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Monthly Archives: November, 2019

Pollution at its worst: Delhi schools to remain closed again for two days

Delhi is choking again and with the drastic spikes in the pollution levels, the Environment Pollution (Prevention and Control) Authority [EPCA] has directed to shut down the schools in Delhi-NCR till November 15. The directive came in on Wednesday in response to the alarming levels of environmental distress.

Why the question of gender change in passport? High court said – no distinction is allowed in constitution, Center should answer

The Madras High Court on Wednesday issued a notice to the central government seeking information on gender change surgery (SRS) in the passport form. A social activist from Chennai, Shivkumar, had filed a petition against seeking such information in the passport. The petitioner termed it a violation of Article 21 of the Constitution, which protects the personal freedom of citizens.

The real truth of mining mafia, many white collor people including IAS officers will be detected in ED investigation

In the Saharanpur district of UP, mining mafia sabotaged the womb of rivers by illegal mining. The mining mafias of UP not only made the rivers incision, but the mining mafias of Haryana also infiltrated and damaged the rivers. This caused groans to the environment, rivers and forests. Now the Enforcement Directorate has filed a case against several mining mafias in the district, including two former District Magistrates, indicating that their days are going to be very difficult now.

JNU administration succumbed to student protest, decision to increase hostel fees back

The administration finally had to bow to the students who had been protesting for several days against various issues, including fee hike at Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU). The increased hostel fees have been withdrawn during the official council meeting on the university campus on Wednesday.

Why Your Boss Is Much Better Than Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos

By a significant margin, with a rough estimate of $140 billion, Jeff Bezos is the richest man on face of the earth. Thanks to his e-commerce business, the entrepreneur is making so much money that it will be hard for a normal person to comprehend.

SC to pronounce judgment in the historic Sabarimala review petition. Here is a re-cap.

No later 56 review petitions, four fresh writ petitions and five transfer pleas were indeed filed on the decision of the Supreme Court, and now the court is set to deliver its judgment in the review hearing. After a lengthy trial, the court had reserved decision on the reconsideration of the September 2018 judgment. The bench is now being headed by CJI Rajan Gogoi, Justices RF Nariman, A.M. Khanwilakr, D.Y. Chandrachud and Indu Malhotra. The review pleas were heard in an open court after hearing the parties including Nair Service Society, Thantry of the temple, the Travancore Devaswom Board (TDB) and the state government both in favour as well against the plea of review.

Google secretly collecting Health Data of millions of Americans

The report came in public when a Whistleblower who is working with Google and Ascension to collect data of millions of people in America. The project is known as Project Nightingale, and the aim is to make an artificial intelligence from the data collected, which will help the people for the betterment of their health care. What is Project Nightingale? It is an initiative of Google in partnership with Ascension, which is known in America as a non-profit health organisation. Currently, Ascension is having more than 150 hospitals and around 50 senior doctors working with them. The objective behind the project is to collect the data of the people in America and create artificial intelligence which will help people in a better way to take care of their health. The data that is collected includes hospital records of the patients, lab results, MRI report and all other information which is related to the health of the patient. 

The sad unattainability of Hindi novels in English translation

The Indian regional literature, including Hindi, is filled with some absolutely brilliant pieces of writings. There have been writers who have created magic on the piece of dead wood, and there still are few who continue to do so in hidden books of this vast country.

Why Being A Wife Is More Stressful Than Being A Mother

Children bring happiness, they are the synonym of happiness for married couples. But with happiness, they also bring chaos, a lot of it! With all the chaos and the hectic schedule that involves the whole life around children, we often think that kids bring more stress into a marriage.However, new research suggests that it’s actually not the child who stresses a woman in marriage, it’s the husband. The research suggests that a huge number of women feel like they are the parent to their children as well as their husbands.

Rage Yoga: Cure your frustration in a not-so-gentle way

Yoga is one of the purest and poised ways of working out. It’s a group of physical, mental and spiritual practices or disciplines combined together. It’s a form of exercising so gentle, so serene that while practicing it you might achieve the state of zen. After every yoga session, it starts feeling so classy and serene that even the body language changes like some yogi’s! Yoga means being one with yourself. It’s the practice of getting closer to yourself and your body.
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