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A virus, a dangerous one at that, has put all of our lives on a temporary standstill. But thinking about it makes me wonder if it is really so dangerous. Because a study (source unknown) says that more number of people die every year due to influenza, alcohol consumption, accidents and suicides each. So what\u2019s the big deal about this one? Just a little more time and we\u2019ll get used to living with the virus amongst us; all we need is stronger immunity towards it. Or maybe it isn\u2019t so simple, you might say it obviously isn\u2019t so simple or the government and others aren\u2019t crazy to shut the world down. True that too. <\/p>","type":"txt","id":1590930377274},{"data":"
So let\u2019s drop this topic because it\u2019s scary and talk about something which all of us must\u2019ve felt at one point or another during this lockdown. What would I have done if I was the leader of a country like ours, if I was responsible for decision-making? Would our country be running in the same way as it is today? That is for you to wonder, meanwhile let me do the honours and pour out my thoughts in front of you and let\u2019s see if we think alike. So shall we start?<\/p>","type":"txt","id":1590930441635},{"data":"
Very well then, because running a country is not an easy job and depends on numerous factors, few of which we are all undeniably unaware of, let\u2019s focus on a very common topic which is education and see where we land. Online classes, huh? Let\u2019s see the pros and cons of it. Have you ever felt that if there was no attendance system, you would\u2019ve been a freaking genius? Studying and researching all day, doing mad like stuff? Well we have it now, all we students have is time in our hands but it isn\u2019t so simple. There\u2019s always that one reason (rather excuse) that stops us, and we blame it (not complaining, even I do that). We are not used to this and maybe if I was a leader of the nation, I would\u2019ve done something about it. Firstly, the education wouldn\u2019t have been like this, teachers would\u2019ve been friendly, the kind of people who are approachable in case of doubts, that\u2019s how we get better, right? By asking questions. I would call for an emergency meeting with the education minister and tell him to find optimized solutions which could get the best results out of students during this lockdown. The faculty never gets time to talk about working of real things because he\/she has the pressure of finishing the syllabus every semester. Now that we\u2019ve got time, the education department should be taking advantage of it by conducting sessions and letting students explore guiding them on the path. Like I mentioned earlier, it could\u2019ve been really easy if there wasn\u2019t so much gap between the students and faculty. We should be eager and curious to go to them and enlighten ourselves but not get second thoughts and belittle them thinking they however wouldn\u2019t know the answer. Why not give it a try? If one lecturer fails, the other would pass. At least one would, in a bunch of 5 professors for the same subject. This lockdown, I would just want to provide training to the faculty rather than getting too much and expecting loads from students. Let them do their job as students and learners, we\u2019ll do our jobs as leaders and teachers by being learners. That\u2019s all for now, we\u2019ll talk about other issue some other day. Till then, Stay Home, Stay Safe!<\/p>","type":"txt","id":1590930467211}]
'Should reservation be removed?' 'Should reservation be kept?' 'Is reservation good?' 'Is it bad?' This is one debate that has survived the test of time. It still is a debate as heated as it was back in 1992, when it was implemented. But I am not here to debate on it. I am not here to tell you how reservation is good or bad. That is for each individual one of you to decide. I am just going to tell you how reservation has impacted individuals, sections of societies, and the classes that it claims to be helping. Also what alternative schemes of reservation could've been provided. <\/p>
Now, reservation was brought by the V.P Singh led National Front Government in 1990. And after a stay order from the supreme court, it was finally implemented in 1992. Now, this was the biggest vote card that could've been played back then. But not every vote card works, why did this one work? This is because of the existing reservation back then. Surprised right? Let me explain. This was the reservation that the upper castes in most places around the country had implemented. Someone from the lower class cannot do a certain job, or should do a certain job only. They should not sit where generally the upper castes sit. They cannot visit temples when people from upper castes do, and many other such unsaid but very much implemented reservations. The lower classes weren't just neglected, but their individual existence in itself was suppressed. A person from the lower class would be judged not for what he can do, but what he is supposed to do, belonging from a certain class. And with this reservation scheme, these people got a hope to show that they existed, they mattered, and they could be present in positions that mattered. This also encouraged their parents who would earlier make their children drop out of schools to actually make them study, as they saw a possibility to make them reach a good position. Now not all of them would've reached good positions, in different sectors, but most of them would've got educated, about their rights, about their potential, about the choices they had. <\/p>
But there cannot be a coin with only one face. While reservation did help the lower class move forward, it created other problems, and these problems have been coming up till now. Reservation developed a stigma in the hearts (against the lower class people) of even those upper class people, who earlier treated them with respect. Because they could see how the field was now skewed against them in terms of opportunities, restrictions etc. Because of this, people from the lower class who reached respectable positions never got the respect they deserved, they were rather disrespected with comments like 'are ye to quota waala hai, aata kuchh nhi, aise hi pahuch gya hai'. But it was not his fault that he got reservation. Anyone in his place presented with the same opportunity would've done the same. The reservation also greatly increased the scrutiny against the people of lower class present in responsible positions. Almost every mistake they made was blamed on how they got in through reservation, and so they don't know anything. Recently, a surgeon lost his patient in a surgery. It was a surgical mistake. Now this mistake could've been made by anyone, but since the surgeon belonged to lower class, news was made as to how he was not qualified enough, and how he did not even know the correct procedures, etc. It is however, sad to say that in some cases, this was indeed true. Very recently, IIT roorkee expelled 73 students from the college because of poor performance. Out of these, 69 students were found to belong from reserved category. It is clear that while they got in the institute because of the reservation they got, they could not cope up with the academic pressure. Now who should be blamed for it? The students? The institute? Or the reservation system? I leave it for you to decide. And this is just one incident, there are numerous others where people from lower class in positions of responsibility were found to be incapable of performing their duties efficiently. So is reservation bad? Or is the way it is implemented? Can there be a better implementation of reservation, which not only benefits the lower class but also keeps the merit competition alive? <\/p>
What if instead of providing reservation to the lower class, the government gave monetary help to all the people of every class who are not able to afford the education of their children, and this monetary help should not only be provided for school or college education, instead it should be provided for whatever training the student wants to go through, for example, let's say a student wants to go in the field of music, he should be provided with help to take admission in a proper musical training institute, and reservation of all other type should be removed. This will help the students to move forward in the field they actually want to rather than the field in which they can. Now some people would say that this would take a lot of money and would not be feasible. This is true, but it should be understood that this investment will have to be made only for 1 generation, because then the already educated people would be able to afford their children's education, and even if some can't, the number will keep decreasing. Could this be a better form of reservation? Maybe. Maybe not.<\/p>
But given the present scenario, and how every party is trying to leverage the reservation topic to gain votes, instead of trying to actually help people, it can be said that the present reservation system is still going to last a long time. We might see some amends, but eradication of this reservation system is not going to happen anytime soon. <\/p>"}]
\"Why the Indian economy can fare better despite COVID-19\"<\/i><\/p>
Lockdown in India is more disastrous for human welfare and economies since there is no help for small businesses nor are there unemployment benefits. In countries such as India, with young demographics, such a lockdown causes more human suffering that Covid-19 itself. This continuing lockdown is, unfortunately, making it ever more inevitable that India will suffer a consumer lending cycle due to lockdown. <\/p>
How hard has the economy been hit?<\/b> <\/p>
The pandemic has pushed the global economy into a recession, which means the economy starts shrinking and growth stops.\nIn the US, COVID-19-related disruptions have led to millions filing for unemployment benefits. In April alone, the figures were at 20.5 million, and are expected to rise as the impact of the pandemic on the US labor market worsens. As per a Reuters report, since March 21, more than 36 million have filed for unemployment benefits, which is almost a quarter of the working-age population. In the US, COVID-19-related disruptions have led to millions filing for unemployment benefits. In April alone, the figures were at 20.5 million, and are expected to rise as the impact of the pandemic on the US labor market worsens. As per a Reuters report, since March 21, more than 36 million have filed for unemployment benefits, which is almost a quarter of the working-age population. <\/p>
Coronavirus (COVID-19) and global growth <\/b><\/p>
The IMF\u2019s estimate of the global economy growing at -3 percent in 2020 is an outcome \u201cfar worse\u201d than the 2009 global financial crises. Economies such as the US, Japan, the UK, Germany, France, Italy, and Spain are expected to contract this year by 5.9, 5.2, 6.5, 7, 7.2, 9.1, and 8 percent respectively.\nAdvanced economies have been hit harder, and together they are expected to grow by -6 percent in 2020. Emerging markets and developing economies are expected to contract by -1 percent. If China is excluded from this pool of countries, the growth rate for 2020 is expected to be -2.2 percent.\n\nChina\u2019s GDP dropped by 36.6 percent in the first quarter of 2020, while South Korea\u2019s output fell by 5.5 percent since the country didn\u2019t impose a lockdown but followed a strategy of aggressive testing, contact tracing and quarantining.\nIn Europe, the GDPs of France, Spain, and Italy fell by 21.3, 19.2, and 17.5 percent respectively. <\/p>
\nAn ideal way to combat a contagious virus that spreads rapidly is to stay at home, maintaining social distance, not going out of the house for unnecessary things, wearing masks, washing hands frequently, not touching your face, and if feeling sick immediately contact doctor.\nDue to lockdown, poor people will not get money as they get daily wages when they work, but at this situation there will be no work and hence no money. Many small scale industries were also badly affected due to these viruses. The government should take care of these people. Due to this lockdown, even the Indian economy also affected very badly, to overcome this situation people should work from home if that is not possible people should maintain social distance, wear masks while they are outside.\nIndia fights corona and in few more weeks, everything should become alright.\n\n<\/p>
Hang in there! This too shall pass away!!!<\/p>"},{"type":"img","id":"img-uid-1590949424833","data":"5ed3fbfb649e8"}]
Shreya's Mom is the speaker of the passage.\n\n\nShreya: Mom I miss my schooling when can I get back to my school and I'm bored reading this newspaper every day. But half of the paper today is covered with simulating economy and employment.!!!\n\nI wonder \ud83e\udd14what is the economy amma?\n<\/p>","type":"txt","id":1590960453000},{"data":"
Amma: Just like me and your father runs the house with our earning in a similar fashion the salary of India \ud83c\uddee\ud83c\uddf3 is represented as the economy of the country.\n\n\nNow talking about simulating the employment and economy.\n\n\nAs you know the Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID 19) caused by the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus. It is a disease \ud83d\ude37 spreading like a wildfire and leads to nation lockdown all over the world including Indian but the hit was a little late compared to another country. \n\nNevertheless, we are facing the consequences and admitting to the increase in the infection and death rates.\n\n\nTo stop \u270bspreading the contiguous infection and the purpose of you sitting at home and taking online classes.\nthe Nation lockdown has been announced.\n\n\nThe corporate world is advanced with technology and following the work from home policy just like your father.\n\n\nBut what about the manufacturing industry, Daily wages, the vegetable vendor, Malls, etc\nNo one is going out to work, no employment no salary, no salary then no Economy.\n<\/p>","type":"txt","id":1590960581451},{"id":1590960705859,"type":"img","data":"5ed4224287538"},{"data":"
The pandemic has pushed the global economy into a recession, which means the economy starts shrinking and growth stops.\n\nAs a result of the economic crisis created by the pandemic, almost 1.6 billion informal economy workers (representing the most vulnerable in the labor market), out of a worldwide total of two billion and a global workforce of 3.3 billion, have suffered massive damage to their capacity to earn a living. This is due to lockdown measures and\/or because they work in the hardest-hit sectors.<\/p>","type":"txt","id":1590960659986},{"id":1590960776685,"type":"img","data":"5ed422895661f"},{"data":"
On a balance weight if we measure the economy of the country versus people's lives protecting from the COVID pandemic. which one is gaining more points .which one should win the race.?\n\nNo idea, but if you notice the common bucket in both the weights is the death.\n\n\nIf no salary to daily wages then poverty and hunger are killing the lives and likelihood of the people, on the other hand, if we don't maintain the lockdown we can lose the whole human race from the existence.\n\n\nNo particular points to balance these weights, I think the Government is pretty much working effectively in terms of pre-instruction and post-instruction of the COVID pandemic.\n<\/p>","type":"txt","id":1590960734579},{"id":1590960841765,"type":"img","data":"5ed422ca70700"},{"data":"
Just more force is to be done in the lockdown process. A strict lockdown for 30 days and figure out the area and reasons for spreading the virus? Why the chain is not breaking? Target - Zero new cases.\n<\/p>","type":"txt","id":1590960834496},{"data":"
My view: Many of us are so busy during the national lockdown just by cooking \ud83c\udf73, binge-watching shows, and little awareness of the COVID precautions.\n\nThe majority of the people, really not understanding the intensity of the problem. come not of the virtual world the Instagram stories and snap of #quarantine period.\n\nMost of them believe, watching the news makes them upset \ud83d\ude14I get you, afraid about the future plan, no clarity of sustainability?\nBut that doesn't mean \ud83d\ude0f isolate yourself from the reality, from the death rate updates, Government steps, and plans to move forward, Now the Death rates can be due to COVID or the worst part is due to poverty and hunger.<\/p>","type":"txt","id":1590960831442},{"id":1590960930085,"type":"img","data":"5ed42322be4ff"},{"data":"
What is a precious life? A person having enough food to eat and a healthy family to live along. It is the best possible life you can wish for. You should be grateful for what you have. Show Gratitude \ud83d\ude4fHigh time to connect to an Extended family that is your co-workers, your neighbors, and your staff.\n<\/p>","type":"txt","id":1590960916023},{"data":"
Please don't ignore them now, take a step to know about their health condition and financial status .contribute from your end may be a small number of resources\/Money or rather a word of humanity and positive hope in them.\n\nHumanity should not fade away. Not all can share the resources and contribute towards society but what we can share is humanity.\n<\/p>","type":"txt","id":1590960976083},{"id":1590961094065,"type":"img","data":"5ed423c6df7de"},{"data":"
Your's in exasperation...! - shiri<\/p>","type":"txt","id":1590961078671}]
The current pandemic crisis of COVID-19 caused by the SARS-CoV-2 strain of coronaviruses throws light on something much greater than the immediate crisis of tackling the disease i.e. the lack of preparation by major nations in tackling the situation. While many nations are left scratching their heads in this critical time, there have also been success stories like those of Taiwan, Japan, Slovenia and many more. Without taking names, many countries even had ample time to prepare for the outbreak and prior knowledge yet chose to look the other way, underestimating the threat at the doorstep. All this just goes on to prove the old adage right, time and time again- \u201ca stitch in time saves nine.\u201d <\/p>
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\nIn populous countries like India having a wide range of socio-economical classes, an outbreak, like just about any other calamity serves to be the most punishing for the people in the lower rung of the society. Having minimal access to financial and other means, struggling to make ends meet and managing to arrange for a mere day\u2019s meal, the restrictions imposed in such critical times and the suffering from the situations only get amplified many folds further. The plight isn\u2019t restricted to just these people though, people from medium income groups, those having health complications, people with pets or other dependants, each one has a plight in some form or the other. <\/p>
\nBut what can be done to avert such a scenario, one that is here spreading havoc in some countries whereas has been conquered for the time being in others. The first solution that may come to mind, one that is at the tip of everyone\u2019s tongue would be lockdown and social distancing. It should be noted that social distancing and imposing lockdowns are crucial for controlling the spread of diseases, but they alone can\u2019t hope to achieve much. The most they can do, especially for a virus that has rapid mutations, is buy time. Buy time for solidifying the country\u2019s preparedness in tackling cases. Apart from initiating clinical trials, the focus should be made on increasing the medical capabilities and treating capacity, number of beds et al. The buffer time from lockdowns can make or break the future of the country. <\/p>
\nAnother critical responsibility is of the government itself. Again, not taking names, governments of many states as well as countries have opted to keep the number of cases, deaths, other related statistics, data and information under wraps, not revealing them to the public and misrepresenting facts. However, all this does is induce public mistrust, spread misinformation and fake news and handicaps the ability to prepare for and treat the cases further. Instead one common feature among the successful countries are sharing the relevant information of concern with the public daily, keeping them in the loop so they have an idea of the current situation. <\/p>
\nAs much as the government wants to impose forceful lockdowns which are indeed effective, efforts should be also made to sensitise the public about the need for such measures and what they hope to achieve and can achieve with these. This will also help to pacify the people. One instance of imposing lockdown in Lombardy, Italy without prior notice resulted in thousands fleeing on the night the lockdown was imposed due to information leak. People fleeing Lombardy to rest of Italy ensured utter chaos, digging its own grave, quite literally. So there is much need for trustful and effective communication as well as taking prior measures so as to handle the situation arising from lockdowns. Let\u2019s take an example from India itself. With the sudden imposition of nation-wide lockdown while being vastly unprepared to handle the repercussions, countless migrant workers, labourers and many more have died from vastly different causes rather than the disease itself. Inability to provide shelter and feed them along with the ever-present plague of bureaucracy, corruption and inefficiencies in almost every aspect has rendered the Indian administration useless from being able to successfully aiding these people. <\/p>
\nPrioritisation and proper allocation of resources is yet another blaring case that demands attention. While doctors are working overnight without appropriate safety gears and the government claims inability to arrange army jets to move bodies of deceased jawans and others as well as lack of funding to hospitals, yet the government still manages to arrange lakhs and crores of rupees for army jets to fly and shower flowers over hospitals in a show of gratitude. While holding shows of gratitude as has been done such as banging plates and lighting candles are constructive in maintaining public morale and thanking the frontline workers, funds that can actually help them are instead used for other fruitless efforts that show sheer wastage from no prioritisation and planning. <\/p>
\nEven the police needs to be sensitised in implementing these lockdowns as there has been many instances of huge public gathering where the police has done nothing and there have been instances where the police beat up vendors and other with proper permits or stop doctors from going to hospitals preventing them from doing their jobs. Sensitising the ground workers and making them understand how to do their job should be a must so that they\u2019re aware of how and what actions to take that are appropriate. <\/p>
\nWhile there are countless other measures that can and should be implemented such as providing necessities, developing public healthcare systems, travel and border controls, isolation and quarantine and many more, one must measure is community engagement. Communities are the main actors in preventing, identifying, responding and recovering from the impacts of epidemics and pandemics. Engaging communities raising awareness of the disease and its spread, building trust and relationships with them and helping them adopt preventive measures can be the difference between a slowdown and prevention or further spreading. <\/p>
\nTill now, we\u2019ve discussed various ways to curtail the outbreaks of diseases. But we should understand that if a disease of this level has us scratching our heads, we\u2019re grossly unprepared for more severe and virulent cases.\n<\/p>"}]
Dear almost graduates this is for you. Especially to the ones who belong to the batch of 2020 and deep inside, I think each and every one of you can relate to it in some or the other way. In these quarantine days, I have remembered the beautiful memories that life gave me and I know it was really hard because you patiently waited and waited from the first day of your schooling and all which I have mentioned is my personal experiences in my Half-life Journey<\/p>"},{"type":"img","id":"img-uid-1590807415632","data":"5ed1bd2603359"},{"type":"txt","id":"rich_1590807415633","data":"
Those were the days where we all are first started crying to go to pre-KG classes and all and always waiting for the parents to go home\nThose were the days where we all are mugged up the formulas and remembering the history dates in order to escape from the temporary punishments given by the teachers and \nThose were the days where we all tried so hard to pass in the exams in order to get promoted to higher education.<\/p>"},{"type":"img","id":"img-uid-1590807415634","data":"5ed1be6fb772a"},{"type":"txt","id":"rich_1590807415635","data":"
Those were the days where we guys are repeatedly told that our10th class exams are the most important things in your life by our parents, teachers, relatives and even from the elders.<\/p>
well, seriously In our childhood we use to put lot efforts in studying well and concentrating on how to get the Top Ranks in school level and in order to achieve the targets we Stayed up to the late nights and reading the whole textbooks so loud and that even our voice can reach out so clear even to the persons who are staying at the miles apart from us and now if I remember all those days I use to laugh like a stupid. <\/p>"},{"type":"txt","id":"rich_1590807415636","data":"
Those were the days we specially go to the office room and ask teachers about the important topics to read and thereby sitting alone and grinding the whole concepts like anything and keeping in our mind during the exams and blindly presenting them in the answer sheet to achieve high scores and checking the results on notice board.<\/p>"},{"type":"img","id":"img-uid-1590807415637","data":"5ed1bee09fa93"},{"type":"txt","id":"rich_1590807415638","data":"
Those were the days where parents are invited to schools for the grand Parent-teacher meeting to interact with kids parents and thereby they use to give the exam papers and report cards of students with their academic and cultural report and if we got fewer marks our parents start some shouting at with lot more motivational speeches from every wing possible and sometimes we keep fake signs on the report cards and Diaries same as our mom or dad.<\/p>"},{"type":"img","id":"img-uid-1590807415639","data":"5ed1bef71d987"},{"type":"txt","id":"rich_1590807415640","data":"
Moving to intermediate we use to concentrate more on our careers and future goals and having a good exam score in +1&+2 and it just enough to get through the scoring Pre University cut off.<\/p>
I know it must be really hard because at that age we probably have various kinds of confusion before you finally made things with the choice of what we actually need\nand moving forward they will be a situation that at least we have to opt 2 hours of coaching classes from the Professors and thereby we apply for multiple entrance exams that we want to get into and for the refuted college and silently and secretly hoping that some of our friends to come up with the same college as we are earlier \nAfter inter, we may scatter to various places putting a lot of effort navigating to and continue to study in respective fields.\n\nThose were the days we are making some memories for the lifetime, last-minute study, late-night external conversations with your hostel lots of gossips, and both off during the self-doubt.<\/p>"},{"type":"txt","id":"rich_1590807415641","data":"
I know it must be really hard to make out the few days of your college life to be ok. now I prefer to change flight overnight if it definitely searches to wake up one day and not know where you are going back to normal days but really explain this uncertainty and frustration that you all a going through I don't mean to be so dramatic and not stoping these even because I know how much it means to me everything you need to know you are at really special because you took one of your team for everyone who crashed before you and well graduated after you are always remember for you mean by bad that's together and for through them as well still graduate that your certification A Farewell I want not what I can help but I help you to stay there for a long time.<\/p>"},{"type":"txt","id":"rich_1590807415642","data":"
In the final year or the end of the study, we start to decorate our resume with curricular and co-curricular and extracurricular activities to showcase our talents to the recruiters to kick start with their professional carers and now for the Batch of 2020 it is a really hard time with the pandemic and meanwhile it was also good to utilize this valuable time towards learning something new which the industries are expecting. one thing I wanna say you are no matter what We don't need to worry a lot about our certificates because they will reach us one or the other way But always try to learn new things which are very helpful for us and this is all my real experiences in life that I have seen so far and I would like to thank everyone I met in this small journey and this 2020 Batch is very special because it took me to many things and I have many memories hard, bad and Good meanwhile it also gave me a good lesson for the rest of my life. <\/p>
It took me towards many flavors either it might be best or worst somehow I have learned somethings which are very helpful for me for the rest of my life.<\/p>
This 2020 batch is very special for me it gave many beautiful memories and some bitter experiences while I am studying so Batch of 2020 will be remembered forever, guys.!<\/p>
This is to everyone who has been into 2020 graduates and <\/p>
No matter what we the change makers of this modern Era...<\/p>
Thankyou To the Batch of 2020 :)<\/p>
Guduru Lakshmi Kiranmai.<\/p>"}]
Trade Off Between Economy and Coronavirus Lockdown<\/p>","type":"txt","id":1590680287637},{"data":"
India is among the 15 most affected economies due to the coronavirus pandemic.\n\nThe trade impact of the coronavirus epidemic for India is estimated to be about 348 million dollars and the country figures among the top 15 economies most affected countries.\n\nThe most affected economies are the European Union (USD 15.6 billion), the United States (USD 5.8 billion), Japan (USD 5.2 billion), South Korea (USD 3.8 billion), Taiwan Province of China (USD 2.6 billion) and Vietnam ( USD 2.3 billion).\n\nThe trade impact for India is less as compared to other economies such as EU, the US, Japan and South Korea. Trade impact for Indonesia is 312 million dollars.\n\nFor India, the trade impact is estimated to be the most for the chemicals sector at 129 million dollars, textiles and apparel at 64 million dollars, automotive sector at 34 million dollars, electrical machinery at 12 million dollars, leather products at 13 million dollars, metals and metal products at 27 million dollars and wood products and furniture at 15 million dollars.\n\nIn addition to serious threats to human life, the coronavirus outbreak carries serious risks for the global economy.Any slowdown in manufacturing in one part of the world will have a ripple effect in economic activity across the globe because of regional and global value chains.\n\nThe estimated global effects of COVID-19 are subject to change depending on the containment of the virus and or changes in the sources of supply.\n\nSo right now, we\u2019re not clear on where it will go \u2014 a lot will depend on what happens with COVID-19; if they are able to come up with a vaccine then, hopefully it will end very quickly, but if not, the impact can be severe.<\/p>","type":"txt","id":1590680508122},{"data":"
IDEAL WAYS TO COMBAT CORONAVIRUS<\/p>","type":"txt","id":1590680598398},{"data":"
The fight against CORONAVIRUS also known as SARS(Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome) COVID-19 has been compared to fighting a war with an insidious, dangerous, but invisible enemy. We need to carefully make the strategy to combat against the coronavirus\n\nThe lockdown in most states and Union Territories is causing a medical and a humanitarian situation. Thousands of migrant labourers are returning home from different cities and towns,because workplaces are closed.Simultaneously, the number of people affected by COVID-19 is increasing, as are deaths, though absolute numbers are still low.\n\nWhile these are extraordinary times, the State must provide basic needs such as food, shelter, generous treatment and timely send them back home.\n\nAllow People To Return Home\n\nThe central government has done a remarkable job in bringing back hundreds of students and other Indian citizens in foreign lands who are in helpless position, with due precautions to ensure that they do not become carriers and spreadng agents of the virus in the country.\n\nHaving done that, we cannot leave behind labourers and migrant workers on our highways to defend for themselves, when all shops, organizations and services are closed.\n\nThis will create a crisis that may be worse than the one we seek to fight, as we try to defend the COVID-19 pandemic. In view of difficulties faced by these thousands of internal migrants, and the fact that, as many scientists have warned, the transmission of the virus is unlikely to stop anytime soon, the Central and state governments must make arrangements to bring them home safely.\n\nExpand Testing\n\nThe number of people currently being tested is small, while the number under lockdown is huge. While providing a interval for a short period, this is not sustainable, and as many experts have pointed out, may lead to rise again after the lockdown is relaxed. We need to progressively reverse this situation: Have much more expanded testing with severe promotion of social distancing and fewer people under lockdown. Currently, only about 100 laboratories, almost all located in large cities, provide testing facilities for COVID-19.\n\nStrengthen Primary Health Care(PHC)\n\nWe need to prepare ahead to provide health care to large numbers of patients requiring it. As revealed by a review of about 160,000 patients from China and Italy, 90-95 per cent of patients would be managed at home or in primary care settings, and only 5-10 per cent would require in-patient care. Of the latest information,about 30 per cent would require critical care, while 70 per cent would require supportive care and oxygen. Even in the best of health systems, the mortality rate among those who require critical care is upwards of 50 per cent. So, it is clear that primary care would be extremely critical in providing care to and preventing deaths of large numbers of patients through providing supportive care and oxygen.<\/p>","type":"txt","id":1590680610332}]
Coronavirus disease2019\u00a0(COVID-19) is an\u00a0infectious disease caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome .\u00a0It was first identified in December 2019 in Wuhan,China, and has since spread globally, resulting in an ongoing pandemic. However, the first case may be traced ki back to 17 November, 2019.As of 28 May 2020,\u00a0more than 5.8 million cases \u00a0have been reported across 188 countries and territories, resulting in more than 359000 deaths . More than 2.39\u00a0million people have recovered.<\/p>","type":"txt","id":1590721578392},{"data":"
The virus is primarily\u00a0spread\u00a0between people during close contact,most often via\u00a0small droplets \u00a0produced by coughing,\u00a0sneezing, and talking.<\/p>","type":"txt","id":1590721792932},{"data":"
Recommended measures to prevent infection include frequent hand washing, maintaining social distance from others (especially from those with symptoms), quarentine\u00a0(especially for those with symptoms), covering coughs, and keeping unwashed hands away from the face.<\/p>","type":"txt","id":1590721789422},{"data":"
Coming to India which was affected late in March 2020. The first case was found on 30 January 2020 . As of 29 May 2020 158333 cases were confirmed out of which 67692 were recovered causing 4531 deaths in the country . On 22 March 2020, India observed a 14-hour voluntary public curfew at the instance of the prime minister Narendra Modi. <\/p>","type":"txt","id":1590722364345},{"data":"
After that on 24 March 2020 the lockdown was declared for 21 days and been extended till date . But just think about the economy I don't say life's are not important but say that both are important .<\/p>","type":"txt","id":1590722727356},{"data":"
If I was a part of governing bodies I would follow a way which government can earn atleast some amount . The procedure I follow would be as follows<\/p>","type":"txt","id":1590722816497},{"data":"
I would first declare a very strict lockdown for 21 days to know the main areas where the disease is being spread . Then I would divide the areas into safe , affected and lightly affected . Then I would release the things one after the other by following the Covid measures . A huge penality would be there if they do not follow measures<\/p>","type":"txt","id":1590722879530},{"data":"
We would limit the transport facilities. And in own transport also the no of people would be reduced . They will always be monitored by police that people don't move for unnecessary reasons. The public places for entertainment would remain closed . The education of students will be made online . <\/p>","type":"txt","id":1590723150437},{"data":"
We can increase the test capability. testing can be increased . In the safe zones revenue earning places would open but only by following the instructions of Covid 19 . I. Affected areas the lockdown will be more strict where the basic necessities reach them .<\/p>","type":"txt","id":1590723454223},{"data":"
We use special armed forces and some organization like NSS to provide basic necessities in affected areas . I will assure people maintain social distancing and save their lives.<\/p>","type":"txt","id":1590723077467}]
Thursday <\/i><\/b><\/p>
Brijmohan Das, 78, a retired professor of Geology, lying on his bed in ICU, unconscious, at least what doctors believed. Unfortunately, he was unable to move, but somehow, he was connected-through his sub-consciousness to the outside galleria of his family and doctors; and wondering how trying to pull up the cords of his family together but in the end, noticing all the beads had fallen apart and scattered. It was that time on the bed when he finally reviewed his life 50 years back. <\/p>
All he could hear now was distant chats of the doctors, untimely wailing nurses, his younger son shouting at times, and intermittent blips of the strange equipment bugged to him. Amidst this noise, he drifted to time five decades ago. <\/p>
He witnesses through all those years in a flash; the birth of his children; Dheeraj, Anita and Bhaskar, their jobs and marriage, death of his lovely Wife, feuds between his two daughters-in-law over petty issues and his consoling solution for them, & how his sons were becoming puppets of their \u2018Missus.\u2019<\/p>
He tried everything to balance things out between the two sons and their ladies, but they remained on the edge of the tight rope as ever. Taking care of their parents was getting a troublesome affair for their children. The elder son opted for caring for the mother, while Brijmohan was in a younger\u2019s bag. Brijmohan smirked with a thought about how he took care of his kids in his only income and how the income house of 4 found it difficult to bear the caretaking of 2 old parents. He witnessed the partition of his \u201chome\u201d into \u201c2 houses\u201d. At that time, the only thing he could think of was where he missed out on his sons' caretaking that now he himself felt like an unwanted entity among them. <\/p>
Midway his memories, the sound of his lovely daughter Anita brought him back to the present. <\/p>
\u2018Since when is he unconscious?\u2019 asked Anita. <\/p>
\u2018About two days. Doctors said that as soon as he recovers, he must be shifted to Delhi for better Medicare\u2019, answered Bhaskar with a lost hope look on his face. <\/p>
\u2018And where is bhaiya? Does he even know about it?\u2019<\/p>
\u2018 He must be knowing. We live in the same house. There is no need to print an invitation to invite him,\u2019 answered Bhaskar irritatingly. <\/p>
\u2018Ah\u2026.you and your petty issues. Let me make a call.\u2019 Anita said, putting an end to a pointless conversation. <\/p>
Meanwhile, in his thoughts, Brijmohan wondered, how simplified and tender was her daughter. She shared the same morals as taught to his two sons by them, then how she glittered, and the two remained dull. Maybe he knew the answers within but reluctant to believe. <\/p>
\u2018He said it\u2019s normal for father and kept on insisting that he will be okay without even knowing the scenario,\u2019 said Anita with a surprised look on her face. <\/p>
\u2018This was a kind of response I was expecting,\u2019 Bhaskar said with a grimace. <\/p>
\u2018He said he would be visiting as soon as he gets time,\u2019 Anita said, still trying to find hope with her elder brother. <\/p>
\u2018I know he won\u2019t show up. Father is my responsibility, so he doesn\u2019t want anyhow to be attached to this scene\u2019, said Bhaskar initiating the blame game. <\/p>
\u2018Could you just shut up for some time and keep aside your complaints\u2019 yelled Anita to his younger brother.<\/p>
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Friday<\/i><\/b> <\/p>
Brijmohan came to senses the coming day, more of delighted to see his daughter standby his side, wished to speak many words, but was restricted by his weakness. Anita tried her level best to improve her father\u2019s condition, in order to shift him to Delhi, but the doctors didn\u2019t see any positive signs. They suggested that it would be better to take him to Delhi in the given time they have as keeping him over there won\u2019t bless him with more days to live. <\/p>
\u2018I think we must start now only. Even the doctors here have surrendered. I can\u2019t afford to leave him here\u2019, said a disappointed Anita. <\/p>
\u2018I suggest we let him stay here. Why causing him trouble for such a long journey? Let him have peace in his last days\u2019, popped Bhaskar with his ideas. <\/p>
\u2018Are you insane? How could you even think of this? Taking away even the slightest of a chance of keeping him alive\u2019 \u2018said Anita with a furious flare in her eyes against his brother. <\/p>
\u2018I am just saying that his chances of survival on the journey are minimal,\u2019 Bhaskar said, still defending his point. <\/p>
\u2018And even less are the chances with these hopeless doctors.\u2019 \u2018See, if you don\u2019t wish to co-operate, I\u2019m doing this on my own. Afterward, you can play your shitty blame-game on me, but now, we are taking whatever limited chances we have\u2019, said Anita with a strange firmness in her tone. <\/p>
The strength Anita possessed at that time made Bhaskar nod to her decision, as anyone would have done given the strict dialect she possessed. <\/p>
Dheeraj was also informed about this, and as expected, he said he would be there asap. He asked not to take his father anywhere till he arrived. <\/p>
Tanvi, Bhaskar\u2019s Wife, sensed the moment. She slid a blank paper in his husband\u2019s hand and asked him to get the thumb impression of her father-in-law. Bhaskar knew that his father would not do any such given the ignorance he has shown in the past few weeks towards him. So he decided to ask his elder sister to get it done. <\/p>
\u2018Don\u2019t you have an inch of shame in stock within you? Shamelessly asking me to do such cheap things,\u2019 said Anita, slamming away Bhaskar\u2019s demands. <\/p>
\u2018But I just thought,\u2019 continued Bhaskar in a liquefied tone. <\/p>
\u2018I plead you, don\u2019t do such things. Anyhow these things are going to be yours. Why do you need the official confirmation?\u2019 Anita broke down as she said these words, thinking how drastically things have worsened. <\/p>
They waited for Dheeraj to show up till Anita\u2019s patience lasted. They left for Delhi without seeking his approval. <\/p>
Dheeraj, knowing that they had left without seeking his opinion, was more infuriated than ever. <\/p>
Post reaching Delhi, under treatment, Brijmohan survived for another couple of days till he departed for heavenly abode. <\/p>
Left all aside was a daughter, kept on crying the whole day by his father. Two sons, tainted in greedy ideas and their own cobwebs, who forgot their duties as sons, and a soul, departed away, finally opting for a balanced pathway. <\/p>
It was the stinging fact that the ethics and values he imparted to his sons were superseded by the minds of their mistress and passive greed, stung more viciously than the disease within.<\/p>"}]
The Corona<\/b> virus outbreak, first unmasked<\/b><\/i> in China, has infected people in 185 countries. Its spread has left businesses around the world counting the costs. <\/p>
It all started in Wuhan, China<\/b> of December 2019 and the virus spreading like a wildfire within the following months, the global economy(indirectly effecting the national economy of almost every country) has taken a huge hit right through the ribs from the beginning of the year 2020, started off with Oil prices<\/i> plummeting<\/i> to such low since decades (went negative in the US, and other countries as well) to a potential recession in the coming future, all on account of the Lockdown put on the streets to prevent spreading of the deadly virus. <\/p>
Although the initial statistics of WHO<\/b> showed the fatality rate from this virus was just 2% who were infected, the recklessness and carelessness of individuals, societies and governments contributed a large number countering the 2% rate to a far higher figure just in its initial stages of the spread of COVID-19<\/i> .<\/b><\/p>
India being a nation that was effected very late with respect to other nations among the world, roughly in the early March of 2020 had plethora of time on hand to watch, learn and judge<\/b><\/i> the outcomes of the pandemic hit nations by that time and pertaining to this situation, it does look like the government has done its homework rigorously to keep the virus spreading to the minimal and preventing it spread further.<\/p>
In my eye<\/i>, the government has made some right choices in facing the ongoing pandemic situation by stringent lockdown with periodic extensions but it could have taken a few slight changes to ameliorate the current scenario. <\/p>
To be honest, I <\/i>would do nothing much fancy or too much fussing up with the policies put by the government but to revise<\/i><\/b> the lockdown rules pertaining to a certain area and state with the knowledge of the frequency of cases and tests running and moderate or intensify accordingly so as to hold the ground of economy before it shatters completely at least in that area, hence recovering the economy but in a very cautious way<\/b>(this may seem like the red,orange,green zones but it is slightly different!? ). <\/p>
What I am trying to say may seem to be understood that we need to save economy first; we can save the lives later. This is a false split. Saving the economy necessarily saves lives and vice-versa. As I see it the policy-makers need to analyze the impact of the lockdown on health of the public and compare outcomes with similar ones for the outbreak. <\/p>
Therefore, I might say that the trade-off is between saving lives from COVID versus the lives lost due to the drop in economic activity across all the businesses suspended by the Lockdowns.\nMany countries have dealt with the epidemic in many different ways, but some have a striking difference compared to other countries ,as in the case of Sweden and The United Kingdom have left it to the people to voluntarily self isolate and quarantine as per requirement to its citizens and have not adhered to the complete strict lockdown policies like every other country,ofcourse this method does not fit every country having its reasons, but they have definitely went through the road not taken with a successful outcome, in comparison to many countries with the 100% lockdown scenes.\nThe former doesn\u2019t apply to a country like ours due to many a valid reason that are obvious and so what I would prefer doing is to vary the intensity of the lockdown across country and across regions within the states as well. The economic activity needs to restart, albeit cautiously. The existing government does exhibit this intent with stringent restrictions across the different zones. Through a careful data-driven and extremely analyzed and sustainable policy approach, we hope that we can save both lives and the economy <\/i>(oops! lives).<\/p>"}]
Nandamuri Taraka Rama Rao, born on 28 May 1923, can only be described as one of the most influential actors of the Telugu Film Industry for most of the 20th century, his legacy endures to this day with fans all over the two states remembering him fondly. From winning three national awards, to Nandi awards and going on to become a Chief Minister for Andhra Pradesh, the luminary has enjoyed a fantastic career of both film and politics. On his birth anniversary, let us take a look back at NT Rama Rao's best works as an actor. <\/p>
1. Gundamma Katha (1962)<\/b><\/p>
Adapted from a Shakespeare play titled The Taming of the Shrew, this movie was shot when NTR's fame seemed unstoppable, along with fellow veteran actor ANR in leading roles. It was one of the earliest movies to showcase NTR's acting prowess as an arrogant man<\/p>"},{"type":"img","id":"img-uid-1590639841077","data":"587f2fad2938f"},{"type":"txt","id":"rich_1590639841078","data":"
2. Raktha Sambandham (1962)<\/b><\/p>
Directed by V. Madhusudhan Rao, this movie was earlier offered to ANR, who rejected it for personal reasons. The movie subsequently was offered to NTR, the role of an elder brother, with Savitri playing the sister. The movie was extremely successful and the rest is history.<\/p>
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3. Missamma (1955) <\/b><\/p>
Six short years after his debut, NTR bagged a role in the hilarious and fondly remembered Missamma, which was fantastic in portraying the job market of a post independence India. This was one of the first roles of NTR that won hearts both at the box office and with the people. <\/p>"},{"type":"img","id":"img-uid-1590639841081","data":"587f3203cb422"},{"type":"txt","id":"rich_1590639841082","data":"
4. Maaya Bazaar (1957)<\/b><\/p>
Marking NTR's first role on screen as a mythological character, Maaya Bazaar is one of the greatest Telugu movies ever made, with a star studded cast of now industry giants and NTR playing the role of Lord Krishna. This is one of those movies that is forever remembered as the greatest of all time, and if you aren't into old Telugu movies, you must have heard your elders speak about this movie with reverence. <\/p>"},{"type":"img","id":"img-uid-1590639841083","data":"587f32d9b0e96"},{"type":"txt","id":"rich_1590639841084","data":"
5. Badi Panthulu (1972) <\/b><\/p>
Unconventional as NTR's usual larger than life roles go, Badi Panthulu was an abject reality check about the state of parents who are left to fend for themselves in their old age by off springs. NTR plays the role of a school teacher, as the name implies, and his wife played by Anjali Devi are neglected by their own children but his students keep in touch and are extremely fond of him. Interesting fact to note, this was actress Sri Devi's first movie, she plays NTR's granddaughter in the movie.<\/p>
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6. Nippu Lanti Manishi (1974) <\/b><\/p>
The 70s are famous in Indian cinema for being the era of the angry young men, growing increasingly disillusioned by the corruption around them, the lack of jobs and government apathy in general, NTR's Nippu Lanti Manishi taps into this fury with his role as a cop. While critics may argue that he wasn't made to play the angry young man, NTR more than made up with his charisma.<\/p>
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7. Yamagola (1977) <\/b><\/p>
Yamagola is a funny fantasy movie which involves NTR going to heaven and then to hell, a funny and often satirical take on the then affairs of the state, and a movie so good it still holds up as a fantastic watch today. <\/p>"},{"type":"img","id":"img-uid-1590639841089","data":"587f383f746aa"},{"type":"txt","id":"rich_1590639841090","data":"
8. Justice Chowdary (1982)<\/b><\/p>
In perhaps one of the best roles of NTR as his film career drew to its twilight years and before his career as a politician, he plays an advocate by the name of RK Chowdary in an action drama, caught in between dishonest people as a honest man in service of justice. <\/p>"},{"type":"img","id":"img-uid-1590639841091","data":"587f3992d9cc1"},{"type":"txt","id":"rich_1590639841092","data":"
9. Pelli Chesi Chudu (1952) <\/b> <\/p>
A social satire, and that too a few years after his debut, NTR proved his mettle as a subtle actor in a satirical take on the dowry system in India and how it affects life after marriage. It is just as relevant today as it was in 1952, a sad reality of today's India. <\/p>"},{"type":"img","id":"img-uid-1590639841093","data":"587f3a63ae9ef"},{"type":"txt","id":"rich_1590639841094","data":"
10. Daana Veera Sura Karna (1977) <\/b><\/p>
A return to form of sorts by NTR, he went above and beyond with his skills as an actor, playing the triple role of Lord Krishna, Duryodhana and Karna and wrapped up the shooting in just 43 days, an achievement in every sense. The movie was a smash hit, breaking records and smashing competition, and it is still a fantastic movie to watch today. <\/p>"},{"type":"img","id":"img-uid-1590639841095","data":"587f3b7b1e655"}]
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