The Eclectic Impetus

A while ago, my husband complained of an issue with the mileage of his motorcycle. It was around 50 kmpl but it had reduced to about 42 kmpl. He took it to the mechanic who said that the clutch plates had to be replaced since the vehicle had traveled 30000 km. Even after replacing the clutch plates, the mileage didn't have a drastic improvement. It increased to 44 kmpl. One day, my husband noticed that the distance between our home and his office showed 13 km when it is supposed to be 17 km. No matter the route he takes, there won't be a difference of 4 km.  He further observed that the speedometer reading was showing 0 when the vehicle was at low speeds. And the distance wasn't increasing. This time when he took the bike to the mechanic, he replaced the optical wire which detects speed and updated the speedometer display. After replacing the wire, the mileage is back to 50 kmpl . As my husband noticed the discrepancy in the distance traveled between home and of

When I was little, I wanted to grow up to be a doctor. Then I grew up, realized the hard-work required, not to mention the blood and gore that comes with the profession, and ended up in an entirely different field. A 17-year old girl committed suicide recently. The girl had dreams of being a doctor but she couldn't achieve her dreams because she couldn't clear the required cutoff in the medical entrance exam. The public is enraged with this. Everyone is enraged with the inability of the government to provide a means to help her achieve her dreams. A little Backstory The girl was from a backward community from rural area. She scored 98% in her 12 standard exams but got 12% in the entrance exam. The Central government introduced the entrance exam as the sole means of admissions to medical colleges. The State did not consider the entrance exam criteria until last year but this year it was made mandatory. The entrance exam consists of a syllabus that differs fro