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Tough Road Ahead for India’s Sickening Economy Shubh Mathur Data released by the Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation showed that India’s GDP growth rate has contracted by 23.9 per cent in the April-June quarter. The decline is a reflection of the deteriorating health of the economy that was already experiencing a deceleration even before the start of the current fiscal yearfrom 8.2 per cent in JanuaryMarch 2018 to 3.1 in JanuaryMarch 2020. The triple whammy of a lockdown, decline in international trade and investments means that India is facing its worst economic crisis in the last 4 decades. While the IMF projects the growth rate contraction at -4.5 per cent, other economists have predicted the figure at a higher scale. The reason behind the reeling economy is the contraction seen in all the major drivers of economic growth- Private Consumption, Investments, Government expenditure and exports.
According to the Centre for Monitoring Indian Economy (CMIE), 18.9 million salaried workers have lost their jobs since the lockdown, out of which 5 million were lost in July alone. This has poorly affected the demand side, crippling investment. According to CMIE, YoY growth in new investment projects was a meagre 1.85 per cent in 2019-20 which was 102 per cent 5 years back. Government expenditure, especially in Infrastructure, was expected to offset the fall in private investments and revive the demand as well as job creation. In reality, state governments which were expected to spend 40 per cent of the National Infrastructure Pipeline project worth 111 lakh crore, have drastically reduced their spending in 2019-20. “States have a two-thirds share in public investment, but they are not in a position to spend much in any area other than healthcare at present,” said Madan Sabnavis, chief economist with Care Ratings.
With countries raising transport barriers to prevent the spread of the virus, the impact on global trade was likely. Exports shrunk for the fifth straight month in July, declining by 10.21 per cent on the account of plunge in shipments of leather products, gems and jewellery, among others. The informal sector and MSMEs are among the worst hit. With businesses shutting down driving an increase in bad loans and high inflation hurting the middle-class budgets, policy makers find themselves in a state of uneasiness.
Silver lining
Rural economy appears to be the only bright spot in an otherwise gloomy picture. Agriculture was the only sector to register positive growth of 3.4 per cent in the April-June quarter driving on a good rabi harvest this year. “The rural economy, which supports 60-70 per cent of India’s population and accounts for 46 per cent of the GDP, is surging,” says Jayant Sinha, chairman of the
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standing committee on finance. According to CMIE data, the rise in Agricultural activity, combined with increasing allocations to MGNREGA appears to have affected a drop in rural unemployment during this period. Another reason behind the uptick is the income support worth 40,000 crore to 100 million farmers through the PM Kisan Samman Nidhi by the government.
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Since Rural demand contributes only 15 per cent to India’s GDP, experts suggest that gains in agriculture are insufficient to offset losses in other sectors of the economy. According to RBI, a fuller recovery in rural demand is held back by the migrant crisis and associated job losses. As rural households depend on sectors like construction and manufacturing, the revival in these will shape the growth in rural economy in the near future.
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Surged demand of hand sanitizers in COVID-19
Rhythima Agrawal
The COVID-19 outbreak has seen a sudden increase in the demand of hand sanitizers in the market. The escalated demand has prompted several companies to manufacture and sell sanitizers in the market. Apart from the Fast Moving Consumer Goods (FMCG) companies, liquor companies and sugar mills too, made their debut in the hand sanitizer market. These companies will use their supply of extra neutral alcohol (ENA), i.e. colour-less food-grade alcohol to produce sanitizers amid the growing demand of the product. ENA has a neutral smell and taste and contains over 95 per cent alcohol by volume. Spirits company Diageo India; an Indian alcohol manufacturing company said that it would produce around 300,000 litres of hand sanitizer in bulk for public healthcare workers across its 15 manufacturing units in India. The company will donate 500,000 litres ENA to the sanitizer industry for production of more than two million units (250 ml each) of hand sanitizers. As part of a CSR initiative, some companies are distributing sanitizers free of cost at government offices and hospitals. Radico Khaitan which manufactures alcoholic beverages said that its product named 8 pm Extra Strong Hand Sanitizer would be distributed free of cost at government offices and hospitals in and around the Rampur city of Uttar
Pradesh. After the COVID-19 outbreak, new entrants and local players governed the sanitizer market. The market share of the top three brands, i.e. Dettol, Lifebuoy and Pure hands Ltd. was 85 per cent in January and February, which dropped to 39 per cent in March. As per the data shared by Nielsen India, a marketing research firm, a total number of 152 new manufacturers started making sanitizers in March, commanding 61 per cent market share. The demand for sanitizers surged to 87 percent in April from 58 percent in March. The category is expected to grow at an annual rate of 10-15 percent over the next five years. Nielsen also reported that hygiene categories showed significant growth in February. This was true for sale of products on e-commerce that witnessed over 1400% jump in the orders of sanitizers between February 2020, and the first two weeks of March.
There was a shortage of hand sanitizers because of two reasons. Firstly, they were not available with the vendors in the market. Secondly, they were available at exorbitant prices. Thus, the government of India notified an Order under the Essential Commodities Act to declare these items as Essential Commodities up to 30th June 2020 by amending the Schedule of the Essential Commodities Act, 1955. Emami Ltd, a Kolkata-based major FMCG, announced its entry into the segment of hand sanitizers by launching a disinfectant under its flagship skincare brand BoroPlus. The company said in a statement that they would try to bring the product to the consumers in the shortest possible time. Priti A Sureka, the director of Emami said, "There is a massive gap in the demand and supply of hand sanitizers in the market, which puts all of us at risk. We have, therefore, decided to launch the BoroPlus Hand Sanitizer from the house of Emami
Ltd". The newly launched hand sanitizers will be available across pharmacy stores, modern trade outlets and e-commerce platforms. Further, the company is working on the pharmacological studies of ayurvedic ingredients and reinforcing their efficacy, herb effectiveness, scientific data aggregation and global product acceptance. In March, the government placed price caps on sanitizers to make them more affordable and prevent companies and retailers from profiteering from them. Prices of alcohols used in the manufacturing of hand sanitizers were also capped. In response to the government's notification on price caps, several FMCG companies slashed the price of their hygiene products. Hindustan Unilever Ltd (HUL) reduced the price of Lifebuoy sanitizers, Lifebuoy liquid hand wash and Domex floor cleaners by 15%. Godrej Consumer Products that manufactures sanitizers under the name Protekt slashed prices of its 50 ml pack from 75 to 25. ITC Ltd began the production of Savlon sanitizers at its newly commissioned perfume manufacturing facility in Himachal Pradesh to meet the growing demand for hygiene products in the country. It will help produce an additional 1, 25,000 liters of Savlon hand sanitizers. With an array of hygiene products available in the market and a cutthroat competition among the companies for survival, it would be a treat to see the winner of the match.
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Union Environment Minister, Prakash Javadekar will be chairing a webinar on the first-ever International Day of Clean Air for Blue Skies tomorrow, September 7, 2020. Javadekar will also be reviewing the progress of the activities under National Clean Air programme (NCAP) during the course of the webinar. The webinar can be joined live on the following link : https://youtu.be/lHDTNbaAZ2c The webinar will be joined by Principal Secretaries of the Urban Development Department and Environment Department of 28 states and 8 Union Territories. Commissioner of 122 cities as identified in NCAP programme will also participate. It is noteworthy that Prime Minister Narendra Modi in his address from the Red Fort on this Independence Day, had highlighted the need of “Holistic Improvement in Air quality” in 100 cities. The General Assembly of United Nations on 19 December 2019 adopted a resolution to observe the International Day of Clean Air for Blue Skies on 07th September every year starting from 2020.
Several state govts mull to monetise land parcels India continues with Shivani Shukla
Facing revenue shortfalls due to the Covid-19 induced lockdown, several state governments are in talks with global industrial and warehousing park operators to monetise land parcels to help meet budget shortfalls. IndoSpace, the real-estate arm of Everstone group said that it has partnered with Haryana, Maharashtra, Karnataka and Tamil Nadu to develop industrial and warehousing parks Other state governments actively seeking to monetise lands are Gujarat, Uttarakhand, Delhi and Uttar Pradesh. “State governments should work on policy and implement simple processes to attract investors. Some state governments like Haryana, Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu and Gujarat have it. Karnataka has come up recently with a specific policy and simplified process, while a few others like UP and West Bengal are also proactively working on them,” said R K Narayan, Chief Operating Officer, Allcargo Logistics and Industrial Parks. ET recently reported that the Delhi government has initiated one of the biggest land monetisation exercises in India in recent times, putting up 10 million square feet of land for commercial development, hoping to generate revenue upwards of Rs 6,000 crore. “Industrial land banks available over long lease are used by state governments to attract foreign investors and develop-
ers which lead to incremental investment and job creation opportunities,” said Rajesh Jaggi, Vice Chairman – Real Estate, Everstone Group. “Additionally, state governments also offer incentives for specific locations/sectors to attract investments by the potential investors in their respective states,” he said. According to property consultants, the ‘Make in India’ push, race to attract companies looking to move out of China, and GST revenue shortfalls due to the Covid disruption are some of the reasons state governments are actively looking to provide favourable policies to corporates. “Some southern states have done well in the past by providing favourable policies for land utilisation. Apart from generating revenue, the industrial land development also generates employ-
ment for locals, which is politically important,” said Mudassir Zaidi, executive director (north), Knight Frank India. Based on the initial discussions with the industries, Gujarat government said that there would be more land allotment this year than last year. “We want to encourage more and more industries to come to Gujarat, set up their units here, which can generate employment opportunities in the state. Recently, the state government has allotted more than 5 lakh square meters of land to 961 GIDC plots,” said MK Das, Additional Chief Secretary in the Government of Gujarat. Uttar Pradesh is also coming up with land banks along the Yamuna Expressway in NCR and is in talks to create a toy manufacturing hub, MSMEs and apparel park near the upcoming Jewar airport. Haryana recently allotted 180 acres of land near Gurgaon for Rs 550 crore to Amperex Technology Ltd (ATL), a manufacturer of rechargeable lithium ion polymer (LIP) batteries. The state is in the process of monetising more land for building warehousing and industrial hubs. “Recently, we have seen that the government is willing to allot land and is easing the process of acquisition. Things have changed in three years,” said AbhijitMalkani, country head of ESR India, an international logistics developer.
its Recoveries Spike
Highest ever single day record of 73,642
The spike in the daily recovered COVID-19 patients continues in the country. For the second successive day, India has clocked a record recovery of more than 70,000 patients in a single day. 73,642 patients have recovered and been discharged from either home/facility isolation or hospitals in the last 24 hours. The total numbers of recoveries have reached nearly 32 lakh (31,80,865) as of today. With this surge in numbers of patients getting recovered on a daily basis, India’s Recovery Rate has been further
pushed upwards to 77.32% . The Centre, in collaboration with AIIMS, New Delhi has led the process of continuous upgradation of clinical management skills of the ICU doctors in the dedicated COVID hospitals across the country. These measures have resulted in saving more lives. India’s Case Fatality Rate, one of the lowest globally, continues to further compress. It is pegged at 1.72% today. This has also ensured that the active caseload (8,62,320) accounts for merely 20.96% of the total positive cases so far.
PANDEMIC: Crashes aviation sector requires USD 5 billion-CAPA
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COVID-19 affects domestic aviation business ‘requires a capital infusion’ of around USD 5 billion to keep it afloat as expected consolidated industry losses may stand at USD 6-6.5 billion this fiscal, an aviation consultancy and advisory firm has said. However, structural problems, together with the prevailing uncertainty, are unlikely to assist them in profit of the low crude costs and excess liquidity each globally and the Asian nation and lift these funds, in line with a presentation by the Centre for Asia Pacific Aviation (CAPA). Aviation firms together within the Republic of India face headwinds with several international airlines either going belly up or in administration for wish of liquidity amid a slump in traveling demand and continued hindrances on visa and movement restrictions due to the pandemic. Budget carrier Indigo along with SpiceJet in India, listed its highest ever quarterly decline at Rs 2,844 crore in the April-June quarter while SpiceJet has not yet declared its
June quarter results. "COVID-19 will inflict an unprecedented financial impact on the industry. Airlines are the most vulnerable, with some carriers at breaking point," CAPA said. According to CAPA, the consolidated business losses are probably to face at around USD 6-6.5 billion in FY2021, excluding airfield concessionaires and alternative subsidiary sectors, associate degreed a calculable USD four.5-5 billion of funding are going to be needed to beat this crisis, principally for air-
lines. Noting that ejection IndiGo, that had a money reserve of USD one.36 billion at the top of March thirty-one, 2020, the liquidity out there with the business at the top of the previous business enterprise was simply USD two hundred million. "It is clear that the industry cannot absorb such losses alone (and) industry and government collaboration is essential for (its) survival and revival," CAPA said. Due to the crisis during COVID-
19, the IndiGo board has already signed its plans to raise to Rs 4,000 crore over share sales to institutional investors. According to CAPA, aside from capital infusion from the promoters themselves, United Nations agency ought to take the primary step, the govt. and banks additionally ought to work along, adding that each airline and landing field promoters (especially airline promoters) should put forward, a well-thought recapitalisation plans to totally fund this and also the next business venture
if they're to emerge from this crisis. While airlines, which are likely to suffer losses to the tune of up to USD 4.5 billion would need cash infusion of up to USD 3.5 billion, airports are expected to suffer losses of up to USD 1.5 billion, CAPA said. "For example, CAPA estimates that SpiceJet could raise USD 250300 million against pending salesand-leaseback (SLB) dues, OEM compensation, SLBs due in FY22 and by selling and leasing back Q400s, (and) other airlines could similarly raise capital in this way," it stated. The enterprise also needs to adopt and implement almost all possible mitigation measures to counter the demand and revenue challenge through cost reduction, fleet replacement, among others, as per CAPA. Continuing uncertainty with relation to state-by-state quarantine restrictions, and also the persistent shadow of the likelihood of recent lockdowns, intensifies underlying demand risks, it aforementioned adding restricted edifice capability and surface transport choices, besides deter travel.
the implications are complicated
Scientists reported several cases of Covid-19 reinfection - but
Manikya Dheeren
Researchers in Hong Kong recently reported evidence of a person who got the coronavirus a second time, months after an initial infection. The finding has not yet been published in a journal. But scientists said the 33year-old man had mild symptoms the first time and none the second time, suggesting his immune system may have provided some protection against serious illness even if it could not prevent a reinfection. Health experts generally believe people who have COVID-19 will have some immunity against a repeat infection. But they don't know how much protection, or how long it would last. This is important because if immunity wears off, it could pose a challenge for vaccines. Some experts say booster shots may be needed. There have been reports of people testing positive for the virus weeks after they were believed to have recovered, leading some to think they may have been reinfected. More likely, experts say people were suffering from the same illness or the tests detected remnants of the original infection. There's also the chance tests could have been false positives. A small US study published last week also found the antibodies that fight the coronavirus may only last a few months in people with mild illness, suggesting people could become
susceptible again. But antibodies aren't the only defence against a virus, and the other parts of the immune system could also help provide protection. “The second infection was completely asymptomatic — his immune response prevented the disease from getting worse,” said Akiko Iwasaki, an immunologist at Yale University who was not involved with the work but reviewed the report at The New York Times’s request. “It’s kind of a textbook example of how immunity should work.” People who do not have symptoms may still spread the virus to others, however, underscoring the importance of vaccines, Dr. Iwasaki said. In the man’s case, she added, “natural infection created immunity that prevented disease but not reinfection.” “In order to provide herd immunity, a potent vaccine is needed to induce immunity that prevents both reinfection and disease,” Dr. Iwasaki said. Doctors have reported several cases of presumed reinfection in the United States and elsewhere, but none of those cases have been confirmed with rigorous testing. Recovered people are known to carry viral fragments for weeks, which can lead to positive test results
in the absence of live virus. Immunologists had expected that if the immune response generated after an initial infection could not prevent a second case, then it should at least stave off more severe illness. That’s what occurred with the first known reinfection case, in a 33-year-old Hong Kong man. “It is likely that there are many reinfections that happen which are asymptomatic but are not identified, such as the Hong Kong case, who was identified based on routine screening at entry,” says Gagandeep Kang from the Division of Gastrointestinal Sciences at CMC Vellore. The Nevada adult first tested positive for the virus on March 25 and needed hospitalisation. Symptoms included sore throat, cough, headache, nausea, diarrhoea. The symptoms resolved on April 27 and the patient twice tested negative for the virus by RT-PCR on May 9 and May 26. But one month after recovering, the patient once again exhibited symptoms (fevers, headache, dizziness, cough, nausea, and diarrhoea) and sought care on May 31 and subsequently hospitalised on June 5 when found to be hypoxic. The patient required ongoing
oxygen support and had symptoms such as myalgia, cough and shortness of breath, the researchers write. The patient tested positive for SARS-CoV-2. There is a need for a dedicated effort from individual populations, governments, health organizations, policy makers, and stakeholders. The world is hardly rid of COVID-19, and further spread is imminent; the rate of infection will continue to increase despite the increased rate of recovery until a curative vaccine is developed. With the worldwide health sector in a bid to tackle COVID-19, this study gives encouragement to the policy makers and public health care sectors, as there is zero secondary reinfections by the recovered population. Therefore, the policy makers and public health sectors can enhance contact tracking, tracing, and testing to improve the isolation and quarantine of the infected and exposed classes. In addition, the health sector could use COVID-19 antibodies from the samples of the recovered class to develop effective vaccines for the virus. However, since the hypothesis of zero reinfections has not been clinically proven, further observations should be carried out on the recovered class in clusters to study the progression of the exposed with the re-exposed subpopulations to see, by clinical examination, the possibilities of reinfection and, thereby, promote the use of these antibodies for vaccine creation.
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Covid-19, Coronavirus, Pandemic, Depression, Suicide, Mental and Physical Issues, Personal Issues, Break-Ups, Dating, and whatnot. Everyone once or twice, comes across these words, or personally experiences them, or maybe these things are affecting them directly, or indirectly, these days. The question here arises, how can one cope amidst the crisis of life. It's all negative around us these days. It is very difficult for one to cope with the 'New Normal'. What one can practice to adapt to the 'New Normal' and stay positive!
Love More "When your love lets you go you only want love more, even when love wasn’t what you were looking for.” “Love more to live more.” “Love more, fearless.” “Faith is born out of love, and love never fails. Therefore, don't ask for more faith—just love more.” Feel more to understand more. Give away more to get more. Love more to live more.” One must keep a check around their surrounding people. If something is weird about them. You immediately should approach them, if you think there is something wrong with their behaviour and routine pattern. If you don't wanna regret later, just keep a check on your near and dear ones. Just love yourself more, before loving and caring for anyone else. As till the time you don't realize the importance of 'Self-Love', you won't be able to love anyone.
Past is Past "Yesterday is history, tomorrow is a mystery, today is a gift of God, which is why we call it the present.” Past is Past, the statement clearly mentions, What's Done is Done. That cannot be revised, but if we keep on thinking about the past, then it's for
sure one might end up ruining the future too. You should never cry for your past, as you are wasting time on what has already happened, and cannot be redesigned, and moreover, it won't affect anyone, but you! So, live your life to the fullest, and focus on your present. There is no meaning of life, if we spend all the time thinking about the past and future, one must live in the present. And the most important thing, stay positive folks! You are Unique, I am Unique, We all are born UNIQUE One must know the importance of self-love, and never underestimate oneself. Y o u are
unique, and no one is similar to you, so stop comparing yourself with others. As, every individual is unique in itself and has different capabilities, abilities, strengths, and weaknesses. So, how can one compare two different individuals, of different aspects? It is not possible dude! Yes, one can improvise oneself in a particular field as compared to others, but that totally depends on how much one practices. Never feel low, just remember, you are not alone, you have support of your family, peers, near and dear ones. And the most crucial thing 'You Are UNIQUE!'
Learning to talk to the self Learning to talk to the self is a spiritual endeavour. One should know the importance of 'spiritual endeavour' and 'Self'. As both the terms are interconnected, to one another. Ask yourself a question'When you make a mistake, do you talk
to yourself lovingly, try to know where you went wrong and then analyse?' OR 'Do you just every time blame yourself, and never welcome to what your inner gut tries to notify you, and go harsh on yourself' If you approach yourself lovingly, and are not harsh at yourself, then it's just great. I'm obliged and thankful to you, for showing this loving gesture to yourself, as this would judge and help you a lot in
your life. These types of buddies, are always happy and need no one in their lives, as they are just enough for themselves. They do not need to run after anyone, asking, begging for love, sympathy, empathy. As they talk to their own self. And if you love yourself, you need no one. Life is too short, for regrets, battles, aggression. Just stay CAREFREE! and listen, and do what your heart responds. On the other hand, if you just blame yourself, for any and every incident and action, Dude, just change yourself, right away! It would not work for anyone on a long-term basis. One will feel the urge to run away, from difficult circumstances instead of fighting them with courage. One is more coward than, who talks to their own self and knows the importance of his/her own self.
Always Remember!
BE YOURSELF Represent YOURSELF as you are UNIQUE! Remain CAREFREE! You are DIFFERENT, NEVER COMPARE YOURSELF! YOU ARE BEAUTIFUL AND FLAWLESS.
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Skin is a mirror of our h e a l t h . Healthy food Habit is necessary to get glowing skin. Let us tell you about 12 beauty foods that make skin healthy and glowing. Who does not want lively and glowing skin! Whatever our complexion is, if our skin is healthy, then we do not need cosmetic products to look beautiful. Now the question arises how our skin will become so beautiful? We often talk about decorating ourselves. Today the mentioned food's will be to make your skin naturally glowing and radiant. The main thing is that we do not have to invest in beauty products! Rather pay attention to our Eating Habits. Spinach Fatigue, insufficient sleep or anemia can be the cause of dark circles. To remove dark circles, include green leafy vegetables
diet. Nuts and seeds Vitamin E in nuts (almonds, cashews, raisins, walnuts, etc.) and seeds (flax seeds, pumpkin seeds, etc.) maintains the natural moisture of the skin, keeping the skin soft and hydrated. If you want to get rid of dry skin, then definitely eat it. Whole grains Vitamin B present in brown rice and oats helps in reducing hair breakage and loss. For strong and shiny hair, include all kinds of whole grains in your diet. Garlic Garlic not only keeps the heart healthy, it also helps to make the skin clean and pimple free. It is a natural antibiotic which helps in purifying the blood as well as strengthening the immune system. Garlic is also helpful in repairing skin tissue and preventing wrinkles. Curd and Oatmeal Usually in cold weather there is a problem of chapped lips, but if you are always troubled by chapped lips, then it may be due to lack of vitamin B. Therefore, eat foods rich in vitamin B, such as yogurt and oats. Oily fish Omega 3 fatty acids are needed to keep the skin soft and away from wrinkles. It nourishes the skin and prevents dehydration. Oily fish is a good source of Omesha 3 fatty acids. In addition, flax seeds and walnuts also contain omega 3 fatty acids. Egg Taking balanced amounts of vitamin B7 relieves the problem of nail breakdown. Iron and zinc deficiency is the cause of nail problems. Eat eggs to deal with it. Egg is also a good source of protein which is good for the health of nails.
Blackberries Blackberries help increase the amount of collagen in the body. Collagen keeps the skin soft, delicate. The antioxidants present in blackberries also reduce the signs of aging. Shellfish If the color of your face is discolored or your face looks wilted, then it can be due to anemia. Anemia is caused by iron and vitamin B12 deficiency. So increase their quantity in your diet. Shellfish / Oyster (snail) is a good source of this. Sweet potato There is an excess of vitamin A in sweet potato, which is necessary for the prevention of wrinkles. Therefore, if you want healthy, beautiful skin, then eat sweet potato. Carrot It keeps the outer layer of skin healthy and does not allow the signs of premature aging to emerge. Tomatoes Tomatoes are rich in vitamin A, vitamin C and potassium. To keep the skin healthy and beautiful, eat tomatoes. Smart tips * Include green leafy vegetables in your diet daily. Eating raw cucumber, carrot, radish etc. is beneficial. * Non-veg made in less oil and spices, like chicken, egg, etc. must be eaten. Eating fish once a day is very good for both skin and health. * Eat seasonal fruits 2-3 times a day. When you stay healthy from inside, then its glow will definitely be seen on the face. * Include both curd and milk in your diet regularly. * Citrus fruits keep the skin healthy and glowing. Produces collagen required for skin. So increase the amount of citrus fruits in your daily diet.
How to improve immunity system
Bhavna Singh
like spinach, rich in iron, vitamin K and C in your
varied: The food has to be a mix of all the food groups : carbs , proteins ,healthy fats , vitamins and minerals. Each food group serves its purpose and cannot be eliminated without inviting diseases. nFood has to be local and fresh: Every community has their own way of eating based on the climate of the place. Plus locally grown food is fresh and full of nutrients. U can never go wrong with having bajra in Rajasthan or rice in Assam, fish in Bengal or fermented food and coconut in the south.
Food that harms the immune system
Nidhi Agarwal Khemka Nutritionist
Iimmunity, it's the defence mechanism in our body that protects us against external factors. There are 4 pillars that have to work In tandem to have a robust immune system
Nutrition Exercise Sleep Mental Health
Four simple rules of nutrition
nChew your food well: It helps mix the food with the digestive juices without which all the goodness of even the superfoods would be lost. nEat mindfully and tastefully: No Getting distracted while eating food, our body gives us subtle signals when it's full and if we are not paying attention that's completely missed. nFood has to be wholesome and
nSugar: Our gut has two types of bacteria, the good bacteria ( probiotics) and the bad bacteria, (which feeds on sugar). So when we consume sugar , our immunity cuts down by half. nProcessed food nPacked food nFried food Let me share a simple plan which could be moulded as per your local preferences to boost your immunity
Early morning : oil pulling , warm water, Aloevera Amla wheatgrass giloy mornings juice plus nuts
(combination of iron and vitamin C and healthy fats which helps in the absorbtion of vitamin A, D, E,K) Breakfast: ragi/ alternative flour cooked the way u like with ghee / coconut / mustard oil along with Garam masala ( immunity boosting spices like haldi, black pepper etc ) Mid morning: fruits and seeds with green tea with lemon ( antioxidants which boosts immunity by removing free radicles) Lunch: desi lunch like explained before. Include curd which is a natural probiotic and achaar which is rich in b12 ( most vegetarians lack in this ) Evening: kadha / green tea with chaats/ sprouts and seeds Dinner: desi dinner Post dinner: haldi adrak milk ( medicinal properties and also induces sound sleep )
Exercise
Only 45 to 60 min of exercise is needed by the body. Indulge in a form of exercise suitable to your body type , which u enjoy , be consistent with it.
Sleep
Sleep rejuvenates and repairs the body and helps in balancing hor-
mones. 6 to 8 hours of sleep is a must, if you wake up feeling fresh means your daily target achieved. some of us have trouble falling asleep, let us look at some tips for improving the sleep quality. nTry having some warm haldi milk half an hour before going to bed.
nTry switching of gadgets one hour before sleep nTry having some chamomile tea
nLavender oil has also been proven to promote good sleep you can burn it in an oil burner or sprinkle a few drops on your pillow and go off to sleep.
nTry to sleep around the same time every day sets your body clock and promotes deep sleep.
Emotional Health: stress leads to the release of cortisol in the body which harms our immune system directly. nPractice meditation nMake a list of things that stresses you out, work on finding solutions and let go of things beyond control. nPractise gratitude every day nKeep reaffirming, I am strong!
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The NEP empowers students to carefully analyze, pick and choose their academic journey rather than conforming to the set standards and norms. It also moves towards international standards with a focus on digital and research-based learning. Additionally, The NEP has renamed the Ministry of Human Resource Development (MHRD) as the Ministry of Education which is a clear indicator of the country’s changing focus on education. The new National Education Policy which came in force on Wednesday, 29 July, seeks to bring about a number of reforms across all levels of education in India which further look forward to change the landscape of Indian learning. Soon after the policy was announced, Prime Minister Narendra Modi tweeted, “The policy is based on the pillars of “access, equity, quality, affordability, accountability” and will transform India into a “vibrant knowledge hub”. Among these number of changes is one, within which the NEP 2020 suggests a slew of reforms to school education, with a focus on flexibility of major/minor subjects and eliminating hinderances between streams of learning. Students in India are made to choose subjects to pursue in their career at a very tender age of 15. By the time one finishes their 10th class, they have to be sure of what is going to be their route to career. The majority of students find it difficult to understand whether they have selected the right stream or not.
Basic Structure
The New Education policy (NEP) 2020 shares ideas to revamp education, teaching and assessment systems in schools and colleges. the NEP changes the existing 10+2 structure of school education to a 5+3+3+4, covering children between the ages of 3-18.
The structure thereby, looks like this:
mThree years of anganwadi or preschool + two years in primary school in grades 1-2 covering ages 3 to 8 years mThe ‘preparatory stage’ covering ages 8 to 11 years or grades 3-5. mThe ‘middle stage’ covering ages 11 to 14 years or grades 6-8 mThe ‘secondary stage’ covering ages 14 to 18 years in two phases – grades 9-10 in the first and grades 1112 in the second. The NEP also states that there will be no hard separation among ‘curricular’, ‘extra-curricular’, or ‘co-curricular’ areas, among ‘arts’, ‘humanities’, and ‘sciences’, or be-
tween ‘vocational’ or ‘academic’ streams. During grades 6-8, students will be required to take a course which will provide hands-on experience of a number of important vocational crafts as well. NEP seeks to bring about focus on languages in school According to the policy, wherever possible, “the medium of instruction until at least grade 5, but preferably till grade 8 and beyond, will be the home language/mother tongue/local language/regional language”, to be followed in both private and public schools. It implements the three-language formula, but with some flexibility and without imposing any language on a state. In simple words, this concludes that students will learn three languages, based on the states, regions and the choice of the students themselves, as long as at least two of the three languages are native to India.
Policy’s say on teachers
The policy states that by 2030, teacher education will be moved into multidisciplinary universities, and by the same year, the minimum degree qualification for teaching will be a four-year integrated BEd. Teachers will also be expected to avoid participating in activities such as electioneering, so that they are able to better commit their time to their primary and most important function, core teaching. Additionally,the hiring and vacan-
cies in schools will be managed digitally. A technology-based comprehensive teacher-requirement planning forecasting exercise will be conducted by each state to assess expected subject-wise teacher vacancies over the next two decades.
Consideration to rural area
To ensure that brilliant students enter the teaching profession – especially from rural areas – a huge number of merit-based scholarships shall be instituted across the country for studying quality 4-year integrated BEd programs. In rural areas, special merit-based scholarships will be established that also include preferential employment in their local areas upon successful completion of their BEd programmes.
Reforms in Board exams
mThere will be no hard separation among ‘curricular’, ‘extracurricular’, or ‘co-curricular’, among ‘arts’, ‘humanities’, and ‘sciences’, or between ‘vocational’ or ‘academic’ streams. mBoard exams for classes 10 and 12 will be continued, but they will be low stake. The focus will be on testing concepts and application based learning. mStudents will be able to choose many of the subjects and the ‘level’ in which they take Board exams. mSkills, such as analysis, critical thinking and conceptual clarity will be taught in school. mCo-curriculum and vocational subjects like sports, arts, commerce, science will be treated at the same level.
mStudents can opt for courses as per their preference. mReviews by peers and teachers will be taken. mStudents will be given a second chance at boards to improve their score.
Changes for College admission structure A common aptitude test, as well as specialised common subject exams in the sciences, humanities, languages, arts, and vocational subjects, will be held at least twice every year. The National Testing Agency (NTA) will conduct a common entrance examination (CEE) for admissions to universities across the country. Although, It will not be mandatory and will be left to individual universities and colleges to use NTA assessments for their admissions. It indeed is a right step towards a better education system. Prof VK Tewari, Director, IIT Kharagpur told a major newspaper the impact of reforms by saying “ The emphasis on primary education in regional languages and the introduction of Sanskrit, following the three-language formula, will turn out to be a great boon to the people of the country especially in the rural areas”. With everything seemingly falling in place we have to see if the government implements the policy effectively. It is a bold and challenging policy and it needs competent people to execute it efficiently. I hope the government executes this as enthusiastically as they execute elections.
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Himachal receives 7th rank in implementation of Ease of Doing Business Reforms
departments for making it possible for the State and hoped that now the State would make more efforts in this direction in future to be amongst top three ranking States in the next assessment. Bikram Singh Thakur said that, due to implementation of Ease of Doing Business in Himachal Pradesh, there was reduction of footfall in the Government Offices, besides making the system more transparent and saved the time and money of the Investors by making the entire system online right from application submission to downloading of the final approval.
Union Minister for Finance and Corporate Affairs Nirmala Sitharaman released the State rankings for the implementation of ‘Ease of Doing Business Reforms Action Plan’ for the year 2019 brought out by Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT), Ministry of Commerce and Industry, at New Delhi. Himachal Pradesh has registered a quantum leap of nine positions by securing 7th position amongst all States/ Union Territories in the country from previous year ranking. Expressing happiness over this remarkable achievement of the State, Chief Minister
Jai Ram Thakur said that this was possible due to reforms brought by the State Government such as according online approval for Section 118 cases, reforms in labour laws, strengthening the single window system, effective use of CM Helpline 1100,
easy availability of land for potential entrepreneurs etc. He said that industrialists willing to invest in the State were being provided all approvals at the earliest without any hindrance. Chief Minister congratulated all officers of the line
A spokesperson of the Food, Civil Supplies and Consumer Affairs Department informed that the process of blocking card of ineligible card holders availing benefit of subsidized food items under the Centre and State Government schemes has been initiated. He said that during the process of blocking ration cards, it has been found that cards of several income tax payees/ government employees have made cards in the category of BPL, priority household and antyodaya families. He said that all income tax payee and government employees are not eligible for availing benefit of subsidized food items.
He said that so far cards of more than 140 income tax payee and government employees have been identified. As the process of blocking of cards of ineligible cardholders is still in progress, thus such cases are likely to increase. He said that it has been decided that the areas where such cases have been identified, concerned Sub Divisional Magistrate would investigate the matter to find out people involved in it. He said that strict action will be taken by the department against those people who are misusing the facilities provided to BPL and Antyodaya families despite not being eligible for entitlement.
On the birthday of the great educationist, visionary and former President of India Dr. Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan, the Governor paid floral tributes on his portrait at Raj Bhavan, today. The birthday of Dr. Radhakrishnan is celebrated as Teachers' Day. On this occasion, the Governor greeted all the teaching fraternity and said that the Corona pandemic has deeply affected our education system. Schools, colleges and universities had to be closed all over the world. For the last six months, the teaching-learning paradigm has undergone a complete change. He said that on-line learning has become a part of our daily routine. But the relationship between a teacher and a student was not limited to merely imparting in-
Concerned SDM to investigate ineligible ration card holders
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Government to consider request of extension of Battalion Headquarter Eco Dogra
The State Government would sympathetically consider the request to grant extension of Battalion Headquarter 133 INF BN (TA) Eco Dogra upto March, 2021. This was stated by Chief Minister Jai Ram Thakur while interacting with Director General of Territorial Army, Integrated Headquarter, Ministry of Defence Lt. General DP Pandey AVSM, VSM here today. Lt. General Pandey apprised the Chief Minister that the objective of Eco Task Force was to carry out plantation/afforestation on the land allotted by the State Forest Department in the State. He said that plantation on an
average 400 hectare area was being carried out every year by the Force. Additional Chief Secretary Forest Sanjay Gupta, Additional Chief Secretary Finance Prabodh Saxena, Principal Secretary to Chief Minister J.C. Sharma and other senior officers were also present on the occasion.
Governor pays floral tribute to Dr. Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan
structions or taking exams, it was an emotional and psychological bond which goes beyond mere academic relationship, he added. “I believe that until the students do not feel reverence for their teacher, they can-
not learn anything nor can the teacher teach anything. This reverence arises only when teachers are fully devoted to their work and they strive to give the right direction to the new generation and society’, said Dattatraya.
GOI Expands the support to Artisans manifold, for making Agarbatti Taking a holistic approach and looking to the enhanced interest of the stakeholders, Ministry of Micro Small and Medium Enterprises (MSME), further expanded the reach and support to Artisans, involved in Agarbatti making, and to the Agarbatti Industry, by issuing new guidelines on 4th September, 2020. Further to its launching the support program on 30.07.20, Ministry has looked at all aspects of the industry, beyond just supply of machines for making Agarbatti. This includes ensuring supply of inputs and raw materials, the demand for which has increased hugely in last one year. The four main pillars of the new program arei) Continuously supporting the artisans through training, raw material, marketing and financial support;
ii) Working on all aspects of this product, like innovation in the fragrance & packaging, use of new / alternate raw materials like re-usable flowers, coir pith etc., supply of bamboo sticks by closely working with Ministry of Agriculture etc. A ‘Center of Excellence’ for this purpose is being set up in FFDC (Flavour and Fragrance Development Center) Kannauj; iii) Setting up 10 clusters with proper marketing linkages under SFURTI (Scheme of Fund for Regeneration of Traditional Industries) scheme of the Ministry of MSME at a total cost of about Rs. 50 Crs, to benefit about 5000 artisans for their sustainable employment and enhanced earnings; iv) Strengthen the machine manufacturing capability to achieve self-sufficiency in
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the country and develop various other products by setting up ‘Centers of Excellence’ with IITs/NITs etc. at a cost of Rs. 2.20 crore. Under the expanded program announced on 4th September, 400 Automatic Agarbatti making machines as against 200 earlier, and additional 500 Pedal operated Machines will be given
to ‘Self Help Groups (SHGs)’ and individuals through 20 pilot projects, across the country with proper marketing and raw material supply tie ups. The program will immediately benefit about 1500 artisans, in providing sustainable employment with increased earnings. Artisans developing hand rolled Agarbatti and
‘Migrant workers’ will be given preference as part of the program. Now, to make India AatmNirbhar in this sector, the total size of the program, has been increased to more than Rs 55 Cr, which will include immediate support to about 1500 artisans of about Rs 3.45 Cr, development of two centers of Excellence costing
at Rs 2.20 Cr at IITs/NITs and at FFDC Kannauj and setting up of 10 new SFURTI clusters at a cost of about Rs 50 Crs, benefitting about 5000 additional artisans. Earlier the size of the program was of Rs 2.66 Crs covering about 500 artisans. The Khadi and Village Industries Commission (KVIC), one of the statutory organizations, under the M/o MSME, will implement the program and will handhold the artisans & SHGs with proper backward & forward linkages and needful support. These projects, will give boost to the Agarbatti industry and help in further building indigenous capability in all areas of Agarbatti manufacturing with increased exports, and enhanced employment opportunities to the Artisans and entrepreneurs.
Up & Away: Domestic travel picking up, sustainable holidays order of the day
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As countries begin to open after remaining in lockdown for some months, restrictions are getting relaxed, thereby opening avenues for travel. But is it really wise to travel during the pandemic? Airlines in India are back into action, as on May 25, the Indian Government allowed domestic airlines to resume operations across the country. As regarding international travel, we need to wait for some time as it is yet to get the green flag. With restrictions slowly easing, a number of things are getting back to normal. Or well, the new normal. Flights are opening up and travel is still a big area of interest. Domestic travel and sustainable travel are both on the rise. While international flights are taking a back seat, the domestic market is picking up. Ritu Mehrotra, Coun-
try Manager – India, Sri Lanka & Maldives at Booking.com says, “We are seeing some early signs of recovery and an appetite for domestic travel in places where travel restrictions are easing. There has been an increase in domestic searches for destinations such as New Delhi, Mumbai, Jaipur, Bengaluru and Udaipur.” While workations may be picking up, business travel is showing on a slow incline. Raj Rishi Singh Chief Business Officer MakeMyTrip, says, “The corporate travel segment is picking up slowly as professionals continue to work remotely and avoid in-person outstation meetings amid the uncertainty.” Temperature checking is carried out at all entry points of the airports, whereas self-check-in and remote bag drops is the new mandate now to ensure clustering of people is avoided. Moreover, no meals will be served on-board.
nDomestic tourism is rebounding in Europe as countries ease restrictions. nUnique “experience” holidays and “staycations” are reporting buoyant bookings. nThis is in contrast to the global picture: the OECD forecasts the international tourism economy could decline 60-80% in 2020. nWorld Travel & Tourism Council says 10% of jobs worldwide are in tourism, generating 10.3% of global GDP.
Sustainable Holiday
A sustainable holiday is about taking approaches to living sustainably from everyday life into holiday experiences. It is also about ensuring the environment and people in the places you visit benefit from the money they spend there. Sustainable or responsible tourism
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should: nConserve the environment, culture and social heritage of a destination nGenerate economic benefits for local people.
As India entered the Unlock 2.0 phase, more and more people are gearing up to embrace the new normal, and hence, venturing out to travel.
Things to remember before venturing out:
nIt is advisable to stay at home if travel at this point of time can be avoided. nHowever, the precautions that Indian airlines are taking for the safety of passengers are noteworthy, and one can choose to avoid coming in contact with people. At present, air travel seems to be the safest option. nAs per the new directive from the
government, all passengers are required to install the Aarogya Setu app on their phones, which the airlines will also check. Health and safety is a crucial aspect of the information Indians are seeking in order to make informed decisions on travel and accommodation. And most of the industry are adopting new ways of going contact-less to minimise risk. But it’s not just their own safety travellers are aware of, a recent study showed that they are also choosing sustainable holidays. “From our research undertaken earlier this year, we have seen travellers becoming more conscious about the environmental impact they can have on destinations. 96% of Indian travellers identified sustainable travel as important to them, while 76% said they were more determined to make sustainable choices when looking to travel again in the future,” says Mehrotra.
Facebook News is about to launch Health Ministry rushes Central
TAC News: “We’ll pay news publishers to ensure their content is available in the new product,” a Facebook official stated in a blog post. The social networking prominent on Tues aforementioned it'll pay news publishers within the country shortly via its Facebook News to make sure their content is obtainable in the new product, due to facing political hype in India. Facebook News, which was launched within the U.S.A. last year, can shortly arrive within the Great Britain, Germany, France, India, and Brazil among consequent six months to a year, the corporate proclaimed. Campbell Brown, VP, Global News Partnerships at Facebook, stated that consumer fashions and data inventory fluctuate over the country. "So, we'll work closely with news partners in each country to tailor the experience and test ways to deliver a valuable experience for people while also honouring publishers' business models," Brown said. Facebook has discovered that over 95% of the commerce Facebook News releases to publishers "is incremental to the traffic they already get from News Feed". "Based on this progress, we are accelerating our plans to expand in-
teams to Punjab & Chd.
ternationally," Brown added. Overlooking extreme political rage in India over its alleged part in supporting the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on the social platform. Facebook last week interpreted its position, stating it has scrapped off and will proceed to remove content posted by public appearances in India that infringe its community norms. Ajit Mohan, Vice President, and Managing Director, Facebook India, said that Facebook has always been an extensive, accessible, transparent, and nonpartisan social media platform where folks and communities have the right to showcase their talents, express without hesitation, and effectively showcase their power of individuality without any biases. "Over the last few days, we have been accused of bias in the way we enforce our policies. We take the allegations of bias incredibly seriously, and want to make
it clear that we denounce hate and bigotry in any form," Mohan said. As the News output expands, Brown stated that it will "continue to focus on the growing engagement of Facebook News in the US". "We will keep building new products and making global investments to help the news industry build longlasting business models". Facebook News is soon going to a “strong start” in the US, driving a significant amount of online traffic to publishers, according to Brown. “Based on this progress, we are accelerating our plans to expand internationally,” Brown said. “Innovation is critical to building a sustainable news ecosystem,” Brown said. News agencies have strived to make money as commercial wealth and folk's attention have moved online, where stories are accessible totally free of cost, in a vibrant scrutinized manner by administrators.
Ministry of Health and Family Welfare has decided to deploy Central teams to Punjab and UT of Chandigarh. The high level teams will assist the State/UT in strengthening public health measures for containment, surveillance, testing and efficient clinical management of COVID patients with the aim to reduce mortality and save lives. They shall also guide the State/UT in effectively addressing the challenges related to timely diagnosis and follow up. The two-member teams will comprise of a Community Medicine expert from PGIMER, Chandigarh and an epidemiologist from NCDC. These teams shall be stationed in the State/UT for ten days to provide extended guidance in managing COVID. Punjab has reported a total of 60,013 cases, whereas it has 15,731Active Cases, on
date. It has registered 1739 deaths. The Testing Per Million figure for the State is 37546 (India’s average figure is 34593.1 at present). With 4.97%, it hovers at the lower spectrum of cumulative positivity. The UT of Chandigarh is reporting 2095 active cases whereas its cumulative cases stand at 5268. Testing Per Million and cumulative positivity stand at 38054 and 11.99%, respectively. The Centre is actively supporting the States/UTs that are seeing a sudden surge in the number of COVID cases and those that are reporting high mortality by deputing multi-sectoral Central teams. Many such teams have visited several States/UTs in the past months. The teams interact with the field authorities to get a first hand understanding of the challenges and issues being faced by them. The Union Health Ministry has been engaging with several States/UTs that are witnessing a surge in COVID cases and high mortality in some districts during the past two days. The States/UTs have been advised to proactively undertake comprehensive measures to break the chain of transmission of the infectious disease and lower mortality, such that it eventually dips below 1%.
JNCASR researchers develop diagnostic therapy for Lung Cancer
Lung cancer, the most common cause of cancerrelated death worldwide, is tough to detect at early stages, making it difficult to treat. Scientists may soon have a solution in the form of diagnostic therapy for lung cancer which paves the way for personalized medicine. Recently researchers from Jawaharlal Nehru Centre for Advanced Scientific Research (JNCASR), an autonomous institute under the Department of Science & Technology (DST), Govt. of India, have developed a theranostics (diagnostic therapy) drug candidate for lung cancer. The research work funded jointly by DST, BRICS Multilateral R&D Projects grant, and SwarnaJayanti Fellowship Grant was published in the journal Theranostics. The selective recognition and imaging of oncogene specific non-canonical DNA secondary structures (G-quadruplex-GQ structures) holds great promise in the development of diagnostic therapy (theranostics) for cancer and has been challenging due to their structural dynamics and diversity.
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