Category: Happy to Report
-
End To Hunger Out Of Thin Air?
DID you know that hunger is the #1 cause of death in India and the world? Shocking, isn’t it? Especially as we produce more than enough food to feed the 7.4billion people on this planet. Despite that, 815million people go to bed hungry and 194.6 million of those reside in India. So, why are people still going…
-
Four Reasons Why India Recognises Dolphins As ‘Non-Human Persons’
IF you are a Douglas Adams fan, the fact that dolphins are considered ‘non-human persons’ should come as no surprise. According to The Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy, “dolphins are the second most intelligent species on the planet Earth. Man had always assumed that he was more intelligent than dolphins because he had achieved so much…
-
Five ‘Extinct’ Animals That Are Alive And Well
WITH human beings at the focus of all development, conversation about conservation rarely takes centre stage. One consequence of this tunnel vision, is that ecosystems crumble and animals go extinct. The urgent need to protect our bees is just one example. The International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) releases a Red List of threatened species every year of…
-
A Non-Frightening Fact About Stephen King
STEPHEN KING. The man who brought us cult classics like The Shining and Shawshank Redemption. (Yes, they were books before they were adapted for the big screen.) The ‘King of Horror’ has published over 50 novels and sold over 350 million copies of his books worldwide. But did you know King also has a philanthropic…
-
Indira Was Nehru’s Gift Of Hope To Japan
1949 in Japan was a difficult time. World War II had seen to the attack of over 67 of its cities by the United States’ aerial bomb raids. Besides Hiroshima and Nagasaki, others like Toyama and Hitachi were also almost completely destroyed. The after effects of the war had brought extreme poverty and a loss of…
-
And The World Will Live As One
IN the 1960s, America was fighting a battle, an internal one. It was a war against the injustice and discrimination against African Americans, popularly known as the Civil Rights Movement. But while the citizens of the country came together to put an end to the highly prevalent racial segregation, a group of foreigners stepped in…
-
JFK: The Man Who Silently Refused His Salary
THE recent debacle that was the American election has left half the world stunned in its wake. Suddenly, we are standing on the threshold of a world where a superpower will be led by a supremacist. His innumerable debates and interviews were mocked by many but the truth is now undeniable – the billionaire business mogul…