Europe is considered the pinnacle of human luxury and comfort in lifestyle. However, this projection overlooks or discounts any predicament as part or portion of the citizens' face; some are similar to ones that persist and are magnified when ‘developing’ countries are viewed. Luník IX, dubbed ‘Hell on Earth’, is the largest slum in Europe.It is a neighbourhood in the city of Košice in Slovakia. It is the largest slum/ghetto area in Europe. The community living there mainly consists of Roma people. They are said to originate from migrants from South Asiatic regions and travel to central parts of Europe. Historically, nomadic tribes like the Roma were forced to settle down due to Czechoslovakia declaring nomadism illegal due to the immigration crisis in the 1930s. After being indu...
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How Schools Can Help In Imparting Food Education By Making Lunch More Interesting And Healthy?
The COVID-19 pandemic made many people's lives grueling. People would be scared to travel get their necessities and if you went anywhere you'd hear about the countless deaths from COVID-19. the new topic during quarantine was virtual learning, being reception, and therefore the lack of having the ability to socialize. One section of the society on one side never discussed was about food loss. What about the youngsters that ate in school and now were stuck reception without food? These poor kids were starving reception. However, although schools have reopened, the matter continues to be there because many of the colleges don't have the foremost nutritious lunches. this could be fixed if the colleges took responsibility and made sure that the college lunches that are given are nourish...
Read MorePaedophilia In India: Elders’ Way Of Respect Reeks Conservative Backwardness
Paedophilia in India, from a social point of view and victim’s perspective, remains undeterred even after the law is made for it. The victims of this sexual misconduct have to suffer and continue to stay mum. This is because paedophilia is no more than just another taboo due to the obvious sexual connotation. Adding on to the sex is the incestuous sexual misconduct which conflicts with India’s conservative family values. An Aunt, an in-law or parents of the child’s violator will never believe such an act and discard any complaint by children as they don’t think the violators are capable of acting this way. Moreover, due to the taboo nature of sex in India, children in society are less informed and are to trust and obey elders in their community completely. This makes them more susceptib
Read MoreThe US is not witnessing bizarre and irksome legal decisions for the first time. June 16 marks the death anniversary of George Stinney Jr, a 14-year-old who was executed brutally for a crime he did not commit. In 1944, this African-American teenager was electrocuted and executed in an electric chair. The conviction of George Stinney jr still should haunt us of hasty unjust trials and unfair judgments. He was arrested and awarded the death penalty on suspicion of the murder of two girls, Betty June and Mary Emma. It took the court (South Carolina) seventy years to clear his name and declare that he received an “unfair trial”. This case is cited as more of a mystery peddled with a lot of whatabouteries rather than a lapse in the jurisdiction. The whole trial procedure was just discri...
Read MoreMore Than 50% Of Patients Delay Cataract Surgeries In India Due To Misconceptions: Report
Many people do not know that one of the main causes of vision loss in the country is cataracts; however, it is treatable with a simple procedure with a success rate of over 98%. 9 out of 10 people who underwent cataract surgery have clear vision according to research conducted by the National Eye Institute. Cataracts also usually affect people who are in the age group of 40 or older. Pristyn Care Lab has launched “The Great Indian Cataract Survey Report” It aims to create awareness and promote overall eye care on the occasion of Cataract Awareness Month. The survey was conducted with more than 1000 respondents across metros in Bangalore, Hyderabad, Chennai, Pune, and other cities as well as data analysed on cataract surgery performed so far by Pristine Care Data Lab. More than 50...
Read MorePunjab By-Election: S S Mann’s Victory Is Worrisome; Not Because AAP’s Losing Shine
The results of a single Lok Sabha by-election are seldom sufficient to draw broad generalisations. That being said, SS Mann's Sangrur triumph for Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) is exceptional enough to be the outlier. Mann, a politician commonly regarded as "extreme", has beat the odds and defeated AAP with 35.6% of the vote share. Punjab CM Bhagwant Mann has held the Sangrur constituency in the previous two Parliamentary elections. Candidates from the SAD, Congress and BJP, three long-time administrators of Punjab, all forfeited their deposits. Mann's success may be attributed to a growing dissatisfaction with the AAP. However, it is vital to situate his victory in the context of SAD's decline and the tumultuous nature of Punjab. Politics and Sikhism go hand in hand in the SAD. In 1996, ...
Read MoreIndia, Russia Works Together On Energy Cooperation As Major Oil Companies Suspend Operations
Many western oil and gas corporations have terminated collaborative Arctic energy projects with Russia because of the Ukraine situation. Russia's military intervention in Ukraine has fueled fears of Western economic penalties as well as resistance to Russia. Energy companies such as BP, Equinor, ExxonMobil and Shell are evaluating their options for exiting Russian operations. In the Russian Far East, the Sakhalin-1 multinational collaboration of oil and gas development corporations has seen similar patterns. As a result, ExxonMobil has already suspended activities in Sakhalin-1 and is anticipated to complete its withdrawal from the joint venture in the near future. Two ONGC Videsh Ltd. (India), Sakhalin Oil and Gas Development Co. Ltd. (Japan), Sakhalinmorneftegas-Shelf and RN...
Read MoreCenturies-Old Harappan Technology Used Forest Department To Rescue A Leopard; Find Out How
Human establishments can be the reason for trouble for wild animals. Recently there was an incident of a leopard who fell inside the well and had to be rescued. A video of the accident has been viral on the internet. Indian Forest Service officer Susanta Nanda shared a resue video of a leopard on Twitter while also taking attention to the issue of open wells in and around animal habitats. The leopard is lifted from inside the well to outside, which took so much effort. In the caption, Indian Forest Service officer Nanda wrote that if the well were kept covered, the chances of such accidents would be low. He also suggested the old technique of rescuing the leopard and called it the "Mohenjo Daro Harappan technology." "Another day. Another rescue of a leopard from an open well by ...
Read MoreIndo-Pacific Economic Framework: Dilemma, Doubts For India
US President Joe Biden visited Tokyo on May 23 ahead of the QUAD summit and launched the the Indo-Pacific Economic Partnership Framework (IPEF) along with 13 Indo-Pacific nations including India. The framework is launched to ‘balance’ the growing Chinese market. Biden has stressed on the fact that the future of 21st century will be pivoted on the Indo-Pacific which is a ‘free, open, connected, secured and prosperous’ region where the economic growth is inclusive and sustainable. India’s Perspective India joined the IPEF as it stands for an inclusive, open, secure and well-connected Indo-Pacific region for the purpose of sustainable growth of the region. Also it aims to counter China and its ‘aggressive expansion’ of trade along with, what US and its allies have alleged, to be unfair ...
Read MoreChina Acquires New Aircraft Carrier: Sino–Russian Alliance For War In The Making?
Indian Navy is facing a problem to bring electromagnetic aircraft launch system (EMALS) Aircraft nuclear-powered supercarrier Gerald ford at par-five years of operations, on which questions are raised on how PLANS will operate EMALS aircraft steam-powered Fujian. On 25th June, India's sole aircraft carrier INS Karwar proceeded to the port anchorage after attacking its steam turbine engines. There is an expectation that the aircraft carrier will sail into the high sea for a series of trials and tests before MiG-29k fighters are landed onboard the floating airfield. India's second aircraft carrier INS Vikrant commissioned by prime minister Narendra Modi. INS Vikramaditya comes out refit days after the Chinese third aircraft carrier Fujian was launched from Jiangnan shipyard and is bein...
Read MoreIt is also important to recognise that Indian agri-produce markets are decentralised and dynamic. It is contested that the APMCs in some States are inefficient and ridden with corruption and malpractices. Should we abandon the present structures or should we reform the APMC markets? The decision to try to do away with the APMC regime on grounds of inefficiency and monopsony is comparable to the argument against practicing democracy. Should we surrender democracy or federalism because it's not working smoothly? If self-reliance is the purpose of those reforms, should it be achieved through corporates or through people’s agencies like APMCs and FPOs? The way forward is to either leave the intra-State Agri marketing reforms to the States within the spirit of co-operative federal...
Read More‘Dummy Cars, Government On Dialysis Don’t Persist For Long’: Union Minister On Maharashtra Government Collapse
Union Minister for Minority Affairs, Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi stated on Thursday that ‘dummy cars and a government on dialysis do not persist for very long'. He said so because of the political situation in Maharashtra, where the Uddhav Thackeray-led MVA government is struggling to hold on to power. Naqvi spoke with the media after casting his vote in the Rampur Lok Sabha by-election about this situation. During the talk, on a question about what will emerge in Maharashtra, he used the renowned "Mughal-e-Azam" song's famous couplet, "Jab raat hai aisi matwali to subah ka alam kya hoga." After the revolt of several Shiv Sena members, the survival of the Shiv Sena-NCP-Congress government in Maharashtra is in doubt. Moreover, Abbas Naqvi stated that BJP has made all necessary preparation
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