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DEFINITION OF WATER POLLUTION: The addition of certain substances to the water bodies such as organic, inorganic, biological, radiological heat degrades the quality of water so that it becomes unfit for use . SOURCES OF WATER POLLUTION: Point sources: All the pollutants that travel directly from source to water. They are easy to regulate. Diffuse or non-point source: These pollutants include community waste and industrial waste. They are difficult to regulate. Agricultural source: Excessive use of chemicals and fertilizers by farmers is also a major source of water pollution as it pollutes underground water resources. Thermal pollution: In thermal and nuclear power plants, water is used as a coolant and releases hot water to the original source, this sudden rise in temperature kills fishes and other aquatic animals. Underground water pollution: Contamination due to seepage from industrial and municipal waste and agricultural runoff. Marine pollution: Oceans are the ultimate sinks of na

Social security code, 2020 Meaning: Collective medical and old-age benefits are provided by the employer and the government in the form of provident funds, insurance, pensions, maternity benefits, gratuity, etc. It guarantees social well-being for them in return for the contribution that they would have made to the economy. For this eight central kaws have been merged together to form the social security code, 2020 ( for organized sector only). However, the code does have some major shortcomings : It keeps most of the informal workers from the ambit, who contributes 91% of the total workforce. Therefore it would be better than the security code is undiversified for it to produce a better outcome. Although the code allows the respective state governments to come up with their own scheme for the unorganized sector workers, there is a lot of ambiguity and confusion with regard to the overlap on the jurisdiction and the responsibility of the central and the state government.  It mandates

  The BTS (RM, JIN, SUGA, JHOPE, JIMIN, TAEHYUNG & JUNGKOOK)  obsession is literally all over the world. They are always trending on social media, creating new records every time they drop a song or a music video. You see their pictures on big hoardings in malls & advertisements. Their selcas (aka selfies)  get gazillions of likes and comments in just a few minutes and now it seems like the United Nations is also getting the hang of it. Yes! You read it right, It was recently announced that The group has been appointed as the "Special Presidential Envoy for Future Generations and Culture' by the President of South Korea Moon Jae In. BTS is going to the UN again and this will be their second time addressing the UN. But the question remains what makes them so popular? Why do millions of young ladies and hundreds of young men all around the world love BTS? What is it about them that attracts a certain section of people while the other section is left untouched by their

  India, a country of billion plus people has laid down ambitious goals for itself. In order to emerge as the next leading economic powerhouse of the world. The single biggest threat that could prevent India from achieving this dream is “MALNUTRITION” . Chronic malnutrition has a disastrous impact on the people especially on the children. It affects the physical and mental development of a child. Lead to variety of decreases and illness Resulting increased child mortality (under the age of 5 years) Those who end up surviving suffer from stunting (fails to attain a potential height) and wasting (fails to attain a potential weight) In India, the problem of child malnutrition is extremely severe. Data shows in 2017, 68% of the one million deaths of children under the age of 5 years have died because of malnutrition. Malnutrition not only can cause a generation set back for the entire country but also creates a vicious cycle - Malnutrition → Poverty → Can’t afford quality food and heal

  ISRAEL- PALESTINE CONFLICT In the last few weeks we all have been seeing this headline in the news constantly. In social media as well we see hashtags and posts related to this topic trending. Pictures and videos of inhuman violence on people of both sides are flooding our timelines. And this is not the first time of us witnessing this, every once in a year or two we always see this news resurfacing.  So have you ever wondered what this conflict is all about?  Why do we keep hearing about Hamas targeting Israel with rockets and Israel retaliating with disproportionate force by launching aerial strikes and military strikes against the Gaza strip? What is this 100 years old issue? If yes then continue reading this because in this article you will get a detailed timeline about the issue without any biases on either side. BRIEF HISTORY OF JERUSALEM Israel’s capital ‘Jerusalem’ is a sacred city where the three Abrahamic Religions were born:  ISLAM CHRISTIANITY JUDAISM During the ancient t

 Malaria is a mosquito borne life threatening infections  disease caused by parasites that is transmitted to people through the bites of infected female Anopheles mosquitos. It is preventable and curable. SYMPTOMS OF MALARIA   The person will suffer from - fever dry cough headache nausea. Malaria is mostly seen in the tropical and sub- tropical region ( not much present in the temperate region) because malaria is found in the region with excessive temperature, high rainfall & relative humidity. DATA RELATED TO MALARIA According to World Malaria Report 2020, more than 4 lakh people lost their lives ( majority of cases was reported from Africa, while India & South-east Asia recorded significant drop. Cases in India dropped from 20 million to 6 million. WHO put China under the 'Malaria Free' status, such accomplishment is achieved by countries like Australia, Singapore, Brunei.  CHINA'S SUCCESS STORY To become malaria free China adopted 1-3-7 strategy. This strategy ha