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Sanjeev Gupta replied to the topic New: Community Engagement Benefits.
usha manohar wrote:
A few things are unclear to me as well, I am hoping that more announcements will be made once everything is finalised..for instance, will the points for articles be reintroduced ? and if not just forums and question/answers what other activities ?
Even in my knowledge we do earn points just from Q&A and forums then what other activities we need to be active to get cash rewards?.
Moreover in present scenario one can earn 250 Rs if one tops the leader board every week. Will cash credits will be more than this or not?.
10 years ago
Shampa Sadhya created new topic Who is eager to know about the cost of the celebrities' dresses and ornaments.
The leading newspapers take pride in letting the readers know the price of a ring owned by an actress or what's the cost of a dress a celebrity is wearing or will wear and so on. I wonder what the middle class society will do by knowing all this. Such news make me feel that the media endorse these wealthy people and give a complex to the common people. Am I wrong in thinking so?
10 years ago
rambabu replied to the topic How do you relax?.
Limited TV watching is not Bad. If the programmes are of your interest is OK.
10 years ago
Sofs replied to the topic How do you relax?.
Watching TV is something I hardly do. This morning I watched Tennis, otherwise its news and some sports and that is all TV I watch. Actually the TV in our home get switched on for 7-8 hours per week. That is four of us put together . LOL
10 years ago
rambabu replied to the topic Should the 'No detention policy' be scrapped?.
Greediness and immorality are the root cause for this plague in all the sections of Teaching community. Undoubtedly Government's cold attitude is responsible
10 years ago
chinmoymukherjee replied to the topic Should the 'No detention policy' be scrapped?.
@Usha
It is undeniably true that there are deliberate
efforts to brand education and push it beyond
the reach and means of ordinary people of India.
While the major part of the blame has to be laid
at the doors of governments,I can't exonerate a
substantial section of the teaching community
who have grown greedy,immoral and just smug
in their enjoyment with their share in this spoils
system.
10 years ago
Shampa Sadhya answered the question Best comedy Bollywood movie in your opinion.......
The one you have named is one of my favourite comedy film and other than that Rekha's Khoobsurat is also my favourite. The beauty of these two movies is: People laugh without any tickling and have no obscene dialogue to make the audience have fun. Two most simple movies but touch human heart through comic timing.
10 years ago
rambabu replied to the topic Simple Trust Building Behaviors.
In the beginning stage one has to practice them mechanically.Then over a period this habit becomes spontaneous. Anyhow you can choose a few tips according to your liking.
10 years ago
rambabu replied to the topic How do you relax?.
Oh.. You have some of the best ways for relaxation up to your sleeve. Talking with your kids takes you to a world of different kind. There wont be any dearth of relaxation for you. Cheers.
10 years ago
Shampa Sadhya replied to the topic Simple Trust Building Behaviors.
These tips are good but reading these tips somehow make me feel that the whole purpose is quite mechanical. I am of the opinion that to build trust the effort towards it must come out of the heart unprepared and very genuinely and not because I have to imbibe such behaviour and prepare myself to build up trust.
10 years ago
chinmoymukherjee replied to the topic Shouldn't legal professionals have some moral responsibility towards society?.
Legality and morality are conceptually completely
different. What is legally tenable,may not be
morally so and vice versa. To illustrate the point
a little expansively, a theft is a crime irrespective of
its purpose - even if I steal or rob to save somebody
from starvation. Coming to the role of lawyers
in ensuring fair dispensation of justice,they too
have their own professional and ethical code of
conduct but tragically it is more often flouted and
violated than is permissible by a civilized society.
10 years ago
Shampa Sadhya replied to the topic How do you relax?.
There were days when I loved to watch my garden and roam around in it, now it's impossible as there is no garden in my apartment. No wonder at any point of time music soothes me a lot but there is one more thing which relaxes my every nerve and that is to have a chat with my siblings over the telephone. I stay far away from them so talking to them, having fun over trivial things and literally having baseless discussions make me relaxed.
10 years ago
rambabu replied to the topic Why your grand parents didn't have food allergies but you do have.....?.
Atleast it's not available in big cities like Vizag or Vijayawada in AP. organic food isavailable in Hyderabad only. Though, it's available in village fairs in suburbans, which are far away. And even in village fairs, it's availability is very limited.
10 years ago
usha manohar replied to the topic Why your grand parents didn't have food allergies but you do have.....?.
In many villages organic farming is done and it is not expensive as it is presumed to be..It takes some effort because you need to plant neem tress around your farm and the dried leaves need to be soaked and made into pesticide but it is being done. Farmers use chemical fertilisers because it is available cheap at subsidised rates which benefits them and the government as well..
10 years ago
Kalyani Nandurkar replied to the topic Why your grand parents didn't have food allergies but you do have.....?.
usha manohar wrote:
Manoj Kumar Lamba wrote:
As today the farmers are more focusing on quantity ignoring the quality, they are using more pesticides and chemical to produce more. That is also one reason we are facing more diseases than before.
They can still concentrate on quantity because they too want to get profits but there are other options like natural pesticides made with neem and other natural elements which are not at all harmful. In fact thats what is being used in organic farming .
True...our traditional methods of farming used natural pesticides and soil conditioners such as neem, rice husks, cow dung and cow urine etc. In fact, in Maharashtra, before each rainy season, farmers used to pay shepherds to camp in their farms and fields for a week or so, so that the sheep and goat droppings mixed with the soil on a large scale. it is only when the multinational companies entered Indian markets that false propaganda of traditional farming methods not being profitable etc. was started so chemical pesticides and fertilizers could be sold on profit.
10 years ago
Manoj Kumar Lamba replied to the topic Why your grand parents didn't have food allergies but you do have.....?.
usha manohar wrote:
Manoj Kumar Lamba wrote:
As today the farmers are more focusing on quantity ignoring the quality, they are using more pesticides and chemical to produce more. That is also one reason we are facing more diseases than before.
They can still concentrate on quantity because they too want to get profits but there are other options like natural pesticides made with neem and other natural elements which are not at all harmful. In fact thats what is being used in organic farming .
Yes our farmers can use organic pesticides, but most of them are not aware. Our government should do something to make aware our farmers about the benefits of using organic pesticides.
10 years ago
rambabu replied to the topic Why your grand parents didn't have food allergies but you do have.....?.
Organic farming is expensive and it's not possible to produce foods fast. Moreover now a days are available only in big cities.
10 years ago
usha manohar replied to the topic Why your grand parents didn't have food allergies but you do have.....?.
Manoj Kumar Lamba wrote:
As today the farmers are more focusing on quantity ignoring the quality, they are using more pesticides and chemical to produce more. That is also one reason we are facing more diseases than before.
They can still concentrate on quantity because they too want to get profits but there are other options like natural pesticides made with neem and other natural elements which are not at all harmful. In fact thats what is being used in organic farming .
10 years ago
rambabu replied to the topic Why your grand parents didn't have food allergies but you do have.....?.
That's because natural pesticides are not available now. Farmers also not willing to go for natural fertilizers because the productivity will be reduced drastically. Chemical pesticides allow the crop to grow in a fast way.
10 years ago
Manoj Kumar Lamba replied to the topic Why your grand parents didn't have food allergies but you do have.....?.
As today the farmers are more focusing on quantity ignoring the quality, they are using more pesticides and chemical to produce more. That is also one reason we are facing more diseases than before.
10 years ago
Sanjeev Gupta replied to the topic New: Community Engagement Benefits.
usha manohar wrote:
A few things are unclear to me as well, I am hoping that more announcements will be made once everything is finalised..for instance, will the points for articles be reintroduced ? and if not just forums and question/answers what other activities ?
Even in my knowledge we do earn points just from Q&A and forums then what other activities we need to be active to get cash rewards?.
Moreover in present scenario one can earn 250 Rs if one tops the leader board every week. Will cash credits will be more than this or not?.
10 years ago
Shampa Sadhya created new topic Who is eager to know about the cost of the celebrities' dresses and ornaments.
The leading newspapers take pride in letting the readers know the price of a ring owned by an actress or what's the cost of a dress a celebrity is wearing or will wear and so on. I wonder what the middle class society will do by knowing all this. Such news make me feel that the media endorse these wealthy people and give a complex to the common people. Am I wrong in thinking so?
10 years ago
rambabu replied to the topic How do you relax?.
Limited TV watching is not Bad. If the programmes are of your interest is OK.
10 years ago
Sofs replied to the topic How do you relax?.
Watching TV is something I hardly do. This morning I watched Tennis, otherwise its news and some sports and that is all TV I watch. Actually the TV in our home get switched on for 7-8 hours per week. That is four of us put together . LOL
10 years ago
rambabu replied to the topic Should the 'No detention policy' be scrapped?.
Greediness and immorality are the root cause for this plague in all the sections of Teaching community. Undoubtedly Government's cold attitude is responsible
10 years ago
chinmoymukherjee replied to the topic Should the 'No detention policy' be scrapped?.
@Usha
It is undeniably true that there are deliberate
efforts to brand education and push it beyond
the reach and means of ordinary people of India.
While the major part of the blame has to be laid
at the doors of governments,I can't exonerate a
substantial section of the teaching community
who have grown greedy,immoral and just smug
in their enjoyment with their share in this spoils
system.
10 years ago
Shampa Sadhya answered the question Best comedy Bollywood movie in your opinion.......
The one you have named is one of my favourite comedy film and other than that Rekha's Khoobsurat is also my favourite. The beauty of these two movies is: People laugh without any tickling and have no obscene dialogue to make the audience have fun. Two most simple movies but touch human heart through comic timing.
10 years ago
rambabu replied to the topic Simple Trust Building Behaviors.
In the beginning stage one has to practice them mechanically.Then over a period this habit becomes spontaneous. Anyhow you can choose a few tips according to your liking.
10 years ago
rambabu replied to the topic How do you relax?.
Oh.. You have some of the best ways for relaxation up to your sleeve. Talking with your kids takes you to a world of different kind. There wont be any dearth of relaxation for you. Cheers.
10 years ago
Shampa Sadhya replied to the topic Simple Trust Building Behaviors.
These tips are good but reading these tips somehow make me feel that the whole purpose is quite mechanical. I am of the opinion that to build trust the effort towards it must come out of the heart unprepared and very genuinely and not because I have to imbibe such behaviour and prepare myself to build up trust.
10 years ago
chinmoymukherjee replied to the topic Shouldn't legal professionals have some moral responsibility towards society?.
Legality and morality are conceptually completely
different. What is legally tenable,may not be
morally so and vice versa. To illustrate the point
a little expansively, a theft is a crime irrespective of
its purpose - even if I steal or rob to save somebody
from starvation. Coming to the role of lawyers
in ensuring fair dispensation of justice,they too
have their own professional and ethical code of
conduct but tragically it is more often flouted and
violated than is permissible by a civilized society.
10 years ago
Shampa Sadhya replied to the topic How do you relax?.
There were days when I loved to watch my garden and roam around in it, now it's impossible as there is no garden in my apartment. No wonder at any point of time music soothes me a lot but there is one more thing which relaxes my every nerve and that is to have a chat with my siblings over the telephone. I stay far away from them so talking to them, having fun over trivial things and literally having baseless discussions make me relaxed.
10 years ago
rambabu replied to the topic Why your grand parents didn't have food allergies but you do have.....?.
Atleast it's not available in big cities like Vizag or Vijayawada in AP. organic food isavailable in Hyderabad only. Though, it's available in village fairs in suburbans, which are far away. And even in village fairs, it's availability is very limited.
10 years ago
usha manohar replied to the topic Why your grand parents didn't have food allergies but you do have.....?.
In many villages organic farming is done and it is not expensive as it is presumed to be..It takes some effort because you need to plant neem tress around your farm and the dried leaves need to be soaked and made into pesticide but it is being done. Farmers use chemical fertilisers because it is available cheap at subsidised rates which benefits them and the government as well..
10 years ago
Kalyani Nandurkar replied to the topic Why your grand parents didn't have food allergies but you do have.....?.
usha manohar wrote:
Manoj Kumar Lamba wrote:
As today the farmers are more focusing on quantity ignoring the quality, they are using more pesticides and chemical to produce more. That is also one reason we are facing more diseases than before.
They can still concentrate on quantity because they too want to get profits but there are other options like natural pesticides made with neem and other natural elements which are not at all harmful. In fact thats what is being used in organic farming .
True...our traditional methods of farming used natural pesticides and soil conditioners such as neem, rice husks, cow dung and cow urine etc. In fact, in Maharashtra, before each rainy season, farmers used to pay shepherds to camp in their farms and fields for a week or so, so that the sheep and goat droppings mixed with the soil on a large scale. it is only when the multinational companies entered Indian markets that false propaganda of traditional farming methods not being profitable etc. was started so chemical pesticides and fertilizers could be sold on profit.
10 years ago
Manoj Kumar Lamba replied to the topic Why your grand parents didn't have food allergies but you do have.....?.
usha manohar wrote:
Manoj Kumar Lamba wrote:
As today the farmers are more focusing on quantity ignoring the quality, they are using more pesticides and chemical to produce more. That is also one reason we are facing more diseases than before.
They can still concentrate on quantity because they too want to get profits but there are other options like natural pesticides made with neem and other natural elements which are not at all harmful. In fact thats what is being used in organic farming .
Yes our farmers can use organic pesticides, but most of them are not aware. Our government should do something to make aware our farmers about the benefits of using organic pesticides.
10 years ago
rambabu replied to the topic Why your grand parents didn't have food allergies but you do have.....?.
Organic farming is expensive and it's not possible to produce foods fast. Moreover now a days are available only in big cities.
10 years ago
usha manohar replied to the topic Why your grand parents didn't have food allergies but you do have.....?.
Manoj Kumar Lamba wrote:
As today the farmers are more focusing on quantity ignoring the quality, they are using more pesticides and chemical to produce more. That is also one reason we are facing more diseases than before.
They can still concentrate on quantity because they too want to get profits but there are other options like natural pesticides made with neem and other natural elements which are not at all harmful. In fact thats what is being used in organic farming .
10 years ago
rambabu replied to the topic Why your grand parents didn't have food allergies but you do have.....?.
That's because natural pesticides are not available now. Farmers also not willing to go for natural fertilizers because the productivity will be reduced drastically. Chemical pesticides allow the crop to grow in a fast way.
10 years ago
Manoj Kumar Lamba replied to the topic Why your grand parents didn't have food allergies but you do have.....?.
As today the farmers are more focusing on quantity ignoring the quality, they are using more pesticides and chemical to produce more. That is also one reason we are facing more diseases than before.
10 years ago