith in yourself to achieve the target . Aspirants are advised not to lower their motivation and morale.
2. Consistency
Consistency is the very important key to success everywhere and so in JEE Mains as well . JEE mains preparation requires consistent hard and smart work . Aspirants should stick towards the study schedule.
3. Revision
Aspirants should focus on all three subjects i.e physics, chemistry and maths equally. He/she should also refer to the previous year question papers. Take the mock tests that will show your preparation and the fields where more improvement is being required. In the last days candidates should revise all the topics thoroughly very well.
*Frequently asked questions about JEE Mains*
1. Is JEE Mains easy to crack?
JEE Mains is not easy to crack as it requires months or even years of preparation and hard work.
2. How many times an aspirant can write JEE Mains?
A student can give JEE Mains exam for consecutive three years.
3. What is the mode of Jee Mains exam?
JEE main is being held in Computer Based Test (CBT) mode expect drawing test for BArch.
HC restrains chairpersons from taking major decisions.
The division bench of Justice Rajiv Shakdher and Justice Talwant Singh said that the power to appoint chairpersons is expressly conferred upon the executive council and not the vice-chancellor. Rejecting the varsity’s argument that the VC had exercised the powers under Statue 4(5) of the Statute of the university, the court said that the VC can exercise such powers only when immediate action is required “on account of emergent situation”, which then is reported to the concerned authority for obtaining its approval.
Observing that Sood had objected to the agenda for the 296th meeting of the executive council and informed the latter that the appointments made by the VC are flawed, the court said therefore prima facie the authorities were put to notice that the course on which they were proceeding was perhaps not the correct one.
“Despite this, respondent no.2 (VC), it appears, went on to appoint the Chairpersons of the concerned Centres/Special Centres,” reads the order.
The division bench also noted a submission made by Sood’s counsel Abhik Chimni that after a single bench of the high court refused to stay the nine appointments made by the VC, he went ahead with the appointment of another person as chairperson of Centre of Spanish, Portuguese, Italian and Latin American Studies/School of Language, Literature & Cultural Studies on October 08, again exercising the emergency powers vested in him.
Observing that the vice-chancellor of Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) is not vested with the power to appoint chairpersons of centres, the Delhi High Court has restrained the nine chairpersons appointed by Prof M Jagadesh Kumar from taking any major decisions, including those relating to the convening of selection committees or carrying out selections concerning the centres or special centres.
The division bench of Justice Rajiv Shakdher and Justice Talwant Singh said that the power to appoint chairpersons is expressly conferred upon the executive council and not the VC.
“Therefore, prima facie, respondent no.2 could not have exercised the power to appoint Chairpersons of Centres/Special Centres,” said the court, adding that the appointments made by the VC prima facie are without authority.
The court was hearing a matter relating to the appointment of professors as chairpersons of the centres or special centres by the VC. Professor Atul Sood has approached the court with a petition challenging the approval granted by the executive council to the nine appointments made by the VC. It has been argued before the court that the appointments cannot emanate from the VC.
Technological determinism is a reductionist theory that aims to provide a causative link between technology and a society’s nature. It tries to explain as to whom or what could have a controlling power in human affairs. The theory questions the degree to which human thought or action is influenced by technological factors.
The term ‘technological determinism’ was coined by Thorstein Veblen and this theory revolves around the proposition that technology in any given society defines its nature. Technology is viewed as the driving force of culture in a society and it determines its course of history.
Karl Marx believed that technological progress lead to newer ways of production in a society and this ultimately influenced the cultural, political and economic aspects of a society, thereby inevitably changing society itself. He explained this statement with the example of how a feudal society that used a hand mill slowly changed into an industrial capitalist society with the introduction of the steam mill.
WINNER’S HYPOTHESES
Langdon Winner provided two hypotheses for this theory:
The technology of a given society is a fundamental influencer of the various ways in which a society exists Changes in technology are the primary and most important source that leads to change in the society An offshoot of the above hypotheses which is not as extreme is the belief that technology influences the various choices that we make and therefore a changed society can be traced back to changed technologies.
Technological determinism manifests itself at various levels initially it starts with the introduction of newer technologies introduces various changes and at times these changes can also lead to a loss of existing knowledge as well. For example, the introduction of newer agricultural tools and methods has seen the gradual loss of knowledge of traditional means of farming. Therefore technology is also influencing the level of knowledge in a society.
Examples of Technological determinism
History shows us numerous examples to explain why technology is considered to be determining the society that we live in. The invention of the gun changed how disputes were sorted out and changed the face of combat. A gun required minimum effort and skill to be used successfully and could be used from a safe distance. This when compared to how earlier wars were fought with swords and archery lead to a radical change in the weapons used in war. Today with the discovery .
Today with the discovery of nuclear energy, future wars will be fought with nuclear arsenal. Each new discovery causes a transition to a different society. The discovery of steam power let to the development of the industrial society and the introduction of computers has led to the dawn of the information age.
Technological Drift
Winner believed that changes in technology sometimes had unintended or unexpected results and effects as well. Winner called this phenomenon as ‘technological drift’ where people start drifting more and more among a sea of unpredictable and uncertain consequences. According to Winner, technology is not the slave of the human being but rather humans are slaves to technology as they are forced to adapt to the technological environment that surrounds them.
Forms of Technological Determinism
An alternative weaker view of technological determinism says that technology is serving a mediating function because despite it leading to changes in culture, it is actually controlled by human beings. When control of technology slowly reduces from being in the hands of few human beings, it passes completely into the control of technology itself. This view of humans having no control is referred to as ‘autonomous technological determinism.’
Technological Determinism and Media
New media are not only an addition to existing media, they are also new technologies and therefore do have a deterministic factor as well. Marshall McLuhan made a famous statement that “the medium is the message.” This means that the medium used to communicate influences the mind of the receiver. The introduction of news print, television and the internet have all shown how technological advances have an impact on the society in which we live in.
Criticism of Technological Determinism
A critique of technological determinism is that technology never forces itself on members of the society. Man creates technology and chooses to use them. He invents television and chooses to view it. There is no imposition on the part of the technology to be used rather technology requires people to participate or involve themselves at some point or another to use a car or a microwave. The choice of using technology and experiencing its effects therefore lies in the hand of a human being.
Although it sounds complex, Logical Reasoning is a simple process that involves effective thinking. It is put into action when we ask questions like, “If this is true, what else is true?, If this isn’t true, what else couldn’t be true?” These questions raised are inferences, they form connections between the given primary sentence and the secondary sentence. There are rigid rules that determine if something can be considered an inference or not.
For Example:
If there are puddles of water on the road, it rained yesterday.
Considering this sentence to be true, the following sentence could also be true.
If there are no puddles of water on the road, it wouldn’t have rained yesterday.
Just because there are puddles of water on the road, it doesn’t mean that it rained yesterday.
Ludwig Wittgenstein states that, “Logic takes care of itself; all we have to do is to look and see how it does it.”
There are two types of Logical reasoning that are categorized by their respective inferences.
Deductive Logical Reasoning:
Deductive logical reasoning is identified when the secondary sentence in accordance with the primary sentence, must be true. For example, if it is true that there are always puddles of water while it rains and it’s true that it rained. Then it must be true that there will be puddles of water. Obviously the world doesn’t always conform to the conditions of deductive logical reasoning. There wouldn’t be a puddles of water every time or everywhere it rains as mentioned in the above example But deductive logical reasoning is an important quotient in fields such as law, science, and engineering that possess rigid principles.
Inductive Logical Reasoning
Inductive logical reasoning can be associated with when the secondary sentence, which is in accordance with the primary sentence, could probably be true. The secondary statement in Inductive reasoning is less definitive in comparison with deductive reasoning. But this kind of reasoning proves to be more useful. Induction helps us to guess what will happen in the near future. We observe how things are happening, how things had happened before, and draw conclusions about how things will happen in the future. However these conclusions are based on estimations and not certaninity. For example, there is a probability that it will rain tomorrow. But it is not certain as there are several other factors that could have caused the formation of dark clouds.
Importance of Logical Reasoning
Logical Reasoning, in accordance with Analytical Ability, is useful in everyday situations. It helps you make decisions, identify truths, and arrive at solutions while solving complex problems. It also helps you formulate new ideas and set achievable goals. Logical reasoning is also an important factor for testing intelligence in IQ tests.
Analytical ability is a skill which helps you understand the complexities of a problem and provide solutions for it. Analytical thinking is a process involving utilization of existing resources to accurately assess situations. Analytical ability heavily focuses on the cause and effect relationship that predicts the impacts of different solutions. Employers expect their potential employees to possess the skill of analyzing as it is important for making decisions that benefit their company.
Here are some common factors of analytical ability that can be put to fair use:
Attention to detail: This is an important factor of analytical ability that involves identifying specific details, picking up on social cues, and finding subtle patterns in an aspect that helps you stock up on data necessary to think analytically.
Research: A factor of analytical ability that helps in identifying relevant information and reliable sources for the information through research. It further enhances the ability to analyze.
Data mining: Data mining involves looking through large sets of data and finding patterns among them to make analytical projections about situations in the future.
Data analysis: Data analysis is the process of using information uncovered by data mining to make models, tables, and other visual representations to help others understand your analysis.
Diagnostics: Diagnosing the cause of a problem and clearly defining it forms an integral part of analytical ability.
Organising: Organising information into different categories makes it easier to access the most relevant information and create convenient patterns for analysing information.
Problem-Solving: Problem-solving is an analytical ability that involves utilising the information gathered on real-world situations to arrive at solutions.
Forecasting: This process involves making predictions about the future with the information in hand. It encourages further analysis to create plans for handling foreseen challenges.
Decision making: Taking a course of decision adds credibility to your analysis as it shifts the focus from theories to strategies.
Importance of Analytical Ability
Analytical ability is important because it helps people to arrive at a solution while dealing with complex problems by taking necessary decisions and fruitful actions. This ability comprises several related skills such as decision making, critical thinking, attention to detail, research skills, etc as mentioned above.
Given that the patriarchy in vivid as well as in subtle way has been ingrained in the functioning of society since time immemorial – women have to struggle harder for anything and everything. Every gender has their own share of struggle to keep trudging forward, however, given the limited scope of time and resources, the article attempts to understand the impact of pandemic on school’s education on girls, precisely adolescent girls.
The Pandemic has not only ruined the very fabric of health but also has ravaged every sector and sections of society. One of the most impacted sectors of importance is the Education sector. According to the United Nation’s report, about 24 million children are at risk of not returning to school. Further, more than 1.6 billion learners across the world have been affected and the condition is worse in low-income countries. For instance, as reported by The Hindu (2020), ‘during the second quarter of 2020, 86% of children at the primary level have been effectively out of school in poor countries, compared to 20% in highly developed countries.’ Moreover, UNESCO has estimated that about 23.8 million children and youth might have to drop out of the school next year because of the pandemic. Out of these, 5.95 million are from South and West Asia as compared to the other regions. The pandemic has also increased the disparities in the imparting of education across the world. The low and middle-income countries have resorted to cut in funding to deal with the crisis.
In India, the pre-pandemic statistics weren’t already promising – as per NSS 75th Round Household Survey 2017-18, around 3.22 crore children in the age group of 6-17 years were out of school and about 31 percent never attended one (Sonawane, 2020). The pandemic has only worsened it. UNESCO reports that the school closures have affected about 30 million students in India. However, only 37.6 million children across 16 states are continuing education through various online sources, UNICEF states. This school closure has not affected every section with the same intensity. The worst bearer again here are the girls especially those of poor households and so-called lower castes. In India, various social processes and factors already deter girls from completing their education successfully – for instance, as per the NSS, 30.2 percent girls reported that they discontinued education due to their engagement in domestic activities. The number is higher in rural areas (31.9%) than in the urban areas (26.7%). Moreover, U-DISE Flash Statistics for 2016-17 estimate that adolescent girls are more likely to dropout from secondary education (19.8%) than primary education (6.3%) and this figure is higher for government schools (26.8%). Given such dire situation already, the Malala Fund estimates that 10 million more secondary school age girls could be out of school after the COVID-19 crisis has passed especially from developing countries like India (Sonawane, 2020).
These numbers do not show the entire picture, if we would delve a bit deeper, it will be noticed that the disparities are only growing wider. However, given the limits, this section of article focuses on the reasons behind the estimation of school dropout by the girls. One of the most common reason cited is the increasing involvement of the girls in domestic work. During lockdown, the time spent doing the household-chorus has increased leading to ultimate tiredness and missing out on classes. The foremost decision of a family to fight increasing financial instability is to cut off the funds invested on the education of the girl child – prioritizing the education of the male child, as per the gender norms.
The switch to online classes has only brought out the ‘gender digital divide’, which has become another hurdle in female education. Though the gap is narrowing, the gender gap in mobile internet use in low-and middle-income countries remains substantial, with over 300 million fewer women than men accessing the internet on a mobile. This gender gap is still the widest in the South Asia (51%). Study has revealed that in India, in 2020, 79% of the males were mobile owners as compared to 63% of female mobile owners. Furthermore, with respect to mobile internet users, 42% of males had access to internet on mobile while just 21% of women had access to internet on mobile (GSMA, 2020). Such disparities are sharper in poor households, wherein girls always have to give up their education and during this pandemic, when everything has turned online – girls are ultimately bound to struggle. The statistics have brought into light that most dropout are expected to be from government schools – this only shows that poverty and financial instability are one of the main causes of dropouts.
Another important factor in play is the consideration of girl as the ‘burden’ on the family and this thinking is still prevalent – one of the consequences of which is the Child Marriage. Though, the practice has been lawfully banned, it has not vanished entirely. During and after lockdown, a surge in child marriage cases have been reported. Childline in India claims to have compiled reports of 5214 child marriages reported between March to June (National Herald, 2020). These are the just the reported cases, it is likely that there must be a number of such cases which are going unreported. Such prevalent practices pose another major hurdle in the completion of education of the girl child.
The Pandemic has hit the jobs of many but it has been widely reported that the women has been worse hit. The situation of women in the labor market is already dire – there is huge disparity in terms of opportunity of work, wages etc., and pandemic has only added to their woes. Given the drop in source of income, mothers too find themselves incapable of standing or supporting their girl child, in most cases.
Thus, it is necessary that NGOs should involve into different such issues at the very grassroot level – channeling the help to lower level. The involvement of community to spread the reach and help can be quite impactful. The co-operation between local government, local community and the NGOs can be a powerful force against the odds we are in.
High-performance vehicles are fun until you start getting used to their factory performance. It is then that you should think of making some upgrades. Traditionally, this meant improving performance intake, a bigger carburetor, high-compression pistons, a recurved distributor, and ported or oversized valves.
Whether you want to improve the vehicle’s fuel efficiency, increase comfort, or need extra horsepower, there are no best or worst car upgrades. However, some investments are certainly better and more worthwhile than others. Below are a few aftermarket car upgrades worth the costs.
1. Exhaust System
Replacing your vehicle’s exhaust system significantlyimproves performance and auditory feedback. Aftermarket exhaust systems allow for better airflow compared to the restrictive factory exhaust systems. You can clearly hear your engine rev alive as you press the gas pedal.
There is a wide range of aftermarket exhaust varieties for petrol-heads to explore. However, it is best to stick with established names, such as Rhino exhaust. Known companies manufacture exhaust systems that flow better, limit the annoying drone, and last longer.
2. Tires
Whether you want to improve performance or aesthetics, replacing your vehicle’s tires is a wise investment. Like other car parts, several high-quality tire makes, and models that can boost your vehicle’s performance are available. You can get the most from your vehicle’s horsepower by choosing high-quality performance tires.
For starters, quality tires provide additional grip, stability, and control, especially on wet tracks. They can significantly improve on-road performance through enhanced acceleration, braking, and cornering. However, you should use theNational Department of Transportation guidelines for information regarding the tire speed, traction, heat resistance, and traction control.
3. Engine Care and Tuning
If you want to improve performance, some engine care and tuning can give you the best tangible pay-offs. Factory settings on most engines are designed to improve reliability and fuel efficiency. Engine tuning increases its power by improving its boost pressure. Tuning doesn’t require a great deal of hardware modifications, and can be done in a few hours.
4. Suspension
Upgrading yourvehicle’s suspension is also incredibly rewarding. It improves the vehicle’s stability and agility and minimizes unnecessary halts and movements. Worn-out suspension can cause braking and tire issues. Your vehicle discs and wheel bearings also wear off faster.
The suspension system is made up of shocks and springs. Replacing factory shocks with aftermarket models improves the vehicle’s bounce and body stability during acceleration. Pairing your new shocks with the right coil-over springs is the game-changer. Even though coil-over springs are more expensive than normal springs, they can easily be customized for stiffness.
5. Car Seats
Quality seats and harnesses are a must-have for frequent drivers. Custom vehicle seats provide premium support and position the body better for acceleration, steering, and braking. Racing seats allow drivers to explore performance controls easily and comfortably. They are very adjustable and recline to greater degrees for better protection.
End note
With endless modifications, you can choose specific aspects that suit your car and individual needs.
A senior advocate of the Punjab and Haryana High Court, Mr Deol was appointed to the post in September after Atul Nanda resigned as the Advocate-General.
Chandigarh:
Punjab Chief Minister Charanjit Singh Channi has refused to accept APS Deol’s resignation as state Advocate-General, sources said. Mr Deol had handed over his resignation letter to the Chief Minister on Monday following attacks from state Congress chief Navjot Singh Sidhu, who wanted him removed for representing two accused cops in a sacrilege and police firing case.
The development is seen as a reaction to Mr Sidhu’s public attacks on the state government; on Monday Mr Sidhu took a swipe at the Chief Minister after he announced slashing of the power tariff.
Mr Sidhu’s speech attacking the state government is said to be the reason,” the source added.
“They (politicians) offer …this is free, that is free, which happened in the last two months (ahead of the Punjab Assembly polls slated to be held early next year),” the cricketer-turned-politician said while urging people to vote only on the agenda of Punjab’s welfare.
A senior advocate of the Punjab and Haryana High Court, Mr Deol was appointed to the post in September after Atul Nanda resigned as the Advocate-General after the unceremonious exit of Amarinder Singh as the Punjab chief minister.
Mr Deol’s appointment had triggered a debate within the party as well as he had represented former top cop Sumedh Singh Saini and Inspector General Paramraj Singh Umaranangal in relation to cases regarding incidents of sacrilege and subsequent police firing in Kotkapura and Behbal Kalan in 2015.
On Monday, Mr Sidhu’s wife welcomed Mr Deol’s decision to quit the post.
“…Attorney General (APS Deol) had appeared for (former DGP Sumedh Singh) Saini. He (who represented the accused in the 2015 sacrilege case) can’t represent us. Attorney General had to be changed,” Navjot Kaur Sidhu told reporters.
Every person has their own language of expression. Each being express themselves in a way that is so unique to them and that way gives them next level comfort and warmth. Every morning they find one or other way of letting people know what they are feeling but the best way they can and should and mostly express themselves is through their love language. A language that makes them more of themselves and less of everyone else, a language that describes them in the most perfect way, a language that makes them free, independent and illuminated. This language is so pure and pious. And this language as said, have many forms and states but with each different personality these forms and states of this language also becomes different making it not only unique but special in its own way.
Poetry has to be the one that is close to my heart and special to my personality. But as mentioned, it might not necessarily be same poetry as someone else. I might write in way that not only describes my state of mind but also my insecurities or even the thoughts that are deep engraved in by sub-conscious. My language has to be poetry, it is the way I express myself. My poetries not only make me free but also lead me out of the dark tunnel of silence in to the world that has bright sunny day of full of thoughts and intellect. I express only grief, anger, or despair through my poetries but also, love, compassion and even bliss through it. Every emotion finds its place in my poetry and just fit well in its position to portray myself being just the way I want to.
Some people have painting as their language. They communicate their thoughts, feelings through painting them in colours. They choose red for love and green for happiness and black for grief and they go for white to describe peace. These colours express them way better than words could ever. They paint the canvas of their life with these colours of emotions and passion and at the same convey their opinions in the most colourful way to the person across the room. They have colour for each occasion and they have the best strokes to kill the heart breaking moments of life. Their paintings not only describe them as the painter who knows how well to use colours but those pieces are the reflection of their inner self and that they paint a part of themselves with each of their painting and say it out loud in those art works just as perfectly anybody could through writing.
Along with these languages that mostly involve the imagination in their expression, there come are languages that help beings express themselves through the moves of their body. Dance as they say, one must dance to express, not to impress has to be one of the most powerful of expressing and channeling their inner energy in conveying what they want to. With all the gloomy days taking a toll on the dancers they become quite and choose to perform only for themselves or on the music that fits their conditions but sometimes, their performance has a glow that shows us how happy or contended they are. This dance language is the language that makes us express through our body, a language that makes us believe in the beauty of this self that god created.
Everywhere, everytime what we observe is nothing more than the unhappy moments. Or may be we have become habitual of seeing everything in negative perspective.
Just ask someone, “how’s life going on”, & you will get the replies like these, “Ok”, “Not good”, “Bad”, “It’s just going on, don’t ask how”. You”ll find only a few who”ll reply you,”Oh.. It’s awesome..” or “it’s fantastic”. It simply shows that if not frustrated, people aren’t really happy with their lives.
And if you starting asking them the reasons, then you’ll soon realize that a thing is common among most of their problems.
The Past, or I must say the memories of past are the reasons behind most of our problems. I’m not saying that one should forget everything about the past. But it’s not worthy to live in past at all.
Worrying about what has happened,or what you’ve said to someone, or what someone once said to you, or how you broke up with someone or something, or how you shouldn’t have wasted your time, or how you should have done this or that thing or how you shouldn’t have done this or that thing isn’t ok. These worries make one less happy & more frustrated.
The life isn’t all about your past, it’s much more than this. Ok, it’s not easy to get over the memories, how good or bad they were, doesn’t matter. But just remember, that it’s not the memories, which are bothering you, but it’s your over thinking that makes you feel frustrated.
If something has happened in past, just learn from it. Grow up, be mature, don’t over think about the past incidents.
Focus on present, let the bygones be bygones.
Happy Reading…🙂
🕊️ May the peace prevail on our Earth. May the hope abide in our Hearts. 🕊️
Eduindex 
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