BOYCOTT CHINA CONTROVERSY

What is Boycott China controversy?

Boycott of Chinese products is a slogan used by Internet campaigns that advocate a boycott of Chinese-made products. Commonly cited reasons for the boycott include the alleged low quality of products, human rights issues, territorial conflicts involving China, support for separatist movements within China, and objection to more specific matters relating to China, such as the eating of dog meat and the Yulin Dog Meat Festival, and more recently, the government’s alleged mismanagement of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Countries including India, Philippines, and Vietnam have called for a boycott of Chinese goods, as have separatist movements in China itself. A full boycott of Chinese products is considered to be difficult to achieve, as the country manufactures a large number of goods that are widely sold and used across the world, and also holds stakes in various non-Chinese companies.

Causes

China is the largest country in the world by population, and the third largest by territory, sharing long borders with several other nations. Border conflicts have occurred many times between China and their neighbors during its history.] At the center of Asia, some Chinese emperors attempted to expand their empires through war. There are also a lot of conflicting national interests and policies between China and other nations, like the disputes between the other nations with China and its allies. As a result of these conflicts, there is dissent against China amongst its bordering nations, and calls for the boycotting of Chinese products originate from residual resentment due to border conflicts.

In 1949, the Communist Party of China won the Chinese Civil War, gaining control of China. Since the 1980s, with the “reform and opening up”, Chinese leaders have made economic development one of their first priorities. Chinese businesses often produce goods tailored to market expectations; therefore, Chinese products generally may lack quality when consumers prefer to pay a low price.

Overpopulation is also considered a possible reason for manufacturing low-quality products; some firms cannot find enough of the needed raw materials to produce goods that serve customer requirements and follow safety standards, instead producing products made with cheaper or low-quality material. Many companies and businesses also lack capital, industry expertise, and marketing power, leading to their manufacturing of counterfeit products. Many companies produce such goods to piggyback on the popularity of legitimate companies such as Apple, Hyatt and Starbucks are copied. However, by looking at the situation in the context of history, it is often argued that this is simply a normal transition in manufacturing, and that a phase of low quality and counterfeit manufacturing is not unique to China alone, as Japan, South Korea, and Taiwan have undergone very similar economic phases. Keeping the aforementioned information in mind, with high quality goods being delivered from Chinese firms such as Huawei and Lenovo in recent years, it can be observed that the state of Chinese manufacturing quality is ostensibly trending upward.

The 2008 Chinese milk scandal was considered a signal of poor food safety, affecting thousands of people, and as a result, many Chinese parents do not trust Chinese milk products. In recent years, however, the Chinese government has taken many actions in order to prevent sales of substandard food.

Technology produced by Chinese companies has also been a subject of scrutiny, especially by the United States; for example, in 2018, Donald Trump, the President of the United States, signed the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019 into law, containing a provision that banned Huawei and ZTE equipment from being used by the U.S. federal government, citing security concerns.

Some organisations have used the COVID-19 pandemic as part of campaigns against China; for example, the Vishva Hindu Parishad in India has called for a boycott of China in retaliation for China’s allegedly being directly responsible for the Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 virus strain and the subsequent COVID-19 pandemic.

Boycott in India

India and Tibet have called for a joint campaign to boycott Chinese goods in response to border intrusion incidents allegedly perpetrated by China. Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh sarsanghchalak (chief) Mohan Bhagwat stated “We speak about self-dependence and standing up to China. The new government seems to be standing up to it. But where will the government draw strength from if we don’t stop buying things from China?”

In 2016, China denied the entry of India to the Nuclear Suppliers Group. Along with this, China is viewed as a major roadblock by Indians towards its permanent seat in the United Nations Security Council, with China having used its veto power repeatedly to keep India out of the UNSC while the US, UK, France and Russia support India. Meanwhile, China provides Pakistan unconditional support in many international stages; despite the fact that many countries including India and the USA claim that Pakistan is a state sponsor of terrorism. Also, China makes a large amount of investments in Pakistan. During the conflict between the India and Pakistan in August–September 2016 after the Uri attack, the supporting stand of China towards Pakistan led to a campaign to boycott Chinese products in India. As a consequence, sales of Chinese products dipped by about 40 percent in the period immediately after the boycott call. Patanjali Ayurved founder Ramdev Baba was among the many people to have spoken of boycotting Chinese goods amid the 2017 Doklam standoff when nationalist sentiments had risen.

In May 2020, in response to the 2020 China–India skirmishes which were allegedly perpetrated by China’s People’s Liberation Army, Indian engineer, educator and innovator Sonam Wangchuk appealed to Indians to “use your wallet power” and boycott Chinese products. He called for India to “stop using Chinese software in a week and hardware in a year”. This appeal was covered by major media houses and supported by various celebrities.

In spite of various campaigns by notable individuals and organisations, Chinese companies still have influence over various markets, especially relating to consumer technology and software. For example, as in March 2020, Xiaomi, Oppo, Realme and Vivo accounted for approximately 73% of smartphone sales in India. On the other hand, Samsung Electronics and Nokia, both companies that once led the market, together accounted for less than 22% of smartphone sales. In spite of the campaigns, retailers have stated that the growing rhetoric is unlikely to sway consumer behaviour, especially due to alleged “value for money” in Chinese products, especially smartphones.

Chinese companies also invest heavily in Indian companies; 18 out of 30 of India’s billion-dollar startups are funded by China. Major Chinese investment firms like Alibaba Group and Tencent hold investments in major companies that are considered to be Indian, like BYJU’S, Zomato, Ola Cabs and Flipkart. In spite of the Indian government recording the origin of foreign direct investment, many Chinese companies exploit loopholes by investing in Indian companies through their non-Chinese subsidiaries; for example, Alibaba’s investment in Paytm was by Alibaba Singapore Holdings Pvt. Ltd. Hence, these investments don’t get recorded in India’s government data as Chinese investments.

In view of these circumstances, various other issues have been pointed out. For example, B. Thiagrajan, managing director of Blue Star Limited, an Indian manufacturer of air conditioners, air purifiers and water coolers said “We are not worried about finished goods. But most players across the globe import key components such as compressors from China,” and added that it would take a long time to set up local supply chains, and that there were few alternatives for certain kinds of imports. Besides, boycotting popular Chinese apps such as TikTok has been suggested as a more effective alternative to boycotting physical goods in terms of value added because there are multiple alternatives

Is it practically possible to boycott China?

It is not practically possible for India to cease the entry of Chinese products altogether. Even if the Government passes a law to stop the official use of Chinese products, then also Chinese products are going to hit the market through unauthorized entry and smuggling. People are all so attracted towards the Chinese products because they are cheap. We all know that India is a third world country or a developing country. So the majority of the population here are lower middle class or lower class. As a result they do not have enough money to spend on costly luxurious things. So they try to settle for a cheap but look-alike substitute by which they can still enjoy some of the benefits of the modern world. This chiefly includes smartphones, smart watches, laptops and other electronic items.

Apart from that, there is a huge annual transaction between India and China. This boosts the economy of both the countries. But as China is the producer of the goods, so even if they are cornered, they can produce their own stuff and carry on their life almost normally. But if the boycott is started by India, then India will not only suffer monetary losses, but also it will not receive the goods needed for the day to day life of its citizens.

So although the hostilities between India and China in recent times is completely unacceptable and also there have been reports that China heavily funds Pakistan, which is renowned all over the world as the hub of terrorist funding, it is not pragmatic for India to completely stop using Chinese hardware, that too in the course of a year. But, of course, if the Indian Government plans to stop the use of Chinese apps and softwares, that is a still practical decision but then Indian companies will have to come up with applications and softwares that would replace the boycotted Chinese apps. In a nutshell, before India plans to make any drastic decision, it should check all grounds to see if this #BoycottChina is a very practical decision or not.

Oft, in the stilly night ✨

Oft, in the stilly night,Ere slumber’s chain has bound me,Fond memory brings the lightOf other days around me;The smiles, the tears,Of boyhood’s years,The words of love then spoken;The eyes that shone,Now dimm’d and gone,The cheerful hearts now broken!Thus, in the stilly night,Ere slumber’s chain hath bound me,Sad memory brings the lightOf other days around me.When I remember allThe friends, so link’d together,I’ve seen around me fall,Like leaves in wintry weather;I feel like oneWho treads aloneSome banquet-hall deserted,Whose lights are fled,Whose garlands dead,And all but he departed!Thus, in the stilly night,Ere slumber’s chain has bound me,Sad memory brings the lightOf other days around me.

—#Thomas Moore—

MTR Foods

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MTR Foods is a food items organization situated in Bengaluru, India. The organization makes a scope of bundled nourishments including breakfast blends, prepared to eat suppers, masalas and flavors, bites and refreshments.

MTR Foods Pvt. Ltd. is an auxiliary of Norwegian aggregate Orkla. MTR abbreviation of Mavalli Tiffin Rooms

History of MTR Foods Ltd.

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MTR Foods Ltd. is one of India’s driving purveyors of bundled nourishments. Its items incorporate an assortment of veggie lover nibble nourishments and chips, prepared to-eat suppers, and in part pre-prepared dinners, underlining the food of southern India. Different items incorporate pickles, vermicelli, and more than 30 assortments of frozen yogurt and gelatos. The organization is one of just a not many that sell bundled food across the nation. MTR Foods likewise trades canned nourishments to the United States in a course of action with the staple chain Kroger and sells flavors in the United Kingdom through the British organization Centura Foods. MTR items are likewise accessible in Australia, Singapore, Malaysia, and other Asian nations. In 2002, MTR Foods started opening diversified drive-thru eateries across India that served its veggie lover claims to fame. These are called MTR Super Shops. J.P. Morgan Partners claims a 28-percent portion of MTR Foods. Another 14 percent of the organization is possessed by Magnus Capital Corporation, an investment bunch situated in Mauritius. Administrator and friends chief Sadananda Maiya claims the rest of. MTR works seven assembling offices. The organization is the main Indian handled food organization to pass exacting worldwide sanitation and cleanliness measures, setting up the route for MTR’s entrance into a more extensive fare advertise during the 2000s.

Roots in a Popular Restaurant

MTR Foods Ltd. started as a solitary eatery in Bangalore called Mavalli Tiffin Rooms. Tiffin is a word followed to frontier rule in India and alludes to a quick bite or lunch. Mavalli Tiffin Rooms opened in 1924 and was controlled by individuals from the Maiya family. The eatery before long settled itself as one of the city’s most sultry eating spots. It was a humble café where coffee shops followed through on a solitary cost to a clerk in front and afterward plunked down to a five-course vegan feast. The eatery didn’t serve liquor and took just money. MTR, as the eatery was known, had gained notoriety for appetizing food and exclusive requirements of cleanliness. It turned into a most loved with lawmakers and celebrities, yet the eatery indicated no partiality, and the VIP’s held up in line like every other person. The café, which despite everything exists except isn’t a piece of MTR Foods Ltd., likewise turned into a most loved feasting spot for voyagers in Bangalore. In 1951, MTR was one of the primary Indian cafés to present steam sanitization, advancing its notoriety for tidiness. The famous restaurant later fanned into cooking.

Change was constrained on the eatery in 1975 during the State of Emergency pronounced by Prime Minister Indira Gandhi. Gandhi’s principles for the crisis required each café to adjust to costs set by the administration. The Maiya family felt incapable to submit to the administration value list. The costs were low to the point that the eatery would have needed to cut the nature of the food it advertised. MTR had made its notoriety on cleanliness and neatness, and the proprietors felt that trading off the nature of the food they offered would have been deplorable. Instead of following that course, the family shut the eatery. Its laborers, a significant number of whom had been with the café for a considerable length of time, were out of nowhere jobless. The Maiya family obliged a couple of them by offering them places in a little market appended to the café. Now, Sadananda Maiya got the plan to extend the staple by offering a greater line of items under the MTR brand name.

Maiya was an electrical architect via preparing, and he had the option to unite his aptitudes with both food and innovation to dispatch MTR Foods Ltd. He set the café’s previous representatives to work bundling a blend for the mainstream breakfast or nibble hotcake called rava idli. The MTR brand rava idli blend demonstrated a decent dealer, and when the café revived after the State of Emergency was lifted in 1977, Maiya kept on assembling the blend and wandered into other bundled nourishments too. His organization became MTR Foods Ltd., while the café proceeded in the possession of other Maiya relatives. MTR Foods started putting out other dry food blends, just as flavors, extraordinary zest blends, and afterward pickles. The bundled food organization based on the eatery’s notoriety for immaculateness.

A Dominant Regional Player during the 1980s

From the start MTR Foods sold its bundled food through the MTR café basic food item. As the food blends increased an after, the organization convinced different retailers in Bangalore to convey its items. Through the mid 1980s, MTR dispersed solely in Bangalore, selling at different retail chains and significant goods. In 1983, MTR chose to press into other southern urban areas. It sent wholesalers to Madras, Hyderabad, and Vijayawada to present its items. The following year, the organization made a significant specialized advancement. It started bundling its nourishments in what was known as a polyester poly standy pack, the first of its sort in Quite a while. This was a top notch plastic sack with a pyramidal base which empowered it to stand upstanding. The upstanding sacks extraordinarily expanded the brand’s perceivability on store racks.

Through the following ten years, MTR Foods took a shot at reinforcing its notoriety in southern India. It confronted a large number of little rivals in a profoundly divided market. The main enormous food organizations working across India were Hindustan Lever Ltd., an auxiliary of Unilever, and the Swiss food mammoth Nestlé. The organization united its situation in southern India and extended its assembling offices in and around Bangalore. MTR professed to have driving piece of the pie in a few item classes. By and large, be that as it may, the Indian bundled food showcase was still little. MTR was one might say a pioneer, offering prepared to-eat food when such items were as yet a curiosity and not so much a need. In India, most food was prepared without any preparation at home, and ladies had not yet begun entering the workforce in huge numbers. MTR worked its way into being a decently measured provincial player during the 1980s, while the entire bundled nourishments showcase in India was esteemed at just around $30 million.

Huge Changes during the 1990s

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MTR started a push to turn into a progressively conspicuous organization in the mid 1990s. Starting in 1993, the organization expanded the quantity of items it offered and effectively searched out new markets. It drove into more urban areas in southern India, where it in the long run increased driving piece of the overall industry in each district that appreciated a dominatingly vegan cooking. Market openings likewise expanded in Bangalore, which had gotten the purported Silicon Valley of India, the focal point of the nation’s blasting data innovation industry. MTR started giving snacks to laborers at a few conspicuous innovation firms. Before the finish of the 1990s, Sadananda Maiya evaluated that 80 percent of Bangalore’s cutting edge laborers were MTR buyers. In general, the comfort food showcase in India was developing. As pay levels rose and more ladies were holding employments outside the home, bundled food blasted. The classification was required to significantly increase in deals by the early long periods of the new century. MTR changed its structure in 1994 so as to oblige future development. The firm was broken into two divisions, one for its primary food lines, flavors, and vermicelli, and another to represent considerable authority in chips and different bites. MTR additionally propelled a fare division. Deals at MTR developed as much as 40 percent every year in the late 1990s, and MTR wanted to spread into more markets. Effective in southern India, MTR started infiltrating into northern markets by 1998.

MTR propelled another item in 1998 so as to increase an across the country following. This was its Softy frozen treat. The frozen yogurt advertise had for quite some time been commanded by huge food organizations, most conspicuously Hindustan Lever. MTR’s new cone was a prompt hit. The organization had the option to value its frozen yogurt seriously against Hindustan Lever and still keep up a high net revenue. Now and again, MTR had the option to retail its solidified rewards for half what Hindustan Lever charged. The organization immediately extended its frozen yogurt portfolio, drawing out a few sizes of bundled hard frozen yogurt, some of which it offered to five-star inns. MTR’s notoriety for immaculateness obviously helped it get new clients.

The organization likewise extended its line of nibble nourishments, for example, chips and fries. Also, it drew out another line of prepared to-eat suppers dependent on North Indian plans and entered a course of action with another organization to help with conveyance in northern India. MTR additionally kept on redesigning its bundling innovation. The organization utilized a strategy that had been created by India’s protection division and in the long run started providing prepared to-eat food to the Indian Army. Its new bundling was known as the answer pocket. The answer pocket was first evolved during the 1970s and guarded food with no refrigeration. The shopper essentially dropped the unopened pocket in bubbling water for a couple of moments to warm the food. MTR’s bundled dinners were in this manner amazingly simple to plan and left for all intents and purposes no cooking mess. The organization brought 11 new arranged dinners in counter pockets into the northern Indian market and appeared a littler line of southern food in the new bundling.

By the late 1990s, MTR additionally had plans to draw out a line of solidified food. The organization continued gradually, on the grounds that a circulation arrange for solidified food didn’t exist across the country. In any case, the organization was thinking ahead, planning to score enormous in the fare showcase with solidified suppers. At that point, the organization was trading a portion of its items to Australia, Singapore, and other Asian and Pacific nations. MTR saw extraordinary potential in trades and worked indefatigably both to turn into a really national nearness in India

An Italian doctor writes:✍️

An Italian doctor writes:There is a terrible tragedy happening in our country. The old patients are tears before they die.They don’t have the opportunity to take away from the close ones. They didn’t want to die alone, but they had to say goodbye to camera.They are dying in wisdom, to bear all the troubles. In most cases, husband and wife are dying on the same day. Old Grandparents, grandparents are not able to see their grandchildren for the last time.This disease is more dangerous than flu. Believe me, it’s a different disease than flu. Please don’t call this disease so flu.Fever is impossible. The patient’s breath wants to come off in such a way as if he is drowning. The patients don’t want to come to the hospital.They are forced to get a little oxygen.Very few medicines work against this disease. We’re trying to help, but everything depends on the patient’s condition.The old patients are not able to fight with the disease.We are crying. Our nurses are crying. We can’t save everyone alive.I see the life of the machine stop in front of the eyes. Lots of patients are coming. We’ll need more bed soon. Everyone is the same problem. General Pneumonia. Very strong pneumonia.Tell me which flu gives birth to this tragedy?It’s very contagious. This virus is totally different.It is dangerous for some people. In our country, about 65 older aged people have diabetes, high blood pressure, or any disease. For some young people, this disease is dangerous.If you see these young patients, no young people can feel relaxed with themselves.There is no surgery in our hospital. Children’s birth, eye operation, or skin treatment.Surgery rooms have been converted into intensive care unit.Everyone is fighting against the virus. The number of patients is increasing every hour. The test result is coming out. All positive. Positive. Positive!All patients are kind of common:Impossible fever.Breath is pain.Cough.Feeling like drowning.Almost everyone is taking treatment in intensive care. Some can’t breathe even under oxygen mask. Oxygen Machine is more expensive than gold.I can’t believe how fast this happened! We are all tired.But no one wants to stop. Everyone is working till midnight. Doctors continue to work continuously like nurses. I don’t go home for two weeks. I’m afraid of my family’s old members.Talking to the children using the camera. Sometimes I cry by looking at the picture of the wife. We don’t have any fault.For those who told us this disease is not so dangerous, all their guilt. They said it was a common kind of flu. No action has been taken. And now it’s too late.Please don’t get out of the house. Listen to us. Don’t get out of the house without emergency reasons.Use Simple Mask. Let us use the professional months.Our Health is also at risk due to lack of mask. Some of the doctors are now affected.Many of their families are at the moment of life and death. So try to save yourself. Don’t let the elderly family get out of the house.We can’t stay at home because of our profession. Until the last moment, we are trying to save our patients.Unfortunately, we are returning home with disease and broken heart. I am trying to reduce the pain of the body of those who can’t save. If everything is fine tomorrow, everyone will forget about us. This is the profession of doctors.That’s why I’m trying to save people.Be careful even if this disease does not touch you. Stay away from the public. Don’t go to the movie, don’t go to the museum, don’t go to the field of the playground.Please try to feel the sadness of the old people. Their life is in your hands. And you are able to save the lives of more people than we are. You are the only one who can protect them.Please share this post. Share so that all Italy can read this letter. Let’s read before everything ends.Italy Be Gavatseni hospital Dr. Daniele MachiniWhen will my country understand! When will you stop saying “don’t be panic”!

Writing leads to peaceful mind.

Why people are asked to maintain diary? Why people ask to make writing as a habit? How writing helps us? These questions might pop up in your head once in a lifetime. So I’ll try to answer as per my opinion.

~When we pen down something, we use the selectable words and form up the sentences with minding to keep words at right place. There is a boom in our intelligence and imaginagion when we write. We tend to use more of our brain while writing.

~ Writing helps add up our vocabulary, we can have fluency in that language. (I am not asking you to write only in english…use your own convenient language)

~ When you feel that no one is there to listen to you, then you can pen down irrespective of the fear of being judged. It will calmly listen to you but will not be able to advice you.

~ We can express our emotions and can give it time as per our need. It will always be there anytime, anywhere to listen upto you.

~ We can write our ideas, as our mind carries heavy traffic inside which may turn up loosing important factors.

~ Expressing gratitude towards non-listeners…thanking and being grateful is never out of fashion and should be practiced.

~ New ideas, thoughts genrates in our mind. Writing leads to the origination of taglines, proverbs, motivational thoughts.

~ Writing always needs not to be professional. It can be both formal and infornal accordingly. (Needs to be formal in case of professional, officials articles)

~ Writing tend to increase optimistic behaviour. Positive thoughts and vibes arouses around us.

~ Writing and learning are parallel lines which goes hand in hand. When one learns, they can express it via writing, and the one who writes can learn through it.

~ At the end it helps as a relief for us and make us feel happy.

“Indian Prime Ministers and Their Significant Works”

It was 15th of august 1947 when India got its first independent prime minister ‘jawaharlal nehru’ and India awake to its freedom and liberty towards new journey of hope with the aspirations of crores of Indians who were dominated by various invading forces. We had covered 73 years of independent journey flourishing democracy the ‘praja rule’ covered the journy of biggest democratic country in the world, overcome many challenges but yet to overcome many challenges and hurdles. over the 73 years of independence india had witness tenures of many prime ministers who had laid foundation of Development and prosperous India their policies far sighted thinking and works provides New mile stones.

Jawaharlal Nehru(1947- 1964) : He was the the first prime minister of Independent India Appointed by Lord Mountbatten and at the stroke of midnight hour took oath in the name of constitution of india to became the first prime minister and remained in office for 16 years and 286 days.

Significant Works : Jawaharlal nehru was regarded as the founder of modern india. modernisation was his national policy with seven goals National unity, parliamentary democracy, industrialization, socialism, development, of the scientific temper, and non-alignment. He advocate import substitution industrialization and mixed economy where government controlled public sector.He adopted soviet economic model. He formulated some significant social policies in which he emphasizes on education established management schools, all indian school of medical science, indian institute of technologies, national institute of technologies built thousands of schools, etc. He wrote article 44 of the indian constitution which states “The state shall endeavour to secure for the citizens a uniform civil code throughout the territory of India”. and apart from it there are many agricultural social defence and nuclear language and foreign policies which he adopt for the better tommorow for the better India.

Lal Bahadur Shastri(1964 -1966) : He was appointed as the second prime minister of democratic state of India preceded by Gulzari Lal Nanda. He remained in office for 1 year 216 days. A picture of simplicity and serenity.

Significant works: He was known for ‘Green revolution’ in india, it was under his tenure when agriculture was transformed into industrial system due to adoption of modern methods and technologies use of modern techniques were encouraged High yielding variety (HYV ) seeds were promoted use of tractors , irrigation facilities fertilizers insecticides pesticides were promoted . and this trnasformed agriculture to a new standard and agriculture becames the rigid basis for economy contributes significantly he encouraged green revolution to enhance the rural income and economy. during 1965 india import wheat from united states and there was an ongoing war between india and pakistan US threatens india to cut supply of wheat if India did not stop the war but he did not bent down before US and on AIR India he gave a famous Slogan ‘jai jawan jai kishan’. He was also known for ‘White Revolution’ which had revolutionized the production and supply of milk. He formulated the National Diary Development Board, support the campaign lead by Amul.

We had witness the rule of many other prime ministers in this journey of 73 years but they both laid the Foundation of Development reforms and visions for Future of India. they created base to build new pillars of hopes and building of aspirations in which lies the confidence of 1.3 billion people of India.

STAFFING


Staffing may be defined as the managerial function of employing and developing human resources for carrying out the various managerial and non-managerial activities in an organization. The function is concerned with attracting, acquiring and activating the human resources for achieving organizational goals and staffing also involves upgrading the quality and usefulness of members of the organization with a view to getting higher performance from them and in other words the policy of selecting ‘right man for the right job’ should be adopted. The staffing function includes such activities as manpower or human resource planning, recruitment, selection, placement, training and development, remuneration, performance appraisal, promotion, transfers, and so on. Staffing is a continuous function of managers and this is because the organization’s need to retain and maintain its personnel is a need ending process and managers have to keep a regular watch on the size and composition of personnel needed by the organization. As said by Weihrich and Koontz “The managerial function of staffing involves the filling and keeping filled, positions in the organizational structure”.

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NATURE OF STAFFING

Staffing is related to people not with goods and it is a human factor related to people and staffing is also influenced by the social, economical, political, and educational environment of the country. Speaking, staffing is a function of far-reaching consequences and the reason is that managers are not shown as an asset in the balance-sheet of the organization whatsoever money we may have to spend on their selection, education, training and development and hence, we may conclude that staffing is a function of a for reaching consequences. According to Theo Haimann “Staffing is also a liability of the management like its other functions which is to be done by a manager continuously”. Recruitment, selection, training, and development of employees is a continuous process and with the increase in the size of the organization, continuity in staffing also increases. Staffing is influenced by the internal and external environment of the organization and the internal environment includes policies regarding promotion, retirement, etc., while the external environment includes the social, economic, political, and educational environment of the country and speaking both internal and external effect the staffing function.

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In management selection, training, development, and evaluation of manpower are interlinked and hence convert staffing into a system and it is treated as a sub-system of management system because it is linked with organizational structure. Staffing is done not only to fulfill the present vacancies but also to fulfill the future vacancies and here we have to forecast the number and type of vacancies in near future and the level of the educated and trained people required for fulfilling these vacancies and arrange for the fulfillment, education, and training for these vacancies in advance. Staffing is not a phase of organizing but a separate managerial function and staffing is the responsibility of the managers. Staffing helps in determining and securing qualified and capable personnel for various jobs and it places round pegs in round holes and square pegs in square holes and it aims at economical and better employee performance.

CORONAVIRUS VACCINE DEVELOPMENTS

What is coronavirus?

Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) is an infectious disease caused by a newly discovered coronavirus.Most people infected with the COVID-19 virus will experience mild to moderate respiratory illness and recover without requiring special treatment.  Older people and those with underlying medical problems like cardiovascular disease, diabetes, chronic respiratory disease, and cancer are more likely to develop serious illness.

The best way to prevent and slow down transmission is be well informed about the COVID-19 virus, the disease it causes and how it spreads. The COVID-19 virus spreads primarily through droplets of saliva or discharge from the nose when an infected person coughs or sneezes, so it’s important that you also practice respiratory etiquette.

At this time, there are no specific vaccines or treatments for COVID-19. However, there are many ongoing clinical trials evaluating potential treatments. So sooner or later, we are going to come up with a permanent solution for this virus too.

Vaccine developments

With confirmed COVID-19 cases worldwide surpassing 9 million and continuing to grow, scientists are pushing forward with efforts to develop vaccines and treatments to slow the pandemic and lessen the disease’s damage. Some of the earliest treatments will likely be drugs that are already approved for other conditions, or have been tested on other viruses.

As of May 8, two medications had received emergency use authorization (EUA) from the Food and Drug Administration (FDA): the antiviral remdesivir and a drug used to sedate people on a ventilator.

The FDA issued a EUA in March for the antimalaria drugs chloroquine and hydroxychloroquine, but later revoked it after studies showed that they’re unlikely to be effective in treating COVID-19.

EUA allows doctors to use these drugs to treat people with COVID-19 even before the medications have gone through the formal FDA approval process. These drugs are still being tested in clinical trials to see whether they’re effective against COVID-19. This step is needed to make sure the medications are safe for this particular use and what the proper dosage should be.

It could be months before treatments are available that are known to work against COVID-19. It could be even longer for a vaccine. But there are still other tools we can use to reduce the damage done by the new coronavirus, also known as SARS-CoV-2.

Antivirals

Remdesivir: Developed a decade ago, this drug failed in clinical trials against Ebola in 2014. But it was found to be generally safe in people. Research with MERS, a disease caused by a different coronavirus, showed that the drug blocked the virus from replicating. The drug is being tested in many COVID-19 clinical trials around the world. This includes studies in which remdesivir is being administered alongside other drugs, such as the anti-inflammatory drug baricitinib. The drug is also being tested in children with moderate to severe COVID-19. In late April, the drug’s manufacturer, Gilead Sciences, announced one of its trials had been “terminated” due to low enrollment. Gilead officials said the results of that trial had been “inconclusive” when it was ended.

A few days later, the company announced that preliminary data from another trial of remdesivir overseen by the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) had “met its primary endpoint.” Gary Schwitzer, founder of HealthNewsReview.org, though, said the researchers changed the primary endpoint 2 weeks before Fauci’s announcement. Schwitzer compared that to moving football goalposts closer to make it easier to get a touchdown. At the same time, another study published in The Lancet reported that participants in a clinical trial who took remdesivir showed no benefits compared to people who took a placebo.

Despite the conflicting results, the FDA issued an order on May 1 for the emergency use of remdesivir. In early June, federal officials announced their supply of remdesivir will run out by the end of June. Gilead is ramping up production, but it’s unclear how much of the drug will be available this summer.

Arbidol: This antiviral was tested along with the drug lopinavir/ritonavir as a treatment for COVID-19. Researchers reported in mid-April that the two drugs didn’t improve the clinical outcomes for people hospitalized with mild to moderate cases of COVID-19.

EIDD-2801: This drug was created by scientists at a nonprofit biotech company owned by Emory University. Research in mice has shown that it can reduce replication of multiple coronaviruses, including SARS-CoV-2.

Pharmaceutical company Merck and Ridgeback Biotherapeutics LP signed an agreement in May to develop this drug. It’s already being tested in a clinical trial in the United Kingdom. Unlike remdesivir, EIDD-2801 can be taken orally, which would make it available to a larger number of people.

Favipiravir: This drug is approved in some countries outside the United States to treat influenza. Some reports from China suggest it may work as a treatment for COVID-19. These results, though, haven’t been published yet. Japan, where the medication is made, is sending the drug to 43 countries for clinical trial testing in people with mild or moderate COVID-19. Canadian researchers are testing to see whether the drug can help fight outbreaks in long-term care homes.

Kaletra: This is a combination of two drugs — lopinavir and ritonavir — that work against HIV. Clinical trials are being done to see whether it also works against SARS-CoV-2. One small study published May 4 in the journal Med by Cell Press found that lopinavir/ritonavir didn’t improve outcomes in people with mild or moderate COVID-19 compared to those receiving standard care.

Another study, published May 7 in the New England Journal of Medicine, found that the drug combination wasn’t effective for people with severe COVID-19. But another study found that people who were given lopinavir/ritonavir along with two other drugs — ribavirin and interferon beta-1b — took less time to clear the virus from their body. This study was published May 8 in The Lancet.

Merimepodib (VX-497): This drug developed by ViralClear Pharmaceuticals Inc. has been shown previously to have antiviral and immune-suppressing effects. It was tested against hepatitis C but had only modest effects.

The company is running a phase II trial of this drug. People with advanced COVID-19 will be randomized to receive either merimepodib with remdesivir, or remdesivir plus a placebo. The company hopes to have results by late summer of this year.

IS GOING DIGITAL ACTUALLY SAFE?

Our plan of going digital, might’ve   opened a lot of options through digital  payments ,but is has also led  us to a situation where there is increasing number of UPI scams. The scams have become so popular that the moment we search about it, we can glance at the whole list. Various types of scam s take place on the UPI platform, because of the modes of deception. From sending unauthorized payment links via SMS, to deceptive UPI handles this ‘ve  occupied a big part in this world.

My Narration

A recent UPI fraud happened, where hackers are sending “Receive Money” QR Codes to people. This incident took place on the 27th of June,2020 when a fraudster  deceptively took away Rs.5000  from the owner’s UPI wallet ,linked through Google Pay. It started 4-5 days back when this man, Mr. Praveen who claims to be in the Central Industrial Security Force(CISF) plotted against a small retail shop in West Bengal.

The shop deals in women wear, mainly sarees and suits. The man had selected 5 sarees   ,through whatsapp worth Rs.18000, after 10% discount.  He then called on the number available in social media, asking for the owner’s Google Pay number   for transfer of  money digitally. He continuously insisted on the fact that the owner’s account should’ve a balance of  minimum Rs.8000  in order for him to transfer the money. He even insisted on knowing the balance in the account. He send him his QR code written, “Receive Add Money”, and asked him to immediately  transfer Rs.5000, so that he can send him back .The owner not being user –friendly, got into the trap and scanned the QR code, paying him Rs.5000  adhering to the conditions of the fraudster. This deceptive QR code made the users believe they’re  on the receiving end, while in reality there pockets are getting emptied. The man , Mr. Praveen gave the UPI ID of his so-called manager,7027410239@paytm. This is the recent UPI  fraud, where small business units  are targeted in hope of buying their goods. This incident is an eye-opener for everyone, since he could be a hacker trying to extract money through the UPI ID.

QR Code Sent by the army man

However, there are a few ways we can prevent ourselves from losing our hard-earned money. We should first of all be user –friendly before using such apps ,and if not we should take help from our peer group or family. Then, in order to avoid any type of confusion we should choose a language we’re comfortable to communicate. We should take time, and try to read each and every step carefully before carrying out any type of transaction. In  cases of fraud, they intentionally try to divert our minds so that we hurry up the  process. The M-Pin used for UPI transactions should be kept secure and should never be shared with anyone, just like our ATM pin. In cases of such incidents, the first thing to do is to block the e-wallet immediately, as it could be a case of hacking, phishing, etc  , and our whole wallet could be emptied in seconds. We should always  make it a point, to report to the cyber crime, to make more and more people aware about such frauds.

Possibilities of energy extraction from the black hole

Do you remember Katie Bouman, a 30-year-old scientist who came up with CHIRP (Continuous High-resolution Image Reconstruction using Patch priors) algorithm? She contributed to generate the first image of a black hole of the M87 galaxy from five petabyte data of the Event Horizon Telescope.

Katie Bouman’s reaction on the creation of first black hole image.

After this significant success, we come across another success where theory turns into reality after it gets verified by an experiment. In 1916, German physicist Karl Schwarzschild theorized the black hole existence. A black hole can be so powerful that it can possess the energy to drags surrounding time and space. In 1969, the Penrose process originated given by Roger Penrose.

The ergosphere is the region beyond the rotating black hole of the outer event horizon. So, a practical approach made by using a rotating metal cylinder introduced by Yakov Zel’dovich, a Russian physicist. When a beam of light passed due to the rotational Doppler effect, the light reflects with extra energy. In short, for amplification, angular momentum is a must. It may sound simple, but there are factors linked to it, like the frequency of the rotating cylinder needs to be similar or higher compared to the wave. The negative rate will help to gain energy rather than amplifying it.

The experiment setup

But the theory has a drawback. You know that the speed of light is 300 million meters per second, so the object should also rotate at a very high rate at around a billion rotations per second. Therefore, it is impractical to demonstrate. But wait, the physicists at the University of Glasgow had a better alternative. They used sound as a medium to test the phenomena. Using a ring of speakers, foam disc, motor, and a microphone, they got the results. At lower frequency, the audio was inaudible, but as soon as the rate of rotation increased, the sound became louder up to 30 percent.

This experiment may feel just like a part of basic science. We also observe this phenomenon in real life, like the loud siren of an ambulance, follows the same principle. If you believe in extra-terrestrial activities, it can be possible that the aliens might use the same ideology, although it has no valid proof. This ideology can be possible for an advanced civilization, which still requires much more researches to go for the next 50 years.

The first image of the black hole.

The possibility could be of a black hole bomb formation. It may sound like science fiction, but it can be done by completely wrapping the sides of a black hole with a mirror reflecting the light infinitely times. But there are no dimensions for such an object, even though it is an entirely debatable topic considering it can a one dimensional or two dimensional or even five dimensions as the universe compares itself as a four-dimensional object. But we don’t know whether it is true or not. There might be some other science fiction movies which may show that black hole may engulf all the elements across it, but still, we’re surviving, and right now, you’re reading this post till here.