SAHAJ Newsletter June `15 (English)

June 2015
Vol. V
Issue 2
- Rural India’s very own
social networking platform
A
Initiative
Vol. V
Issue 2
Editorial
BRINGING GOVERNMENT, BUSINESS & EDUCATION SERVICES TO RURAL INDIA
Under the aegis of the National e-Governance Plan of Govt. of India
Editor :
Bhavna Chatterjee
Art Editor :
Suman Das
Disclaimer :
The views expressed through the articles in
this newsletter may not necessarily be those
of the organization.
Sahaj e-Village Limited is not liable for any
content and design carried in the
advertisements published in this issue.
Published by :
Department of Marketing Communications
Sahaj e-Village Limited
Social networking, social scientists and media experts have increased
our networking potential regardless of distance. Users of social
network platform are overall connected to a larger pool of new
information and opinion. Not just urban users but social media
today has equal importance for rural citizens. And this can be
substantiated by the fact that usage of social media in rural areas has
grown by 100 per cent over the last one year — with 25 million users
in rural India.
These and many such reasons make up for the introduction of our
new tie up with GLBrain, which is a social networking platform but
different from existing social networking sites. GLBrain is the
missing link - connecting user with content and vice versa. You
should definitely read this issues’ Cover Story to know how SahajGLBrain tie up is set to connect rural users globally.
We’ve dedicated our Feature section to the earthquake that shook
Nepal this April. The Feature takes you to the science of earthquake
and also offers you a list of major earthquakes around the world,
including the Nepal earthquake. The Sahajites Corner is
enlightening piece that focuses on the changing dynamics of the
Internet of Things. You should surely not miss the encouraging
story of one of our entrepreneur Mr. K Manivanna.
Beyond this, we bring to you effective tips for maintaining your
health and hair this monsoon. Turn over the pages to check what’s in
store for you in the coming month in the Horoscope section.
Happy Reading!!!
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Table of Content
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2
3
4
5
• CEO speaks
• Top VLEs
• Other successful VLEs
Latest News
Sahaj Scape
From the Hinterlands
VLE Success Story
6
G2C Newsreels
16
Feature Story
8
Cover Story
18
Travelogue
11 Sahajites Corner
20
Health Beat
14&15
Foodies Delight
21&22
Horoscope
C E O S P E A K S
Dear Friends,
It’s hard to believe that, only a decade ago, social media was little more than a budding trend. It has had
a disruptive effect on our lives and everything around us in the years that ensued. Today they say that
if Facebook were a country and all its users its citizens, it would be the 3rd most populous country in
the world. That is the sheer number of takers social media has found. Today, as the user has evolved,
the value expectation out of social media platforms has increased many folds too. Today people are
not happy with just a platform to express and comment but need more from them.
Our association with GLBrain stemmed from the fact that they have, as a social network, understood
the need to bridge the gap between quality content and human reach. They also have a well segregated
approach to differentiate between the informal and the business or knowledge sections. To top it all, they
have extremely user friendly navigation. Overall, we felt that it is the right vehicle to introduce the joys of social
networking to our more than 28,000 Rural Entrepreneurs. I am not contesting the fact that some of our entrepreneurs are already
on other popular social networks, but they are slowly warming up to GLBrain too mainly because of the edge it provides.
There are numerous plans for the future with GLBrain. There are developments underway even as you read this. With more and
more rural consumers accessing data over mobile, the concern over connectivity is slowly yet certainly being addressed. Recent
reports suggest that the number of social media users in Rural India has increased by over 100% in the last one year alone. These
are encouraging trends and the developments we intend to introduce over the GLBrain platform are certain to start trends. We
shall keep you posted on the same.
There is a lot more happening at Sahaj. You may want to subscribe to our weekly and monthly newsletters to know more. The
monsoons have set in. Though it has brought respite from the blazing summers, it is the time when most water borne diseases
spread. Do stay safe and take good care of those around you.
Mr. Sanjay Panigrahi
CEO, Sahaj e-Village Limited
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VLEs
in May
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Government Services
• E-District Services • MGNREGA services • PDS Coupon Scanning • Data Entry
• Government Certificate • Chitta Extract • Certified copy of court order • Electoral rolls
• Jamabandi copy • Mutation orders • Public complaints • Electoral card
• Voter IDs • Telephone bills • Electricity bills • Land records
• Employment registration • WBSRDA
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Assam
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Kartik Narzary
Rupalee Das
Ritukumar Das
Bihar
Bihar
Nutan Kumari
Ravikant Kumar
Rakesh Kr. Singh
Vinay Kumar Sinha
Odisha
Odisha
Arun Kr. Baral
Abhiseka Mohanty
Adyuti Sahoo
Srikanta Choudhury
Tamil Nadu
Tamil Nadu
Umapathy B
Ramesh D
Pachaiappan C
Palanisamy R
Uttar Pradesh
Uttar Pradesh
Ashutosh Kr. Mishra
Ram Pukar
Rina Jaiswal
Ajay Kumar
West Bengal
West Bengal
Debashish Maiti
Mayurakhi Mahila SHG
Mohammad Noor Alam Chisty
Debojyoti Das
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clean and healthy. Mr. Surendra Kumar Purohit -Manager
(DDU-GKY) Madhya Pradesh, Mr. Kamil Maqsud- Senior
Executive (DDU-GKY) Madhya Pradesh and Mr. Shaheem
Anjum Center Head- DDU-GKY- Madhya Pradesh were
also present at the event.
S
ahaj organized a Health Check up Camp on 29 May 2015
for all employees at Sahaj HO. The check covered: BMI Height & Weight, RBS -Random Blood Pressure, Blood
Pressure, ECG - On advise, LFT -Lungs (Primary) Function
Test followed by doctor's consultation. The health checkup was
conducted by medical practitioners from Fortis Hospitals.
T
he Sahaj Team of Tamil Nadu successfully executed
the first activity under Young Scholar Program. The
activity was conducted at Bharathi Vidhyalaya Bhavan School
Veppampatty Village, Harur Taluk, Dharmapuri District,
where 20 students (from Standard X) participated along with
the Principal and two teachers.
R
ecently, Branch Manager of State Bank of India, Singur
Branch inaugurated the CSP of Mr. Tapan Koley in
Nasibpur under Singur Block, West Bengal. The local Gram
Panchayat Pradhan along with the other members of Panchayat
was also present at the event. The Sahaj entrepreneur has
enrolled more than 100 customers already. Mr. Siddhartha
Sankar Das - Cluster Head, West Bengal, Mr. Kuntal Kundu, Mr.
Arunesh Ghora and Arnab Chakraborty were also present from
Sahaj.
O
n 5thJune 2015, DDU-GKY candidates of Sahaj’s Skill
Development Centre at Satna, Madhya Pradesh
celebrated World Environment Day through numerous activities
which included tree plantation, cleaning and washing the centre
premises and also making promises to keep the environment
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S
ahaj has associated with IRDA to open e-Insurance
Account (eIA) that lets a policyholder enjoy the
convenience of a single account for all Life Insurance
policies. IRDA has introduced e-Insurance (eIA) - the facility
of holding one/multiple insurance policies in an electronic
form (similar to the demat facility available on shares and
securities). It facilitates the policyholder to hold his/her
insurance policies of Life, General and Group Health in a
single electronic insurance account. eIA can be accessed
online anytime, anywhere.The benefits of eIA includes:
eliminates multiple KYC, Online payment, all insurance
policies under one umbrella, policies in electronic format,
Consolidated insurance statement on an annual basis,
Eliminates communication to different Insurance companies
separately for updation, Secured access based on Login ID
and Password, etc.
SahajSCAPE
Sri Sanjay Panigrahi, CEO, addresses Sahaj Entrepreneurs at
Bolagarh in Khordha district of Odisha.
Central Skill Development Team conducts a free health check up
camp at Damoh SDC with DDU-GKY program candidates.
Sahaj entreprenurs during Raja Mela - an MDP activity
held in Odisha
Sahaj entrepreneurs at Achievers’ Meet held in Luknow,
Uttar Pradesh.
DDU-GKY candidates of Satna Centre, M.P .celebrates
World Environment Day.
Branch Manager of SBI, Singur Branch inaugurates the
CSP of Sahaj entrepreneur Mr. Tapan Koley in
Sahaj Entrepreneurs Meet held in Gazipur, Uttar Pradesh
Birthday celebration of employees at Sahaj H.O.,
Kolkata.
Facilities will be improved in schools located in the 3,014 villages
selected under the Tamil Nadu Village Habitations
Improvement (THAI) scheme for 2015-16. As necessary, the
schools will get new buildings, kitchens, water supply facilities
and toilets.
'Push Farmer Welfare Schemes
In Twin Cities'
N
oida Authority chairman and CEO Rama Raman has
directed officials to speed up implementation of welfare
schemes for farmers in the twin cities. The schemes aim to boost
health and education infrastructure in villages in the district.
Builders having projects in Noida and Greater Noida have also
been asked to expand CSR activities benefiting farmers in the
region.
"Farmers also have stakes in the development of the twin cities
and without their participation Noida and Greater Noida can't be
world-class places. Cooperation of farmers is a must and it's our
duty to make quality education, health and basic facilities available
to them," said Raman, who will himself review welfare schemes
for farmers regularly.
Ludhiana Unit To Manufacture
Solar Charkhas
A
n industrial unit in the city is working towards the
production of solar charkhas for the Prime Minister's
project, aimed at reviving the use of charkha and making it a
source of livelihood for women in rural areas of the country.
These solar charkhas are being manufactured by the GSL
company in Focal Point.
Sahaj Setu • June’15 • Page 4
Post Office ATM Launched In
Coimbatore
T
he post office savings bank ATMs in western region were
inaugurated at the head post office on Good Shed road as
part of the IT modernization project, core banking solution
(CBS). The project which is being implemented across India
aims to cover all post offices. The ATM was inaugurated by M S
Ramanujam, chief post master general, Tamil Nadu circle and
Manju P Pillai, Postmaster General, western region.
BPO Brings Cheers To Rural
Youths
Source: http://www.huffingtonpost.in/
F
resh from college, rural youths used to migrate to cities
and towns and join the ranks of unemployed in search of
jobs even while pursuing crash courses.
This is not the case with those in Dubagunta and surrounding
villages in Kandukur division as they are now assured of a good
placement in the expanding Business Processing Outsourcing
(BPO) industry thanks to Prakasam Incubation Centre started
by technocrat Kancharla Srikanth.
Sd.Javid, one of the team leaders in the 200-seater rural BPO
recalls that after completing B.Sc in Chemistry, he had been
attending many number of interviews but failed to get a suitable
job for his qualification in the past.
Source: http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/
EEE Computer Society, the world's leading membership
organization for technology computing professionals
dedicated to forwarding innovation and social responsibility in
technology, today announced an opportunity for corporations
and organizations to play a key sponsorship role in fueling the
growth of India's information technology industry and helping
launch the careers of the next generation of engineers in India.
The program focuses primarily on advancing the software
development and software engineering education in India, with
a special consideration for advancing the careers of people,
particularly women, in rural areas.
Source: http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/
he State government has sanctioned Rs 100 crore to
improve basic facilities in panchayat union primary and
middle schools under the Comprehensive School Infrastructure
Development Scheme.
IEEE Computer Society
Launches Social Responsibility
Program For Rural India
Source: http://www.thehindu.com/news/
T
Source: http://www.newindianexpress.com/states/
Rs 100 Cr Sanctioned To Improve
Facilities In Village Schools
Hinterlands
I
Source: http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/
D
iesel is normally used in automobiles, tractors and
trucks and is considered a dirty fuel since these vehicles
emit smoke and particulates. Recently, the high pollution levels
in Delhi's air have been blamed on diesel-powered vehicles. It
has a bad rap. However, recent work done by the Nimbkar
Agricultural Research Institute (NARI), a rural NGO in
Maharashtra, has shown that it can be an excellent and clean fuel
for cooking and lighting in rural households when used in a
newly invented device called the "Lanstove" (lantern plus stove).
From the
Source: http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/
How Diesel Can Be An Excellent
Household Fuel For Rural Areas
VLE Success Story
Transition from A Self-employed Youth
to a Successful
Sahaj Entrepreneur
s a self employed youth, K Manivannan was running a small hotel in his
village Madurampattu of Tiruvannamalai district. Curious to become an
entrepreneur, he took up Sahaj entrepreneurship in the year 2009 and since then,
his outlook had dramatically changed. He started offering various business
services of Sahaj alongside government services like Chitta and EB bill
collections. In 2011, he was appointed as Business Correspondent for Central
Bank of India by Sahaj. Currently, he has more than 2500 active savings bank
accounts and disburses more than 1500 beneficiary payments monthly, which
includes 850 OAP payments and 450 NREGS payments.
Manivannan has the distinction of keeping open his Sahaj centre from 7 am in the
morning till 9 pm in the night. This earned him the coveted award from
Department of Information Technology for highest OMT uptime in the district during 2011. He was felicitated with a Certificate
of Appreciation and Rs 5000 cash award during a ceremony organized by DIT in Vigyan Bhavan, New Delhi.
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EPFO Holds Camps At Industrial
Sites
A
s part of the 'E- Governance' initiative, Employee
Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO), Gurgaon, is
holding camps at industrial sites for employers and employees.
There was focus on key aspects such as UAN (universal account
number), e-passbook, e-return, Sharam Suvidha Portal, online
payment, EPFO enquiry and know-your-claim status. Senior officials
from the EPFOEmployee Provident Fund Organisation
Gurgaon, visited Maruti Suzuki India Ltd's Gurgaon plant for the
session to share recent key initiatives of EPFO
Source: http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/
Andhra’s WiFi Push: 13K Gram
Panchayats To Enjoy Free Service
By ’19
T
he project envisages connecting to all gram panchayats
from mandal headquarters which are already connected
through the BSNL network.
About 12,909 gram panchayats, 46,000 government offices,
educational institutions and hospitals are slated to receive free
wifi over the next three years through the Optic Fibre Grid being
set up in Andhra Pradesh.
Information Technology advisor to AP Government, J
Satyanarayana said that the project will cost Rs 4,660 crores of
which the Centre will provide Rs 3,840 crores as part of the
National Optic Fibre Network, and the state government will
allot Rs 820 crores. While the work on the optic fibre grid will
officially start on October 22 on Dasara, some 55,000 kms of
optic fibre cable has been prepared using Geographical
Information System (GIS).
Source : http://indianexpress.com/
Create Separate Rural Cadre To
Push Financial Inclusion, Panel
Tells PSBs
T
o boost financial inclusion and give a leg-up to priority
sector lending, a Finance Ministry panel has
recommended that public sector banks (PSBs) create a separate
rural cadre and also provide additional incentives to encourage
existing staff to take up rural postings.
The panel wants banks to enter into tie-ups with input
companies for getting last-mile access to rural customers.
Source : http://www.thehindubusinessline.com/
E-taal: The Forum That Monitors
G ove r n m e n t ' s E - g ove r n a n c e
Initiatives
Y
ou don't have to wait through long, daunting queues to
pay power and phone bills thanks to govt's e-governance
initiatives. Nearly every service is a click away.
But who monitors its usage and effectiveness? E-taal, an online
forum, does that. ET culls out interesting figures from it to give
you a snapshot of the service usage.
Source : http://economictimes.indiatimes.com
Sahaj Setu • June’15 • Page 6
Modi Govt Plans To Spend Rs 70,000
Crore On Internet Connectivity In
Rural India
N
arendra Modi's government plans to double its outlay to
70,000 crore for building a high-speed Internet grid that
will help rural India gain online access.
"We laid down one million kilometres of fibre in 30 years. Now,
we propose to lay down 700,000 kilometres in three years,"
union communications minister Ravi Shankar Prasad told to
Bloomberg.
The minister said that the concerned committee has made a
recommendation to increase the fund allotted for the "National
Optical Fibre Network" in order to make changes to the project.
Source : http://www.ibtimes.co.in/
IDBI To Launch E-huts Across
India
E
-hut, a "widely accepted concept of the west", will soon
be launched in India to connect with rural population.
IDBI Bank has decided to roll out e-huts to connect with the
rural populace, a senior bank official said here Tuesday.
Source : http://www.business-standard.com
Odisha Plans Rs 50 Cr Expenditure To
Reduce Maternal Mortality
A
day after laying foundation for a new medical college in tribal
dominated Mayurbhanj district, Chief Minister Naveen
Patnaik today said a special scheme will be launched to reduce MMR
and IMR in Odisha.
"A special initiative for reduction of IMR and MMR in difficult areas
of the state will be rolled out with budget of Rs 50 crore annually,"
Patnaik told reporters after chairing the annual meeting of the State
Health Mission.
Source : http://zeenews.india.com/
Rural Police Send Proposal To Set Up
Five New Police Station
W
ith an eye on the rising population, the Aurangabad rural
police have sent a proposal to set up five new police stations
within its jurisdiction to the state government.
The state government has already approved two new police stations
— one in Fardapur, near the World Heritage site Ajanta Caves, while
another in Kannad (rural). However, their inauguration has missed the
March 31 deadline as the officials are yet to receive the formal
notification from the home department.
Once the formal notification is obtained, the total number of police
stations in the jurisdictions of Aurangabad rural would increase to 23.
Source : http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/
India Post Launches It’s First Android
App ‘Post Info’ With Focus On
Ecommerce Niche
T
elecom Minister Ravi Shanker Prasad has officially launched
India Post’s first Android app: Post Info, which is now ready for
download. Centre for Excellence in Postal Technology (CEPT) has
designed and developed this app.
As of now, there exist 5 basic functionalities in this application:
Tracking of Goods, Post Office Search, Postage Calculator, Insurance
Premium Calculator and Interest Rates
Source : http://trak.in/tags/business/
India Posts’ Safdarjang E-commerce
Center To Handle 30K Parcels/day
I
ndia Posts’ Safdarjang E-commerce Center is capable of handling
30,000 parcels per day.
Speaking at the launch of Safdarjang E-commerce Center, union
minister of telecommunications and IT, Ravi Shankar Prasad said, “To
Sahaj Setu • June’15 • Page 7
achieve this target , the workforce of the department has to
change and approach new challenges with a positive mind. The
minister assured that government would be fully supporting their
efforts to establish a new image.”
India Posts is best equipped to lead government efforts to
accelerate pace of economic growth in rural India and it has to be
the lead partner in the private sector’s keenness to reach rural
India.
Source : http://www.teleanalysis.com/
Time To Bridge The Toilet Training
Gap
I
t will take 3,800 toilets to be constructed everyday to get
close to the vision of a Swachh India, as this is a state where
90% of the households are equipped with color televisions and
70% with mobile phones but the number of toilets stands at an
abysmally low 30%.
These were the key issues that were brought up at the Corporate
Social Responsibility (CSR) conference and exhibition jointly
organised by Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) and
UNICEF. Keeping the ‘Swachh Bharat Abhiyan’ as its central
theme, the program saw a plethora of investors, NGOs and
researchers congregate at one place to discuss what CSR
innovations could be instrumental in achieving ‘Clean India’.
Source : http://www.newindianexpress.com/
CM Stresses Need To Make Crop
Insurance Policy More Practical
C
hief minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan on Tuesday stressed
the need for making new crop insurance policy more
practical to compensate loss of crops to farmers. He also
suggested to fix minimum assistance by insurance companies in
case of crop loss due to natural calamities and other causes, stated
a government release.
Source : http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/
Badal Urges Centre To Launch
Long-term Crop Insurance Scheme
P
unjab Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal here on Sunday
pitched for introducing a long-term crop insurance scheme
by the Centre to protect farmers from the vagaries of the nature.
He said the scheme must be brought at the earliest, else the
food security of the country would be periled.
The Union government must introduce this at the earliest for
protecting the peasantry from the vagaries of the weather, he
said.
Source : http://www.thehindu.com/
- Rural India’s very own
social networking platform
Sahaj Setu • June’15 • Page 8
Cover Story
S
ahaj e-Village Limited, a Srei Initiative has tied up
with internationally acclaimed GL Brain (Global
Brain). GLBrain is a new type of social network,
offering all major functionalities of other networks. GLBrain
intends to unite all people sharing our values, to communicate
and exchange their ideas so to better cope with their daily lifes
and business and to make this world a better place.
It is a new internet community building and social networking
platform that can be used to connect people with people,
businesses with businesses, customers with businesses,
customers with customers and more. GL Brain uses internet
in a new concept that's private, anonymous, focusing
sustainability, social responsibility and creating civic value.
The basic idea was derived from the following
knowledge of how today's social networks are
structured:
The big social networks, have attracted a huge user base,
offering communication based services, creating user profiles
by watching and storing their behavior and interest. This
profile data combined with a totally identified user is sold and
built the basis of their business model.
Content based webpages and networks, focus on
sustainability, social responsibility and civic values. They want
to spread their ideas but lack the user base to do so.
GLBrain is a missing link. It uses the internet to form a
Global Brain and make change happen. For doing this, it
intends to develop a platform for attracting a big user base by
offering all well known functions of social networks but
based on principles of privacy and data control by our users.
On such basis GLBrain offers new functionalities and a new
business model allowing and helping users to follow core
values of sustainability, social responsibility and creating civic
value.
Sahaj uses the GL Brain platform to not just connect with its
employees across the six States of Assam, Bihar, Odisha,
Tamil Nadu, Uttar Pradesh and West Bengal where it is
operative, but will also utilize the platform to connect to its
Entrepreneurs and end Customers who too will be able to
register themselves on this unique platform. The platform
will also be utilized by Sahaj Product Groups to showcase
their services and offerings both across States and to their
Entrepreneurs/ customers. Sahaj Entrepreneurs can utilize
the platform to showcase services offered at their Common
Service Centers. Sahaj hopes to see an increase in revenue
through the purchase of Professional Profiles and other
services on GL Brain which will be sold by its entrepreneurs
across the six States it is operative in through their well
connected Common Service Centers.
GLBrain promises a visible advantage over other social
networking platforms. It not only allows one to connect, but
also create content and share the same across a whole array of
online platforms, follow content and authors, register as
individuals or organizations, create advertisements, become
searchable and be found on Google maps as a business. They
are programmed to register members from 230 countries and
already have around 9,000 articles created by the users. The
site gets one million page views on an average from 80
countries per month. Harnessing the unparalleled reach of
Sahaj in the villages of India, this association is expected to
bring more people from the rural markets into the fold of
internet usage and social networking, apart from opening
new avenues of networking for local businesses.
GLBrain is the all in one platform for content, profile
and communication.
Content
Content is available on a global and local levels for every
country, and is structured in three brains with twelve
categories each. Create, read or follow opinions
(GLOpinions LOpinions), related articles, votings
(GLOVO) or movements (GLOMO). Share, post, comment,
join, participate or follow.
MyBrain
It is your personal inbox and administration level in GLBrain.
Administrate your content, the content and authors you
follow, your community, and all services you purchase on
GLBrain. Receive notifications about new content from
followed authors or results from movements or votings you
joined. Here you also exchange messages with your friends.
MyLife
The mobile and tablet based communication level of
GLBrain offering functions like posting, mailing, friends and
many more. Chatting, sharing, commenting liking and further
direct links to GLBrain soon to come. All based on our
principles of total privacy and data control by the user,
making MyLife a real alternative to other social networks.
Cover Story
Search Engine
Offers immediate results for content, users and
companies/products and further browsing. The advanced search
for companies/products filters by geografics and many attributes
and keywords the users presenting themselves in their
professional profiles have choosen for their products or services.
Now, what makes GLBrain different is that it is a new way of
communication on different levels, with total data control by the
user. The data is based on a unique statistic formula and doesnt
use personal data nor any profile creating algorythms. GLBrain
doesnt use the e-mail address, for any spam or commercial use of
any personal data.
• Creating special search functions to browse by attributes like
"Socially Responsible Company" or
"Sustainable Product" and then showing
Mr. Umesh Rao, President, Sahaj eonly users, companies, stores, products
Village Ltd. said, “GLBrain is not
and GLBrain content matching such
just another social networking
attributes
platform for our entrepreneurs.
While the entrepreneurs will be
• This being linked to the embedded
connected globally, at a later stage,
internet shops will help users to make their
Sahaj entrepreneurs as well as all
decisions and buying sustainable products
vendors offering their products and services via Sahaj
from socially responsible companies
will also be able to advertise professionally through
• We will also create tools and statistics to
GLBrain in the form of advertising space which can be
easily show the effective change of
availed at a very nominal cost. The internet is changing
behavior in millions of our users
very quickly and the count of social media consumers
• And many more.
in rural markets is growing exponentially. This is the
The interaction between the user's
right time to introduce an all-encompassing platform
MyBrain and general content on all
like GLBrain through Sahaj’s rural network since it is
countries Local and all Global Levels
the first time that a social media platform has integrated
makes GLBrain become the place
leisure, business, and content networking. We believe
where the individual user can take
that it would be a medium to reckon with in times to
control of society and is provided a
come.
The main focus of
better way to act socially responsible,
GLBrain is to promote
change
their
behavior
and share their ideas.
sustainability, social responsibility and create civic value through
Today GLBrain is aleady translated into 18 languages, thus
day by day usage of the internet.
reaching about 35 % of the world population in their native
All present or future services and functions are made to motivate
language.
It plans to implement a translation tool enabling
our users to make GLBrain the internet platform of their choice
direct
translation
of all content between all languages
and to generate the user base and traffic necessary to create
available
in
GLBrain.
positive effects by changing their own behavior to promote these
Sahaj entrepreneurs as
well as all business
partners offering their
products and services
via Sahaj will also be able
to adver tise their
products and services
professionally through
GL Brain in the form of
advertising space which
can be availed at a very
nominal cost. Sahaj also
plans to venture into the
e-commerce business
targ eting the r ural
segments using the GL
Brain platform as its
base to reach out to its
customers.
”
”
principles on all levels.
This is a massive task but GLBrain has been specifically designed
for this and most of the main functions like the categories,
Global, Local and the MyBrain levels and possibilities for
movements and voting ballots are already implemented.
Some of the new functions are:
• Creating a non public "suggest and report" function that allows
control of such declarations by the users
“
The basic idea to create GLBrain has been
derived from the perception, that todays
internet and social networks are not made
for building communities and exchanging
valuable content within such communities.
They are based solely on peoples
connections, sharing messages and posts. GLBrain offers
all needed community and content building
functionalities and is moreover open to share all this
within all other social networks. The fact that it is
programmed on a statistical basis and formula, allows the
user complete privacy. This way GLBrain targets to
become a widely used Internet platform especially
allowing the countless organizations and interest groups
around the globe to cover their community building and
content sharing needs, and hence establish itslef as the
missing link between their communities and the other
social networks.
“
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Sahajites’ Corner
How
The Changing Internet of Things
Will Affect Marketing
T
he Internet of Things is changing. To know the Internet
of Things, let us simply understand that it is a network
that connects people and devices physically and remotely,
allowing exchange of data. It can include almost anything
imaginable around us. Now the thing with something so
omnipresent is that any change in it is bound to bring about a
change in approaches all around. So what exactly are these
changes that we are experiencing?
You would agree that the rate at which internet penetration is
rising, the Internet of Things (IoT) will practically be almost
everywhere by 2025. Everyone is vying for a piece of the pie.
Facebook has recently announced its foray into IoT with
software development kits for its Parse mobile app
development platform that will now allow settings for
monitoring of home alarms, security cameras, smart locks,
thermostats, and the like to be saved on the cloud. With
everything from health trackers to audio systems and smoke
alarms to air conditioners connected to the internet and
creating endless possibilities, we are entering an era of truly
web-connected lives. As per a Pew survey, Experts have even
predicted that by 2025 internet will become like electricity invisible but affecting all lives.
Forget monitors for babies, today there are in-collar devices for
dogs that keep them active and healthy. One can even attach
food dispensers to these devices that would monitor and
control the size of their meal portions. Clover has come up
with coffee machines that let you brew your coffee through
your phone even before you have stepped out of your bed. We
are already seeing TVCs in India that show how mobile phones
turn into remote controllers for a popular brand of ACs. The
Belkin WeMo Light Switch app lets you schedule and control
the lights at your home via a smartphone even when you are
away. Tesla has an electric car that lets you control interior
temperature, start or stop charging, and locate it using an app.
These apart we already know of the commoner ones like the
doctor-on-call apps, health monitors, home security vigilance,
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etc. The long and short of it is that the Internet of Things is
growing more feathers by the day and most definitely affecting the
world around us.
Now the examples above may look slightly ahead of our times, but
there already are early adopters and soon we would get used to
them like we did to mobile phones. Let’s get down to how it affects
marketing. Some thought would make it evident that the
advancements in IoT make lead generation and exchange of sales
data quick and easy. Imagine the efficiency a marketer would be
able to bring into his/her system once there actually are the
projected 75 billion connected devices in the world by 2020. CRM
would get smarter as it gets simpler to predict by consumer
behavior history that is all available over the internet. One would
always know when devices and apps of their consumers are due
for obsolescence and can pitch upgrades to them at the right time.
There are other advantages too that are derived out of being able
to tag a behavior pattern and his/her consumption history to a
customer.
Can the changing dynamics of IoT be of use to Rural Marketers
too? I personally feel it is just a matter of time. According to a
recent report, usage of social media in rural India has grown by
100 percent during the last one year with 25 million users residing
in that belt. This has evidently been catalyzed by the rise in mobile
penetration and mobile data usage in rural areas. 61% of the users
access social media on their mobile devices. The social media
footprints of a consumer are indicative of his/her preferences
and lays the ground for predictive marketing. Though a tad early to
go in all guns blazing, I feel that the first movers will always have
an advantage and this is the right time to start testing the waters.
The Internet of Things is fast emerging as a disruptive force
affecting all aspects of business and we should be happy as long as
enriches lives as well as business processes around us. All hail the
power of the internet!
Contributed by:
Tamal Chatterjee
AVP, Marketing
The Good Life
Sunburn
Treatment Home
at
uring summers, every person experience sunburns on the skin. We're
sure all of you know the reason of the occurrence of sunburns. As
the name suggests, sunburns are caused due to the skin’s exposure
to the sun. Exposure to the sun means exposing the skin to harmful ultra
violet rays of the sun. Excessive exposure to sunlight can damage the
skin and may result in premature aging. If however, your skin has
developed sunburns, you need not worry. Follow skin care routine to
get rid of sunburns. Sunburn treatment at home can be followed with
the use of simple things readily available in your home.
Here we explain some of the most effective home-remedies for
sunburn treatment:
Dip a few drops of vinegar in cold water. Now take a clean cotton
cloth and soak it into the water. Now put the cotton cloth on your
face with your eyes closed. After five to ten
minutes,
soak the cloth again and put it on other
parts
of body affected by sunburns. Doing this,
will immediately give you relief from
sunburns.
When you go for bathing, add a few drops
of rose water to a bucket of cold water.
Take a refreshing bath with this and you'll
notice a drastic improvement. This
treatment should especially be carried out
during summers.
Combat sunburns with aloe vera. Aloe vera
contains useful substances that work
amazingly for healing sunburns. It instantly
cools and refreshes the skin. Get some aloe
vera leaves, squeeze them and add some
lemon juice to it. Now apply the gel in the
affected area. Not only will it provide a cooling
effect to your skin, it will also cleanse and nourish your
skin.
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Make a thick paste of tomato puree and cucumber puree. Add
some lemon juice to it. Spread this paste evenly on the affected
areas. Leave it on the skin till it dries thoroughly. Repeat the
treatment thrice a day to see the difference. Besides
refreshment, it will also provide radiance to the skin.
Another sunburn treatment at home can be followed
with the use of some boiled and mashed cabbage
leaves. Apply this to the body. Use this treatment to
remove tanning from sunburns.
Make a paste of wheat flour, milk, honey, egg white,
and olive oil. Use this paste for sunburn treatment.
Another recipe for homemade sunburn treatment is
turmeric powder and milk. Take one tablespoon of
turmeric powder and add three tablespoon of milk
to it. Spread this mixture on the affected area. Leave
it on the skin till dries completely before rinsing it off
with cold water.
Massage the entire body with coconut oil before
stepping out of the house. Application of ice to the
sunburns is also effective.
Remember, the best way for sunburn treatment is to prevent
it. Use of sunscreen is essential before you go out as sunburns
are not only painful but can also damage the skin. If unluckily
you have developed sunburns, try the natural remedies for sunburn
treatment given above and develop a smooth and refreshed skin.
• Make sure food available in office canteen or vending machines are healthy
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Foodies
Delight
Sujay Bag, HR Dept.
Roasted Gobi / Phoolkopir Roast
Ingredients:
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Cauliflower – One medium size
Onion paste – One large
Ginger Garlic Paste – 2 tablespoon
Turmeric Powder – ½ teaspoon
Cloves - 4
Cardamom - 3
Cinnamon – 2 sticks
Cumin powder – 1 teaspoon
Chopped Tomato – One
Red Chilly powder – 1 teaspoon
Boiled Peas – ½ cup
Bay Leaf – 1
Garam Masala powder – ½ teaspoon
Ghee – 1 tablespoon
Green Chilly – 3 to 4
Coriander Leaves – ½ cup chopped
Salt to taste
Sugar – 1 teaspoon
Vegetable oil – to fry
How to make:
Take the whole cauliflower and remove the leaves and cut the stem keeping the florets intact so that it can be placed well on a serving plate.
Now start to cook the cauliflower in a pressure cooker with 2 to 3 cups water and when it is about to release the 1st steam, remove the cooker
from the stove and open the cooker after 1 minute and drain the water. The cauliflower will be semi cooked.
Put vegetable oil in a small pan and fry the cauliflower in medium heat with the lid on. Fry from both the sides till it becomes golden brown.
Add salt to taste.
Take the saucepan, heat 3 to 4 tablespoon of oil. Now add the bay leaf and cardamom, cinnamon and cloves then add the onion paste and fry
till it becomes golden brown and started to release oil. Add ginger garlic paste and cumin powder, Whole green chilly and fry for 3 minutes
then add chopped tomato and boiled peas and cook till the grave starts to release oil. Add salt, sugar and 1 to 1 and 1/2 cup of water and make
a semi thick gravy and put the fried cauliflower into the gravy and cook with lid for about 3 to 4 minutes (keep a close watch so that the florets
are intact and not overcooked). Add ghee and garam masala powder before removing from stove.
Take a serving tray and 1st keep the cauliflower and then pour the gravy from the top. Garnish with chopped coriander leaves and the whole
cooked green chillies.
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Foodies
Delight
Kirtishree Agarwal,
Treasury Dept.
Vegetable Cutlet
Ingredients:
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1 cup Potato – Bolied and Mashed
½ cup Carrot – Fine Chopped
½ cup Beans – Fine Chopped
½ cup Capsicum – Fine Chopped
½ cup Corn/ Peas - Crushed
½ cup Beet Root - Graded
1 tbsp Chillies – Fine Chopped
1 tbsp Ginger - Graded
1 tbsp Cashew – Chopped
1 tbsp Rasins · 1 tsp Garam Masala
1 tsp Mango Powder / Amchur
1 tsp Rock Salt · Salt · Pinch of Sugar
Oil
For the Coating:
· All purpose Flour · Gram Flour / Besan
· Cournflour
· Pinch of Salt
· Red Color
· Fine vermicelli / Sevai
How to make:
1. Heat the oil in a deep non-stick, add the chillies and ginger and saute on a medium flame for 1 minute. 2. Add all the potatoes,
beans, carrots and capsicum and mix well till dry. 3. Add beetroot, cashew, rasins and again sauté. 4. Add the salt, garam masala,
amchur, rock salt and pinch of sugar, mix well and sauté on a medium flame for 1 to 2 minutes. 5. Slightly mash the mixture using a
potato masher. 6. Remove from the flame, transfer the mixture to a plate and allow it to cool completely. 7. Divide the mixture into 8
equal portions and give each portion a cylindrical shape. 8. On the other side prepare a thick flowing paste using all purpose Flour,
Gram Flour, Cournflour, Pinch of Salt, and Red Color. 9. Dip each cutlet in the prepared plain flour mixture and roll in the vermicelli
/ semai till they are evenly coated from all the sides. 10. Heat the oil in a kadhai and deep-fry each cutlet till it turns golden brown in
colour from both the sides. (initially put the cutlet on high flame and then deep fry it on medium flame.). 11. Drain on absorbent
paper. 12. Serve immediately with tomato ketchup.
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Feature
Story
Understanding
EarthQuake
R
ecently Nepal witnessed one of history’s worst earthquakes
which claimed over 8000 lives and destroyed many
historical sites. Sure, we all know about earthquakes - how and
when does it occur, let’s enhance our knowledge and have a look
on all major facts on earthquake.
Let’s begin with what it is an earthquake?
An earthquake is what happens when two blocks of the earth
suddenly slip past one another. The surface where they slip is called
the fault or fault plane. The location below the earth’s surface where
the earthquake starts is called the hypocenter, and the location
directly above it on the surface of the earth is called the epicenter.
What causes earthquakes and where do they happen?
The earth has four major layers: the inner core, outer core, mantle
and crust. The crust and the top of the mantle make up a thin skin
on the surface of our planet. But this skin is not all in one piece – it
is made up of many pieces
like a puzzle covering the
surface of the earth. Not
only that, but these puzzle
pieces keep slowly moving
around, sliding past one
another and bumping into
each other. We call these
puzzle pieces tectonic
plates, and the edges of
the plates are called the
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plate boundaries. The plate boundaries are made up of many
faults, and most of the earthquakes around the world occur
on these faults. Since the edges of the plates are rough, they
get stuck while the rest of the plate keeps moving. Finally,
when the plate has moved far enough, the edges unstick on
one of the faults and there is an earthquake.
Did you know why does the earth shake when there is an
earthquake?
When the edges of faults are stuck together, and the rest of
the block is moving, the energy that would normally cause the
blocks to slide past one another is being stored up. When the
force of the moving blocks finally overcomes the friction of
the jagged edges of the fault and it unsticks, all that stored up
energy is released. The energy radiates outward from the fault
in all directions in the form of seismic waves like ripples on a
pond. The seismic waves shake the earth as they move
through it, and when the waves reach the earth’s surface, they
shake the ground and anything on it, like our houses and us!
Now let’s understand Tectonics. In 1900s scientists
discovered a deep trench beneath the Atlantic Ocean where
molten rock from inside the earth welled up and then cooled
in the ocean waters, creating new rock. This led them to an
observation: If the earth is creating new seafloor, old seafloor
must be disappearing, or the earth would grow. So what's
happening? The answer is that the new seafloor is being
created at the edge of a tectonic plate. The plate's opposite
edge is moving away from the new seafloor, diving under the
plate it is bumping up against in a process called subduction.
Researchers recognized this as an engine that could move
continents.Most seismic action arises not from diverging
plates, but from plates of the earth striking each other. These
collisions create land features like mountains and volcanoes,
and unleash the forces of earthquakes and tsunamis.
Many of us wonder if scientists can predict earthquakes. The
fact is scientists cannot predict earthquakes. Although
scientists have tried different ways and process but they have
never been successful. All that scientists can understand is
that there are fault lines where earthquake will occur, but they
cannot say when it will occur.
There are cases of worst earthquakes in history that have
claimed countless lives and billions of dollars worth of
property damage. Here we share the worst earthquakes in the
world, both in the number of deaths and magnitude, from the
recent Nepal Earthquake to the one that struck Valdivia, Chil.
(The list is in no particular order)
Between Kathmandu & Pokhara, Nepal
A 7.8 magnitude
earthquake struck Nepal
in an area between
Kathmandu and the city
of Pokhara on April 25,
2015. Its epicenter was
east of the district of
Lamjung, and its
hypocenter was at a depth of approximately 15 km (9.3
mi).It was the worst natural disaster to strike Nepal since the
1934 Nepal–Bihar earthquake. The earthquake claimed the
lives of more than 8,600 people while injuring more than
twice as many. The devastating quake also destroyed major
monuments such as the Dharahara tower, temples and world
heritage sites near Kathmandu.Thousands of houses were
destroyed across many districts of the country, with entire
villages flattened, especially those near the epicenter.
Valdivia, Chile
The World’s largest
earthquake with an
instrumentally
documented magnitude
occurred on May 22,
1960 near Valdivia, in
southern Chile. It was
assigned a magnitude of 9.5 by the United States Geological
Survey. It is referred to as the "Great Chilean Earthquake"
and the "1960 Valdivia Earthquake". The United States
Geological Survey reports this event as the "largest
earthquake of the 20th Century". The Chilean government
estimated that about 2,000,000 people were left homeless.
Shensi, China
With a magnitude of about 8M, this earthquake claimed lives
of about 8,30,000 people. The earthquake occurred on Jan.
23, 1556 in the Shaanxi province (formerly Shensi), China,
about 50 miles east-northeast of Xi'an, the capital of Shaanxi.
Damage extended as far away as about 270 miles northeast of
the epicenter, with reports as far as Liuyang in Hunan, more
than 500 miles away.
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Tangshan, China
A magnitude 7.5 struck
Tangshan on July 27, 1976.
Official casualty figure is
255,000 deaths. Estimated
death toll as high as 655,000.
Damage extended as far as
Beijing. This is probably the
greatest death toll from an
earthquake in the last four centuries, and the second greatest
in recorded history.
Sumatra, Indonesia
On December 26, 2004 a 9.1
magnitude earthquake
occurred in Sumatra,
Indonesia. This was the third
largest earthquake in the world
since 1900 and the largest
since the 1964 Prince William
Sound, Alaska temblor. In total, 227,898 people were killed or
were missing and presumed dead and about 1.7 million
people were displaced by the earthquake and subsequent
tsunami in 14 countries in South Asia and East Africa.
Bhuj, Gujarat, India
An earthquake measuring 7.7 on
the Richter scale hit Bhuj,
Gujarat on 26 January 2001. The
earthquake killed around 20,000
people, injured another 167,000
and destroyed nearly 400,000
homes.21 out of 25 districts in
the state were totally destroyed and Kutch was the worst
affected district, followed by Ahmedabad, Jamnagar, Rajkot
and Surendranagar.
Kanto, Japan
This earthquake brought
extreme destruction in the
Tokyo-Yokohama area,
both from the temblor and
subsequent firestor ms,
which burned about
381,000 of the more than
694,000 houses that were
partially or completely destroyed. The earthquake occurred
on Sept. 1, 1923 having a magnitude as 7.9 m and resulted in
142,800 deaths.
Port-au-Prince, Haiti
The Haiti earthquake was a
magnitude 7.0 on the Richter
scale, with an epicenter near
Leogane, 25 km west of its
capital, Port-au-Prince. It
struck on January 12, 2010
where at least 52 aftershocks measuring 4.5 or greater could
still be felt even 12 days later. The earthquake left a
devastating wake of 316,000 deaths, 300,000 injured and
1,000,000 people homeless.
Refernce:
nbcnews.com
earthquake.usgs.gov
www.nbcnews.com
Travelogue
Temples Tours
of India
W
hen we speak of temples, images of God, bells, incense sticks, chants,
prayers, etc. springs up in our minds. Among all these, there’s one thing
that our heart gets for sure- calm and peace. A visit to a temple relaxes our
mind. Temple travel puts our soul to rest. The charming sound of the bells, the aura
of the surroundings induces in us a feeling of extreme peace and serenity. India is one
country that truly is home to many spiritual temples and shrines. From north to south,
and east to west India has about 400-500 temples with a story and legend with itself.
Indian temples further speak of rich architecture and style. Some of the top
temples in India are:
Temples of Haridwar
Bhagwati hill in Jammu & Kashmir.
The entrance to the cave is through a narrow tunnel
with a cold stream called the Charan Ganga running
through it.
The first temple destination in India you must visit is
Haridwar. There are many temples in Haridwar that will
just ease your soul. Some of the very famous temples in
Haridwar are: Mansa Devi Temple, Pawan Dham
Temple, Parmeshvar Mahavdev Temple, The Chandi
Devi Temple, and the Lal Mata Temple.
Golden Temple
Amarnath
Amarnath Yatra is one of the four main Hindu
pilgrimage destinations in India. Over 300,000 tourists
visit Amarnath during the Shravana in July-August.
Amarnath is situated 145 km east of Shrinagar. The
holy cave of Amarnath is believed to be abode of Lord
Shiva. It is located at a height of 3,888 mts. The deity or
the Shivlinga is in the form of ice-lingam that changes
size with seasons. Having reaches here, the piligrim
feels immense joy and realizes to attain ‘Moksha’ in the
feet of Lord Shiva. Tourists and pilgrims feel the
presence of Lord Shiva while performing prayers
among the beautiful valleys and mountains.
Vaishno Devi
Within a cave, Mata Vaishno Devi, an Indian goddess
transformed herself into three forms- Maha Kali,
Maha Lakshmi, and Maha Saraswati. Millions of
devotees on India temple tour visit the cave of Mata
Vaishno Devi. The shrine of Mata Vaishno Devi is
located at a height of 5,300 sq. ft. on the Trikuta
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Golden Temple is situated in Amritsar in Punjab.
Thousands of devotees on temple tour to India
flock to the Golden Temple is the other name for
Harimandir Sahib, meaning “temple of God”. Guru
Arjan Dev, the fifth Nanak built this temple for the
Sikhs.
Shri Shirdi Sai Baba Temple
Shirdi a small village in Ahmadnagar district of
Maharashtra, is a sacred place for tourists on a
pilgrimage tour in India. The temple was established
in 1922 with a motive to spread the noble services of
Shri Sai Baba. Shri Sathya Sai Baba is believed to be
an incarnation of Lord Shiva.
Effective tipsfor
Health Beat
Skin, Hair and Health Care
for
Monsoon
he monsoons are here and we’re sure you are loving the
season, especially after the long, dry weather. It’s okay to
indulge in the seasonal changes and to compromise heath
and body for some time. But while we enjoy the season, we’ll have to
stay fit, right? So, it’s important that we take due care of our health
and for monsoons we’ve take extra care. So, here are our tips for
maintaining your skin, health and body this monsoon.
Health Tips:
•Ensure you drink plenty of water this season as it is important to
keep your body hydrated every time.
•All the fruits and vegetables should be properly washed. You
should especially wash the green leafy vegetables and cauliflower
properly as they play a host for worms and larvae and dirt from
streets.
•Maintain general hygiene - avoid road side vendor food as the food
easily gets affected with bacteria and fungi.
•Consuming adequate fruits during monsoons helps restore energy.
But ensure you wash them properly.
•Bitter vegetables like neem, bitter gourd, etc.helps you to avoid skin
infections and allergies. So, you should definitely include such
vegetables in your meals.
T
Skin Care tips:
•Use soap free cleansers and a good scrub to keep your skin moist all
the time.
•Most of the times use an alcohol free toner as the humidity during
monsoons could open up your skin pores. (Do the toning is after
cleansing).
•For this season, avoid bleaching and facials. Bleaching does
more harm to the face and facial makes the skin rough.
•Do not forget to wash your face, hands and feet as soon as
you reach your home with lukewarm water. This makes
you feel refreshed and stay healthy.
Health Care tips
•During monsoons, wash your hair with mild shampoos
and dry it properly. At night, massage your hair with warm
coconut oil and comb your hair for the even distribution
of oil on your scalp and hair.
•Itchy scalp because of dandruff is common in this season.
Applying neem oil is the best remedy.
•Other alternative is to apply warm oil mixed with curry
leaves. This will leave your hair thick and black.
July Horoscope
Aries (March 21-April 20):
With the Sun in home-loving Cancer and Venus in
romantic Leo until after mid month, it should be
an emotional and enjoyable time. But there will
be ups and downs, high points of fun and other
times of challenges and tension. Certain family
members may be irritable or argumentative and you
may also be pushing too hard, trying to get everything in
ship shape order. Try to lighten up and let it wash over you. Have a
heart to heart chat with those closest when you can get everyone
calmed down. The New Moon on the 16th is a hint to wipe the slate
clean, let bygones and be bygones.
Taurus (April 21-May 21):
Rushing round and increasingly busy and frantic
schedule you may well run the risk of tripping
over your feet or putting your foot in your
mouth. You'll get irritated by delays and other
people's mistakes and not be backward about
voicing your opinions. Luckily there will be
moments of blissful contentment at home and
with the family. You'll be indulged and pampered
and keen to see what you can do to spread harmony
around. You may even consider sprucing up the decoration to give
you an ambience of elegance and beauty around. Just have a care
towards mid month since challenging influences could make you
accident prone or overly stressed. Thereafter there'll be party
invitations galore, chances to have fun and a reasonably quiet final
week with those close.
Gemini (May 23-June 20):
Your wonderful way with words, charm and wit
will bring you popularity and smooth round a
few rough edges early on. You'll want pleasure
and be tempted by all manner of extravagant
frivolities. Just remember you also want more
security, so put in the leg work to improve your
finances. After mid month home will be happier,
more settled so you'll get the chance to snuggle
down with those close and relax more often. Close
partners may want to be serious around the 21st so be prepared to
sit down for practical discussions. Lots of variety, choice and
constant movement will keep you happily on your toes after the
23rd. Just don't over react when unexpected events threaten to send
you off balance.
Cancer (June 21-July 20):
Your birthday Sun always puts you on a
high. Just play it cool and let it all wash over
you. You'll be spending money happily,
finding all manner of irresistible treats
around. There'll be sudden changes of
direction at work and you won't always be in a
mood to co-operate. Try to go your own way and
not get too distracted. After mid month you'll find affectionate
gestures from everyday mates at work and in the neighbourhood
will make you feel loved and wanted. You'll be saying all the right
things as well, so tempers should ease. Getting your personal
finances together will be your priority in the final week though you
won't stop yourself spending at the same time.
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Leo (July 21-Aug. 22):
Romantic Venus and confident Jupiter,
together in your sign as the month opens,
should make for a light-hearted time with
plenty of compliments coming your way. You
may feel more on the sidelines than usual, but
taking time out to reflect on recent events and
get yourself prepared for a more outgoing
phase towards the month's end, won't do you
any harm. Let others do the running around. You will feel frustrated at
points but this is only temporary. Pull strings and get others doing what you
can't at the moment. Your energy won't be limitless so pull back from overheavy commitments. Buy yourself treats after mid month will put the
sparkle back in your eye. Then from the 23rd your birthday Sun will buck
you up and send you out on exuberant form.
Virgo (Aug. 23-Sept. 22):
You'll be forging ahead with long term plans and
find plenty of support amongst friends and team
mates. OK at times you may find certain
companions a touch too pushy and you'll be fairly
possessive of loved ones or the spotlight. Just try
to compromise along the way and keep the peace
as best you can. You won't be as sociable or
romantic as usual for three weeks and you won't find
it as difficult to be a giver rather than a taker most of
the time with loved ones. Have a care with money since there will be sudden
surprises which may throw your budget off track. After the 18th you'll be
showered with compliments and invitations.
Libra (Sept. 23-Oct. 22):
In a high profile position now at work and also
socially, you'll be making waves and making
your presence felt. OK you'll have to work
hard to ensure the right people are aware of
what you can do. But it'll be worth it. You'll be
taking the lead and insisting others follow
behind you. Try not to come across as bossy.
Not everyone will be as motivated as you are.
There will be distractions at home with a situation
where you feel challenged but are unclear what the best coping strategy will
be. Just take it slowly. Be firm and flexible. Try not to flare up and fly off the
handle.
Scorpio (Oct. 23-Nov. 21):
You'll have the bit between your teeth and be
keen to bring more adventure into your life.
You'll be thinking big, aiming high and talking
enthusiastically. OK so you won't always be too
practical or sensible. But your high spirits and
confidence will be infectious so you'll swing
those close along with your plans. You'd prefer to
travel if you can. But if not you'll broaden your
horizons some other way. You'll also be invited to the
rather social occasions and be putting on a sparkling
performance, charming all the right people. There will be
some tensions in your everyday life at work or in the neighbourhood. Try
not to respond by getting overly intense or too stubborn.
Contd...
(Nov. 22-Dec. 20):
There will be too much going on behind the
scenes for your liking. Normally an outgoing,
adventurous and directly-spoken sign you
dislike being immersed in secrets and
situations where you have to move slowly.
But needs must. Confidential matters will
require persistence and compromise. You'll find
later on you are grateful for the efforts you make
now. Where money is concerned you'll have to push extra hard to improve
your situation. It won't all go the way you had planned and there'll be a few
surprise detours along the way. But if you hold your nerve, you'll emerge in
better shape.
Capricorn (Dec. 21-Jan. 20):
You'll want and be offered the support of
close partners. But you'll find them quite
heated at times and you won't always
appreciate being expected to fit in with
their plans. So it may be tricky to stay
amiable and flexible through a few tense
moments in the first two weeks. Try not to
over react to what will be passing
moments. You've been round this circuit
before and know you can find ways of
defusing difficult discussions when you try. You
will be keeping your feelings strictly to yourself.
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Aquarius (Jan. 21-Feb. 18):
One close partner will be affectionate
and good for your morale, leaving you
feeling warm and wonderful inside.
But there's no doubt that you're going
to be over worked and landed with too
many chores for a few weeks. You'll
need to boost your stamina as best you
can and try to delegate where possible.
You'll be a perfectionist and stuck on the
idea that only you can do certain jobs well.
Try to ease up and let others share the strain. Luckily your sense
of humour will keep you bubbling early on.
Pisces
(Feb. 18-March 20):
Outgoing, sociable, playful and in a
mood for romance and
entertainment, you'll be out in the
spotlight enjoying yourself. This is
your time to let your inner sparkle
shine and indeed to let your inner
child out to play. At times you may come
across as slightly too forceful with loved ones since
you're in such a high-energy phase. They may not necessarily
want to live at your pace. One friendship will also be going
through a testing time. Try not to get pulled into wrangles.
Source: http://www.star4cast.com
Training to placement
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Solution
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