Durga Navratri By Dr Arvind Kumar 4th April marks the inaugural day of the Navratri celebrations. The word ‘Navratri’ literally means nine nights in Sanskrit, the period of eight days and nine nights ...

Water Woes of South Africa By Dr Arvind KumarAccording to a recent report by the news agency, IRIN, more than 40 percent of South Africa's dams suffer eutrophication, when the water becomes nutrient-r ...

Prevention of Blindness By Dr Arvind Kumar 1st April inaugurates the commencemnt of the prevention of blindness week to be observed from 1 to 7 April by the National Society for the Prevention of Blin ...

Social Innovation By Dr Arvind Kumar Social innovation is about meeting the unmet social needs and improving social outcomes. According to José Manuel Barroso, president of the European Commission, so ...

Community Partnership in Water By Dr Arvind Kumar Traditional wisdom, indigenous skills and community efforts play significant role in successful management of water scarcity. Media reports indicate t ...

Technology: Boon or Bane? By Dr Arvind Kumar Undoubtedly technology has transformed the way we live and has been helpful in unraveling nature’s secrets, at the same time excess or irrational use of te ...

Avoid Electronic Pollution By Dr Arvind Kumar Electronic pollution is an invisible pollution that surrounds us all the time and interrupts our bodies' natural flow of energy. Electronic pollution can ...

Earth Hour 2011 “Pledge to save energy” “”There is a pleasure in the pathless woods, There is a rapture on the lonely shore, There is society, where none intrudes, By the deep sea, and music in its ro ...

Future Lies in Organic Farming By Dr Arvind Kumar Some scientists have started arguing that organic will be the conventional agriculture of the future, neither because of wishful thinking nor because ...

Urban Water Use Efficiency By Dr Arvind Kumar Despite rapid technological progress and economic growth, close to 900 million people the world over do not use drinking water from improved sources and o ...