The Man With The Pen

Another challenge for the environment is the continued disappearance of forests in Asia, Africa and South America and the continent of Australia. These forests are considered biodiversity hotspots due to the abundance of different animals and plants. These forests also house animals that are not found anywhere else in the world, for example, Lemurs of Madagascar are an ancient group of species of monkeys which aren't found anywhere else in the whole world.  Orangutans are not found anywhere else except some islands in Borneo and Sumatra, known for its distinctly orange coat, they are exceptional climbers and spend years lazily exploring trees for fruits high up from the forest floors. The Sumatran tiger is the smallest subspecies of the Tiger and is limited to the heavily forested Indonesian island of Sumatra. The forests of Northeastern Australia house some extraordinary endemic wildlife as the isolation of the continent helped these animals evolve without any predato...

The world is always on the verge of war, the last year has brought some highly volatile conflicts in the Middle East. Syria, Iraq and Yemen are at the behest of militants, the countries where all this mayhem is on are rich in crude oil and many other minerals. The poverty in most African countries has kept on increasing.  Readers might be thinking why I am talking about all this, right? Well war is a drain on the resources of the world. The amount of fuel spent on carrying out attacks in enemy territory by land, air or water is a lot. The cost of rebuilding a war torn country takes a toll on the natural resources as building whole towns and cities dries the coffers of a country where everyone is unemployed as business is crippled by the war, it's an herculean task in a poor country. The growing poverty and malnutrition is also a challenge as more and more forests are at threat to grow food and fill stomachs of the poor especially in agriculture dep...

The challenge posed by the changing environment is set to grow bigger.  But, one might ask when was it small? Well, hold your horses people! We Indians have had scant respect for the environment as we are too busy fending for ourselves and our comforts.  Well, let me ask you some small but, pertinent question. Who wants the air conditioner in summer? Can't we bear the heat and keep the fan on? The very heat has been increased by our whim to roll about town in the cozy comfort of our aircon equipped car, even for measly distances. Our air conditioners have made holes in the ever so important Ultraviolet Ray deflecting lifeline called the ozone layer increasing temperatures in the Southern Hemisphere, accelerating the melting of ice sheets in Antarctica, a vulnerable ecosystem. Add to it global warming, the greenhouse gases trap heat of the sun. Which are the greenhouse gases? Carbon Dioxide, Carbon Monoxide, Nitrous Oxide, Ozone and Water Vapour. Let me tell you another ...

After the horrific Partition, India had some good leaders but these leaders followed Socialism which was restrictive to foreign investment and made our economh almost redudant. This one directional process of thinking lead to public unrest for two decades. From 1984 to 1996, there were six different governments and also saw assasinations of two Prime Ministers. Somehow in 1991, reforms were done and as many as 24 businesses were de regulated and thus, we somehow became the 2nd fastest growing economy and kept that tag from 2004 - 2009 through a period where China and USA were slackening as recession hit global markets. But after recovering from this rut, a slew of scams brought on the brakes for 2 years and inefficient management of the economy made India really suffer. Hence, India has the third largest army, but also the third largest population of poor in the world. We have at least 20% unemployment and only 20% of our youth complete graduation. We are investing 4% of our To...

My Country India has always dreamt of being a Developed Nation. But, the high population and improper use of resources has always hampered our dreams greatly. Indians have always fought over small issues. The two biggest communities, the Hindus and the Muslims have had a fractured relationship since the British rule. The two communities had been united before the British rule started putting them against each other to forward their own goal of controlling the Nation till all its resources started draining. After the Partition, we lost precious fertile land.