From 1st of April COVID-19 has vanished

It is official that the pandemic that had made life miserable has become a thong of the past. Social distancing has gone, as have new concepts of online education. Students are excited to be back among their friends and not remain cooped up in their under the constant glare of elders. It was a testing tune for the elders who had to adjust to a new culture called work from home. They also missed the office culture of spying on colleagues and pulling the rug from under the feet of some of them.

Life is back to normal as is evident from the traffic on the roads and the hustle and bustle of people. The best part is the sports arena. Right now, it is cricket time and cricket means Indian Premier League IPL – the magic wand that turns youngsters into millionaires overnight. Let us hope another virus like COVID does not strike again.


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The city of Melbourne in Australia continues to remain the most liveable city in the world for the 5th year in a row – the ranking is given by the Economist’s Intelligence Unit’s (EIU) which assigns the Global Livability Index.
The EIU annual rankings focus on living conditions in 140 cities across the globe and marks are allotted based on certain parameters that cover five broad categories like stability; healthcare; culture and environment; education; and infrastructure.
This has been reported in ibnlive.com dated 19 August 2015.

Melbourne scored perfect 100 in healthcare, education, and infrastructure and within the culture and environment basket. It also scored a perfect 100 on sport. These highlight that the Victorian Government is committed to continued investment in these priority areas.
The rankings began in 2002 and Melbourne has remained in the top five cities continuously – and, for last 5-years, it has been in the top spot.
Other rankings are – Vienna (2), Vancouver (3), Toronto (4), Adelaide and Calgary (5) At the other end of the spectrum are the last 5 - Tripoli (136), Lagos (137), Port Moresby (138), Dhaka (139) and Damascus (140).
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