Uttarakhand CM Pushkar Singh Dhami announced that the Chardham Yatra will begin from September 18.
Earlier, the Uttarakhand High Court on Thursday vacated its stay on the Yatra and directed the state government to conduct it with strict adherence to COVID-19 norms.
A division bench of the court comprising Chief Justice RS Chauhan and Justice Alok Kumar Verma said the pilgrimage shall start with restrictions including a daily limit on the number of devotees visiting the temples.
Guidelines
Carrying a negative Covid test report and a vaccination certificate mandatory for the visitors.
800 pilgrims will be allowed in Kedarnath Dham, 1200 in Badrinath Dham, 600 in Gangotri and 400 in Yamunotri every day
Pilgrims will not be allowed to take a bath in any of the springs around the temples.
Police force will be deployed as per requirements during the Char Dham Yatra in Chamoli, Rudraprayag and Uttarkashi districts.
PM Narendra Modi is being wished across from political leaders as he celebrates his 71st birthday on September 17 this year.
The Prime Minister of India, Narendra Modi turned 71 on September 17. As he went on about his duties, wishes from UP CM Yogi Adityanath and President Ram Nath Kovind to Congress leaders Rahul Gandhi and Digvijaya Singh started pouring on Twitter.
Some 50 million postcards thanking PM for his “pro-people welfare” schemes, film screenings and exhibitions on his life, blood donation camps, cleanliness and vaccination drives have been planned by the Bharatiya Janata Party to mark the Prime Minister’s birthday.
PM Modi’s interests since childhood
Narendra Damodardas Modi was always a keen debater with a gift of rhetoric, who preferred to play larger-than-life characters, which influences his political image now as well.
Modi started his political career by being appointed general secretary of the “Gujarat Lok Sangharsh Samiti”, an RSS committee co-ordinating opposition to the Emergency in Gujarat. It was, later, banned, and Modi was forced to go underground in disguise to avoid arrest. He also raised funds for political refugees and activists.
In 1978, he became an RSS regional organiser, and was assigned to the BJP in 1985, where he rose within the party and was promoted to BJP general secretary.
Becoming Chief Minister of Gujarat
In 2001, BJP lost a few state assembly seats in by-elections. So, its national leadership sought a new candidate for the chief ministership, and Modi, was chosen. On 3 October 2001, he replaced Patel as Chief Minister of Gujarat.
Prime Minister of India
In September 2013 Modi was named the BJP’s candidate for Prime Minister ahead of the 2014 Lok Sabha election. It won 31% of the vote, and more than doubled its tally in the Lok Sabha to 282, becoming the first party to win a majority of seats on its own since 1984.
Prime Minister Narendra Damodardas Modi, born on September 17, 1950, Modi turns 71 this year.
Modi served as a chief minister of Gujarat from 2001-2014 and is currently serving India as it’s Prime minister since 2014.
Narendra Modi was born in Vadnagar, Gujarat. He was the third child in his family six siblings. Modi belonged to a backward community, Modh-Ghanchi-Teli. During his childhood Modi, it is said that Modi helped his father by selling tea and later on he himself ran a tea stall near a bus station.
Modi was never a very bright student in studies but had a keen interest in debating and theatre which was very much noticeable. Modi completed his higher secondary education in 1967. After that, at the age of eight, Modi joined the RSS(Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh) where he met his first political mentor, Vakil Saheb. While training here, he met the founding leaders of BJP and was assigned to BJP by RSS in 1985.
During 1975 , when the state of emergency was declared in India, RSS was banned. During this period, Modi wrote a book, ‘Sangharsh Ma Gujarat’, narrating about the events that happened during the emergency.
And finally in 1985, RSS assigned Modi to BJP. In 1987, Modi successfully organised a campaign of BJP in Ahmedabad municipal elections, and BJP won as a result of Modi’s planning. Soon after, Modi was given a significant position in BJP’s Gujarat unit. He worked hard under BJP proving his worth as a good politician and was named a member of the BJP’s National Election Committee in 1990. Again, in 1995 state assembly election, BJP won because of Modi’s successful strategies. And in November 1995, Modi was elected as the National secretary of BJP.
In 2001, October 7, Modi was officially elected as the chief minister of Gujarat and on 24 February, 2002 he entered Gujarat state legislature by winning the election in the Rajkot-ll constituency This was possible that time due to Keshubhai Patel’s failing health and poor public image following the earthquake in Bhuj. And since 2001, he served Gujarat as its chief minister till 2014. His work for Gujarat resulted in economic growth and has been appreciated by many.
On 26 May, 2014, after winning the election in Lok Sabha, he was sworn in as the Prime Minister of India. Modi became the first prime minister to be ever born after the Independence. Modi again won the elections in 2019 and became the 4th longest serving Prime Minister of India.
In 2014, 2015, 2017 and 2020, he was named one of Time magazine’s 100 Most Influential People in the World. Forbes magazine ranked him as the 15th Most Powerful Person in the World in 2014 and the 9th Most Powerful Person in the World in 2015, 2016 and 2018. Modi is the second most followed politician on twitter and facebook. In October 2018, Modi received United Nations’s highest environmental award, the ‘Champions of the Earth’. These are just few of his achievements but during his whole journey, he has been winning enormous awards as a leader.
Wishing the Prime Minister of India, A Very Happy Birthday!
Vishwakarma Puja, also known as Vishwakarma Jayanti, is an important festival celebrated by the Hindu community in which Lord Vishwakarma is worshipped. The festival falls on the last day of Bhadra and is called as Bhadra Sankranti
Vishwakarma Jayanti significance
On this occasion, workers of factories and industrial areas worship their tools and offer prayers to Lord Vishwakarma to keep their livelihoods secure.
Vishwakarma Jayanti: History
Lord Vishwakarma is known as the creator of the world who constructed Dwarka which was ruled by Lord Krishna. He also created Sthapatya Veda, the science of architecture and mechanics.
Legends say that the son of Vastu Dev and Goddess Angisri, Lord Vishwakarma constructed Ravana’s Pushpak Vimana, Lord Shiva’s Trishul, Indra’s Vajra, Maya Sabha for the Pandavas, and Sudarshana Chakra for lord Vishnu. Even the all-famous Jagannath temple in Puri is believed to be his creation.
Vishwakarma Puja 2021 date and time
Vishwakarma Puja date almost remains the same every year in mid-September. This year, the day will be observed tomorrow, 17 September. While the Vishwakarma Puja Sankranti time is 1:29 am.
PM Narendra Modi birthday falls on September 17. This year, he is celebrating his 71st birthday. Let’s know how his childhood was different from other kids and what lessons can be learnt from his struggle as a young child…
PM Narendra was born on the 17th of September, 1950; three years after India gained its Independence. This made him first PM who was born in independent India. Here comes 5 lessons to be learnt from his childhood life.
Learnt work-life balance right from childhood: Narendra Modi’s formative years taught him early tough lessons as he balanced his studies, non-academic life to spare time to work at the family owned Tea Stall as the family struggled to make ends meet.
An ardent reader: Schoolmates recollect how Mr. Modi used to spend many hours reading in the local Library. He had a curiosity to read books
A child who had an affinity to debate: Modi school friends remember him as a child who was very industrious and had an affinity for debates.
A swimmer: As a child, Modi was also fond of swimming.
Influenced by Swami Vivekananda: As a child also he always felt a strong urge to make a difference to society. He was highly influenced by the works of Swami Vivekananda which laid the foundation of his journey towards spiritualism and which inspired him to pursue the mission to fulfill Swamiji’s dream of making India a Jagat Guru.
His different dreams: Modi’s thoughts and dreams as a child were quite different from how most children of his age thought. Perhaps it was the influence of Vadnagar which once used to be a vibrant center of Buddhist learning and spirituality many centuries ago.
Chilhood spent in small house: The third child born to Damodardas Modi and Hiraba Modi, Modi comes from a family of humble origins and modest means. The entire family lived in a small single storey house which was approximately 40 feet by 12 feet.
At the age of 17 he left home to travel across India. For two years, he travelled across the expansive landscape of India exploring various cultures. When he returned home he was a changed man with a clear aim of what he wanted to achieve in life. He went to Ahmedabad and joined Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS), a socio-cultural organisation working towards the social and cultural regeneration of India.
It was a tough routine for Narendra Modi in Ahmedabad since 1972 when he became a Pracharak for RSS. His day began at 5 am and went on till late night. Late 1970s also saw a young Narendra Modi join the movement to restore Democracy in India which was reeling under Emergency.
This man, with a vision and mission, became the PM of India, giving a lesson to youths that nothing is impossible if we learn through our struggle.
Apna becomes the fastest unicorn in India afterraising $100 million in a Series C funding led by Tiger Global, at a total valuation of $1.1 billion
Apna, the 2-year-old professional networking platform, for blue and grey collar workers, raised $100 million in a Series C funding led by Tiger Global, at a total valuation of $1.1 billion on September 15. This made Apna one of the fastest Indian unicorns.
Apna’s latest round of funding is the 3rd in 13 months, propelling the company into India’s 27th unicorn of 2021. It is, as of now, in the pre-revenue stage, and does not generate any revenue yet, which was also the case with Ola Electric.
“For me, valuations are directional markers of success,” said Nirmit Parikh, the CEO and founder of Apna. “We don’t want to get away from our goal. When you combine a deep social purpose to a robust business model, it is fostering a lot of investor confidence.”
Apna, currently active in 28 cities, helps first time internet users access professional opportunities, collaborate with others, gain new skills, and create communities that can help motivate them and find jobs.
Earlier, the company raised $70 million in a funding round led by US based investors Insight Partners and Tiger Global on 16th June, valuing the company at $570 million. The latest round of funding saw companies, like Owl Ventures, Insight Partners, Maverick ventures, GSV Ventures and Sequoia Capital India, invest in Apna.
It claims to have 16 million users and 1.5 lakh recruiters on its platform, including Zomato, Urban Company, Byju’s, PhonePe, Delhivery, Burger King and Teamlease, and conduct 18 million interviews every month.
The company plans to use the funding to establish presence across India, and set up operations in the US, Middle East, Africa and Southeast Asia early in 2022.
Virat Kolhi is stepping down as T20 Captain after the T20 Cricket World Cup. Riya Shahi writes more…
The rumour of Virat Kohli quitting the T20 captaincy was going on from past three days. But on September 16 Virat himself announced this through his social media handles. Virat posted a picture of his announcement with the reason behind his decision and that he will continue to serve team India to best of his ability.
Kohli stated that the he is feeling immense work load and pressure because it has been 9 years since he is playing for team India and 5-6 year since his captaincy. He said he will continue his captaincy in Test and ODI cricket but after the T20 world cup in October , 2021 he will quit his job as a captain for T20. This was a mutual decision after discussing it with all his colleagues, Rohit Sharma and the team of BCCI and the President Mr. Sourav Ganguly. He thanked his team and fans for their immense support and love throughout his journey.
Kohli is considered as one of the greatest batsman of all time. In 2008 under his captaincy the Under-19 Cricket team of India won the World cup in Malaysia.
After that he debuted under Team India in the age of 19. Kohli was appointed the vice-captain of the ODI team in 2012 and in early 2017 he was appointed as the Captain on team India after Dhone stepped down from his position. He also plays for Royal Challengers Bangalore in the IPL and is the captain of the team since 2013.
Kohli holds the world record He holds the world record for being the fastest batsman to 8,000, 9,000, 10,000, 11,000 and 12,000 runs in ODI cricket. He also holds the world record of being fastest to 23,000 international runs.Among Indian batsmen, Kohli has the best ever Test rating (937 points), ODI rating (911 points) and T20I rating (897 points).
Virat Kohli has given so much to Indian cricket team, breaking and making enormous records and has won many sports and national awards.
Kohli is just stepping down from the T20 captaincy to focus more on his batting and will continue to give his best in the cricket field and will continue to serve India with best of his capability.
Space Tourism is the next thing to be followed across world as Space X sent four-civilian astronauts into orbit
Commencing a new era in spaceflight, SpaceX launched Inspiration4–the first ever orbital flight crewed entirely by fouhttps://twitter.com/SpaceX/status/1438359359898066944?s=20r amateur astronauts who will make a three day trip around the Earth.
They will partake in a first-of-its-kind health research initiative to increase humanity’s knowledge on the impact of spaceflight on the human body. The rocket was launched from NASA’s Kennedy Space Centre in Florida.
Seven minutes after the liftoff from the historic pad that saw Neil Armstrong launch to the Moon, the first stage booster returned to land on SpaceX’s ocean droneship, while the Falcon-9 rocket continued on its way to space. The second stage was also separated minutes later.
The first all-civilian crew consists of the commander Jared Isaacman, an entrepreneur who is also bankrolling the entire trip, pilot Sian Proctor, medical officer Hayley Arceneaux and mission specialist Chris Sembroski, who have their three days completely planned out. They will be circling the world from an unusually high orbit, 100 miles higher than the International Space Station.
“The crew of Inspiration4 is eager to use our mission to help make a better future for those who will launch in the years and decades to come,” said Jared Isaacman.
The team will collect research-grade ECG activity, movement, sleep, heart rate and rhythm, blood oxygen saturation, cabin noise and light intensity; perform a series of tests to assess changes in behavioral and cognitive performance; scan organ systems; collect and test drops of blood during spaceflight for markers of immune function; archive, fully analyze, and share resulting biomedical samples.
The crew will also be able to check out their surroundings through a big dome window called the Copula, and will have plenty of time to take in views of the Earth and cosmos.
Prasoon Joshi has been an acclaimed lyricist, poet, writer, screenwriter, ad man and CBFC chairperson. Let’s find out his inspirational story on his 50th birthday…
The divine lyricist Prasoon Joshi, born on 16th September, 1971, is not just an excellent lyricist but and is a poet, a writer, screenwriter and communication specialist and a marketer too. He has been appointed as chairperson of the central board of film certification in 2017 after giving excellent performance in his diverse fields.
Prasoon Joshi debut as lyricist
Prasoon made his debut in writing lyrics with the movie Lajja which turned out to be a successful movie. And soon after that he got many more offers from Hit movies likhe Hum Tum, Rang De Basanti, Fana, Bhaag Milkha Bhaag and many more.
Prasoon Joshi awards
His astonishing talent as a lyricist has led him to a very successful life. He was awarded with Padma Shree ( 4th highest civilian award in India) in 2015.
He was further awarded with best lyricist award at Filmfare in 2007, 2008 and 2014 and the National Film Award for best lyrics in 2007 and 2013.
Prasoon has given some best songs that are being loved by the audience. His lyrics are very thoughtful, simple yet carrying some very deep meaning inside it. Either its love song or a song about patriotism, it seems like he creates some wizardry. The way he writes lyrics, it creates a beautiful bond between the subject which the song is portraying and the audience at an emotional level. This is the reason why majority of his songs seem evergreen.
Prasoon Joshi songs
Some of his artistically amazing lyrics and songs that he has gifted this world for expressing their love or for showing their patriotism:
1) The whole discography of the movie Fanna will make you fall in love with love.
Songs like Chand Sifarish , Mere haath mein and dekho na, will bewitch you.
“Hain jo iraade bata doon tumko
Sharma hi jaaogi tum
Dhadkanein jo suna doon tumko
Ghabra hi jaaogi tum
Humko aata nahi hai chhupana
Hona hai tujhmein fanaa”
The movie also has one of the most Iconic song ” Desh Rangila” which is still played in every schools and colleges National Day functions.
“Yahaan Har Kadam Kadam Pe Dharti Badle Rang
Yahaan Ki Boli Mein Rangoli Saat Rang
Dhaani Pagdi Pehne Mausam Hain
Neeli Chaadar Taane Ambar Hain
Nadi Sunehri Hara Samundar Hain Re Sajila
Des Rangila Rangila Des Mera Rangila”
2) The songs of movie Hum Tum which was released in 2002 still gives us those first love vibes.
The song ‘Ladki Kyon’ was a very Iconic song which is still relatable for boys , the lyrics was so beautifully written that how boys thinks that girls are so complicated and they find it very difficult to understand them but still cannot live without girls , this song still gives us a sweet vibe of love in bittersweet relationship when we start falling for our best friend.
While the lyrics of song Hum Tum are so mesmerizing and meaningful.
3) Parsoon’s lyricism in the movie Gajini is yet another one of the masterpiece of his works.
World Ozone Day is celebrated every year on 16th September as an International Day for the preservation of Ozone layer. Around 36 years back, the great minds across the world started thinking how to heal the Ozone layer which were shocked to find a hole in it. See how they worked together to bring a difference…
What is Ozone Layer and its importance
We all know that life on this earth would not have been possible without sunlight but its energy emerging from the sun is very strong for us to bear it and it is only possible because of the ozone layer that we can survive on this planet and get the right amount of sunlight while being shielded from its harmful effects. The ozone is a fragile sheet of gas that protects earth from the harmful UV rays. The presence of Ozone layer is very important for the humankind on Earth.
World Ozone Day History
Back in 1970s when some scientists were working on ozone layer, they found out that the humanity is creating a big hole in this protective shield that can destroy our planet in near future. They informed the whole world about this issue. The hole was caused because of the excessive pollution on Earth, and because of the ozone depleting gases such as (CFCs) and (HFCs) used in air conditioners and refrigerators. The humanity was well informed about the threats that this hole can cause; the less protection from ozone layer can cause skin cancer , cataract and damage in the ecosystem.
World Ozone Day: Montreal Protocol
The Montreal Protocol was a global agreement which started for the protection of ozone layer and is in run today too. It has done a wonderful job for the protection of humanity and became the most successful global agreement till date. Montreal Protocol came into existence with an aim to protect the ozone layer by controlling total global production and consumption of substances that deplete it. And a big thanks to this protocol that the ozone layer is healing.
World Ozone Day: Vienna Convention:
In 1985, the world’s government adopted Vienna Convention for the protection of Ozone layer under the Montreal Protocol. Convention protocol was adopted and signed by 28 countries, on 22 March 1985. In September 1987, under the Convention’s Montreal Protocol, governments, scientists and industry worked together to cut out 99 per cent of all ozone-depleting substances.
This year, we are celebrating the 36th successful year of the achievements by the Montreal Protocol and Vienna convention. And the very existence of celebration September 16th as World Ozone Day was to celebrate these achievements. This day reminds the humankind the importance of Ozone layer and how important it is to protect it at all cost.
