Madhopatti village in Jaunpur district of Uttar Pradesh has 75 houses, out of which 47 IAS and IPS officers have been produced.
The officers from this village are working in Prime Minister’s Office and CM office.
This village has become a center of attraction for all and since many years, news channels and newspapers have been visiting this village.
This arch bridge, 1.315-km-long, is being constructed at a height of 359 metres above Chenab river waters, is 35 metres taller than the Eiffel Tower in France.
The bridge shall have sensors to monitor wind velocity which shall send signals to train to be stopped when the wind speed exceeds 90 Kmph.
The bridge is being built by Konkan Railway Corporation Ltd (KRCL) and is a part of the 111- km Udhampur-Srinagar-Baramulla Rail link Project (USBRL) and it aims at connecting Kashmir Valley with the rest of the country via a railway line.
This Chenab bridge will connect Katra and Banihal which is a key part of the USBRL section of the Kashmir Railway project.
The installation work of the main arch between two sides started in 2004.
International Women’s Day 2021 description: International Women’s Day is celebrated on March 8 every year, which recognises the social, economic, cultural, and political achievements of women. It further marks a call to action for accelerating gender equality.
EBNW here sheds light on the theme of the year:
Theme: ‘Women in leadership: Achieving an equal future in a COVID-19 world.’
Wishes
A graceful woman gets strength from troubles, smiles when distressed and grows even stronger with prayers and hope. Wishing you a very happy Women’s Day. So be grateful because today is your day!
You have everything in you and that’s the reason why the world is celebrating you! So follow your dreams… and make them come true!
Our world would mean nothing without women. Their courage that exists in perfect harmony with amazing tenderness saves our world every day. Happy Woman’s Day to our mothers, daughters and sisters!
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Woman’s Day is an amazing opportunity to remind ourselves that fighting for our ladies is very important thing to do. Support every woman around you and respect everything they do, because they deserved it.
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Every life begins with a woman. We tend to forget about that. On this day, let’s thank every woman in our life and show them some love. Happy Woman’s Day!
Prasoon Joshi, poet, songwriter and Chairman of the Central Board of Film Certification, explored interrelated genres of Indian music during a session titled Across Genres: Classical, Folk and Popular Music during an insightful conversation with scholar Vidya Shah at the Jaipur Literature Festival 2021.
Let’s discuss the key takeaways from his discussion on significance of understanding, feeling, and getting lost in the beauty of music and art as well as on the present struggles and limitations of a songwriter due to a shrinking lexicon.
“A person who makes art is important, but a seeker of that art is equally important. Art is beyond communication.
These days, we have become too obsessed with the message. Maybe there is no message, and just losing yourself in the moment is all you need,” said the award-winning lyricist.
“I recently said to Gulzar sahab that the usage of beautiful and meaningful words has decreased from his generation to mine.
I have fewer words now to convey my message. During his time, he had more words to describe and convey what he felt because people understood the meaning of those words.”
“No one can lay a singular claim to it. The shine in folk music reflects the collective.”
The finesse of folk music is a work of generations of artists. Many of our traditions are alive due to folk music which explains how there are songs that depict different occasions and values.
MP CM Shivraj Singh Chouhan, on March 4, wrote a letter to the people of the state urging them to plant a sapling instead of gifting him garland and bouquet.
In his tweet, CM said that he has planted tree a day before his birthday. “I have planted a sapling on my birthday and appeal you all to plant trees instead of gifting me garlands and bouquets. There is no need to raise slogans for me, instead, just plant a sapling and my birthday will become meaningful,” he said.
In his letter to people of the state, he said, “Although our government is doing meaningful work, but there has been a feeling in the mind that the birthday should be made purposeful and hence have pledged to plant one plant every day for a year. Our environment is deteriorating due to indiscriminate felling of trees. The surface temperature of the Earth is constantly increasing and it is estimated that by 2050, it will increase by 2 degree Celsius and then the conditions will be such that the existence of human beings and animals on the earth will be difficult.”
It is a matter of pride and happiness that the forest area of the state has increased continuously and we should attempt at increasing the forest area more.
I pray that you do not celebrate the joy of this birthday by welcoming me with a bouquet, instead plant a tree. You should plant a tree on any auspicious occasion of your life. There is oxygen if there is a tree, there is life if there is oxygen. Therefore the tree is also life. I will celebrate my birthday by planting trees, he said.
The Jaipur Literature Festival hosted business magnate, technologist and philanthropist Bill Gates, where he spoke on the perils of climate change in conversation with Alok Sharma, President of the COP26 Climate Conference. The session began with an introduction to Gates’ mission to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from 51 million tons to zero by 2050, and about his perfectly timed book, ‘The Solutions We Have And The Breakthroughs We Need’.
Festival Producer, Sanjoy K. Roy, described the book as a practical guide “to avoid a climate catastrophe, with the help of experts in the field of physics, chemistry, biology, engineering, political science and finance.”
2. Younger generation should be credited: Applauding and encouraging the youth on their continued efforts, Bill Gates said, “I think we can give the younger generation credit that in this political round, it [climate] was more discussed, by far, than at any time in our history.”
3. Political parties should prioritise the issue: Speaking about the need for political parties to prioritise this issue, he said “We want climate to be a bi-partisan issue because we’ve got to cap thirty years of progress, not just four years.”
4. Gate’s admiration for Greta: When asked for advice as to how young people can help, he responded, “I am not an expert on advocacy. I have incredible admiration for people like Greta [Thunberg]… We need that attention to intensify and stay very, very high for all thirty years. You know different parties may be in power in different countries and yet, we can’t have them checking out of this cause.”
5. Accelerating innovation: Highlighting the vital and urgent need for innovation in reduction of greenhouse gas emissions, he said, “It’s very novel for the world to need innovation by a deadline. Normally we just let innovation go and some areas go better than we expect and some are much harder. And yet, now by 2050, if we don’t get to zero, the temperature rise will be so damaging that life will actually get worse for humans and most of the natural ecosystems. So, you have to think, how can you accelerate innovation?”
6. Gates mentions PM Narendra Modi twice: Gates mentioned Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s name twice as having strongly supported reduced emissions – he (PM Modi) “actually named this initiative Mission Innovation.”
7. India is pragmatic: Gates explained that “in terms of future emissions and future suffering, India is paradigmatic. If we don’t help them and get them involved, then this whole thing doesn’t go well.” A key point that he emphasised was that “we have to have co-operation, because no matter where the emissions take place, it affects the entire world.”
Jamsetji Tata is known as the Indian philanthropist and entrepreneur who founded the Tata Group.
His ambitious endeavours helped India catapult into the league of industrialized countries.
Born into a Parsi family, Jamsetji was the first child and only son of Nusserwanji Tata.
He graduated from Elphinstone College, Bombay (now Mumbai). In 1858, he joined his father’s export-trading firm and helped expanding its branches in Japan, China, Europe, and the United States.
In 1868 Jamsetji founded a trading company that later evolved into the Tata Group.
He planned for the Bombay-area hydroelectric power plants that became the Tata Power company in 1906. He passed away on May 19, 1904 in Bad Nauheim, (Germany).
Known as the ‘Nightingale of India,’ she was an inspiring woman who tried to bring change in society and hence is an inspiration for many people. She was born on February 13, 1879, while March 2 marks her death anniversary. On her death anniversary, we bring 7 interesting facts about her:
1. Sarojini Naidu started writing at the age of 12 as she has passion to write. She received laurels for her work ‘Maher Muneer’, which she wrote in Persian.
2. She pursued her studies in London after receiving a scholarship from the Nizam of Hyderabad at 16 and graduated from the London King’s College.
3. While being in London, she met Padipati Govindarajulu Naidu, and later tied the knot with him at the age of 19 in 1898 after completing her education. They had four kids named Jayasurya, Padmaja, Randheer, and Leilaman.
4. In 1905, she joined the Indian National Movement and became the president of the Indian National Congress in 1925. She also participated in the Salt Satyagraha in the year 1930.
5. She was one amongst the most influential personalities, and various institutions were named after her such as Sarojini Naidu Medical College, Sarojini Naidu College for Women, Sarojini Naidu School of Arts and Communication, Sarojini Devi Eye hospital, among others.
Ahar, a renowned archaeological site resembling a city of tombs, is situated on outskirts of Udaipur which is the cremation ground of the rulers of Mewar.
It has 372 cenotaphs of kings and queens of Mewar and was built over 400 years.
Nineteen maharanas were cremated here, and the most striking cenotaph is that of Maharana Sangram Singh (1710 to 34).
These cenotaphs are made of marble with fine carvings etched into them.
The cenotaph of Sangram Singh has 56 pillars with an octagonal dome at the centre supported by eight smaller pillars.
Nearby is a small museum with a rare collection of antiques. The archeological museum houses antiques that date back to the 10th century. Some of them include earthen pots, iron objects, etc. There is also a metal figure of Lord Buddha that dates back to the 10th century along with grain pots, skin scrubbers, balls and seals belonging to 1st century BC.
World Wildlife Day is celebrated every year on 03 March worldwide. The main objective of designating as World Wildlife Day is to raise awareness about the world’s wildlife and flora.
Forests and Livelihoods
Speak for the ones without a voice!
Let’s all save the wildlife.
Wildlife is in crisis, act now.
Wildlife is a part of this planet and we must save it.
Say no to animal abuse.
Nature is a treasure save it for pleasure!
Animals gone, Trees gone, Humans gone!
Nature is a treasure save it for pleasure!
When you kill animals, you show the world who really the animal is!
The United Nations General Assembly declared World Wildlife Day on 20 March 2013 on 03 March in the 68th session. The International Conference on the Endangered Wildlife and Vegetation Trade was approved on 3 March. The Wild Elephant Protection Act (Wild Elephant Preservation Act) was first passed in the year 1872 to prevent the extinction of wildlife.
