H1N1 discussion Board
Submitted by rajat on Fri, 2009-08-21 08:25
H1N1 discussion board is open to all types of discussions regarding this influenza. We encourage you to post questions and express your views about the open points in the discussion. We will try to get you as accurate and reliable information as possible.
Submitted by Lisha on Sat, 2009-05-09 12:41
 The early history of British expansion in India was characterised by the co-existence of two approaches towards the existing princely states. The first was a policy of annexation, where the British sought to forcibly absorb the Indian princely states into the provinces which constituted their Empire in India. The second was a policy of indirect rule, where the British assumed suzerainty and paramountcy over princely states, but conceded some degree of sovereignty to them. ..
Submitted by Lisha on Mon, 2009-02-02 15:38
 India, a nation that has undergone complete transformation after it got independence from the British Rule. But somehow the influence from the West never ceased to affect our culture and the growth of the Nation. The three major transforms taken from the entire lot is the way Mobiles, Cars and Malls have brought to the India nationality.
Submitted by Lisha on Thu, 2008-09-18 20:43
The story before: The positive role that dairying could play in providing income and employment opportunity was clear to policy-makers long time back and a set of measures were put in place to develop and protect the dairy industry. Immediately after India gained independence, the Milk Control Board was set up which controlled the supply and distribution chains.
Submitted by Lisha on Tue, 2008-08-05 17:30
 India and space laws: A millennium perspective
THE LAUNCH of Sputnik 1 by the former Soviet Union in 1957, followed by a similar feat by the U. S., within a few months, heralded the birth of the space age. The development and application of space technology has since made a tremendous global impact in diversified fields including social, economic, cultural and scientific.
Submitted by Lisha on Wed, 2008-04-30 20:24
 India is a country with a diversity of languages. Out of more than one thousand mother tongues, only eighteen languages are included in the eighth schedule of the Indian Constitution. Development of a particular state or region, to a very great extent, depends on the development of its regional language. This was an important reason given at the time of the formation of linguistic states, though many criticized such a linguistic “division” or “re-organization”.
Submitted by rajat on Fri, 2008-03-28 11:19
 Past two decades have seen an unprecedented rise in the number of farmer suicides in our country. Across the nation, lacks of farmers have taken their lives in these years. Though this process is on for almost 2 decades, but it is only now that the nation is getting to know the seriousness and the extent of it. We are going through the worst ever farm crisis in the history of our nation.
Submitted by Lisha on Wed, 2008-03-12 18:16
 3rd December 1984 Shortly after midnight poison gas leaked from a factory in Bhopal, India, owned by the Union Carbide Corporation. There was no warning, none of the plant's safety systems were working. In the city people were sleeping. They woke in darkness to the sound of screams with the gases burning their eyes, noses and mouths. They began retching and coughing up froth streaked with blood. Whole neighbourhoods fled in panic, some were trampled, others convulsed and fell dead. People lost control of their bowels and bladders as they ran. Within hours thousands of dead bodies lay in the streets.
Submitted by Lisha on Tue, 2008-02-19 18:14
It is hard to imagine today that there existed a time in independent India when the then Prime Minister of the country, Sw. Lal Bahadur Shastriji had to appeal to the nation to skip one meal a day. Our nation saw one of the darkest era when we faced acute shortage of food in the 60s. Ships from America brought in bad quality grain as charity to feel us and the Nation battled with the problems of rising prices and hunger.
Submitted by rajat on Tue, 2008-01-29 00:31
 The Emergency in India denotes the 21-month period between June 25, 1975 and March 21, 1977 when President Fakhruddin Ali Ahmed, upon advice by Prime Minister Indira Gandhi, declared a State of Emergency in India under Article 352 of the Constitution of India, effectively bestowing on her the power to rule by decree, suspending elections and civil liberties. It is one of the most controversial periods in the history of independent India. During the Emergency, many opposition leaders were jailed, freedom of press was suspended and powers of the judiciary were curtailed
Submitted by rajat on Mon, 2007-12-31 15:07
 The Ancient Legend
In India there is an ancient legend about a girl, Amrita Devi, who died trying to protect the trees that surrounded her village. The story recounts a time when the local Maharajah's tree cutters arrived to cut the villager's trees for wood for his new fortress. Amrita, with others, jumped in front of the trees and hugged them. In some versions of the tale their dramatic efforts prevented the forest's destruction; in others Amrita dies in her valiant attempt.
Submitted by aurora on Thu, 2009-10-22 18:23
 The All India Muslim League (AIML) was formed in Dhaka in 1906 by Muslims who were suspicious of the Hindu-majority Indian National Congress. They complained that Muslim members did not have the same rights as Hindu members. A number of different scenarios were proposed at various times. Among the first to make the demand for a separate state was the writer/philosopher Allama Iqbal, who, in his presidential address to the 1930 convention of the Muslim League said that a separate nation for Muslims was essential in an otherwise Hindu-dominated subcontinent.
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not to panic about the pandemic
Due to the hype it has obtained everyone would have read about the instructions for prevention of the flu,but here is a set of instructions that i found very credible and the most convincing.
*the surgical masks DO NOT provide protection against the H1N1 virus.Cotton handkerchieves folded into 2 layers with 2-3 drops of nilgiri oil can do a much better job(please do not put on surgical masks anywhere you go around ,it will only create panic...instead cover your mouth and nose with a handkerchief in a crowded or disease prevalent place)and remember that dependence on surgical mask against H1N1 is like using an umbrella made up of mosquito net
* tamiflu does not kill but prevents H1N1 from further proliferation till the virus limits itself.H1N1, like anyother influenza A virus ,only infects the upper respiratory tract and proliferates only there.The only portals of entry are nostrils and mouth/throat.
*some very simple steps that can be followed are:
1)frequent hand washing
2)"Hands of face" approach.resists all temptations to touch your face (unless you want to eat)
3)Gargle twice a day with warm salt water.In a way , gargling with salt water has the same effect on a healthy person that tamiflu has on an infected one.
4)blowing the nose atleast once a day is very effective in bringing down the viral population
5)boost your immunity with foods that are rich in vitamin C(amla and other citrus fruits)
6)drink as muchas warm liquids as you can.Drinking warm liquids has the same effect as gargling ,but in the reverse direction .They wash off proliferating viruses from throat into the stomach where they cannot survive,proliferate or do any arm.
All these are simple ways to prevent , within household means of most househalds,and certainly much less painful than to wait in long queues outside public hospitals.
Happy breathing!!!
to start with - 3 quick tips
>> Namaste is better than a handshake for some time. :)
>> Push the doors open using your elbow wherever possible.
>> Instead of handkerchiefs use disposable paper tissues.