Tag: Learning

Learning is the process of acquiring new understanding, knowledge, behaviors, skills, values, attitudes, and preferences. The ability to learn is possessed by humans, animals, and some machines; there is also evidence for some kind of learning in certain plants.

Improving 'syllabus' at school- Part II

“Education is the key to success”. But is it actually providing knowledge to the extent that it makes everyone better off ? Do the lessons taught in schools really matter in our lives ? Is the education system well-established keeping in mind the needs of the times ?

We need to accept that our education system is ruined by some corrupt people hindering the growth and success of the country. Somehow we all know that the training techniques in our schools is old style now and that it requires improvements.

It also becomes a burden for students when they are loaded with tests, assignments and project besides getting regular homework. The classrooms too get filled with only subject-related matter and less care is taken for extra-curriculum.

However there is more scope for extra-curriculum as compared to competitive and corrupt field of academics. It has become corrupt since leverage is being given to some sections or some particular people are being favored in terms of marks(/quotas) or job posts, allocation of funds, etc.

Instead of the regular pattern of teaching, the focus should be made on skill development of students. They acquire more importance in life. Now we see that students lack even the basics of what the corporate world demands of them. From there arises the need to join paid courses after school. You sacrifice peak time for decision making of your life in learning something that should have been the syllabus in the schools! Isn’t it frustrating for someone who holds personal responsibilities and obligations already and had been dreaming of placements and other great opportunities to come on way after education ? Shouldn’t our system be wide enough to support growth and development of individuals, accepting it as their duty towards the nation ?

But the need of the hour is to take action. We can’t continue blaming others’ unless we put forward a step by ourselves. As it has been well said “Be the change you want to see”. The schedule needs to be changed. There is a need for addition of classes for upskilling of students by professionals in the schools itself as there is no time left afterwards, as many say.

There should be attention towards holistic development of a child from the very beginning by arranging music classes, sports period, and other possible skill enhancement classes in schools. This would ensure inclined growth of the child towards his/her area of interest. The students will have knowledge of various fields from the very beginning and this will help them decide early what do they wish to pursue as a career. This is the major problem now-a-days that the youth is not sure of their future goals. They surely have the spark to do wonders but don’t have the correct guidance as to what is best for them or how can they achieve their aims in between the complexities of the world.

The academics should be limited now, to the extent of its feasibility in life and higher studies be offered with a wider choice so that the focus is narrowed upon the future without compromising with present. Knowledge and practical-ability should be given priority over marks and grades. There are innumerable examples of people who were weak in studies but their practical approach proved beneficial for the world. Therefore the students should be taught the practical aspects more than the bookish language and terms.

Coming back to skills, there are a variety of fields where interests of a student can be drawn upon. Painting or sketching, writing, dance and singing, sports(basketball, relay race, badminton), etc. should not be limited to a single period in a week. They should be emphasized as much as academics’ competitions. Training should be provided to those who are keen about such extra activities which are actually, not “extra”.

Sustainable development

Reasonable advancement is a getting sorted out rule for meeting human improvement objectives while at the same time supporting the capacity of regular frameworks to give the normal assets and biological system administrations on which the economy and society depend. The ideal outcome is a condition of society where day to day environments and assets are utilized to keep on addressing human necessities without subverting the uprightness and dependability of the normal framework. Supportable improvement can be characterized as advancement that addresses the issues of the present without compromising the capacity of people in the future to address their own issues. Manageability objectives, like the current UN-level Sustainable Development Goals, address the worldwide difficulties, including neediness, disparity, environmental change, ecological debasement, harmony, and equity.

While the cutting edge idea of supportable improvement is gotten for the most part from the 1986 Brundtland Report, it is likewise established in before thoughts regarding reasonable woods the executives and twentieth-century natural concerns. As the idea of manageable improvement created, it has moved its concentrate more towards the monetary turn of events, social turn of events and ecological assurance for people in the future.

The idea of reasonable advancement has been, and still is, subject to analysis, including the topic of what is to be supported in feasible turn of events. It has been contended that there is nothing of the sort as a feasible utilization of a non-inexhaustible asset, since any certain pace of misuse will ultimately prompt the fatigue of earth’s limited stock this point of view delivers the Industrial Revolution in general unreasonable.

Reasonable advancement has its foundations in thoughts regarding economical backwoods the board which were created in Europe during the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries.[8][5]:6–16 in light of a developing familiarity with the consumption of lumber assets in England, John Evelyn contended, “Planting and planting of trees must be viewed as a public obligation of each landowner, to stop the dangerous over-misuse of regular assets.” in his 1662 exposition Sylva. In 1713 Hans Carl von Carlowitz, a senior mining executive in the help of Elector Frederick Augustus I of Saxony distributed Sylvicultura financial aspects, a 400-page work on ranger service. Expanding upon the thoughts of Evelyn and French clergyman Jean-Baptiste Colbert, von Carlowitz fostered the idea of overseeing woodlands for supported yield.[8] His work affected others, including Alexander von Humboldt and Georg Ludwig Hartig, in the long run prompting the advancement of the study of ranger service. This, thus, affected individuals like Gifford Pinchot, the main top of the US Forest Service, whose way to deal with timberland the board was driven by the possibility of shrewd utilization of assets, and Aldo Leopold whose land ethic was powerful in the advancement of the natural development during the 1960s.

Following the distribution of Rachel Carson’s Silent Spring in 1962, the creating natural development caused to notice the connection between monetary development and improvement and ecological corruption. Kenneth E. Boulding in his powerful 1966 exposition The Economics of the Coming Spaceship Earth distinguished the requirement for the monetary framework to fit itself to the environmental framework with its restricted pools of assets.

PHOBIA

“Nothing in life is to be feared. It is only to be understood.’                                                             –Marie Curie A phobia is a persistent, excessive, unrealistic fear of an object, person, animal, activity or situation. It is a type of anxiety disorder. A person with a phobia either tries to avoid the thing that triggers the fear, or […]

PHOBIA

Lightning Bolt.

When we talk about Olympics , how can we not talk about Usain St. Leo Bolt.Popularly known as Usain Bolt, he gained worldwide fame as sprinter.This talented man also hold 8 medals in Olympics

Bolt was born on 21st August 1986 in Sherwood Content, a small town in Jamaica. As a kid he was always interested in sports. He played football and cricket most. He stated ,”When I was young, I didn’t really think about anything other than sports”. Bolt mainly focused on other sports but his cricket coach notice his speed on cricket field and urged him to try track event. Following the advice of his coach he won his first annual high school medal in 2001; he took silver medal in 200 metres with a time of 22.04 seconds.

Bolt is a world record holder in 100 metres, 200metres and 4×100 metres relay. Bolt is a also a first athlete to win four World Championship titles in 200 m and is one of the most successful in 100 m with three titles. His achievements are so great that earned nickname “Lightning Bolt” . Bolt retired after 2017 World Championships, when he finished third in last Solo 100 m race, opted out of the 200 m and pulled up in 4×100 in relay final.

A guide to take care of your skin

Although you may believe that you have dry, oily, or sensitive skin, do you truly know? Knowing your genuine skin type can help you shop for cosmetics the next time you’re in the store. In reality, using the wrong products for your skin type — or even famous Internet tips — can exacerbate acne, dryness, and other skin issues.

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How to create your own skin care regimen

Which DIY skin hacks aren’t healthy, even if they seem to work, how to treat certain skin conditions like acne or scarring which DIY skin hacks aren’t healthy, even if they seem to work.

Building a daily skin care routine

A daily skin care programme can help you maintain general skin health and alleviate particular concerns like acne, scars, and dark spots, regardless of your skin type. A daily skin care routine consists of four essential stages that should be completed once in the morning and once before bedtime.

1. Cleansing: Choose a cleanser that doesn’t leave your skin tight after washing. Clean your face no more than twice a day, or just once, if you have dry skin and don’t wear makeup. Avoid washing for that squeaky-clean feeling because that means your skin’s natural oils are gone. Cleansers known to work well for all skin types include Cetaphil and Banila Clean It Zero Sherbet Cleanser.

2. Serums: A serum with vitamin C or growth factors or peptides would be better in the morning, under sunscreen. At night, retinol or prescription retinoids work best. Makeup Artist’s Choice has an effective vitamin C and E serum and retinol available.

3. Moisturizer: Even oily skin needs moisturizer, but use one that is lightweight, gel-based, and non-comedogenic, or doesn’t block your pores, like CeraVe’s facial lotion. Dry skin may benefit from more cream-based moisturizers like MISSHA Super Aqua Cell Renew Snail Cream. Most brands will label their products as gel or cream on their packaging.

4. Sunscreen: Apply sunscreen with at least 30 SPF 15 minutes before heading outdoors, as it takes a while for sunscreen to activate. Darker skin tones actually need more sun protection because hyperpigmentation is harder to correct. Try EltaMD’s sunscreen, which offers broad-spectrum UVA/UVB protection and is recommended by the Skin Cancer Foundation.

Suitable for all skin types

Keep yourself hydrated.

At least once a week, change your pillowcases.

Before going to bed, wash or wrap your hair.

Apply sunscreen 15 minutes before heading out every day.

To test how your skin reacts, start with a basic and uncomplicated routine. You can then add other products like exfoliants, masks, and spot treatments to increase your skin’s health if you’re comfortable.

Also, remember to patch test new products, especially if you have sensitive skin. This can aid in the detection of allergic reactions.

DIY Hacks to avoid

For typical skin concerns like acne pimples and dark patches, people claim that DIY remedies like lemon juice and toothpaste work miracles. Even Oscar winner Emma Stone claims that baking soda is her skin care secret. However, because these techniques might damage your skin’s barrier, they may cause more long-term harm than good.

Avoid these do-it-yourself blunders

Lemon juice: While it contains citric acid, it is far too acidic and might create dark spots following sun exposure. It might also cause your skin to become dry and irritated.

Baking soda (sodium bicarbonate) Baking soda, with a pH of 8, will stress your skin, severely reduce your skin’s water content, and produce dry skin.

Garlic: Garlic, when eaten raw, can cause skin allergies, eczema, and other skin conditions.

Toothpaste: While toothpaste’s chemicals destroy bacteria and absorb oil, they can also dry up or irritate your skin.
Sugar: Sugar is too harsh for the skin on your face as an exfoliator.

Vitamin E: Applying vitamin E to your skin can irritate it, and it hasn’t been proven to improve scar look.

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Although some of these substances are natural and inexpensive, they are not tailored for your skin. Even if you don’t experience any obvious negative effects, some substances can cause long-term or delayed harm. It’s important to utilise cosmetics designed specifically for your face. Before attempting DIY skin care, consult your doctor or dermatologist.

When to see a doctor or dermatologist

If your skin problems do not improve with over-the-counter products, you should contact a dermatologist. Prescription treatment for more severe acne, scarring, or other issues may be required, such as oral antibiotics, birth control, or topical prescription retinoids.

For deeper cysts or acne patches lodged beneath your skin, your dermatologist may conduct an extraction.

Keep in mind that the way goods perform depends on your skin type. Even when using a natural product, using the wrong one might cause breakouts, pimples, and redness.

It’s crucial to figure out your skin type and tailor your skin care routine accordingly. You can also take notes on product ingredients to determine if any of them are producing allergic reactions on your skin.

After cleansing your face, look for products that include these substances and incorporate them into your routine.

Child Labor

Not every work done by children ought to be named child labor that will be focused on for disposal. Children’s or alternately teenagers’ investment in work that doesn’t influence their wellbeing and self-awareness or meddle with their tutoring, is by and large viewed as being a positive thing. This incorporates exercises like aiding their folks around the home, aiding a privately-owned company or bringing in pocket cash outside school hours and during school occasions. These sorts of exercises add to children’s turn of events and to the government assistance of their families; they furnish them with abilities and experience, and help to set them up to be useful citizenry during their grown-up life.

The expression “child labor” is frequently characterized as work that denies children of their childhood, their latent capacity and their pride, and that is hurtful to physical and mental turn of events. It alludes to work that is intellectually, genuinely, socially or ethically hazardous and hurtful to children; and additionally meddles with their tutoring by: denying them of the chance to go to class; obliging them to leave school rashly; or expecting them to endeavor to consolidate school participation with unnecessarily long and substantial work.

Regardless of whether specific types of “work” can be designated “child labor” relies upon the child’s age, the sort and long periods of work played out, the conditions under which it is performed and the targets sought after by singular nations. The appropriate response differs from one country to another, just as among areas inside nations.

The most recent worldwide evaluations show that the quantity of children in child labor has ascended to 160 million around the world – an increment of 8.4 million children over the most recent four years. 63 million young ladies and 97 million young men were in child labor universally toward the start of 2020, representing very nearly 1 out of 10 of all children around the world.

This report cautions that worldwide advancement to end child labor has slowed down without precedent for a very long time. The quantity of children matured 5 to 17 years in dangerous work – characterized as work that is probably going to hurt their wellbeing, security or ethics – has ascended by 6.5 million to 79 million since 2016. In sub-Saharan Africa, populace development, outrageous destitution, and insufficient social assurance measures have prompted an extra 16.6 million children in child labor in the course of recent years.

Extra financial shocks and school terminations brought about by COVID-19 imply that children effectively in child labor might be working longer hours or under deteriorating conditions, while a lot more might be constrained into the most noticeably terrible types of child labor because of work and pay misfortunes among weak families. The report cautions that universally 9 million extra children are in danger of being driven into child labor before the finish of 2022 because of the pandemic.

Children in child labor are in danger of physical and mental damage. Child labor undermines children’s schooling, confining their rights and restricting their future chances, and prompts horrendous between generational patterns of destitution and child labor.

Aggressive Driving and Road Rage

For a long time, aggressive driving has been an issue on our roads, and it appears to be growing worse. Screaming, unpleasant gestures, and even violence have become commonplace on our highways, to the point where it has gained its own name: road rage. Find out what causes road rage, if you’re prone to it, and how you can help keep our roads safe by refusing to give in to it.

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Definition

After a series of shootings on many motorways throughout the city, local television station KTLA popularized the term “road rage.” The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration defines road rage as when a driver “commits moving traffic offences so as to endanger other persons or property; an assault with a motor vehicle or other dangerous weapon by the operator or passenger of one of one.

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration distinguishes between road rage and aggressive driving, the former being a criminal offence and the latter a traffic violation, according to the NHTSA. The driver is held responsible in this definition.

Road Rage Factors

Here are some of the most typical circumstances that lead to road rage or aggressive driving behaviour.

Delays in traffic
Heavy traffic, waiting at stoplights, seeking for a parking spot, or even waiting for passengers can all contribute to a driver’s rage.

Late for a meeting
Drivers can become irritable if they are late for a meeting or appointment.

Anonymity
Drivers may feel more comfortable engaging in risky driving behavior’s such as tailgating, cutting people off, excessive honking, or making rude gestures if they believe they won’t see other drivers again.

Ignorance of others and the law
Some motorists may believe that the rules do not apply to them.

Learned or habitual conduct
Aggressive driving may be the norm for some drivers.

Forms of road rage

  • Tailgating
  • Yelling
  • Honking in anger
  • Making angry gestures
  • Trying to block another vehicle from changing lanes
  • Cutting off another vehicle on purpose
  • Getting out of the vehicle to confront another driver
  • Bumping or ramming another vehicle on purpose

How to avoid road rage

To protect yourself from aggressive drivers or if you become a victim of a road rage incident, make sure you have the right car insurance policy.

Take your time. Allow yourself plenty of time to get where you want to go; you’ll be less likely to become impatient and take unnecessary risks if you do.

Allow yourself to cool down. Take some time to relax if you’re upset.

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The Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders does not list road rage as a mental disorder (DSM). The behaviours commonly associated with road rage, according to an article published by the Associated Press in June 2006, can be the result of an illness known as intermittent explosive disorder, which is recognised by the DSM.

Between 2001 and 2003, polls of 9,200 adults in the United States yielded this conclusion. The National Institute of Mental Health provided funding for the surveys.

Road rage is a serious offence that may be considered a threat to public safety. However, because it is not always feasible to determine purpose by external observation, “road ragers” who are caught by police may face additional charges such as careless or reckless driving, as well as a fine.

Road ragers are potentially criminals.

Jobs for the Future

There are two reasons why students are interested in sustainable management studies.

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Youngsters are now facing the impact of climate change themselves. Many of them have experienced-led disasters such as floods and cyclones, more than their previous generation did.

Second, there is growing awareness on the regulatory requirement and the investor’s demand, said Jagdish Ratnani, a Professor.

Nevertheless, the fact is that many jobs of the future will require hordes of managerial talent who understand ESG. Its a great career opportunity, Aditya Shelar, a student at IIM Lucknow, thinks that business in future will think beyond numbers and they would need people who under- stand a range of issues.

The transition to electric vehicles, higher solar power adoption, green practices in real-estate as well as carbon neutral policies will all require manpower that drive these shifts.

Environment and sustainability will have to be embedded in both corporate thought and actions. Its a requirement for branding, for raising funds, and to capture young and aware consumers. Institutions will increasingly adopt that in the classroom and beyond. It was said by Gopal Sarangi of TERI Institute of Advance Studies.

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Some firms want to evaluate if their manpower is conscious about ethical business strategies. Some firms want to evaluate if their manpower is conscious about ethical sourcing, environment reservation, SGD goals like equality at workspace, the side effects of child labour and fair wage.

All this will fuel demand for more courses in B- Schools.

Reference

http://www.intershala.com

http://www.timesofindia.com

The significance of children's rights

There are numerous purposes behind singling out children’s rights in a different common liberties Convention . Children are neither the assets of guardians nor of the state, nor are they simple individuals really taking shape; they have equivalent status as individuals from the human family.

Children start life as absolutely dependent creatures , Children should depend on grown-ups for the support and direction they need to develop towards freedom. Such support is undeniably found from grown-ups in children’s families, yet when essential grown-up parental figures can’t address children’s issues, it is up to the State as the essential obligation conveyor to track down an option to the greatest advantage of the child. The activities, or inactions, of government sway children more unequivocally than some other gathering in the public eye . Essentially every space of government strategy – from schooling to general wellbeing – influences children somewhat. Childish policymaking that neglects to consider children adversely affects the fate of all citizenry.

Children’s perspectives ought to be heard and considered in the political interaction , Children by and large don’t cast a ballot and don’t generally partake in political cycles. Without extraordinary thoughtfulness regarding the assessments of children – as communicated at home and in schools, in neighborhood networks and surprisingly in governments – children’s perspectives go unheard on the numerous significant issues that influence them now or will influence them later on. Numerous progressions in the public eye are having an unbalanced, and regularly adverse, sway on children . Change of the family structure, globalization, environmental change, digitalization, mass relocation, moving business designs and a contracting social government assistance net in numerous nations all emphatically affect children. The effect of these progressions can be especially decimating in circumstances of equipped clash and different crises.

The solid improvement of children is essential to the future prosperity of any general public. Since they are as yet creating, children are particularly defenseless – more so than grown-ups – to helpless day to day environments like destitution, insufficient medical services, nourishment, safe water, lodging and ecological contamination. The impacts of infection, hunger and neediness undermine the fate of children and hence the eventual fate of the social orders wherein they live. The expenses for society of bombing its children are colossal

Social examination discoveries show that children’s soonest encounters essentially impact their future turn of events. The course of their improvement decides their commitment, or cost, to society throughout their lives.

Caste Discrimination

Caste discrimination is one of the most exceedingly awful denials of basic freedoms on the planet today. It is minimal perceived and infrequently recognized, and influences in excess of 260 million individuals around the world. Through a hierarchical situation, the task of essential rights among different castes is profoundly inconsistent, with those at the top getting a charge out of most rights combined with least obligations and those at the base performing most obligations combined with no rights. The situation is kept up with through the inflexible implementation of social segregation (an arrangement of social and financial punishments).

Caste discrimination includes enormous infringement of common, political, financial, social and social rights. It is normal banned in nations influenced by it, yet an absence of execution of enactment and caste-inclination inside the equity frameworks to a great extent leave casualties without security.

The rejection of supposed ‘lower caste networks’ by different gatherings in the public eye and the intrinsic underlying disparity in these social connections lead to significant degrees of neediness among influenced populace gatherings. There is little admittance to advantages and improvement measures, and their position by and large blocks contribution in dynamic and significant investment openly and common life.India’s caste framework is maybe the world’s longest enduring social progressive system. A characterizing highlight of Hinduism, caste includes an unpredictable requesting of gatherings of people based on custom immaculateness. An individual is viewed as an individual from the caste into which the person in question is conceived and stays inside that caste til’ the very end, albeit the specific positioning of that caste might differ among areas and over the long run. Contrasts in status are generally advocated by the strict regulation of karma, a conviction that one’s place in life is controlled by one’s deeds in past lifetimes.

Conventional grant has portrayed this over 2,000-year-old framework inside the setting of the four head varnas, or enormous caste classes. Arranged by priority these are the Brahmins (ministers and educators), the Ksyatriyas (rulers and officers), the Vaisyas (dealers and merchants), and the Shudras (workers and craftsmans). A fifth classification falls outside the varna framework and comprises of those known as “untouchables” or Dalits; they are regularly appointed undertakings also customarily dirtying to justify incorporation inside the customary varna system.7 Almost indistinguishable designs are likewise noticeable in Nepal.

Regardless of its established abrogation in 1950, the act of “distance”- the inconvenience of social incapacities on people by reason of birth into a specific caste-stays a lot of a piece of rustic India. Addressing more than one-6th of India’s populace or exactly 160 million individuals Dalits suffer close to finish social segregation. “Untouchables” may not go too far isolating their piece of the town from that involved by higher castes. They may not utilize similar wells, visit similar sanctuaries, or drink from similar cups in tea slows down. Dalit youngsters are regularly made to sit at the rear of study halls. In what has been called India’s “covered up politically-sanctioned racial segregation,” whole towns in numerous Indian states remain totally isolated by caste.

“Distance” is supported by state portion of assets and offices; separate offices are accommodated separate caste-based areas. Dalits frequently get the less fortunate of the two, in the event that they get any whatsoever. In numerous towns, the state organization introduces power, disinfection offices, and water siphons in the upper-caste segment, however fails to do likewise in the adjoining, isolated Dalit region. Fundamental conveniences, for example, water taps and wells are additionally isolated, and clinical offices and the better, covered rooftop houses exist solely in the upper-caste province. As uncovered by the contextual analysis underneath on the tremor in Gujarat, these equivalent practices remain constant even in the midst of extraordinary cataclysmic event.

Skills of the Future

The new world order, brought on by the fourth Industrial Revolution, demands that today’s children acquire skills that will serve them well in the future.

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The world we live in will change so fundamentally that students who come out of school by 2030 will make careers in fields that we have no idea about in the present.

As all of these trends happen, the winners will be those who are able to participate fully in innovation-driven ecosystems by providing new ideas, business models, products, and services, rather than those who can offer only low-skilled labor or ordinary capital, points out Klaus Schwab, founder and executive chairman of the World Economic Forum, in his seminal work, the Fourth Industrial Revolution.

This view is supported by other experts.

According to David Deming, associate professor of education and economics at Harvard University, Soft Skills like sharing and negotiating will be crucial. Modern workplace, where people move different roles and projects, closely resembles pre- school classrooms where we learn social skills such as empathy and cooperation. =

In effect, the skills and traits that must be inculcated in our children include : Social Intelligence

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This set of skill include empathy or the awareness of self and others perspective collaboration, negotiations and conflicts resolution, persuasive communication that can change minds and hearts.

A sense of service mindedness, trustworthiness and transparency.

Reference

http://www.timesofindia.com

http://www.wikipedia.com

The Advantages of Implementing Body Neutrality In Your Life

Body neutrality is a relatively new idea for many people. It is the discipline of embracing your body in its current condition for what it can achieve rather than focused on how it appears. As a result, some individuals may be confused why they must try it, or even whether they should.

There are several advantages to practising bodily neutrality, which vary from physical to emotional. One of the positive aspects is that just shifting your attention away from exercise that feels like punishment or for weight reduction goals, and instead engaging in exercise activities you love, can reduce your chances of overworking or injuring your body.

Although body positivity was originally seen to be the best approach to build connections with our bodies, body neutrality, a newer concept, is now thought to be a better method of connecting with our physical selves.

Some of the advantages of implementing body neutrality in your life are:

  1. Become Less Judgmental

It is really tough to avoid criticizing our bodies. We are continually inundated with pictures of “perfect” bodies in the media, and most people—often including those whose own figures are on display and digitally altered—believe that their own bodies fall short of the ideal form. If you try to stop judging your own body against those of someone else or against an aesthetic in your head, it’s logical that you’ll stop judging other people’s looks as severely.

One of the most beneficial aspects of this is that as we become less judgmental about our bodies, it becomes much easier to be less judgmental towards yourself and others generally. Even though it comes to issues other than bodies, practising body neutrality may cause you to be less critical of yourself and others.

  1. Become More Empathetic

When we become less harsh and judgemental of someone else, we start to open ourselves up to their complex and diverse experiences. Instead of passing judgement on others, we may cultivate our sense of empathy.

This might be in pertinent aspects, like not thinking of an obese person as having an unsuitable physique, or in non-related ways, such as attentively listening  to a person’s experience or narrative before making judgements on them, or deciding what your impression of them is solely based on their looks.

Cultivating more empathy allows you to connect with others more effectively and profoundly. It helps us to be more open since we have a better understanding of how sensitive everyone else is. And it causes us to behave from a gentler interior place, rather than a competitive attitude.

  1. It  Lowers Stress Levels

There is little doubt that chronic stress may have a significant detrimental impact on our lives. Prolonged stress is defined as feeling anxious about your body on a regular basis. Since your body is constantly with you, an emotional issue centred on your body has no end point on its own. Individuals might battle for years, if not their whole lives, with how they appear.

Once you choose to embrace your body for what it is capable of doing and stop concentrating about how it should be changed, your levels of stress are likely to decrease. This makes it simpler to feel content and at ease. Furthermore, when you are under reduced stress, your body produces less cortisol (the body’s major stress hormone), which results in good consequences such as increased energy, good sleep, and improved digestion.

  1. It Enhances Your Intuition

One important aspect of body neutrality is eating what your body desires. To be able to do so, you must first connect with your body on a personal level. Many individuals are accustomed to selecting foods based on what they are taught by nutritional specialists, or even celebrities, as the “correct” items to eat, so eating intuitively might feel like a significant life shift.

Once you have learnt how to connect with your intuition in respect to your health and food, you unlock the way to hearing and listening to your instincts in general. It can be beneficial to your mental health since it can make you feel much more secure in your decision-making abilities.

  1. It Improves Your Mood

If you spend any of your time worrying about your physique, chances are you’re not in the greatest of moods. And then from there, it may well be difficult to immediately put oneself in a great mood, even when everything else in your environment is technically fine.

Less judgement, reduced stress, and improved intuition as a result of bodily neutrality are all excellent mood enhancers. Body neutrality practise may lead to all of these benefits, and as a result, you may find yourself in a positive mindset more frequently than you’ve ever anticipated.

Body neutrality is not a one-time event. It may be a long process, just like any other personal journey. However, the advantages might be enormous. From reduced stress to increased happiness, the mental wellbeing advantages of body neutrality are compelling enough to warrant a try.

World Hepatitis Day 2021

Introduction

Every year on July 28th, World Hepatitis Day is observed. The goal is to raise awareness about viral hepatitis. Hepatitis is a medical condition in which the liver is in an inflammatory condition. The theme for this year is “Hepatitis Can’t Wait”, magnifying the urgency of putting efforts to eliminate hepatitis as a public health threat by 2030.

History

July 28th was chosen as the date for World Hepatitis Day because it is the birthday of Nobel-prize-winning scientist Dr. Baruch Blumberg, the scientist who discovered the Hepatitis B virus (HBV) and also developed a diagnostic test and vaccine for the same virus.

Dr. Baruch Samuel Blumberg was born on July 28, 1925, and died on April 5, 2011. He was an American physician, geneticist, and co-recipient of the 1976 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine with Daniel Carleton Gajdusek. He was president of the American Philosophical Society from 2005 to his death. He served as a U.S. Navy deck officer during World War 2. He received his MD in 1951 from Columbia University and his D. Phil in 1957 from the University of Oxford. While studying yellow jaundice in 1964, he discovered a surface antigen for hepatitis B in the blood of an Australian aborigine, which is the reason it was initially called “Australian antigen”.

About Hepatitis

It is referred to as an inflammatory condition of the liver. It is usually caused by a viral infection but it can also be caused by other things. It can include autoimmune hepatitis and also hepatitis which can occur because of medication, drugs, toxins, and alcohol. There are five types of hepatitis based on different viruses. 

Hepatitis A is caused by an infection with hepatitis A virus (HAV), this is mostly transmitted by consuming food or water which is contaminated by feces from a person infected by HAV. 

Hepatitis B is transmitted through contact with infectious body fluids like blood, vaginal secretions, or semen. It can be transmitted by injection drug use, having sex with an infected partner, or sharing razors with an infected person. 

Hepatitis C is caused by the hepatitis C virus (HCV). It can also be transmitted through direct contact with infected body fluids, especially through used injections and sexual contact. 

Hepatitis D is also known as delta hepatitis, it causes a serious liver disease by hepatitis D virus (HDV). It is caused by coming in direct contact with infected blood, it is rare as it only occurs with hepatitis B because it cannot multiply without the presence of hepatitis B. 

Hepatitis E is waterborne and is caused by hepatitis E virus (HEV), it can usually be found in areas with poor sanitation and from ingesting fecal matter that has contaminated the water supply. 

Facts and Figures

  • 1,100,000 deaths per year are caused by Hepatitis B and C.
  • 9,400,000 people are receiving treatment for chronic HCV.
  • 10% of people with chronic HBV are diagnosed and 22% of those receive treatment.
  • 42% of children have access to the birth dose of HBV vaccine.
  • According to WHO, 325 million people around the world have HBV or HCV.
  • Hepatitis isn’t just an STD, there are other ways of getting it as well.

Conclusion

With the figures of infection and death around the world, it is clear that we can’t just sit and wait around for them to decrease. It is important to make people aware of it, teach them the way to avoid it, and reach a stage where the vaccine can be provided to everyone. As common citizens, we can’t help in the production and reach of the vaccine but we can help in raising awareness and taking steps towards sanitation.

References

Promise For The Future: 'RENEWABLE ENERGY'.

SOLAR POWER:

With energy consumption being the buzzword in developing economies around the world, fears of an energy crisis looming ahead are not totally unfounded. The non-renewable nature of fossil fuels makes complete dependence on these for future energy needs a very dicey affair. Renewable energy sources are the best bet in the scenario. And what can be a better renewable resource than the sun?

In a country like India, if the abundant amount of sunlight available is harnessed properly it could mean an end to the energy crisis. It is the most abundant source of energy. The average global solar radiation is around 5 kilowatt hours (KWH) per square meter per day with the sunshine hours ranging between 2300-4300 per year. India is in the sunny belt of the world. The country receives solar energy equivalent to more than 5000 trillion KWH per year, which is far more than its total annual energy consumption.

Besides, it is a renewable and clean energy source. Taking both environmental and economic cost, solar energy works cheaper than fossil fuel resources. Once we master techniques to harness solar energy, it can be a vital source of power on all planets. Solar energy could be a viable source of power generation for the next 1000 crore years. There are many technologies available for conversion of solar energy into solar power. For instance, solar photovoltaic (SPV) technology, photo galvanic cells, solar steam generators (solar concentrating power), solar tower or solar chimney, radio micrometers and thermopile are some of them.

ELECTRIC MOTORS:

Imagining a future where clean air is no longer a dream and our cities are not smog filled concrete jungles, could well become a reality in the coming years if the world begins to increasingly adopt the use of cleaner options like alternate-fuel vehicles . The rise in economic activity and the burgeoning population have led to a tremendous demand in the transport sector, especially in urban India. By 2025, India’s urban population is expected to grow five fold to a staggering 200 million while pollution is expected to grow seven times. With this tremendous growth has emerged a very critical issue of keeping air and noise pollution in urban areas under control.

If we can have three lakh electric vehicles (EVs) on the roads by 220 including three wheelers, cars and scooters, we would have reduced pollution by 16 lakh metric tones, saved ? 3700 crores in foreign exchange earnings and substantially reduced healthcare costs. Small electric buses, three wheelers and electric scooters are ideal for city mobility in India but it could take between 5-10 years before they become viable for commercial use.

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The electric vehicle uses electric energy which is stored in batteries that feed the electric motor. Driving an electric vehicle is easier and more relaxing than a traditional one because it has no speed-gear and functioning noise. It is enough to turn the key and press the acceleration pedal; you need only two driving pedals- accelerator and brake.

The need to reduce air pollution along with the availability of new advanced clean alternative to internal batteries have allowed EVs to reappear as a combustion vehicles. Electric drive systems are virtually non-polluting and extremely energy efficient. While internal combustion vehicles can convert about 20% of the chemical energy in gasoline into useful work, 75% or more of the energy from a battery has productive power in an electric vehicle.

Electric motors can also provide power at almost any engine speed. While internal combustion engines must be revved up to high rpm to achieve maximum power electric motors provide nearly peak power even at low speeds. this gives electric vehicles strong acceleration performance from a stop.

The emergence of newer batteries has driven the cost and performance EVs. There are several major types of automotive batteries available and under development, from advanced lead acid batteries like those that start our internal combustion engines to lithium polymer bateries. Although recharging could be a consideration, home recharging systems are available giving EVs an added advantage.

Apart from being environment-and -user friendly, there are several other reasons for alternate fuel cars to flourish in India. Firstly, electricity for EVs can be produced from various sources for which India has natural resources and does not need to depend on the import of oil. Although EVs will not replace LPG, CNG or petrol and diesel for intercity use, the infrastructure required for EVs in the form of electricity distribution infrastructure is already available in all our cities and minimum costs are required to install additional capacity.

EVs are zero polluting, easy to handle and have low maintenance costs. EVs will not degrade with time and they are always zero polluting unlike conventional vehicles where the pollution increases with engine degradation, poor maintenance and adulterated fuel.. India also has the maximum market potential for EVs owing to an established auto component infrastructure, low manufacturing and R&D cost, mechanical hardware availability, high urban congestion and the presence of domestic market. The industry could significantly gain from rising exports by 2010, and with appropriate government support, could transform the landscape of urban India by reducing pollution, improving public health, creating employment opportunities and impacting society.

In order to do that, a holistic approach involving the government, public and auto majors is needed to promote EVs in India. Appropriate government policies during the next five years and adequate support from business houses and institutions. for instance, purchasing a fixed percentage of vehicles for their fleets and offering subsidies and tax exemptions, will go a long in promoting the industry in India. Finally, people have to become more informed about these technologies. The media must play its role in educating the public about alternate fuel vehicles and their advantages.

INDIA OVER CHINA IN 2024 , IN OVERPOPULATION

Whether you are in a metro station, airport, railway station, road, highway, bus stop, hospital, shopping mall, market, temple, or even in a social/ religious gathering, we see all these places are overcrowded at any time of the day. This is a clear indication of overpopulation in the country. This is the major issue of , India is facing right now. Food production is limited & population is unlimited , we can say wants are unlimited & resources are limited & population is unlimited hence can be concluded that the reason behind poverty in India is over population.

Some of the common effects of overpopulation are :

  1. Unemployment : Every body knows India’s state of employment , employment rate is decreasing & unemployment rate is increasing . Since their is no employment people are starving , their is no living , literacy rate is also decreasing . This one problem of over population is bringing so many more problems with it .
  2. Manpower utilization: The number of jobless people is on the rise in India due to economic depression and slow business development and expansion activities.
  3. Pressure on infrastructure: Development of infrastructural facilities is unfortunately not keeping pace with the growth of population. The result is lack of transportation, communication, housing, education, healthcare etc. There has been an increase in the number of slums, overcrowded houses, traffic congestion etc.
  4. Resource utilization: resource are already scare , & they are being exploited . Land areas , water , trees are being exploited due to overpopulation .
  5. Inequitable income distribution: In the face of an increasing population, there is an unequal distribution of income and inequalities within the country widen.

STEPS TO CONTROL OVER POPULATION

Indian government should take bold steps to control overpopulation because if they want to improve economic growth they should control overpopulation . Major steps which have been already implemented but still need to be emphasized more control population. Increasing the welfare and status of women and girls, spread of education, increasing awareness for the use of contraceptives and family planning methods, sex education, encouraging male sterilization and spacing births, free distribution of contraceptives and condoms among the poor, encouraging female empowerment, more health care centers for the poor, to name a few, can play a major role in controlling the population. India’s growth in the whole world cannot be ignored , whether it is in science & technology , medicine , health , communication , entertainment , literature or military . So experts believe that if people of India will follow the strict population control norms , it will be able to overcome this problem too .