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Work life balance during lockdown

 The pandemic has forced most of us to work from home. However, with proper organization and time management skills, is it easy to maintain a healthy work-life-balance. The pandemic has brought about enormous changes in our work and life-styles. This event has forced most of us to work remotely.Work from home isn’t as easy as it appears – it can be tiring mentally, than physically.  We cab mange it by  Prepare a task list every morning and stick to it. Set goals and timelines for each task. You can even start your day with a video call to the team — not only to discuss work but also to check up on what’s happening in the industry. Ensure you follow a routine and you will be able to stay updated on all the tasks you perform in a day.   Set Ground Rules As you work from home, you might notice some background noise or some other kind of nuisance taking a toll on your productivity. Especially in Indian households, distractions are plenty. From kids running around, parent...
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  Misinformation Regarding Vaccine In India By: Vanshika Tomar The Covid-19 vaccine does not generate magnetic properties in the human body. Lemon juice up in the nose won't kill the coronavirus. Nor will keeping bundles of cloves, cardamom, camphor and mace in the pocket. Over a year and a half into the pandemic, India has emerged as the biggest source of Covid misinformation, with 1 in 6 pieces of fake information coming out of the country. The study found social media to be the biggest producer of misinformation, accounting for 85% of it. Internet-based sources make up 91% of all Covid fake news. Among countries, India is the biggest source (18%), followed by Brazil (9%) and the USA (8.6%). The amount of misinformation is also the highest in India, at 16%, followed by the USA (9.7%) and Brazil (8.6%). The reason behind these huge numbers is believed to be weak information and communication infrastructure, less (digital) information literacy and information awareness among the pe...