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Well over a billion people are longing for monsoon season, which is still weeks away, after the warmest March on record was followed by more waves of unbearable heat in AprilIn east, central, and northwest India in mid and late April 2022, a strong heatwave produced temperatures 4.5 to 8.5°C (8 to 15°F) above normal—just weeks after the nation had the warmest March since the country's meteorological department started compiling records more than 120 years ago.The country's maximum temperature, 45.9°C (114.6°F), was recorded at Prayagraj, Uttar Pradesh, on April 27, 2022. According to the India Meteorological Department, a high of 45.1°C (113.2°F) was recorded at Barmer in West Rajasthan in the northwest the day before. Temperatures of 42-44°C (108-111°F) were observed in several additional locations.Prayagraj45.03Kanpur44.95Agra44.72Lucknow44.60Ahmedabad44.45Bhilai44.43Varanasi44.24Nagpur44.00Delhi43.78Amritsar43.76Temperatures recorded across the various States of India on Apr...

Prayers were not permitted on the night of Shab-e-Qadr and Jumat-ul-Vida, the last Friday of Ramadan, due to security concernsThe famous Jamia Masjid in Nowhatta area of the capital city of Srinagar was once again closed on Thursday night by the administration, causing an outcry. Local citizens questioned the administration’s assertions of ‘normalcy’ in the Valley after being barred from praying on the occasions of Shab-e-Qadr and Jumat-ul-Vida.While Shab-e-Qadr (night of blessing) is the most auspicious night in the Islamic calendar, Jumat-ul-Vida is the last Friday of Ramadan, when almost two lakh people throughout the Valley congregate at the Jamia Masjid to offer prayers.The Jamia opened in March after two-and-a-half yearsFollowing the abrogation of Article 370 in August 2019, and then due to Covid regulations, the grand mosque has been shuttered for most of the time for the last two and a half years. It has been operational only since March 1, 2022.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=...

Former DGP Maharashtra, Dr Parvinder Singh Pasricha spoke about the importance of community interaction and the role of individuals in maintaining peace. At an online web-event series titled Manthan on 'Communal Harmony & Role of Police' organised by India's first Anti-Corruption Academy (ACA) and the Idea of India Foundation (IOI). Former DGP of Maharashtra Dr PS Pasricha explained the importance of community interaction and role of Police force in maintaining peace. Dr Pasricha believes that although the world is advancing towards becoming a global village, people have distanced themselves from each other in the name of communal divides and insignificant differences. He adds that fragments are present in almost all communities and religions, like Hindus are divided based on caste, similarly, Christians, Muslims, are also divided based on ideological differences. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L4UnlldeF90 In his exemplary career in the police services, he learnt that ...

Breach of Commitment and Trust alleged as Oppo mobile resorts to online sale of brand new K10 phones by ignoring traditional sellersOppo, the Chinese mobile company that entered India seven years ago, boasts of being country's number one mobile brand by retailers across the country. Oppo has, however, side-stepped the effort of the Indian traditional retailers to make it a popular brand in the country, by making its new K10 series smartphones available directly on the online platform at huge discounts. This, coming even after a commitment by the company that it would launch the phone in the mainline traditional markets too at the same time, has evoked much disappointment to the Indian retailers, leaving many in the lurch. The mobile retailers’ faith has been left shaken and they have decided to oppose and protest as Chinese companies like Oppo are resorting to unfair trade practices, defying all the rules laid down by the Union government in this regard. According to All India Mobi...

A case under Digital Security Act (DSA) has been lodged against Salah Uddin Shoaib Choudhury with Dhaka’s Cyber Tribunal. It seems that freedom of expression and freedom of the press is being suffocated in Bangladesh under a draconian law titled Digital Security Act, and internationally acclaimed multi-award-winning anti-militancy journalist and editor of Weekly Blitz newspaper has become the latest victim of this law. For those who are yet to know this extremely courageous journalist who has endured terrible ordeals for years for the “crimes” of denouncing anti-Semitism and Holocaust denial; confronting radical Islam and militancy; and advocating interfaith harmony. To the international community and lawmakers around the world, Salah Uddin Shoaib Choudhury is considered and admired as a hero who fights against religious extremism. His contributions have been well endorsed by the  Parliament of Australia  (Australian Senate),  European Union Parliament ,  British House of Commons , and...

Touch deprivation is not as simple as the absence of touch, it has a crucial impact on the overall well-being of the person. Touch is essential for our mental, emotional and physical health. Based on experiments done in various settings, touch deprivation is known to have severe impacts on all primates including monkeys, apes, humans, etc. Humans and all other creatures include touch in their day-to-day lives. A simple handshake, a warm hug, keeping a hand on friends' shoulders, a pat on the back or even a high-five is more than just an action. Touch is wired into our brains as a need. It is a craving for all primates, irrespective of age, gender, physical structure or their stage of physical evolution. Touch deprivation is the condition that arises when one does not get enough physical contact. This makes the person crave touch, and skin-to-skin contact when they are deprived of it for some reason. It is also known as skin hunger or touch starvation . How Does The Body Sense Touch...

Vishwapreneur’22 is a national flagship event of EDC VIIT Pune. When was the last time you took advantage of a chance to learn, explore, or experience something new? Stop thinking and grab it. On the 16th and 17th of April 2022, EDC VIIT will organize its flagship event Vishwapreneur'22, a National Level Entrepreneurship Summit. EDC VIIT is the most active student cell of Vishwakarma Institute of Information Technology, Pune. The student cell works as a professional organization to promote, sustain, practice, and manifest the spirit of entrepreneurship among individuals by providing them with a platform to convert their ideas into successful ventures. The members of the EDC believe that anyone can be an Entrepreneur and that all it takes is the appropriate mindset and entrepreneurial spirit to break out of one's comfort zone. About Vishwapreneur’22 Vishwapreneur is the combination of two words ‘Vishwa’ and ‘Entrepreneur’ which means ‘World Entrepreneur’. Vishwapreneur is more t...

The beginner-friendly design giant Canva has helped every creator bring out the best in them with easy-to-use design templates and tools. Canva, the famous graphic design platform is now a go-to tool for creative designing for beginners to social media savvy people. Founded in 2013 by Melanie Perkins, Cliff Obrecht, and Cameron Adams, the company is headquartered in Australia with millions of users across the world. As of Sept 2021, the company valuation was estimated to be It started as a design platform however, later on, Canva acquired several other platforms including Germany-based free stock photography sites Pixabay and Pexels to expand their in-house image components for the users. It also acquired the Czech company Smartmockup s and an Austrian startup Kaleido.ai to further encompass all design requirements under a single umbrella. It faced a major security breach in May 2019 which was reported to the FBI. The design platform requested all its users to change passwords for...

The SRCC Placement Cell, over the past 25 years, has been hugely successful in finding top jobs for passing out students in global corporations. It has been 25 years since the Placement Cell at Shri Ram College of Commerce (SRCC) had its inception. Over the years, the SRCC Placement Cell has been instrumental in finding top jobs for passing out students in global corporations. Continuing with its success rate in finding top-of-the-line employment opportunities for students graduating from SRCC, the Placement Cell has had an astounding Recruitment Season 2021-22 (September 2021 – December 2021). The unflinching commitment towards persistent professional growth and development of the SRCC graduates has stood in good stead for the SRCC Placement Cell, as it has been facilitating the recruitment of the country’s best minds by global corporations. The Placement Cell has garnered major milestones during the 2021-22 recruitment season, which is currently on. Significantly, SRCC has carved a n...

Sharad Pawar also states he will not to lead any front comprising various parties against the BJP Not much had been heard from the Sharad Pawar camp for long. Until now, that is! The Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) chief Sharad Pawar is currently hogging headline space, with his statements on the Indian political scenario. When Pawar speaks, it obviously makes the media sit tight and listen. It has been so, always. This time too, it isn’t any different. A part of Pawar’s statement would bring in some calm in Congress party stables. His opinion that the Congress should be taken on board if a national front is being planned to fight the BJP needs to be seen in a very positive sense. According to Pawar, the Congress has a pan-India presence even though it is not in power at the moment. Stating that Congress workers are present in every village, district and state in the country, Pawar batted for the grand old party as a must constituent when thinking of an alternative to the Bharatiya Ja...

Annamalai University running distance education programmes in violation of all regulations, says a UGC notice. Students looking to pursue distance education courses at the Annamalai University in Tamil Nadu are in for a rude shock. For, the University Grants Commission (UGC) has issued a warning saying that the varsity doesn’t have required approvals, and the courses offered by the university would be invalid. The University Grants Commission had on March 25 this year put out a notice saying that the Annamalai University has been running Open and Distance Learning (ODL) programmes that are “in gross violation of all conditions laid down under UGC” rules and regulations. University violating rules, says UGC A report quoting Rajnish Jain, Secretary, UGC, has stated that the University Grants Commission has taken note of a situation where the Annamalai University was undertaking  the distance education courses and that the Tamil Nadu University has been enrolling students for the Open and...

Sri Lanka has been witnessing public anger against the acute shortages of food, fuel and medicines. The problems that Sri Lanka has been facing are showing no signs of respite. With economic horizon as well as the social and political arenas witnessing unprecedented boil, the island nation is battling the worst crisis in recent history. The latest on that front is that 26 cabinet ministers in the Lankan government have resigned. That has left only President Gotabaya Rajapaksa and his elder brother, Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa, remaining in their posts. The crisis has been so huge that the Sri Lankan government ministers have quit en masse, leaving their seats vacant. The decision came about during late-night meeting on Sunday. The reason attribute to the resignations is the protests against the government as economic woes zoomed beyond repair. The island nation has been witnessing public anger against the acute shortages of food, fuel and medicines. The South Asian nation is home ...

Rahul Gandhi is confident that the Congress will win the Karnataka Assembly elections with a clear majority Assembly elections are due in Karnataka next year, and the Congress party has begun working towards pocketing a major chunk of the people’s support in the southern state. The recent Assembly polls held in five states had been a major disaster for the grand old party. The embarrassing defeats, obviously, have set in motion a serious effort towards redeeming its lost glory.  Setting the ball rolling in this bid, the senior leader and former president of the Congress party Rahul Gandhi has called upon the party leader in Karnataka to work as a team and set a goal of winning 150 seats in the Assembly elections scheduled for next year. The Congress is desperate for a win and Karnataka is the best opportunity the party can currently look for. Going by what Rahul thinks, Karnataka has a ‘spirit of Congress’ and is a ‘natural Congress State’. That itself would call for at least 150 seats...

Atmospheric pollution is proving to be a bane for India’s solar power generation target India’s solar revolution has been a much touted phenomenon, and it had spurred a slew of innovations that aimed at harnessing the sun’s energy for practical daily use in homes and business establishments. However, it looks like the smooth push for solar has now hit a speed breaker. The reason for the slowing down of the country’s solar potential is attributed to the manifold levels of air pollution over India’s landscape. This has brought the country to a point where the prospects of touching solar power generation target of 100 gigawatts in 2022 unattainable. Such has been rise in levels of atmospheric pollution. Going by studies conducted by scientists at IIT Delhi, solar power generation is hindered by atmospheric pollution as the polluted air absorbs and scatters the sun's rays and by soiling solar panels. A report quoted the scientists as saying that India had lost 29 percent of its solar e...