Image source : https://www.nyoooz.com/features/lifestyle/musings-in-the-times-of-covid-19.html/3479/     As Covid lockdown locks down life at office, morning walks and all frequent and occasional shopping sprees, the immediate realization of the real worth of all that you lived for is astounding. Your big and small vehicles have no use, outfits that were your style statements are wearily gathering dust in the wardrobe, the bank balance finds use only for the essential needs for sustenance. If it was not for those pre-existing loans, all that salary was not really required. You realize, work is indeed possible from home. And work do not really need all that time spent at workplace. As worship sessions in large gatherings cease, the ultimate and noble realization dawns. God do not really need huge structures to delve in. He/she just needs humane hearts.   Even as humans relax and contemplate upon the real worth of all that was sought for, the planet is in recoup mode, and its other species are reclaiming the spaces left vacant by its self-proclaimed supreme being. The air is cleaner, rivers clear of industrial wastes, the humdrum of markets replaced by silences. The country records its best air quality indices of the decade.   When ...

Image source = https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2020/apr/22/earth-day-bypasses-virus-with-journey-into-gaming-world   We all know due to continuous spread of highly contagious COVID-19, the world is not in a good shape today. Number of reported cases infected with the deadly virus has been on a constant rise throughout the world. The people of our country have been advised to stay home. The country is under lockdown. The world has come to a standstill. Under such a crisis we all need to take care of family and ourselves.   Firstly, it is crucial to understand what COVID-19 is and how it spreads.COVID-19 is a disease caused by a new strain of coronavirus. ‘CO’ stands for corona, ‘VI’ for virus, and ‘D’ for disease. Formerly, this disease was referred to as ‘2019 novel coronavirus’ or ‘2019-nCoV.’ The COVID-19 virus is a new virus linked to the same family of viruses as Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS) and some types of common cold.The main causes for its spread are- air by cough or sneeze, personal contact, contaminated objects and mass gatherings. The symptoms include- dry cough, high fever, sore throat and difficulty in breathing.   Following are some facts about COVID-19:   People of all ages CAN be infected by the coronavirus. Older people, and ...

क्षेत्रीय कार्यालय, बनीखेत क्षेत्रीय कार्यालय बनीखेत में  विश्व पर्यावरण दिवस के अवसर पर वृक्षारोपण कार्यक्रम का आयोजन किया गया |कार्यक्रम में पौधारोपण के साथ सन्देश दिया गया कि विश्व पर्यावरण दिवस को मनाने का मुख्य उद्देश्य प्रकृति की रक्षा के लिए जागरूकता बढ़ाना तथा लोगों को पर्यावरण की सुरक्षा के प्रति जागरूक और सचेत करना है । जैव विविधता को बनाए रखने के लिए  धरती के पर्यावरण का संरक्षण महत्वपूर्ण है। प्रकृति के साथ सद्‍भाव में रहना ही धरती पर भयावह स्थिति से बचने का एकमात्र तरीका है तथा अधिक से अधिक वृक्ष लगा के प्रकृति को हरा–भरा बनाए रखने में योगदान देना चाहिए ।   क्षेत्रीय कार्यालय, चंडीगढ़ क्षेत्रीय कार्यालय चंडीगढ़ में विश्व पर्यावरण दिवस, कोविड-19 महामारी को ध्यान में रखते हुए सामाजिक दूरी के सभी मानदंडों को ध्यान में रखते हुए मनाया गया। इस अवसर पर क्षेत्रीय कार्यालय चंडीगढ़ के आवासीय परिसर सेक्टर 42 ए में पौधरोपण कार्यक्रम का आयोजन किया गया एवं समस्त अधिकारियों द्वारा पौधे लगाकर पर्यावरण संरक्षण का सन्देश दिया गया।     क्षेत्रीय कार्यालय, जम्मू क्षेत्रीय कार्यालय जम्मू में उत्साह के साथ विश्व पर्यावरण दिवस का आयोजन किया गया। पौधारोपण के द्वारा पर्यावरण को और बेहतर करने की दिशा में जागरूकता फैलाई गई। पर्यावरण संरक्षण सबका कर्तव्य है। घरों ...