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Just in Time Employees - The Gig Economy

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By Dr.  M.K.M. Manikandan       Associate Professor       Recently India’s Finance Minister Honorable Nirmala Sitharaman made a statement on the sluggishness of the automobile sector. The statement reflected the report from Deloitte 2019 titled Global Automotive Consumer Study which states that the Young Indian consumers are not averse to the idea of shared mobility leading to the condition of taking a ride in hired taxis like Ola and Uber than buying cars for their disposal. Ola and Uber are platforms that employ people who can work at their convenience and can sign in and sign out any time based on their convenience, generally called as Gig Economy. Some of the famous Gig Economy platforms in India are Ola, Uber, Swiggy, Zomato to name a few.                            Image Source: Salve and Paliath, June 4, 2019. India’s Gig Workers: Overworked and Underpaid The concept of Gig economy is changing the way ‘work’ is seen. Even students who are into professional ed

Chandrayaan 2 :The Great Indian Lunar Odyssey

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By Ms.Punya V.C.       Student, DJAME It is the second lunar exploration mission developed by the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) to go where no other country has ever gone before. It consists of: ·          The Orbiter which will observe the lunar surface and relay communication between Earth and Chandrayaan 2’s Lander – Vikram ·          Vikram Lander designed to execute India’s first soft landing on the lunar surface ·          Pragyan Lunar Rover a 6 wheeled, AI powered vehicle named Pragyan, which translates to wisdom in Sanskrit. The aim is to help us understand the moon better and to map the location and lunar water via Pragyan. It was first of its kind in many ways: ·          1 st space mission to conduct a soft landing on the moon’s South Polar Region ·          1 st Indian expedition to attempt a soft landing on the lunar surface with home- grown technology ·          1 st Indian mission to explore the lunar terrain with home gro

The Body

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By Dr.S.T.Nambi If we ask what exactly is the most important thing in the world, people may come out with varied choices like wealth, power, love, security, success, health, food, water etc. In-fact, the most the most important thing is our body . Because it is the only place where we can reside in this world. All the senses need a body to reside and function. What are we without this body?  It is the question that baffles human kind since the time immemorial. Invariably, all the major religions of the world and sages try to answer this question. Let us avoid this metaphysical dilemma and accept the fact that we are nothing without this body – at least in this world!   World Health organization defines health as a state of complete physical, mental and social well-being and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity. But physical health is a pre-requisite for mental health. Even the great Tamil mystic Thirumoolar accentuates the importance of taking care of the body