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WAYS TO FIGHT CLIMATE CHANGE

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  WAYS TO FIGHT CLIMATE CHANGE    “One thing leads to the other.  Deforestation leads to climate change , which leads to ecosystem losses, which negatively impacts our livelihoods –  it’s a vicious cycle .” What is Climate Change? Climate change is a global modification of the climate over a long period of time (from decades to millions of years). These changes can occur both regionally and globally. By climate change, we mean the increase in temperature from the middle of the 20th century to the present day.  Even if climate change can also have natural causes, it is primarily related to human activity and greenhouse gases. Climate change causes?  Many of the chemical compounds in the earth's atmosphere act as greenhouse gases. When sunlight strikes the earth’s surface, some of it radiates back toward space as infrared radiation (heat). Greenhouse gases absorb this infrared radiation and trap its heat in the atmosphere, creating a greenhouse effect th...

Child Labour

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                          The Lost Childhood:  Child Labour  Child labour is any sort of exploitation that prevents kids from having an equal opportunity to receive an education and have a typical childhood.  As a result, the abused youngster is mostly employed for intellectually, physically, and socially destructive tasks.  Despite numerous laws and government initiatives, there are currently more than 10 million child labourers working in India.  To meet the government's development targets by 2030, child labour must be eliminated.   Government Laws against Child Labour :  The government has established numerous regulations restricting the use of child labour and is actively working to end this practice.  The Central Government of India established the Gurupadswamy Commission in 1979. This statutory committee came to the conclusion that poverty was inextricably related to child lab...

STAND UP AND FIGHT RACISM

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                                                             RACISM THE MEDIA AND THE INTERNET    Racist rhetoric is spread through computer-mediated means and includes some or all of the following characteristics: racial uniqueness, racist attitudes toward specific social categories, racist stereotypes, hate-speech, nationalism and common destiny, racial supremacy, superiority, and separation, conceptions of racial otherness, and an anti-establishment worldview. Racism over the internet can have the same consequences as hurtful words spoken in person. Racism in the workplace, Although there have been research and tactics for blocking and confronting cyber racism on an individual level, there have been few studies that go into detail about how to counteract cyber racism's roots in institutional racism. An expansion in the li...

HACKING

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                                                                      HACKING    Hacking is the term used to describe acts aimed at compromising digital devices such as computers, cellphones, tablets, and even entire networks. While hacking isn't necessarily for harmful objectives, most references to hacking, and hackers, currently describe it as illegal cybercriminal activity motivated by monetary gain, protest, information gathering (spying), or even just for the "joy" of the challenge.  WHO ARE HACKERS: Hacking is usually a technological endeavour (like creating malvertising that deposits malware in a drive-by attack requiring no user interaction). However, hackers can utilise psychology to persuade a user to open a harmful attachment or provide sensitive information. "Social engineering" is the t...

INTERNET FRAUD

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CYBER CRIME INTERNET FRAUD:   What is internet fraud?    Internet fraud involves using online services and software with access to the internet to defraud or take advantage of victims. The term "internet fraud" generally covers cybercrime activity that takes place over the internet or on email, including crimes like  i dentity theft ,   phishing , and other   hacking activities  designed to scam people out of money. Internet scams that target victims through online services account for millions of dollars worth of fraudulent activity every year. And the figures continue to increase as internet usage expands and cyber-criminal techniques become more sophisticated. Types of Internet fraud? Cyber criminals use a variety of  attack vectors  and strategies to commit internet fraud. This includes malicious software, email and instant messaging services to spread malware, spoofed websites that steal user data, and elaborate, wide-reaching phis...

An ignored issue.

AN IGNORED ISSUE

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An Ignored issue   Mental health refers to cognitive, behavioral, and emotional well-being. It is all about how people think, feel, and behave. People sometimes use the term “mental health” to mean the absence of a mental disorder.  Mental health can affect daily living, relationships, and physical health. However, this link also works in the other direction. Factors in people’s lives, interpersonal connections, and physical factors can all contribute to mental health disruptions. Looking after mental health can preserve a person’s ability to enjoy life. Doing this involves reaching a balance between life activities, responsibilities, and efforts to achieve psychological resilience. Conditions such as stress, depression, and anxiety can all affect mental health and disrupt a person’s routine. Although the term mental health is in common use, many conditions that doctors recognize as psychological disorders have physical roots. In this article, we explain what people mean by me...