INDIAN Languages in UNESCO's endangered list

INDIA, a nation with great linguistic diversity, tops the UNESCO's list of countries having the maximum number of dialects on the verge of extinction. As per UNESCO's list, as many as 196 Indian Languages have been listed as endangered. India is closely followed by the US which stands to lose 192 languages and Indonesia, where 147 languages are in peril.

CYBER SECURITY TIPS

hi friends,
on 27th March I have participated in "SWAGAT YATRA" which took place at my city Dombivli. Various Cultural and Social Groups have participated. My group "मी डोंबिवली" (MI DOMBIVLI) has participated in this and our theme is "CYBER SECURITY".

Well friends we had made various banners on which safe cyber security tips has been written. Following are the tips which are written and are very imprtant for all of us while surfing the Net.

Important Cyber Security Tips:

• Change Credit Card Pin Frequently (atleast every 45 days)
• Ctrl+Alt+Del when you leave your seat
• Sec_rity is not complete without "U"
• Password must be longer + complex
• Loose clicks invite Hacker Tricks
• Think before you Click
• Use a good Antivirus + Spywae to protect your PC from malicious software.
• Do not share any personal/confidential details on any social networking sites/messenger
• Cell Phones/Credit Cards if lost immediately reported to Customer Care and FIR to be lodged to nearest Police Station
• Enjoy Safe Shopping ONLINE. Verify that site is safely encrypted and authenticated before giving your Credit Details.

so friends I hope u all will remember above tips while surfing.
ENJOY SAFE SURFING!!

24 MARCH- World Tuberculosis Day

World Tuberculosis Day, falling on March 24 each year, is designed to build public awareness that tuberculosis today remains an epidemic in much of the world, causing the deaths of about 1.6 million people each year, mostly in the third world. March 24 commemorates the day in 1882 when Dr Robert Koch astounded the scientific community by announcing that he had discovered the cause of tuberculosis, the TB bacillus. At the time of Koch's announcement in Berlin, TB was raging through Europe and the Americas, causing the death of one out of every seven people. Koch's discovery opened the way toward diagnosing and curing tuberculosis.

In 1982, on the one-hundredth anniversary of Dr Koch's presentation, the International Union Against Tuberculosis and Lung Disease (IUATLD) proposed that March 24 be proclaimed an official World TB Day. In 1996, the World Health Organization (WHO) joined with the IUATLD and a wide range of other concerned organizations to increase the impact of World TB Day.

FIGHT TB!!

23 march-World Meteorological Day

World Meteorological Day is an annual celebration of the far-reaching work of the World Meteorological Organization (WMO), occurring every year on March 23rd to commemorate the establishment of the WMO on March 23, 1950.

World Day for Water

In 1993 the United Nations General Assembly declared March 22 as World Day for Water (also known as World Water Day)^[1].

This day was first formally proposed in Agenda 21 of the 1992 United Nations Conference on Environment and Development (UNCED) in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Observance began in 1993 and has grown significantly ever since.

The UN PARTY its member nations to devote this day to implementing UN recommendations and promoting concrete activities within their countries. Each year, one of various UN agencies involved in water issues takes the lead in promoting and coordinating international activities for World Day for Water.

With the UN Department of Economic and Social Affairs coordinating, World Day for Water 2005 also marked the start of the second 'UN International Decade for Action for Water', also referred to as the Water for Life Decade 2005-2015.^[2]

In 2006, World Day for Water was coordinated by UNESCO with the theme: 'Water and Culture'.

In 2007, the theme was 'Coping with Water Scarcity', coordinated by FAO.

In addition to the UN member states, a nO of NGOs promoting clean water and sustainable aquatic habitats have used World Day for Water as a time to focus public attention on the critical water issues of our era. Every three years since 1997, for instance, the World Water Council has drawn thousands to participate in its World Water Forum during the week of World Day for Water. Participating agencies and NGOs have highlighted issues such as a billion people being without access to safe water for drinking and the role of gender in family access to safe water.

On March 21, 2008, Guardian Weekly will publish a special feature on World Day for Water.

so frndz,
SAVE WATER!!
SAVE INDIA !!!
AWARE INDIA !!!!!

World Forestry Day has been celebrated around the world for 30 years to remind communities of the importance of forests and the many benefits which we gain from them. The concept of having a World Forestry Day originated at the 23rd General Assembly of the European Confederation of Agriculture in 1971. Later that year, the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organisation gave support to the idea believing the event would contribute a great deal to public awareness of the importance of forests and agreed that it should be observed every year around the world. March 21, the autumnal equinox in the Southern Hemisphere and the vernal equinox in the Northern Hemisphere was chosen as the day to be celebrated offering information about the three key facets of forestry, protection, production and recreation.

21 March:World Down Syndrome Day

World Down Syndrome Day (WDSD), is on 21 March. On this day, Down syndrome organizations throughout the world organize and participate in events to raise public awareness of Down syndrome.

The date was selected by Down Syndrome International (DSI) to signify the uniqueness of Down syndrome in the triplication (trisomy) of the 21st chromosome and is used synonymously with Down syndrome. The original idea was proposed by Stylianos E. Antonarakis, a medical geneticist of the University of Geneva Medical School, and enthusiastically adopted by ART21, a patient group for the Lemanic region of Switzerland. The first events were organized on 21 March 2006 in Geneva.

r u aware?

The inaugural WDSD was launched on 21 March 2006 in Singapore, with events organized by the Down Syndrome Association.

21 MARCH-International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination

The International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination is observed annually on 21 March. On that day, in 1960, police opened fire and killed 69 people at a peaceful demonstration in Sharpeville, South Africa, against the apartheid "pass laws". Proclaiming the Day in 1966, the United Nations General Assembly called on the international community to redouble its efforts to eliminate all forms of racial discrimination.

R u aware?

21 March - WORLD POETRY DAY

World Poetry Day is on March 21, and was declared by UNESCO (the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization) in 1999. The purpose of the day is to promote the reading, writing, publishing and teaching of poetry throughout the world and, as the UNESCO session declaring the day says, to "give fresh recognition and impetus to national, regional and international poetry movements."

World Poetry Day has existed in some form since at least 1505,^{[citation needed]} according to the National Poetry Day Committee, which was based in Florida, USA, in the early 1990s. It was generally celebrated in October, sometimes on the 5th, but in the latter part of the 20th Century the world community celebrated it on October 15, the birthday of Virgil, the Roman epic poet and poet laureate under Augustus. The tradition to keep an October date for national or international poetry day celebrations still holds in many countries^[1][2]. Alternately, a different October or even November date is celebrated.

World Storytelling Day

World Storytelling Day is a global celebration of the art of oral storytelling. It is celebrated every year on the spring equinox in the northern hemisphere, the first day of autumn equinox in the southern. On World Storytelling Day, as many people as possible tell and listen to stories in as many languages and at as many places as possible, during the same day and night. Participants tell each other about their events in order to share stories and inspiration, to learn from each other and create international contacts.

The significance in the event lies in the fact that it is the first global celebration of storytelling of its kind, and has been important in forging links between storytellers often working far apart from each other. It has also been significant in drawing public and media attention to storytelling as an art form.

INDIA-The world's 'last great newspaper market'

With 62,483 newspapers and periodicals in 101 languages, and combined daily circulation of 99 million, India is the second biggest newspaper market in the world despite its poor literacy rates. Though the press has successfully warded off State attempts to curb its freedom of expression, new pressures from extra-constitutional authorities and from commercial interests may be undermining its independence and its commitment to serving the public interest.

The Indian print media currently include over 62,483 newspapers and periodicals, according to the latest figures available from the website of the Registrar of Newspapers for India, updated up to March 31, 2006 (RNI 2005-06). The total circulation of newspapers in 2005-06 was 18,07,38,611 copies.

Indian publications appear in as many as 101 languages and dialects. The largest numbers of newspapers were published in Hindi (4131), followed by English (864), Gujarati (775), Urdu (463) Bengali (445), and Marathi (328). In circulation, too, Hindi newspapers continued to lead with 7,66,98,490 copies, followed by English with 3,41,06,816 copies. While the Gujarati press with 98,44,710 copies came in third, the Urdu and Malayalam language press followed closely with 92,17,892 and 82,06,227 copies respectively.

Among daily newspapers, Hindi led with 942 dailies, followed by 201 in English. The languages with more than 100 daily newspapers were Urdu (191), Telugu (147) Marathi (130) and Gujarati (100). Circulation-wise, Hindi dailies maintained dominance with 3,76,42,520 copies. English dailies followed with a circulation of 1,29,14,581 copies.

The current readership of the print media across India is approximately 222 million, going by figures emerging from the National Readership Survey 2006, based on a sample of 2,84,373 individuals and covering 535 publications across the country. According to NRS 06, the number of readers in rural areas (110 million) is almost the same as in urban areas (112 million). Readership of the press as a whole had registered a three % increase from the year before. At the same time, the reader base for dailies and other newspapers increased from 24% % a year earlier to 25%, reaching 203.6 million. There is obviously significant scope for further growth since 359 million literate adults still do not read any publication.

A May 2008 article headlined, ‘Where Print Still Makes Sense…’ in IndiaKnowledge@Wharton, (1) quoted a PriceWaterhouseCoopers (PWC) report on the print media industry in India. According to the report, ‘In 2007, the Indian print media industry recorded a growth of 16% over the previous year. Newspaper publishing, which constitutes 87% of the segment, grew at 17%, whereas magazine publishing, which contributes the remaining 13%, grew at a marginally lower rate of 15%. On an overall basis, the print media industry stood at Rs 149 billion [14,900 crore] in 2007, up from Rs 128 billion [12,800 crore] in 2006." PwC estimated the compound annual growth rate (CAGR) for 2008 through 2012 at 13% for newspapers and 15% for magazines. The comparative estimated CAGR internationally (for 2007 through 2011) is 2.1% for newspapers and 3.1% for magazines.

Hope frndz, u must have liked these interesting facts.

18 MARCH:ORDNANCE FACTORIES DAY

18 MARCH:ORDNANCE FACTORIES DAY

This day is celebrated on March 18 every year. Ordnance factories were established on this day about 203 years ago. The first Ordnance Factory is now called the Gun and Shell Factory Cossipore, Kolkata.

In all, there are 40 Ordnance Factories spread all over India. Ordnance Factory Board, Kolkata, under the Ministry of Defence Production governs them. All the defence requirements from small arms to weapon systems, armoured vehicles, transport vehicles, battle tanks to troop comfort items, and communication cables and ammunition are manufactured indigenously, using multi-discipline technologies, comparable to the latest in the world.

R u AWARE?

Global war on drugs puts lives at risk, in India

A decade after governments pledged to achieve a “drug-free world,” there is little evidence that the supply or demand of illicit drugs has been reduced. Instead, aggressive drug control policies have led to increased incarceration for minor offences, human rights violations, and disease

Repressive approaches to drug control are having a devastating effect on the health and human rights of injecting drug users in India, says a new report by the Open Society Institute (OSI). The report includes studies and testimonies reflecting conditions in over 30 countries.

‘At What Cost?: HIV and Human Rights Consequences of the Global War on Drugs’ highlights the ineffectiveness of drug control and its unintended consequences. The report was released on March 5, 2009, the week before a UN meeting coordinated by the Commission on Narcotic Drugs started in Vienna.

A decade after governments worldwide pledged to achieve a “drug-free world,” there is little evidence that the supply or demand of illicit drugs has been reduced. Instead, aggressive drug control policies have led to increased incarceration for minor offences, human rights violations, and disease.

“The global war on drugs has devolved into a war on individual drug users and their communities,” says Daniel Wolfe, director of OSI’s International Harm Reduction Development Programme. “While the drug trade continues to thrive, families across the globe are being torn apart by HIV, draconian prison sentences, and wholesale police abuses.”

The Indian Network for People Living with HIV (INP+) wrote a chapter in the report on drug control policies and HIV prevention and care among injecting drug users (IDUs) in Imphal, Manipur. INP+ found overwhelming evidence of human rights violations against drug users in India including police violence and harassment. Fear of police abuse or incarceration discourages drug users from carrying sterile injection equipment. As a result, they engage in unsafe injection practices. One of the people interviewed for this report asked: “If they cannot even carry clean syringes, how can you expect them to carry used syringes for exchange?”

“HIV prevention and care among IDUs in India, like elsewhere, is complicated by the presence of criminal laws that are supposed to control illicit drug use but actually impinge on the rights of people who use drugs,” says Kh Jayanta Kumar “Bobby”, a board member of INP+. “This makes IDUs more vulnerable to HIV infection because of the barriers they face in accessing HIV prevention services. For those drug users who are HIV-infected, the laws also pose barriers -- directly or indirectly -- so they cannot even access the basic treatment services they need.”

Identifying the public health consequences of such human rights violations by law enforcement, the report’s authors make a series of recommendations to help align drug control efforts with health and human rights. They point out that there is a need to:

• Train and sensitise the police on harm reduction and the human rights of drug users.
• Sensitise the general public to decrease stigma and discrimination against people who use drugs.
• Create partnerships between law enforcement agencies and the public health sector.
• Ensure that the police exercise discretion in implementing drug-related laws/policies.
• Introduce harm reduction services, and ensure treatment for people living with HIV in prisons.

CONSUMER RIGHTS

Frndz, following are the eight CONSUMER RIGHTS:

1. Right to Safety
2. Right to Information
3. Right to Choice
4. Right to be Heard
5. The Right to Redress
6. The right to consumer education
7. The Right to Basic Needs
8. The right to a healthy and sustained environment
   

R u Aware??

15 March-International Day Against Police Brutality

The International Day Against Police Brutality occurs on March 15. It first began in 1997Montreal Collective Opposed to Police Brutality and the Black Flag group in Switzerland. The date was initially chosen for convenience (March 15 1997 fell on a Saturday), although since the year 2000, it has often been linked to an alleged incident in which two children, aged 11 and 12, were beaten to death by the Swiss police.^{[citation needed]} as an initiative of the

Acceptance of March 15 as a focal day of solidarity against police brutality varies from one place to another. In the United States, the October 22 Coalition to Stop Police Brutality, Repression, and the Criminalization of a Generation

, a group mounted by the RCP, has succeeded in building support for October 22 (also known as O22) as National Anti Police Brutality Day since 1995.

r u AWARE???

Inequalities plague India's health battle

hi frndz,
well below i'm giving some facts and stats about the Inequalities in health care services in India-

Avoidable complications during childbirth kill 78,000 women in India every year. One million children die in the country every year before they become 28 days old. These are some of the disturbing findings of Unicef’s ‘State of the World’s Children 2009’ report

An Indian woman is 300 times more likely to die in childbirth or from pregnancy-related complications than a woman in the developed world. And for every 100 children who die globally, 22 die in India as the country’s fight to lower maternal and child mortality rates continues to be hampered by social inequalities and shortages in primary healthcare facilities.

India’s maternal mortality rate (MMR) stands at 450 per 100,000 live births as against 540 in the 1998-99 period. That’s way behind the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) which call for a reduction to 109 by 2015, says the latest report by the United Nations Children’s Fund (Unicef).

The MDGs are eight social and economic development benchmarks set for nations to accomplish by 2015. They include reducing poverty levels, increasing universal education, improving healthcare and fighting the spread of AIDS. India has to achieve a two-thirds reduction in MMR to meet its target, which, Unicef says, looks difficult given growing social and income inequalities.

“Widening disparities are prevalent in health outcomes between income groups and between social and caste groups,” the organisation points out in its ,

‘State of the World’s Children 2009’ report.-

“More than two-thirds of Indians live in rural areas, many without access to basic medical facilities, despite three years of nearly 9% economic growth. About 65% of Indian women still deliver at home and those who are from the lower castes suffer the most as they are often denied access to basic healthcare.”

so frrndz,
after reading above facts we realize that still we lag behind and needs to do a lot to improve our basic primary health care services. but we Indians/a common man/ community itself is not aware of all above facts. there is need to generate awareness among the people for appropriate action!

Global economy set to shrink, India loses half-a-million jobs

The automobile, gems and jewellery and textiles sectors have shed half-a-million jobs in India, with more pain on the way as the world economy shrinks further, says a new World Bank repor.

With over half-a-million jobs lost in India alone, in recent months, the World Bank predicts that the global economy and global trade will both shrink this year for the first time since World War II.

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WOMEN WHO DRINKS IN INDIA

Women who drinks in India

-60% drinks in bars

-67% drink to relax

-62% have families who know they drink!!

STOP ALCOHOL!!
AWARE INDIA!!

HUNGER INDEX OF INDIA

In every one of India’s major states, less food is available for growing populations. The first India States Hunger Index shows alarming falls in per capita availability of cereals. Industrialised Gujarat ranks lower than Haiti on the Global Hunger Index, and Madhya Pradesh beats Ethiopia by only 0.07 points!!
In October 2008, the India States Hunger Index was released by the International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) and its partner organisations in the Global Hunger Index 2008 project. For the first time, India’s states had been disaggregated from the national index. The States Hunger Index shows us how hunger persists as a widespread and serious issue in India, and shows us also that economic strength, urbanisation and industrial development have not helped remove or even alleviate hunger in states that are financially powerful.

R U AWARE???

HELP HUNGRY PEOPLE!!HELP INDIA!!!

Sikkim becomes first state to achieve 100% sanitation

Sikkim becomes first state to achieve 100% sanitation
frndz,
Sikkimthe second smallest state of India, was recently declared a ‘Nirmal State’ for being completely free of open defecation. It was honoured with a gold medal by Indian President Pratibha Patil for setting an example for others states to follow.

so frndz, I think all states of India should learn from Sikkim.

SANITATION PROBLEM IN INDIA

Hi frndz,
Achieving 100% Sanitation is a real challenge in front of INDIA coz-

Over half-a-billion Indians do not have a toilet; one in two Indians, or around 650 million people, defecates out in the open. Untreated waste poses a serious health risk. Last year, India added around 11 million toilets but the government wants the rate of construction to increase considerably.
India still needs to build 78 new toilets every minute over the next four years to meet the government’s ambitious sanitation target under the Nirmal Gram Yojana, or Total Sanitation Campaign.

r u aware?

Medical Reimbursement to Wife by her Husband

Medical expenses and maintenance

In a judgment regarding medical reimbursement to a wife by her husband, the Supreme Court observed that the terms ‘maintenance’ and ‘support’ include means of living, food, clothes, shelter, recreation, health, proper care, nursing and medical assistance during sickness. Therefore, a wife is entitled to get medical reimbursement from her husband as part of maintenance The issue of maintenance has dogged the efforts of women caught in situations of matrimonial conflict. Some of the problem areas have been the time taken by the courts to decide matters and pass final orders in civil suits asking for maintenance, the extremely low amounts granted as maintenance, the upper limit of Rs 500 under Section 125 of the Criminal Procedure Code (CrPC) that prevailed till an amendment in 2001 gave discretion to the magistrate to fix the amount depending on the facts and circumstances.   The issue of powers to the magistrate to grant interim maintenance from the date of application was addressed by the apex court in an earlier judgment (see ‘Maintenance for wife and children: Final and interim’, InfoChange News and Features, November 2008). In the present era of escalating medical expenses, a recent judgment, Rajesh Burman versus Mitul Chatterjee, 2008 (14) SCALE 372, pronounces on the important issue of whether medical expenses can be claimed by the wife from the husband as part of maintenance.   Rajesh Burman and Mitul Chatterjee’s marriage was solemnised on January 26, 2000, in Kolkata. Thereafter, the wife, Mitul, moved to Mumbai where her husband was working and started staying in the matrimonial house.   According to Rajesh, on June 16, 2001, he was stuck in office doing work and could not get home on time. At around 9.30, Mitul came to the office and abused her husband for being late and not returning home on time. Rajesh said that when he got home at 1.30 am, his wife became furious and violently abusive in the presence of her father and grandparents. Rajesh wanted to walk out to allow his wife’s anger to cool, and hurriedly made his way down the staircase. He said his wife tried to prevent him from leaving, lost her footing, and, being drowsy and clad in a long nightgown, fell down the stairs, injuring her left arm and fracturing it. According to Rajesh, his wife’s injuries were the result of an accident.   After 10 days, on June 26, 2001, alleging that her husband had pushed her and caused her injuries, Mitul lodged a complaint at the police station against her husband and in-laws for the offence of cruelty under Section 498 A of the Indian Penal Code (IPC), causing grievous hurt (Section 325 of the IPC), criminal breach of trust (Section 406 of the IPC), and criminal intimidation (Section 506 of the IPC). Rajesh and his mother were arrested.   Rajesh approached the high court for the criminal case to be quashed, and obtained a stay of proceedings. Mitul was operated twice on June 19/20, 2001, and May 2, 2002. She filed a suit for dissolution of marriage on July 1, 2001, in the court of the district judge, Alipore, 24 Parganas, in West Bengal, asking for a divorce, return of goods in the custody of her husband, and alimony. She also filed an application in the suit asking for payment of Rs 382,262.75 as medical reimbursement. Rajesh contested the claim, saying that the application for medical reimbursement was not maintainable, that his wife was gainfully employed, had already received money from the insurance company, and that he was not liable to pay her anything. The trial judge rejected his contentions and held that Mitul was entitled to medical reimbursement. The amount of Rs 76,181, received from the insurance company, was deducted and the court directed the husband to pay Rs 306,181 to his wife.   Rajesh approached the high court, which deducted Rs 21,668 spent on airfare, plus a further amount of Rs 62,155, and ordered that the remaining amount be paid to Mitul. The husband challenged the high court’s decision and the matter reached the apex court.   It was argued that Rajesh was not responsible for his wife’s injuries. That the injuries were the result of an accident, and that Mitul herself was responsible for them. Therefore, the lower courts’ orders to pay the money were invalid. A preliminary objection was raised that the Special Marriage Act, 1954 (the Act), which was applicable to the couple, did not provide for payment of such expenses and that an application for medical reimbursement was not maintainable. It was contended that the wife had suppressed the fact that she was gainfully employed, and had initially not disclosed receipt of money from the insurance company. That her intentions were to harass her husband and that she had claimed airfare which had been deducted by the high court. And, that under the circumstances she was not entitled to any relief from the courts.   According to Mitul, her husband had pushed her down the stairs to cause injuries that could have resulted in her death; fortunately, she survived. It was argued that the airfare charges that the high court had deducted were in connection with medical treatment; it did not mean that the wife was not entitled to medical expenses as granted by the lower courts. It was submitted that the terms ‘maintenance’ and ‘support’ were very wide and included medical expenses, and that the courts had been right in ordering that she receive medical reimbursement.   The Supreme Court observed that the wife had instituted proceedings for the dissolution of marriage in a competent court, as per the provisions of the Special Marriage Act, 1954. The court dismissed the preliminary objection on behalf of the husband and held that the wife’s application for medical reimbursement was maintainable. Adverting to the provisions of the Act, the court noted that Section 36 provides for the district court to order interim maintenance during the continuance of legal proceedings. Further, Section 37 provides for the grant of permanent alimony, either as a gross sum or monthly or periodical payment, for maintenance and support of the wife. It held that under the scheme of the Act, “the two terms ‘maintenance’ and ‘support’ are comprehensive in nature and of wide amplitude”.   Referring to the definition of ‘maintenance’ and ‘support’ in Black’s Law Dictionary, the judgment observes that the terms include means of living, food, clothes, shelter, recreation, health, proper care, nursing and medical assistance in times of sickness. The court rejected the argument that assistance of earlier judgments interpreting ‘maintenance’ and ‘support’ under the Hindu Marriage Act and the Hindu Adoption and Maintenance Act could not be taken while interpreting the terms under the Special Marriage Act. It observed that the earlier judgments clearly held that ‘maintenance’ and ‘support’ were synonymous and constitute the “act of maintaining”, including residence, food, recreation, education and medical treatment.  Applying the interpretation enunciated to the present case, dismissing the husband’s appeal, the Supreme Court held that Mitul Chatterjee was entitled to medical expenses and had the right to get medical reimbursement from her husband Rajesh Burman.  so r u AWARE?

ID MUBARAK & HAPPY HOLI

I wish all my group members ID MUBARAK & HAPPY HOLI! I wish it will bring our country lots of AWARENESS!!

Come together!Let's AWARE INDIA!!!

LOKSABHA SESSIONS FACTSHEET

Hi Frndz, well here is some interesting facts about Loksabha Session in our country-
Days of Work:
2004: 58 days
2005:85ndays
2006:77days
2007:66 days
2008: 31 days
2009: 10days(feb)
Total No. of days in last 5 yrs: 327 days
Total No. of working Hrs: 1738 hrs 45 minutes
Average No. of working Hrs: 5 hrs 31 min/day only!
Out of 1738 hrs , 423 hrs are wasted in arguments,fighting, protesting. It means on an average 1 Hr 30min/day is wasted in this.
Loksabha Expenses:
1 min expenditure = Rs.26000/-
Total Expenditure: 271 Crore 24Lakh 50thousand
Money wasted in arguments: 65Crore,98 Lakh, 88thousand
In 14 th Loksabha 258bills has been passed, out of that 103bills has been passed without any discussion!!
No. of MLAs who are below 40 yrs of age: 60(only11%). They have participated in only 7% of discussions!!
Total No. of MLAs against whom Criminal Cases are pending: 128(23%)
So frndz R u Aware of these facts?
If not plz make others aware about these facts and plz think for sometime before voting!!!

INTERNATIONAL WOMAN'S DAY

Hi frndz,today is 8 March,today is....

International Woman's Day (IWD) -is marked on March 8 every year. It is a major day of global celebration for the economic, political and social achievements of women.

Started as a political event, the holiday blended in the culture of many countries (primarily Russia and the countries of former Soviet bloc). In some celebrations, the day lost its political flavour, and became simply an occasion for men to express their love to the women around them in a way somewhat similar to Mother's Day and St Valentine's Day mixed together. In others, however, the political and human rights theme as designated by the United Nations runs strong, and political and social awareness of the struggles of women worldwide are brought out and examined in a hopeful manner.

The IWD is also celebrated as the first spring holiday, as in the listed countries the first day of March is considered the first day of the spring season.

IWD 2009 EVENTS BY COUNTRY

• United Kingdom (257 events)
• United States of America (195 events)
• Australia (161 events)
• Canada (130 events)
• India (47 events)