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.
Tag: health
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.
Struggle of the human waistline…
Tackling weight gain is not something we should pay attention to only in mid-life. From childhood itself, the need for a healthy and active lifestyle should become the norm.
Challenge of Information Overload
Learn to ignore unnecessary information. Further, don’t try and quantify everything in life – enjoy activities without tracking outcomes!
Creating pleasant soundscapes
. Simple steps like turning off appliances, lowering volumes in private spaces, regularly maintaining our vehicles and other appliances, and wearing ear plugs if needed can be made a part of life.
Break the Bias
If there is more than a century to go, before we finally ‘Break the Bias”, then every International Women’s Day we need to take stock of and find ways to address the challenges that emerge on the journey.
Reclaiming dark skies
The charm of star filled skies can return to our cities with focus on responsible lighting.
Celebrating the humble bicycle!
. Celebrating World Bicycle Day makes us focus on this simple yet efficient partner of human life.
The Day After
The Covid-19 virus will be conquered – either by medicine, time or nature. Then how will it change the world? That is the question that engages us the most now.
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