Category Archives: Society

Rain Havoc in Tamil Nadu

Posted on December 5, 2015 by rgeeta

In the context of the Chennai deluge, All India Radio (AIR) had a discussion on climate change, urban impacts and resilience in its regular feature, Current Affairs. VK Sharma, Professor, Indian Institute of Public Administration Nagraj Adve, Member, India Climate … Continue reading →

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Pink bollworm on (Bt) cotton: Spurious seed? Wrong gene? Evolution? Cultivation practices?

Posted on December 5, 2015 by rgeeta

Keeping track of news on Bt cotton in India Pectinophora gossypiella (pink bollworm) is one of the pests of cotton in India, but in the past >30 years has been less important than Helicoverpa armigera (American bollworm). Following sightings in 2010 on Bt cotton … Continue reading →

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The Origin of Species by means of Natural Selection

Posted on November 24, 2015 by rgeeta

The Origin of Species was published on 24 November, 1859 Like Dislike

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Hurricane Patricia, Mexico

Posted on November 15, 2015 by rgeeta

From a colleague in Mexico “The communities in Jalisco, Mexico, are still in ruins following the >300 km/h winds of Hurricane Patricia. There are supposedly nearly 10 million dollars in government funds available to help clean up and rebuild. 3 … Continue reading →

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It’s बिसाहड़ा गांव, Bisahda Village, not Bisara/Bishara/Bishada/Bisada

Posted on October 3, 2015 by rgeeta

Bisara village? Bishara? Bishada? Bisada? Bisahda? When the Hindi press clearly knows that it is बिसाहड़ा गांव (Bisahda Village), why should the English press find it so difficult to get it right? (not one source did, from what I could see ) … Continue reading →

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Horror and Shame

Posted on October 2, 2015 by rgeeta

Shame, India, what a lead up to Gandhi’s birthday. As meat is turned into a political issue across India, a Muslim ironsmith in Dadri pays the price 2 Oct 2015 How a Tradition of Shared Lives, and Shared Meat, Gave Way to … Continue reading →

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Sustainable Development Goals

Posted on October 1, 2015 by rgeeta

The 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development “The Goals and targets will stimulate action over the next fifteen years in areas of critical importance for humanity and the planet: People: We are determined to end poverty and hunger, in all their forms … Continue reading →

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Leishmaniasis cure, sterol: Pentalinon andrieuxii, Mayan medicinal plant

Posted on October 1, 2015 by rgeeta

Centuries of knowledge explored, exploited and … acknowledged. Should there be more? Do patents trump everything else? Does history mean anything? Does the Convention on Biological Diversity and the Nagoya Protocol on Access and Benefit Sharing mean anything? Does it apply in this situation (the USA is not a signatory to … Continue reading →

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College is not a commodity

Posted on September 7, 2015 by rgeeta

College is not a commodity. Stop treating it like one. “What truly makes an education valuable: the effort the student puts into it.” As Professor Robert Hoshaw used to say, it’s all self-service. Like Dislike

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