Devastating earthquake In Nepal. effects in India

Where were you when the earthquake happened on Saturday, April 25? What did you think first? Who did you call – to check on their safety or to reassure them about yours? Afterwards, did you receive numerous messages about another earthquake about to happen? Did you also forward photographs of damaged buildings or predictions of more earthquakes?

The events of the last two days – and our collective reaction to them – have shown the truth of what the Washington Post said in an article dated August 26, 2011. “Earthquakes rattle our psyches as much as our structures.”

We are afraid of what we do not know. We are afraid of what we cannot prevent. Most of all, we are scared of what we cannot predict. In fact, in today’s day and age, we find it difficult to accept that there are things that we cannot predict as yet.

This seems to be the right time to talk about some earthquake myths.

1. We can predict earthquakes: As of now, there is no accepted method to predict the time, place or magnitude of an impending earthquake. Research into earthquake prediction continues.

2. Earthquakes are becoming more frequent: Research shows that the occurrence of earthquakes of magnitude 7.0 or greater have remained fairly constant. However, a greater number of seismological centers and more sensitive instruments mean that many small earthquakes are registered and recorded which would have gone unnoticed earlier.

        3. Dogs and other animals can ‘sense’ when an earthquake is going to happen: It is true that animals have been observed to behave differently just before earthquakes, but an undeniable connection has not yet been proved. This is probably because animals’ finely tuned senses help them ‘feel’ the earthquake at its earliest stages. But, this cannot be used as a predictor.

4. Small earthquakes prevent big ones from happening: Earthquakes are measured on a logarithmic scale – each degree on the Richter scale represents about 31.6 times more energy released. This implies that a small quake may temporarily ease the stress along a fault line but it will not prevent a larger one.

5. The magnitude of an earthquake determines whether it is a disaster: An earthquake of that registers at 7 on the Richter scale but occurs in the middle of a desert is much less a disaster than a magnitude 6 quake in a densely populated area. The magnitude of the damage determines classification, not that of the earthquake itself. 

Evolution in Education sector In India

In India the education sector is growing day by day. India has over 1.4 million schools and more than 35,000 higher studies institutes. India has one of the largest higher education systems in the globe and there is still a lot of potential for further development in the education system.In India on-line education sector has exponentially increased its market size. It expected to touch more
than 40 billion with in year 2017.
The distance education market in India has witnessed a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of around 34 per cent during 2013-14 to 2017-18. Moreover, the aim of the government to raise its current gross enrollment ratio to 30 percent by 2020 will also boost the growth of the distance education in India.

Top digital based/ education technology trends in India are

1.Digital learning
Currently in India Digital learning has become popular day by day. It includes chats or video conference learning system that is one type of on-line tutorial system. Digital learning has become a norm for many universities in India.

2.ePad/IPad based learning
Though the cost of Desktop has decreased but it is not portable and students can obtain Tablet (Tab) as low as Rs.3500.00 It has changed the concept of old education System.

3.Mobile phones
It is approximated that over 140 million students in India have accessibility to Internet via their mobile phones.

4.Interactive self-assessment
Collection of previous academic papers has been made available to students so as to enhance self-
learning process. Such papers are helping those students who want to practice objective questions based exams such as MPSC, UPSC and PSC Etc.
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Not another Manic Monday!

 

It's Monday. Having a tough time beating the Monday morning blues? Go out and buy yourself a bar of dark chocolate. Before anyone starts quoting statistics about how chocolate is bad for our health in general and our teeth in particular, do you know that it is a scientifically proven fact that chocolate has many significant health benefits? Chocolate stimulates production of endorphins – the chemicals that trigger feelings of pleasure. Chocolate contains theobromine and tryptophan – both of which stimulate the production of serotonin. Serotonin has a calming effect on us and is also an anti-depressant. Chocolate also has nitric oxide, a compound that is known to lower blood pressure. Dark chocolate is also a rich source of magnesium which is known to cure headaches. But yes, chocolate is classified as a 'discretionary food' – which means it should be had in moderation. And, did we tell you that all of this only applies to dark chocolate – chocolate with cocoa content of at least 70 percent?