Day: May 7, 2020

Posted in Tech Reviews

Samsung Galaxy Earbuds

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By Srishti Bansal

This review is entirely dedicated to technology enthusiast. So if you are also a technophile then keep on scrolling.

So today i will be reviewing Samsung Galaxy earbuds which are currently available and trending in market.

Galaxy earbuds which were launched on 8th March 2019. It is a great pair of wireless earbuds which can be easily attached to your smartphone via bluetooth connectivity. We can listen to music /podcast or can do binge watching all day long by using it. The sound quality offered by these wireless buds is fairly good, indeed , with deep bass and wide open soundstage. These buds use Bluetooth 5.0 which means as soon as you take them out of the case they will automatically get connected to your smartphone which is a great feature.

It has a generic looking earbud case which is very handy and can be easily handgripped without worring about it slipping off the hand. The case has a USB-C port for charging and also, has a feature of wireless charging and if you keep your earbuds in the case they will automatically start charging if required. The case uses one of thise resistant hinges that snaps close. Now as you open the case there is a LED light between the left and the right earbud. The LED light turns green or red according to the status of the earbuds.

The earbuds are universal that means it can be paired up with any brand’s smartphone whether it is Apple, Vivo , Oppo etc. These earbuds also have “Dolby speakers” which helps in experiencing satisfying sound quality. It also includes noise cancellation feature which will help you in eliminating background noise, when you are wearing them.

Overall it is a above average product which has got 4 stars out of 5 which means that it is totally worth the money.

Posted in Social Issues, Spotlight

Medical Termination Of Pregnancy (Amendment) Bill 2020

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By Saakshi Sharma

The proposed amendments in the Medical Termination of Pregnancy Bill aim to expand women’s access to safe and legal abortion services on therapeutic, eugenic, social and humanitarian grounds.

The Medical Termination of Pregnancy (Amendment) Bill, 2020 was passed by the Lok Sabha on March 17, 2020. The bill seeks to amend the Medical Termination of Pregnancy Act, 1971 and increase the upper limit of legal abortions to 24 weeks for special categories of women. 

The bill was passed in the lower house of the Parliament through a voice vote. Union Health Minister Harsh Vardhan stated that the proposed bill seeks termination of pregnancy in cases involving victims of incest, rape survivors, minor girls, differently-abled girls or in case of a pregnancy that has substantial foetal abnormalities.

SIGNIFICANCE:

With the passage of time and advancement of medical technology for safe abortion, there is a scope for increasing upper gestational limit for terminating pregnancies especially for vulnerable women and for pregnancies with substantial foetal anomalies detected late in pregnancy.

Further, there is also a need for increasing access of women to legal and safe abortion service in order to reduce maternal mortality and morbidity caused by unsafe abortion and its complications.

Considering the need and demand for increased gestational limit under certain specified conditions and to ensure safety and well-being of women, it is proposed to amend the said Act.

Before 1971, abortion was criminalized under Section 312 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860, describing it as intentionally ‘causing miscarriage’.

The Medical Termination of Pregnancy (Amendment) Bill, 2020, provides for,—

(a) requirement of opinion of one registered medical practitioner for termination of pregnancy up to twenty weeks of gestation;

(b) requirement of opinion of two registered medical practitioners for termination of pregnancy of twenty to twenty-four weeks of gestation;

(c) enhancing the upper gestation limit from twenty to twenty-four weeks for such category of woman as may be prescribed by rules in this behalf;

(d) non applicability of the provisions relating to the length of pregnancy in cases where the termination of pregnancy is necessitated by the diagnosis of any of the substantial foetal abnormalities diagnosed by a Medical Board;

(e) protection of privacy of a woman whose pregnancy has been terminated.

FEATURES:

  • The Bill seeks to amend Medical Termination of Pregnancy (MTP) Act, 1971.
  • The Bill proposes the requirement of the opinion of one registered medical practitioner (instead of two or more) for termination of pregnancy up to 20 weeks of gestation (foetal development period from the time of conception until birth).
  • It introduces the requirement of the opinion of two registered medical practitioners for termination of pregnancy of 20-24 weeks of gestation.
  • It has also enhanced the gestation limit for ‘special categories’ of women which includes survivors of rape, victims of incest and other vulnerable women like differently-abled women and minors.
  • It also states that the “name and other particulars of a woman whose pregnancy has been terminated shall not be revealed”, except to a person authorised in any law that is currently in force.

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