The senior most officer of their railway was with them, on the ground, to oversee the work, at great peril to himself and his wife. And I feel a lump rise in my throat. It is not a feeling of grief, but a deep and abiding sense of pride that moistens my eyes.
Category: Reflections
Marking our presence
Thousands of years in the future, if someone is there to look, the markers of all the changes would be visible in the strata of the earth and fossils. It is really up to us to ensure that a future that looks back on this epoch appreciates the efforts we put to bring back balance to the planet.
The era of ‘global boiling’
The weather has become an unpredictable and extreme companion, and cities need to focus on localized adaptation measures to combat its impact.
Ageing – the irreversible global trend
The world has always responded to demographic changes through technology interventions, behaviour change and policy. As individuals we can respond by being more aware and respectful towards the older persons in our midst.
My mantra @60
There are no right or wrong ways to cope with life – any path of dealing with this meaningless, uncertain and arbitrary thing called life is alright. If it helps you navigate it better.
The rise of the eVTOLs
The latest idea in aviation looks like a super sized drone, which is an electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) aircraft. It can carry a few passengers, can also carry goods, and over time can become pilot less.
The music in the universe
Gravitational astronomy is being seen as the new doorway to peep into the secrets of black holes and the universe
#BeatPlasticPollution
Plastic entered our lives in 1855. Since then, plastic has undergone many transformations and today is cheaper, durable and has multiple uses. It is used in diverse industries, and microplastics are part of nearly every product we use.
The blue world
Oceans are a major, integral and essential part of our existence on this planet. If they thrive and sustain, only then we remain
Twenty years of sequencing the Human genome…
Genomics is going to change the way disease is tackled. How soon that will be is very difficult to predict, because like most things in nature – the more we know, the more we realize there is much more to be know.
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