Milk in Nepal and India: the difference!

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 I have observed that whenever milk ferments when I am in India, the paneer or cottage cheese does not come out easily. Even if I boil it and add lime juice to it, the cheese formed is quite little and more powdery than cheesy.  But when the same happens in Nepal, the cheese formation is immediate, dense and cheesy. I do not have to do more efforts to get cottage cheese out of the milk in Nepal. What is the reason? I checked internet and found some factors that can affect the quality and amount of cheese  1. Freedom from pathogenic bacteria - Good cheese forms of milk is free from pathogenic bacteria. Differences between Nepali vs Indian panipuri  2. Different milk quality with different amounts of fats and proteins  3. Ultra-pasteurization can destroy vital enzymes and bacteria that are required for cheese formation  4. If temperature of milk is less when it ferments, cheese formation will be less.  5. If milk is rancid, it means it's fats are also broken into fatty acids. Hence c
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Global peace index 2020!

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Global peacefulness has been showing a decline in the last decade. This is not a good sign. There are intercountry and intercountry conflicts and frictions. And if this continues, it would have a bad impact on world living, economy, and people's well-being. 

Global peace (Source: Vector Stock) 

Global peace indices

Global peace index chart reveals that global peace is at risk due to various race and religious conflicts. For calculating peace index of a nation, 23 quantitative and qualitative indicators are taken and each is weighted on a scale of 1-5. The lower the score of GPI, the more peaceful is the country. 

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In 2020, countries have shown an average of 0.34 percentage decline in GPI scores. The covid crisis added to the already prevailing regional tensions in the world. 

Countries and their GPI scores

Iceland tops the list with a score of 1.078. It is the most peaceful country and holds this first position since 2008. New Zealand, Austria, Portugal, and Denmark are not far behind Iceland. The least peaceful is Afghanistan with a GPI score of 3.644. Syria, Iraq, South Sudan and Yemen are just a small fraction above Afghanistan. Bhutan and Nepal are also peaceful nations and are in the top 100 peaceful country list. UK stands at number 42 and France is 66th in the list. Bangladesh is on 97 position. China is on 104. USA is on position no. 121 and Russia on 154. But both countries have improved on their scores compared to old scores. India is on number 139 and Pakistan on 152. India's GPI score was 2.477 in 2008 and it has fallen to 2.628. 

Global peace index report 2020 

This survey is conducted by Institute of Economics and Peace with headquarters in Sydney, Australia. 

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