Happiness is not somewhere waiting for you. Happiness is just absence of misery, that's all - once you stop creating misery, you are happy.

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2 . + S T A R T Happiness is not somewhere waiting for you. Happiness is just absence of misery, that's all - once you stop creating misery, you are happy. ~ Osho

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4 . P R O F I L E PRASHANT MAVANI MSc. in Management, University of Surrey (UK) Senior Faculty: StudyIQ Download PDF notes of this lecture from my FB Page

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6 Power drive Millions of homes still lack this vital resource in India. April 1, 2015: un-electrified villages 18,452 It is an achievement that will raise aspirations in the remotest districts. Severe disparities, including the actual number of households in villages that have power connections, the number of hours they get reliable power, and the per capita power that rural and urban Indians consume.

7 Definition: 10% of households and common facilities such as schools, panchayats and health centres. Rural household electrification has a wide range across States, from 47% to 100%. The average hours of power supplied in a day to rural areas in January 2018 ranged from 11.5 in Mizoram, in Haryana and in Uttar Pradesh to 24 hours in Kerala, Gujarat and Tamil Nadu. Power for All 24x7: deadline of April 1, 2019

8 Theft, damage and lack of technical capacity can pose serious hurdles. The answer may lie in a hybrid solution that ensures continued scaling up of both grid-connected and standalone solar systems in appropriate areas, augmenting conventional sources of electricity, with a clear emphasis on rooftop solutions for cities.

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10 Netanyahu s theatrical pitch Mr. Netanyahu: documents from a secret facility in Iran which conclusively prove that Iran was brazenly lying when it said it never had a nuclear weapons programme. 2 weeks to go for JCPOA s renewal by USA The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), amply supplied by the intelligence agencies of the U.S., Israel and Europe, was able to develop a remarkably detailed picture of these illicit activities.

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12 If the U.S. walks away from its commitments on May 12, Iran would be free to reinstall advanced centrifuges, pile up enriched uranium, and revert to less intrusive inspections. The international community would have fewer opportunities to clarify its understanding of the weapons programme described in these documents, ultimately increasing the risk of on-going or future deception.

13 Fake and frightening Fake news has wreaked damage several times over the last few years. It has whipped up communal frenzy. Rana Ayyub case: Ms. Ayyub, a freelance journalist and author of Gujarat Files, a book about the 2002 riots Registered a police complaint in Delhi about personalised fake news that put her in danger. Death & rape threats

14 This is a potential threat to anybody who has an online presence. It has been proven that false news spreads faster and farther than real news. The damage to one s reputation is immediate and impossible to completely reverse. Since this is a problem created by technology, its solution too lies in technology.

15 The rocky road to 2019 The authorities need to analyse why simultaneous upheavals are taking place on different planes across the country. Jammu and Kashmir: increase in casualties, of civilians and security personnel, an upsurge in terrorist violence, a rise in cross-border terrorism and increased infiltration from Pakistan. As an ideology-based militant movement, Maoism needs to be countered by a sustained ideological campaign in rural and urban areas, but this is nowhere in evidence.

16 Next is the growing spectre of agrarian unrest. Bharat Bandh: Dalit protest Rape cases A disruption of parliamentary proceedings is not new, but the near total washout of the Budget session has shaken the faith of the nation. What the nation is demanding is a resolution of the impasse, and not the assigning of blame.

17 Nicaragua rocked The public protests were triggered by the government s decision to simultaneously raise individual contributions and reduce social welfare benefits and pensions. Leaders in various Latin American states have made it a habit to prolong their tenures by curtailing political freedoms.

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20 Important News SC tells HCs to set up panels to monitor POCSO Act trials

21 Taj Mahal turning brown and green, says worried SC Asks govt. whether it has expertise to conserve monument UNESCO World Heritage site Soon, you can make calls, browse while flying in India Flyers on board an aircraft will be able to make calls and remain connected to the Internet while travelling through the Indian airspace in the next three to four months. SC admits petition to quash Section 377 A threat to human dignity: petitioner Arif Jafar, who ran an outreach programme at his Bharosa Trust in Lucknow, was beaten up in public by the police and jailed for 47 days in 2001.

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24 Questions- 1. What do you understand by the term Long Period Average of rain? 2. Explain what is Indian Ocean Dipole? This year what will be the situation of IOD as per Indian Meteorological Department forecast? 3. The term Taiga means 1. Tall trees 2. Coniferous trees 3. Unexploited forests 4. Evergreen trees

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