<p><strong>Social media companies operating in India had to comply with the new Information Technology (Intermediary Guidelines and Digital Media Ethics Code) Rules 2021, starting from May 26, 2021. Released in February 2020,  social media platforms like Facebook, WhatsApp, Instagram and Koo were given three months to obey the orders. The New IT Rules (2021) specifies the requirement of appointing a resident grievance officer (part of a larger grievance redressal), vigorous monitoring of the content, monthly compliance reports for users in India, self-regulating mechanisms and also another oversight mechanism created by the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology. </strong></p> <p><strong>In layman terms, there’d be a much more quicker response to the complaints against the content posted as there’d be strict actions taken by the government against the filed complaints. But here’s the catch : censoring and removing of content can be very controversial as it can suppress the voices of citizens in a democratic country like India. Freedom of speech is a fundamental right and we need to keep in mind that what’s offensive to some may not be ‘wrong’ to post. This will give the government the power to remove the content which doesn’t cater to its side or favours the opposition. It’s clearly unconstitutional and will affect how our society functions in a long run.</strong></p> <p><strong>Moreover, Section 69A empowers the government to send secret requests to these social media platforms and if more power is given to the government, it’ll surely be misused. There’s no doubt that social media platforms owe its users more privacy and user rights. There has always been an imbalance of power and lack of transparency but it doesn’t mean we need to give our governments the right to censor and invade our privacy. It’s high time we need to have an equitable distribution and hold organisations accountable for their actions.Many users on the internet have gone as far as to comparing India with North Korea and China which are among the cruellest dictatorships in the world. </strong></p> <p><strong>The government cannot ban these apps as most of them are USA apps and we all know the history of Indo-USA relations and any action against USA at the moment isn’t going to result well considering we’re facing a shortage of vaccines at the moment. Also, the Minister of External Affairs, S. Jaishankar is on a 5-day visit in USA right now to discuss about the vaccines.</strong></p> <p><strong>If only the Modi government worked for the welfare of the people instead of trying to ban apps and censor information, our country would’ve come a long way.</strong></p>

<p class="p1"><strong><span class="s1">About the University</span></strong></p> <p class="p2"><strong>GNA University has emerged to be one of the leading higher education organization engaged in creating, preserving and imparting knowledge to a diverse community of students. The University “aspires to nurture value-based leaders who have knowledge and skills to create success in their organizations.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></strong></p> <p class="p2"><strong>The university seeks to improve the quality of life through an effective and an eclectic blend of science, technology and humanities for innovative solutions to real life problems. The university is engaged in imparting, creating, preserving and propagating knowledge in the global context”.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></strong></p> <p class="p2"><strong>Being a university backed up by the industry i.e., GNA Gears which has completed its 75 years of excellence, GNA University aims at imparting an industry endorsed curriculum wherein the curriculum fulfils all the requirements which are pre requisite for him/her to join the university. Thus, the university aims at bridging the gap between the academic arena and industry expectations.</strong></p> <p class="p2"><strong>The unique feature of the programs conducted at the University is the focus on experiential learning, industrial internships, learning of diverse principles, flexible, credit-based study programs and holistic development of personality which in turn will ensure employability of the students.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></strong></p> <p class="p2"> </p> <p class="p2"><strong>The GNA University benchmarks itself with the leading educational institutions across the world in terms of intellectual capital, academic quality, delivery practices and industry linkages and connections. The University credo includes focus on meritocracy, transparency, accountability, ethical behaviour and service orientation.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></strong></p> <p class="p2"><strong>Primarily focussing upon student development and the merit scored by them, GNA University is providing ample number of scholarships to its students thus aiming to provide them economies on education and at the same time ensuring top most quality on the same so that the students get the best out of it. Till date, GNA University has distributed around scholarships worth Rs 7 Crore to its students.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></strong></p> <p class="p1"><strong><span class="s1">About the Program</span></strong></p> <p class="p3"><strong>With an aim to empower students to imbibe technological superiority and emerge on the global front with astute competence and acumen, GNA University offers diverse graduate courses in Computer Science and Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, Civil Engineering, Electronics and Communication Engineering, Electronics and Computer Engineering and Mechanical and Automation Engineering.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></strong></p> <p class="p2"><strong>Computer Science and Engineering and Aerospace Engineering are the most admired and preferred choices of the students due to plethora of opportunities in these fields.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></strong></p> <p class="p2"><strong>GNA offers Computer Science and Engineering with specialization in Cloud Computing, Cyber Security, Data Analytics and Internet of Things (IoT). GNA University has MoU’s with Amazon Web Services for Cloud Computing, Oracle for Data Analytics and IoT, Paulo Alto for Cyber Security to enhance the skills in Cyber Security, Cloud Computing, IoT, and Data Analytics.</strong></p> <p class="p2"><strong>GNA University takes a lead in this pandemic by preparing skilled students during this crisis and as a result more than 30 companies recruited Computer Science and Engineering and Aerospace students at a minimum package of 4 LPA and at maximum package of 10 LPA. The companies like, Byju’s, HCL, Ethnus, Mphasis, Collabera, XenonStack, Wipro, Xoriant, Hanu, Keka, Nagaroo, XL Dynamics, Chicmic, Venove software, NAL etc are some few names which recruited GNA’s students.</strong></p> <p class="p2"> </p> <p class="p3"><strong>GNA University has Aviation Wing in which we have India's first Maule M-7 aircraft known as "Super-Rocket". Students are imparted practical training in DGCA approved workshop by Aircraft Maintenance Technicians. Department Aerospace Engineering has Aerodynamics Lab with Subsonic wind tunnel, Aerospace Propulsion Lab with R-25 Mig-21 Aircraft Engine, Aerospace Systems and Instrumentation Lab, Aerospace Structures Lab &amp; Aerospace Vibration Lab. <span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></strong></p> <p class="p3"><strong>For betterment of the students of aerospace engineering, GNA University has signed MoU’s with ESAT University (Tunisia) &amp; University of KwaZulu-Natal (South Africa University). We provide 100% placements in not only in private sectors but also in government sectors. The students from Department Aerospace Engineering are got internship &amp; placed in DRDO, ISRO, HAL, NAL, TBRL, Drone-UAV Pilot in Aarav, Altbird, Axesmap, Flotanomers, Garuda.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></strong></p>

<p><strong>To understand the rising fuel prices, one needs to understand the factors contributing to their hike. Petrol and diesel are decontrolled fuels in India which means their prices are linked to global crude oil prices.</strong></p> <p><br /><strong>Decontrolling oil prices has never favoured consumers. When the global prices increase, the consumer has to pay extra for every litre of fuel and when the prices decrease, both the central government and state government levies extra taxes to get extra revenue.</strong></p> <p><strong>The Central and state governments levy excise tax and the centre has changed these taxes in such a way that they get a larger share than the state governments.</strong></p> <p><br /><strong>The petrol prices are calculated by adding VAT( collected by the state government)+ Excise duty (collected by the central government). Sixty per cent of the retail selling price of petrol and over fifty-four per cent for diesel accounts for both central and state taxes.</strong></p> <p><strong>Since the central government get a larger share of taxes, the state government has no option but to levy their own taxes on fuel and thus, making them charge extra state excise tax from the consumers. The cartelisation by state-run oil marketing companies like Indian Oil Corporation, Bharat Petroleum and Hindustan Petroleum also affect the fuel prices in our country.</strong></p> <p><strong>Petrol and diesel prices in India have surpassed the Rs 100 mark in many states and the common man is the one suffering the most. Dharmendra Pradhan (the Union Petroleum and Natural Gas and Steel Minister) blamed the price hike on oil-rich nations seeking more profits by manufacturing less fuel to gain more profits.</strong></p> <p><strong>He justified the taxes by mentioning how both the central government and state governments are undertaking various projects and making developments in the wake of Covid-19 which will further increase employment too. He also added that the expenditure of the health sector has also increased and thus, earnings are less.</strong></p>

<p> </p> <p><strong>Punjab is facing an extreme shortage of electricity just when the temperatures are rising and paddy plantation is at its peak. Even the agricultural sector isn’t getting its promised eight hours of power supply and on top of it, PSPCL imposed a two-day mandatory cut on high-consumption industries to divert power for crops and the domestic sector. The timings of government offices have been reduced to 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. and they can’t use air conditioners too due to the shortage of electricity. These strict regulations helped in bringing down the demand to 12.600 MW but the downside included expensive labour having to sit idle.</strong></p> <p> </p> <p><strong>The demand for power has touched 14,225 MW but only 12,800 MW can be supplied and this gap of 1,425 MW has led to power cuts lasting up to 14 hours in households. Farmers, domestic consumers, and industrialists are now complaining how this is the last thing they wanted considering they have already suffered due to the pandemic.</strong></p> <p> </p> <p><strong>Every year Punjab records an increase in demand by about 500 MW and in 2020, it was 13,150 MW. PSPCL didn’t predict the demand of 14,500 MW, thus leading to a shortage. The state government decided to shut down two units of thermal plant in Ropar and a thermal plant in Bathinda with a combined capacity of 880 MW and no alternatives have been approved. A private power unit, the TSPL Power Plant at Talwandi Sabo which supplied 660MW has been shut since March 8 because of faulty Power Purchase Agreements (PPAs).</strong></p> <p> </p> <p><strong>On top of it all, PSPCL is facing a shortage of funds. The government owes it Rs 5,000 crore on account of agriculture subsidy while the government offices owe Rs 2,000 crore to the PSPCL. Even though during a recent power review meeting, CM Amrinder Singh directed the department of finance to release Rs 500 crore for purchasing power, the state’s transmission capacity is only 13,000 MW and the Punjab State Transmission Corporation Limited (PSTCL) can be blamed for not upgrading the capacity of 400/220 KV transmission lines and ICTs.</strong></p> <p> </p> <p><strong>The current government lacks proper planning. The government has not been appointing a regular CMD of PSTCL since 2010. The CMD of PSPCL holds the charge of other offices like excise and taxation and is thus, overburdened. Also, dependence on private power plants has significantly increased.</strong></p> <p><strong>According to PSPCL’s CMD A Venu Prasad, the failure of the Talwandi Sabo power plant, the hailstorm between June 10 and 15, and the diminishing water level can be attributed to the power shortage.</strong></p>