Entrepreneurs are really dedicated and disciplined

IIT Bombay conducted a survey of the lifestyle and habits of its students. The survey revealed some surprising facts about the students, such as 56 percent students spend less than 60 minutes on social media accounts and 80 percent students do not smoke cigarettes. In today's time, both these habits are very common among the youth. The reason behind not spending time on social media was given that they do not get enough time due to their studies. The load of books is so much that 50 percent of the students do not even take bath everyday. But awareness can be one of the reasons behind no indulgence in smoking. Actually, at the top of the worst habits for health is the consumption of tobacco in any form. Cigarettes used to be very popular among college students two decades ago, as they considered it a way to de-stress and in doing so they wanted to prove themselves to be cool. One thing is clear from this survey that the youth who pass out of IIT definitely deserve better jobs. The students of IIT Bombay are really immersed in studies. Really a good thing.
 
The New Zealand government has become very strict regarding smoking. The government there has made up its mind to completely eliminate smoking from the country and is going to bring a new law for this. New Zealand has set a target to reduce the smoking rate to 5 percent by the year 2025. People born there in 2008 or after will not be able to buy cigarettes and other tobacco products this  year onwards. Tobacco kills 8 million people in the world every year. These include 1.2 million people who do not use tobacco themselves, nor do they smoke cigarettes, but who live with those who smoke. According to an estimate, 1.3 billion people in the world smoke or use other tobacco products, such as chewing gutkha. People spit a lot after chewing a paan or gutkha. There is a ban on spitting in public places in India. Despite this, there are people who do not obey this rule. They keep spitting here and there. Due to this, not only the government buildings, but the Indian Railways is also worried. Railway has to spend 1200 crore rupees every year to remove the spit stains. Water is also wasted in the process. For the convenience of those spitting after chewing gutkha, spitter kiosks are being set up at 42 stations in the country, where spittoon pouches will be available.
 
Most of the youth who have taken a degree from IIT or IIM prefer to do their own business. If someone wants to start a business of up to ten lakh rupees or to expand the existing business, the government's Mudra loan can help. No guarantee is required from the banks or lending institutions and no processing fee is levied to avail the benefits of Mudra Yojana. Micro Units Development and Refinance Agency (MUDRA) issues this loan. Being a citizen of India is the first condition for availing Mudra loan. There are three slabs of loans up to 50 thousand rupees, five lakh rupees and ten lakh rupees, which are given to different categories of businesses.

(Author is a senior journalist and columnist)