public function getUpcomingevents($limit) {
        $this->db->select('*');
        $this->db->from('events');
        $this->db->where('is_active',"1");
        $this->db->where('date > DATE(now())');
        $this->db->order_by('id', 'DESC');
        $this->db->limit($limit);
        $query = $this->db->get();
        return $query->result();
    }