Towards a Better World

24/08/2025

Sa**sm at the wall, a cartoon by Vitor Ferreira. More cartoons: https://buff.ly/vTCdXVt

18/07/2025

Remembering Danish Siddiqui, India's Pulitzer prize-winning Photojournalist...

Years may roll down, but the moments he captured can never erase from our memories.

He captured some of the "most iconic images" that captured the POLITICAL and HUMANITARIAN CRISES in INDIA and other Nations in the Past Decade, to name a few, the JAMIA FIRING, MIGRANT LABOURERS EXODUS. FARMER'S PROTESTS, MASS GRAVES following the PANDEMIC. etc.,

So many of the images he captured came to define the MULTIPLE TRAGEDIES unfolding within the INDIAN DEMOCRACY.

His absence is a profound and devastating Loss to the JOURNALISM in INDIA.

INDIA needs many more Danish's !

We Miss You Danish !

23/05/2025

A Tribute to Two Stalwarts of Indian Science

I pay my heartfelt tribute to TWO TOWERING FIGURES who have left an indelible mark on India’s SCIENTIFIC JOURNEY — Padma Vibhushan Dr. M.R. Srinivasan, the visionary NUCLEAR SCIENTIST, and Professor Jayant V. Narlikar, the celebrated ASTROPHYSICIST and SCIENCE COMMUNICATOR.

Dr. Srinivasan’s pioneering role in shaping India’s Nuclear Energy Programme — particularly his contributions to the design and development of indigenous NUCLEAR REACTORS — made our Nation Self-reliant in a critical sector.
(Dr. Srinivasan worked alongside Homi Bhabha on the construction of India’s first Nuclear Research Reactor, APSARA, which achieved criticality in August 1956.)

Under his leadership, 18 Nuclear Power Units were developed — Seven of which were Operational, Seven under Construction, and Four in the Planning Stage. But he always wanted a World free of Nuclear Weapons.
His work was a fusion of Scientific Excellence and National Service.

Prof. Jayant Narlikar, with his deep insights into COSMOLOGY and his collaboration with Sir Fred Hoyle, brought Indian science global recognition. His tireless efforts to popularize Science among the masses inspired generations of young minds to look up at the stars with wonder and curiosity. Dr Jayant Narlikar played pivotal role in spreading SCIENTIFIC TEMPER.

Both men lived lives of Purpose, Passion, and INTELLECTUAL INTEGRITY. Their legacy continues to guide us in our pursuit of Knowledge, Progress, and National Pride.

Let us remember them not just with reverence — but with a renewed commitment to the SPIRIT OF INQUIRY and INNOVATION they championed.

26/04/2025

22/04/2025

This Earth Day, Let’s Be Honest.

We’re told to Recycle, take Shorter Showers, Carpool, and carry Reusable Bags. These actions help—but they’re not enough.

Because just 36 fossil fuel companies are responsible for over 50% of global CO₂ emissions.

While we Change Habits, they burn PROFITS and POLLUTE the PLANET.

Top polluters like Saudi Aramco, ExxonMobil, Shell, Chevron, and Coal India have known the risks of climate change—and still chose BUSINESS over RESPONSIBILITY.

Climate change isn’t just a PERSONAL problem. It’s a CORPORATE one. We can’t fix it alone.

It’s time to:
Demand real Climate Action
Hold big POLLUTERS accountable
Transition to Clean, Fair Energy

Let’s shift the pressure from INDIVIDUALS to INDUSTRIES.

Because the PLANET needs more than PERSONAL Change—it needs SYSTEMIC CHANGE.

This Earth Day, Let’s Stop blaming PEOPLE and start challenging POWER.

End CORPORATE GREED. Save Our PLANET.

03/03/2025

We are in Danger !

There are few places left on the planet where the impact of people has not been felt. We have explored and left our footprint on nearly every corner of the globe. As our population and needs grow, we are leaving less and less room for Wildlife.

Dramatic URBANIZATION has added fuel to the fire. In the last 50 years, the global average temperature has risen at 170 times, having dangerous effects on Wildlife populations.

WILDLIFE are under threat from many different kinds of unsustainable HUMAN ACTIVITIES, and OVEREXPLOITATION of the species and natural resources that make up the habitats and ecosystems of all WILDLIFE are imperiling the world’s biodiversity.

Nearly a quarter of all species are presently at risk of going extinct in the coming decades, and their demise would only speed up the disappearance of countless others, putting us in danger as well.

It's time we Raise Our Voice to Save Our Wildlife !

10/05/2023

Happy Birthday Lucy Wills and Thank You for all that you did for Women and their Babies !

Lucy Wills, the pioneering medical researcher whose analysis of prenatal anemia changed the face of PREVENTIVE PRENATAL CARE for women everywhere.

The excellence of her work on tropical MEGALOBLASTIC ANAEMIA has long been recognized by nutritionists and haematologists. Every medical student has heard of its cure by her discovery of the Wills factor in yeast extract, which paved the way for the subsequent work on folic acid. It was one of the simple but great observations which are landmarks in the history and treatment of the nutritional anaemias.

Today, pregnant women around the world thank Lucy Wills, on her 135th birthday for the crucial research that PREVENTED BIRTH DEFECTS.

02/05/2023

More than 7 million metric tonnes of TUNA and Tuna-like Species are harvested every year.

Tuna species account for 20% of the value of all fishery items captured from the seas, and over 8% of all globally traded seafood.

Rich in Omega-3 fatty acids, minerals, proteins, and vitamin B12, TUNA has various other advantages. But the super fish is a victim of its own amazing qualities and nutritional properties, threatened as it is by the overwhelming demand from the human population.

Most of the world's tuna catches cater to the CANNING INDUSTRY.

USA, EU, Egypt, Japan and Australia have been the major markets for canned tuna.

According to the United Nations, latest data shows that 33.3 per cent of the stocks among the Seven principal TUNA SPECIES are estimated to be fished at "biologically unsustainable" levels.

In a bid to spread awareness about TUNA FISH and its importance to humans and planet earth, World Tuna Day also promotes the importance of SUSTAINABLE FISHING PRACTICES and educates the world on how TUNA have become ENDANGERED SPECIES due to the high demand for their meat.

STOP Corporate Loot - SAVE Tuna.

01/05/2023

"Without WORKERS, no CIVILISATION could be built.”

If suddenly the whole WORKERS of the whole World disappear then the WHOLE WORLD WILL STOP !

Let us all realise this and let us celebrate the WORKERS - these great people who make our World MOVE !

Let's Thank every WORKER and Wish them on this MAY DAY !

Revolutionary Greetings to all WORKERS across the globe, on this May Day !

20/03/2023

Missing Our Friend !

In an age of towering glass buildings accommodating offices and homes for humans, the tiny SPARROW has suffered the biggest brunt of RAPID URBANISATION by humans in the past few years. Lack of habitat, food and more than required Mobile usage are biggest reasons for the decline in the number of sparrows.

The high level of microwave pollution caused by mobile phone towers are also a key reason for the decline of sparrows.

Several native trees were felled to make way for cities and their place was taken by ornamental and other plants has taken a toll on the number of sparrows.

"The conservation of the house sparrow and its habitat is important as it will also help save much of the common biodiversity as well,"

Let's change our way of life, a bit
and
Let's Save the SPARROWS !!!

02/02/2023

WETLANDS are crucial for a HEALTHY PLANET. Wetlands are "Kidneys Of the Earth" - they CLEAN the environment of POLLUTANTS and regulate CLIMATE CHANGE as they store 30% of land based Carbon.

The health of people on our planet depends on healthy wetlands.They "PROVIDE LIVELIHOOD to One Billion People" - their ecosystems are worth USD 47 trillion annually. 40% of the world's species live or breed in WETLANDS.

The most important thing they keep us Safe. These WETLANDS PROVIDE PROTECTION from the NATURAL CALAMITIES such as FLOODS AND STORMS.

Yet they are DISAPPEARING THREE TIMES FASTER THAN FORESTS !

It's time We Wake Up and Protect our WETLANDS from the Corporate Loot !

29/01/2023

A "freethinker" is someone who bases her or his ideas on RATIONAL THOUGHT, on EVIDENCE, on SCIENCE, on REASON - as opposed to basing ideas on tradition, authority, or revelation.

Let's embrace Freethinkers Day by Challenging Arbitrary Authority, Questioning the Status Quo, and Constructing Logical and Reasonable Arguments against Engrained Behaviour.

This is an opportunity for people to listen to different perspectives. That is how people come out of SUPERSTITIOUS BELIEVES.

( Freethinkers Day falls on the birthday of Thomas Paine, a prominent thinker whose work and publications promoting a philosophy of Enlightenment heavily influenced the course of the American and French Revolutions.)