Author: Jasmita Panwar

from the city of jodhpur, a passionate author and educationist with a vision for sustainable development and spreading awareness about matters of national importance in a contextual and precise language among the people.

Emissions

This is an annual report which assesses the gap between the pledges taken by different countries to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and the required reduction as per estimates to maintain the average global temperature to rise less than 2⁰ Celsius, by the end of this century

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Talking with strangers can make us smarter - Asiana Times

In this fast paced world full of gadgets and gizmos most of us are stuck with the pre existing notion that strangers are not good by default, while with experience we realize that with every new interaction we become wiser and happier.Stranger is a word which rhymes with ‘danger’ and hence we tend to conceive strangers to be dangers, which makes most of us reluctant to strike a new conversation in a strange environment with new faces. This is a widely accepted parental idea that most of us are taught in our childhood to be wary of strangers or new…

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The dejected state of mental health in India - Asiana Times

The survey described that about 30 million people of the 150 million people suffering from mental disorders take psychological aid. Many people are reluctant to seek help and rest while others are unable to find a suitable psychiatrist. We must understand that mental health is not a luxury but a grave necessity. The dark reality The National Mental health survey considered issues such as mental morbidity; which refers to a physical or psychological deterioration as a result of a psychological condition, it also considered neurosis and stress disorders and that about 1% of all the people in the survey have…

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Brainstorming session of the MHA and the idea of 'One Nation One Uniform For Police'. - Asiana Times

On the second day of the Chintan Shivir for Home ministers in Surajkund Haryana, Prime Minister Narendra Modi proposed the idea of ‘one nation one uniform for Police’ In recent years India has witnessed many breakthroughs in fields of science, technology, politics, and economic field from promoting equality in career opportunities to One nation one ration card; one nation one pension; one nation one mobility card; one nation one fertilizer to ‘one nation one uniform for Police’.During the Chintan Shivir ( brainstorming session) PM Modi discussed with the states and union Territories to not take it as an imposition but…

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Brain fog - A new lifestyle disorder post the pandemic - Asiana Times

Brain fog is a term used to describe the feeling of being mentally sluggish and confused, it is not a medical condition but a form of lifestyle disorder that has become widespread after the COVID -19 pandemic. It is a group of cognitive disorders with multiple causes, let’s understand this new term. Brain fog is a lack of mental clarity which can affect one’s ability to focus and affects information processing, reasoning , thinking and making sense of language. It is just like a feeling of being shrouded by a thick fog with an inability to think clearly, grasp ideas…

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India achieved a new feat in space - ISRO successfully 36 broadband satellites from its heaviest rocket - Asiana Times

India achieved a new feat in space – ISRO successfully 36 broadband satellites from its heaviest rocketSatish Dhawan Space Centre, Sriharikota witnessed another success of ISRO when the commercial wing of ISRO, the New Space India Limited NSIL launched 36 satellites from its heaviest rocket LVM3 for the UK-based Oneweb venture.The rocket was launched from the Satish Dhawan Space Centre, Sriharikota which placed 36 satellites in the Low Earth Orbit the LMV3 rocket can carry about 8,000 kg of weight to carry satellites. This launch marks the first achievement of NSIL in the commercial endeavours,NSIL is a public sector enterprise…

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A brewing crisis in the Indian coffee industry - Asiana Times

In India the cultivation of coffee is becoming a very expensive and loss making proposition. The high cost of inputs and shortage of labour coupled with the unpredictable climatic patterns have worsened the situation.Coffee in India – a brief introductionIndia stands between the top 10 countries in terms of production of coffee, it exports about 70% of the produce. Karnataka is the heartland of coffee where according to the historical tale Bababudan brought seven beans of coffee from Arabia and the cultivation of coffee in India began thereafter. The state of Karnataka contributes about 70% to the production of coffee…

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