This Diwali shall be different as the lamps which were used to illuminate houses will be made of cowdung.
The process of making cowdung diyas is in full swing at the Hingonia Cow Rehabilitation Center in Jaipur. About two thousand lamps are being made every day.
In the organic farm of Hingonia Cow Rehabilitation Center in Jaipur, devotees of Hare Krishna Movement have taken an innovative initiative to make lamps from cow dung. Due to their eco-friendly nature, there is huge demand coming in from other cities of the state as well as from other states.
Dried cow dung is first collected to make the lamp. After that, 50 grams of wood powder and 50 grams of ‘gum guar ‘are mixed in about one kg of cow dung, after which it is kneaded by hand. The cow dung is then given a beautiful shape of a lamp. Five to six diyas get ready in a minute. They are dried in the sun for two days. The special thing is that after use, the remains of these lamps can be used as manure.
President of Hingonia Gaushala Raghupati Das said that according to the scriptures, cow dung is used in religious works. That’s why we aim to make 25000 diyas so that people know the importance of cow dung. Along with this, fragrant incense and eco-friendly gaukasht is also being made to be used in Havan and Yagya, he added.
So Salman Khan is back as the host of the 16th season of ‘Bigg Boss’. The superstar introduced the celebrities during a grand event — Bigg Boss 16 Premiere.
Let’s see who have entered the Big Boss house…
1. Nimrit Kaur Ahluwalia
A television actress and model best known for her dual roles as Meher Kaur Dhillon Gill and Seher Kaur Gill Babbar in Choti Sarrdaarni. She is a lawyer, a theatre artist and social activist when she’s not on screen.
2. Abdu Rozik
Born in Tajikistan to a family of gardeners, he is known for his Tajik rap song called ‘Ohi Dili Zor’ and gained popularity with his music videos all over social media. He is known to be the shortest singer in the world.
3. Ankit Gupta
An actor and is best known for his leading role as Fateh Singh Virk in Udaariyaan opposite Priyanka Chahar Choudhary.
4. Priyanka Chahar Choudhary
Known for her leading role Tejo Kaur Sandhu Virk in Colors TV’s soap drama Udaariyaan opposite Ankit Gupta and Isha Malviya.
5. MC Stan
With a real name Altaf Tadavi aka Altaf Shaikh, he is a Pune-based rapper. While he started as a qawwali singer at the age of 12 and was later drawn toward rapping soon. Now based in Mumbai, he has released two albums, Insaan and Tadipaar. He is also known for his diss track about Emiway Bantai and a collaboration video with Raftaar.
6. Archana Gautam
Actress, model and politician, she joined Indian National Congress in November 2021 and contested unsuccessfully on a Congress ticket in the Uttar Pradesh Assembly elections from the Hastinapur constituency in Meerut district. She was named Miss Bikini India 2018 and has also worked in Bollywood and her first movie was ‘Great Grand Masti’.
7. Gautam Singh Vig
His leading role as Surya Seth in Saath Nibhaana Saathiya 2 where he shared screen space with Sneha Jain and Harsh Nagar brought him fame.
8. Shalin Bhanot
Known for his negative role in ‘Naagin’, he has also acted in ‘Saat Phere: Saloni Ka Safar’, ‘Kulvaddhu’, and done a cameo on the show ‘Kaajjal’. He participated in the dance reality show ‘Nach Baliye 4’.
9. Soundarya Sharma
An actress, model & dentist. Soundarya is known for her role in the film “Ranchi Diaries”. She has also worked in popular web series Raktanchal 2.
10. Shiv Thakare
A reality TV star and the winner of Bigg Boss Marathi (season 2), he is known for participating in MTV Roadies Rising.
11. Sumbul Touqeer Khan
Television actress Sumbul Touqeer is known for her role Imlie Chaturvedi Rathore in the show Imlie. Sumbul also appeared in Chandragupta Maurya & Article 15.
12. Manya Singh
Model and Femina Miss India 2020 runner-up. Manya comes from a very modest background in Mumbai. Her father Omprakash Singh is an auto driver and her mother Manorama Singh is a hair designer in a beauty parlour in Bandra Area.
13. Gori Nagori
A born-Rajasthani dancer is best known for her performance on different Bhojpuri songs.
14. Tina Datta
A popular face of television, she is best known for her dual roles as Ichcha and Meethi in popular show Uttaran. Dutta has also been a contestant in Fear Factor: Khatron Ke Khiladi 7.
15. Sreejita De
Sreejita De was seen with Tina in the show Uttaran. She is best known for her role Mukta in popular daily soap.
16. Sajid Khan
Director, filmmaker, comedian and television presenter and the brother of Farah Khan has entered Salman Khan’s show. He directed films like Heyy Babyy, Housefull, Housefull 2 & has been the writer of Housefull 4.
The 12th edition of the biennial DefExpo being organised from October 18 to 22 in Gujarat is special in many ways.
Its theme ‘Path to Pride’, which is in line with the Indian Government’s vision towards Atmanirbhar Bharat speaks volumes as it is for the first time that only Indian exhibitioners are allowed in this event. However, foreign companies are invited to conduct seminars and meetings during the show, including the one in which they will be invited to invest in Indian startups and companies.
The event is being held in Ahmedabad and Gandhinagar, involving live demonstrations showcasing the equipment and skills of the Armed Forces, Defence Public Sector Undertakings (DPSUs), and private entities.
It will mark the celebration of one year of the formation of 7 new defence companies that have been carved out of the erstwhile Ordinance Factory Board (OFB). These companies will be taking part in the DefExpo for the first time.
The Indian Pavilion – a marque pavilion of the Defence Production Department – will demonstrate the development of indigenous defence products, startups, latest technologies, including AI in defence.
At the pavilion, around 50 Indian startups will demonstrate their products.
For the first time, states and union territories will be setting up pavilions during the event.
As part of the event, Army, Navy, Air Force, Coast Guard, and the DRDO will conduct live demonstration of the land, naval, and air procedures and systems at the Sabarmati River Front. The joint live demonstration will include combat freefall, Sarang helo aerobatics, high-speed boat runs, neutralizing adversary posts, and slithering from helo into a boat.
The event will also include the hosting of the 2nd edition of the India-Africa Defence Dialogue, which will witness the participation of defence ministers of various African countries.
The focus of DefExpo 2022 is to promote defence export to countries in Africa and IOR.
Abhivyakti’ Season 2, a three-day literary festival, organised by the Army Wives Welfare Association (AWWA) is coming to Jaipur at Jawahar Kala Kendra from November 12-14.
Writers, storytellers, artists, entreprenuers, stand up comedians and poets from all over India will gather under one roof and exchange their thoughts and ideas on books, literature and entrepuership, said Ravneet Bhinder, Regional President, AWWA.
The Abhivyakti Season 2 aims at creating a platform for women talent who shall share their stories, showcase their flair for entrepreneurship and display their writing skills while meeting other established authors and scribes and talents from diverse fields.
The first season of the event was organised in Delhi a year back in offline and online mode. However, post pandemic, this event is being organised in the physical form for the first time, she said adding,
It needs to be mentioned here that Jaipur, in fact, is known across the world for its love for literature.
Workshops to be organised on the occasion shall discuss trending topics like social influencing, kavad art, creative writing, entrepreneurship, publishing your work, eco parenting, life coaching and many more. Celebrity entertainers including Neeti Palta and Harpriya Bains shall also be present their talent on the occasion.
Also, there will be poetry sessions, stand-up comedy, cultural performances, musical symphony, other attractions like counselling session, open sessions, food stalls and entrepreneurs stall.
Abhivyakti Season 2 will be a pan-India event, which can described as ‘by the women, of the women and for the women. It will witness book launches which include Kab Tak by Meenu Tripathi, Amaltas by Nidhi Khyali Dhyani, Yeh Na Thi Hamari Kismat by Lily Swarna and The birth of My Nation by Sutapa Basu, among others.
In the changing world, women need to get newer opportunities and newer platforms and hence we have organised this event to showcase the creative perspective of Army personnel’s wives and war widows who shall be organising workshops on different topics, present interesting entrepreneurship sessions, participate in book launching, dance shows etc.
The celebrities to be present on the occasion include MP Diya Kumari, Femina Miss India 2022 First Runner up Rubal Shekhawat, actor Kumud Mishra and VJ Rannvijay Singh.
It needs to be mentioned here that the Army Wives Welfare Association is one of the largest registered NGOs of India which has chartered a course of fulfilling societal obligation, social empowerment and skill building since its inception in
1966. AWWA now is in the process of creating a new paradigm in scope and conduct of its activities. In keeping with the transitioning society, the socio economic demands , the objective and purpose of AWWA is now to empower and prepare the Army wife to confront newer challenges
To spread awareness among society about AWWA endeavours, various social platforms like Instagram, Facebook and twitter are being used.
The department of science and technology is organising an event under ‘ Astro night sky tourism’ on October 25 2022 from 4:30pm to 5:30pm at the Surya Mandir, Jaipur.
Officials said that a partial solar Eclipse with 41 per cent visibility is happening on October 25, 2022. This Eclipse is happening with sun set but Jaipurites are lucky to witness it as the sun sets in west. After this date, it will be seen only on March 20,2034.
While you watch the eclipse using solar eclipse viewing glasses, experts will demonstrate and guide to use and watch the eclipse
For a continuous observation, a telescope will be used to project the eclipse on screen. The entire process of eclipse will be seen for one hour until sun sets, confirmed officials.
Do you know the new BCCI president Roger Binny is Railway guard’s son who created history being a member of 1983’s World Cup-winning team?
The former Indian bowler and team member of the 1983 World Cup-winning team, has now been named as the 36th president of the BCCI.
His appointment was announced at the BCCI AGM in Mumbai. Binny replaces former India captain Sourav Ganguly.
The 67-year-old Binny has played 27 test matches and bagged 47 wickets between 1979 and 1987. While playing 72 ODIs between 1980 and 1987, Binny’s biggest hour of glory was the 1983 World Cup, where he claimed 18 wickets in eight outings.
Binny has been a coach and former national selector, and also the Karnataka State Cricket Association (KSCA) president.
He has worked with the Bengal and Karnataka teams in Ranji Trophy from 2012 and was part of the national senior selection committee. But in 2015, he was removed due to a conflict of interest. Back then, his son Stuart was part of the Indian team.
The all-famous streaming platform Netflix announced ‘Profile Transfer’ feature to prevent password sharing that has been rolled out to all members across the world.
The “much requested” feature allow users to transfer their personalised recommendations, viewing history, My List, saved games, and other preferences to a new account when they start their own membership, said the company.
The users will receive a notification through email, as soon as the ‘Profile Transfer’ becomes accessible on their account.
Pushya Nakshatra is an auspicious time for buying and investing.
From October 18 (Pushya Nakshatra) to October 24 (Diwali), such Muhurtas are being made, in which it will be auspicious to buy property, jewellery, from vehicles to electronic goods. At the same time, Tripushkar Yoga has been formed again on Dhanteras this year. According to astrologers, the work done in this yoga gives three fold benefits.
Today, the purchases made in Pushya Nakshatra will be more beneficial, because Moon, Mercury, Jupiter and Saturn will remain in their own zodiac with this auspicious Nakshatra. Also, the day has become even more special due to the formation of two auspicious yogas named Vardhman and Siddha. Investments and purchases made in these planetary combinations are more beneficial in less expenditure.
On October 22, on Dhanteras, an auspicious yoga named Tripushkar is being formed by combining date wise and constellations. Investments made in this auspicious yoga can yield three fold benefits. Shopping made in Tripushkar Yoga is also considered three times auspicious and beneficial. Therefore, business and auspicious works should be started on this day. For those who want to make purchases on 23rd, it will also be auspicious to make purchases in Sarvarthasiddhi Yoga the next day.
What to buy on what date…
October 18: All kinds of purchases and investments can be made on this day due to auspicious coincidences throughout the day.
October 19: In addition to having auspicious yoga on this day, the coincidence of Wednesday and Dashami date is being made. Good day for new beginnings. Medicines, sweets, pearls, perfumery items, aquariums and women’s items can be bought.
October 20: The coincidence of Thursday and Dashami date will be made on this day. Simultaneously, yogas named Shukla, Shubh and Amrit are being formed. Being Vijaya Tithi, there are chances of getting success in investments, purchases and every work done on this day. On this day, special auspicious yoga is being made for buying property.
October 21: Along with Shukla Yoga, this day is also auspicious for investment or purchase of property due to the conjunction of Friday and Poorva Phalguni Nakshatra. On this day, special auspicious yoga is being made for buying property. It will be auspicious to buy tools, machinery and vehicles.
November 22: On this day, auspicious yogas named Tripushkar and Brahma are being formed. Along with this, Uttara Phalguni Nakshatra will also remain there. Due to the constellation of Venus, all kinds of purchases can be done in this Muhurta. On this day there will be a special Muhurta for the purchase of electronic goods.
November 23: Due to these auspicious planetary yogas, investments, purchases and new beginnings can be made throughout the day. Due to the formation of Hasta Nakshatra, it will be auspicious to buy vehicles, land, buildings, jewellery and clothes etc.
November 24: One can buy home decorations and amenities.
Hyderabad received the prestigious World Green City Award 2022 beating the cities like Paris, Bogota, Mexico City, Montreal and Fortaleza.
It received the award at the International Association of Horticulture Producers (AIPH) 2022. The announcement of the winners was made during the special gala dinner at the IUCN Leaders Forum held in Jeju, South Korea.
The six categories of award are Living Green for Biodiversity, Living Green for Climate Change, Living Green for Health and Wellbeing, Living Green for Water, Living Green for Social Cohesion and Living Green for Economic Recovery and Inclusive Growth.
Hyderabad won “Living Green for Economic Recovery and Inclusive Growth” during the AIPH event, “Living Green for Economic Recovery and Inclusive Growth” category focuses on creating systems and solutions that allow all of the city’s residents overcome economic distress and grow.
In this category, the greening of the Outer Ring Road was submitted for Hyderabad’s nomination.
Outer Ring Road (ORR) in Hyderabad is called the “Green Necklace to the State of Telangana”. It is officially called the Jawaharlal Nehru Outer Ring Road. This 158 km long 8-lane ring road expressway encircles Hyderabad. It caters to the speed of up to 100 km per hour. It eases connectivity between various national highways from Hyderabad to Vijayawada and Warangal along with the state highways.
It’s official! The number of people living below poverty line in India went down by 415 million between 2005-06 and 2019-21, says a new Multidimensional Poverty Index (MPI) released on Monday jointly by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and the Oxford Poverty and Human Development Initiative (OPHI) at the University of Oxford.
However, the index says that India still houses the world’s highest number of poor at 228.9 million, which is followed by Nigeria which has 96.7 million projected in 2020.
The developing region with the largest number of poor people is Sub-Saharan Africa (nearly 579 million), followed by South Asia (385 million), the report says.
Here comes a few points to elaborate on report…
* According to the report, India is the only country in South Asia where female-headed households are poorer than male-headed households.
Ninety per cent of India’s poor people live in rural areas & 10 per cent in urban areas.
Bihar continues to be the poorest state in the country. Others among the top 10 poorest states were Jharkhand, Meghalaya, Madhya Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh, Assam, Odisha, Chhattisgarh, Arunachal Pradesh and Rajasthan.
West Bengal was the only state among the top-10 poorest in India in 2015-16, and not in 2019-21.
About 18.7 per cent of people in India were found to be vulnerable to poverty as their deprivation score ranges from 20 per cent to 33 per cent. A person with a deprivation score of 50 is considered to be poor.
In the recently released Global Hunger Index, India ranked 107th out of 121 countries, with worrying figures in child malnutrition and child stunting.
However, the report also commended India’s performance in lifting the poor out of poverty. In the last 15 years, it lifted over 41.5 crore people out of poverty.
