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Sri Lanka’s Economic Crisis Intensifies; Leads To Violence And Deaths In Protests

Sonia SolankiMarch 26, 20220

Sri Lanka's economic crisis is turning out to be a nightmare for its people. They are suffering and thus pleading for help from the government on the roads by protesting. The major factor that led to this magnum crisis is the shattering economy due to fuel shortage. It is the main culprit for the present situation. Sri Lanka's Fuel Crisis The fuel crisis is the main culprit that has led to power and food shortage. This is causing major chaos among the people as the day to day necessities are diminishing for them. People are forced to stand in queue for hours to get fuel and food. Shortage of rice, lentils, sugar and dairy is causing a state of panic among them. In the last two days, three people have died while waiting for their turn in queues at the fuel stations. Multiple...

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India’s Exports Cross $400 Billion Mark; PM Congratulates Farmers, MSMEs Among Others

Sonia SolankiMarch 24, 20220

India's export has crossed the $400 billion target mark. This is the first time ever that India crosses that mark and that too before 31st March 2022. PM Modi congratulated on achieving the target and he congratulated farmers, weavers, MSMEs, manufacturers, exporters for the success. He also said that this is a milestone in our Aatmanirbhar Bharat Journey, #localgoesglobal India's Export Potential : The recent development shows that India has a tremendous potential in export department, which increased by 37% during April-March 22, 2021 - 22 against 292 ISD billion in April-March 2020 - 21. On average, India exported goods valued at USD 33 billion every month and approximately USD 1 billion worth of goods every day. The major sectors which helped in achieving the success i...

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Centre Decriminalises Stubble Burning; Focus On New Methods To Tackle Issue

Sonia SolankiMarch 9, 20220

The environment minister Bhupender Yadav has announced that the Centre has made a provision to 'Decriminalise' the stubble burning in the law.   Stubble burning is a major problem among the farmer's community. As farmers do not have many options to use the stubble in an eco-friendly way. So, the most convenient and economically viable method is to burn them. According to the sources, the government has proposed providing financial aid or incentives to use stubble for the production of biogas, ethanol, manure etc. So, farmers are motivated to use stubble as an additional source of income too. Yadav, during a meet on clean air organised by the Commission for Air Quality Management [CAQM], said that people have misconceptions about the term 'environment'. "We don't wa

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ISRO’s Chandrayaan-2 Captures Massive Solar Proton Events; Missed By Most Global Satellites

Sonia SolankiFebruary 28, 20220

ISRO's Chandrayaan-2 has recently been able to detect massive solar events that were missed by most of the global satellites. Even NASA's Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite (GOES) could not detect the event. The reason is GOES orbit around the earth and cannot detect the event due to the its magnetic force. As the earth's magnetic field works in protecting the planet from harmful solar events. But Chandrayaan-2 is orbiting around the Moon because for this reason the event was captured successfully by it. Chandrayaan-2 orbiters detected two M class solar flares - M5.5 and M 1.5. Solar Proton Event: Details Solar proton events are one of the dynamic movements happening in the Sun's atmosphere. At present, multiple global programmes are going on in space to study the Sun'...

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Hunger Watch Report : 66% Families’ Income Suffer Loss; 25% Have Severe Food Insecurity Due To Pandemic

Sonia SolankiFebruary 24, 20220

A survey conducted by the Right To Food Campaign in association with the Civil Society Organization reveals that 66% of families faced losses due to the pandemic. The Hunger Watch report states that the income of 2/3rd families is decreased in the two years of the pandemic. Almost 60% of people said that their income is reduced by 50% or more in the two years of the pandemic. The survey was conducted in 14 states. It included a total of 6,697 households from low socio-economic strata. Hunger Watch Report Details The report presents some numbers and data which are of major concern in today's society. Nearly, 45% of households are still having some sort of debt. Out of these 21% have debt above 50,000 Rs. This data comes in from the second round post lockdown in 2020. It covered 3,994 ...

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COVID-19 Medical Waste A Great Threat To Health And Environment : WHO

Sonia SolankiFebruary 4, 20220

COVID-19 medical waste is a great threat to our health and environment. According to the World Health Organisation (WHO), medical waste comes from multiple sources generation including COVID testing kits, disposable syringes, disposable gloves, vaccine bottles, PPE kits, masks, sanitiser bottles etc. According to an estimate, a total of 87,000 tonnes of Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) have been ordered till November 2021. In addition to this, the amount of plastic and cardboard boxes used in packing has been rising since the onset of the pandemic. According to the United Nation Development Programme (UNDP) in the five Asian cities, the amount of healthcare waste was 3.4 Kg/bed/day during the pandemic. Before pandemic, the value ranged from 0.2 - 0.5 Kg/bed/day. Why Med...

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“Masada Fortress Lights Up Marking 30 Years Of India-Israel Friendship”-Know More About This Place

Pooja YadavFebruary 3, 20220

Masada is associated with ancient stone defense in Israel, placed high on top of the Dead Sea on a tall, rocky mesa. currently associate Israeli parkland and a UN agency World Heritage website, the 840-acre advanced holds healthy ruins attesting to the history of the traditional kingdom of Israel and also the courageousness of its folks within the face of a Roman beleaguering. LocationMasada is found in Israel on the sting of the Judean desert, between Ein Gedi and Sodom, on cliffs created of chalk, dolomite, and soil strata regarding one,300 feet (400 meters) on top of the Dead Sea. Because of the desert climate, the encompassing space is just about untenanted and undeveloped. King HerodMeaning “strong foundation or support” in Hebrew, Masada may be a natural def...

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What The First Indian Woman Doctor Can Tell You About Women Empowerment? Know Everything About Anandibai Joshi

Pooja YadavJanuary 20, 20220

There is an old saying, a man with dreams needs a woman with a vision. Similarly, a woman with dreams and vision can dare to change the system with just a little push and support from society. History has so many examples where women had dared to change society's beliefs and thoughts right from pre-independence to the post-independence era. One such woman is Anandibai Joshi, the first women doctor in south Asia in the late 1880s. She was a doctor in medicine, studied from America. Her thesis holds value in both allopathy medicine and Ayurveda medicine. She was even congratulated by Queen Victoria on her convocation. The path from a wife to a doctor was not easy for Anandibai. Married at the age of 9 to a 20-year elder widower Gopal Rao. However, her husband, who was a strong bel...

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India Aims To Safeguard Water Territories Amid Threats From Regions Apart From China

Pooja YadavJanuary 20, 20220

Indian ministry recently spoke about India safeguarding its water territories as China is emerging as the biggest threat in the Indian ocean as a part of its aggressive expansion policy. But one thing must be kept in mind that it's not just the Chinese threats, the Indian ocean has got other problems and disputes too which collectively needed to be solved. Today, let's have a detailed analysis of water conflicts or water wars in the Indian Ocean. Water wars mean conflicts over the economic usage of water resources between two or more countries or between any group. The majority of disputes are over fisheries, oil, natural gas, free trade, or territorial control rights by which country or to which country the rights belong. India-Sri Lanka Maritime Dispute This dispute can...

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Death Of Rational Thinking Dates Way Back: Study Reveals

Snehashish RoyJanuary 17, 20220

A new study conducted by the scientists at Indiana University and Wageningen University and Research (WUR) reveals that humanity has slipped into a state where people believe facts based on their emotional quotients and not by rationality. This public contempt for scientific facts is a result of a process that has been in the works for the last couple of decades. The study highlights that humanity has started to make a move towards a time that philosophers term as the "post-truth era," and it is driven by emotions instead of rationality. The public's apathy towards truth began almost four decades ago. Ideally, there is a generalised accepted genesis of the "post-truth" era -- during the time when impulsive irrationality was at an all-time high in the socio-political landscape afte...

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Share Price Hike… ”Badhai Ho TATA”, Does It Confirms Its Monopoly In Energy Sector?

Pooja YadavJanuary 5, 20220

Tata group especially Tata power has been high in the prices of shares in the market. Where at this point of time where the economy is in the recovery stage and all the companies of the different sectors have been trying hard to co-up with the situation and cover the losses there has been a sharp boom in the share prices of the Tata power in the company observed especially in the last two weeks. Covid has been harsh on everybody whether talking in terms of emotions, finances, stability, or economy. It has printed its impact on every country despite the category of developing or underdeveloped or developed category of the economy they belong to. Let’s just try and understand the probable reason for this sudden boom in the market prices of Tata power. Why this sharp price? TATA POWER ...

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WhatsApp, IT Act 21 and Excessive Communication

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By Kailash Saini WhatsApp is a common messaging app which personalizes communication among the public. Its garnered a lot of traction since its data sharing and privacy issues a few months back and now, Indian government has decided to strengthen the IT laws 2021, that would make more accountability towards fake and viral communication. App’s officials have appealed against the government decisions in the high court. Why is WhatsApp so concerned about the privacy of Indian people, when there are many reports in the media which show that It has already compromised with the privacy issues. This is the time of fake news and misinformation, it is obvious in the age of this digital media, where everyone has to access the spreading tools of information and opinions and WhatsApp has the majority

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