Biju Babu’s Dakota Aircraft To Come To Odisha Very Soon

Biju Babu’s Dakota Aircraft To Come To Odisha Very Soon

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha Government has already initiated a process to bring back the iconic aircraft of Biju Patnaik which is lying in a dilapidated condition at the Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose (NSCB) International Airport in Kolkata. Biju Babu had once used his favorite plane to rescue erstwhile Indonesian Vice President Muhammad Hatta and Prime Minister Sutan Sjahrir from enemy clutches in July 1947. 

The process has already been initiated and PDW has been assigned to float tender, Transport Minister Padmanabha Behera said. After the aircraft is brought back, it will be kept beside the statue of Biju Babu in front of the airport at Bhubaneswar for public view. The Odisha Government has already initiated a process to bring back the iconic aircraft of Biju Patnaik which is lying in a dilapidated condition at the Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose (NSCB) International Airport in Kolkata.

368 Core collected for the violation of Covid-19

368 Core collected for the violation of Covid-19

New Delhi: The coronavirus has been raging for almost two years. Public life has been disrupted. And mask has played a measure role in the prevention of coronavirus. But Surprisingly in India 368 core of fine has been collected without wearing a mask.  In which 3 cities and 4 states of India were leading in the collection of the fine. In Gujarat, between June 27, 2020, and June 29, 2021, Rs 252 crore was collected from 34.72 lakh people for violating the law on wearing masks. Odisha Police have collected Rs 67 crore in fines for violations of Covid-19 regulations across the state in the past year. According to the data shared by the state police headquarters, altogether 7,979 cases were registered for rule violations in the last year. 

The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation collected Rs40 crore in fines. Bengaluru’s Municipal Corporation shows that over 3.70 lakh cases have been filed against citizens for not wearing masks and Rs 8.76 crore was collected by way of fines between May 2020 and February 7, 2021. The fine amount collected during the period was Rs 57.06 lakh. In total, 3.96 lakh violations have been registered with Rs 9.33 crore collected as a fine. In Uttar Pradesh, only on April 19, during the 35-hour curfew that in the wake of the rising Covid cases, police fined 31,325 people and collected a fine of Rs 64.16 lakh for not wearing a mask in public places. On March 22, a total of 1,260 people were fined in Madhya Pradesh’s Bhopal for not wearing masks, and around Rs 1.32 lakh was collected as a spot fine. 

Jharkhand Police has collected over Rs 35 lakh as fine from people for not wearing masks in public places. In this way, Gujarat was the highest state to collect the fine for the violation of Covid19 guidelines. That is more than what India annually pays to Afghanistan as development assistance. 

5 Essentials Foods To Boost Your Immunity Upcoming Monsoon

Top 5 Essentials Foods To Prepare Your Body For The Upcoming Monsoon

Monsoon diet: With the onset of monsoon, it is essential to boost your immunity to prevent infections. Here are some essential foods you can add to your diet for a healthy immune system.

Most of the cities have already started to experience the pre-monsoon showers and it's predicted that the monsoons should be here in full swing anytime! While this season is such a respite from the heat, the monsoon season comes with its own set of problems like viral fever, cough, cold, stomach infections, dengue, and malaria. Usually, with the onset of heavy reasons, your immune system tends to get compromised due to bacterial or viral infections. It goes without saying that a strong immune system and taking precautions is what's going to help you recover quickly and protect you against infections.

Whether it's prevention, recovery, healing - all that matters is your immune system as it's the first and last line of defense. Your immune system is made up of immune cells and each of these cells needs to have the right amount of energy through the food you eat, the water your drink, and the air you breathe. This is how one maintains a strong immune system.

There are foods that can help you enhance your immune system through this season, but these don't magically boost your immunity. They assist. Your immune system is a function of your overall lifestyle - right nutrition, quality and quantity of water, rest, recovery, sleep, emotional detox, and an active lifestyle to help circulate all the nutrients to all the trillions of cells in your body.

Simple, easily available, and inexpensive foods you can add to your diet this monsoon season

1. Hot Soups

Think monsoons, think hot soups. You can make pumpkin soup, tomato soup, moringa soup, green pea soup, mixed vegetable soup, or even something as simple as rasam. Pumpkin is a fantastic immunity booster due to a high concentration of beta carotene; vitamin C. Make sure you add garlic and ginger as they are highly anti-inflammatory and garlic literally works as an antibiotic and antifungal food. To this preparation, you can also add chilies, unless you have an acidity issue. Chilies are extremely rich in vitamin C too. In case you are a non-vegetarian, a simple chicken broth with spices and vegetables is fantastic immune-boosting food.

2. Oregano

Do you know why? Because of its extremely potent antifungal properties. Monsoons bring the risks of even acquiring fungal infections because the dampness and moisture provides a perfect and conducive environment for them to thrive.

You could simply brew oregano tea or season your salad and food with dried/fresh oregano leaves depending on what's available. Even 1-2 drops of edible oregano essential oil mixed in your water or soup works great. Oregano also benefits the respiratory system and helps loosen up the mucus and phlegm, especially when sipped warm.

3. Nuts and seeds

Whether it's hot or cold, you cannot go wrong with unsalted almonds, walnuts, peanuts, sunflower seeds, pumpkin seeds. Make sure you have some amount of these in a day. It could be a handful or less than that, but do not overdo them. Keep them balanced.

4. Cooked Crucifers

These are cabbage, cauliflower, broccoli, radish and are fantastic for controlling inflammation, fighting bacterial infections, and powerful immune boosters. Make sure they are well cleaned and cooked/steamed/blanched especially if you have a thyroid condition due to its goitrogenic effect. You can turn them into soups, stir-fries, soups, or vegetable preparations. 

5. Masala box/spice kit

Stock up on common kitchen spices because these are your go-tos during monsoons. Make use of common kitchen spices to boost immunity, such as turmeric, cumin, methi seeds, ginger, garlic, cloves, cinnamon, curry leaves, tulsi/basil leaves, and black pepper. You can make a concoction or a water infusion, or simply add these to your daily cooking.

You can also brew all of it together into a steaming cup of chai, without refined sugar. Instead, replace that with jaggery and you will notice how it only enhances the taste. So, in case your body craves that cup of chai this monsoon, you know you can go for it. Only make it the right way and add spices!

Apple to make a body cams employees to stop information leakage for an upcoming iPhone and Macs model

Apple to make a body cams employees to stop information leakage for an upcoming iPhone and Macs model

Apple is serious about protecting its insider information that has taken a dramatic new step for the same. It is being reported that the company is making some of its employees wear body cameras to work to prevent any information leaks for its upcoming models.

Apple’s latest attempt to stop information leaks from the company recently got leaked. In a move unheard of before, the tech major has started making its employees wear “police-grade” body cameras to keep a check on leaks.

While the incident is ironic, the step by Apple seems to be a pretty serious one. The new move comes in line with the company’s recent crackdown on information leaks, including warnings to famous tipsters known for leaking information around Apple products.

With such steps, Apple aims to protect its trade secrets from getting out in the industry. The dramatic new step by Apple has been made public in a report by Front Page Tech. The report mentions that the company has been making its employees wear body cameras for at least the last few weeks.

It further highlights that the body cameras are police-grade in quality and are similar to those used by law enforcement agencies. It mentions the body camera to be similar to the Axon Body 2, “if not the same.”

The report clears that only some employees in specific teams are being made to wear the body cameras. It can be assumed that these specific teams are in charge of Apple’s trade secrets.

15 WORLD BEERS YOU’LL BE EMBARRASSED TO ORDER IN PUBLIC

15 WORLD BEERS YOU’LL BE EMBARRASSED TO ORDER IN PUBLIC 

1.  400 Pound Monkey Surely a monkey you want on your back. This English Style India Pale Ale from Colorado, US is packed with 6.80% ABV. (Text: Kunal Guha)
2. Bitch Creek Try and look beyond its name and you won’t be disappointed with this one. Winner of several awards, this special strong bitter beer from Idaho, The US is a full-bodied beer that manages to convey the big malt sweetness effectively
3. Arrogant BastardThis Californian beer has an attitude to go with its edgy name. With strong notes of grapefruit and hops, beer connoisseurs attest that it would require an acquired taste palette to appreciate this one
4. What The HuckRight from the Rocky Mountain region in British Columbia, Canada, this smooth and creamy beer has got its name from the fact that it also a touch of huckleberries
5. Moo ThunderA couple of these and you’ll be ready to bring the stable down. This craft beer from Upstate New York is a Sweet Stout that contains 4.9% ABV
6. Panty PeelerWith a name like that, there’s little chance you’ll call for one. But if you dare to, this Alaskan beer has a serious aroma of bitter orange peel and is strong as hell too (8.5% ABV)
7. Pork SlapNo, this isn’t a bacon-flavored beer. Caramel-coloured with a hint of honey, this one from Butternuts Beer & Ale, New York has a subtle biscuit flavor
8. FreaktoberfestThis blood-red lager from New York is a popular Halloween beer that is available in four-packs and kegs (in select outlets) and contains 6.66% ABV
9. Missing ElfThis beer from Lithuania puts forward the curious case of a missing elf. After downing, a couple, try checking the label again and you just might find him
10. Dead FrogThis nut brown ale from British Columbia, Canada may put most off by its name but if you can look beyond it, this one is a refreshing dark ale which has hints of chocolate and espresso
11. Dogs BollocksDon’t be alarmed by its controversial name, this golden-colored brew by the Wychwood Brewery in the UK was a limited edition to commemorate the reunion concert by the Sex Pistols at Finsbury Park on June 23rd, 1996
12. Nasty HabitA varied blend of malts blend with pure mountain water to produce this Canadian beer. A habit worth inculcating, we'd say!
13. Naughty HildegardThis Canadian beer brewed by Driftwood Brewery in Victoria belongs to the bitter premium variety. And if 6.5% ABV knocks you off, this could be your naughty poison
14. VerginaThis Greek Pale Lager may go down smooth but imagine yourself screaming across the bar for another round of Verginas
15. The Men's RoomUnlike the ladies' room, this one has very few secrets. Brewed by Elysian Brewing Company in Washington, US, it is said to have a fruity aroma of American yeast with notes of honey and biscuit malt

Early experiences have larger effect on mood

Early experiences have a larger effect on mood than more recent ones: Study

Washington: New insight on how our experiences during a task or interaction shape our current mood has been recently reported by an international team of researchers. Published in the open-access eLife journal, the study suggests that early experiences may have a larger effect on our mood than more recent events. These findings hold implications for the timing of events in experimental or clinical settings and suggest new directions for mood interventions tailored to individual patients. People routinely report on their moods during everyday activities and when they interact with clinicians providing mental health care. It is commonly believed that the most recent experiences during a task or interaction with someone else may have the strongest effect on how an individual feels at a given time. But in a series of experiments, researchers show that early experiences can have a more significant impact on someone's mood. The research team included first author and Postdoctoral Research Fellow Hanna Keren and colleagues at the Intramural Research Program of the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH), National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, US.

To address the question of how the timing of an event can impact our current mood, Keren and colleagues began with a computational modeling approach. They developed a novel Primacy model, based on the concept that experiences occurring early in an interaction or game prevail over more recent ones in affecting our mood. They then pitted this model against a Recency model, based on the idea that more recent experiences have a stronger effect on mood. They showed that the Primacy model accounts more for self-reported mood when compared to the Recency and other computational models. They also examined their models concerning the moods of people of different ages, as well as healthy and depressed participants. To do this, they recruited a group of adult volunteers to participate in an online gambling game with small monetary rewards based on their success in the game. They invited the volunteers to report their moods using a sliding scale at several points during the game.

In the second set of experiments, they recruited a group of adolescent volunteers to play a similar game in the laboratory while measuring these participants' brain activity using functional magnetic resonance imaging. They also collected data on whether the participants had depression, as this can also impact an individual's current mood. The researchers found that early events during the game had the greatest impact on mood in both the adolescent and adult groups. This was also true for individuals with and without depression.

Their imaging data also suggested that earlier experiences in the game 'switched on' parts of the frontal brain associated with moods, rather than later events. These results provided evidence for the neural encoding of the team's Primacy, but not the Recency model. Altogether, the findings raise some important questions, such as why adverse experiences early in a task or interaction may have lasting effects on an individual's mood. Future studies assessing the impact of events on mood over longer time periods might help answer these questions.

In the meantime, Keren and the team suggest their current work may have implications for the way clinicians providing mental health care interact with patients or assess the effectiveness of their treatment, as the timing of good and bad experiences may affect how patients feel about their treatment. 

Step-By-Step Beauty Guide To Care For Your Skin In The Monsoon Season

Step-By-Step Beauty Guide To Care For Your Skin In The Monsoon Season

Monsoon Skin Care: Get your skin monsoon ready with these tips

We might be cooped inside currently but we are definitely enjoying the pros of the monsoon season from our balcony. Who would miss that enthralling rain and gorgeous view? As we gear ourselves up to transition into the monsoon season, our skin needs a transition too. Our skin needs some extra pampering in the rainy season and these skin care tips are the best way to do so. From making a shift to lightweight products to keeping your skin moisturized, we have the best of tips to pass through the rainy season. The rainy season tends to make our skin extra oily and hence products with lightweight texture and good formulations are what we need right now.

Take your skincare regimen one notch up with these tips

 

1. Make Lightweight Moisturisers Your Go-To

Moisturization is necessary for any season and hence is an essential part of our regimen. But with different seasons, the needs of our skin change too. During monsoon, the temperature and environment are already very humid and a heavily textured moisturizer will just add to the misery. It's better to opt for a lightweight moisturizer for rainy days as it will serve the purpose and feel lighter on the skin.

2. Don't Skip The Sunscreen

SPF is a need and with so many options and textures available, go for gel-based and waterproof sunblocks in the monsoon season. It might be cloudy on the outside but applying sunscreen is a must even on such days as it will protect you from the UV rays and will keep your skin protected from the sun damage.

 

3. Exfoliation To The Rescue

Exfoliation or scrubbing has always been a part of our skincare routine and it isn't new to us but make sure to exfoliate more regularly in the monsoon season to clean up all the dirt, grime, and dead skin.

4. Use A Face Mist

If your facial skin tends to feel extra oily during this season, then face mists are the best way to tone. Adding the right facial mist can work like magic for your skin. Spray lightly on the face or just dab it a bit to take off that excess oil.

 

5. Masks Are A Must

In monsoons it's best to keep your skin a bit dry due to the humid atmosphere and masks are the best way to keep your skin from being extra oily and yet make it soft and plump. Masks absorb all the excess oil and make the skin glowing as well. Ingredients like aloe vera, green tea, and more are a great choice for monsoons but do make sure that they suit your skin type.