What is the best way for the country to be rid of the menace of sexual harassment of women?

Protectionism and Trade war: pros and cons for India.

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Methanol made its debut indirectly into the Indian fuel pool in the very first decade of the new Millenium, when biodiesel – made from methanol and non-edible plant-derived oils such as jatropha oil or palm stearin – was included in the National Policy for Biofuels in 2009. The use of methanol directly as a fuel or blendstock was explicitly recognised within the policy framework in 2018.Methanol is a relatively easy option for blending up to 15 per cent in gasoline – an option offering immediate benefits on air quality without major changes to vehicles, locomotives or farm equipment. However, to address the two other imperatives – reduction in greenhouse gas emissions and reduction in foreign currency outflow from fuel imports – it will be necessary to establish significantly more methanol capacity in India. As of now, India is a net importer –but coal to methanol and biomass-to-methanol plants could change that provided scalable technologies are developed in a cost-effective manner and deployed quickly. Another low-hanging fruit is available in the form of stranded gas – output from gas fields that cannot be captured to pipelines for a variety of reasons – which is either vented (causing methane emissions, which have a global warming potential approximately 30 times that of CO2) or flared (producing CO2 emissions and losing the energy value inherent in the gas). Such stranded gas could, in theory, be converted on-site through catalytic processes to methanol and then transported easily via tank lorries to users or to blending stations.Technology along these lines is under development; efforts to deploy them quickly are likely to be beneficial for India.

Several countries have explored use of methanol as a fuel blendstock. Successful demonstrations of M15 (15% methanol by volume blended in gasoline), M85 and M100 were carried out in the USA and EU as far back as the early 1990s. Low blending up to 3% methanol in gasoline is permitted, according to EU specifications. Sixteen Chinese provinces have issued local standards on methanol-blended fuel since 2004.A study by Argus Media suggests that in 2016, roughly 200,000 barrels of methanol were blended daily into the Chinese petrol pool of about 3 million barrels per day (bpd).

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Banking and financial services have always been the most preferred employment sector for students across the world. Over 10 international banks such as Goldman Sachs, JP Morgan, American Express, and more than 30 Indian banks such as ICICI, Yes, Axis, IDBI, Kotak,

HDFC, Citi and many more are regularly seen scouting for talent at Indian campuses. The tradition of IIMs shows that topscoring students have always had a bias towards working in the banking sector. A Deloitte survey on “popularity of working in banking”, conducted in 2013, found that students seeking banking jobs are motivated by learning and earning prospects of banking sector. Some of the factors that make banking sector jobs .

We are living in the knowledge society, and the real talent of today values continuous learning and development. Inherently, finance and banking are information-driven industries. People working in this industry are always learning and dealing with innovative practices that make the jobs interesting. Also, being a people­oriented sector, banks put a lot of emphasis on developing the professional skills of its employees. This makes it the foremost reason why banking sector attracts the best talent across the world. Financial security. The huge capital norms and the backup of central banks make banking and financial service companies strong and stable. That they are dealing with the public money gives them government protection. Strong regulations block the entry of non­serious or weak players in the sectors. These factors, when put together, make banking jobs more secure and stable.

                A student who becomes a banker is able to reap its benefit for his/her entire career. A banking job of a few years, in the beginning of an individual’s career, makes it a good reference for his/her entire future. Experience as a banker helps a candidate both, professionally and socially. Bankers, or anyone else dealing with money, have always commanded a higher social status in all cultures and societies, since time memorial. Prestige is attached with a banking job, globally and rurally. The respect and prestige of being a banker is therefore an intrinsic reason for seeking many talented candidates to seek a banking career.

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“Yoga is to surrender yourself to God”.In the Vedic knowledge there are four vedas Rigveda, Yajurveda, Samveda and Atharva-veda these are followed by upvedas further into sub components and YOGA is a sub component of Rigveda which is considered as the most ancient script around thousands of year old. Lord Shiva and Lord Buddha's teaching formed the basis of Yoga. While Lord Buddha taught about postures and Lord Shiva spoke about meditation Maharishi Patanjali is considered as the founder of yoga as he was the one to practice it, He was born in Banaras and also compiled 195 Sutras. These sutras serve as a framework for integrating yoga into the daily routine. According to him "Yoga is the union of aatma and parmaatma, which brings poise to mind". Yoga is derived from the sanskrit word 'Yuj' which means "to join' therefore, it is the union of body, soul and mind. Yoga is not about just postures it has eight stages namely Yama, Niyama, Asanas, Pranayam, pratyhara, Dharana, Dhyana and Samadhi..

Over the centuries the practice of yoga grew but it was during late 1800's where yoga experienced a turning point, this was the period where gurus and philosophers started traveling to continent for the spread of knowledge and experiences. Swami vivekanand came out as the most influential person for the spread of yoga to the western societies. Yoga is not just an exercise but how skillfully we communicate and act. While postures make the body healthy, Pranayam and meditation take the mind deep inside. We journeyed to the last stage of that is Samadhi and it is not possible to be achieved by common man. Essentially the miracle is already present In your body you just have to use and play with it properly. Meditation is all about flushing thoughts out of your mind and giving some space to it. Yoga has the power to transform one's life. Various deadly diseases can be easily cured by yoga. There are various asana like ardh-chakra, parvata asana, bhujang asana. Morning hours are considered to be the best time to practice Yoga. There are certain things to keep in mind like don't perform yoga just after having meal, there should be at least three hours of gap. Honorable prime minister Mr. Narendra Modi have putted so much efforts to make yoga as a part of everyday life. 

Write an essay on any ONE of the following topics in about 200 words.

1. Rise of Mobile technology , An opportunity or threat to humanity?

2. Indian Agriculture is , in a way , a victim of its own past successs.

3. Science and health: what should we change to be more resilient?