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Acid Attack in the backdrop of Criminal Amendment Act, 2013

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All over the world, women have always been discriminated against and are made to suffer the discrimination in silence at each facets of life. In country like India at one hand women are personified as Goddess and on the other hand they are been abused, harassed, denied basic fundamental rights like proper food, health, education. The Government of India has ratified the Convention on the Elimination of all Forms of Discrimination Against Women and has passed plethora of laws for the protection and upliftment of women. But still, in recent past, India has witnessed many high profile cases of rape, many new cases of gang rapes, domestic violence, acid attack against women. Everyday a new case of violence against women is brought into limelight, which shows the need of concerted government action for the protection and safety of women. There are a wide range of crimes that are committed against women based on the consideration of their sex alone. All such acts of violence “that i...

Hygiene and Sanitation

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It’s estimated that  88%  of the households in India have a mobile phone but  732 million  people do not have access to toilets or clean sanitation. Sanitation is a basic right but unfortunately, this is one issue which the country has not been able to handle in the last 70 years. Even in cities, there is a dearth of proper drainage and disposal of waste. People still do not segregate dry and wet waste, which causes huge issues in decomposing and recycling. Continued usage of plastic leads to serious environmental and health hazards which people despite of being aware about still chooses not to do anything about it. As per estimates, inadequate sanitation cost India almost $54 billion or 6.4% of the country's GDP in 2006. About $38.5 billion was health-related, with diarrhoea followed by acute lower respiratory infections accounting for 12% of the health-related impacts. Evidence suggests that all water and sanitation improvements are cost-beneficial in all ...

Business Process Reengineering (BPR)

Business Process Re-engineering is the fundamental rethinking and radical re-design of business processes to achieve dramatic improvements in critical contemporary measures of performance such as cost, quality, service and speed. It involves the overhaul of organizational structures, management systems, job descriptions, performance measurements, skill development, training and most importantly the use of information technology.BPR impacts every aspect of how the organization runs its business.Change on this scale can cause results ranging from enviable success to complete breakdown & failure.A successful BPR can result in dramatic performance improvements, increase in profits, better business practices, enormous cost reductions, dramatic improvements in productivity & so on.There are different phases of BRP such as: ·         Begin Organizational Change ·         Building the reengineering organization ...

Focus of Budget 2018-19

http://www.jimsgn.org/ Focus of Budget 2018-19 The key focus of the Budget 2018-19 is on strengthening the rural economy and reviving up growth in the rural sector. To that end a slew of measures have been announced in the Budget which among other include higher MSPs for kharif crops, upgradation of rural haats to give farmers better access to formal mandi, increase in institutional farm credit, new funds for Fisheries and Animal Husbandry sectors, more fund for re-structured National Bamboo Mission fund, allocation for deprived irrigation districts, extension of the facility of Kisan Credit Cards to fisheries and animal husbandry farmers to help them meet their working capital needs. All these measures would transform rural India in a big way. For the benefit of lower and middle class the measures like increase in loans to Woman Self Help Groups, higher targets for Ujjwala, Saubhagya in providing free LPG connections, electricity and toilets have been announced.  These ...

Role of Teacher in 21st century

  “One looks back with appreciation to the brilliant teachers, but with gratitude to those who touched our human feeling. The curriculum is so much necessary raw material, but warmth is the vital element for the growing plant and for the soul of the child.” We have entered 21 st century so our education system should be updated according to the need of the society. The present age is of information explosion and the knowledge is increasing very fast. Education is the most important lever for social, economic and political transformation. Education is the fourth necessity for man after food, clothing and shelter. The education is the process of instruction aiming over all development of individuals, providing the necessary tools and knowledge to understand and participate in day to day activities of today's world. So, the teacher plays a crucial role in the development of a nation. The role of a teacher is to shape the minds of the younger generation. The shaping will be on ...

Importance of Life Skill Education

In technological and data driven world, much of the center of attention is education which enable students to prepare them for future career.  They may face many problems in personal and professional front. Life Skills Education equipped individuals well are to make good decisions and solve problems in their academic and professional careers as well as their personal lives. It should also play a critical role in all round and comprehensive education. “In a constantly changing environment, having life skills is an essential part of being able to meet the challenges of everyday life. The dramatic changes in global economies over the past five years have been matched with the transformation in technology and these are all impacting on education, the workplace, and our home life.”                                  ...

Significance of Positive relatationship between student and teacher

  “Teaching is not about information.It’s about having an honest intellectual relationship with your students”Paul Lockhart Teaching learning process involves a teacher and a student. It is very important for both of them to have a healthy relationship in order to carry out the teaching learning process smoothly. Teachers are known to be the second parents. Parents provide us moral education and teachers provide us rest of the knowledge necessary for living and knowing the world. The gurus of ancient era are now addressed by ‘sir’ or the last name. The child’s relationship with the teacher determines the grade and academics of the student. Teachers control the destiny of the students for more that two decades. Ultimately, the product comes out. The way the teacher  has shaped the mind and creativity of the student then shows. Establishing a positive teacher student relationship helps to yield a beautiful environment in the classroom. A teacher is also a guide, a friend,...