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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.

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History India

The food and agricultural India accounts for 22% of the organisation (FAO) was established global burden of food insecurity on 16 october 1945. It is to celebrate highest in any country and the number the formation of this day that every is still on the rise. It is important to note year 16th of october is known as that a major index in this regard which world food day. The aim of this day fell by 0.5% points in south asia rose was to increase familiarity with the 3 . 7 % p o i n t s i n i n d i a . A n global issues of malnutrition and unprecedented case of this pandemic obesity. has accelerated the downhill scenario in india. In india is now more than Coupled with technological important to take effective and advancements, the agricultural sector efficient measures to ensure food has made major advances in the security previous decades. We produce enough food to feed everyone but the issue that needs our attention is that What are the few things we can our food systems are out of balance. do to reduce food wastage in Hunger, obesity, environmental the global scenario ? degradation, loss of agro-biological diversity, food loss and waste and a A decrease in food wastage would lack of security for food chain directly contribute to our sustainable workers are only some of the issues development goals and help our future which underline this imbalance. As generations to not suffer from food already stated there is enough food scarcity. Here are some things that we produced in the world to feed the can do. entire population yet over 820 million people worldwide go to bed ▪ Eat all shapes and sizes: every year a hungry. In a diametrically opposite lot of food material goes to waste scenario, over 710 million people because it doesn't look pretty enough. including 107 million children are obese and nearly 2.8 million a people every year die due ▪ Don't overbuy: always keep a record of how much food we have at our house, it is known as to obesity or obesity induced factors. So every year on world food day, the fao rivets its a lot of food items get pushed to the back of our shelves and we don't come to know about attention to one specific aspect of food security and agriculture. them until they have gone bad. So only buy what you can use before it goes bad. ▪ Use leftovers : there are a lot of youtube channels or websites that help you know how you Pandemic and its impact can use your leftovers. Don't throw away food items that can be used. ▪ Take small servings: it radically reduces wastages especially at events like marriages, you World food day 2020 marks the 75th anniversary of the fao. This year this day holds can always go for a second serving if you are hungry. more significance as due to the pandemic induced economic crisis more and more people are slipping into poverty and hunger is en route to the top of its peak. The covid 19 health Conclusion crisis has given us the time to contemplate on our most basic needs. During these times many of us have realised the importance of one thing that we might take for granted when Collective action across 150 countries is what makes world food day one of the most many others are going without it: food. This world food day, the food fao calls for global celebrated days of the un calendar. It is crucial that not a single person worldwide goes to bed solidarity to help all populations, and especially the most vulnerable, to recover from the hungry and it is the responsibility of one and all to play our part and grow together . crisis, and to make food systems more resilient and robust so they can withstand increasing volatility and climate shocks, deliver affordable and sustainable healthy diets for all, and **** decent livelihoods for food system workers.

INTERNATIONAL DAY FOR THE ERADICATION OF POVERTY his day is celebrated to raise awareness about the people who are struggling Impact on the environment is still widely unaddressed. People living in poverty can through poverty and have been even denied basic essentials. According to the positively contribute to their community helping themselves as well as the nation. Their Tun "the day presents an experience should be recognised opportunity to acknowledge the and they should be engaged in effort and struggle of people living addressing environmental and in poverty, a chance for them to social justice. make their concerns heard and a moment to recognise that poor Poverty in india people are the first ones to fight against poverty". India is home to 18% of the world population and 30% of the world's How did this day come into poor. Poverty in india is recorded being? to be 22% of the population but there is ample evidence that this The significance of this day pandemic has escalated the dates back to 17 october 1987, problem. With our economy and father joseph wresinski made a call gdp hitting the lowest they have for action to fight poverty. On that been, many lost jobs, many faced day, more than 100,000 people payment reductions, and many gathered in paris, france to pay a migrated to villages and were, tribute to the victims of extreme thus, pushed below the poverty poverty and hunger. The 1948 line. Though the poverty scenario universal declaration of human has ameliorated greatly since rights stated poverty as a violation independence, one cannot ignore of human rights and decided that it the fact that the number of poor is necessary to take a stand against people in india today is almost it. In 1992, the united nations equal to india's population at the general assembly adopted the time of independence. Poverty resolution to eradicate poverty and was and continues to be a major in honour of father joseph the date issue in india. Through the decades of 17th of october was selected. a lot of programmes like mahatma Thus in 1993, on october 17 the gandhi national rural employment first ever international day for guarantee act (mgnrega) , eradication of poverty was annapurna scheme, national rural celebrated. Even though this day livelihood mission, national urban was first officially celebrated in livelihood mission, etc. Have been 1993 many organisations and enacted but the situation remains governments worldwide have bad. For a developing country like taken steps and marked this day india, poverty is the biggest hurdle since 1987. on its road to development. India inherited a backward and stagnant In december of 1995, the copenhagen social summit was convened following which economy from the british in 1947 and today we are a major developing country, we have the unga proclaimed 1997-2006 as the decade for the eradication of poverty. Later in 2000, come a long way but still the destination is far away. a millennium summit was organised and the world leaders vowed to decrease the number of poor in the world by 50%. Conclusion

Theme 2020 Poverty leads to lack of education which in turn increases unemployment, and thus unemployment completes the circle by increasing poverty. This endless circle is called the The theme of this year's international day for eradication of poverty is “acting together poverty trap. Hence it is of utmost importance that we help ebb the poverty levels and raise to achieve social and environmental justice for all”. It has now been internationally income equality. We as a world will only grow if the growth is well distributed among all recognised that social and environmental justice goes hand in hand. Social justice cannot sections of the society. be fully realised without striving for environmental justice. Though there has been some improvement in income poverty, poverty's ****

Dr. Sanjeev Sonawane: A Hellen Keller Awardee Tiffany Brar- The founder of Jyothirgamya is a Ray of Hope for Blinds Foundation reating employment for differently abled persons is a social he courageous daughter of India, as called by responsibility and necessity that will ensure that they become President of India- Shri Ramnath Kovind , Cindependent and empowered to live a dignified life. This TTiffany Brar and her story of immense valor can responsibility has been well fulfilled by Professor Sanjeev Sonawane, the be an inspiration for all those who easily give up when they winner of NCPEDP-Mindtree Helen Keller Award-2016 in the category of come across difficulties in life. Her extraordinary courage and role model supporter of increased opportunities for disabled people. perseverance has not only brightened up her life but also of Professor Sonawane shared this award with Dr. Jasmer Singh Saini, the many others who are deprived of sightTiffany Brar was born head of Information Management and Coordination Department at on September 14,1990 in Chennai. She became blind very National Institute of Technical Teachers Training & Research (NITTTR), Chandigarh while shortly after her birth due to an overdose of oxygen resulting Sonawane is the Head of Education and Extension Department, Savitribai Phule University, in complete blindness. Her father,Tej Pratap Singh Brar was an Indian military officer while Pune. her mother, Leslie Brar was a gentle and caring woman who always felt for the poor and went out of her way to help the needy. Leslie was Tiffany's backbone and strongly influenced little Professor Sanjeev Sonawane hails from Maharashtra. He was born on May 21, 1963. girl's early life. Tiffany was schooled across India — Darjeeling, Delhi, Thiruvananthapuram, His educational qualifications include M. Sc. (Subject Communication- and Wellington — accommodating her father's postings. She was 12 when her mother passed Mathematics),MA(Dist. Education), M.P.Ed. and Ph.D. He is a visually impaired away. Post her mother's death, Tiffany came back to Thiruvananthapuram, a place very close educationist who has developed educational programmes to open up professional to her heart and where she lives today. opportunities for hundreds of young blind people. A researcher in the area of inclusive education and practices, he established the Advance Technology Blind Student's Learning At Wellington Tiffany learnt how to dress up, fold clothes, make her bed, and do all those Centre in 2008, which now serves as a support service unit for students with disabilities seemingly ordinary things that we do in our daily lives from the domestic help at her hostel. across more than 700 colleges and over 52 academic departments under the Savitribai Phule Brar completed her degree in English Literature from the government women's college in Pune University. Sonawane has developed a university education model to mainstream Trivandrum in 2009 .After the completion of her degree, she started working for an students with disabilities, focusing on development of professional opportunities so that organization. She then completed her Bachelor's in Special Education from Rama Krishna more specially abled students can be employed through technological capability building. He Mission Vivekananda University, Coimbatore. She has a good command over six Indian has also supervised several projects related to training and research in inclusive education, languages. While Tiffany was working she had to travel to various organizations where she academic and web accessibility, and provides support and guidance to many other academic came across many underprivileged blind people who were confined within the four walls of institutions in India. His emphasis to provide cutting-age assistive technologies and job- their home and who lacked proper training. This urged her to move forward and create her oriented skill development programmes to students with visual impairment has resulted in organization, the Jyothirgamaya Foundation(which means "leading to light") . In 2012, she over 300 students with disabilities benefitting at both academic and professional level, with began running the Jyothirgamaya (which means "leading to light") mobile school for the more than 40 working in the government and private sector and two as entrepreneurs. He is blind. Tiffany has trained many blind people in Braille, mobility, basic computer use, and also the holder of Award of Eminence (2019) by Indian Association of Teacher other necessary life skills. She has also recently initiated a pilot project, Road to Educators(IATE) and was also facilitated with 'e-Maharashtra' (2012) by Govt. of Independence, which aims to conduct training camps in all districts of Kerala in order to Maharashtra for Deploying ICT in Teacher Education to University of Pune. reach out to the blind in large numbers. She is a motivational speaker and she conducts sensitization sessions for attitudinal change towards disability. She has served as an Sonawane says it is important to ensure greater enrolment of disabled children in schools ambassador for the WWF Earth Hour campaign conducted in 2016 in India. Her organization and fewer drop-outs, thus increasing the number of PWDs going in for higher education and Jyothirgamaya Foundation also serves to empower and reintegrate the blind into mainstream getting employment in corporates and government. “For a cluster of schools in a region there society. She strongly advocates for accessible currency notes, accessible roads, women should be one institution with facilities to teach and train disabled,” he says. The Savitribai empowerment, and gender equality. Phule University centre has been preparing visually impaired students of the institution and its affiliates in soft, computer skills, internet and English conversation thereby enhancing not Tiffany Brar also triggered the idea of ' The Tiffy Template'. It is a small template which just their employability. “It makes them confident in facing others and the world in general identifies Indian currency notes. This avoids the blind people from being cheated by and makes a tremendous impact on their personality,” observes Sonawane. In fact, over time, shopkeepers, auto drivers, and so on. In spite of being visually impaired, Tiffany has actively the students trained in the centre have been absorbed by State Bank of India, Bank of Baroda, participated in adventure sports such as she did paragliding, skydiving, rope climbing, rope Dena Bank and Infosys among others. Sonawane eagerly shares that many of those employed riding and tandem cycling. The list of awards received by Tiffany is really long. The most in banks have gone on to become officers. “Two have even become entrepreneurs which is a recent one being the Holman Prize 2020 from the Light House for the Blind, USA. She is the great achievement.” first Indian to receive this prize. The award is given to three individuals to explore the world and push their limits. She also received the Spirit Awards from World Pulse, USA . Prior to “Enrolment of persons with disabilities in colleges has increased significantly because this in 2019, she received Wonder Woman Award for her Community service from Ladies of the support of this Centre,” said Javed Abidi, director of the National Centre for Promotion Circle India , Iconic women for making the world a better place Award from Women of Employment for Disabled People (NCPEDP) and Global Chair, Disabled People Economic Forum , World of Difference International Award from The International Alliance International, a global body that enjoys a consultative status with the United Nations. for Women, Australia and also The Spindle Award for Project Jyothirgamaya From Voice, Professor Sonawane's work is truly inspirational. His disabilities could not stop him from Netherlands. She is also the holder of many other prestigious awards such as The Helen Keller making sure that blind youths get a shot at employment. The educational programmes created Award, The Bold and Beautiful Award from Doordarshan, The National Award for being a by him aim to make young people who are blind more employable, thus helping them to live a 'Best Role Model' etc. life of financial, social and emotional independence. He was the sole person from Maharashtra to receive the award. **** ****

INDIAN ECONOMY IS PICKING UP A SUDDEN GOVERNMENT TO GIVE CASH VOUCHERS TO PACE! STAFF IN LIEU OF LTC THIS YEAR Synopsis: Due to various current trend, various cases is sustained resulting in a faster recovery pace. This ultimately would mean a smaller contraction in FY21 Synopsis: The ﬁnance minister has announced a slew measures to spur spending and than the forecast. boost the economic demand.

There has been a noticeable growth in the few macroeconomic and industrial variables in inance Minister recently announced a the recent time. Few industries are on the path LTC cash voucher scheme ahead of of mending as the Covid-19 pandemic shows Fthe festival season to boost the signs of abating. According to few economists, economic consumption. The central government if the current trend is sustained, recovery could employees will now be able to purchase goods gather pace and yield a possible GDP upgrade. and services in lieu of the tac-exempt portion of This would mean a smaller contraction in FY21 the Leave Travel Concession (LTC). than forecast. Under LTC, the employers were allowed to Following figures were displayed in The Economic Times resulting in the growth reimburse the travel cost of the family of the of some industries in the recent time. employee to any place for a holiday or to employee's home town. But in the wake of 1. Power Consumption: Power Consumption sees a sharp rise. The seven-day average for coronavirus pandemic, people are avoiding travel period ended Oct 6 rose 14% to 3.7 billion units from the earlier year. Whereas, the peak and considering this situation and a need to boost power demand was 165,501 MW on Oct 6. The power demand was higher by 13.5% than the demand, the government has introduced new a year ago. LTC voucher scheme. Under this scheme, the central government, its PSUs and its PSBs shall 2. Home Buying: There was a surge in the demand for buying the property specially in the pay to its employee the maximum amount of LTC Maharashtra State. The average property registration in Maharashtra State was at 3,936 in that can be availed by such employee. But the September. This is the highest average since the year May 2019. voucher is avail upon fulfilling certain spending related conditions. This new scheme will be exempted from the taxes. 3. Petrol Diesel Consumption: The consumption of petrol rose by an average of 2% whereas there was a moderate decline in the diesel consumption by a figure of -5.5%. This Following are the conditions that has to be fulfilled by the employees to gain the average was compared to the consumption in the May 2019. benefitting from the new cash vouchers:

4. Retail Payments: UPI, IMPS transactions were at a record high in September. Average 1. The item purchased or services availed shall carry a GST rates of not less than 12%. UPI truncations escalated in the past three months at Rs. 3.29 L Cr against Rs. 1.96 L Cr in the previous 12 months. 2. The employee spends an amount equal to the value of leave encashment and an amount three times the LTC and one time the leave encashment amount for the purpose of 5. E-Way Bill and Toll Collection: E-Way bill volume rose to 9.6% Year Over Year (YoY) purchasing non-food items. TO 57.4 Million in September, this makes the highest monthly reading in 2 years. Intra- state E-Way bills up by 15% YoY in the first six months whereas interstate was up by 3. The money on good and services shall be spent before the date of 31st march, 2021. 2.2%. the national E-Toll mop-up to 5.4% from February making it a total of Rs. 1941 Cr in September. 4. The employee shall receive a voucher indicating the GST number and the amount of GST paid. 6. Railway Bookings: The volume went up by 15% in the first half of the September. 5. GST invoice will have to be produced. 7. Exports: The exports were at $27.4 billion making it at the growth of 5.27% YoY. 6. The purchase by the employee shall be from the GST registered vendors or service 8. Passenger Vehicles: As per the data released by the Society of Indian Automobile providers through the digital mode. Manufactures, wholesale sales of passenger vehicles in the domestic market stood at 2,15,916 units in August 2020 which marks a growth of 14.16% from 1,18,129 units in 7. Payment of LTC fare in 3 flat rate slabs depending on the class of entitlement of August 2019. government employees;

Though this are still the early signs, but they shape a promising ﬁgure pointing Following scheme will be made available for the central, PSUs and PSBs employees. towards the faster recovery process. As the time goes by, the economic activities will But the Finance Minister has requested all the state government and private companies to further continue to normalise in the coming months. implement the same for their employees.

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UNION MINISTER RAM VILAS PASWAN PASSES BABA KA DHABA- VIRAL VIDEO BRINGS DELHI AWAY AT 74 CROWDS TO STRUGGLING FOOD STALL am Vilas Paswan,The Lok Janshakti Party founder n elderly couple - Kanta Prasad and Badami Devi's - life changed overnight and Union minister of consumer affairs, food and with just a video. Kanta Prasad and Badami Devi Rpublic distribution, passed away late on 8 October, Ahave been together for several decades now, being Thursday at the Fortis Escorts Hospital in New Delhi. He was 74 married when they were 5 and 3 respectively. The couple have and had recently under went heart surgery in a Delhi hospital. His been running their shop, Baba ka dhaba, since 1990 in south son and Lok Sabha MP Chirag Paswan broke the news of his death Delhi's Malviya Nagar. They serve fresh, home-cooked meals. on Twitter.He was born on 5 July, 1946 at Shaharbanni village in Khagaria, eastern Bihar. He They managed to make ends meet all these years, but the completed a master's and a law degree, passed the Bihar civil service examination, and was pandemic was devastating. He is seen crying in the video as he selected to be a deputy superintendent of police. But he did not accept the job. Instead, he talks about his struggles. But, thanks to the efforts of food joined politics. Paswan began his career with the Samyuktha Socialist Party and was elected blogger Gaurav Vasan, who posted Baba ka Dhaba video on his to the Bihar assembly in 1969. In 1977 he was elected to Lok Sabha for the first time as Janata three year old YouTube channel called 'swad official', the Dhaba has now not only got a Party member. He rose through the ranks of various socialist parties before floating the LJP in crowd to support the elderly couple, but also sponsorship from leading brands such as Pepsi, 2000, He was elected to Lok Sabha eight times and was a Rajya Sabha member since 2014. A Zomato and many payment and social media apps. The video went viral really quick and stalwart of the socialist movement, who later emerged as Bihar's foremost Dalit leader with a ended up being viewed by over 30 million people on Instagram and over 50 million on following across the country, Mr. Paswan was instrumental in the implementation of the Facebook. Ever since the video went viral, the stall has seen a steady flow of customers, some Mandal Commission report in the 1990s. He held the world record for winning the election of whom are eager to squeeze in a selfie with the now-famous spot. TV crews have been by highest margin. Veteran leader was re-elected five consecutive times from Hajipur showing up as the stall and its owners continue to grab headlines. Bollywood actress Sonam constituency in Bihar. Known as the weather vane of Indian politics, Mr. Paswan had worked Kapoor and cricketer R Ashwin are among those who have offered to help. For Mr Prasad, as a Minister in Union governments under six Prime Ministers with governments of different however, the best compliment is the fact that he works hard, which he sums up in the words of alliances. From Prime Minister Narendra Modi and President Shri Ramnath Kovind to his wife, "Dekho iss umar mein bhi kitni mehnat karte hain!". former Bihar chief minister Lalu Prasad Yadav — many leaders offered their condolences to the Paswan family. FRENCH OPEN-2020 he 124th edition of French Open( EIGHT INDIAN BEACHES GET PRESTIGIOUS also known as Roland Garros) BLUE FLAG CERTIFICATION Ttook place at the Roland Garros Stadium, Paris, France from 27th September to 11th October, 2020. The 2020 French Open ight beaches in India have been was a Grand Slam tier tennis tournament awarded the prestigious 'Blue played on outdoor Clay Courts.Qualifying EFlag' certification, the Union matches, comprising singles and doubles play, Environment Ministry said on Sunday, began 21 September. The main singles draws October 10. The eight beaches that have included 16 qualifiers for men and 12 for received the international 'Blue Flag' women out of 128 players in each draw. In the certification are Shivrajpur (Dwarka- women's draw, unseeded Iga Swiatek defeated Gujarat), Ghoghla (Diu), Kasarkod and No. 4 seed Sofia Kenin, 6-4, 6-1, to win her Padubidri (Karnataka), Kappad (Kerala), first Grand Slam title and first title on the WTA Rushikonda (AP), Golden (Puri-Odisha) and ( women's tennis Association)tour. The 20- Radhanagar (A&N Islands). The Blue Flag year-old Swiatek is the only the second certification is a globally recognised eco- unseeded woman to win at Roland Garros in label accorded by "Foundation for Environment Education, Denmark" based on 33 stringent the Open era (Jelena Ostapenko, 2017) and she criteria under four major heads -- environmental education and information, bathing water is the first Polish player (man or woman) to win a Grand Slam championship. She is also the quality, environment management and conservation, and safety and services at the beaches. youngest woman to win French Women Championship since 1992. On the men's side, Rafael The award is given by an international jury, comprising members of the International Union Nadal captured his 13th French Open title with another win at Roland Garros over long-time for Conservation of Nature (IUCN), UN World Tourism Organization (UNWTO), UN rival Novak Djokovic. With this win Nadal equalled Roger Federer's all time men's record of Environment Programme (UNEP) and Foundation for Environmental Education (FEE). 20 Grand Slams. He became the second man and fourth player to win 20 Grand Slams. The India has become the first country in the world whose eight beaches have received the Blue victory also helped him complete 100 singles wins at the French open. French Open Men's Flag certification. Further, it has also been awarded the third prize by the jury under the Double title was clinched by German players Kevin Krawietz and Andreas Miles. They "International Best Practices" for pollution control in coastal regions. Prime minister defeated Mate Pavic( Croatia) , Bruno Soares( Brazil) to successfully capture their second Narendra Modi described this achievement as a wonderful feat while Union Minister consecutive French Open Men's Doubles title. Timea Babos (Hungary), Kristina Prakash Javedkar declared it as a proud moment for the country. With the feat, India is now in Mladenovic(France) defeated Alexa Guarachi ( Chile), Desirae Krawczyk ( USA) to win the league of 50 'Blue Flag' countries. According to the government, India is planning to their Second Consecutive French Open Women's Doubles Title. This is the pair's Fourth achieve Blue Flag certification for 100 such beaches. Grand Slam Doubles title together.

AMERICAN POET LOUISE GLUCK WINS 2020 KEJRIWAL HIGHLIGHTS EFFORTS TO TACKLE NOBEL PRIZE FOR LITERATURE CLIMATE CHANGE IN A GLOBAL MEET - DARING merican poet Louise Glück won the 2020 Nobel Prize in Literature. Also a Pulitzer Prize winner, she becomes the CITIES - 2020 A16th woman to win the Nobel Prize in Literature. She is also the fourth woman to win a Nobel Prize this year. Born in New York City in 1943, Glück grew up on Long Island and from an early age was elhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal was among the drawn to reading and writing poetry. She carved her path in the literary five urban leaders from across the world to have been scene in 1968 with her collection, Firstborn. Presently she is a professor Dinvited to speak at a prestigious international online of English at Yale University. The prize was conferred to her on 8 conference, “Daring Cities 2020”, on 7 October. The event will be October, Thursday for writing “that with austere beauty makes hosted by the ICLEI- Local Governments for Sustainability and individual existence universal.” Glück has written numerous poetry Germany's Bonn. “Daring Cities” is a global forum on climate collections, many of which deal with the challenges of family life and change for urban leaders tackling climate emergencies, especially in growing older. They include “The Wild Iris,” for which she won a Pulitzer Prize in 1993, and the context of the Covid-19 pandemic. Addressing the international summit Arvind Kejriwal “Faithful and Virtuous Night,” about mortality and grief, from 2014. She was named the expanded on his government's recent electric vehicle (EV) policy, the new crop stubble United States' poet laureate in 2003. Prof. Gluck is also a poet of radical change and rebirth, decomposer and other measures taken to tackle air pollution in the national capital over the describing in her poem "Snowdrops" the miraculous return of life after winter, her work often past few years. He also spoke about how his government had shut thermal power plants and marked by humour and biting wit. Glück's verses often reflect her preoccupation with dark introduced the odd-even road space rationing scheme in order to reduce pollution in Delhi themes — isolation, betrayal, fractured family and marital relationships, death. But her during the winter months. “During the past five years in Delhi, we have taken several spare, distilled language, and her frequent recourse to familiar mythological figures, gives measures to tackle the twin problems of climate change and air pollution. This has resulted in her poetry a universal and timeless feel, said the critic and writer Daniel Mendelsohn, the a reduction in pollution by 25% , in terms of average PM 2.5 levels. Some of the main editor at large for The New York Review of Books. initiatives that we took were the introduction of the odd-even scheme, the closure of thermal power plants, the ban on the use of polluting fuels, and the launch of a mega green drive,” Kejriwal said. To devise sustainable solutions to crop stubble burning , the Delhi government IIM ALUMNUS SRIKANT DATAR NOW has joined hands with Indian Agriculture Research Institute to introduce bio decomposer technique. Sharing his vision for a cleaner capital, Kejriwal stated that hotspots from Delhi APPOINTED DEAN OF HARVARD BUSINESS had been identified to reduce pollution levels and to adopt an environmentally-aware SCHOOL approach. rikant M Datar, an alumnus of Mumbai University and IIM Ahmedabad, has been named Sthe new dean of Harvard University's business DINESH KHARA APPOINTED AS SBI CHAIRMAN school. Srikant Datar is an Indian-origin academician and economist. He will assume this position from January 1, FOR 3 YEARS 2021. Srikant Datar, who is set to assume charge as the eleventh Dean of the prestigious 112-year-old business he government has appointed Dinesh Kumar school in Boston, will be the second consecutive dean of Khara as the new chairman of India's largest Indian origin after Nitin Nohria. Datar graduated with Tpublic-sector lender State Bank of India (SBI) distinction in mathematics and economics from St. Xavier's for a period of three years.His appointment is effective from College, University of Mumbai in 1973. A chartered October 7. He replaced Rajnish Kumar, who completed his accountant, he went on to receive a post-graduate diploma in business management from the three-year term on October 6, Tuesday. Last month, the Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad, before completing master's degrees in Banks Board Bureau (BBB) had recommended Khara as statistics and economics and a Ph.D. in business, all from Stanford University. Since joining the next chairman of SBI. As per convention, the SBI the HBS faculty in 1996, Datar has held a series of key positions, as the School's senior chairman is appointed from a pool of serving managing associate dean responsible for faculty recruiting, for faculty development, for executive directors at the bank. Dinesh Khara, who is currently the education, for research, and currently for University affairs. Since 2015, he has served as Managing Director in-charge of Global Banking & faculty chair of the Harvard Innovation Labs, or i-lab. According to Harvard University Subsidiaries, joined SBI as a probationary officer in 1984 President Larry Bacow, Srikant Datar is “an innovative educator, a distinguished scholar, and and has experience across all verticals of banking such as Retail Credit, SME and Corporate a deeply experienced academic leader.” Reacting to the opportunity received, Datar said he Credit and international banking operations. He was appointed as managing director of SBI was “equal measures humbled and honoured to take on this role.” in August 2016 for a three-year term. He got a two-year extension in 2019 after review of his performance.Khara was one of the key persons within the bank who played an instrumental role in the merger of SBI with six associate banks in 2017. Prior to being appointed managing director, he was the MD and CEO of SBI Funds Management Pvt Limited (SBIMF). Khara To place an Advertisement holds a Masters in Business Administration from FMS New Delhi and is a post-graduate in please call on +91- 8433608140 Commerce. He is also a Certified Associate of Indian Institute of Bankers (CAIIB).

THE CONSUMPTION OF CHEMICALS SHOULD BE DISCOURAGED IN FARMING AND FARMERS BE ENCOURAGED TO TAKE FORWARD ARTISTS GALLERY INDIGENOUS ORGANIC METHODS ?

Organic farming is inborn to India. Since 1966, with the inception of the Green Revolution in India, it has taken a backseat. The transition from traditional agriculture to modern agriculture shifted the objective of farming. The need to change the methods of farming to meet the demands of the growing population was inevitable. The stress was laid on severe agriculture practices which later proved harmful to the environment. The inability of Indian agriculture to meet the demand for food in the country during the two and half decades immediately after independence had been a matter of concern at those times. The system of our agriculture based on the traditional knowledge and practices handed down from generation to generation could not produce enough to feed the increasing population. The humiliation of our dependence for food on the western developed nations and the politics of food aid practiced by them added to our willpower to be self-sufficient in food production by modernising agriculture. The green revolution fulfilled our aspirations by changing India from a food importing to a food exporting nation. But farmers should use less HYV seeds because these contain many toxic materials which later becomes as crops and are eaten by humans, cattle’s etc. Whereas Organic farming is an agricultural system which originated early in the 20th century in reaction to rapidly changing farming practices. Organic farming methods combine scientific knowledge of ecology and some modern technology with traditional farming practices based on naturally occurring biological processes. Organic farming methods are studied in the field of agroecology. And mode of using organic farming is much better than using the chemicals that make humans health and personality degrade. Art By Art By Yogesh Dwivedy Kirti Bharti In the late 1960’s farmers of Western Uttar Pradesh, Punjab and Haryana Punjab Bihar introduced the Green Revolution to increase the production of rice and wheat. Compared to the traditional methods HYV seeds promised greater amounts of grain on a single piece of land. The yields of wheat grown from traditional crops was up to 1300 kg per hectare but with the introducing of HYV seeds the production went up to 3200 kg per hectare. Many farmers were appreciated with yields of wheat but do you know that Punjab has the highest consumption level of HYV seeds in the whole India. Hectare is the standard measuring unit of land also called as bigha or guintha. But the story never finished over here the green revolution was associated with loss of soil fertility due to increase in chemicals. There was much of unemployed people in many villages. Continuous use of these seeds polluted the ground level water. Chemical fertilizers kill the microorganisms present in the soil. It means they also kill the good organisms present in the soil. When farmers use more chemicals, it increases the cost of cultivation. This modern farming decreases the originality of the crop. But instead of using such dangerous chemicals farmers can use mixed cropping. It is a type of cropping that helps the farmer to grow mixed crop in his field. Farmers can use multiple cropping that involves growing of more than one crop on a field in a particular time of the year. Farmers can cultivate kharif crops such as cotton, maize, rice etc in the month when monsoon rain begins and can also grow rabi crops such as peas, barley, gram etc around mid-November. Farmers can use good methods of irrigation like the Persian wheels or modern tools such as threshers, tractors, jeeps etc instead of traditional tools like ploughs or bullock carts. Government should also employ specialised people to give farmers knowledge about how to use different forms of farming to increase the production. HYV seeds or chemicals are not only the way to increase the production. There are many natural ways, the thing is just to find them out. Remember “Farmers are the backbone of our nation” so, providing them Art By Art By with knowledge is important. Md Shakeel Divyanshi Goyal **** Delhi Madhya Pradesh By Mehak Vijay Chawla New Delhi

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