Need to look into dimensions on diesel deregulation
"The government has to take into account several dimensions of issue before decision can be taken," is their ant possibility of deregulating diesel prices.
The issues concerning diesel are not unidimensional, adding while some argue for deregulation, few say that it would fuel inflation.
"On one column (of a newspaper) deregulate diesel price and on another column you will say inflation (will rise). These are not unidimensional issues, cannot approach a issue from one dimension,"
Overall inflation in November stood at 7.24 per cent, much above the Reserve Bank's comfort level of 5-6 per cent.
The government had in 2010 taken an "in-principle" decision to deregulate diesel prices, but could not implement it because of political pressure. The decision was based on the recommendations made by Kirit Parikh committee.
Price of diesel, which currently costs Rs 47.15 per litre in Delhi, was last revised on September 14 when it was hiked by a steep Rs 5.63 per litre.
The government has promised a cash support of Rs 30,000 crore to the oil marketing companies to cover a part of the Rs 85,586 crore revenue loss on fuel sales during April- September.
Slow and slim by eating slow
It’s a known fact that eating slowly has many health benefits. Digestion
begins in the mouth and when you eat slowly food is chewed properly
into tiny bits for an easy passage through the digestive system. It
gives your stomach a head start and sufficient warning to gear itself up
for its functions and better chances of absorbing the food. These are
some of the basic facts which though we know, we don’t usually follow
for reasons best known to us.
When you wolf down your meal, say in five minutes, then discomforts like
flatulence, heartburn, burps and belches overpower you quickly. Instead
take twenty minutes to eat the same food and your stomach shall have an
easier time.
Besides these there are more important reasons to eat slowly which many
maybe unaware of. The most important of them all is that slow eating can
result in weight loss. Eat slowly and lose weight. In today’s health
conscious world this bit of weight loss wisdom if widely known and
understood can surely be the biggest motivation and impetus to eat
leisurely.
But how does eating unhurriedly result in shedding fat? Do we consume
far less calories if we eat slowly? “Eating slowly can surely make you lose weight. One should make it a
habit. For it has been observed that it takes around fifteen to twenty
minutes for your belly to tell your brain, ‘I am full’. When we eat fast
and gulp down the food by the time our brain finally gets a chance to
tell us it’s enough we are not just full but stuffed and bloated. If we
eat slowly we have time to realize that our tummy is full and stop on
time.”
An unhealthy practice eating fast is not just common but also considered
normal by a vast majority. For many eat fast more out of habit than
hurry. Others who eat fast when tense or upset also eat up their
emotions adding to their stress. But beware, for it is said our stomach
is like a balloon. It can expand to fill a meal fit for a regiment.
Dieticians, who recommend twenty minutes a meal, advise one to take a
few deep breaths before a meal to instil a better sense of awareness to
control rushed eating. Time honoured traditions, now extinct, of saying
grace or offering a silent prayer of gratitude before eating, sure had
its significance.
Chewing with your mouth closed is not just a matter of etiquette. It
also prevents sucking in air that may trigger embarrassing wind during
unexpected moments.
For all you fast eaters, eating slowly and chewing thoroughly can take
some time getting used to. But practise it to make it a habit, for it is
one of the best nutrition tips. Remember there is no emergency. Relax,
eat slowly. It’s not your last supper.
Internet celebrates its 30th birthday
The computer network officially began its technological revolution when
it fully substituted previous networking systems on January 1 1983.
“flag day”, it was the first time the US Department of Defence
(DoD)-commissioned Arpanet network fully switched to use of the Internet
protocol suite (IPS) communications system.
Using data “packet-switching”, the new method of linking computers paved the way for the arrival of the World Wide Web.
“ without the internet and the World Wide Web the day may not begin or the day may not end ".
Based on designs by Welsh scientist Donald Davies, the Arpanet network began as a military project in the late 1960s.
It was developed at prestigious American universities and research
laboratories, such as the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA)
and the Stanford Research Institute.
Starting in 1973, work on the powerful and flexible IPS and Transmission
Control Protocol (TCP) technology which would change mass
communications got under way.
The new systems were designed to replace the more vulnerable Network
Control Program (NCP) used previously, making sure the network was not
exposed to a single point of failure.
This meant a single attack could not bring it down, making it safer and more reliable.
By January 1 1983, the substitution of the older system for the new
Internet protocol had been completed and the Internet was born.
British computer scientist Tim Berners-Lee was then able to use it to
host the system of interlinked hypertext documents he invented in 1989,
known as the World Wide Web.
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