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Wednesday, 22 June 2016

After 7 Years, Youth Gets Compensation Of Rs 50 Lakh For Losing A Leg In A Road Accident

JUNE 22, 2016

BY THE INDIAN entertainer

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Lost his leg and compensated finally

After losing his leg in a road accident seven years ago in 2009, youth gets compensated with over Rs 50 lakh by Thane Motor Accident Claims Tribunal (MACT). The accident involved a truck and the two wheeler. The driver of the truck, the owner and The New India Assurance Company have been directed to jointly pay the compensation to the claimant — Santosh Prabhakar Singeri.

Santosh’s advocate Baldev B Rajput told MACT that Santosh was 13-year-old at the time of the accident. The Ulhasnagar township resident was riding the pillion of a motorbike driven by his father on November 7, 2009. A speeding truck hit them on their way. Santosh fell from the bike and the truck ran over his legs. The injury was so severe that his left leg was amputated. Since the truck driver nor the owner of the truck appeared before MACT, the decision was taken after listening to only one side. The judge opined that the applicant’s oral evidence suggests that the accident happened due to the negligence of the truck driver. The applicant’s disability became a hurdle for him. He will be getting a compensation of Rs 50,18,979. In another judgement, the tribunal awarded Rs 9,69,334 compensation to Santosh’s father S A Singeri, who was also injured in the same accident and had lodged the claim.

The Indian Entertainer is content that compensation has been disbursed to the victims, we request the government and the judiciary to speed up the process of justice delivery so that the victims could be compensated timely and adequately.

Tuesday, 21 June 2016

Meet The First Indian To Became RBI Governor Of India After Britishers

JUNE 21, 2016

BY THE INDIAN ENTERTAINER

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Dwaraknath Deshmukh was an Indian Civil servant who went on to become the first Indian national to govern the RBI, he was also the third governor of RBI from the time of its institution. The RBI as we know was established by the British and governed by two Britishers before the baton was passed to an Indian. Even when Dwaraknath Deshmukh took over the reigns at the Reserve Bank of India, India was yet to attain independence.

Mr. Deshmukh overlooked some of the crucial phases of RBI’s history that included

1. Overlooking the division of assets between India and Pakistan after partition

2. Nationalizing of RBI from being a shareholder institution.

Mr. Deshmukh was the representative for India at the Breton Woods Conference which resulted in the formation of International Monetary Fund besides becoming a board of director in the IMF.

Finance Minister

His financial acumen earned the respect of Nehru, who was quick to induct him as the finance minister of post independent India. He would go on to become the founding member of National Council Of Applied Economic Research (NCAER). He had eventually resigned from the post in protest of linguistic re-organisation of states, a re-organization that would make Bombay the capital of a larger region that included non-Marathi population. Deshmukh went on to play leading roles in UGC, Delhi University and also came third in the presidential elections when contested.

The Indian Entertainer thanks Deshmukh for his pioneering contributions to India’s economy and finance.

Saturday, 11 June 2016

Beware: The Modern-Day Forgery Called SIM Cloning Can Leave You Bankrupt

JUNE 11, 2016

BY THE INDIAN Entertainer

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Banking at the touch of a smartphone surely seemed to be a blessing; with almost everything depending on the Registered Mobile Number which also acted as an identity proof. But lately, this ease in banking procedures has turned to be an ease in thefts too.

What really happened?
A resident of Mumbai, a 72-year-old woman, received an SMS from her bank that 11 lakhs had been withdrawn from her bank account. Unable to put a finger on the reason for the withdrawal, she demanded a clear picture of what had happened and was astonished to know that the money withdrawn from her account had been the work of con men who had used the money to book flight tickets.

How is it done?
The theft was committed through “SIM-cloning”. Her sim had been “cloned”. SIM-cloning is a type of Cyber Crime in which the fraudsters duplicate your sim either through specialised software which contains a SIM reader, which copies all the information of a SIM card onto another. This is put to effect when you receive calls or SMSs from these fraudsters, and in a matter of minutes, your SIM has been cloned. The cloned SIM card is then used to make calls to your bank or reset your bank account details using text message verification, and money from your account can be withdrawn.

How to protect yourself from it?
Check your mobile bill frequently. In the case of any unknown numbers dialed from your phone, which you do not recognize, contact your bank immediately. If you suspect any fishy activity, then change your phone number in your bank account details. It could also be safe to use another phone number for your banking needs. Installing anti-virus software, creating complicated passwords, hiding your mobile number on social media, will all prove instrumental in avoiding such thefts. In some cases, it is also advised to avoid taking calls which begin with +92, +90, and +09.

Saturday, 2 April 2016

From 2017, Class XII Marks Will Get Less Weightage For Entrance To NITs

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From the next year, class XII board exam marks may carry less weightage than the currently prescribed 40 per cent for the National Institutes of Technology (NIT). The Central government has taken a decision to roll back its earlier decision of assigning 40 per cent weightage to class XII board examination marks and 60 per cent weightage to the candidate’s JEE (Main) performance for admissions in NIT.

The HRD Minister Smriti Irani, who is also the chairman of NIT Council, has decided that from 2017, NITs will not calculate ranks based on Board performance. They will follow the IIT rule of granting admission to candidates, who apart from qualifying JEE (Advanced) are either in the top 20 percentile of his or her school Board or has scored at least 75 per cent.

The earlier decision of giving weightage to Board performance was taken by the then UPA government under the former HRD Minister Kapil Sibal. He argued that with such decision, students will focus more on school education than only on coaching classes. But last three years report suggests that the number of tuition goers has increased to four per cent. That is why a decision has been taken to revert to the old structure.

Indian Entertainer hopes this decision brings relief to the students who suddenly get burdened after class 10th. Preparing both for competitive exams and board exams with same dedication is almost impossible for most of the students.

On World Autism Awareness Day, Know About Autism

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Today is the 8th annual World Autism Awareness Day which is generally celebrated all over the world through fund-raising and awareness programmes. The Light It Up Blue (LIUB) initiative by the ‘Autism Speaks’ organisation is another way of indicating support for autism that involves painting the world blue with blue attires and blue lights on the 2nd of April every year. World Autism Day might just seem like one of those days on which a few social initiatives are taken up and forgotten later. But this is not the case!

Real significance of World Autism Awareness DayOn the 2nd of April of every year, the member states of the United Nations take measures to raise awareness globally. Action plans for the future are drawn up on this day and voted upon by the member nations so as to mainstream the disease of Autism. April 2nd is recognized as the official day for autism awareness due to the resolution tabled by the State of Qatar on the 18th of December, 2007.

UN’s theme for 2016“On this World Autism Awareness Day, I call for advancing the rights of individuals with autism and ensuring their full participation and inclusion as valued members of our diverse human family who can contribute to a future of dignity and opportunity for all.” -Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon

The theme for this year is “Autism and the 2030 Agenda: Inclusion and Neurodiversity”. The United Nations has laid constant emphasis on the need to mainstream the disability of autism. In its theme for this year, the UN hopes to incorporate social inclusion for those affected by autism in its agenda for 2030.

What is ASD?Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) and Autism are terms for a group of complex disorders of brain development. The characteristic of these disorders include- difficulties in social interactions, problems with verbal and nonverbal communication and repetitive behaviours. Individually named disorders like autistic disorder, childhood disintegrative disorder, pervasive developmental disorder and asperger’s syndrome have been brought under the singular name of ASD. Despite several cases of intellectual disabilities, motor coordination disorders and attention issues, ASD victims sometimes excel in visual skills, music, math and art.

The sufferers of autismSymptoms of autism arise at very young ages- 2 or 3 itself. Statistics from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) have identified a ten-fold increase in the prevalence of autism in America in the last 40 years. The increase in the number of cases has been attributed to the improvement in diagnosis and awareness over the years which has led towards the increase in detection of the disease. Also the occurrence of autism in boys is much higher than in girls. About 1 in 42 boys and 1 in 189 girls are diagnosed with autism in the United States.

The causeAfter continued research over several years, it has been established that there is no one cause for autism just as there is no single type of autism. Scientists have recently identified rare gene changes and mutations in autism affected victims. But most cases are a result of autism risk genes and environmental factors that influence early brain development. In certain cases, advanced parental age at the time of conception, maternal illness during pregnancy and difficulties during birth leading to oxygen deprivation to the baby’s brain has also been linked with autism. A particular research states that a woman can reduce risk of autism in her child by consuming prenatal vitamins containing folic acid or eating a diet rich in folic acid before conception.

The leading Spokesperson for autism awarenessWith autism requiring a lot of further research, several NGOs have come up to raise funds and awareness. One among them is Autism Speaks which is an autism advocacy organisation in the United States. It was founded by Bob Wright, the vice chairman of General Electric, along with his wife Suzanne a year after their grandson was diagnosed with autism. They have done a world of good to those affected by the disability across the globe.

This day is of importance not only for those affected by autism but also for the rest of the society that need to accept autism.

Indian Entertainer thanks all the NGOs and organisations that back research and development in the battle against autism. Let us all join together in mainstreaming the disease that has unfortunately affected so many children in the world. Our small contribution to any of the NGOs could mean a lot for a child affected by autism.

The Inspirational Story Of India’s First Football Club

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On 15th August, 1889, exactly 58 years before India gained independence, few eminent Citizens of Kolkata met at 14, Balaram Ghosh Street, Kolkata 700004, to promote a patriotic feeling by establishing a Sporting Club for the Indians. Thus, the Mohun Bagan Athletic Club was born.
After the revolt of 1857, the British started flexing their muscles rapidly and also increased the number of British soldiers in the Army. These soldiers used to play sports for recreation and the natives watched them in the act, but did not have the requisite facilities and infrastructure for training in order to compete with the foreigners. Seeing this, the Bengali elite came together to institute the Club.

The First big victory over the British
The early years were very tough for Mohun Bagan as it hardly won any tournaments. In fact, most of the tournaments were dominated by the British and Indian teams were not even allowed to participate. But 1911 was different.

The IFA Shield is one of the most prestigious Football Tournaments in India. Captained by Shibdas Bhaduri, Mohun Bagan was the only Indian representation in 1911. Despite hardships and bias, Mohun Bagan roared to the finals and were supposed to play East Yorkshire Regiment, an army club. Needless to say, it was a very proud day for each and every Indian and around 80,000-1,00,000 people from all over Eastern India are reported to have attended it! In the absence of a proper stadium with a scoreboard, the score was communicated by writing it on Kites and then flying them.

At Half-Time, East Yorkshire dominated the match by 1-0. In the 81st minute, Shibdas Bhaduri scored a goal equaling the score. 8 minutes later, another goal was scored by Abhilash Ghosh and Mohun Bagan won the match. But it was seen as if the Indians had defeated the mighty Empire!

The Englishman reported, “Mohun-Bagan has succeeded in what the Congress and the Swadeshiwallas have failed to do so far to explode the myth that the Britishers are unbeatable in any sphere of life.”

The Manchester Guardian commented, “A team of Bengalees won the Football Association Shield in India after defeating the crack teams of three British Regiments amidst the applause of 80,000 of their countrymen. There is no reason of course to be surprised. Victory of association football goes to the side with the greatest physical fitness, the quickest eye, and the keenest wit.”

Nationalism through Football
It is said that when the victory procession from in front of Fort William, a man went to Shibdas Bhaduri, the architect of the win, and pointing towards the imperial Flag asked him when he would bring it down. Shibdas replied that they would do it when they win the IFA Shield again. Incidentally`, Mohun Bagan won the Shield again in 1947!

National Club
Mohun Bagan turned 100 in 1989. The then Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi attended the celebrations in Kolkata and designated Mohun Bagan Athletic Club as the National Club of India. The same year the government also issued stamps to commemorate the centenary year of Mohun Bagan and it also became the first club in India to have stamps issued it its glory.

In popular culture
In 2011, a Bengali Movie ‘Egaro’ (Eleven) was made on the 1911 victory. Another Bollywood movie of Shoojit Sircar with John Abraham playing the role of Bhaduri is slated to start shooting in August this year. The growth of Mohun Bagan has been incessant. It is the oldest football in Asia it has won many tournaments and received international acclaim. 4 people associated with Mohun Bagan have received Padma awards, 23 have won Arjuna Awards and 1 got the Dronacharya Award. A lot of clubs have been established in India after Mohun Bagan but till today Mohun Bagan continues to rule the hearts of Indians, irrespective of affiliations to other clubs, as it was another formidable pillar of the freedom struggle.

Damning Statistics On Green Cover In Indian Cities, How Much Can We Destroy Environment?

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Urban explosionThe explosion of urbanisation in India is taking a toll on the green coverage of the country. With more and more expansion of cities and metropolitans, the number of trees and plantation is significantly dwindling. The quality of air, water is degrading as a result. With the decreasing green cover, Air pollution levels are also increasing. Cities are the source of several dangerous gases, particularly vehicles like passenger cars, Lorries, buses which generate carbon dioxide (CO2), carbon monoxide (CO), sulphur dioxide (SO2), nitrous oxides (Nox), benzene, ozone in addition to fine particles released by diesel motors which create a serious threat to human health.

Damning fact of our citiesUnplanned urbanisation is accompanied by concretization across the cities—about half the toxic particles in Delhi’s air, the world’s worst, come from construction dust and destruction of vegetation. A new study by T.V. Ramachandra and his colleagues at IISc’s Centre for Ecological Sciences provides statistical evidence to the process of creating India’s concrete jungles. Examples:

Kolkata’s tree cover, a third of its area in 1980, is likely to fall to 3.37% by 2030.
Ahmedabad’s tree cover, from 45% of its area in 1970, will likely fall to 3% by 2030.
Bhopal’s tree cover: From 67% in 1992 (let’s just ignore 92% in 1977) to a likely 11% by 2030.

Bengaluru’s condition is the worst over years. Reports in 2012 suggest, over four decades, Bengaluru’s vegetation declined 66%, its once-extensive lakes 74%. Construction grew 584% over this period.

The UN predicts an urban growth rate of 62% between 2010 and 2020; 108% between 2020 and 2030 and Urban planners has to maintain at least 33 percent green cover in cities. It is quite evident that we fall short of the required numbers by a large margin.

Lack of debateFor these issues to be addressed, we should make sure that environmental issues are at the forefront of debates in our country which is not the case as it stands. The lack of awareness due to mainstream media shying away from these crucial issues has not helped in spreading awareness of the issue. Let us learn and spread the word about the alarming situation our cities are in.

Indian Entertainer is appalled by the numbers and drastic reduction of green cover. We request the citizens to raise their voice to ensure our cities are safe and clean for us and for our future generations to live. We request the government to give serious thought into Urban Planning and ensure development does not happen at the cost of environment and health of citizens.