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Gandhi Jayanti Special : Read about Mahatma’s great achievements & famous quotes

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Gandhi Jayanti Special: As the day is celebrated on October 2 all across the world, the EBNW Story gives special tribute to this Mahatma…

Gandhi Jayanti is an honourable event celebrated all over the India on 2nd of October to mark the birth of Mahatma Gandhi, who is also known as the ‘Father of the nation’.

To honour his achievements, this day was declared as National Holiday and was officially announced as ‘ International non- violence day’ by the United Nations to pay tribute to Gandhi who is considered as a messenger of ‘Non-violence’.


Born as Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi, he was later named as ‘Mahatma Gandhi’ which means ‘a great soul’.


He got this title by Rabindranath Tagore to honour his sacrifice and contributions that he made towards the Nation and for the world.

Gandhi was born on October 2, 1869 in Porbandar, Gujarat. Through his lifetime, he achieved so much for the wellness of people and became a spiritual leader for India, giving India the freedom from the British clutches and becoming the greatest leaders the world has ever seen.
Gandhi became the symbol of ‘Truth’ , ‘Non-violence’ and ‘Father of the Nation’ not only Indians but for the whole world too.

Gandhi’s Major achievements:

Fight against Racial Discrimination

Gandhi during his stay in South Africa fought against colour discrimination. He fought to change the perspective of people who disrespected black people, he tried to change the world perception on skin color. He devoted his time and attention to the Indians living in South Africa later becoming a prominent campaigner for rights of the Asian community in SA.

The Champaran Satyagraha

The 1916 Satyagraha by Gandhi gave a direction to Indian youth and freedom struggle.
Gandhi with his non violent, civil disobedience movement organised a protest against British landlords who were forcing the Champaran based farmers to grow Indigo and to sold them at lowest price possible. This Satyagraha was a major hit forcing British landlords to grant compensation and control to the farmers.

The Salt Satyagraha

Commonly known as ‘Dandi March’ was another successful non-violent act by Gandhi against the British salt monopoly, the salt act which prohibited Indians from collecting or selling salts and it imposed great taxes on them. Gandhi marched 388 kilometres from Ahmedabad to Dandi, in Gujarat, to produce salt from seawater as a protest against Britishers. This act didn’t gave any legal agreement to farmers but was recognised by the whole world as an act for Indian Independence.

Social Issues like untouchability, caste discrimination, child marriage and more…

Gandhi in his lifetime fought against a lot of social issues one of those was untouchability.
Gandhi launched a lot of campaigns to fight against the discrimination that happens with lower caste people. Gandhi opposed the idea of child marriage, sati pratha and oppression of widows.
He continued launching several campaigns against every social issue that people face in India.

Gandhi Jayanti : Some of the greatest and inspiring quotes by Gandhi

Gandhi Jayanti Special : Read about Mahatma's great achievements & famous quotes
‘Be the change you want to see in the world’

1.” A man is but a product of his thoughts. What he thinks he becomes”.

2. “The weak can never forgive. Forgiveness is an attribute of the strong”.

3. “Live as if you were to die tomorrow. Learn as if you were to live forever”.

4. “The best way to find yourself is to lose yourself in the service of others”.

5. “Glory lies in the attempt to reach one’s goal and not in reaching it”.

6. “I object to violence because when it appears to do good, the good is only temporary; the evil it does is permanent”.

7. “You must not lose faith in humanity. Humanity is like an ocean; if a few drops of the ocean are dirty, the ocean does not become dirty”.

IPL 2021: Dhoni trends on twitter after he hits winning 6 against SRH

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IPL 2021: Mahendra Singh Dhoni, Chennai Super Kings captain, has been trending on twitter winning millions of hearts after he smashed a six in the final to secure a six-wicket win for his side against SunRisers Hyderabad on Thursday. Look a few of the tweets trending on different social media handles.

World Vegetarian Day: Know its significance, theme, origin and history…

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World Vegetarian Day 2021: This day was commemorated by the North American Vegetarian Society. The EBNW Story finds its history, significance and other details…

Do you know that various studies suggest that vegetarian diet did lower the risk of developing moderate to severe COVID?

Although it might be difficult to believe but is true!

A recently released study published in BMJ Nutrition, Prevention and Health said that those who are vegetarian, vegan or pescatarian (excluding meat but include fish) have a lower risk of developing moderate-to-severe Covid-19.

Also, the European Congress on Obesity (ECO) report said that vegetarians appear to have a healthier biomarker profile than meat-eaters. 

So let’s discuss more on world vegetarian day as we enter October for it is also known as Vegetarian Awareness Month or Month of Vegetarian Food to create awareness about the ethical, environmental, health and humanitarian benefits of a vegetarian lifestyle.

World Vegetarian Day Date: World Vegetarian Day is observed annually around the globe on October 1. The North American Vegetarian Society in 1977 established the day which was endorsed by the International Vegetarian Union in 1978.

World Vegetarian Day History

Vegetarianism was earlier referred to as a Pythagorean Diet, even before the popularisation of the term ‘vegetarian’ in the mid-1800s.  

As the ancient Greek philosopher and mathematician Pythagoras was an early advocate for the diet, it was named after his name.

Vegetarianism, in fact, has been present in India since the 5th Century BCE, while the concept is present in Buddhism, which came between the fifth and sixth centuries. It find references in plant-based staples such as tofu consumed in China for more than 2,000 years, in Indonesian, Japanese and Thai cuisines as well as on the African continent before the European colonization. In 1970s, it gained credence in the US and UK which led the North American Vegetarian Society to establish October 1 as World Vegetarian Day.

World Vegetarian Day Significance:

A vegetarian diet including vegetables, seeds, legumes, fruits, nuts and grains are obtained without involving the death of an animal or the consumption of its meat

International Coffee Day: Know its date, significance, history and more…

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Riya Shahi
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International Coffee Day, celebrated every year on 1 October since 2015, is an occasional event that marks the long history of the drink with a purpose  to promote and celebrate coffee as a beverage.
The event is celebrated all over the world each year to recognize millions of people across the world from farmers, roasters, baristas, and coffee shop owners, etc. who do hard work to create and serve the beverage in the consumable form.
 
International Coffee Day : Date
 
International Coffee Day is noticed on October 1 every year which celebrates the coffee sector’s diversity, quality and passion. It was first officially declared on October 1 , 2015.
 
International Coffee Day: History
 
Earlier many different countries celebrated their own coffee days at different dates throughout the year and international coffee day was really not a thing. The very idea of coffee day was first initiated by Japan and was followed by many countries but after 2014, the Member States of the ICO agreed to organise International Coffee Day on 1 October to create a single day of celebration for coffee lovers around the world. And the first official date was 1 October 2015, as agreed by then International Coffee Organization and was launched in Milan. Since then it is being celebrated every year all around the world.
 

International Coffee Day: Know its date, significance, history and more…
Coffee Farmers


International Coffee Day : Significance
 
Coffee day, a celebration with over 77 members States of the ICO and dozens of coffee associations from around the world, is an amazing opportunity for all the coffee lovers from all around the globe to show their love, appreciation and support to the millions of farmers whose livelihoods depend on the aromatic crop. This day also promoted fair coffee trade and it raises awareness for the plight of the coffee growers.
 
How to celebrate this day?
 
If you are a coffee lover, celebrate this day with a amazing cup of coffee , plan an event to support this industry, make posters, coffee day greeting cards ,take your loved ones a coffee date , help and donate for coffee growers if you can. You can go through international coffee organization website to get more information on important events and campaigns that you can support.

Know the single-use plastic items to be banned from July 2022…

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The single-use plastic items will be banned from July 2022, as per the Government’s advise. The EBNW Story features the list of items that are being banned.

Here is a list of things getting banned from 2022:

  1. Plastic flags
  2. Thermocol for decorations
  3. Plastic sticks of balloons
  4. Ear buds
  5. Utensils made from plastic
  6. Candy sticks

The state and UT governments, and the relevant central ministries and departments are told to establish a comprehensive action plan for the eradication of SUP, and the effective, as well as timely, execution of laws.

The Ministry of Environment has also established a national task force to coordinate efforts for this plan.

As the Government has decided to ban some items made from plastic in the coming year of 2022 to reduce the quantity of single-use plastics (SUPs), they have issued the Plastic Waste Management Amendment Rules, 2021, to limit the use of SUPs by the next year.

A central government committee has issued the SUP items to be banned based on the index of their utility and environmental impact.

Advisory for plastic bags from September 30

According to the announcement by the government, with effects from 30th September 2021, non-woven plastic carry bags should not be less than 60g per square metre.

The permitted thickness of plastic bags will be increased from its current 50 microns to 75 millimetres on September 30, 2021, and will shoot up to 120 microns on December 31, 2022.

Number of plastic bags used a year

The world uses 5 trillion plastic bags each year, and less that 1 percent are recycled. Most often made from Polyethylene, they take centuries to degrade. And according to a report by Central Pollution Control Board, India produces over 25,000 tonnes of plastic waste on a daily basis.

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

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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…

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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

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Sojat the Henna City

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. 

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

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…?

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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

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M A Jinnah's statue destroyed

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.

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