It is a topic of discussion for centuries that crude oil reserves cannot be measured. As a result caution was there for the utilisation of available crude oil. Researches are carrying out around the globe for finding the alternatives to crude oil. To depend the under ocean for each and every activity in the ground results in the easy depletion of resources. Hence it was cautioned that every available alternatives need to be explored. It was in such a context that bio fuels were started to explore. But the fuels that were processed from plants had a different octane compared to the natural petroleum. Such bio fuels were a reason for higher fumes and increased pollution. So recently it was claimed by some reports that blending of ethanol is very effective. But what is the speciality of E20/E30? E20/E30 are simply bio products processed from natural resources like sugarcane. The energy we get from drinking sugarcane juice or its by products like beverages is very good for health. But over use of it results into life style diseases like diabetic and in a future date it may result into the failure of some parts of the body. When the same sugarcane is distilled and blend into petrol the constituents in petrol will change. In the case of E20, it is claimed that there is 20% of Ethanol. But sources does not admit that the ethanol blend is refined and it does not affect the lifetime of vehicles. But it is promoted with a tagline that crude oil use will be decreased. May be it is true. But the damage produced to the engine of vehicles are still not clearly stated. If a vehicle can completely run on alcoholic substitutes like ethanol it will be an achievement for the environmental researchers. Petroleum mining can be reduced and the impact of climate change due to the release of heat and other emissions from crude oil can be decreased. In the meantime the profit of companies that produce ethanol has also been increased. But as a matter of contradiction, even the carriages used to transport Ethanol from the place of manufacturing to the fuel stations at a distant place do not depend on Ethanol blend. So the credibility of Ethanol mix itself is questioned. As a result the reliability itself has been questioned if there would be a successfully processed E95/E100.
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That random code
That awkward moment when you see a guy going to a restaurant. It is the same place that he go for solo dinner occassionaly. A locality that is under survival due to its typical nature. The restaurant has a seating capacity of above 30. It is a place he reached recently. He sit beside the dining table. His order has taken and the food is served. A POLICE inspector on duty at the circle come for his dinner. By the time the guy is about to start eating. When the inspector is near him on the way to wash, he try to align the seating as the chair was not in order. The guy thought that they find him suspiciously when they comes to sit opposite to him accompanied, which was due to a gesture of aligning the seat. Though he thought that the inspector finds him suspiciously but simultaneously another guy who was watching from outside stares at him like he was also a cop and was showing respect to his superior officer. After completing the dinner the inspector goes to wash his hand. By the time the guy completed his food and he follows the officer to hand wash. All of a sudden the power supply goes off and all lights have turned off. The inspector said to turn on ’emergency’ (emergency lamp). But the flashlight doesn’t work in the guy’s phone when he try to turn it on. The guy replies there is no ‘Flash’. When coming out from hand wash area other peoples and restaurant workers* might look each other like ‘is it a secret code’?
An innovation every phone photography enthusiasts waited
Last few years witnessed the change of gadgets used for photography from traditional professional cameras to handheld mobile devices. Though there was a lot of experimentations in the field almost everything has been turned out like shutting of a sprout for the case of images that need zooming. Then a lot of mobile phones released with the feature of 200 megapixel cameras. It was a success up to certain level. But such cameras also lacked clarity due to deficiencies in processing. The camera features and quality of the mobile phone also matters in this regard. Alternatively there was a gadget called telephoto lens which can be used as an external device to extend the camera zooming. Actually it provides the utilities of a binocular or telescope and the image which is focused with it will be captured on the mobile phone. But the biggest drawback of such a gadget was lack of precision. It is at such a time entered a revolutionary camera phone called Vivo X300Pro. What makes it unique is a simple technology used to attach the telephoto lens, which is already available in the market, with the camera of the phone. On a contrary, when the same type of gadget has been used to capture some photo using different phone models a lot of details were missing. When the precision of telephoto extender is in tune with the processing capabilities of dimensity 9k series which got attached to each other using a small piece of joiner which is probably an engineering marvel of 3D technology, it resulted into a mesmerizing effect of magic. A lot of stunning photographs have been shot by majority of top wildlife photographers using x300 pro and displayed as promotion.
The network with unorganised title
It is a significant custom that society determines our future. But sometimes the expectations of society and our experiences based on social expectations will have contradictions. The trends followed by some members of a society might be different from the family traditions of some other people. A lot of aspects which becomes the cause of such diversities of our societies determines the importance of connecting with each other. When two or more persons get connected as legal entity with perpetual succession for daily bread or livelihood it will be called as a company. Generally the company which is registered under a Company law will be categorised under organised sector and those which falls outside of registration are collectively called unorganised sector. Sole proprietorship is one of the most misinterpreted term in the unorganised category. Since partnership requires a minimum of two persons either at decision making, capital contribution, profit sharing, etc the vast majority of sole proprietorships that we see today falls under partnership business. Only some small entities labelled as proprietorship are meaningful in this regard for the entitlement. As such small proprietorship businesses have adequate capital, products are basically produced by themselves (mostly food items), no additional requirements to depend on experts for tax related or other financial decisions, etc. they do not have any inter dependencies. They manufacture and sell the goods by themselves. Most probably uses the profit for operations of the business and the remaining for livelihood. But, as a contradiction a lot of proprietorships we see around us are actually ‘partner in profits only’ and hence it need to be entitled as partnerships. When a stationery shop which is registered as proprietorship sells a biscuit from ‘abc brand’ of ‘xyz company’ they are getting the shared profit from ‘xyz company’. Since a company can have partnership some companies execute contracts to have partnership with businesses which are sometimes registered as proprietoriship. But even after the execution of such a deed the proprietary business still address themselves as proprietoriship for getting themselves free from regulatory compliances.
Gold standard; a different perspective
During the last millennial Gold became a standard of transaction apart from using it as ornaments. Then gold has been used as a medium of guarantee for the issue of cash. So whenever there is an issue of currency then gold became a necessity. Gold which is a rare Earth metal that was considered very difficult to obtain was there by entitled as so precious. Some people have even considered it as sacred due to its non availability. Mining of gold is regarded as difficult and hence considered as a costly process. Earlier in some countries ornaments were worn to deities as an honour. Later it became a practice to shield the statues and sculptures of divine importance with gold. Gold as a medium of regular transaction has been started with the popularity of gold loan by which Gold is pledged for taking loan and returns it when the loan is closed. But Gold is not used in the transfer of electricity even though it is the best conductor. If the gold that is kept in the custody of people as ornament or an asset to safeguard against inflation is used for transferring electricity then it would be a great revolution. When it is used as ornament it is similar to keeping a car in a car porch for years without using it. Moreover if kilograms of Gold is extracted in a single day it need to be reconsidered whether it is rare or abundant.
A success story which lasted more than 50,000 kilometres
Traveling is an unavoidable event of every movable living being. If the mode of transportation causes depletion of natural resources it need to be reconsidered. Whether the fuel used in the vehicle is renewable or not matters in this view. Another thing to be considered is the parts used in a vehicle. The parts which need to be replaced occasionally should also be monitored carefully. Optimum utilisation of resources is the factor to be considered at this point. One such part of every vehicle, whether it is two wheeler or a vehicle with twenty wheels, which can be used 3 or 4 times more is the tyre. From a personal experience it can be stated that by efficiently co-ordinating the different aspects of driving a vehicle the life span of a rubber tyre which lasts 10,000 or 20,000 kilometres can be increased to 50,000 kilometres or so.
Buying new tyres every 5,000 or 10,000 kilometres is a craze for someone, more specifically college students. On the other hand it is only a source of money drain. It is not even desirable to buy new tyres without utilising it properly. Moving at a speed of 80km/hr or more and applying brakes constantly without considering whether it is necessary or not is a cause for such a huge wear and tear. A better control of the speed is important in this regard. When the speed is limited the necessity to apply brake will be decreased. Eventually it reduces the friction and it results in reduced wear and tear.
Usually the tyres that are available in the market will be made out of rubber which may be natural rubber or any synthetic versions. A tyre will never have any signs of wear and tear if it is used to roll for a century. Because no kind of stress or friction is applied on it. But the complete story of a tyre’s life is determined on the application of brake either to slow down, down shift of gear or stopping the vehicle. We can analyse and classify the application of brake into vital, essential or desirable. City ride, slopes, etc. and actions like sudden brake, braking at curves, etc., are vital and can never be avoided. Apart from such actions there can be slow down actions or down shift of gear in the regular course of action. Slow down actions can be effectively done by reducing the acceleration in accordance with timing which gives a result that is equivalent to braking. Thereby an effective braking can give more span to tyres, brake pad, engine etc.
When what do you need matters?
A consumer is the one who have some need and takes effort to satisfy the need. According to that theory everyone in a civilized society is a consumer. According to American psychologist Abraham Maslow there is a hierarchy of needs. Someone who is struggling to pay for daily bread cannot demand a car, AC, etc. An accommodation in a 3bhk apartment at a metropolitan city cannot be affordable to a person who depends solely on salary from a rural grocery shop. Sometimes it may be common to see younger people from higher economic background with better education struggling to have healthy food, quality clothing, accommodation with better amenities, a family, etc. Not because they put the required effort but because of societal pressure. Paradoxical to Maslow’s theory people may seem to acquire self actualization needs like personal growth peak experiences, etc. before acquiring other needs. Similarly, to pay for a medical expense may at times be such a higher amount that even the high income groups struggle to cope up with.It is not a practical approach to live through a certainly formulated path according to a theoretical life. Because social aspects are not static. To change according to the deviations in environment is somewhat challenging. But it is the best suitable medium to deal with esteem needs that arises before self actualization needs.
When exploitation at its peek need to be challenged by sustainability
The natural environment is the key reason for life on earth. Unlike other living organisms human capacity is not limited to his own body parts like hands, legs or teeth. When the requirements are beyond the reach of his hands the humans utilize other materials available in the universe to attain his needs. Gradually, the most superior form of life on earth turns to act as a predator to his fellow beings, other organisms and the environment as well. By his very nature he discovered the substances that can create fire. At the early stages fire was used to satisfy his basic need related only to cooking of food. Advancements from the discovery of fire has paved the way to discoveries like iron which became a turning point of human life. The utilities developed from the combination of iron and fire as the next stage of inventions act as the backbone of modern world. Now, everything from telecommunications to the cooking of food is based on technology. But, there is an extreme difference in the limited production of items in the past with contradiction to the making of goods on a mass scale. The production of items on a bulk scale requires more resources. Since some resources are abundant it will not make significant impact on its depletion due to its massive exploitation. But certain resources which are scarce need such level of care to get protected. Day to day activities of human beings which is dependent on producing heat and fumes create threatening situations. Because, mostly the physical conversion of one material that is available abundantly in the nature to a finished product requires such level of heat energy. Simultaneously it create emissions which affects the habitat and environment. Whereby, some self satisfactory acts of human beings spoils the safety of himself and that of everything.
As a say ‘modern problem requires modern solutions’. If there is a problem there is injustice. Problems of human beings are vast and remains unresolved for centuries even though it is regarded that we live in a millennium that has solution for every problem. Problems from poverty, hunger, poor health, lack of education, inequalities, scarcity of clean water, lack of descent work, underdeveloped infrastructure and communities, responsible consumption and production, climate action, etc and a lot of such under addressed problems which directly affect the standard of human life. Together with it such problems like environmental degradation also spoils a lot of great moments. It needs to be resolved. The safety and security of everything and everyone can be ensured by the implementation of justice only. Justice which takes the form of economic justice, social justice, political justice, etc together with justice for environment.
The most feasible method to achieve justice in today’s world does not lies in following a religion or believing an extreme political philosophy. But it can be made possible by effectively utilizing businesses by consideration of its impact on the environment and initiation of justice for environment over human interventions. The products and services offered for consumption are a result of business activities. In most situations the ultimate consumers of products and services will be human beings. As every activities of business is human centered it will be connected to its stakeholders like investors, customers, regulatory bodies, government, communities, etc. or the society as a whole. Moreover its impact is very high on environment. A business cannot be commenced in the absence of capital. Similarly, environment acts as the capital by which living beings are generated. So, the decisions regarding the activities of a business have to be aligned in accordance with its stakeholders and the environment. A framework which is based on sustainable development goals becomes important in this sense and acts as a means to facilitate the sustainability and ethical impact on an organizations operations. But in certain cases there will be contradictions between stakeholders. The outcome which would be in favor of one set of stakeholders will not be favorable to some other individuals or groups. In such cases active engagement of all stakeholders need to be ensured to avoid further conflicts. Sustainability, which is a need of the hour need to be attained by such dedicated level of inter-personal involvement without conflicts.
A day without crude oil
A day without extraction and use of crude oil after setting up of adequate alternatives all over the world is a need of the minute. Apart from that of multi-million liters of petroleum products for fuel and power the manufacturing and use of products like plastic, artificial rubber, synthetic materials including synthetic drugs, etc matters. From basic necessities of life like food, clothing and shelter, there is a tendency to depend on petroleum products for everything.
There would be a lot of alternatives for LPG. But even the governments support usage of LPG for cooking by creating hindrances for the discovery and development of alternatives. If the food stores operated by government try to change the mode of equipment used for cooking then there would be a lot of followers for it. Some fertilizers which are manufactured by extraction of petroleum crude has a lot of alternatives with less side effects. But, it is human nature to try the easiest method for acquiring the need satisfaction. Since generation of other fertilizers or organic manures or fertilizers is a task, it is relied more on petroleum based fertilizers as it gives more yield in less time. The making of cloths including polyester depends a bit on petroleum. If alternatives like cotton would be promoted it will be a perfect experience to the nature. We have the option for hydro-electric power. Solar power is also a better option for places with adequate sunlight. But, today’s power stations are fond of power from burning fossil fuels. Items like petroleum gel which is used as a moisturizer for body has a lot of alternatives but still the profit from some brands stay steady. Some petroleum products used for making mattresses and pillows are non degradable which is used widely. Some synthetic drugs for stimulation of brain and mind are brought from some petroleum products which acts as a challenge to the entire humanity.
It is easy to speak like “we are against climate action and we need to recover”. But some small steps like non generation of fossil fuels & its associated items and instead use of alternatives would be beneficial. Air, water and soil; the environment as a whole needs to recover and human co-ordination is crucial on this behalf.
A timeline with biography
1.I am a 90’s kid born in the September of 1989. Live life to the fullest is the motto that has been taught to us from the very early days of school education. Until going to school I have not been mingled with anyone from the peer group. But one memory that I have with someone from the nearest age group is my cousin brother, first cousin who is one year younger, whom I hit using a coconut shell while playing with it when he was nearly 2 years.
2.When I was admitted to school I felt like I was an alien from a different world. I was very sensitive and not an easily get mingled type. What bothered me most was that other children in the class were fully engaged in everything and studies as well. All boys had TV in their home and they discussed either cartoon stories, films or sports news in the class. Then I have to sit back like a rotten egg. By UKG I became the last man of the class in studies also, who fails in some subjects. By the time there was created a gap or separation between boys and girls in the class and it has also acted as a barrier to me for proper social development. The family background of mom where her father abandoned them, mom and her three siblings together with their mother, has also created a lot of trauma apart from the reactions from school to my life.
3.Parallel to school studies it was mandatory to follow catechism at church because we belongs to an aristocratic Christian family. There was also a group of peers who were constant while reaching high school, college, etc. But some clashes/silly fights in the early days with them created a long distant gap with a majority of them even though we stood like we were connected. Our new parish priest who took charge of the church those days came to visit our home for the first time. After seeing that we are two boys he started to create an urge in us or started to force joining seminary and became priest when we becomes old stating that one guy can look after the parents and the other one need to serve God. That church priest whenever saw me or my brother repeats that words ‘I am taking you to seminary to have a priest from our church’.
4.My biggest strength and the only human I seen as a companion till those days, my grandpa, passed away when I was studying in standard 4. Our neighbourhood has only limited number of houses. Elder ones were supportive but they have limitations. A junior at school was also there as the neighbourhood companion but she also has limitations.
5.Since I was poor in studies due to lack of input or external information from mass media, I asked my parents to shift my school to state syllabus which is easier to study, without stating them the reason. But I was transferred to another school to standard 5 with higher standards. There I got opening to a new world. By the time television has been bought at my house but limitations still followed as there are only Free To Air channels. So the movies that my friends watch at HBO or Star Movies and the Cricket/Football matches and World cups at Star sports and further discussions about it which was a booster of communication as well as group discussion skills and a source of information got missed.
6.When I joined standard 5 at the new school, my backwardness in studies was started to address by the teachers. Also, I started combined studies with a topper of the class after regular class hours during the time waiting for school bus. And individual care has received from teachers when I was studying in standard 8 during regular class hours to bring me equal to other students in the class. All such efforts found meaningless when I received warning during mid term exam since it was the policy of the school to drop out or degrade one year to those who under performs just to ensure higher pass percentage at standard 10.
7.So, I opted for the change of school because it ensures promotion to next class though it is a shift to state syllabus. And eventually I joined new school at class 9 where I stood as an above average one in studies till class 12. Moves to join seminary has sprout out and gradually it came to halt during the time because I got to bother more about my inability to speak normally during that time. There were days when I prayed 3 to 5 hours per day during the time because it was given as guidance from some nun during a summer camp for catechism students at our church which was there every year. The prayer that stays as the foundation of Christianity- our father who art in heaven. It was the time for model exam of class 10 when my grandmother’s mother is about to have her last breathe. My grandma in her late sixties was also with her to look after her even though grandmother’s father was also there. It was midnight and I was in deep sleep after studies up to 1am. Few minutes later I heard the voice of that granny in my mother tongue, ‘son, I am going’. That moment I fall awake from sleep. Next moment our land phone ringed which was from grandmother telling that her mother passed away. This incidence has created lot of superstitions in me and it take years for me to understand that there is no need to get involved and become blind about religion, prayer and spirituality. Because we cannot control anything related to it and it happens naturally which do not demands our human involvement.
8.Since I was a Commerce student without maths or computer applications at higher secondary level I didn’t get admission for B.Com with Computer Applications to my preferred college even though I got recommended by a Rajya Sabha member who was my paternal cousin. Since I am not good at speaking and communication it was like a last option for me to take MCA after graduation because computer programming does not require interpersonal skills, but I have not told about such a plan at home because I can expect the possible reply. Finally I got admitted to B.Com with marketing. As I have heard a lot of military stories from my grandma I was interested to join NCC during college. But, as it was days after horrible chikkun guniya, I felt more weak physically and I have to drop NCC dreams also. My days of depression and mental health issues has started to sprout out. I started thinking about committing suicide. I tried to push me out from such thoughts by forcing me to express my college crush or love for some girls in the class. I know it takes time to fall in love naturally but it was the only option for me to push me to a fast pace to save myself. But, that mission too has failed because love has to take effect only after a positive response from the other side. Anyway, fortunately or unfortunately I have cleared every subjects of graduation in the first attempt itself.
9.As higher education in marketing comprises Advertising which is a creative and well paid job I opted for a PG Diploma in Advertising. I joined the apex Institute of the state for Mass Communications. But, it has not became fruitful. My past which was centred on prayer and spirituality has started to hunt me. Eventually I have to drop out from the course in the final days of the course. Those days I had my 21st birthday and I attempted to suicide on that day by creating a mix of alcohol and overdose of some medicine. As it didn’t worked I went back to institute the same day after few days of holidays. But, this time I got a bit out of order. I have difficulty in interacting with others. Though, mom has given pocket money for the next few days, but I spent it for buying sweets for hostel friends on birthday and the rest amount was spent for drinks for those who drink. I became out of money and I felt more conscious about money. I felt like I do not depend anyone for a single rupee. Though I needed detergents for washing, my self esteem didn’t allowed me to depend on others. Hence I wore the same clothes including innerwear for next few days. One evening I went out from hostel and came back to home by calling my dad to nearest railway station where I reached. Next day some hostel friends called home and told my dad to bring me to institute since it is the last day of the course and I need to be there. As I hesitated to reach there my dad has taken me there.
10.From March of 2010 to 2020, I have gone through very difficult situations and I have attempted to suicide multiple times because of lack of proper education, entry to a job, deficiency in earnings, finding a relationship, etc. One time I put alcohol blended with warm water which over stimulated and manipulated my brain. It was the day’s of ice breaking challenge all over the world and our parish priest of that time quoted about it in his Sunday speech. That days I was very active in social media and have given reply to the post of Pope Benedict VI as part of ice breaking challenge, afterwards it made me think like my comment was the reason for Pope’s unusual retirement. Still I am not sure whether it was my message or someone else’s comment or reply that became the reason. Then I was admitted for treatment related to mind and a lot of mistreatment has incurred into it as I have not co-operated with the medical team for which I am suffering for its outcomes this days too. My birth day of 2019 was a real question of existence for me. I have made a food poison and consumed it. Some symptoms that occurred during that days were similar to the symptoms of the pandemic which occurred after three or four months. Which made me think blindly like was I the reason for it. Controversially, the environment of the offices I joined for training and the other one for job which were like family where everyone were like family members has influenced me a lot and started making changes to me mentally, socially, etc. At least I can resist suicidal thoughts now and to the best of my practices I have stopped going to church regularly, where born criminals and anti-socials in spite of their 50’s, 60’s or older rock, even though how good the present vicar is.