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Government announced 1.7L crore relief package

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Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman announced COVID-19 outbreak relief package of Rs. 1.7 lakh crore. This package is aimed at providing relief to vulnerable section of society viz. farmers, labourer, poor household, poor women, disabled, and old. Apart from them, health workers and organized sector employees have also been given relief in this package.

This economic stimulus is finalized to deal with impact of coronavirus lockdown.

– FINANCE MINISTER NIRMALA SITHARAMAN

Announcements made during press conference:

50L Health Insurance to COVID warriors

All health workers dealing with COVID-19 including doctors, paramedic, nurses, asha workers, will be covered under Rs. 50 Lakhs health insurance scheme.

15 kg grains and 3 kg pulse to 80 cr. poors

Under Pradhan Mantri Garib Anna Yojna, each poor will get 5 kg grains per person per month and one kg of pulses for each household for free for the next three months. This will be over and above the current 5 kg they get under National Food Security Act. It will be given through regular PDS to 80 crore people in two installments.

Rs. 2000 of PM-Kishan in April to farmers

In the first week of April, 8.69 crore farmers who get Rs 6,000 annually under PM-Kisan will get first installment of Rs 2,000.

Rs 1000 to 3 crore vulnerable

An ex-gratia of Rs 1,000 to 3 cr poor senior citizen, poor widows and poor disabled to be given.

MNREGA wage hike from Rs. 202 to Rs. 182

MNREGA wage has been increased to Rs 202 a day from Rs 182 to benefit 5 crore families.

Rs. 1500 to Women Jan Dhan account holders

20 crore women Jan Dhan Yojana account holders will get Rs 500 per month for the next three months.

Free cooking gas cylinders to poors

8.3 corore BPL Ujjwala beneficiary families to get free LPG cylinders in next three months.

20 Lakh loan to women self-help groups

Collateral-free loan doubled to Rs 20 lakh to 63 lakh women self-help groups; to impact 7 crore households

EPF Loan/advances

4.8 crores EPFO registered workers can withdraw 3-month wages or 75% of their PF fund, whichever is lower as a non-refundable advance.

PF Contribution to be paid by govt.

Govt of India to pay employer and employee provident fund contribution (12%+12% of salary= 24%) for next three months for all those org with 100+ employees with 90% earning below Rs 15k per month

District mineral fund

Union Govt has requested State Govts to use district mineral fund to augment medical testing and screening and providing health attention.

Construction workers welfare

Welfare for building and construction workers, 3.5 crore registered workers to be benefited as Central Govt has given orders to State Govts to use fund (Rs 31,000 crore) to provide relief.

Coronavirus myth-busters by WHO

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coronavirus myths vs facts

There is a lot of false information around. These are the facts.

🔢 People of all ages CAN be infected by coronavirus. Older people and people with pre-existing medical conditions (such as asthma, diabetes, heart disease) appear to be more vulnerable to becoming severely ill with the virus.

❄️ Cold weather and snow CANNOT kill the coronavirus.

☀️ The coronavirus CAN be transmitted in areas with hot and humid climates

🦟 The coronavirus CANNOT be transmitted through mosquito bites.

🐶 There is NO evidence that companion animals/pets such as dogs or cats can transmit the coronavirus.

🛀 Taking a hot bath DOES NOT prevent the coronavirus

💨 Hand dryers are NOT effective in killing the coronavirus

🟣 Ultraviolet light SHOULD NOT be used for sterilization and can cause skin irritation

🌡️ Thermal scanners CAN detect if people have a fever but CANNOT detect whether or not someone has the coronavirus

💦 Spraying alcohol or chlorine all over your body WILL NOT kill viruses that have already entered your body

💉 Vaccines against pneumonia, such as pneumococcal vaccine and _Haemophilus influenzae_ type b (Hib) vaccine, DO NOT provide protection against the coronavirus.

👃 There is NO evidence that regularly rinsing the nose with saline has protected people from infection with the coronavirus.

🧄 Garlic is healthy but there is NO evidence from the current outbreak that eating garlic has protected people from the coronavirus.

💊 Antibiotics DO NOT work against viruses, antibiotics only work against bacteria.

🧪 To date, there is NO specific medicine recommended to prevent or treat the coronavirus.

Source: World Health Organization

Chickenpox and Shingles – Diseases Caused by Virus Varicella zoster

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chickenpox virus Varicella zoster

Virus Varicella zoster, a small infectious agent, replicates only inside the living cell of their organisms. All kinds of life forms, from animals and plants to micro-organisms, including bacteria and archaea, can be infected by viruses. In fact, virus is a micro-organism that can grow or reproduce only in a living cell. It is smaller than a bacterium. A virus, after entering living cells, uses their chemical machinery to sustain its life and to replicate itself. It reproduce with mutations. And this power to mutate becomes the source for the ability of some viruses to change slightly in each infected parson that makes treatment difficult.

Many common human infections are caused by viruses; Viral infections are also responsible for a number of rare diseases. Viral illnesses range from Common cold-caused by one of the rhinoviruses – to AIDS that is caused by HIV.

Must Read: The Ebola Virus

Common Viral Diseases caused by Virus Varicella zoster:

Chickenpox:

Chickenpox, a very contagious infection, is caused by the Varicella zoster virus. One catches it by coming into contact with someone who is in infected. Approximately 90% of people, who have not had chickenpox previously, can become infected if they come into contact with this Varicella zoster virus.

Chickenpox most commonly affects children between 5-10 years of age. The disease is reported throughout the year in regions of temperate climate. The peak incidence is generally during the months of March through May.

Symptoms and signs of chickenpox are – Fever, malaise, and a rash (red spots, blisters and crusted lesions). Serious complications, including pneumonia, encephalitis, and secondary skin infections.

Also Read: Cancer : A Fatal Disease in India

Shingles:

The reactivation of the Varicella zoster virus causes Shingles. This virus also causes chickenpox. After one has had chickenpox the varicella zoster remains inactive inside one’s body. It can become reactivation at a later stage.

Shingles is an infection of nerve and area of skin supplied by the nerve. Shingles is sometimes termed herpes zoster; however, this is very different from genital herpes, a sexually transmitted disease that is caused by a different virus called herpes simplex.

Almost 1 out of 5 people gets infected by the virus Varicella zoster causing Shingles at some time in their life. It is most common in People over the age of 50; however, it can happen at any age. It is, usually, uncommon to have Shingles more than once; however, 1 out 50 persons has Shingles two or more times.

Also Read: Thyroid Diseases

In most cases no apparent reasons can be ascertained for the occurrence of Shingles. Sometimes, a period of stress or illness causes to trigger it. In young people the immune system prevents the virus from multiplying by keeping it inactive. In older people a slight weakening of the immune system can be hold accountable for the virus reactivation and multiplication that cause, in turn, Shingles.

People with poor immune system (immunosuppression) can also get infected, very easily, by the virus causing Shingles. It commonly occurs, for example, in younger people who have HIV/AIDS or whose immune system is suppressed with treatment such as steroids or chemotherapy. Symptoms of Shingles include pain and a rash. Usually only one nerve gets affected, on one side of the body, by the virus. Two or three nerves next to each other get affected occasionally. The pain can be anywhere on the body, depending on which nerve is affected. The pain can vary from mild to serve. The rash, generally, appears 2-3 days after the pain begins. Red blotches appear that quickly take the form of itchy blisters. An episode of shingles generally lasts for 2-4 weeks. One cannot get shingles from someone who has shingles. However, a pregnant woman who has not had chickenpox should avoid people with shingles.

Also Read: Zika Virus – The Alarming Spread of Threat

Today in History – 20 March

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today in history 20 march

today in history 20 march

1351

Muhammad Tughluq Shah II passed away at Sindh.

1602

United East India Company of the Netherlands i.e. Dutch East India Company was chartered by States-General of Holland. During its 96-year history, it became one of the world’s most powerful companies.

1904

Charles Freer Andrews came to India as a Christian Missionary and joined the staff of St. Stephen’s College in Delhi.

1920

Usha Mehta, freedom fighter, was born at Satara. Her name is closely attached with freedom movement via Bombay Radio, as she and Babubhai Prasad and Vitthalbhai Zaveri founded this Radio and started motivating people of India with their telecasts.

1925

Marquess Curzon of Kedleston died this morning at age 66 from complications following an operation. Long a kingpin of the Conservative party, Lord Curzon spent 40 years in public life, serving as Viceroy and Governor General of India and, at the end of his career, as Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs. Though he came close to becoming prime minister in 1923, his aristocratic past militated against him in an era which nominated leaders from the House of Commons. He twice wed US women and enjoyed fame as an author of books about politics and his own travels.

1926

For the first time in the history of the competition, Scotland beats England for rugby’s Calcutta Cup in London.

1959

For the first time, officials of the Indian government confirmed reports of widespread resistance to the Chinese occupying forces in Tibet. Open warfare erupted in the capital city of Lhasa.

1970

Establishment of Muslim Satyashodhak Samaj.

1977

General Election (6th) of India ends. First time Indian National Congress Party lost in India.

1992

Satyajit Ray, veteran film producer and director, was presented the ‘Bharat Ratna’ Award at Calcutta.

1997

Maharashtra (like H.P.) proposes to make carrying for aged parents mandatory.

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Tips to Build Self Confidence

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self confidence
I believe that one of the most common wishes is simply to feel more confident in various situations in life. Whatever we expect with confidence becomes our own self-fulfilling prophecy. Hope you will find something useful in this article to help you improve and maintain your own levels of self confidence.

Tips to Build Self Confidence

1. Take action. Get it done.
The most important step in building self confidence is simply to take action. Working on something and getting it done. Sitting at home and thinking about it will just make you feel worse.
  • Be present – One of the simplest ways to connect with the present moment is just to keep your focus on your breathing for a minute or two.
  • Lighten up – Relax a bit and lighten up you often realize that those problems and negative feelings are just something you are creating in your own  mind. With a lighter state of mind your tasks seems lighter and
    become easier to get started with.
  • Really, really want it – Taking action isn’t something you have to force. Taking action
    becomes a very natural thing. It’s something you can’t wait to do.

Must Read: 10 Simple Tips to Improve Your Memory Magically

2. Face your fear
There are ways to face your fears that do not include that much shaking of the knees.
  • Be curious – One way is to remember how life has become more fun in the past thanks to your curiosity and to remember all the cool things it helped you to discover and experience.
  • Realize that fear is often based on unhelpful interpretation – The problem is just that we often find negative and not so helpful patterns in our lives based on just one or two experiences.
3. Understand in what order things happen.
The thing is, when you do things you don’t just build confidence in your ability to handle different situations. You also experience progressive desensitization.
4. Prepare.
“One important key to success is self confidence. An important key to self confidence is preparation. Prepare and you will feel more comfortable and confident. Just don’t make the mistake of getting stuck in the preparation phase and using it as a way to avoid taking action and the possible pain that it may result in.
5. Realize that failure or being wrong will not kill you.
Confidence comes not from always being right but from not fearing to be wrong
  • You learn – Instead of seeing failure as something horrible you can start to view it more as a learning experience.
  • You gain experiences you could not get any other way.
  • Your chances of succeeding increases – Every time you fail you can learn and increase your inner strength. So every failure can make you more and more likely to succeed.

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6. Get to know who you are and what you want out of life.
To build and find more self confidence in yourself you have to get to know yourself better. Go exploring. Face some of your fears. Fail over and over and understand that it isn’t really that big of a deal. Grow stronger through such experiences and also become more internally relaxed.
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