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Why ban e-cigarettes but not the more hazardous bidis?

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The government of India is shamefully hypocritical in restricting the utilization of e-cigarettes, generally called vaping because it involves breathing in nicotine-implanted vapour from a warmed fluid cartridge. Vaping has existed for just 10 years, so long haul investigations of its effects on health are obscure; however it has absolutely caused a few deaths and diseases. These pale into inconsequentiality when contrasted with in excess of a million deaths every year in India from tobacco use, for the most part from cheap bidis, as indicated by concentrates by Dr Prabhat Jha of Toronto University. One investigation by Public Health England appraises that vaping is 95% less destructive than smoking. Side-stream tobacco smoke can influence the health of honest spectators, yet e-cigarettes produce no smoke with related cancer-causing agents like tar, which is the reason they are less deadly. The tobacco family is pleased with the restriction on e-cigarettes, which will he

SECULARISM: MYTH OR REALITY

Secularism, which was goal to achieve, now becomes catchword and populist term for creating a political sensation. India a sleeping giant of economy is running with limping step on the part of modernization, yet still trapped into false identity of atavistic religiosity and chivalric secularism and in the play of cultural nihilism. The game pseudo-politics is being played in different Parts of India by master political juggler. Not only has the Ruling Party’s Hindutva phraseology rather the Opposition Party also camouflaged the pseudo-game of soft Hindutva. India is a country, which is called ‘Bharat’, has been place for the experimentation of numerous socio-cultural variations. Its neutrality and exposition towards alien culture from its antiquity given her a mystical posture. India from its beginning has been conduit for ideological transformation and socio-cultural accommodation. Our common plight and past sultry struggle against British Thralldom canalized our strength into

Meritocracy: Journey from Equality to Equity of Values

Education is globally recognized as the main agent in the creation of progressive society. It enables an individual to think globally, to act rationally and to draw conclusions logically. Education system is viewed from different angles by different philosophers or thinkers. Some consider it as mode of change while some take it as seed of imbibing values in child. It not only prepares individual for vocations but also helps him to inculcate progressive values. In today’s age of Artificial Intelligence, the domain of value education is shrinking as technology is superseding the human actions. Due to this dominance, the values which were and are the identification of Indian society are being faded away. Today’s education system is lagging behind technology for making a child technologically sound as well as socially and culturally rich individual because we impart education to child who is more wealthy in place of who is more capable. We keep on feeding the rich mind who does not w

Chandrayaan-2

Although there is no data about the future and status of India's moon lander Vikram, regardless of whether it slammed or lost contact, the Rs 978 crore Chandrayaan-2 mission isn't finished An Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) official advised IANS with a solicitation not to be named, "Just five percent of the mission - Lander Vikram and Pragyan Rover - has been harmed, while the staying 95 percent - Chandrayaan-2 orbiter - Still circling the moon effectively. One year mission period orbiter can send a few photos of the moon to ISRO. The authority said that the orbiter can likewise send photos of the lander, which can give data about its position.The Chandrayaan-2 shuttle has three segments - Orbiter (2,379 kg, eight payloads), Vikram (1,471 kg, four payloads) and Pragyan (27 kg, two payloads). Vikram isolated from the referee on 2 September Chandrayaan-2 was first propelled into space on 22 July through India's overwhelming rocket Geosynchronous S

E-Commerce Industries are getting benefits from Artificial Intelligence

Nowadays Artificial Intelligence (AI) is not an unheard concept. AI has touched almost all domains like e-learning, smart homes, online shopping, online promotions and e-commerce too. Due to AI, machines are assisting humans very intelligently and completing the task very efficiently as compared to humans. In a profit motivated global world business needs to be 24/7 and AI in e-commerce helps to achieve this objective. Illustrations of AI in E-Commerce 1. AI and Chatbots: e-commerce sites are offering 24/7 assistance and help brands with responding to customer inquiries. Chatbots are providing product recommendations through NLP ( good examples can be Alibaba and eBay) 2. Smart logistics: AI automates warehouse operations and delivery process. 3. Recommendation Machines AI is proficient of analyzing consumer behavior on websites. It uses algorithms to forecast what goods may be loved by consumers and deliver approvals. (Ex: Amazon). 4. Customer Relationship Management (CRM): Ea

It’s Time to Left Unnecessary Independence

Over the world, independence has been on the rising in the course of recent decades. Independence in essence isn't really terrible; it regards every person as an autonomous substance and favours singular opportunity over group or state control. It urges people to have a more prominent feeling of self-obligation and offers compensates all the more straightforwardly connected to their commitments. This engaging methodology likely could be in charge of a portion of the unprecedented accomplishments of people in the fields of business, science, innovation and sports. I do accept, however, that we have arrived at a phase where the harmony between what's useful for the individual and what's useful for society may have tilted a lot towards the person. Fuelled by moment and lopsided prizes for individual accomplishment in an aggressive world, 'I', 'Me' and 'Mine' have become the overwhelming focus in our lives. The mantra, 'victor takes all', mak

ROLE OF KNOWLEDGE MANAGEMENT IN VALUE CREATION

Today’s business atmosphere is characterized by continuous, usually radical modification, such a volatile climate demands and look forward for a   new attitude and approach within the organization . Therefore there is a need for organizations to change from adaptive organization to learning organization. An organization must become a learning organization to grow and prosper in this information age. Knowledge could be a term with several meanings reckoning on context however is closely associated with such ideas as info, instruction, communication, representation, learning and mental stimulus. Knowledge is distinct from simple information. Both knowledge and information consist of true statements but knowledge is information that has a purpose or use. Thus knowledge is information associated with intentionality. Knowledge is that the awareness and understanding of facts, truths or information gained in the form of experience or learning. The study of knowledge is called Epistemology

Internet of Things: A consumer Perspective

The term “Internet of Things” (IoT) refers to the system of connecting daily use appliance to the Internet and remotely communicate through web application from anywhere in the world. This approach enables wide-ranging applications in the areas of health care, industrial automation, transportation, home and building automation, smart cities, emergency response to natural and man-made disasters, smart grid and energy management. The vision behind IoT is in fact to interconnect objects directly to each other with the help of the Internet and allow them to provide information directly to the web without any intermediation of the human. This vision of IoT application will have a great impact on several electrical and electronic technologies. To realize the vision of IoT, devices need to develop requirement of the customers in terms of availability anywhere and anytime. So, there are several challenges in the evolution of electronics for IoT: first, electronic systems must be thin, fl

Evolution of Higher Education in India

The evolution of higher education in India can be traced to the ancient times where the the educational system is divided into two categories- Brahmanical and the Buddhist systems of education. The nature of higher education in India was mostly based on religion during the ancient era which played a crucial role in shaping the dynamics between both the educational systems. The background study tries to provide an insight to the ancient, mediaeval, colonial, post independence and the current trend in higher education system in India. Wherein it focuses on various teaching styles and how the same has progressed over the years. It has a special focus on the status of girl education in the society and how the same developed from the ancient to the current trend. Few studies suggest that during the ancient times, higher education was subservient to the requirements of priesthood and ritualistic religion and hence, considered to be very significant. Then the study further moves on to des

Learning Approach in Student Life

"Student", when we listen this word, the first thing comes to our mind is a learner having the scope of a bright future. A good student makes his path towards success, but there are so many challenges that a student has to face. It is well said that,the problem comes with its solution but we have to find it. To begin with Nursery class, student has to start with Alphabets and Numbers. This phase is beautiful, but still it has its own challenges. The first challenge for the child is to get out of the comfort zone of home and start a new life with school, teachers and friends.After completing schooling, students enter in the College life with new dreams in their eyes. The open surrounding of the college makes them happy as they were never before. Here, they learn not just the subjects but many things which will be a roadmap for their lifetime. With the growing competition,the child needs to learn multiple skills and acquire knowledge, those who take this challenge positiv

HANDLING STRESS AT WORK

“In times of great stress or adversity, it is always best to keep yourself busy, to break up your anger and your energy into something positive.” In today’s era of cut throat competition almost every working professional probably knows what it feels like when you are stressed on the job. Stressful elements can come along the way anytime. Imagine the situation when an important project comes without any previous notice, you have three emails already stacked up along with the reminder for tasks to be done , suddenly your phone rings and you have an urgent meeting. How the body reacts in such a situation? The body and mind instantly starts responding, activating a physical reaction known as the fight-or-flight response. In such a situation to manage anxiety and negative self-talk it becomes essential to stay calm and work for the survival of the job. On the other hand inability to deal with chronic work stress can lead to a psychological syndrome known as emotional exhaustion, t

GENDER AND SEX

Historically, the terms "sex" and "gender" have been used synonymously, but their uses are becoming increasingly distinct, and it is important to understand the differences between the two. These two terms are very much different in several ways. This blog helps the reader to understand the concept of these two terms distinctively. CONCEPT OF GENDER According to the World Health Organization (WHO), "Gender refers to the socially constructed characteristics of women and men, such as norms, roles, and relationships of and between groups of women and men. It varies from society to society and can be changed." Gender is a socially constructed term to define the roles of men’s and women’s in a given Culture and location. It is different in different societies and cultures as societies and culture also differ. Gender is a term used to denote a wide range of identities of men and women which exist in society due to various relationships to other peo

Impact of Technology power on Education

No longer restricted or cramped to a single platform Education aided by technology has crossed continents. Video conferences and Skype have created global platform for teachers, learned scholars and students. Now they can share or exchange their knowledge inconvenient manner. Technology has enormously changed the education, especially the relationship between teachers and students.   Teachers, scholars are using technology to replace old Patterns models or outdated system of imparting education by adopting new and latest technology .This helps in improving standard of education and providing education according to the global need.   The impact of technology in schools, colleges and   educational institutions is quite Significant .As technology in education has the power to transform how people learn. By making it more effective and constructive learning. Educational technology is the use of physical hardware, and software, in the education sector for improving performance by crea

“Effectiveness of E- Learning Teaching Methods”

I never teach my pupils; I only attempt to provide the conditions in which they can learn.’ –Albert Einstein Action Research is considered an important tool in education system in order to remove the deviations from teaching- learning process, but now the scenario is taking turn towards a different aspect. Personal interaction between pupil and his teacher is on decreasing edge. Schools and colleges are slowly looking at technology as an opportunity to develop teaching methods and resonate with students on a technology level. Regardless of age, almost everyone owns a smartphone. Google is our information center, and Wikipedia is our guide book, Thesaurus is our word finder, and Kindle is our textbook. At a time like this, learning to change our teaching methods by incorporating technology is a way to bring light to the lives of our students. Textbooks, homework, classroom notebooks, whiteboard, chalk, and markers are now moving into the history of Education Systems. Smart

Meritocracy: Journey from Equality to Equity of Values

Education is globally recognized as the main agent in the creation of progressive society. It enables an individual to think globally, to act rationally and to draw conclusions logically. Education system is viewed from different angles by different philosophers or thinkers. Some consider it as mode of change while some take it as seed of imbibing values in child. It not only prepares individual for vocations but also helps him to inculcate progressive values. In today’s age of Artificial Intelligence, the domain of value education is shrinking as technology is superseding the human actions. Due to this dominance, the values which were and are the identification of Indian society are being faded away. Today’s education system is lagging behind technology for making a child technologically sound as well as socially and culturally rich individual because we impart education to child who is more wealthy in place of who is more capable. We keep on feeding the rich mind who does not wa

Forest fires and climate change

In the first eight months of 2019, there were 16 million cases of wildfires worldwide. It also includes the fires of the Himalayan forests and the forests of Africa and the Amazon. There is no doubt that burning forests around the world can be seen from space. US Earth Agency NASA's "Earth Observing System Data and Information System" (EOSDIS) plays a key role in bringing these events to the forefront. Dense network of satellites registers hot spots worldwide. Spectroradiometers provide images of medium resolution. Apart from these radiometers give infrared photos also. A review of these pictures shows, which part of the earth has a very high temperature and how powerful the fire is. The data of wildfires is tracked in real time. It is shared with environmental entities such as the Global Forest Watch Fires. The map of the Global Forest Watch Fires clearly shows how much of the world is ravaged by these fires. The map also shows that forests in many parts of t

THE EXPERIMENTAL LABORATORY OF THE LAW

According to different mythology the origin of the world population basically by sin, that sin was committed by Adam and Eve by eating a fruit that was prohibited by Almighty God. There is no universal acceptance of this theory in Christianity its Adam and Eve, in Islam; it is Adaam and Hwa, in Hinduism its Manu and Shradha. Once we talk about the old phenomenon of law, there is a common notion that the purpose of the law is to provide punishment. Maybe it is true at the time of origin of law and society but nowadays the position is completely changed. The prime objective of the law is to provide justice and justice means balancing of interests of the individual of a group. There are various laws that may be civil law, criminal law, intellectual property law, personal laws, property law, social security laws etc. All of these laws exist with a common motto that is protecting the interests of the concerned person. Now the question arises if a proper legal system has been dev

Conflict of Kashmiri Pandit with their Identity-A sensitive Issue

When we meet to anyone we generally asked “What is your name?” and “Where are you from?” Asking this, “we do not imply anything else and we simply want to know which place the other person belongs to”. It is simple to tell for us however it isn’t so easy for certain communities who are no longer associate themselves with their own land. More confusion is faced by the people who have been departed from their homeland for a long time. There is no question of just the land or the houses they leave behind, but main concern is with the culture, the distinctive practices and the identity that they leave behind when they sever ties with their native place. Presently we have such community which have searching its lost identity and become refugee in its homeland. Unfortunately, this kind of people may go anywhere in the world but coming back to their home remains a dream for such people. “They can ‘visit’ their homeland but cannot settle there again as they are the victims of the government