Impact of COVID-19 Pandemic on the Human Behavior

The world has witnessed a sudden change of horizon in the legacy, lifestyle of the human being due to the COVID-19 (Corona virus). The set protocols made by the different states of the world to harness the available resources on earth for human development came under a halt due to COVID-19. We have conducted a study on the immediate effects and the unprecedented change in the world we live in due to the ongoing pandemic. The paper aims to discuss and analyze the impact of this on the people and suggesting the appropriate remedies. The data collected has been done through online modes and the behavior of the people is observed, analyzed, and finally the results are represented with suitable assessments. During the study, few important parameters taken under consideration are the impact of COVID-19 on health, relationships, lifestyle, online education, screen time and income, etc. The paper aims to highlight the immediate impact of the COVID-19 on the behavioral change of the people and assessment of awareness in the general population about COVID-19.

A Critical Review by Teachers on the Online Teaching-Learning during the COVID-19

The world has witnessed a sudden change in the teaching-learning processes due to the ongoing pandemic of COVID-19. The worldwide compulsive lockdown for ensuring the preventive measures to stop the spread of this infection has equally affected education sector as other business sectors. As all of us know that quality education is the only long-term rescue for all the challenges and therefore, the need to find out the alternative solution to the traditional classroom teaching-learning is the concern of all stakeholders and the only option found is online mode of teaching-learning, which was somehow already available and had attracted an intense attention during this period. The aim of the paper is to study the teacher's perspective in India about this mode of learning, challenges and issues faced by them in migration to online platform, experience about online tools/platforms used for instructional delivery and their suggestions to improve the process for effective teaching. This study will help in gaining insight towards the possible improvements in the ongoing mode of online teaching and in future situations also. The results obtained based on sample collection through web based questionnaire clearly gives some information, which could be an eye opener for enhancing the implementation of the online teaching-learning among the learners especially teachers, who can further help in implementation of the large. Although, the online mode was already in place and was utilized in blended form to a substantial level in the developed countries, but in developing countries like India, where teachers are not familiar with online platforms/tools, lack of knowledge and skills to handle the online ICT infrastructure in a challenging situation. The results also give an impression about the need of professional development with special focus on digital literacy skills and awareness among the teacher community about the merits of online platforms for the teaching-learning process.

Using Time Series Forecasting for Analysis of GDP Growth in India

Gross Domestic Product is one of the most important economic indicators of the country and its positive or negative growth indicates the economic development of the country. It is calculated quarterly and yearly at the end of the financial year. The GDP growth of India has seen fluctuations from last few decades after independence and reached as high as 10.25 in 2010 and declined to low of -5.23 in 1979. The GDP growth has witnessed a continuous decline in the past five years, taking it from 8.15 in 2015 to 1.87 in 2020.The lockdown imposed in the country to curb the spread of COVID-19 has caused massive slowdown in the economy of the country by affecting all major contributing sectors of the GDP except agricultural sector. To keep on track on the GDP growth is one of the parameters for deciding the economic policies of the country. In this study, we are analyzing and forecasting the GDP growth using the time series forecasting techniques Prophet and Arima model. This model can assist policy makers in framing policies or making decisions.