A news item reports that Coke has completed some rain water harvesting projects in MP. “The projects have the combined capacity to harvest 36 lakh liters (3.6 million liters) of rainwater annually, benefiting the schools and surrounding communities.” Good start.
Month: January 2010
Matters may not have improved much
“A demoralized, timid, and hopeless mass bullied and crushed by every dominant interest and incapable of resistance.” Who said this about whom and when?
JNU and Commie Hypocrisy
Too much hypocrisy in the air these days. Commies, Christians, Congressis, . . . the list goes on. The three C’s converge on the campus of the Jawaharlal Nehru University — which is appropriate and right.
The Tragic Hypocrisy of Christians Following Tragedies
Richard Dawkins, he of The Selfish Gene and The God Delusion, pulls no punches. He tells it as he sees it.
Nehru rate of Growth was due to Lack of Will and Vision
For anyone to do anything great requires will and vision. True for an individual, true for a nation. India is stuck not because it does not have the resources but because it does not have the will and the vision… Read More ›
Fast food, Fast reading
You know that old piece of wisdom, “Good, fast, cheap: choose two.”
India Must Invest in Solar Power R&D Now
Forget anthropic global warming. Sure there is climate change. But when did the climate ever not change? Even before hominins walked upright, climate has been changing. Indeed, without climate change, we would not be here. Climate change from a reducing… Read More ›
The Danger of Surrending our Most Potent Weapon
For me, the freedom of speech is sacrosanct (to the extent that anything about the world is sacrosanct to me) and absolutely non-negotiable. Why?Because to me ideas matter. Ideas are what distinguishes us from other terrestrial life forms and in… Read More ›
Nehru’s Position on Corruption in High Places
Ever wonder why India is so corrupt? Because like three-day old fish, the rot starts at the top. Now you know what the top was at the time of India’s independence and therefore you must have had your conjectures. Now… Read More ›
Difficulty Registering on this Blog?
I notice that many readers who have attempted to register on this blog for commenting, are unable to complete the process. If you are one of them, please drop me a note at atanudey at gmail.com. Also, please check your… Read More ›
