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Reasons for Third Wave  1. After double dose of vaccine many people think that they have over powered the Covid19 virus. 2. People openly violating Covid19 guidelines and rules adviced by Government. 3. Markets and Social activities are in full swing without caring about spread of virus. 4. Overcrowded public places and transportation channels. 5. Arrival of new variant OMICRON which is more deadly than previous delta variant. 6. Many more reasons also running at your mind, may be cause of third wave. OMICRON a new variant in Europe and Africa Reality check Presently, in India vaccination is going at full pace and nearly 85% of adults have been given first dose and more than 40% have been given both doses of vaccine.  Vaccination drive is going on as scheduled by concern state and central government in smooth manner. Looking at present, cases of covid19 are also recorded low on daily basis and death rate due to covid19 has also been low. But the devastation caused due to covid...

What is Internet through Satellite ? High speed internet access which are provided through communication satellites moving in earth's low orbit directly to users home or mobiles.  Many companies are already into this sector and providing same services like Viasat & Echostar, but the service they provide is through their subsidiaries. They work in a very small scale with limited number of satellites and geographical coverage. Yet, they provide services to very remote locations as well as crucial projects. Even ISRO has done the process in very small scale in providing satellite internet services to remote villages and location to telemedicine and necessary sectors. Elon Musk has started the service of satellite internet at a large scale to provide internet all over the globe.  SatCom In the year 2015, Elon Musk announced to start the project called starlink. Under this project space organization named as SpaceX will send thousands of communication satellites that will cover...

Zero Budget Natural Farming   concept came in 1990's post Green Revolution period. When a Maharashtra based agriculturalist Sir Subash Palekar bought into light that green revolution has made farmers use chemical bounded fertilizers and pesticides which are harmful for soil and cropping pattern in long run. He suggested the method of Zero Budget Natural Farming which would be traditional process free from chemicals.  Zero Budget Natural Farming would signify that farmers will not have to keep a budget or cost for purchasing and using chemical fertilizers and pesticides, they can relay on old methods of using natural fertilizer which would be free of cost or nominal cost in comparison to chemical items. This would increase benefit for farmers pocket along with soil and crop health. 4 pillars of Zero Budget Natural Farming 1. Jivamrutha - Natural ingredients used to enrich the soil fertility as practiced by our forefathers, like mixture of cow dungs, cow urine, gud/jaggery, etc ...

What is crypto currency? Basically it's a digital form of currency just like Indian rupee, United States dollars, Euro of Europe, Pound sterling of UK, etc. We can say, it's a digital version of medium of exchange in 21st century. Although presently it's not used everywhere due to lack of acceptance and awareness but it's future is uncertain. Crypto currency has used encryption technique to create new currency as well as verifying the money digitally during exchanges. Example- Bitcoin, it was digitally created using encryption technique which cannot be hacked or decoded. Everytime it's exchanged in digital world for buying or selling of goods and services, the same encryption technique enhances its value. In present day world, whenever we buy or sell any goods or services, we use fiat money which is issued by central bank of nation that has assurance about legality and genuineness of fiat money and every transactions of it is recorded. But in case of crypto currenci...

Who is Rakshak ? A person who comes to rescue of an accident victims within few minutes and tries to provide first aid or save life by taking the victim to nearest hospital. From where Rakshak comes ?  Government of Odisha has decided to train 300 master trainers who will further train 30,000 first responders. These 30,000 first responders will be known as Rakshak. From 30 districts of Odisha, 30,000 rakshak will be trained to respond road accident near to them. These 30,000 rakshak will be local people working or staying near to accident places like dhabas, petrol pumps, garages, local shops, street vendors, volunteer, etc  Government will equip them with first aid training and necessary kits along with all due procedure to be followed to save life of accident victims like calling ambulance, giving primary care, helping the victims, etc  Commerce and transport department, Government of Odisha has started the initiative with assisting hand from German Corporation for inte...

OMICRON Cases in Karnataka World Health Organization has marked the new variant of corona virus as " Variant of Concern " and assigned the name as " OMICRON ". The said variant is assumed to be more deadly than the predecessor. Covid19 which began its devastation in late 2019 and early 2020 has seen multiple mutation in its own spears. In general, virus mutation is common but when a deadly virus mutate, it becomes a matter of concern for humanity. Covid19 has mutations which has impacted human beings a lot. Second wave of covid19 was called as delta variant that attributes the change in spreading pattern along with impact on human protein. Many experts have presumed that the new variant of covid19 virus is much more deadly and impactful than delta variant. Scientific researchers have given the name as B.1.1529 which is under research observations.  World Health Organization has assigned the name as OMICRCON. Scientists and researchers from all over the world are wor...

New Variant of Covid19 and Risk Involved  Covid19 that started the devastation in the year 2020 has now again taken a shape of rising demon in European nations along with many nations of S. Africa. European nations are facing rising cases of covid19 virus and its mutated variants in past few weeks. Nations like Germany and Austria have declared lockdown whereas countries like Neitherland and Slovakia have issued guidelines to citizens to be vaccinated and follow proper guidelines of covid19.  European nations have asked citizens to stay at home as far as possible in the festive season and even formulated guidelines on people not vaccinated to be denied at public places. The concern of authorities is rising due to rise in cases of covid19.  Roughly 60 % cases of present global cases of covid19 are reported from Europe. Nations like Belgium and UK are in verge of rising cases. WHO has also asked nations for emergency meeting and to strictly follow guidelines and protocols o...

  Puri Heritage Corridor Project The idea of development of Puri city along with Lord Jagannath temple was conceived by Chief Minister of Odisha Sri Naveen Patnaik ji in the year 2016 towards developing Jagannath Dham into a World Historic Site. Heritage city of Puri has been planned to be developed under 22 seperate projects under the umbrella of Puri Heritage Project in phase manner. Land of lord Jagannath is thought to be built in the 12th Century by the then Ganga dynasty rules popularly name of Kind Anantavarman Chodaganga Deva Ji. Mythological belief is established as Puri being one among the 4 tirtha spots in India for Hindu belief and is considered to be the path way for heaven. It's commonly said that even God of Death "yama" has been neutralised due to presence of Lord Jagannath. Puri heritage corridor project is funded by State Government under the scheme named ABADHA ( Augmentation of Basic Amenities and Development of Heritage & Architecture). The scheme ...

  Strengthening Teachers- Learning and Results for States (STARS) Project STARS project is a centrally sponsored scheme by Ministry of Education to enhance the quality of education in states, it has identified six states where the project would be made effective. The project aims in improving the monitoring and measurement activities in the schools of those selected states. The implementing agency for the STARS project at national level would be department of school education and literacy, Ministry of Education under Samagra Shiksha and at state level the state implementation society for Samagra Shiksha. The identified states are Himachal Pradesh, Rajasthan, Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh, Kerela and Odisha.  The total STARS project cost would be Rs 5,718 crore with World Bank support of 3,700 crore and rest by state share in 5 years. World Bank support in the form of result based financial instrument called Program for Result which has various indicators to be passed  An In...

Bharat Gaurav Trains   It would be of theme based circuit trains for tourist. These circuit trains would display the tourists coming from different parts of world and even from different states of India about the rich cultural and historical places. The private players of tourism sectors to get a boost from these circuit trains and they would even explore their own strength of professionalism to tap the potentiality of sector. Scope : 1. Players would decide own themes like theme of sikh culture to connect many places under Guru Kripa trains, Ramayana circuit to associated with Lord Ram, etc. 2. Industry providers would be guiding packages to customers not only on rail travel but would also be key drivers of over all packages like accommodation, sightseeing, guides for sites of historical and heritage. 3. Complete flexibility to define cost of package based on services offered. 4. Choice of different segment coach as per client requirements like luxury, budgeted, etc. 5. Advertisem...

Two patients lost their life under influence of Aspergillus Lentulus Fungus .  What is Aspergillus ? Aspergillus is a fungi and is one among the mold species present in high pressure climate everywhere. Discovered in 1729 by Italian biologist Pier Antonio Micheli. It is oxygen friendly fungi and grows in region of high concentration of sugar, salt, etc. It's commonly found in contaminants of starchy food like bread and potatoes and even grows on many plant & trees.  Unique to know that certain aspergillus survive on nutrient depleted environment and can be found on damp walls, bathrooms, window frames & pillows too. Does it affects humans ? Yes, is the answer. Some aspergillus causes disease in humans, animals and plants too. They produce alfatoxin that is both toxin and carcinogenic which affect foods and crops like maize, nuts, rice, soyabean,etc.  Aspergillus fumigatus is a species that is responsible for primary pulmonary infection like pneumonia, sinuses inf...

Asia's largest Aviation event "Wings India,2022" on civil aviation is scheduled to be organized at Begumpet Airport, Hyderabad.  Theme: India@75 - New Horizon for Aviation Industry The biennial event will be 5th edition of its flagship kind jointly hosted by Ministry of Civil Aviation, Airport Authority of India & FICCI with in-hand cooperation from Ministry of External Affairs and many state governments. The event would include demonstration of flights and drones, multilayer exhibitions, forum's meet and conferences, business discussion in multiple segments of the industry with all stakeholders participating and many special invitees over the globe. Aviation industry which saw a shock during covid19 and ran through losses due to pandemic has all set to take a leap and return to pre covid19 business. The standstill ecosystem of industry during covid19 is still a huge market for national and international players. Indian aviation sector is yet untapped with potenti...

30 SMALL SUCCESSFUL BUSINESS IDEAS  Post covid 19 pandemic many people all over the world and specially in developing countries like India have developed own small successful business ideas like  1. Food Truck : low investment and less manpower 2. Bakery: Home made and online delivery is a new keystone 3. Icecream customisation: Homemakers have new taste of delicious icecream flavour customisations. 4. Home food delivery: small investment and manpower management tricks could make you winner 5. Web designer: zero investment and self talent can boost your money making 6. Interior designer: own skills and innovative ideas for success 7. Homestay business: Hospitality can make you rich 8. Home decor: lend your ideas and creative to decor the place  9. Event planning: sit and plan the spl days for others and earn money 10. Fast food joints: create a hang out place around the corner and build money as desired 11. Pet business: pet lovers and earn through love and care 12. Conte...

Roll back of Three Farm laws : Implication on India The remarkable 358 days farmers protest in India came to a halt after PM Modi announced the three farm laws to be repealed by Government of India. Let’s take a look on the implication and outcome of roll back. Agriculture as backbone Agricultural Implications As the rollback was a setback for a majority government, which was trying to bring changes in agricultural sector will have to now bring reforms under guidance of committee of various stakeholders by pleasing their demands. Link This will be difficult because in such a huge democratic nation it will not be easy to please all the involved stakeholders including government. The involved stakeholders would certainly argue at set points and at the same time government has to keep larger interest of farmers and nation at priority. Secondly, after the rollback of laws will any future government have courage to bring agriculture reforms? The question is a major milestone in comi...

Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code (IBC) | What, How & Why amendment The Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code (IBC) which improved the credit ethos in the country and ensure corporate rescue further dynamic is all set towards another makeover. Top bureaucrats of Finance Ministry and Corporate Affairs Ministry and regulator IBBI are working out collectively the next set of amendments to the IBC. What is insolvency? When an individual or companies are unable to repay their outstanding debt.   What is Bankruptcy? When a court has declared a person or other entity insolvent, having passed appropriate orders to resolve and protect the rights of creditors. It's a lawful declaration of one's inability to return debts. IBC came to force in May 2016 as the former legal organization under the Board for Industrial and Financial Reconstruction (BIFR) was much mistreated by shareholders of defunct companies to keep lenders from taking recovery action. It showed that defaulters will not on...

Swachh Surveksan Award 2021  Cleanest city ( more than 1 lakh population)  1. Indore 2. Surat 3. Vijayawada Cleanest city ( less than 1 lakh population) 1. Vita  2. Lonavala 3. Saswad  Best Ganga town - Varanasi Cleanest Cantonment 1. Ahmedabad cantonment 2. Meerut cantonment 3. Delhi cantonment Fastest moving city - Hoshangabad Cleanest state ( more than 100 ULBs)  1. Chattisgarh Cleanest state ( less than 100 ULBs) 1. Jharkhand Fastest moving State (more than 100 ULBs) 1. Karnataka Fastest moving State (less than 100 ULBs) 1. Mizoram Swachh Surveksan Award 2021 is a part of Swach Bharat Mission - Urban by Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs. 

New Oral Diabetes Medicine  Generally there are two types of diabetes namely type 1 and type 2, but in rare cases other type of diabetes is found too. All type of diabetes have incommon that those suffering from it have too much concentration of glucose in their blood. Let's discuss how and why it happen About Diabetes in Hindi We all need glucose in our body because that glucose gives us energy to complete work and survive actively. We get glucose when our body breakdown carbohydrates present in food and releases the glucose into our blood. We also have a hormone named "Insulin" in our body made by Pancreas. It's the insulin hormone that regulates and allows the glucose to enter our cell and fuel our body. When someone gets type 1 diabetes, human body cannot make insulins at all. But when someone is under impact of type 2 diabetes, insulin either don't work effectively or human body don't produce sufficient insulin In both cases of diabetes, glucose cannot en...

3 Farm laws withdrawal : PM Modi  Year long protest of farmers opposing the farm laws took a pause when PM Modi announced its stop on 19th November 2021. What were those farm laws ? Why was it opposed ? Agriculture is considered to be backbone of developing India. More than 65% population is directly or indirectly dependent on the sector, it's timely review and necessary regulation is the duty of responsible government.  A view on 3 farm laws of India being opposed by farmers. 1. The farmers Trade and Commerce (promotion and facilitation) Act 2020 : this allows farmers to sell their harvest outside the notified Agriculture Produce Market Committee (APMC) mandi's without paying any state tax or fee's. 2. The farmer (Empowerment and Protection) Agreement on Price Assurance and Farm Service Act,2020 : facilitate contract farming and direct marketing. 3. The Essential Commodities (Amendment) Act 2020: deregulated the production, storage, movement and sale of several major food ...

11 steps to improve school education NITI Aayog has released a set guidelines to improve the school education in India. Here is the basic summary: STARS Project by Govt of India and World Bank Challanges faced today in our education system. Academic challanges: - rote based learning pattern - weak remedial programs - weak assessment & real time data - Teachers capacity constraints - Inadequate training programs Institutions & Capacity issues : - Sub-scale schools - Large scale teachers vacancies - Teachers in administrative tasks Governance & Accountability issues : - Lack of technology enabled data systems in academic and administration - Lack of accountability & Performance based reviews - Lack of incentives 11 measures ensured under the report to boost the education system Academic Reforms: 1. Competency framework 2. Assessment reforms 3. Learning enhancement programs Administrative & Delivery reforms : 4. School optimization 5. Administrative efficiency through ...

Russia - USA proxy war 2021 : Nicaragua Recently, Nicaragua President Daniel Ortega won presidential election with more than 75% votes but the outcome came with doubt that his government jailed 7 of the leading potential opposition candidates leaving only government aligned "satellite parties" facing them in election. After all these, people of Nicaragua felt disgusted and 81% of population abstained from the vote process. This was the way Daniel Ortega won the election and became President of Nicaragua.  Since then people are protesting and 2022 would mark the Fourth year of protest. To support the students and people protest many nations like Britain and Canada announced sanction against Nicaragua government. Similarly, EU remarked that " Nicaragua is now fully autocratic regime". In the process, India has given the views on particular matter. USA announced separate financial sanction against Nicaraguan officials, describing the election as a "sham". Als...

USA travel advisory Level 2 for India - Rape & Terrorism  USA issued latest travel advisory for American travelers coming to India and highlighted "Rape" and "terrorism" as a major concern thereby putting India in Level 2 category for travel destination. On November 15th, 2021 US State department has asked American travelers to exercise increase caution while travelling to India. It said " violent crime such as sexual assault" has occurred at tourist sites and in other locations. Indian authorities report rape is one of the fastest growing crime in India. Although this is not the first time that USA has highlighted sexual assault as a concern but it has also flagged the same in 2018 & 2019. This is a growing concern for many other national travelers to India. USA state department follows 4 categories of travel advisories for counties: 1. Level 1 - exercise normal precaution 2. Level 2 - exercise increase precaution 3. Level 3 - reconsider traveling...

COP 26 UNFCCC GLASGOW CONFERENCE 2021 - INDIA  1992 Earth summit gave rise to UNFCCC ( United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change) and every year UNFCCC organizes CoP (Conference of Parties), in 2021 United Kingdom would host CoP26 at Glasgow from 31st October to 12th November 2021. The event will welcome world leaders from more than 190 countries along with thousands of negotiators, researchers and citizens coming together to strengthen a global response to the threat of climate change. 26th CoP is important this year because Intergovernmental Panel on climate change IPCC (1988) published it's assessment report on Earth climate which highlights heatwaves, droughts, extreme rainfall and sea level rise in coming decades. CoP comes under UNFCCC which was formed in 1994 and was established to work towards " stabilization of green house gas concentration in the atmosphere". It also list out a responsibility for member nations which includes 1. Formulation measures ...