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Monday 19 October - 25 October, 2020 Mumbai TheThe Year : 2nd Editor - in - Chief Issue No. : 32 HULAHULHULAHUL TTimesimes Mr. Ravi Singh Initiative by HULAHUL Foundation WORLD CALAMITY CONTROL DAY : 14 OCTOBER his day is observed annually on the second Wednesday of October. It is also recovery of the normal life. We have had a lot of evidence this year regarding how timely, known as International Day for Natural Disaster Reduction. This aims to reduce efficient and proper governance can go a long way saving the nation's economy, livelihoods Tthe damage incurred by calamities and enable faster recovery. and a lot of precious lives. According to the UN,” COVID-19 and the climate emergency are telling us that we need clear vision, plans and competent, empowered institutions acting on History scientific results for public good.” On December 22, 1989, the United Nations General Assembly designated the second India Wednesday of October as the World Calamity Control Day. The assembly called for a day to “promote a A lot of people globally have lost their lives and global culture for risk awareness and disaster reduction livelihoods in events of natural disasters. Disasters like “. This day was extensively observed and advocated tsunamis, earthquakes, floods, hurricanes have known to during the International Decade for Natural Disaster cause enormous damage to both the social and economic Reduction, i. e. 1990-1999. In 2001, on December 20, infrastructure of a nation. India has also faced a lot of the UN decided to make this day an annual occurrence disasters; we have had a lot of evidence this year itself and educate people globally on disaster prevention, (not including the covid-19) with floods in northeast mitigation and preparedness. A major event pertinent India and Bihar. I don't think any one of us can forget the to this context was the third UN World Conference on 2013 Kedarnath floods or the Srinagar floods in 2014 or Disaster Risk Reduction at Sendai in Japan in 2015. the Kerala floods last year. Many of us would still have Sendai had suffered from an earthquake and tsunami chills thinking about the 2001 Gujarat earthquake on our that claimed 20,000 lives. So a framework for disaster 51st republic day that went on to claim 20,000+ lives and risk reduction was adopted, it was a “people focused leaving 4,00,000 homeless. Though their natural and action oriented approach to disaster risk reduction calamities are impossible to accurately predict and even and applies to the risk of small scale and large scale as the rising climate change and global warming, we disasters caused by manmade or natural hazards as well don't know what else we might face. But it is believed as related environmental technological and biological that proper education, training and infrastructure hazards and risks.” changes can greatly help to reduce the damage on both lives and property. The big example is Japan, it has Theme And The Pandemic withstood ample calamities ranging from floods, earthquakes and tsunamis but every time is rises back This day assumes a greater significance amidst faster and better than the last time. It is pivotal for India to the pandemic crisis. The current scenario is analogous reform and develop its disaster preparedness with fully to a global disaster. In 2016, the United Nations utilizing its existing resources and further developing its Secretary General launched “The Sendai Seven infrastructure in such a way that it is capable of Campaign”. It aimed at promoting each of the seven withstanding disasters and enable easy reconstruction. targets over seven years. This year, 2020, is target E.”It means to substantially increase the number of countries with national and local disaster risk reduction strategies by 2020”. This Conclusion year's target lays foundation to the implementation of the Sendai Framework and is associated with the Priority For Action 2 i.e. “Strengthening disaster risk governance to Anything is possible with collective action and determination. In the short run, we should manage disaster risk”. educate ourselves and others and deploy on the resources we can to help in relief activities. In the long run it is essential to make major reforms and preventive measures; after all as the old The focus of this day this year amidst the pandemic is “all about governance” adage goes, “prevention is better than cure”. according to the UN. The UN believes a quick and efficient response at the local and national level during a calamity is crucial in reducing the damage, which in return will aid to a faster **** www.hulahulfoundation.org www.twitter.com/hulahulgrp www.facebook.com/hulahulgrp www.youtube.com/hulahulfoundation www.instagram.com/hulahul_foundation https://www.linkedin.com/in/hulahul-foundation-89964b161/ The HULAHUL Times 2 Monday 19 October - 25 October, 2020 Mumbai WORLD STUDENT'S DAY: AN ALLIANCE FOR FUTURE tudents are a crucial part of our society. It is of utmost importance that their Students And The Pandemic needs are addressed and issues heard. To bring focus on our students every year Son 15 October the world student's day is celebrated. The students of today are going to shape the future of tomorrow. To help our students grow History and develop, we have to work together for their welfare today. Students of today are under great stress and according to studies it is not decreasing rather accelerating. Education and a World Students Day is celebrated in the honour of the man who loved teaching and subsequent career is like a marathon but in the time of today it is treated as a sprint. The despite being the recipient of several pressure our students feel is awards and achievements, wanted to enormous. That is not how students be remembered as a teacher, Dr. APJ should feel; they should enjoy the Abdul Kalam. process of learning instead of just running after marks. In addition to In 2010, United Nations decided this education in India and a lot of to mark Dr APJ Abdul Kalam's birth other developing and underdeveloped anniversary as world students day as countries is the monopoly of the rich. a tribute to his role and vision as a Educational opportunities are not teacher. He died doing what he loved, inclusive because of their huge price. during his last hours he was giving a Higher education is even rarer for the lecture to the students of IIM poorer sections of our society. This S h i l l o n g . T h e l i s t o f h i s situation is not optimal for a country achievements is enormous. He having one-fourth of its population worked as an aerospace engineer in below the poverty line. India Space Research Organisation (ISRO) and Defence Research and This pandemic has further caused Development Organisation (DRDO) World Student’s Day problems in this sector. Educational before being appointed as the institutes closed and the education President of India. The author of 25 shifted online. Though online books, Dr Kalam, is the recipient of A. P. J. Abdul Kalam’s Birth Anniversary education is the most apt solution in many awards including Padma this time of crisis but it has come with Bhushan, Padma Vibhushan, Bharat its own set of problems. Backache, Ratna (highest civilian honour of headache, eye irritation are widely India), Veer Savarkar Award, common. I am sure, these are not the Ramanujan Award, etc. problems we want in our children and youth. Along with these another big The Uttar Pradesh Technical issue is the learning environment. Our U n i v e r s i t y a n d t h e K e r a l a learning environment is an extremely Technological University were pivotal part of our learning renamed as APJ Abdul Kalam experience. Students are deprived of Technical University and APJ Abdul the environment and their education Kalam Technological University definitely suffered. Last but not the respectively. In 2005, Kalam visited least is the biggest problem of all: Switzerland following which the accessibility. Online education is not country declared his date of visit 26 May as their national science day to pay honour to his accessible to all students. With a global economic crisis, not all students can afford the path visit. of online education which has ultimately deprived them of learning as a whole. Neither our students nor our education system has fully adapted to the online arena. So it is necessary on This former president and Bharat Ratna awardee in his President's address at the this world student's day we rivet our attention and help our students through this difficult presentation of National Award to Teachers in 2006 remarked” Teachers have to realise that time. they are the builders of the society. Good society can be built when students have knowledge and are proficient in their subjects. They have also to provide a vision for life to Conclusion the students and to inculcate the fundamentals of values which should be practiced in the years to come". This gives us a clear understanding of his vision as a teacher and the vision So following Kalam's vision and working together as a whole. It is now time that we make for the students of the nation. life less stressful and more of an educative experience for our students. It is only after this that the world can move progressively and fight back all evils of corruption, illiteracy, poverty, etc. Let's make education accessible, inclusive and enjoyable. **** www.hulahulfoundation.org www.twitter.com/hulahulgrp www.facebook.com/hulahulgrp www.youtube.com/hulahulfoundation www.instagram.com/hulahul_foundation https://www.linkedin.com/in/hulahul-foundation-89964b161/ The HULAHUL Times 3 Monday 19 October - 25 October, 2020 Mumbai WORLD FOOD DAY : 16 OCTOBER ood is the essence of life and it is necessary to make sure everyone has access to This will require improved social protection schemes and new opportunities offered safe and healthy food.