The COVID-19 epidemic had an enormous effect on the health of millions of individuals worldwide and the global economy. A shortage of doctors, nurses, personal protective equipment, and medicines was seen globally. The pandemic drew attention to limitations in the healthcare sector of the United States of America. The massive rise in the daily number of cases, more usage of ICU facilities and all the treatment modalities, and increased overtime compensation for the staff negatively impacted the hospital’s finances. This also affected the mental and physical health of all the healthcare workers. Through additional funding from federal relief legislation and the relaxation of many regulatory requirements, the federal, state, and local governments took significant steps to address the need for prevention and treatment services that arose from COVID-19 and the disruptions in healthcare delivery and finances resulting from the pandemic. Congress enacted the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act, or CARES Act, on March 27th, 2020. This measure appropriated $2.2 trillion to offer immediate and direct economic assistance to Americans affected by the COVID-19 outbreak.

The study knowledge and awareness of farmer about application and usage of sulphur as a micro-nutrient was undertaken to measure the farmers knowledge about sulphur application and usage as well as their awareness about the effect of sulphur on growth, yield and quantity. The study was carried out in Talala taluka of Gir Somath district at Gujarat comprising of 150 farmers. For selection of sample, multistage random sampling technique was used. Knowledge index, standard deviation and mean analysis were used for the study purpose. It was found that majority of the farmer had medium level of knowledge about application and usage of sulphur and were aware about the effect of sulphur on growth but less about the effect on yield and quality.

Tourism in rural areas is a new activity that have great potential to develop economic and social benefits to the society. Especially in India, rural tourism is a new concept. Rural tourism is a form of nature-based tourism that covers the rural life as well as culture, art, and heritage at rural locations which result in favouring the local communities economically and socially. Tourism brings in large amount of income in a local economy in the form of payment for tourists by the necessities of goods and services. It also creates opportunities for employment in the tourism sector. In the developing countries with the growth of tourism, there is also a concern for the sustainable environment as people have become more and more cautious about exploiting their natural resources. The pressures of modern urban life are the very important factor for sustainable development of rural tourism. The aim of this paper is to evaluate potential, possibilities, opportunities, and sustainability of rural tourism in Darbhanga district which is located in the state of Bihar.

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