Category Archives: Society

Cashless? Where?*

Posted on February 14, 2017 by rgeeta

Kamla Nagar 12 Feb 2017 Take auto — cash (certainly no machine) Have haircut — cash (no swiping machine for small sums, anyway) Buy chappals — cash (machine repair ko gaya hai ji) Buy some dal-chaval type stuff in a small … Continue reading →

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Darwin Day1

Posted on February 13, 2017 by rgeeta

Celebrating Evolution and Evolutionary Biology Happy Birthday, Darwin! 12 February   International Darwin Day https://www.facebook.com/DarwinDay/ At DU we celebrate Darwin Month  Every year since 2011 Darwin Day 2017           Darwin Day 2016       Darwin Day 2011 … Continue reading →

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My digital classless (oops, cashless) society

Posted on December 10, 2016 by rgeeta

This is how my digital society looks today: 1. I go to Himalaya to stock up on some small necessities (shampoo, lotion, soap…), ensure that they will take my card, yes of course, the sales person swipes my card, rings up the … Continue reading →

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Annoyances–here today, gone tomorrow OR, more MAYA

Posted on October 3, 2016 by rgeeta

On that first day after a relaxing winter vacation, as I strode unsuspectingly to class, I almost ran into it. A construction that suddenly loomed on (or is that IN) my way to work. We used to have (mobile) cars parked … Continue reading →

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Turmeric: what you might not want to know

Posted on September 11, 2016 by rgeeta

How and why does lead chromate (a poison) find its way int0 turmeric powder (an edible spice)? Lead chromate                   Turmeric              Central Food Technology Research Institute (CFTRI), … Continue reading →

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Thalassemia: what does it mean to you?

Posted on September 10, 2016 by rgeeta

I change this post as I discover new things, wrong things, more interesting things, etc. BEWARE if you don’t like the world dynamic. Recently I signed a petition that asks the government (specifically, Jagat Prakash Nadda, Minister of Health and Family Welfare) to make sure that thalassemic patients … Continue reading →

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Bt Cotton and Monsanto’s patent

Posted on March 15, 2016 by rgeeta

23 Feb 2016 Monsanto faces challenge from CICR’s Bt cotton varieties ET 18 Feb 2016 Competition Commission of India (CCI) orders investigation against Monsanto on govt complaint Business Standard Complaint by the agriculture ministry and three Indian companies — Nuziveedu Seeds, Prabhat Agri Biotech and Pravardhan Seeds. CCI … Continue reading →

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Caste-blind in India

Posted on March 6, 2016 by rgeeta

The India Human Development Surveys conducted by NCAER and University of Maryland have put out two sets of data based on interviews with over 40,000 households across India. These surveys were conducted in 2004-5 and again in 2011-12. Here are … Continue reading →

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Chilgoza and nutcrackers

Posted on March 5, 2016 by rgeeta

We became familiar with Pinus gerardiana as undergraduates on field trips in the Himalaya in Himachal Pradesh and, of course, knew it as source of the most delicious chilgoza nut. Pinus gerardiana Wall. 1832; Pinus gerardiana               Well, … Continue reading →

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Lawlessness

Posted on February 24, 2016 by rgeeta

It is overtaking all aspects of life. This one got me all het up this morning. The pavement area outside the Vishva Vidyalaya metro station. Like Dislike

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