Dubai Expo 2020: Know its theme, significance, India pavilion and more…!

September 30, 2021, 7:03 PM

WhatsApp Image 2021-09-30 at 6.52.58 PM — EXPO 2020 DUBAI UAE

Dubai is all set to host the much awaited Dubai Expo, starting from October 1, 2021 which will end in March 2022 in the cities of Dubai and Abu Dhabi.

Dubai Expo 2020 Theme

EXPO 2020 DUBAI – CONNECTING MINDS, CREATING THE FUTURE

Dubai Expo will start with a theme ‘Connecting Minds and Creating the Future’ which is dedicated to the sub- themes , Opportunity, Mobility and Sustainability. The theme is organized with an aim to inspire people all around the world with the help of the three sub themes.

Dubai Expo 2020 Dates
This year, the world expo will be hosted by Dubai, which was earlier scheduled in October of 2020 but due to Covid-19 pandemic, it was delayed and now it will take place in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, between 1 October 2021 and 31 March 2022 in which more than 100 nations will participate. With this event, Dubai tourism will ramp up to an another extent.

Dubai Expo: Shows & Pavilions

Dubai Expo is expected to attract 25 million visitors with 70 per cent of visitors projected to come from outside the UAE, the largest proportion of international visitors in the 168-year history of World Expos. The expo is going to be a very huge event with over 60 shows everyday, having 191 country pavilions and will have more than 200 restaurants at the venue in an area of 438-hectare.

Dubai Expo 2020: Know its theme, significance, India pavilion and more...!

Dubai Expo 2020: Opening ceremony

The opening ceremony will take place on Thursday, September 30, 2021 and will be live streamed in 430 locations.

Dubai Expo 2020: India Pavillon details

In expo 2020 India will participate with an theme of ‘Opportuniy’, which will show how India has the potential for creating opportunities in today’s economy for a better future

Dubai Expo 2020: Ways to buy tickets?

You can purchase tickets directly from the Ticket Catalogue. Alternatively, you can also purchase tickets at the Expo 2020 entrance gates during the event.

Sasaram railway station in Bihar is coaching hub for thousands of students! Read the story here…

Riya Shahi

September 29, 2021, 9:38 PM

Students studying at Sasaram railway station platform

Sasaram railway station in Bihar has become a knowledge hub kind place as thousands of students use it as a coaching center for clearing their competitive exams

Sasaram, a city located in Bihar, is well known for its railway station the ‘ Sasaram Junction’. Let’s know what makes this small railway station such a popular place:

Electricity has a big issue in small towns of India however our exams never wait for power supply to come again so we can resume our studies. Bihar, like many other Indian states, faces a severe power crisis too.

Bihar, which is known as the backbone of Indian Administrative Machinery, accounts for nearly 450 out of total 5,500 IAS officers in the country and almost 25 per cent of the 700 candidates, who qualified for IAS and IPS.

But for doing so well in competitive exams, not every student gets required facilities.

That’s when Sasaram Railway station became a study hub for thousands of candidates appearing for exams because of its 24/7 electricity that never goes out. The trend is not a recent thing that happened but it started back in 2002-2003 when only a small group of students came there to study together on the platform.

The students who gather on the platform to study are popularly known as “station-wale students”.

Most of the students here prepare to compete for clerical jobs in the Indian railways and state-run banks, two of India’s biggest employers, or major competitive exams. Not only students who are preparing for exams but also senior students visit this place to coach younger boys, which has now become a ritual over the years. The number of boys who are reported to be studying here have been more that 1000.

In morning, Sasaram station is not any different from other railway stations but after the sun sets down and electricity cut starts at students home, hundreds of students head to the platform number 1 and 2 to study together. The students who cannot afford coaching centers make this platform their study hub for at least 2 hours a day.

The students who have studied at that station stated that, ‘ We study together and engage in group discussions. This helps us in cracking the exams easily’ they also stated that about 100 station-wale students qualify for different government jobs, mostly in the railways and banks and even cleared the prestigious civil services examination. As per a news reports their study group is called ‘The quiz’ which involves sets of questions on a variety of subjects: Current affairs, mathematics, reasoning and language.

Sojat: A city where tourist gets their palms and feet decorated by Mehndi

Riya Shahi

September 29, 2021, 6:25 PM

Sojat Mehandi recently got the GI tag in Rajasthan and has become the first Mehandi in the world to get this honour. EBNW Story features a sojourn of the small town in Rajasthan which besides being a tourist friendly city is now known for its Sojat Mehandi exported worldwide for its unique features. Riya Shahi writes differentiated features of Sojat town…

1. Sojat, a Marwari town situated in Pali district, is the hub of Henna production. Mehendi from Sojat is not just popular in India but worldwide and it has now got its Geological Indication tag too!

2. Sojat is India’s largest henna production city. 90% of “Mehandi” production goes for export all over the world. Sojat City is also called as Henna city( Mehandi Nagri ). It is a hub of Henna cultivation.

Sojat: A city where tourist gets their palms and feet decorated by Mehndi — Sojat Herbal Mehendi

3.Due to its favorable climatic conditions and soils, Sojat is the only region in India where henna is grown and is exported worldwide.

4. Henna produced in this region has popularity all over the world as “Rajasthani Henna” and it imparts a rich reddish dark stains on hands and feet and also act as a good natural conditioners for hair.

5. Henna of this regions contains high Lawson content. The dyeing agent in henna powder is Lawson which is present in dry henna leaves at a concentration of 0.5–2.5%.

6.It attaches itself strongly to proteins, and as a result the dye works very fast.

7. Higher the Lawson content in Henna powder better is the quality.

8. Since it is an export commodity about 90% henna produced in this region are exported to about 130 countries.

9. Everyday, about 140-150 Metric Tons Henna leaves are sold by farmers to Henna traders and manufacturers through this Krishi Upaj Mandi Sojat city.

10. Sojat city of Marwar region (Jodhpur empire) in ancient times was known as Tamravati nagri. There is also a large and famous fort situated on top of one of the hillock here which has a big reservoir and several temples like Sejal Mata, Chaturbhuj, Dhatiya baliji, Ichapur Balaji jikal Mata and so on in near by highway. There is also an old temple of Chamunda Mata situated on top of one of the hillocks.

Ranbir Kapoor visits Jodhpur with Alia Bhatt on his b’day! A surprise trip or a trip to plan wedding…?

Riya Shahi

September 28, 2021, 6:05 PM

Ranbir Kapoor celebrating his 39th b’day with soon to be wife Alia Bhatt, Riya Shahi reports…

Ranbir Kapoor who turned 39 this year was spotted in Jodhpur airport on Sunday with his girlfriend Alia Bhatt. The couple is rumoured to be on a trip in this beautiful blue city for Ranbir’s birthday celebration.

Ranbir Kapoor who was born on 28th September, 1982 is one of the finest actor in Indian Film Industry. Born in Mumbai, Maharashtra under the name of Kapoor family, he continued the legacy and become one of the highest paid actor of India.

The actor started dating Alia in 2018 which began when they were cast in the same movie ‘Brahmastra’.
Since then, they have been talk of the town, hitting headlines for their romance. Later in 2019, they accepted their love publicly and were often seen together in every Kapoor family functions, award shows and were also spotted during their vacations together. Alia supported him in his ups and down. After Rishi Kapoor’s death, she was often found in Ranbir’s home consoling and supporting his family. In 2020, they both were found celebrating Ranbir’s birthday together at his home in Mumbai with his mom and sister.

The made in heaven couple was rumoured to get married by the end of 2020 December but Covid pandemic postponed their plans. In an interview Ranbir stated that

-“It would have already been sealed if the pandemic hadn’t hit our lives. But I don’t want to jinx it by saying anything. I want to tick mark that goal soon in my life.”

Ranbir Kapoor visits Jodhpur with Alia Bhatt on his b'day! A surprise trip or a trip to plan wedding...? — Ranbir and Alia spotted at Jodhpur airport

Their wedding rumours are often heard but this time the love birds were captured in Jodhpur, Rajasthan making everyone confused if its just for a birthday celebration or we will get to hear the wedding bells soon.
Few are assuming that they are in Jodhpur looking for a wedding venue but nothing is officially confirmed by any one of them but we can hope for the best news after his birthday celebration.

Wishing Ranbir Kapoor a very Happy Birthday!

M A Jinnah’s statue in Pakistan destroyed in a blast on Sunday

Khushneet Kaur

September 28, 2021, 1:53 PM

M A Jinnah’s statue in Balochistan has been destroyed by explosives planted by the banned militant organisation Baloch Republican Army on Sunday. The perpetrators are yet to be caught.

The statue of Pakistan’s founder Mohammad Ali Jinnah, which was installed in June at Marine Drive, considered to be a safe space, was completely blown up by explosives that were placed beneath it on Sunday.

The responsibility was claimed by Babgar Baloch, a spokesman for the banned militant organisation Baloch Republican Army, in the coastal city of Gwadar, in the troubled Balochistan province.

“The demolition of Quaid-e-Azam’s statue in Gwadar is an attack on Ideology of Pakistan. I request authorities to punish the perpetrators in the same way as we did with those behind the attack on Quaid-e-Azam’s residency in Ziarat,” tweeted Balochistan’s former Home Minister and Current Senator Sarfraz Bugti.

M A Jinnah's statue in Pakistan destroyed in a blast on Sunday — Jinnah’s statue destroyed in Gwadar.

Baloch militants blasted a 121-year-old building in 2013, which was used by Jinnah at Ziarat, and was later declared as a national monument. They raked it with gunfire, triggering a fire that burned for four hours, destroying furniture and memorabilia.

The matter was being investigated at the highest level by Gwadar Deputy Commissioner Major (retd) Abdul Kabir Khan who said the militiants who destroyed the statue by planting explosives entered the area as tourists.

“We are looking into the matter from all angles and the culprits will be caught soon,” he stated, mentioning that no arrest has been made so far but the investigation is still going on.

Balochistan has been seeing a series of violence for several years, due to the activities of the Baloch Republican Army.

PM Modi launches Ayushman Bharat Digital Mission to strengthen health facilities

Khushneet Kaur

September 28, 2021, 12:56 PM

PM Modi launches new campaign — PM Modi launches Ayushman Bharat Digital Mission to create digital health IDs.

PM Modi launches a new campaign to provide a unique digital health ID to every citizen, and strengthen health facilities more.

On Monday, Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched Ayushman Bharat Digital Mission that will provide every citizen with a unique digital health ID to save all of their health records, which will be digitally protected. This campaign is a new phase in strengthening the health facilities, create digital healthcare professionals, and facilities registry.

“Today we are launching a mission that has the potential of bringing a revolutionary change in India’s healthcare facilities.” PM said about the digital initiative.

The initiative will help individuals to discover hospitals, laboratories, and pharmacies across the country, which will increase the ease of living, and simplify the procedures in hospitals.

“At present, the use of technology in hospitals is currently limited to only one hospital or to a single group.” Modi stated. “The entire ecosystem related to treatment and healthcare policy-making is going to become more effective with this modern platform.”

PM Modi launches Ayushman Bharat Digital Mission to strengthen health facilities — Procedures will be made easier through this campaign.

The campaign is designed to benefit the poor and middle class, specifically when it comes to finding the right doctor and a hospital. Through this, it will be easy for the patient to find a doctor that will understand their language and who is specialised more in that particular disease for the best treatment.

It will also create a seamless online platform that will help access treatment records, and enable faster and effective treatment.

“Doctors don’t advertise themselves in the newspapers. Only after someone visits a doctor, we hear that the doctor is good. However, with tis initiative, information on doctors will reach everyone; it will tell you about doctors who are knowledgeable about a speciality; it will tell you who to reach out to; who is the nearest, where you can reach at the earliest,” said PM Modi.

Beside doctors, labs and drug stores will also be easily identified for better tests.

PM Modi brought back 157 artefacts from his US trip, handed over by President Biden

Khushneet Kaur

September 27, 2021, 7:35 PM

PM Modi brought back 157 artefacts from his trip to USA, that were handed over by Biden. Know more about these artefacts.

As he concluded his 3-days USA trip, Prime Minister Narendra Modi brought back home 157 artefacts that were handed over to India by the USA President Joe Biden, both of them expressing their commitment towards strengthening efforts to combat theft, illicit trade and trafficking of cultural objects.

Nearly half of the artefacts (71) are cultural, while the other half consists of figurines related to Hinduism (60), Buddhism (16), and Jainism (9). Approximately 45 of them belong to Before Common Era.

PM Modi conveyed his appreciation for the repatriation of antiquities to India by United States.

As per the government, PM Modi continues bringing the stolen artefacts from around the world, which are either returned or are in the process of being returned.

Between 1976 and 2013, only 13 antiquities were retrieved from different countries, but between 2014 and 2021, as Modi took the position, over 200 artefacts have been brought home.

The Modi government has brought more ancient Indian treasures than the four decades before it.

Some of the artefacts are listed here:

Bronze and Sandstone Artefacts

PM Modi brought back 157 artefacts from his US trip, handed over by President Biden

The bronze collects mostly contains ornate figurines of Laxmi Narayana, Buddha, Vishnu, Siva Parvathi, 24 Jain Tirthankaras and Kankalamurti, Brahmi and Nandikesa besides other unnamed divine figures and deities.

There is also a one-and-a-half metre bas relief panel of Revanta in sandstone of the 10th CE and the 8.5 cm tall bronze Nataraj from the 12th CE.

Terracotta and Copper artefacts

The items majorly belong to the period of 11th CE to 14th CE as well as historic antiquities, which include copper anthropomorphic object of 2000 BC or the terracotta vase from the 2nd CE.

There are, in total, 56 terracotta pieces.

Hindu Sculptures

Some religious sculptures belonging to Hinduism are also on the list, which includes a Three-headed Brahma, Chariot-driving Surya, Vishnu and his consorts, Siva as Dakshinamurti and Dancing Ganesha.

Buddhist Sculptures

The motifs include sculptures from Buddhism, which consists of a Standing Buddha, Boddhisattva Majushri, Tara and Jainism – Jain Tirthankara, Padmasana Tirthankara, Jaina Choubisi, as well as secular motifs like Amorphous couple in Samabhanga, Chowri Bearer, and a Female playing drum.

Among other artefacts, there is also an 18th CE sword with a sheath and an inscription mentioning Guru Hargovind Singh in Persian.

World Heart Day 2021: Know date, history, theme and significance

Riya Shahi

September 27, 2021, 6:37 PM

WhatsApp Image 2021-09-27 at 6.29.46 PM — World Health Day 2021

World Heart Day 2021: Know the story for Celebrating the 21 successful years of this global campaign this year

World Heart Day 2021: Date

Every year, this event is celebrated on 29th September with a theme to make people aware all around the globe about the heart related (cardiovascular) diseases and to draw special attention to the actions that are needed to be taken for prevention and control of these diseases.

World Heart Day 2021 : History

World Heart Day was founded back in 2000 by the World Heart Federation (WHF). The World Heart Federation (WHF) is a non-governmental organization based in Geneva, Switzerland, formed in 1972. This annual event was initiated by WHF with an aim to inform people all around the globe about heart illness and to make them aware about the consequences of these diseases which can also lead to death of a person. The first event was celebrated back in 24th September, 2000 but after 2011, it was being celebrated every year on the last Sunday of September.

World Heart Day 2021: Significance

Heart is considered as one of the most prime organ of a human body ,which pumps blood around our body, delivers oxygen and nutrients to the cells. But our heart can never remain healthy all the time under every circumstances. There are numerous heart related disease commonly known as ‘cardiovascular diseases’ through which a lot of people suffers. On average, more than 17 million people die from heart-related illnesses every year.
And if such a big issue is not addressed every year more and more people will suffer and die from it.
The main aim and focus of this day is to promote preventative steps and changes in lifestyle to avoid any cardiovascular diseases, like heart attack, stroke, heart failure and any other condition related to the same.

World Heart Day 2021 : Theme

As reported by World Health Federation Cardiovascular disease (CVD) remains the world’s number one killer, resulting in 18.6 million deaths a year. It has many causes: from smoking, diabetes, high blood pressure and obesity, to air pollution, and less common conditions such as Chagas disease and cardiac amyloidosis.
This year World Heart Day is celebrated with a goal ” USE HEART TO CONNECT” , which is about informing and educating oneself and your friends and family about cardiovascular diseases by using digital technologies. It’s about connecting with our own hearts, making sure we’re fuelling and nurturing them as best we can.

The three key pillars under the theme of 2021 celebrations are:

World Heart Day 2021: Know date, history, theme and significance

1) Equity- It is about enabling and empowering everyone, everywhere – young and old, men, women and children, patients, community healthworkers, doctors to use digital tools for better prevention, diagnosis and care of heart-related conditions.

2) Prevention- It is about looking after your heart by eating a healthy diet and saying no to tobacco. Digital tools, like phone apps and wearables, can really help you to get motivated and stay on track.

3) Community- 520 million people around the world are living with CVD that have been disproportionately affected by COVID-19 in the last year, which resulte d in missing their doctor’s appointment, check-up and lack of contact with friends and family but digital networks have the power to connect patients with families, friends, other patients, doctors and carers.

International Translation Day 2021: Know History, Significance, and Current Theme

Khushneet Kaur

September 27, 2021, 3:39 PM

International Translation Day 2021: Observed on September 30 every year, it is a day to recognise translation professionals and promote cultural heritage. Know more about the history of the day, significance, and the current theme.

International Translation Day is observed on September 30 every year to recognise professional translators and interpreters, and to pay tribute to the works of language professionals who have contributed greatly in the era of globalization.

International Translation Day History

Initially, in 1991 the International Federation of Translators (FIT) launched the idea of an official International Translation Day to recognise the community of translators and interpreters globally, and take an effort to promote translation as a profession that has increasingly become essential in the era of globalization.

The United Nations General Assembly, on 24 May 2017, passed a resolution that declared September 30 as the International Translation Day.

The date, September 30, was chosen because it is the day of the feast of St. Jerome, the Bible translator who is also said to be the patron saint of translators.

International Translation Day Significance

ITD is an opportunity to pay tribute to the work of language professionals, who work to bring nations together, understanding and cooperation, facilitating dialogue, contributing to development while strengthening peace and security.

Translation is important to produce clarity, preserve a positive climate and productiveness in interpersonal communication and also in international public discourse.

This day increases awareness among people about the role that languages play in all major and minor situations, be it having a conversation with someone or strengthening cooperation.

International Translation Day Theme 2021

Each year, the FIT chooses a theme for the international day. This year, the theme is “United in translation”, which will preserve cultural heritage, and will promote the idea of communication beyond borders.

Abhinav Bindra B’day special: The first individual gold medallist who bid good-bye for youngsters’ cause!

EBNW Story

September 26, 2021, 10:53 PM

Abhinav Bindra b’day special: Abhinav Bindra was born on September 28 in Uttarakhand’s Dehradoon district .

Abhinav Bindra was the first Indian to win an individual Olympic gold medal on August 11, 2008 in Beijing.

Started his Olympic journey in 2000, he qualified in three Olympic finals including his golden journey of Beijing in 2008 (Athens being the other one) in his pet10m air rifle, while he missed out in Sydney and London.

Abhinav Bindra achieved the feat during the 2008 Beijing Olympics when the 10 metre air rifle shooter was seen at the top of his craft.

He started his Olympic journey in Sydney in the year 2000 and qualified in three Olympic finals including his golden journey of Beijing in 2008 (Athens being the other one) in his pet 10m air rifle, while he missed out in Sydney and London.

Bindra, India’s lone individual Olympic gold medallist, in 2017 officially announced his retirement, saying “it is time to move on and hand over the baton to the younger generation.”

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