Ganga DussehraBy Dr Arvind KumarGanga Dussehra is celebrated on Dashmi Tithi of Shukla Paksha Jeyshta Masa. This day, sacred river Ganga had descended on earth from heaven. This year it is being obser ...

Nirjala EkadashiNirjala Ekadashi is the most important and significant Ekadashis out of all twenty four Ekadashis in a year. Nirjala means without water and Nirjala Ekadashi fasting is observed w ...

Study of a Study about StudiesBy Dr Arvind KumarRecent media reports indicate that the Pentagon in US was inundated with so many studies in 2010 that it commissioned a study to determine how much it c ...

Japan’s Environment PolicyBy Dr Arvind KumarThe Japanese government has recently adopted a new environment basic plan, which is the fourth since the first plan was adopted in 1994. It includes the exp ...

Food Security & Better Quality of LifeBy Dr Arvind KumarIn its recently released first Africa Human Development Report, the UN Development Programme (UNDP) has stressed food security as a means to ...

Water-borne DiseasesBy Dr Arvind KumarWater-borne diseases have claimed heavy toll of human lives. Several hundred deaths have been reported in the last three years in the country, due to diseases cau ...

Ground Water and Sea LevelBy Dr Arvind KumarGroundwater is used for many purposes. Massive extraction of groundwater for crop irrigation, drinking water or industrial purposes may result in an annual ...

Perils of Global Warming  By Dr. Arvind KumarGlobal warming has assumed serious dimensions and the world leaders are faced with this dilemma. The ongoing buildup of human-related greenhouse gases ...

Opting for Organic FoodBy Dr Arvind KumarOrganic foods are those that are produced without the use of chemicals, including pesticides and fertilizers commonly used in cultivation and drugs, such as an ...

India’s Global RoleBy Dr Arvind KumarDuring his recent visit to India, the UN Secretary-General Mr Ban Ki-moon said that he expected India to play a greater role in world affairs and ‘lead b ...