Human Development and Environment

Hello everyone, Welcome back to our blog. It's been  very long since we have written and shared our blog with you . But now we will try and do regular blogging. So, let's resume with a light- hearted , simple as well as necessary topic. As you all know one of our main topic is Environment and as the title of this blog suggests , today's topic is ' Planting in Homes'.  In this blog you will  specifically get to know  about the advantages of plants in houses . We will also suggest some of the top indoor-plants that enhance your house's beauty and  purify the air that you take in. You know, what is the most beautiful thing about plants? - They make your life Happy and colorful. By colorful I don't literally mean Colors 😄.  I am a plant-lover and I time to time search for plants that I can keep in my home. If you have a garden in front or back of your house that is the best thing but still you need indoor plants . But why???  Indoor Plants (Plants inside...

Patriarchy is a form of social organization in which males dominate females. Nature makes diversity but not hierarchy, not inequality. It has never been stated that an elephant is better than a mouse, a rose is better than a cactus or a man is better than a woman, and vice versa. This inequality is created by society (basically 'us'). Our society puts labels of gender, religion, caste, nationality, etc. which creates discrimination among people. If you contemplate, you will find that there are more similarities than differences between men and women. I think the primary (maybe the only) difference is Physical i.e. Reproductive System. The differences are not related to jobs, careers, or other activities. It is not important that the Vice-Chairman or the Chief Minister is a man or a woman, or the chef in a restaurant is a male or a female chef. Nature has not created any of these differences. Popular Men on Patriarchy Periyar EV Ramasamy made sure that women took part in polit...

  Air Pollution in India is a serious health issue. In the Northern part of the country, it increases even more around the festival of Diwali, making it a cause of great concern for the government (sadly not the people). The time between October 15 and November 15 is considered critical for majorly Delhi-NCR's air quality due to certain reasons. REASONS  - ⇨ STUBBLE BURNING - In short, the production of crops has also increased the agricultural waste and generation of husk. Farmers usually gather the husk and put them on fire as it is the easiest way to dump it. However, doing so creates a serious issue that is directly linked to our environment. A large number of toxic gases are emitted into our atmosphere. The toxic gases become the cause of numerous health issues. Studies have shown that Stubble Burning has caused great deterioration in the air quality of Punjab and Haryana (primarily). ⇨ WEATHER PATTERNS -  The continuous increase in anthropogenic emissions of carbo...

  Child Abuse is when a parent, caregiver, or any person, whether through action or failing to act causes injury, emotional harm, risk of harm, or death of a child.   There are many forms of child maltreatment including Neglect, Physical Abuse, Sexual Abuse, Exploitation, Emotional Abuse, and many more. Some abuses include the following:- verbally abusing the child teasing a child Bullying (at home, school etc.) Ignoring and not listening to them purposely Emotionally depriving the child Touching them inappropriately (private parts primarily) Engaging them forcefully in sexual activities (harassment, rape, etc.) Types of Child Abuse by WHO ① Physical Abuse - Physical Abuse includes beating , shaking , biting , burning , kicking , etc. which may cause physical injury to the child. ② Sexual Abuse  - It includes touching the child's genitals, rape or exposing the child to sexual activities, child pornography etc. ③ Social and Emotional Abuse - It includes terrorizing, isolat...

  Today, on Gandhi Jayanti, it is important to know that Mahatma Gandhi always stood up for the Mother Earth. He stated that- " Earth provides enough to satisfy every man's needs, but not every man's Greed." Modern industrial development exploited the forest wealth mercilessly. The trees are cut down either for industry or for the dwelling units of man. The growing pressure by the population explosion, urbanization, and construction of big residential colonies have also played a significant role in the destruction of forests. It has directly resulted in the loss of green cover and indirectly, the loss of existence of human and animal life .   But this was not the reality in the early era where people truly loved nature it has given them their life to live and they should be grateful for that and while harming they are adding sin in their life and will be punished in the hell. Apart from the mythological Perspective and come closer to the more modern world where people...

Cruelty  to  animals  , also called  animal  abuse,  animal  neglect or  animal cruelty,  is the infliction by omission (neglect) or by commission by humans of suffering or harm upon any non-human.    In simple words, it is the abuse, harm or neglect intentionally towards an animal.  It is that simple.  Everyday countless cats, dogs and other animals suffer and die as a result of cruelty imposed by the very people who are expected to protect and care for them. Especially during Covid, many street animals were neglected thinking that they would infect the people. Some people even abandoned their pets thinking that they are harmful. Forget Covid , people throw their pets away( especially dogs) when they age. Let's have a look at few cases which we usually ignore or try to ignore. ⇨ SOME CASES  : ✱ Carcasses of nearly 90 stray dogs were found in Buldhana district of Maharashtra. The dogs were killed to check the stray p...

"Overpopulation in various countries has become a serious threat to the health of people and a grave obstacle to any attempt to organize peace on this planet."                                          - Albert Einstein The population is a term referring to a group of " species " living in the land area . So as the word says a group of "species", it means that both humans and animals live together and enjoy the resources equally. But are we even using them correctly or just reserving them for us and not sharing with others. The reason why humans are not sharing their resources with animals is that the ratio of humans to animals is more. Humans are increasing day-by-day which emanates that they need more area to live and explore by taking away the animal's land (forest). Moreover, increased human being growth is not only affecting the animal but it is also eminently affecting everythi...

    " Optimism is the faith that leads to achievement .  Nothing can be done without Hope and Confidence."  - Helen Keller OPTIMISM means Positive Attitude. It is the foundation of courage and true progression ; It is like a 'Happiness Magnet' . If you stay positive, 'good things' and 'good people' will be drawn to you. Whereas, negative attitude will always make you weaker because neither 'good things' will seem 'good' nor 'good people' will want to be with you.  Before grasping the advantages of Optimism, let's first perceive the disadvantages of Pessimism ( Negative Attitude). PESSIMISM  refers to the mental state of seeing the worst aspects of things. According to studies, pessimistic people are prone to get physical and mental problems and are susceptible to chronic pains and illnesses. ★ It can cause depression and other mental and emotional problems , like insomnia, anger etc. ★ It can lead people to neglect their h...

  The Flower is a pure and beautiful creation of Nature. They are the source of joy, happiness, sweetness, positivity, beauty and what not. Every flower is a soul blossoming in nature. India has too many varieties and versatility of flowers. As the Round Marigold ,   White Jasmine (pic below👇), and  the Water Lily exists in large amounts in India. The elegant Gulmohar adds color to the tree that bears. Indian's flora includes many unique flowers. Therefore, Botanists from all over the world come to study flowers in India.

  Men and women are the two wheels of  the social cart.   For a  smooth & harmonious running of social and family life men and women both must be well-developed.  I t may be true that in majority of cases the girl doesn't become the bread-winner of the family but in this process of thought we are inclined to forget that - to give birth to the next generation and bring up this new generation is the basic and important task not only for the family but also for the society. Around the world, girls and women are treated as number two citizens, especially in India. All luxuries, comforts and even necessities must first be provided to boys and men and then,( if available) can be distributed to girls and women.  Let's divide this in two sections:                      ① Important  for  Family                             ...

Language is a type of expression or in a defined way, it is the method of humans communication in a conversational way. It can be oral or written as the only thing that matters that it should convey your thoughts. But, are we using our language in a way we wanted to use or in a way people wanted us to use? In this "Vogue" world we all just focus on using foreign languages as we think that they make us "elegant" and "millennium". This need to being "millennium" has kept us away from our culture of speaking " HINDI" the mother tongue of India. Once Nelson Mandela had said that- " If you talk to man in a language he understands,  that goes to his head; If you talk to him in his language ,  that goes to his heart." Importance of mother tongue - Well, all this is a theoretical based concept on the importance of mother tongue. But my question is that  can you imagine a day without you speaking HINDI? The answer might be yes for mo...

" Success in life does not necessarily begin with academic success."                                                                    - Robert Sternberg Let me tell you, hardly anyone follows this quote.  One of the main barriers to true education in India is the exaggerated emphasis put on 'examination results'. It is almost like a worship of good "Marks". Like I remember, in class X, after attempting my question paper I used to first of all count my marks at least three times; when my results were coming out I used to pray to God every night before sleeping. There is no problem in praying to God but the problem is in the fear; I had the typical fear of getting extremely low marks or lower than my expectations. It was after my X that I realized, worshipping Exam results has expelled the true divine, Education, ...