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Mind It

Mind is a master of our lives. The mind decides what is good and bad. What is wrong and right. What we should do and what we should avoid. Mind knows it all.  Maintain good rapport with your mind coz, you begin to lose when you lose your mind.  You may also like: Dear Discount On a Day Like Today Someone Special

Friendship

Add life to your days and not days to your life. The statement might sound simple at first only to realise how profound it is, on a second thought.  Adding life to days, each day, come what may? Really? The fact is it isn’t that surreal or impossible; each one of us has been there, gone through, the best and the worst.   As we grow up (& old), become wiser than yesterday, accept more responsibilities and perform higher duties, adding life to days becomes difficult.  Remember those carefree days, when we were in school laughing at silly jokes, playing pranks, actually laughing out loud (yes lol), being punished; yet we were adding life to our days with ease. I distinctly remember my school days and more importantly my 74 classmates and my friends – my partners in crime. “I and a few of my friends had an appetite of an elephant, we just couldn’t wait for the break ( or in retrospect, I guess we loved distractions). We would eat snacks from our tiffin and from friend’s ...

Ocean - Blue Economy of India

Quick Facts  over 7,500-km-long coastline spread across nine coastal states, four union territories (UTs) - including two islands UTs  12 major, and 200 minor ports  supports 95% of the country's business estimated 4% of the country’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP) third the largest fish producing and second-largest aquaculture fish producing country in the world  the fisheries sector alone provides livelihood to about 16 million fisherfolk and fish farmers at the primary level and almost twice that number along the value chain. Source: terii.org Image: pixabay.com Related Read  Matter that Matters  World Environment Day 2021 What's Underneath

Ocean - Lungs of Our Planet

  Oceans Day 2021 Theme 'Life and Livelihoods'  Oceans are the  lungs of our planet   and a major source of Food, Medicine   and a   Critical part of the Biosphere seaweed accounts for 54% of the world's oxygen production and the ocean acts as the planet's chief climate regulator. Without the services provided by the ocean, global temperature could exceed 100 degree Celcius and make life on Earth impossible. Few Ocean Facts Scientists estimate that about one million  species  of  animals live in the ocean . Sea ice is drinkable. Coral produces its own sunscreen. Water at the bottom of the ocean is incredibly hot. Most of Earth's volcanic activity happens in the ocean. The planet's longest mountain range is underwater and is 10 times longer than the Andes. The Arctic  Ocean  is the  smallest  of the world's five  ocean  basins. The Pacific  Ocean  is the  largest  and deepest of the  world...

Matter that Matters

5 June is celebrated as World Environment Day. Does that matter? Maybe not at an individual level. But it matters to a few because, they understand the importance. It is one of the biggest annual events organized by the United Nations (UN) to generate awareness about environmental issues. Each year awareness is generated based on a theme that needs mass attention. 2021 theme is Reimagine, Recreate, Restore The day may not matter to you. Probably your actions are miniscule, they barely harm the environment – use of single-use plastic, wastage of some water, adding junk to landfills or vehicular emissions. Contrary to your miniscule actions over a period of few years have you ever tried alternatives that are eco-friendly? Have you tried to give back to nature? Have you contributed to the environment-friendly change? If yes, it matters to you. If no, it is a matter of concern. Natural resources are limited. Our irrational actions however small are adversely fast affectin...