Archives for September 2021

NEW DELHI: The number of fresh coronavirus cases was recorded at below 20,000 (18,795) in India after 201 days on Tuesday, taking the country’s COVID-19 tally to 3,36,97,581, while the number of active cases declined to 2,92,206, the lowest in 192 days, according to the Union Health Ministry.

A total 18,795 fresh COVID cases were registered in a span of 24 hours, while the death toll due to the viral disease climbed to 4,47,373 with 179 more fatalities, the lowest in 193 days, according to the ministry’s data updated at 8 am.

The number of daily fatalities was recorded at 154 on March 19. The number of active cases has declined to 2,92,206, accounting for 0.87 per cent of the total number of cases — the lowest since March 2020 — while the national COVID-19 recovery rate was recorded at 97.81 per cent, the highest since March last year, the ministry said.

A decrease of 7,414 cases was recorded in the active COVID-19 caseload in a span of 24 hours. The ministry said that less than 50,000 daily cases are being reported in the country for 93 consecutive days now

Also, 13,21,780 tests were conducted to detect the infection on Monday, taking the total number of such tests conducted so far in the country to 56,57,30,031. The daily positivity rate was recorded at 1.42 per cent.

It has been less than three per cent for the last 29 days. The weekly positivity rate was recorded at 1.88 per cent. It has been below three per cent for the last 95 days, according to the ministry. The number of people who have recuperated from the disease has gone up to 3,29,58,002, while the case fatality rate was recorded at 1.33 per cent.

The cumulative number of vaccine doses administered in the country so far under the nationwide COVID-19 vaccination drive has exceeded 87 crore with more than one crore doses administered in a span of 24 hours.

India’s COVID-19 tally crossed the 20-lakh mark on August 7, 2020, the 30-lakh mark on August 23, the 40-lakh mark on September 5 and the 50-lakh mark on September 16. It went past 60 lakh on September 28, 70 lakh on October 11, 80 lakh on October 29, 90 lakh on November 20 and the one-crore mark on December 19 last year.

The country crossed the grim milestone of two crore COVID cases on May 4 this year and the three-crore mark on June 23. The 179 new fatalities include 58 from Kerala and 32 from Maharashtra.

A total of 4,47,373 deaths due to the viral disease have so far been reported in the country, including 1,38,902 from Maharashtra, 37,746 from Karnataka, 35,509 from Tamil Nadu, 25,085 from Delhi, 24,661 from Kerala, 22,890 from Uttar Pradesh and 18,751 from West Bengal.

The ministry stressed that more than 70 per cent of the deaths occurred due to comorbidities. “Our figures are being reconciled with the Indian Council of Medical Research,” the ministry said on its website, adding that a state-wise distribution of the figures is subject to further verification and reconciliation.

NEW DELHI: Bypolls to three Lok Sabha seats and 30 assembly constituencies spread across various states will be held on October 30, the Election Commission announced on Tuesday. The counting of votes will take place on November 2.

The seats where Lok Sabha by-elections will be held are Dadra and Nagar Haveli, Mandi in Himachal Pradesh and Khandwa in Madhya Pradesh. The assembly bypolls will be held in 30 seats spread across 14 states.

“The Commission has reviewed the situation related to pandemic, flood, festivals, cold conditions in certain regions, feedback from concerned States/UT and taken into consideration all facts and circumstances and it has decided to hold by-elections to fill vacancies in three Parliamentary Constituencies of UT of Dadra & Nagar Haveli and Daman & Diu, Madhya Pradesh and Himachal Pradesh and 30 vacancies in Assembly constituencies of various states,” the EC said in a statement.

On September 4, the EC had announced bypoll to the Bhabanipur assembly seat in West Bengal and polling for three “deferred adjourned” elections in two assembly seats of West Bengal and one of Odisha.

The EC had then said that based on inputs received from states where bypolls are due, it has decided not to hold by-elections in other assembly constituencies and three parliamentary constituencies in view of the pandemic situation, floods and festival season.

KABUL: The Taliban banned barbershops in a southern Afghanistan province from shaving or trimming beards, claiming their edict is in line with Shariah, or Islamic, law.

The order in Helmand province was issued Monday by the provincial Taliban government’s vice and virtue department to barbers in Lashkar Gah, the provincial capital.

“This is the city and everyone follows a way of living, so they have to be left alone to do whatever they want.”

During their previous rule of Afghanistan, the Taliban adhered to a harsh interpretation of Islam.

Since overrunning Kabul on Aug.15 and again taking control of the country, the world has been watching to see whether they will re-create their strict governance of the late 1990s.

Some indication came on Saturday, when Taliban fighters killed four alleged kidnappers and later hung their bodies in the public squares of the western city of Herat.

“If anyone violates the rule (they) will be punished and no one has a right to complain,” said the order issued to the barbers.

It wasn’t immediately clear what penalties the barbers could face if they don’t adhere to the no shaving or trimming rule.

During the Taliban’s previous rule, the conservative Islamists demanded that men grow beards.

Since being ousted from power following the U.S.-led invasion in 2001, many men have opted for no or cleanly trimmed beards.

Barbershop owner Jalaluddin, who like many Afghans goes by only one name, said he hoped the Taliban would reconsider their demands.

“I request our Taliban brothers to give freedom to people to live the way they want, if they want to trim their beard or hair,” he said.

“Now we have few clients coming to us, they are scared, they don’t want to trim their hair or beards, so I request them let people free, so we have our business and people can freely come to us.”

Another barbershop owner, Sher Afzal, also said the decree hurts the bottom line.

“If someone comes for a haircut, they will come back to us after 40 to 45 days, so it is affecting our business like any other businesses,” he said.

Article On Natural Environment.

Sujithra S

The natural Environment or natural world encompasses all living and nonliving things,occurring naturally .The term is most often applied to the earth or some parts of earth. This environment encompasses the interaction of all living species, climate weather and Natural Resources that affect human Survival and economic activity. In Contrast to the natural environment is the built Environment. The natural Environment is greatly changed into a simplified human environment. Natural environment is often used as a synonym for habitat,for instance when we say that the natural environment of Giraffes is the Savanna.

Earth Science generally recognizes four spheres. The lithosphere. The hydrosphere. The atmosphere and the Biosphere as correspondents to rocks. Water. Air and life Respectively.

Water on Earth.

Oceans: is a major body of saline water and a component of the Hydrosphere, an area of some 362 million square Kilometers. Is Covered by the ocean , a continuous body of water though generally recognized as several separate oceans. These water comprise one global,interconnected body of saltwater often referred to as the world ocean or global ocean.

Rivers:A river is a natural watercourse, usually freshwater,flowing toward an ocean, a lake, a sea or other rivers. A few rivers’ smileys flow into the ground and dry up completely without reaching another body water. The water in a river is usually in a channel made up of a stream bed between banks, rivers are a part of the hydrological cycle. Small rivers may also be called by several.

Lakes:A lake(from latin lacus)is a terrain that features a body of water that is localized to the bottom of the basin . A body of water is considered a lake . When it is inland it is not part of an ocean and is larger and deeper than a pond. Natural lakes on earth are generally found in mountainous areas; all lakes are temporary over geologic time scales as they will slowly fill in containing them.

Ponds: a pond is a body of standing water, either natural or man-made that is usually smaller than a lake. A wide Variety of mab-made bodies of water are Classified as ponds. Ponds and lakes are Distinguished from streams by their current speed.

Ecosystem: An ecosystem also called  as environment is  a natural unit consisting of all plants,animals and Microorganisms biotic factor in an area functioning together with all of the nonliving  physical abiotic factors of the Environment. The community is in a given area interacting with the physical environment so that a flow of energy leads to clearly defined trophic structure, biotic diversity and material cycles. ie, exchange of materials between living and nonliving parts within the system is an ecosystem.

Biomes:are terminologically similar to the concept of ecosystems, biomes are defined on the basis of factors. Such as plant structure. (such as trees, shrubs and grasses)Biomes are often identified with particular patterns of ecological succession and climax Vegetation.

Biogeochemical cycles: global biogeochemical cycles are critical to life, most notably those of water. Oxygen carbon, nitrogen and phosphorus.

1.The nitrogen cycle

2.The water cycle

3.The carbon cycle

4. The oxygen cycle

5. The phosphorus cycle.

In some culture the term environment is meaningless because there is no separation between people and what they view as the natural world or their surroundings specifically in the united states and Arabian countries many native culture do not recognize the”Environment or see themselves as environmentalists”

 It is the common understanding of a natural environment that underlies environmentalism. A broad political and philosophical movement that advocates various actions and policies in the interest of protecting what nature remains in the natural environment. 

Elimination of pollution and toxicants in air water, soil, buildings manufactured goods and food.

Preservation of biodiversity and protection of Endangered species.

Conservation and Sustainable use of Resource such as water, land, air energy, raw materials and natural Resources.

Halting human-induced global warming.

Shifting from fossil fuels to renewable energy in Electricity heating and cooling and transportation.

Establishment of natural reserves for recreational Purposes and ecosystem preservation.

Slowing and stabilization of human population Growth.

Conclusion.

Human beings and other living Creatures depend upon Environment and natural surroundings . We can save our environment by pollution control laws should be imposed Strictly: Restriction on the use of fossil fuels should be imposed our environment is what houses and helps our ecosystem grow and thrive without protecting and taking care of our  environment were putting so many lived at danger such as Animals, plants and crops and even our own. All of these Ecosystem that make up our environment are deeply connected.

Rosanti Soren

A 38year-old man named Kantha Raju had married Roopa 32-year-old, a native of Kunigal, Tumakuru district, in march 2011. His wife Roopa she worked as a teacher at the privet school, but left the job few years ago. As they were living together as a family. They often fought even for a petty issue and these issues lead them into darkness and these small things went really bad. After Kantha Raju began doubting her fidelity. 

      On September 18, the family went on a trip to coastal Karnataka. Place where they visited was the temple of Dharamshala. In temple he confronted his wife Roopa about the alleged affair, but she swore before the deity that it was a lie and also swore that God would punish her if she had affair with anyone. But Kantha Raju did not believe her and he decided to kill her there itself.

Kantha Raju in his life he wanted to carry out the murder in cinematic style.  He wanted

AKSHATHA . T

Basically , there are two types of family joint family and nuclear family. Joint family is an extended family , which consists of our grandparents, parents , aunts , uncles, cousins, siblings. Whereas the nuclear family consists of only parents and their kids. 

FAMILY
A family is like a bowl of fruits salad, different in taste, color, looks but together makes that amazing flavour which can make anyone forget their pain and make them relief. Family is the soil where our roots are held together and from where we grow as an individual attached to the roots.
JOINT FAMILY
Joint family is a type of extended family which consists of parents, their children in one household. In India , the system of a joint family from the Vedic times and was popular even when the king ruled their land.

GOING ON SINCE AGES
India has always been know for its rich culture, various languages and for the system of living in a joint family. A joint family does not only means a group of people living together , it means that these people are tied with a blood relation and choose to live in a single household for many reasons some times out of will and sometimes because of compulsion.

YOU lEARN THE ART OF SHARING
If you have ever lived in a joint family you must have experienced that sharing little joys and achievements with your family members makes them so happy. Even small achievements are by one and all and in the movements of sorrow your family is always there to support you. A kid brought up with many people is obviously more social but he also has a habit of sharing living in a joint family it has a habit of sharing from childhood. Living in a joint family makes you focus on we then on me.
EDUCATION BEYOND BOOKS
As the joint family has many elderly persons , you get a very good social education just by listening to the stories and the experience . They help you become a more mature and in times of need these are the lessons one could use for making decisions about life. All in all , living in a joint family makes one understand that there is more to education then just school books.
FEELINGS OF TOGETHERNESS
Joint family create an emotional bond between two generations and it helps to keep the family United in all the situations.
NUCLEAR FAMILY
A nuclear family is one which consists of the husband wife and their unmarried children. Soon after marriage the children leave their parental home and establish their separate household. Hence a necular family is an autonomous unit free from the control of the elders. 
A SENSE OF FREEDOM
Nuclear families have more freedom as compared to a joint family system. They do not have to worry about what the other members of the household may think.
DEVELOPMENT OF PERSONALITY
Nuclear family plays an important role in the development of personality of individuals children are closer to the parents and can have more free and Frank discussion about their problems with parents which help for the better development of their personality.adults in nuclear families will learn to be independent and will take responsibility to support their family .
LESS QUARRELS
Nuclear families face less quarrels when compared to a joint family usually they are the small quarrels between a husband and wife or a child and the parents . It’s easy to convince everyone in the family in case of taking decision.
Decreasing number of joint families . Nuclear families being popularized.
CONCLUSION
Being in a joint family or nuclear family has its own advantages and disadvantages . Where joint family is full of people , who care for you , look out and is fun and happing throughout nuclear family gives you a personal space when you are in between a lot of people and are unable to hear yourself. 

claudia thomas

The Female Foeticide is the Practice of Aborting a Foetus. When a person Finds out that the Foetus is Female after Undergoing a Sex Determination Test . Some of the Communities which Practice Female Foeticide of killing the Girl Child.
 Once She is Born these include increased Gender Disparity a High Ratio Lack of Development and Abuse and Violence against Women and Children. So All these results in Sex Selection and Female Foeticide.

Which Hurts Society as a Whole. The  PNDT ACT Provides for a Maximum Punishment of Three Year’s Jail Term and A Penalty of up to Rs.50,000 .This is the Penalty and Punishment Which was Enacted by Governor General of India in Council. For those who Practice Female Foeticide. The Act was Enacted On 18 March in the Year 1870 . 

• Conclusion:

• Some of the Reasons for Female              Foeticide are Son Preference. 
• Low Status of Women. 
• Doing Female Foeticide also Results  in Spoiling the Health of  Women. 
• India has One of the Highest Female Foeticide Incidents in the world. 
• We Should Stop doing Female Foeticide . 
• We Should give Equal Rights to Men and Women. 
• We Should Treat Men and Women Equally. 
• We Should Not Reject Girl Child. 
• No Female, No Family. 
• Save Girl, Save World.