Not trusting assurances

21/04/2021
The workers know that they are returning to joblessness and penury, they say they prefer starving at home among their loved ones than be stranded in an alien place without any social security, hope or helping hand from the Governments or the people. The trauma they went through last year will stay a lifetime and they have chosen what, to their mind, is an easier option. However, this exodus does not augur well for the nation's fiscal health that had just started recovering after last year's har...

Failing to set-up One Stop Centre

20/04/2021
Government of Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir has failed to establish effective 'One Stop Centre' in each district to provide integrated support and assistance under one roof to women victim of sexual violence despite explicit directions from the Supreme Court issued more than two years back. This is mainly because of dilly-dallying approach on the part of a committee which was constituted for the implementation in totality the directions of the Apex Court as well as guidelines and Standar...

An Education without Board Exams

20/04/2021
Traditional education is built around exams and test scores. Most teachers are evaluated based on their students' grades. The vast majority of teaching hours are focused on teaching the curriculum, in accordance with national or international board exams. For most schools, grades are the primary method of accountability. For most nations, they are the metric that policymakers evaluate. For most parents, it is the main indicator of their child' success. We continue to let students (and society ...

Again pouncing humanity

19/04/2021
The pandemic has changed everything and now outdoors is not about breathing freely in the open. Rather, most people now heave a sigh of relief when they return home as it is the only place where they can remove their masks without any fear. But it seems that this small relief will also go away soon and people will have to wear masks even indoors so as to mitigate the airborne transmission. Further, a study by the IIT, Bhubaneswar, shows that aerosol droplets leak through the gap between the fac...

How to Balance Study, Work, personal life

19/04/2021
There are three main parts of a student's life which consumes most of their time; study, work, and personal life. Study and work both can take up an ample amount of time and very less time may remain for personal stuff. This is one of the major issues a student face. So the question is: How to balance study, work, and personal life? A college usually has two semesters or three trimesters. Each semester has multiple courses, usually three to four; however, in some cases colleges give students t...

Why Muslims fast during Ramadan?

19/04/2021
Fasting during Ramadan is an Islamic rule and, therefore, Muslims fast a 29-30-day consecutive period per year. Ramadan is a time to practice self-restraint and self-reflection. Fasting is seen as a way to cleanse the soul and have empathy for those in the world who are hungry and less fortunate. Although millions around the world have successfully observed the spiritual cleansing of Ramadan for more than a thousand years, some people fear that fasting over such a long period time will have det...

Participation of women in economy

18/04/2021
India, home to 0.65 billion women, has widened its gender gap from 66.8 per cent a year ago to 62.5 per cent this year. The decline is seen on multiple sub-index parameters, like the labour force participation falling from 24.8 per cent to 22.3 per cent; the share of women in senior managerial positions being as low as 14.6 per cent; estimated earnings being one-fifth of men; the political empowerment index has regressed by 13 per cent wherein ministerial berths for women have declined from 23....

Besan (Gram Flour) for glowing skin

18/04/2021
Besan or gram flour, an extremely cheap and easily available kitchen staple has been a part of age-old beauty remedies for gorgeous and flawless skin. Besan, an integral part of Indian cuisine is a popular beauty remedy something that's been passed down from generation to generation. Besan has been used in homes across India to lighten the skin and make it appear glowing. Besan or gram flour works as a good skin tightening agent. It clears all the dust and dirt stuck in your skin pores and the...

The World Heritage Day

18/04/2021
World heritage day is celebrated every year on 18th April to preserve the human heritage, diversity and vulnerability of the World's built monuments and heritage sites. Also, the efforts required to protect and conserve it and draw attention towards it. Monuments and ancient buildings are an asset to the World. They make for the rich heritage of the nation. Therefore World heritage day is a collective effort of the communities in the World to do the needful. Let us take pride and revisit the ri...

Heritage sites to be friendly to disabled visitors

18/04/2021
UNESCO established 18 April as The Intern-ational Day for Monuments and Sites/World Heritage Day, in 1983. Every day people all over the world celebrate their cultural heritage, simply by living their lives in a way that embodies who they are and where they came from. But one day a year is set aside to celebrate the joint history and heritage of the human race. World Heritage Day encourages us to celebrate all the world's cultures, and to bring awareness to important cultural monuments and site...

Parents play the role of role models for children

17/04/2021
Parents play an important role in the development of children. It is the parents' responsibility to make them obedient. Being obedient to children does not mean that we have to outline all their activities but to give them an understanding of independent thinking that reflects their discipline. Obedience is not a restriction but a symbol of wisdom. If the child insists on everything, refuses to obey or demands something that the parents are unable to fulfill, then the parents should sensibly c...

Illegal mining continues

16/04/2021
Can illegal activities of any sort be carried out on a sustained basis without some or the other support from those who are supposed to and paid from the public exchequer for checking and stopping the same?The Government of the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir is losing huge revenue every month as mafia is fully controlling the illegal trade of miner mineral, while general public is being made to pay through its nose as the cost of material including sand and gravel has gone three times up ...

How to choose the right career

16/04/2021
Choosing the right career can be difficult, but having a defined career direction will help you with getting a job. But with a little hard work, some planning, and some serious self-reflection, you can set yourself on a path towards a fruitful, fulfilling career that can provide for you and your family. Evaluating Your Interests: Think about your dream career. There is an old saying that if you're trying to choose a career, you should think about what you would do if you didn't have to work. I...

Constructive Criticism and Creativity

16/04/2021
Criticism has become a common tendency in the present times. Once a writer writes about his feelings or his observations about the society in which he lives, he has to confront with criticism. Though his writings are reflections of the society but still there are critics to highlight the positive as well as negative aspects of his ideas. Similarly when politicians, religious preachers or scholars expresses their ideas, they face criticism. There have been critics in every field of life and in e...

The Holy month of Ramadan

16/04/2021
Ramadan always falls on the ninth month of the 12-month Islamic calendar. Ramadan 2021 begins at sunset on Monday, April 12, and ends on Wednesday, May 12.The observance of Ramadan is very personal and individual and is a time for "sacrifice and renunciation as well as a period of reflection & spiritual growth. Ramadan is the ninth month in the Muslim lunar calendar. Healthy adult Muslims fast in Ramadan from dawn until dusk. This includes abstaining from drinking, eating, immoral acts and ange...

The right decision

15/04/2021
With the Coronavirus cases rising exponentially across India and with more deaths being recorded due to its new strains, the Centre is facing criticism that in its enthusiasm to earn global brownie points it put its own citizens at risk by distributing the shots to other nations instead of ensuring that all its citizens were inoculated first. The Indian Government's "vaccine maîtri" may have earned it laurels among the nations that received the approximately 6.45 crore COVID shots, but it has l...

Competitive exams students can prepare for after 10th class

15/04/2021
The search for competitive exams after class 10 is what students do when they are either done with the exams or have got their results. Now as class 10th result is out, students are now again in search of entrance or scholarship exams they can start preparing for along with their school. Completion of class 10th is a gateway to a new journey in life for students as they pick fields that they are interested in. In a country like India, it's a to opt for medical and engineering courses. NEET (Nat...

Navratras - Nine Appearances of Invincible Power - Durga

15/04/2021
Navratri festivities committed to the worship of the Hindu deity Durga, a Sanskrit word meaning inaccessible also known as Devi, Shakti and by numerous other names, is a principal and popular form of Hindu goddess believed to be original manifested form of Mother Parvati or Adhi-Parshakti. The word Navratri means 'Nine Nights', In Sanskrit 'Nava' means nine and 'Ratri' meaning nights. During these nine nights and ten days, nine forms of Devi are worshipped. It is celebrated in various parts of ...