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  Impact of COVID-19 on daily routine                                                                                                                                    by:- Shubham Swami Mostly this pandemic has left our lives in distraught and has tipped our axes, it has come as a surprise to some of us and has changed the way we live and the things we did on a daily basis. The lockdown has made us realize the importance of actually appreciating the things and people that we take for granted, but what it has taught us is the spirit of togetherness and giving helping others, and helping where one can. It has come to show us tha...

  Nyctophobia : Fear of the Dark Many of us can relate to running up the stairs to our lit bedroom while the rest of the house is blanketed in darkness. There is lot of uncertainty behind the dark, and many horror films and stories are centered around a pitch-black environment or the darkness of the night.  At a certain severity, this fear can be classified as Nyctophobia, which is the official phobia associated with being afraid of the dark. It is one of the most common fears among adults, along with the fear of heights. In fact, according to Glamour, “It is estimated that 11 percent of the U.S. population is afraid of the dark”. It is not necessarily a bad thing to be afraid of the dark; human’s have an inherent sense of caution, and our instinct is to protect ourselves from potential threats. The dark provides threats that we are unable to see and confront on our own, and for some, this becomes a phobia that inhibits many of their daily activities.   Being a...

 INTERNET VS SOCIAL MEDIA The world is becoming increasingly digital. We do our shopping online, build our businesses online, spend our downtime online, and even make life-long friends online. As of July 2020, 59 percent of the global population were active internet users. Bringing us closer to commodities, the internet is set to become an even bigger part of our lives. Technology is a fast-paced market, and every pioneer is in a race for first place on the podium. New innovations are piloted every day in a desperate attempt to sell what the masses will buy—tools to make our daily lives easier. As older generations warm to the idea of utilizing technology in the face of a pandemic, we move eerily closer to a world where social interaction is primarily digital. But should we look at this as a positive or negative change? Will human interaction strengthen or suffer as a result of new communication technologies? In this article we will explore the good, the bad, and the ugly truth of ...

  "One of the things that people don’t realize is that that natural beauty, those recreational forests, they have an economic development impact for the state as well."                                         ~ Ed Rendell Disruption of the Water Cycle R ain forests store vast quantities of water, and when those trees are cut down, the water they store is lost. As trees and plants are responsible for extracting groundwater from the soil and returning it the atmosphere, deforestation results in the water not being able to be released back into the atmosphere, affecting the balance of the water cycle. This results in lush rainforests turning into barren deserts (Desertification), leading to dry climates, which affects livings conditions.  The resulting dry climate would result in increased probability of fire on peat land because of higher temperature and lower ...

 DEATHS : DUE TO DRUGS Drug dependence is characterized as a chronic disease with many relapses. Substitution maintenance therapy with methadone or buprenorphine improves the health and social performance of opioid-dependent people and decreases the use of illicit drugs and the crime rate. Statistics show that investment in prevention pays off well: every dollar invested in drug treatment saves seven dollars in health and social costs. Dextropropoxyphene is a synthetic weak opioid used as analgesic both as standalone as well as in combination with acetaminophen for more than 50 years. Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, Government of India has issued a gazette notification (dated May 23, 2013) suspending the manufacture, sale, and distribution of dextropropoxyphene and formulations containing dextropropoxyphene in the country. Overdose related deaths including suicide Concerns have been expressed regarding the extent of fatal self-poisoning with dextropropoxyphene/acetaminophen ...