Nikhil Jha

After SARS, the world is again in the grip of another virus, though presently limited in eastern countries – it is dangerously spreading its wings. We are talking here about Corona virus. This virus has been detected in Wuhan city of China and as on January 25 th , have already infected 2000 Chinese citizens and death toll lies around 50 lives. As per the news report, the virus was first reported on December 31 st and in short span – have spread. Chinese scientists have linked the disease to a family of viruses known as corona viruses, which include the deadly SARS and Middle East respiratory syndrome (MERS). What is a Coronavirus ? The news report available claims that this virus belongs to family known as Coronaviridae. Under an electron microscope, they looked like spiked rings. These virus contains a strand of RNA in their envelop Coronaviruses belong to a family known as Coronaviridae, and under an electron microscope they look like spiked rings. They're named

Where to Invest in 2020 (with additional hidden tricks) So you got your first salary…Good…actually Great…checked. You were planning to spend it from last many months, even before you have got your first salary and now you finally have the same…checked. And then you party, party hard…another target checked. And then you come on the question which your near and deal one were reminding you from alas, long time back which you even cant remember. Then you finally decide, Ok I will invest…why not…every one does. But the next problematic questions comes in front of you – where to invest. Welcome to the world of financial planning. At a time when interest rates are following on daily basis, youngsters are in constant search for new financial avenues to maximize the returns. Lets look at the few of the evergreen and evolving   options available to us in 2020: 1.     Bank Fixed Deposit (FD) : The evergreen option for Indian is as good in 2020 as in last few decades. In last

The Great Indian Republic Day Tableaux Drama One of the finest tradition of India Republic Day is the presentation of states tableaux. But like all other occasions, at a time when India is ready to celebrate its 71st Republic Day, with President of Brazil as chief guest - a needless controversy has arrived. States like Bengal, Kerala and Maharashtra have protested on dropping up of their respective state’s tableaux. It’s politics at its best. Tableau or Tableaux is basically a group of models or motionless figures representing a scene from the story or a history. Indian Republic Day has the tradition that selected tableaux from limited number of states are allowed in the Republic Day parade. This has been since independence. The official reason given for this is the limited availability of time and resources. The process of finalizing the Tableaux is also clearly defined: 1.      Every year, MOD (The Ministry of Defence) initiates the process by inviting the proposa

The Curious Case of Jawaharlal Nehru University Indian education sector from a long time has been a hotbed of political and revolutionary ideas. This becomes more prominent when these Revolutionary ideas at certain level directly starts to impact the set political tones in the society. It is true that some institutions over the years have became more notorious in taking a stand which is different from the one prevailing in the society. Jawaharlal Nehru University for one has been always being prominent in this league. JNU in recent times is being associated by a big chunk of society as a institution which is still lining in the good old red Marxist era, for others it represent a epitome of pluralistic society where each member with his/ her intellectual development has the right to imbibe and propagate the realties in which he believes. The truth  like in all cases lies in between. Jawaharlal Nehru University, established in 1969 is a public university located in New Delh