Normal And Abnormal

Images  of beautiful children around the world are given below. Russian girl Ukrainian girl Armanian boy Georgian girl Tajik girl Uzbek children Turkmenistan girl Afghan girl Omani boy Omani baby girl Quatari boy Israeli boy Palestinian baby girl Baby boy from Saudi Arabia Iranian girl Iraqi girl Chinese baby boy Korean baby boy Japanese baby girl Indian boy (Sikh) Courtesy: Web sources K V George

Kerala  has the highest cancer incidence in India. While cancer incidence rate in India is 106.6 per lakh population, it is 135.3 per lakh  in Kerala. The highest death rate is in Mizoram followed by Kerala and Haryana. Death rate due to cancer in Kerala is 73.5 female per lakh, it is 103.4 male per lakh. In 2021 there are 21,224 active cases in Kerala. Cumulative recovery is ,51,68,028. In quarantine 1,19,025 and in home quarantine 1,15,182. While tobacco is said to be the prime cause of cancer, alcohol use also have significant contribution. However exact data is not available about this dangerous disease caused by pesticides. Perilous application of pesticides on fruits and vegetables is also believed to be causing cancer heavily. People of two villages, Periya and Pullur in Kaseragod suffered heavily due to Endosulfan is still fresh in our minds. Those who use these pesticides know very well how dangerous is the impact. Our state has a well equip

Monkeys are our closest relatives in the animal kingdom. We shall find here some different types of monkeys in the world. Golden sub-nosed monkey Mandrill Proboscis monkey Snow monkey Barbary Macaque Black snub-nosed monkey Crab-Eating Macaque Common Marmoset Panamanian White Faced Capuchin Central American Spider Monkey Pygmy Marmoset Northern Plains Gray Langur Gee's Golden Langur Courtesy: Web sources K V George

  Women in the traditional dress of   Somalia I would like to suggest academically qualified and broad minded Indian youth to the below given proposal. A list of the poorest countries in the world are given below. Barundi South Sudan Somalia Central African Republic Democratic Republic of Congo Mozambique. Basic data in brief of the top three are given here. Barundi 90% of the 12 million population of this Sub-Saharan African country are in a pathetic state and that make Barundi the poorest country in the world. Average earning of the majority of the people is USD 1.25 only. Food scarcity is in the worst state. Water is not accessible to most of the people. Only 5 per cent of the total population have reach to electricity. This country had a Hitu-Tulsi ethnic conflict out of a civil war for a long time. South Sudan South Sudan has taken birth as a new country on 9 July 2011 after a long civil war that took the lives of over 4 lakhs people. As of 2021, South Sudan with 82.3%

Freycinet National Park, Tasmania, Australia Cheenavala (Fishing net) in Kochi backwaters, in Kerala. Geographical  area of Australia is 7.692 million km² whereas the area of Kerala is 38863 km². This makes Kerala mere 0.5% area of that mighty continent and the comparison between the two looks like a rabbit with an elephant. The population of Australia is 2.57 crores (2020) whereas the population of Kerala is 3.58 crores (as estimated for 2021). In other words, Australia has only 71% of our work force. Therefore, the comparison is not between a rabbit and and an elephant but a Lion and a Tiger. Kerala is the Lion. But unfortunately this Lion is a severely handicapped one, rather made to be one. The Gross State Product of Kerala (GSP) is USD 131.98 million. That makes the GDP per capita of the state for 2020-21, Rs 281,872. Whereas the GDP per capita of Australia is USD 51,812.15 (2020), which comes to Indian Rupees  39,06,377.05.  Surprisingly, here we becomes r

'Peace on earth'  was the wish the Shepherds had from the angels. There are many people in the world, for whom peace is quite strange. Many people in today's world seek peace in the family, in the society and in the country. Unfortunately, none of those can find peace anywhere. There are many countries in the world where internal disputes flare up frequently or facing external threats continuously. What is peace? When opened the dictionary, we may find the meaning like, freedom from disturbance, state of tranquility etc. Whatever it may be, peace is not something given to us by others. It is that we get when we  give something to others. When we feed a hungry one, the satisfaction and happiness on that face fetch us is peace. Peace is the final one of three states of mind. The first is contentment. The second is happiness. And the third is peace. It is like this. When we find good crops from our cultivation we get contentment. When we eat those with our family m

Finland is located on North of Europe bordering with Russia on one side and Sweden on the other. Bay of Bothnia of the Baltic sea is located between Sweden and Finland. The land area is 338,000 km². Population is 5.5 million. While the average density of population is 18, it varies from 0.2 to 3,000. The highest population is in the capital city Helsinki, holding 27% of the total population. There are are nine cities with population exceeding one lakh. The language used in the country are Finnish and Swedish. GDP per capita of Finland in 2020 is $49,041.34 (Rs 37,06,571.45) Religious composition of the country is 99% Christians and the remaining 1% consists of Islam, Hinduism, Buddhism and Judaism. Now we will make an overall comparison of this tiny Europian country with our Kerala. While the geographical area of both are more less same, the population of Kerala is about 7 times higher. The GDP per capita of Finland is about 13 times higher than that

 (Virginia State University campus) America  is one of the best destination in the world for higher studies. There are many globally competitive universities in USA. It is, however, not easy to get admission in American universities. The most important is that the one seeking admission there should have an impressive academic profile. Another important aspect is proficiency in English language. Having these two will widen the option of the prospective candidate. As the options are wide one can choose a university with affordable tution cost. Since there are scholarships available one can also study free. It should also be kept in mind that ather than expenses for education, one should be prepared for living expenses health care etc. Free Universities in America: University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign Founded in 1867, study under this University is cheap and for some courses free. This university offers 150 under graduate and 100 graduate programs through its 15 academic de

According to Corruption Perception Index prepared by Transparency International,  cleanest countries in the world ranking, top five spots are held by Denmark, New Zealand, Finland, Singapore and Sweden with rankings of 1 and 3 with CPI score between 92 and 85 from 2012 to 2020. India ranks at 86 with CPI score between 36 and 41 during the above period. No big country with such big economy is behind us. Corruption is rampant in our country. According to a study conducted by Transparency International in 2005 more than 62% of Indians had at some point or another paid a bribe to a public official to get a job done. Corruption in India is a consequence of the Nexus between bureaucracy, politics and criminals. According to a report by The Hindu 43% members of the Loksabha have criminal background. They are the law makers. According to a survey conducted by a leading MNC in 94 countries, India is among top ten countries in complexity of law in accounting and tax compliance. The p

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