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In the wake of the Covid 19 outbreak, entire mankind across the globe is suffering. Enhancing the body’s natural defence system (immunity) plays an important role in maintaining optimum health. We all know that prevention is better than cure. While there is no medicine for COVID-19 as of now, it will be good to take preventive measures which boost our immunity in these times. Ayurveda, being the science of life, propagates the gifts of nature in maintaining healthy and happy living. Ayurveda’s extensive knowledge base on preventive care derives from the concepts of “ Dinacharya ” - daily regimes and “ Ritucharya ” - seasonal regimes to maintain healthy life. It is a plant-based science. The simplicity of awareness about oneself and the harmony each individual can achieve by uplifting and maintaining his or her immunity is emphasized across Ayurveda’s classical scriptures. guidelines for preventive health measures and boosting immunity with special reference to respiratory healt...

The Indian nation and its economy are undergoing probably one of their biggest crises. The breakout of the COVID-19 pandemic has created a major emergency and the government has moved in with very stringent and harsh measures to combat the emerging situation. The numbers of COVID-19 cases detected in India, as on 30 March 2020, is 1,024 with 27 deaths. This number is not large for a country with a 1.3 billion people. However, the country, which is at Stage-II of the pandemic spread, is battling the likelihood of a community spread which may have catastrophic consequences. This fear has prompted the authorities to enforce a total lockdown in the country. There is no public transport, passenger rail movement or domestic and international flights, and people have been asked to stay indoors to ensure the containment of the virus. After the announcement of welfare measures by the government and pending an industry stimulus, the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has announced a slew of measures ...

WHO Guiding Principles to combat covid-19 1. Immunization is a core health service that should be prioritized for the prevention of communicable diseases and safeguarded for continuity during the COVID-19 pandemic, where feasible.5Immunization delivery strategies may need to be adapted and should be conducted under safe conditions, without undue harm to health workers, caregivers and the community. 2. VPD surveillance should be maintained and reinforced to enable early detection and management of VPD cases, and where feasible, contribute to surveillance of COVID-19. 3. National authorities will need to continuously monitor the dynamics of COVID-19 in their country or region. National Immunization Technical Advisory Groups (NITAGs) have an important role in providing advice with respect to the maintenance, adaptation, suspension and/or reinstatement of immunization services. 4. If provision of immunization services is negatively impacted by COVID-19, countries will ne...

According to the State of World Population report, more than half of the world’s population lives in urban areas, and the number is steadily growing every year. India, where the majority of the population is still dependent on agriculture, is no exception to this trend. As per the census, the level of urbanization in India has increased from 27.81% in 2001 to 31.16% in 2011. Urbanization in India is a consequence of demographic explosion and poverty-induced rural-urban migration. The Economic Survey of India 2017 estimates that the magnitude of inter-state migration in India was close to 9 million annually between 2011 and 2016, while Census 2011 pegs the total number of internal migrants in the country (accounting for inter- and intra-state movement) at a staggering 139 million. Uttar Pradesh and Bihar are the biggest source states, followed closely by Madhya Pradesh, Punjab, Rajasthan, Uttarakhand, Jammu and Kashmir and West Bengal; the major destination states are Delhi, Mah...

Introduction The present bureaucratic structure that operates across the Central government and state government is a colonial legacy. World over, governments that had shown progress both in the inside (process and culture change) as well as outside (outcomes and user satisfaction in public goods) had continuously changed their processes/rules with change in time and technology. The UK government started an initiative called the “Red Tape Challenge” (RTC) in the year 2011. The reason behind this move, from the department of Industry, Strategy and Change in the Government of UK, was that rules and procedures were becoming outdated. Further, these rules were affecting investment in various sectors. Governments across the world are moving to an “enabler mindset” than a “doer mindset”. At the end of the day, public procurement is all about engaging a product or a service through a contract. This contract is executed on the behalf of the government and a third party that would provide ...

Status of ground water in india  Introduction In February 2020, the Minor Water Resources Department (MWRD) in Bihar released a report on the status of the groundwater table in the state between August 2019 and February 2020. This report noted that the groundwater in the state, which was earlier available at a range from 40 feet to 200 feet, is now down to between 60 and 250 feet. The MWRD report also highlighted the particularly alarming groundwater situation in the Seemanchal region (Araria, Kishanganj, Katihar and Purnia districts) and in the southern parts of Bihar. It is not just Bihar that is facing this problem. The groundwater in large parts of India is declining. This paper looks at India’s groundwater situation and discusses its impact on the country’s agriculture. It also explains policies and schemes to preserve and protect the country’s groundwater resources. The State of Groundwater in India India has 16 per cent of the total world’s populat...

Indus Valley Civilisation (IVC) was an ancient civilisation in the Indian Subcontinent that flourished around the Indus river basin. The IVC had made very rich contribution to the modern Indian culture. But, it is an enigma that, how such a great civilisation came into an end. After this civilisation, Indian subcontinent faced many invasions and got enlightened through modern philosophical thoughts, especially during the period of British and later became an independent India. For present day world, it is still a stumper that how India is maintaining its plurality, Unity and evolving into mature democracy, when many countries were locked in coup or in the holds of majoritarians. Infact, India became a perfect peaceful salad bowl nation rather than a forced melting pot one. INDUS VALLEY CIVILISATION Vs. 5G/AI CIVILISATION: Both Civilisations are linked to many ways...like following religious customs-cultures (worshipping Pashupathi(shiva)), well maintained dra...

What is contact tracing? It is the process of identifying, assessing, and managing people who have been exposed to a disease to prevent transmission. People who may have been exposed to the virus from affected countries are to be traced and monitored for 28 days. Who is a contact? Any person who had contact with patients under treatment for suspected, probable or confirmed case of coronavirus. Any person who provided care for the patient suspected or confirmed with the disease, including a health care worker or family member.  How are contacts traced? Contact tracing must take place as soon as the virus is detected in a person. It must be aggressively implemented and would be ideal if it is completed within 48 hours. It is done either by visiting the residence of the contact or through phone calls by the health services team. It involves identifying the social networks of the first patient and their travel history after the onset of illness.  The patient’s family members, coll...

  What do you mean by facial recognition, how use of facial recognition technologies wiil benefit in the present day context?  Facial recognition refers to technologies, largely based on artificial intelligence (AI), that uses biometric data collected from citizens to identify an individual based on facial patterns. Specifically, there are two types of facial recognition. The first is one-on-one recognition or when an existing database possesses an individual’s facial image which is then corroborated by the individual who provides an image to confirm. The second is one-to-many recognition or when an individual’s image is captured and used to confirm identity through an existing database. The Indian government has relied on facial recognition methods to bolster its law enforcement capabilities, particularly in criminal identification. Soon, plans are afoot to establish a nation-wide Automated Facial Recognition System (AFRS) to streamline and quicken the proces...

Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Yojana for the poor to help them fight the battle against Corona Virus Insurance cover of Rs 50 Lakh per health worker fighting COVID-19 to be provided under Insurance Scheme 80 crore poor people will to get 5 kg wheat or rice and 1 kg of preferred pulses for free every month for the next three months 20 crore women Jan Dhan account holders to get Rs 500 per month for next three months Increase in MNREGA wage to Rs 202 a day from Rs 182 to benefit 13.62 crore families An ex-gratia of Rs 1,000 to 3 crore poor senior citizen, poor widows and poor disabled Government to front-load Rs 2,000 paid to farmers in first week of April under existing PM Kisan Yojana to benefit 8.7 crore farmers Central Government has given orders to State Governments to use Building and Construction Workers Welfare Fund to provide relief to Construction Workers The Union Finance & Corporate Affairs Minister Smt. Niramla Sitharaman today announced  Rs 1.70 Lakh Cror...

Background: Consequent upon RBI’s decision to introduce disclosure norms for Capital to Risk Weighted Assets Ratio (CRAR) of RRBs with effect from March 2008, a committee was set up under the Chairmanship of Dr. K.C. Chakrabarty. Based on the Committee’s recommendations, a Scheme for Recapitalization of RRBs was approved by the Cabinet in its meeting held on 10 th  February, 2011 to provide recapitalization support of Rs. 2,200 crore to 40 RRBs with an additional amount of Rs. 700 crore as contingency fund to meet the requirement of the weak RRBs, particularly in the North Eastern and Eastern Region. Therefore, based on the CRAR position of RRBs, as on 31 st  March of every year, National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD) identifies those RRBs, which require recapitalisation assistance to maintain the mandatory CRAR of 9%. Post 2011, the scheme for recapitalization of RRBs was extended upto 2019-20 in a phased manner with a financial support of Rs. ...

Paper 1 GS :Why Glaciers in Sikkim are losing mass faster than other parts of the Himalaya? 10M According to the study  published in Science of the Total Environment assessed the response of 23 glaciers of Sikkim to climate change for the period of 1991-2015 and revealed that, glaciers in Sikkim have retreated and deglaciated significantly from 1991 to 2015. Small-sized glaciers in Sikkim are retreating while larger glaciers are thinning due to climate change. Comparison of skimm and Himalayan glaciers   Glaciers are responsible for as much as 30 percent of the ice loss in different parts of the mountain range, despite comprising just 10 to 15 percent of the total glacier population. comparing to Sikkim glaciers  to other Himalayan glaciers, the regions, the magnitude of dimensional changes and debris growth are higher in the Sikkim.  A major shift in glacier behavior has occurred around 2000. Contrary to the western and central Himalaya,...

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Back ground :World-wide supercomputing facilities have enabled countries in their S&T capabilities in areas such as designing vehicles, aeroplanes, massive structures like high rise buildings and bridges, infrastructure , discovery of new life saving drugs, discovery and extraction of new energy sources including oil, natural gas etc. Over the years, supercomputers have benefitted mankind in several ways. Weather prediction has reached accuracy of forecast as well as real time tracking of natural phenomenon. Timely warning of cyclones in the recent past have saved many lives and property. The Mission aims to further such capabilities beyond current levels National Supercomputing Mission.  This is a visionary program to enable India to leapfrog to the league of world class computing power nations.  The Mission would be implemented and steered jointly by the Department of Science and Technology (DST) and Department of Electronics and Information Technology (DeitY) a...