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Digital India project was launched by the Prime Minister Narendra Modi on 1 st  of July in 2015. It is an effective scheme to transform India for better growth and development of the people and country. Digital India week (from 1 st  July to 7 th July) was inaugurated by the PM on Wednesday in the presence of senior ministerial colleagues and leading companies CEOs. It aims to give India a digital push for good governance and more jobs. The PM of India has tried his best towards digitizing campaign for India in order to bridge the gap between government services and people. Digitization was the need to be implemented in India for bright future and grow more than any other developed country. Now everyone of us wants to know how much Digital India can be beneficial in a common man's life? So following are the  benefits of digital India campaign : It makes possible the implementation of digital locker system which in turn reduces paper work by minimizing t...

To live in a place having good indoor air quality is everyone’s desire. But how to achieve good indoor air quality is a question to many as there are many things which can degrade indoor air quality around us. To this question, we can find an answer once we understand about indoor air quality and factors which can degrade the quality of indoor air. What is indoor air quality? Indoor air quality simply refers to the quality of air within and around building and structures. Indoor air quality is said to have an effect on health and comfort of occupants. The quality of indoor air depends on some parameters/pollutants viz; Air velocity Temperature Relative humidity Carbon dioxide (CO2) Sulfur dioxide (SO2) Nitrogen oxide (NOX) Particulate matters (PM 2.5 and PM 10) Formaldehyde Oxygen Ozone Ammonia Volatile Organic Compounds (VOC’s) Increase or decrease in the above parameters/pollutants degrades indoor air quality.  But with knowing the parameters/poll...

In today's world everybody is overloaded with strategies and tactics to solve their problems. The following three virtues are the most important for a person who seeks success in the corporate jungle : 1.  Competence  - Competence indicates the ability to perform, as the situation demands. One can rule through authority, one can earn respect only if one has competence. We not only have to qualify academically, but also through training, from experience and by reading. Decision making becomes easier if we possess the vital information and are aware of its implications through past experience and present knowledge of the subject. 2.  Credibility  - It is not easy to maintain credibility in our dealing on a day-to-day basis. Credibility is based on one's performance, behavior, attitude etc. It is,"To mean what we say and to do what we mean." Credibility is built over a period of time. It also encompasses virtues like fairness, a principle approach to...

"Oh, Mom! Look these two pimples...eh! ugly! I won't go to school like this." Hey, I have a very important meeting today. thinking to visit a salon for clean up. "Dad, come on! Don't expect me to wear your outdated shirt and go out." Common statements, aren't they? Almost every other person we come across, says he or she does not like his or her appearance. Unlike Narcissus, who fell in love with his own reflection in a pool of water, some of us nearly fall into depression when we see our reflection! Many youngsters fret about their face, hair, figure or physique, forgetting about the fact, Everything has been made pretty in its time. Undoubtedly, looks do matter but only upto some extent. They can be the cause for initial attraction, initial interaction, and initial impression but if the looks are deceptive, people will soon get to know. Most of you must be concerned about your appearance, but when it comes to your friends,...

Many great persons have influenced the world and changed the flow of time with their great thoughts and personality. It is not possible for anyone to portray the life and achievements of a man like –  “Mahatma Gandhi” To try to do it is to try to hold the world in the palm. He was a prince of truth and the emissary of peace. He was not just a man or a superman but a rare phenomenon that the world may witness once in a millennium. There were people who called him a magician that hypnotized the people, a mystic who tried to impress the image of God upon the faces of brides, a soldier who fought with the weapons of a saint. He was certainly one of the History’s amazing paradoxes. Although a Hindu, he believed in a religion which is the essence of all the religious beliefs that is  “Humanity” . He converted his personal anger into national anger and finally with this, the marvel of all weapons, he drove the English out of India. Politics was in his blood, although in his...

Vandalism is an act involving deliberate destruction or damage of public or private property. It is a growing national problem that is prevalent in many states. Vandalism is a social problem which is rampant in schools especially high schools. Over one half of all the crimes associated in vandalism occur in high schools. There is no typical vandal. Vandals can be good or bad students, girls or boys, rich or poor. The largest age group arrested for vandalism is between 13 and 14. However, children as young as six and seven, vandalism schools and park areas. Teenagers with growing up problems act destructively by destroying vehicles, spray painting on public places etc. Older youth often commit more serious acts such as damaging vehicles or machinery, burglary, arson or theft. Although most vandals do not have clear motive for their acts. Studies show that basic social problems and attitudes are the root cause of vandalism. People pay their taxes for a reason, to build a bette...