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- Dr. A. P. J. Abdul Kalam

Hemangi Gokhale | My Indian Dream

Merry Christmas India

Indians love to celebrate Being a culturally versatile nation India has many festivals to look forward to and they are celebrated across the nation with equal zest In fact Christians are a minority here and form nearly of the population that goes around Million But no festival is an exception when it comes to celebration and having a merry So how can India forget to celebrate Christmas today Christmas is known as quot Badaa Din quot Big Day in North and North-West India and people plant trees on this day North Eastern states and South India celebrates it on a larger scale The tradition of Christmas was introduced in India with the colonization by the Europeans Though India got its independence in many European customs and festivals left the mark on native culture and Indians happily accepted it Today Christmas is one of the biggest and most-loved festivals of Indians

24 Dec 2017
Positive Reads

Soil Is Life

December is the day when the whole world celebrates International Soil Day Though not as popular as the Friendship day or Valentine rsquo s day this day is taken seriously by those who care for mother earth its sustainability and survival of plants and ultimately humans I am sure that most of us would join hellip it is just a matter of awareness nbsp The International Union of Soil Sciences IUSS made a proposal in recommending the th of December as World Soil Day to signify the value of soil as a crucial element of the natural system and major aid to human development and survival In December UN General Assembly accepted December th as the World Soil Day The day celebrated is to spread awareness about the significance of soils for food security agriculture as well as sustainable development Let us see the importance of soil in our life

5 Dec 2017
Positive Reads

Portugal to conduct world’s largest wind mapping project under the guidance of international team

The valley in the eastern part of Portugal is suddenly changing as the international team has arrived there which will stay for next months People are witnessing meters high towers in the valley The nation is getting ready to have world rsquo s largest wind mapping project called Perdig atilde o The international team arrived especially for this project will measure everything related to the wind They will consider speed direction and other characteristic of the wind The aim is to help engineers to decide where to build wind turbines to get the most energy from them Europe gets of its total energy from wind But just a shift in wind speed will be able to increase the amount of energy produced up to says Jakob Mann a wind-energy researcher at the Technical University of Denmark Portugal has a well built and developed nbsp wind industry and the Perdig atilde

15 Feb 2017
Global Inspirations

Sugar- The Legal Poisonous Drug

Picture cookies candies cakes Kheer Halwa Rabdi Gulab Jamun your favorite ice cream favorite fruit Imagine you eating them and cherishing its taste Is something happening within your mouth does it getting watery do you now crave for it Most of the people who like to have sweets at least once in a day would know what i am talking about Do you drink hot beverages like tea coffee milk Do you drink it with sugar or without it Have you ever wondered what is it that exactly make you have these drinks Is it caffeine alone or you love the taste of sugar in it too Most of us will say both Why is it harder to avoid sugar than spicy food items Why do we get habitual to sweet food items easily as compared to the spicy or salty items Researchers have been studying the impact of sugar

15 Feb 2017
Positive Reads

Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) made a history by launching 104 satellites in a go.

India s space agency ISRO launched satellites on a single rocket from its Sriharikota spaceport in Andhra Pradesh today on th February This has made India the first country to carry so many satellites in a single mission The Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle PSLV-C is the backbone of this space program It was launched at am The countdown began hours ago said ISRO Each of these satellite will be travelling at the speed of more than km per hour- times the speed of an average passenger airline Among these satellites many belong to international clients PSLV-C is the heaviest version of the PSLV weighing about tonnes at lift-off and standing tall at meters The main passenger in this bunch of satellite is the Earth-mapping Cartosat series satellite which weighs kg The smaller satellites belong to the countries such as the US Israel Kazakhstan Netherlands Switzerland and the United Arab Emirates

15 Feb 2017
Good News

Saab proposes high-tech Jet manufacturing hub to India

Swedish defence equipment producer Saab has proposed to build a fighter jet production facility in India Saab and its US competitor Lockheed Martin are showing interest to supply around single-engine combat planes to Indian Air Force which wants to improve and upgrade its Soviet-era military hardware The Saab proposal would develop the Gripen E fighter not just for India but for the international market This offer will set new standards in aeronautical engineering for years to come if India accept the proposal Saab India chairman Jan Widerstrom said This proposal has been placed just a few days after Lockheed Martin showed interest in having a production facility in India for its F- combat aircraft Saab s proposal also comes amid an initiative by Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi to reduce India s dependence on expensive defence imports as it seeks to strengthen its military on the backdrop of China s

14 Feb 2017
Global Inspirations

They Are Taking Care

NGOs non-government organizations are not new to Indian society Rather helping each other and taking care of people around us is something Indians have been taught since old times lsquo Atithi Devo Bhava rsquo meaning the guest is God or lsquo Grahako Devo Bhavo rsquo meaning customer is the king shows the values Indian society has been taught NGO is just a one part of this culture We have built our society on lsquo Service before self rsquo attitude NGOs are taking this legacy forward and are helping in uplifting society by providing people the required assistance Today we will see a few of the NGOs which are working on national level as well as on local level The reach of the NGOs is of least importance as the work they do and its impact on the people and community in which they work is priceless lsquo Goonj rsquo is

14 Feb 2017
Positive Reads

Read book on success of Indian democracy, said Pak Army Chief to officers

To run a government is not the army rsquo s business said the Pakistan Army chief at the gathering of army officers of Rawalpindi Garrison at the General Headquarters auditorium nbsp recently The general recommended the officers to read lsquo Army and Nation The Military and Indian Democracy since Independence rsquo written by Steven I Wilkinson The book also details why India rsquo s democratic process has been a success It has been widely reported that Gen Bajwa reads a lot about India including reports in the media and books about the country Bajwa told the officers that the Pakistan Army must operate within its constitutionally defined role lsquo The Nation rsquo reported This shows how Indian democracy has been motivating and pleasantly nbsp surprising other nations to follow its structure Pakistan is a turbulent nation and is a neighbor of India If peace starts dwelling in that nation then

14 Feb 2017
Good News

Eat healthy to be happy

How do you feel about the food you eat What is the reason behind we eating more sweet when we are very happy or very sad Why are we so choosy about what we eat and what not Does food really have to do with filling stomach only or it its function goes beyond that The fact is food affects us in many emotional and spiritual ways Research is going on this relation between food and emotions and so far they all believe in this relation Food is not just a source of protein carb fat vitamins and minerals they deliver much more than that nbsp Food is an energy When we consume nbsp any food item we basically consume an energy from that food What we choose to eat decides the quality of the nutrients and energy that we bring into our body nbsp Our body and mind gets

13 Feb 2017
Positive Reads

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