Former That 70s Show actor Danny Masterson was convicted on two counts of sexual assaults on May 31, 2023. Hollywood convicted of rape. Danny Masterson, who starred on That 70s Show, was just found guilty on two counts of forcible rape involving two different women. Jurors were deadlocked on a third count. After a lengthy criminal proceeding, that would see three women accuse him of taking advantage of them from the confines of his former Los Angeles home. This ended a years-long battle that lasted two trials. Back in 2022, the jurors found themselves hung on all counts against Masterson, with mostly leaning towards an acquittal. But prosecutor's soldery trial and in their second attempt they focused on not only the drugs Danny used the women, but how he isolated them at his home to make them feel more infulnerable. After a week of deliberations, the jurors returned to convict Danny at assault to two of the three women, while being hung on the third count stemming from allegations made by Chrissy B. Masterson's former longtime girlfriend. As you might imagine, the formerly popular actor hasn't appeared on TV for quite a while, and it's been rumored that he's been hiding out in the semi-remote town of Santanez with his wife actress Bijou Phillips by his side. Now Masterson is facing potentially as many as 30 years behind bars, and he's due back in court at the beginning of August to learn his sentencing. Needless to say, this is one demoralizing story made all the more unusual because of how Danny used his own home to shield himself while perpetrating some awful crimes. If you want to hear more about what happened behind Danny Masterson's walls, then keep watching. But I'll warn you, this story isn't for the faint of heart.  From its dramatic front door to its marble and gold fireplace, this place was an architectural lender. Danny would spend much of the next decade calling this place home, taking full advantage of the property's master suite with a retractable projection screen, large kitchen, as well as its multi-terrace yard with a pool and jacuzzi, turning the whole estate into something of a social hub. But that's not all he turned it into. According to a tipster who once spoke with Herb Los Angeles back in 2007, Danny's house had a few other notable details as well. Number one, nearly 25% of the art in the home was said to be drawings, photos or sketches of himself. But the strangest and creepiest extra he had installed were 17 interior cameras, planted club style and smoked glass ores that monitored every room of his home. Danny could even watch the footage from the control grid in his master closet. So is it any wonder that according to his accusers, this became the scene of all three crimes he's now been found guilty of? His first accuser claims that she went to his house to pick up a pair of keys from him sometime around April 2003 when she got there. She saw Danny was entertaining guests and decided to join in on the fun with some mutual friends. But about 20 minutes after she received a mixed drink from Masterson, her vision became blurry and the actor pushed her into the jacuzzi. Afterwards, Danny brought the woman upstairs and proceeded to assault her by washing her off in the shower and then putting her in his bed in the master suite. At that point, she was too weak to fight him off and he threatened her with a gun after she tried to pull away. Danny's second accuser claimed that she was also drugged and then assaulted by the actor in November 2001, five years into their relationship together. After angering Danny by yanking hard on his hair in an attempt to get him to leave her alone, a month later he attacked her while she was asleep in bed and unable to defend herself. The third accuser, who would speak at Danny's trial, told a strikingly similar story. One night, Danny demanded that she come over to his house. When she arrived, he told her to remove her clothes and not wanting any possible violence to take place in retaliation. She listened. Afterwards, she was afraid to go to the authorities due to her membership in the Church of Scientology, the same faith that Danny's also part of. The last of these incidents took place in 2003. Four years later, Danny would list this property for $1.59 million before eventually finding a buyer. Afterwards, Danny would distance himself from the scene of his former crimes by moving into a new home in the Hollywood Hills. Believe it or not, but in a strange twist to fate, the new home Danny Masterson moved into had merely as shady a reputation as the one he left. That's because Danny's new estate was previously owned by none other than Chuck Barry. Originally constructed in Los Angeles, quiet, Bronson Canyon neighborhood back in 1923, Chuck Barry lived in this house for years, throughout both the 80s and the 90s. A series of sexual harassment charges and assault allegations would hit the musical superstar. These eventually led him to selling the property in 2000 for only $570,000. Seven years later, the property was bought by Danny Masterson and his wife Bijou Phillips for much more than that, $3 million to be exact. Secured behind spiked gates and high hedges, not to mention some equally dense greenery, Masterson sure likes his privacy, huh? Anyways, this circular estate spans two-thirds of an acre. The property boasts a sprawling four-bedroom, three-bathroom Spanish revival style main house with close to 4,600 square feet. It might have been built a hundred years ago, but to this day, the home still maintains much of its original architectural details, including a colonnaded front porch, a carved wood front door set into a pointed archway, and well-preserved woodwork, antique fireplaces, as well as semi-circular windows. Upstairs, the guest bedrooms are ample in size, while the primary suite includes a private sitting and dressing room, as well as a sun-flooded bedroom with an updated vintage-style bath and access to a gigantic terrace. Downstairs, each room flows from one living or entertainment space into another. For instance, the living room with its carved stone fireplace also features coffered ceilings, all of formal dining room is surrounded by glass doors and links to the gray Eden kitchen by way of a butler's pantry. Outdoors, lush landscaping surrounds serene gardens as well as a swimming pool and a tennis courts. There's also a separate gated driveway that divides the main house from the detached garage that's been converted into a studio-style guest apartment with kitchenette, bath, and a soundproof two-room recording studio. Pretty gorgeous, right? Well, once the accusations against Danny were brought to light, he'd lose an unrelated lawsuit against his mortgage holders, which left him on the hook nearly $2 million out on this property. That forced him to list the home for $7 million. Property was later taken off the market before being sold in 2021 for $6.2 million. Given Danny's lack of film and TV appearances over these past few years, not to mention his wife's too, it seems that likely whatever profit they made off the sale will have to last them a while. But with Danny's no doubt expensive legal fees now coming due, how much Biju will be left with once Masterson is officially serving his sentences, anyone's guess. Usually these house doors are pretty lighthearted, but there was just no way I was going to be able to tell you this story without taking it as seriously as it deserves. I have no idea what's going to happen to Danny Masterson now, but by all accounts, whatever it is, he'll deserve it. And his days of living in the lap of Hollywood luxury are clearly over. Thanks for watching today's tour, and before you head off, consider answering the following question. Knowing what you do about Danny, will you ever go back and watch old episodes of that 70's show now? Let me know in the comments down below. Otherwise, like, subscribe, and turn on your notifications to make sure you never miss a video. My name's Kara. If you'd like to check out more celebrity homes before you're done, then stay tuned to our look into the properties of Laura Preppin. Bye. Music legend Tina Turner recently passed away in her home near Zurich, Switzerland, where she had lived for almost 30 years, a place that she'd made her sanctuary. Her property was more specifically located in the town of Kouchnacht, where Tina was a valued member of the community. And the star revealed in her 2021 documentary, Tina, that she spent the last phase of her life in private alongside her husband, Erwin Bach. Tina Turner passed away at the age of 83 on May 24th, 2023, following a long, unspecified illness. In what may have been her final public words, Tina told the Guardian about how she hoped the world would remember her. She responded to this question, saying, as the queen of rock and roll, as a woman who showed other women that it's okay to strive for success on their own terms. And when she was asked about what frightens her about getting older, she replied, nothing. This is life's full adventure, and I embrace and accept every day with what it brings. After Tina's passing, tributes were laid outside the iron gate of her massive mansion, with notes from fans reading things such as, you're simply the best, and with candles and flowers being piled outside. In her recent documentary, we could see that one of the main properties, Tina and Erwin called home in Switzerland, was their Chateau Algonquin estate. They moved to the countryside back in the 90s, and she said she liked it in Switzerland because everything here runs according to the rules. While Tina reportedly didn't speak German, one of the national languages of the country, her husband would always translate if needed. While Tina Turner was born in Tennessee, she became a citizen of Switzerland in 2013 and renounced her US citizenship after marrying her longtime partner, German-born Erwin Bach, who she'd been with since 1986. When speaking about why she relocated to Europe back in 1997, Tina said, I've left America because my success was in another country and my boyfriend was in another country. Adding that her single private dancer was a smashing success in the UK. The couple had been living in Switzerland for years, but due to strict laws in the country, there are restrictions against foreigners purchasing property. Therefore, Tina and her man had been renting a compound known as Chateau Algonquin for many, many years, an absolutely jaw-dropping home in Zurich, Switzerland. Back when Tina was still with Ike, she always felt like she never had space of her own and needless to say she's now making up for it with this home, where she was in total control of her physical surroundings. While the interior of this place is under pretty strict lock and key, reports suggest that this estate looked like a European palace. It has ivy sneaking up the walls, gardeners manicuring plentiful shrubs, and a life-size two-legged horse sculpture that suspended from a domed ceiling inside. I mean, there's reportedly even a room stuffed at the gills with Louis XIV-inspired sofas featured alongside a portrait of Tina rendered as an Egyptian queen. If what's been rumored is true, then the Algonquin is simply overflowing with beautiful things inside and out, like pieces of a giant shattered amethyst crystal arranged alongside the in-ground swimming pool and framed photos of Egyptian royalty. If you're wondering about the Egyptian-inspired decor, well, Tina sensed that she used to be Egyptian royalty in a former lay. When asked in a more recent interview about her favorite parts of this stunning mansion, Tina replied, Oh, I don't have a favorite room at all. However, in the course of one's life, one accumulates many objects for which one needs space. I have, for example, some artifacts of Egyptian art. I like to be surrounded by these and other collectibles. It is not at all about whether they are expensive or valuable. The important thing is that I have a personal relationship with each one. I also love the view of Lake Zurich from our garden. I enjoy the peace and quiet. While the couple was happily living in Chateau Algonquin, it was reported that in fall 2021, Tina and Irwin invested in a property of their own, an estate which cost $76 million no less. This property is a 10-building waterfront estate overlooking Lake Zurich, also in Switzerland, of course. And it's said the tennis star Roger Federer considered buying the property at one point, but I guess Tina beat him to it. Irwin had hinted that he and Tina used the new compound, which spanned over 240,000 square feet of space as a weekend retreat close to where their main residence is located. This property is a century-old historic estate with 10 structures spread over 5.5 acres of land with plenty of private lakefront access. There's also a private pond, stream, swimming pool, and a boat deck on the shore of Lake Zurich. It's no doubt this was Tina's type of place as outdoor space has always been a priority for her. Back in 2000, she told Architectural Digest, I need nature and solitude, they nurture me. My idea of a vacation is reading a book on the terrace while my boyfriend cooks his dinner. The mansion purchase came quite recently, only a month before Tina agreed to sell her vast music catalog to German music company, BMG, for $50 million. To which Tina said, the protection of my life's work, my musical inheritance is something personal. I am confident that with BMG and Warner Music, my work is in professional and reliable hands. Aside from this retreat, Tina also long enjoyed a vacation home located on the French Riviera, a villa situated in the hills. Tina would often drive herself south from her home in Switzerland to throw lavish parties and celebrations here in France, but she also enjoyed this property because it's in the heart of the wilderness. Tina says she discovered it after renting a little pink house nearby, and when she heard that a villa was up for sale, she jumped at the opportunity. The villa is situated between two mountains and surrounded by woods and wildlife. More recently, the interiors at the French Abode were described as a mix of grandeur balanced by informality. She told Architectural Digest, when I see something I love, a suite of furniture, a piece of art I never measure, I never hesitate, I just buy it. Eventually, I'll find a place for it. I've always wanted and needed to transform my surroundings because decorating is my first response to loss and upheaval, settle, collect, create a private universe. Tina and her designers drew inspiration from all over, including the Greek. Her home boasts Greek and Roman pottery and sculptures that are always on display and other accents throughout. Even the column pool and terraces have canvas shades bordered with a Greek key motif. Elsewhere, Tina had a small private library where she could write and study on an antique card table surrounded by her leather-bound volumes on art, religion, and ancient history. Then, we come to the Master Suite, which was Tina's favorite room in this house and one that she's taken to calling Cleopatra's Barge, which obviously has an Egyptian theme, while the decor complements the amazing views of the sea. Downstairs, you'll find a plush basement spa, a screening room, and a trophy room, while every major space in this multi-level villa opens to a patio or balcony with stunning views over the Riviera. While the world grieves the loss of legend, Tina Turner, she will no doubt be remembered forever for the mark she made on the music industry, as well as in the Switzerland community she chose to call home for so many years. That's gonna wrap up today's special house.


What's good y'all is your boy Ross back again with another video So I'm gonna check out how the Rock vs. Stone Cold saved the WWE by WWE fanatic man This is gonna be one of those videos is just gonna bring me back down memory lane Stone Cold the Rock their rivalry was wrestling Without these two guys and the rivalry that they built WWE Definitely wouldn't have been the same Wrestling as a whole wouldn't have been the same So I'm looking forward to checking this out man Just just for nostalgia purposes just so I can just sit back and remember the good old days when Robberies like this were just a There were some good ones, but this one was just a pinnacle at that time It was just stone cold in the rock. What else is there to say, you know, I can't get mad if someone says I choose stone cold over the rock. I can't get mad if someone says I choose the rock over stone cold They're both goats. They're both legends. Let's check this out. This video should be great. Let's do this damn thing What it's a rivalry that's synonymous with the WWE itself At the perfect time the company was in a bit of a rough patch back then the steroid scandal had left a bad taste in fans Mounts and the rise of WCW had left Vince McMahon scrambling to keep up But these two larger than life wrestlers burst onto the scene and set the whole wrestling world on fire They're feud defined an era of pro wrestling and is without a doubt the greatest rivalry the business has ever seen Some could argue that the seeds for this epic rivalry were planted long before these two even crossed paths Based on how they each broke into the business and the WWE Steve Austin was already a seasoned pro by the time he arrived in the WWE coming up in the territories and eventually making it big at WCW But he was creatively stifled and underused so he took a risk and left the safety of his job to spend time in ECW before finally getting his chance to shine in the WWE Meanwhile, the Rock was a failed football player who turned to wrestling to pay his bills He used his father's influence in the business to get a tryout with the WWE and was quickly signed as a hot prospect The earliest version of the Rock known as a Rocky Maya Via didn't exactly scream Megastar in But the Rock knew he had what it took to be a superstar and was determined to make it happen By late 97 Steve Austin had managed to escape the clutches of the million-dollar corporation And was making waves with his brand new persona stone coal His breakout moment came after his King of the Ring victory in 96 and the following Austin 316 promo catapulted him to level of stardom To win over fans with his wholesome Rocky Maya Via persona fell flat But he found new life as a member of the villainous nation of domination Rock and Austin's paths collided when they both set their sights on the intercontinental Championship after capturing the strap for a second time from Owen Hart at Survivor Series 97 Austin was ambushed by the Rock and his nation of domination crew leading to the Brahma Bowl Stealing the title from the rattlesnake just eight days later But their paths were destined to cross again, and it all came to a head at the generation X in your house where Austin emerged victorious Reclaiming his intercontinental title during this time Austin's now legendary rivalry with Vince McMahon was just starting to heat up And Stone Cold knew he had bigger fish to fry than the intercontinental championship So in a moment that has gone down and Through the belt into the new Fitting the title and setting his sights on his boss I don't give a damn about this I got bigger fish to fry I got bigger fish to fry While the great one was climbing the ranks of becoming a force to be reckoned with he became Intercontinental champion for the second time and held on to the belt for over eight months The longest reign with the title for nearly a decade all the while Austin continued his ascent to becoming the biggest star in the industry facing Shawn Michaels at WrestleMania 14 to win the WWF Championship for much of 98 Austin would further his feud with mr. McMahon and the corporation in September 1998 both the undertaker and Kane pinned Stone Cold Simultaneously in a triple threat match leading the title vacant so at Survivor Series that year A tournament was held to climb the champion Austin was eliminated from the tournament in the semi-finals by mankind After Shane McMahon refused to count the three this led to mankind facing off against the Rock in the finals McMahon called for the bell as the great one held his opponent in the sharpshooter despite mankind never tapping out and Just like that the Rock captured his first-ever WWF Championship while also turning heel in the process Aligning with the corporation as Vince McMahon's corporate champion and this worked so well When he became the corporate champion it just it He he fed into that role it worked so Good and Stone Cold got screwed and now you have these these larger-than-life Personalities they're now firing on all cylinders one on opposite side of the spectrum The guy that's going against the boss that's going against the corporate You know the corporate regime and then the Rock just doing what he has to do to stay the champ Because this is what bits once as the champ. Oh, man, it writes itself I became the company's top heel and went on to trade the belt back and forth in a memorable feud with mankind And his path was inevitably going to cross with the Rocks Austin aimed to reign the WWF championship by winning the Royal Rumble But McMahon had other plans as the last two men standing the Rock distracted Austin To eliminate him and steal the victory putting the opportunity for a WWF championship match at WrestleMania on the line Austin and McMahon faced off in a steel cage match But interference from a debuting big show led to Austin's victory the Rock and Austin met in the main event of WrestleMania 15 after a hard-hitting bout Heat and interference Stone Cold finally dethroned the Rock with a little help from mankind The Rock failed to reclaim the title at the following month's backlash event This would be the last time the two men would cross paths for nearly two years then came the 2001 Royal Rumble once again merging their paths Stone Cold won the Royal Rumble and guaranteed him a shot at then WWF champion Kurt Angle However in February at no way out the Rock defeated the To win the belt for a record sixth time setting up a WrestleMania Austin's wife as the Rock's manager in the lead-up to the showcase of the Immortals on the March 12th episode of Raw Debra entered the ring to tend to the Rock who was trapped in Angle's ankle lock during a rematch between the two Angle then placed her in the ankle lock which caused Austin to storm to the ring And then dish out a stunner to the Rock the great one Retaliated the following week when Austin made his way to the ring during the Rock's match He found himself on the end of a rock bottom with the stakes more personal than ever and the WWF championship on the line Anticipation was at a fever pitch leading up to the April 1st rematch on the grandest stage of them all as the bell rang Stone Cold and the Rock locked up in a classic baby face versus baby face With neither man able to put the other away the intense brawl was expertly laid out keeping fans on the edge of their seats However, the match took an unexpected turn Yeah, when Vince McMahon to the ring and handed Austin a chair the rattlesnake Who had always been known to go against the grain sold out to McMahon to beat his longtime rival and reclaim the title It was a shocking moment that left fans stunned and divided the Rock refused to lie down and fought back with everything But in the end he was pinned by Austin after the match the rattlesnake and the chairman shook hands The first thing is people were if you go back and watch the video people were still they were cheering They knew some weird stuff was going on But they still cheer because people just love stone cold that much It didn't really work like they wanted it to and shared a beer something that fans never thought they would see after WrestleMania 17 Austin and the Rock met again on the next night's Raw in a steel cage match Which Austin won with some help of his new ally Triple H after this match The two rivals then went their separate ways with the Rock taking a break from wrestling to pursue a career in Hollywood Meanwhile, Austin went through a turbulent period that included a heel turn and joining the ill-fated Wcw invasion before eventually storming out of the company in 2002 after a disagreement with McMahon. However, both legends would return to the WWE in February 2003 the Rock is now an entitled movie star who claimed he had only come back to beat stone cold In the weeks leading up to the match the Rock played the cowardly heel while Austin was once again The badass redneck after collapsing at a hotel the night before WrestleMania Steve Austin was rushed to the hospital and it became clear that this would be the rattlesnakes last Of course, that's still crazy, bro He still went out there, but he knew that was it, but this was still a good match. Oh my god, bro This is how you do multiple matches at WrestleMania. They all were damn near great Fantastic matches on Mania night Austin entered the ring with OMR stitched onto his iconic vest to mean one more round As the two went toe-to-toe for the final time in Seattle The match itself was a classic and potentially the best wrestling match of the trilogy The Rock finally pinned Austin after delivering three rock bottoms Before leading the ring to let Austin savor the moment Yeah, and just like that along with the era of wrestling that it helped usher in Fantastic, bro Mara subscribed definitely giving this video a like if you haven't go subscribe to WWE Fanatic this was a great video. Give him some more subscriptions. He's at 922 Subscribers man, y'all go get him to over a thousand. He deserves it. That video was great brought me back down memory lane, man This is fantastic. This is fantastic. It's one of the best rivalries in WWE history Simple as that Honestly, it's my favorite It is it's literally my favorite rival of all time in WWE It is the next good rivalry for me. I love that triple HBK rivalry when Triple H when HBK came back But yeah, man, this was great love to see videos like this once again subscribe to WWE Fanatic let him know I sent you check out his other videos I definitely will be checking out some more from him as well, man. Definitely love this, but uh, come it up a little. Let me know What's your favorite? Rock and stone cold match Let me know Doesn't matter which match they have what's your favorite one of all time from these guys from the goats from the legends But I appreciate all love and support wrote 250k and I'm still getting speedy you to rest in check with the world Appreciate your kicking me see y'all next one. Peace


Welcome to the Hindu News Analysis by Shankar Reyes Academy. For our analysis today, we have discussed the open article on what distinguishes social measures from Phoebe's. We have discussed about Arikanth, we discussed about bone marrow stem cells and we have discussed about xenophobia, Article 371 series and few other important topics that are relevant for our preparation. The handwritten notes in the PDF format and the timestamping of the discussed articles are provided in the description box and they are also provided in the comment section for the benefit of mobile phone viewers. Now let's move on to the analysis of the first news article. This is an open editorial article that is based on a conversation between two academicians moderated by the Hindu newspaper. Various questions have been put forward to the academicians with respect to welfare measures. End of the day, the article provides answers to the question what distinguishes welfare measures from Phoebe's. In the conversation, the academicians have discussed the principles of good spending and bad spending particularly in the context of recently concluded assembly elections in Delhi. This is because there is an overwhelming consensus that a slew of welfare measures initiated by Amadini Party in its previous term has secured victory to this party in the recently concluded elections. Now there are two aspects with respect to this victory. One is that the Delhi government spending on education and health which is the fundamental obligation of government to provide to its citizens and the second aspect is with respect to offering water and electricity free and also at subsidized rates. While most hail these as welfare policies required for the people, there were also some arguments which say that these measures are freebies from the government. The news article is of the view that education and health are basic services that should be provided by the government. Even water and electricity, they are also essential basic public services. Governments are saying that governments exist to fulfill these public services and the governments are also expected to address any deficits in governance in these areas as well. While this is one side, there is also a criticism with respect to Narega program that it is also a freebie but the authors claim that it is wrong to say like that. This is because the situation in the economy is not prospective for the employment and when there is unemployment it is nothing wrong when the government acts as the employer of last resort and by employing them under Narega government is actually putting money in the hands of people through income transfers which are highly necessary during economic slowdown to increase the purchasing power or consuming power at least for basic goods of these people. See these are services that have to be provided by the government because these are things that cannot be individually organized. As a result these are interested to elected representatives so that they will collectively organize on behalf of the people and for the people and these goods may not be provided in a satisfactory manner by the private sector. In India we have an example that market based mechanism or LASIS fair principle has become a failure particularly in the context of health. Next the moderator wishes to know what do we consider as good spending or what do we consider as bad spending or fiscally irresponsible spending. Well in the case of Delhi which had a revenue surplus budget in that case the spending on welfare measures cannot be construed as fiscally irresponsible spending and fiscal space matters for spending on welfare measures. Here when we say fiscal space it refers to monetary resources that the government can plan and allocate to provide public goods and services in a sustainable manner. The article states that Delhi government has balanced its fiscal space perfectly as it provided some public services where it could generate revenue and it also provided some services for example free transportation facility for women and other free services so that end of the day the individuals will get some disposable money in their hand that they can use for spending in other areas. And free transportation policy for women in Delhi is also an empowerment measure that also we have to see separately. So here Delhi government managed both revenue and expenditure carefully. So emphasis has to be there equally for revenues and expenditures when it comes to managing the fiscal space. Next the moderator wishes to know if there is a possibility to distinguish between good and bad welfare measures. They have taken the example of state of Tamil Nadu wherein welfare measures such as government canteens were there to provide food for the general public at cheaper prices and also measures such as giving free grinders to households and cycles for school going children. Whether these measures resort to bad welfare measures or good welfare measures is the question. Academies are saying that these welfare measures should be evaluated on a case by case basis and good welfare and bad welfare is context specific. With respect to Tamil Nadu grinders are a huge labour saving device and it has relieved the work pressure of lot of women in their households particularly in Tamil Nadu where rice is always being ground to make idli or dosai in the morning and the patriarchal system has set up in such a manner that one of the family member mostly women to prepare for idli or dosai way back from the previous evening. So if you see in this context it's a better measure that has brought by the government for the women in the family or also for the men in the future as well when it comes to labour saving. This allows the time that is saved could be used for some other productive things maybe also in generating more income and with respect to this an example from Jharkhand is also stated where the state has provided an exemption from registration duty for properties that are valued at more than 50 lakh if they are registered in the names of women. See this is an incentive wherein high valued properties to be registered in the names of women. We have been talking about inheritance rights and property rights since 1950s and 60s but till now if you see because of patriarchy equality is nowhere there and there are only marginal improvements and there are also paucity of research studies in this area as well to understand the real situation at the level of states and also at the national level and with respect to giving cycles for school going children particularly girls it is a requirement particularly for those school going children to go to school as they need not spend on transportation service fee to auto drivers or other van facilities etc. It is also an incentive to go to school as well. So here what the authors or the academicians trying to convey is the assessment with respect to welfare measures have to be case by case basis. Next the moderator wishes to know about a criticism that is against welfare policies. The criticism is that welfare policies can be targeted at certain communities and groups. As a result it may become a political act motivated with self-interest. The observations are as long as there is no close contractual relationship between the government in power or the ruling party in power and the specific interest groups for whom the welfare measures are announced then there is no problem to worry about. But if there is a close contractual relationship between the ruling party and the specific interest groups to whom the welfare measures are announced then it becomes definitely subject to criticism. When parties announce measures for specific interest groups if it is to improve social and economic inequality then also it is not a problem. Now another criticism is that the welfare policies utilize the money that should have been spent for roads and infrastructure. The argument is that nobody should be left behind should be the crux of a welfare policy and since there is a concept that as economy develops a group of people are kept vulnerable. So welfare policies ensure that these vulnerable sections participate in the economy and they have access to basic services and public goods. Here what the academicians try to convey is that the money that is utilized for welfare measures should focus on vulnerable sections. Then it can escape the criticism that it is the money that should have been spent for roads and infrastructure and when it comes to drinking water and food or roads and infrastructure it is always the basic essential thing to survive which are food and water welfare measures for those cannot be called as freebies and cannot be called as training the expenditure on roads and infrastructure. So finally we can conclude that if the welfare measures are for essential goods and services and if the welfare measures are for merit goods say example education and health then these cannot be called as freebies. Merit goods are those goods which will give benefit not only to the person who has the good or service but to more individuals or the society. For example education an educated individual is a resource for the entire society. That's why education is called as a merit good and the second determinant is if the money that is to be utilized for welfare measures is well planned with respect to fiscal space is well planned with respect to the revenue and expenditure then it may not attract the criticism of fiscally irresponsible spending. Then the assessment of welfare policies has to be case by case basis or context specific as long as welfare policies focus on vulnerable sections these cannot come in contrast with taking the money away from building roads or infrastructure. So these are the crux of this editorial article. Now let's move on to the analysis of next news article. This news article talks about death of honey bees in Shivamoga Zilla Panchayat of Karnataka because of usage of harmful chemicals in aricanid plantations. In this context we'll discuss what is aricanid. How treating aricanid crops with chemicals actually affect honey bees and finally we'll also see importance of honey bees in ecosystem and some suggestions to treat the infestations without affecting honey bees in aricanid plantations. The syllabus relevant for the analysis of this news article is highlighted here for your reference. See aricanid is a tropical plantation crop. It belongs to palm tree species. The word arica is actually taken up from Malayan language which means cluster of nuts. The nut from this tree is actually popularly known as betel nut or supari and know that India is the largest to producer and also the largest to consumer of aricanid in the world. With respect to production India is followed by China and then comes Bangladesh. Globally it is primarily grown in India, China, Bangladesh, Indonesia and Myanmar. In India it is mostly grown in Karnataka, Kerala, Assam, Tamil Nadu, Meghalaya and West Bengal. 40% of total production in India comes from the state of Karnataka. 65% comes from Karnataka and Kerala. And if you see 85% of Indian production comes from Karnataka, Kerala and Assam. Because these three states account for 85% of aricanid production in India. Where can aricanid plantations survive? They can survive where there is abundant rainfall and also temperature range 14 degree Celsius to 36 degree Celsius. And what is not conducive for the healthy growth of the palms? See extremes of temperature and also wide diurnal variations are not conducive for the healthy growth of palms in general and also for aricanid palm tree. When we say diurnal variation, it refers to the difference between highest and lowest temperature in a single day. And this arica palm is also prone to a number of diseases at different stages of growth. They also get attacked by more than 90 insects and non-insect pests. And these pests, they affect the root stems, inflorescence and also the nuts of the tree. So in order to protect the aricanid plantation crops, cultivators use chemical pesticides and chemical insecticides to prevent these diseases and also treat them. And this has had a huge impact on honeybees population. The news article states that the malnut region of Karnataka, particularly during the period from December to March, mostly coinciding with winter season, has seen huge diurnal temperature variation. And this temperature variation is said to be ideal for the growth of fungus and pests over the plants in the region. Know that malnut region actually covers the western and eastern slopes of western guards that comes under heavy rainfall built. So the diurnal temperature variations experienced by the region during winter has triggered infestations of the aricanid plantations. As said already, the cold conditions at night and very hot conditions at the noon has become an ideal ground for fungus and pests to infest or to affect the plantation crops. The use of harmful chemicals have led to bee intoxication. Now let's see how this happens. Actually, when the pesticides or insecticides are sprayed, the nectar from the inflorescence of the plants become contaminated.   Inflorescence refers to group or cluster of flowers in a plant. And more and more honeybees have come and fed on the aricanid inflorescence during the winter also because of less flowering plants in the forest region. And this has led to death of a large number of honeybees. Now how can we handle these problems? How can we prevent bees from getting poisoned? Administrators and experts are suggesting that the cultivators could use neem oil to control the infestations because neem oil, while control the infestation of the crop, at the same time it will not harm the bee population. And apart from neem oil, there are also suggestions with respect to chemical pesticides like chlorpyrifos as they are found to be not harming the bees while they are used to treat the infested plants. These two solutions are very important with respect to protecting the pollinators or the bees which play a very important role in maintaining the health of entire ecosystem. And recently we also discussed about ponneem which is a new bio-oil formulation developed and patented by Loyaloc College in Chennai. We saw about this news on 14th February 2020. We saw that this bio-oil formulation called as ponneem has pongam that is pongamia pinata and neem oil in equal ratio. Now maybe researchers and experts study about this bio-oil formulation as well whether this plant-based bio-pesticide can also be used in treating infestations in Arikanth plantations while at the same time without affecting the honey bee population. Now let's see why honey bees are important for an ecosystem. See honey bees are simply the world's most important pollinator of food crops. Some estimations say that one third of the food that we consume every day they depend on pollination mainly by bees. Other pollinating agents could be other insects, birds, butterflies and bats. When we say pollination we refer to transfer of pollen from male parts of a flower to female parts of a flower of the same species. It is because of pollination there is fertilization of plant ovaries that leads to production of seeds. So pollination and production of seeds have direct correlation. So rapid declines in pollinator population or rapid decline in bee population in an ecosystem is actually signaling a stress on food supply chain because it will lead to less yields and less agricultural efficiency. Therefore, loss of bee population implies challenge to food security. These are some of the important information with reference to the analysis of this news article. We saw about Arikanth some conditions favorable and not favorable for the growth of Arikanth. Then we saw about the issue in the state of Karnataka. We saw some solutions. We also saw why honeybees are important for the ecosystem. Know that while Arikanth is mainly used for chewing the tender nut along with bitter leaf it also has various other uses as well. Researchers are saying that each part of Arikanth plant is helpful in making handicraft products and it's a palm species that is long standing plant. As a result parts of the tree can be used for building materials. Government of India states that Arikanth stem is a useful building material. Researchers also say that Arikanth show medicinal value. However, values are yet to be exploited for commercial use. For example, they can be used against certain skin diseases. They can be used in relieving asthma. They are also used for... They are also said to improve eyesight and they have few other benefits as well. So these are some of the information with respect to Arikanth. Now let's move on to next news article. This news article is about CBSE asking students with mental illnesses to provide medical certificates using their IQ scores to measure their disability level to avail concessions in the examinations. In this context, we'll see about Central Board of Secondary Education, the National Council of Educational Research and Training that is NCRT and we'll also see about this news article. The syllabus relevant for the analysis of this news article is highlighted here for your reference. We'll see about CBSE and NCRT mainly in prelims perspective. CBSE is an autonomous body that is working under Ministry of Human Resource and Development. One of the main objectives of CBSE is to affiliate educational institutions in and outside the country. As on 18th October 2018, CBSE has around 20,000 schools that are affiliated to it in India and in around some 25 other countries. Know that it is also responsible for updating, designing the curriculum for school education and it also conducts annual examination at the end of class 10 and class 12. So if you see the organizational setup, it comes under Department of School Education and Literacy in Ministry of HRD. See, it is not a statutory body. Earlier, a draft CBSE bill 2013 was proposed to give a statutory backup like how they did for a unique identification authority of India through other act of 2016. But this draft CBSE bill 2013 did not materialize and therefore CBSE is still a non-statutory body. Actually, this bill aims to provide more administrative and financial autonomy to CBSE. Now let's come to NCRT. See, it is an autonomous organization set up by government of India in the year 1961. While NCRT was established in 1961, CBSE was actually present before that. However, the present name, Central Board of Secondary Education, was given when the board was reconstituted in the year 1962. Now come to NCRT. See, it assists and advices central and state governments on policies and programs for qualitative improvement in school education. The major objectives of NCRT and its constituent units, one is to undertake, promote and coordinate research in the areas related to school education. Then they also prepare and publish model textbooks, supplementary material, newsletters, journals, educational kits, multimedia, digital materials, et cetera. It also organizes pre-service training and in-service training for teachers. And it is also a nodal agency with respect to achieving the goals of universalization of elementary education. Know that NCRT is the implementing agency for bilateral cultural exchange programs with other countries in the field of school education. It also interacts and works in collaboration with international organizations, visiting foreign delegations and also provides various training facilities to educational personnel who come from developing countries. And NCRT, like CBSE, is also a non-statutory body under Department of School Education and Literacy of Ministry of HRD, or Ministry of Human Resource and Development. So in simple words, we can find that NCRT is a resources and research-based organization whereas CBSE is an accreditation board. Now come to the news article, it states that CBSE has asked students with mental illnesses to provide medical certificates. However, these medical certificates are to be using their IQ scores so as to measure disability level to avail concessions. These are concessions to be given to these students in the examinations. Preferably, they may be given more time to answer or they may be supported with additional human resources. Earlier, CBSE has issued a circular and this news article is based on the circular on 14th February, 2020. It is this circular that has asked to submit medical certificates for candidates having intellectual disability or mental illnesses. As per the notification, the intellectual disability is to be measured in five levels. They are classifying it as borderline intellectual disability, mild, moderate, severe, and profound intellectual disability. And these intellectual disabilities are to be based on Vineland Social Maturity Scale which is actually a psychometric scale.  However, mental illness is to be based on intellectual quotient score. The activists who are fighting for disabled children or differently able children and even psychologists, they have pointed out that this is an inaccurate way to evaluate mental illness that is using IQ score to evaluate mental illness is an inaccurate way. They are also saying that it does not comply with the guidelines of the Right of Persons with Disabilities Act of 2016. They are saying that clinical depression, some personality disorders, specific learning disorders, autism, and there are some other disorders that may not show low IQ level, but children will definitely require examination support of various kinds. But these are not considered by CBSE, that is what the activists or defenders are alleging. These are some of the information with reference to the analysis of this news article. In this analysis we saw about CBSE and CRT and also about the issue in the news article. Now let's move on to the analysis of next news article. This news article states that an individual with preliminary inquiry revealing signs of xenophobic motive has killed nine persons in the city of Hanau in Germany.  While some of our viewers are well aware of the term xenophobia, we'll take this opportunity to clarify what is the definition of xenophobia and we'll also see how it is different from racism. So according to a discussion paper prepared by International Labor Office in collaboration with International Organization for Migration, Office of the United Nations High Commission of Human Rights, racism and xenophobia are distinct phenomena, that is they both are different. While racism implies distinction based on difference in physical characteristics, for example skin coloration or type of hair or facial features, et cetera, xenophobia denotes behavior against individuals based on the perception that such individual is a foreigner or such individual originates from outside the community or nation. Xenophobia is also called as intense dislike or fear of strangers or intense dislike towards people from other countries. So xenophobia describes attitudes, prejudices and behavior that reject, exclude and vilify persons based on the perception that they are outsiders or foreigners to the community or outsiders or foreigners to the society or outside to the nation. So easily we can say that refugees and immigrants, they are under the threat of xenophobia. In sociology they say that xenophobia is an attitude in a loweration of hostility or enmity against non-natives in a given population. But note that xenophobia could also be based on racism. That is the xenophobic behavior could also be based on different physical characteristics of foreigners or strangers or outsiders. So this is about xenophobia and racism. This news article talks about bone marrow transplant procedures that were performed free of cost by the state-run SCB Medical College and Hospital in the state of Odisha. In this context, we'll discuss about what do we mean by bone marrow, how it gets affected, why we need bone marrow transplantation and we'll also analyze this news article. The syllabus relevant for the analysis of this news article is highlighted here for your reference. First let us see what do we mean by bone marrow. Bone is made up of compact bone, spongy bone and bone marrow. Compact bone, it makes the outer layer of the bone. Spongy bone is found most at the ends of bones and it is this spongy bone that contains red bone marrow. And bone marrow is found in the center of most bones and it has many blood vessels. Generally there are two types of bone marrow. One is red bone marrow and the other is yellow bone marrow. This red marrow contains hematopoietic stem cells whereas yellow bone marrow contains mesenchymal stem cells. And the stem cells of red bone marrow, they are very important as they produce or they become red blood cells, white blood cells and blood platelets. And we know that RBCs carry oxygen throughout our body, white blood cells fight against infections and diseases and blood platelets help in the prevention of loss of blood after an injury by initiating blood clotting. Now coming to yellow bone marrow, the stem cells of this bone marrow produce fat, cartilage and bones. Now coming to stem cells, see these are immature cells and these cells can turn into a number of different types of cell. These stem cells constantly divide and they produce new cells. While some new cells remain as stem cells, other cells go through a series of stages and finally they become mature blood cells. See stem cells rapidly multiply to make millions of blood cells every day. And blood cells, when we say, they have a limited lifespan. White blood cells, they survive from few hours to few days. Platelets, they survive for about 10 days. Red blood cells, they survive for about 120 days. And these WBC, RBC, blood platelets, they are constantly being replaced by red bone marrow. So stem cells and red bone marrow are therefore very vital in this context. You should know that the stem cells from the bone marrow have been extensively used and have been widely used. And we have to know that for about more than 40 years, it is the stem cells from bone marrow that have been widely used in transplantation processes in the medical field. And note that scientists are now saying that they have evidence that stem cells also exist in brain and also in the heart. One of the reasons how we could find stem cells in the bone marrow is because the blood vessels, they act as barrier to prevent immature blood cells or stem cells from leaving the bone marrow.  So once they become mature, these blood cells move from the marrow into the bloodstream and they perform important functions required to keep the body healthy and alive. Now let's try to understand where the bone marrow is present in human body. See adults, they're actually having an average of around 2.6 kilogram of bone marrow. Almost half of them are is red bone marrow and the remaining is yellow. Highest concentration of bone marrow can be seen in the bones of vertebrae, hips, breast bones, ribs, skull, and also in long bones of arm and leg. All other spongy bones, they are filled with yellow marrow. See, bone marrow is very vital because say for example, if body's oxygen content is low, then bone marrow automatically produces more RBCs and save the body faces and infection or disease. Then as a response, bone marrow releases more white blood cells and during bleeding, bone marrow releases more blood platelets. And in case of serious blood loss, yellow bone marrow can be activated and be transformed into red bone marrow. So in this way, bone marrow play a very important role in human body. And when bone marrow gets affected, there are problems for stem cells. This means there are problems for how they develop into RBCs, WBCs and platelets. And bone marrow diseases, they can be caused by number of factors, including genetic factors and also environmental factors. See, when the bone marrow makes abnormally high number of white blood cells, it is said to be a cancer of the blood called as lecumia. If the bone marrow does not make red blood cells, then it is called as aplastic anemia. If abnormal white blood cells, they divide and grow without control or if they do not die normally and if they get localized in one or more limbs, say for example, neck or groin, then it will lead to enlargement of lymph called as lymphoma. Now lymphoma is a type of cancer. We know that normal bone marrow contains few plasma cells and plasma cells are white blood cells that are responsible for the production of antibodies. When there is abnormal growth of plasma cells, this is referred to as a cancer called as myeloma. So when the blood forming bone marrow is getting affected, that is when the red bone marrow is getting affected, then lecumia, lymphoma and myeloma are blood cancers that are possible. Now how these bone marrow diseases can be treated? The treatments actually depend on disorder and also on its severity. In some cases they give medicines, drugs, in some cases they give blood transfusions, in some cases they prescribe bone marrow transplantation. See, when we say bone marrow transplantation, it is actually a procedure where the disease to bone marrow or non-functioning bone marrow is replaced with healthy and functioning bone marrow. Usually it is resorted for lecumia cancer, aplastic anemia, et cetera. There are two main types of bone marrow transplantation. In one case, it involves removal of bone marrow that is from the back of the pelvic bone of the donor, the bone marrow will be removed and will be transplanted to the patient. In the second case, which is called as peripheral blood stem cell donation method, this involves filtering stem cells directly from the peripheral blood through a process called as apharesis. And these are stem cells that are blood producing stem cells or in other words called as hematopoietic stem cells. And these hematopoietic stem cells from the donor will be administered to the patient. And this process of collecting stem cells from the peripheral blood is what the online edition of the news article refers to as stem cell apharesis. According to Indian Council of Medical Research, around 30 to 40% of patients in India, they require bone marrow transplant. However, if you see this bone marrow transplantation as a costly procedure in a private hospital, it costs around 10 lakh for one bone marrow transplantation. As a result, obviously it will be not affordable for the low income, even at many cases, for middle income families as well. In this juncture, the state government of Odisha has become a role model in performing bone marrow transplantations free of cost. And in the last six years, they have performed around 75 bone marrow transplantations and of these 75 patients, 65 patients belong to below poverty line families. The news article states that in India, so far only one private hospital called as Tata Medical Center in Kolkata has done higher number of bone marrow transplantations. Now after this, now this SCB government medical college of Odisha has come second in the highest number of bone marrow transplantation in the country. Now this initiative of Odisha government in public health has become a best practice or a role model that other states and other medical institutions can emulate. So with this, we come to the end of analysis of this news article. Also know that public health is a state subject or it is an entry in the list number two of seven schedule of Indian constitution. Now let's move on to the analysis of next news article. This editorial article is a comment on the recent news that the cabinet has cleared the assisted reproductive technology regulation bill 2020 for its introduction in the parliament. The syllabus relevant for the analysis of this editorial article is highlighted here for your reference. Yesterday we saw some of the important salient features of the proposed ART regulation bill 2020. Today we shall see some important comments made by the author in this editorial along with some undiscussed things of yesterday. The author states that this bill should have preceded the Sarogasi regulation bill 2020. Know that for Sarogasi to happen, embryos are needed. The intended parents undergo in vitro fertilization during Sarogasi. In this process of in vitro fertilization, the intended couple, they provide the egg and sperm for the creation of embryo through this IVF procedure. This embryo is then transferred to the surrogate mother for developing the child. Here embryo refers to a developing or developed organism after fertilization till the end of eight weeks or till the end of 56 days. Or we can say embryo is an unborn human offspring during the period from approximately the second week to the eighth week after fertilization. See, after eighth week, unborn human offspring is called as fetus. In vitro fertilization is an assisted reproductive technology. As we saw already, it is the process of fertilization by extracting eggs from the female counterpart of the intended couple and by retrieving a sperm sample from the male counterpart of the couple and then manually combining an egg and sperm in a laboratory dish to form an embryo. The embryos then transfer to the uterus of the surrogate mother. These embryos are cultured or prepared in various IVF laboratories. So what we find here is ART is necessary with respect to Sarogasi. So this is one important reason why the author mentions that ART regulation bill should have preceded the Sarogasi regulation bill 2020. Now one another reason for bringing the assisted reproductive technology regulation bill is because of various reasons. Say now the IVF clinics have increased rapidly all across our country and government of India states that ART has grown by leaps and bounds particularly in last few years. The news article mentions that Indian doctors were able to give life to world's second test tube baby. While the world's first test tube baby was born in the month of July in 1978. Within few months that is in October 1978 world's second test tube baby Mr. Durga Kanupriya was born in India and a Kolkata based doctor Mr. Subhash Mukherjee. He played a very important role in this medical achievement. As of now India has one of the highest growths in the ART centers and the number of ART cycles that are performed every year. And in fact India has become one of the major centers of this global fertility industry. We could also see reproductive medical tourism becoming a significant activity with respect to our country. So while government acknowledges that there is a reproductive medical tourism happening in India the author states that a lack of regulation is one of the reasons that has driven a lot of traffic from other countries to India. We should also know that as a result of lack of regulation as a result of lack of standardization of protocols several malpractices are also happening in various ART clinics. Example for malpractices could be someone else's embryo is being put into the couples or surrogates saying that it belong to the couple and ART clinics are also known for falsely advertising that they can provide a 100% success rate. By success rate they are meaning to say that women will definitely get pregnant after the embryo is implanted in them through assisted reproductive technology. But if you see internationally acceptable success rate for women through ART is only about 35% age and it can never be more than 40% age. But with IVF units claiming 100% success more and more patients are going to them without knowing the real success rate. Also in the recent times the cost of IVF procedure has also increased heavily. Earlier IVF procedure used to cost less than 1 lakh rupees but now it costs around 4 lakhs, 5 lakhs. And there are also allegations that some clinics were reportedly practicing sex selection and few other unlawful activities. So these are some of the issues with respect to ART itself. So as a result first there should have been a comprehensive legislation with respect to ART. So these are some reasons why the author is telling that ART bill should have preceded surrogacy bill. Anyway now that it has cleared by the cabinet both surrogacy bill and ART regulation bill should have to be complementary and also should be compatible to each other. The author is mentioning that ART regulation bill is a much needed complement to the surrogacy bill. And finally the author concludes the article by saying that government must now ensure that both bills should synchronize and complement each other. The meaning is that the provisions of one bill should not be antithetical to the another. So these are some of the information with reference to the analysis of this editorial article. Some of the other information in the editorial are already discussed yesterday in detail. So with this we come to the end of analysis of this news article. Now let's move on to next article. This news article is with reference to article 371 series of Indian constitution. The news article is with reference to the fears among the people in northeastern region that the special provisions under article 371 series may also be abrogated in the same way how the temporary provisions with respect to Jammu and Kashmir that is article 370 was abrogated in August 2019. So with reference to these fears the union home minister has assured that the center will not dilute the provisions in article 371 series with respect to the northeastern states. So in this context let us see what do we mean by article 371 series. See when we say article 371 series it refers the articles from article 371 to 371 capital J. They contain special provisions for 12 Indian states and these provisions they come under part 21 of Indian constitution. So what are these 12 states? Article 371 it is pertaining to the states of Maharashtra and Gujarat. In the original constitution article 371 was dealing with temporary provisions with respect to states in part B of first schedule. However by the 7th constitutional amendment act of 1956 the original article 371 was replaced and in the present day it deals with the states of Maharashtra and Gujarat. Then article 371 capital B deals with Assam 371 capital C deals with Manipur and then article 371 capital D is for Andhra Pradesh or Telangana. Then Sikkim is covered under article 371 capital F Mizoram under article 371 capital G and Arunachal Pradesh under article 371 capital H and Goa under article 371 capital I and Karnataka under article 371 capital J. If you observe here out of the eight northeastern states you cannot find Meghalaya and Tripura. So you can keep in mind that six northeastern states except Meghalaya and Tripura feature in this 371 series. And other six states are Maharashtra, Gujarat, Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, Karnataka and Goa. Now the intention behind these special provisions are to meet the aspirations of people who are in the backward regions in these states and to protect the cultural and economic interests of tribal population in these states and also to deal with disturbed or under-conditioned some parts of these states and also to protect the interests of local population of these states. For these intentions, the constitution has been amended to bring special provisions for these states. Now let's move on to the analysis of next news article. This news article presents the statements made by the Chief of Indian Army with reference to the recent Supreme Court judgment that has ordered to grant permanent commission to women officers in the army. The general has said that Supreme Court judgment gives clarity on the issue and a roadmap has been prepared for the implementation of Supreme Court verdict. The chief has said that the Supreme Court judgment is an enabling judgment and it gives a lot of clarity on how to move forward. There is equal opportunity for everyone and there is no gender discrimination. He also stated that among the three services, it is Indian Army that has become the first service to employ women as jawans in the corpse of military police. Now the timeline of events that have led to the landmark Supreme Court judgment, the arguments of center with respect to giving permanent commission for women officers and giving command posts to women and also the observations of Supreme Court, the judgment of Supreme Court, the arguments of women officers, these parts have been elaborately covered in our Hindu news analysis on 18th February, 2020. So for more insights on these areas, we request you to watch the first news article discussion on 18th February, 2020. This news article is with reference to a curative petition that was filed in the Supreme Court by the victims of upar theater fire tragedy that led to death of around 59 people in 1997. During a movie screening, a fire accident happened reportedly because of negligence in the upar theater that is in Delhi in the year 1997. As a result, around 59 people have died. Supreme Court has earlier given a judgment which directed the negligent authorities to pay a total compensation of around 60 crore to the victims. There were review petitions and this news article talks about curative petition. Now we have already discussed what do we mean by a curative petition? What do we mean when we say review petition in detail in our Hindu news analysis on 15th January, 2020. On that day, we also discussed about article 137 and also Supreme Court rules 2013 pertaining to curative petition. With this, we come to the end of analysis of news articles. Now let's move on to next part of our analysis. Before going to the practice questions discussion session, we'll see a few comments we have handpicked to clarify. See, this first comment is with reference to this practice question that we have discussed on 17th February, 2020. The viewer has commented that, according to practice question one, service voters are eligible for both electronically transmitted postal ballot system and proxy voting. We'd like to clarify that service voters are eligible for both proxy voting and electronically transmitted postal ballot system. And know that those service voters who opt for proxy voting, they are called as classified service voters. And election commission of India has mentioned on its website the class of electors who are eligible for electronically transmitted postal ballot system. One among them is service voters, but it does not include classified service voters. It says that service voters, other than those who opt for proxy voting. So when we say service voters are eligible for both proxy voting and electronically transmitted postal ballot system, we should also know that classified service voters have no role to play in this electronically transmitted postal ballot system. And the wife of a service voter who ordinarily resides with her husband is also eligible for electronically transmitted postal ballot system. And overseas voters are also eligible. In this comment, the viewer has stated that the analysis with respect to neonatal mortality rate on 17th February would have been better if we did include the data of current neonatal mortality rate, current IMR and child mortality rate pertaining to Indian context. So we have sourced some important information with respect to IMR maternal mortality rate, neonatal mortality rate and also child mortality rate based on national health profile 2019, Nithya Yog and also from Press Information Bureau. Infant mortality rate for India with respect to the year 2017 for which data is available is 33 per thousand live votes. If you see the scenario 1994, it was 74. Since 1994, we have reduced IMR by more than 50%. Infant mortality rate in rural areas, it is around 37 per thousand live votes in 2017. In urban areas, it is 23 per thousand live votes in 2017. 1994, rural IMR was 80 and in urban it was 52. Now come to neonatal mortality rate. We have updates with respect to the year 2016. So in 2016, it was 24 per thousand live votes. In rural area, it was 27 per thousand live votes in 2016. In urban areas, it was 14 per thousand live votes in 2016. Way back in 2001, it was 40.2 overall NMR for the country. In rural, it was 44 in 2001. In urban, it was 24.9 in 2001. Now come to maternal mortality rate. It is 130 per one lakh live votes. This is the scenario in the year 2016. Way back in 1990, the number was at 556 and come to child mortality rate. In 2011, it was 55 per thousand live votes. In 2016, it has been reduced to 39 per thousand live votes. In this comment, the viewer has asked about reading budget in detail. And what is our suggestion on this? And the viewer has already read economic survey. So the question is how much weightage to be given to budget with reference to paucity of time. Now first, we would advise you to log into this website indyabudget.gov.in. Here, rather than reading complete budget speech or budget document, we'd advise you to go through few documents that are lesser in number of pages. We would request you to read key to budget documents, which is a eight page document. Then we'll also ask you to go through annual financial statement so as to know what comes under revenue account and what comes under capital account. Then budget at a glance, it is a five page document. Easily we can read it. Then there is a 33 page document titled as Implementation of Budget Announcements 2019-2020. This document gives the picture of budget announcements that were made for 2019-2020. And also their status of implementation in a concise and precise manner. Multiple government schemes are discussed here. So those schemes may be a prospective topics or prospective areas for preliminary examination. Then the important thing is budget highlights or key features of the budget. It is a 15 page document. It presents prominent themes of the budget. This you have to read. And to analyze the trends in various sectors, you could read macroeconomic framework statement 2020-2021. Again, it is a five page document only. So rather than going through entire budget speech or rather than going through entire budget document, we would advise you to go through these handpicked selected documents so as to make the budget learning process an easiest task. Other than these, you have to keep an eye on important news articles on budget. And you should know the budget making process at the central level and also at the state level. And these set that we have recommended will give you a set of important topics in an easier way for your problems preparation rather than going through the entire budget of the government. We have come to the last session, the practice questions discussion session. Now this question is with reference to CBSE and NCRT. Two statements are given. They are asking to select the correct statements using the codes given below. First statement, NCRT organizes pre-service and in-service training of teachers and it acts as a nodal agency for achieving the goals of universalization of elementary education. Now this statement is correct. Therefore you can eliminate option B and option D. Come to the second statement. Both are statutory bodies under the Ministry of Human Resource and Development. Now this statement is incorrect. Both are non-statutory bodies. Therefore the correct answer for this question is option A one only. This question is with reference to the plantation crop called as Arikanat. Two statements are given. They are asking which of the statements given above are correct. First statement, India is the largest producer of Arikanat in the world. This statement is correct. India is the largest producer and it is followed by China and then by Bangladesh. The second statement, it is a temperature resilient plantation crop that can grow both in tropical as well as in temperate regions. Now with reference to this, we should know that temperature below 10 degrees Celsius and beyond 40 degrees Celsius adversely affects this crop. So we cannot say that this is a temperature resilient crop. Know that it is widely cultivated in the tropical region and it is mostly confined to 20 degrees north and south of the equator and it requires definitely rainfall more than 750 millimeter per year and it is also sensitive to drought. So the correct answer for this question is option A one only because only the first statement is correct. See this main question from General Studies paper two. Do you think that adequate fiscal space and socioeconomic context should be the basis for welfare policies discuss? For this question, you may write answers and you can take pictures or convert into PDF and upload it into your drive and share the link of the document in the comment section so that within a reasonable time we can give you appropriate feedback. With this, we come to the end of the practice questions discussion session. With this, we come to the end of today's The Hindu News Analysis. If you like the video, click the like button, comment, share and subscribe to Shankaray's Academy YouTube channel for more updates and content on civil service exam preparation. We'll meet you tomorrow.


Hi everyone, Sean with jaspyscasebreaks.com here doing 2021 Top Diamond Icons Baseball 1 Box Break. Pick your team number 42, where there's also a Hit List promo. So obviously all cards shipped, this is our last box of Diamond Icons. As the Hit List promo, at the end of the break we'll take all Hit List names and randomize them. Top two names each win $50 in break credit. No Diamond backs in the break. The Hit List names only applies to the teams bought straight up. We do have one random block. Hit List names on the random number blocks do not apply. But only the best stuff coming out of Diamond Icons. Here is our customer list and respective teams. So thanks to everybody for getting in. Obviously no Diamond backs in this break. But PJ and the Braves down to El Guapo and the Nationals. So thanks to everybody for getting in. You see one random number block there, which is the Mets and the Rangers. And here is that random number block randomizer. That video has been uploaded itself separately. Timothy down to David 0-9 for the Mets and the Rangers in this break. Timothy will get the zero spot with any and all Redemptioners for those two teams. Even known one-of-one Redemptioners. While David Harrell with the one spot gets any live and in-person one-of-ones. Like I said, this is our last box. So you can see if you watched the Pick a Team 41, there was Box 1 and Box 2 left. Box 1 was not the one that was picked by the dice. So it was left here for Pick a Team 42, which we're doing now. Here is our full list. Thanks to everybody for getting in on that. And here is the random number block list. Like I said, Mets, Rangers. And I'm going to put that up here to my right. And our last box. Good luck guys. This is true, Carl. This is true. Run faster, hit harder, throw faster. We don't have a big thickie like we did in 41. But I'm sure there will still be plenty of nice stuff in here. Thanks to everybody for getting in on this and closing it out so quickly. We just did Pick a Team 41 like an hour ago. So this all sold out that quick. And to thank you guys right on top is Ichiro. One out of 25 for the Seattle Mariners and PJ McNeely, the true hit king. Ichiro Suzuki, the MLB hit king, the actual MLB hit king. Said some pretty tough stuff about Joey Gallo today. Feel bad for Joey. Andrew McCutcheon, 3 out of 10 for the Phillies. Said some really tough stuff about the Yankees actually overall. Joey Gallo just got the brunt of it. Nice. McCutcheon for the Phillies and Howard's a porkin. Here you go, Howard. We'll go 180. We got Pedro. Pedro Martinez, 18 out of 25 showing his bias by saying that Vlad Guerrero Jr. should be the MVP, even though he's the godfather of Vlad Guerrero Jr. Doesn't mention that. 18 out of 25 for the Red Sox and Gary Gordon. And speaking of his godson, Vlad Guerrero Jr. 9 out of 25 for the Toronto Blue Jays and PJ McNeely again. Pedro has tried to discredit Shoya Otani and what he did all year, because obviously he wants Vlad to win it, which makes sense, but make it known that he's your godson. You've got Jesus Lizardo, Jesus Lizard, three-color patch Otto, 6 out of 25 for the Oakland days and Brian Kling. Nice patch. Speak of the Astros. Yeah. Mark McGuire, 8 out of 10. Oakland days. A little Big Mac, nice gold ink auto there. Oakland days is Brian Kling. Hey, I've got the Astros and the Astros and Giants as my World Series picks now. Adjusted World Series picks. Carlton Fisk, good old Fiske, 14 out of 25 for the White Sox. Jason Mistretta. I had them, I was rooting for them big time, but Astros took care of them pretty, pretty handedly. Nice one for the White Sox there, Jason Mistretta. And Rockies, Nolan Aronato. That is 22 out of 25 for the Colorado Rockies. Jonathan Araldi. And Aaron Nola for the Phillies, that's 6 out of 10. Philadelphia Phillies, Howard Zeporkin. Our final hit, it's good old Barry Larkin. 4 out of 10. Game used memorabilia for the Reds and Jeremy Port. There you go. That was the break. Some nice stuff in there, but we do have our hitless promo to do. Let's pop back over here. I'm going to pause the video, mark who is not part of the hitless promo because you guys got hits, and then we'll do the randomizer and go from there. So pause the video, we'll be right back. Okay, we're back. So those designated in orange are no longer part of the hitless promo. Pedro Martina is there. Carlton Fisk. You had the Barry Larkin there for the Reds. Jonathan Aronaldi with the Nolan Aronato. A's, you had Markiplier and Jesus Lizardo. Phillies, you had the McCutcheon and the Aaron Nola, I believe. PJ with the Mariners, you had the Itchero and Blue Jays Vladdy as well. So let's copy all the names over to a second spreadsheet and do some deleting. Remember, it's top two names each, $50 in break credit. So there you go. So we're going to have 19 names on the randomizer, top two, $58 in break credit each. So there we go. Dice roll, top two names after, once it wants to do it. Lubab would have been nice, very nice. It doesn't show up, but it's still trying up here. There you go. So six out of two, eight times. I think we are no longer live. I think it disconnected. It says our OBS studio. I don't know if we're live or not, but I'm going to continue the videos until we are still recording. We might have lost our live stream. So six out of two, eight times. We'll finish the randomizer. I'll upload the video and then I'll restart the stream. So good luck guys. Eight times on the randomizer. Eight in final time. It is Brian and El Guapo on top. Eight times on the randomizer. Eight times on the dice. Brian and El Guapo. Break credit will be going to both of you guys right now. Remember, it was top two, $50 in break credit each. So thank you guys all very much. That was 2021 Tops Diamond Icons Baseball. One box break. Pick a team number 42 from jaspyscasebreaks.com. I'm Sean, jaspyscasebreaks.com. Thanks for hanging out. See you next time.


My very educated mother just served me 9 pizzas. Does this sentence ring a bell in your heads? See, this is a popular way to remember the 9 planets. Starting from Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, then we have Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune and of course Pluto. A technique to remember the 9 planets that were. So what is this technique? Basically this technique is mnemonics. So how far a mnemonic can be helpful in the UPSC preparation? See, a mnemonic is a powerful memory tool. You can actually compress a lot of information, a lot of raw information and put it in your brains and you can carry them to the exam hall and mnemonics can be rightly helpful for that. Say, if you have a difficult subject, Fermi history has always been a nightmare. So I had a lot of mnemonics for history. See, consider the 3 Rathnas of Jains. So always when I think about 3 Rathnas, I always thought about 6 C. Because it's said about right knowledge, right faith and right conduct. And let's consider something else. Say the first Anglo-Maratha war. Between whom was it fought? That's a famous preliminary area. So that was fought between men versus Hyderaly. So men versus Hyderaly is what? Marathas, English and the Nizams. So yes, mnemonics is a very good tool to remember a lot of things but it comes with a small warning. So let us see, this is fought between men versus Hyderaly. So the M stands for Marathas, E stands for English, fair enough and N stands for Nawabs. So if at all you are going to say N stands for Nawabs instead of Nizams, you can actually go wrong. Now let's try again, say the G8 countries. That can have an mnemonic something like juice with Russian girlfriend. Very romantic. So let's start with J. J is Japan, U is USA and I is Italy and C is China. Oh did I say China? No, it's actually Canada. Can China actually have tea in the western tea table? G8 is a western organization. So what you have to remember when you remember a mnemonic is the background. So mnemonic can be a powerful memory tool but until unless you don't remember the background, you can actually go wrong. So it can be rightly described as a double-edged sword that can actually help you to ace the exam but if at all without adequate revision, it can also pull you down. So in essence yes, go for the mnemonics. They are going to help you but include these mnemonics in your division modules. They are going to help you in the right way, in the right context. So in our academy we have a lot of mnemonics and students have also come up with a lot of mnemonics. What I'll do is I'll sum up and give it to you in the slides. Just pause the video and you can actually copy that or you can revise that from this video. So go for it and yes, feel free to make your own mnemonics and post it in the comment section. So this is Shankara A.S. Academy's YouTube channel and this is Ajanta who just spoke about the mnemonics. Keep hustling, stay safe, good day.