COVID 19 COVID-19, also known as coronavirus disease 2019, is a highly infectious respiratory illness caused by the SARS-CoV-2 virus. Since it was first identified in Wuhan, China in late 2019, the virus has spread rapidly across the world and was declared a pandemic by the World Health Organization in March 2020. The virus is primarily spread through respiratory droplets when an infected person talks, coughs, or sneezes. It can also be spread by touching a surface contaminated with the virus and then touching your face. The symptoms of COVID-19 vary widely and can range from mild to severe. Some common symptoms include fever, cough, fatigue, and difficulty breathing. While COVID-19 can affect anyone, certain groups are at a higher risk of developing severe illness, including older adults and those with underlying health conditions such as heart disease, diabetes, or weakened immune systems. To date, there have been more than 400 million confirmed cases and over 6 million deaths w...
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ILLITERACY Literacy is the ability to read, write and comprehend information in order to communicate effectively. From reading the newspaper to understanding road signs, literacy is the only tool that helps you make sense of your surroundings. It is empowering and fuels social and human development. The government conducts various scholarship examinations and provides school uniform, textbooks and stationery in order to encourage students and adults to take up studying. • The Mid Day Meal Scheme was launched by the government in 1995 to provide students free food grain so as to improve enrolment, attendance, and retention in government schools. • Samagra Shiksha Programme was launched by the government with the broader goal of improving school effectiveness. This will be measured in terms of equal opportunities for schooling and equitable learning outcomes. • Awareness campaign...
UNEMPLOYMENT “Hope is important because it can make the present moment less difficult to bear" What is Unemployment? Unemployment is a term referring to individuals who are employable and actively seeking a job but are unable to find a job. Included in this group are those people in the workforce who are working but do not have an appropriate job. Usually measured by the unemployment rate, which is dividing the number of unemployed people by the total number of people in the workforce, unemployment serves as one of the indicators of a country’s economic status. Understanding Unemployment The term “unemployment” is often misunderstood, it as it includes people who are waiting to return to a job after being discharged, yet it does not include individuals who have stopped looking for work in the past four weeks due to various reasons such as leaving work to pursue higher education,...