What is the theme of Earth day 2019?

Earth day is the annual event celebrated worldwide on 22nd April every year. On every year, one theme is decided for earth day and the theme of 2019 earth day is to protect and save all the species. The Earth Day, founded by Senator Gaylord Nelson. He had been a witness to the devastation caused by an enormous oil spill in Santa Barbara, California in 1969 propounded the idea to celebrate the earth day. The first earth day was organized in 1970 to promote natural balance and respect for life on the planet as well as to encourage awareness of the growing problems of air, water, and soil pollution. 




On the International earth day, various environmental issues like pollution of the ocean, debris left over on land, climate change, conservation of the Earth’s ecosystems, energy conservation, soil corruption, corrosion, overpopulation, nuclear issues, the depletion of the ozone layer, the depletion of the Earth’s natural resources etc. are addressed.

The protection of the environment is our top most priority and owing to this, the Paris agreement has also done. It is an agreement within the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) focuses on the protection of the environment. In December 2015 at the Paris climate conference, 195 countries adopted the first-ever universal, legally binding global action plan to put the world on track to avoid dangerous climate change by limiting global warming to well below 2°C.

The theme for Earth Day 2019

The theme for earth day 2018 was to end the plastic pollution and the theme of this year (2019) earth day is to protect and save all the species. In order to maintain a healthy ecological balance on this planet, all other species such as animals, plants, and marine are as important as humans.  All species on this planet has a unique place in the food chain that contributes to the ecosystem in its own way. The extinction of species occurs due to the naturally occurring activities and as well as human activities. The most common natural activities affecting the species are climate change, change in sea levels, etc. Human activities like fishing, hunting, cut down of forests, use of fertilizers in the land; cutting trees, etc. are the main reason for the extinction of these species.

We already saw the extinction of several species like the white Cheetah, Dinosaur, Dodo, Passenger Pigeon, etc and several other animals are very close to see the extinction. Most common animals are rhinos, elephants, lions, tigers, leopard, jaguars, whales, sharks, etc. It is necessary to take strict action to save wildlife; otherwise, the time will come soon when they will find a place only on the list of extinct species. The extinction of such species will impact the human as well so it becomes the great responsibility of every human being to save the wildlife, our planet and most importantly, our own selves.

As discussed above, the protection of animals and other species are very important for maintaining the ecological balance of the environment. Humans are accountable for the protection of these species and to support the theme of 2019 earth day, here are few suggestions to protect the wildlife.

·         The loss of habitat is one of the biggest causes of extinction so preserving the wildlife is our primary responsibility. Campaign against deforestation and create a healthy place for wildlife species as well.

·         Spend some time with animals and know about them. It is a well-known fact that, once you start loving them, you will start protecting them as well.

·         Minimize the use of pesticides and herbicides as these pollutants are dangerous for animals.

·         Avoid buying the products made from animal skin and its parts.

·         Shooting, trapping or forcing endangered animals into custody is also illegal and can lead to their extinction. Don’t participate in such activities.

Conclusion

It is not important whether we understand the importance of earth day or not but the important thing is that we have only one place to live i.e. our Mother Earth. It is all the about the personal responsibility we all have to share “think globally and act locally”.  Our planet is in great crisis due to global warming, overpopulation, plastic pollution, different types of pollution and other critical environmental issues. Every person on this earth has the responsibility to do as much as possible to preserve the finite natural’s resources available not only for us but also for the future generations.

To support the objective of earth day and the theme of 2019 earth day, it becomes mandatory to think about the environment otherwise we have to face the extremely harsh conditions of the environment.

Thanks for reading our article. How do you protect our environment? Please share your experiences with our readers in the comment box section.

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WHY SHOULD WE OBEY TRAFFIC RULES?

Road safety is emerging as a major social concern in the country and obeys the traffic rules has become a necessity these days. 

In India, more than 150000 people are killed in road accidents every year. Every day people are dying on the roads due to reckless driving, overspeeding, not wearing a seat belt or helmet, being drunk while driving, etc.  The biggest mistake that we all do is to blame the government for all such road accidents.

Being responsible citizens, what are we doing to stop all these road accidents? Do we wear a seat belt or helmet while driving? Do we not jump the red light? There are several questions strikes in our mind whenever we think about road accidents. One such question is how we can solve the problem of road accidents. The simplest answer to this question is to obey the traffic rules.

List of Traffic Rules to be followed

✔ It is always advisable to carry all the documents while driving. It includes license, vehicle registration, pollution paper, permit, etc.

✔ Always wear your seat belt whenever you drive your Car. Wear the helmet when rides the two-wheelers. It is one of the basic traffic rules that need to be obeyed.

✔ Follow all the traffic signals like traffic lights, over the speed limit, no entry signal, all types of turns like left, right, U-turn, etc. Always use the indicator while making the turn.

✔ If there is only a single lane for the traffic of both sides, then drive to the left-hand side of the road and allow the opposite vehicles to pass on the right-hand side.

✔ If you want to overtake another vehicle, always do only from the right-hand side only. On the other hand, if another vehicle is looking to overtake your vehicle, allow them and give them passage to overtake.

✔ Don’t drive the vehicle after drinking.

✔ Don’t drive the vehicle in the zigzag direction. Also, avoid overspeeding and reckless driving.

✔ It is always advisable to keep some distance from the vehicle in front of you. Sometimes a situation arises to stop the vehicle suddenly and in such circumstances, this distance helps you to avoid all unnecessary hazards.

✔ The vehicle with overloading is always dangerous on the road. It is always advisable to avoid such situations.

✔ Use the horn and the lights of the vehicle wisely.

✔ Always take extra precautions while approaching road mergers, intersections or a crossing. Make sure your vehicle does not cause any inconvenience to other vehicles.

✔ Emergency vehicles like ambulances, fire vehicles, police vehicles, etc. must be allowed free passage and it is the responsibility of other drivers to allow them passage.

What I Lost 

Here, I would like to share a story of one of my close friends who had lost his life due to the careless driving of another person. My friend was used to work for the welfare of women. He was fighting against female molestation. One day when he finished his rally, he was standing on the footpath and discussing the next event with his friends. In the meantime, one car came and collides with them. In this accident, my friend had lost his life and his two friends were injured seriously. You know what the fault of the car driver was. The car driver tried to overtake another vehicle from the left and suddenly found these three persons standing on the footpath. The life of my friend would have been saved if the car driver had followed the traffic rules.

Point to remember, your life is very important for your friend, family; relatives, etc. and think about them before violating traffic rules or taking risk of your life.

 

Conclusion

The problem of road accidents cannot be solved if we do not stop the violation of traffic rules. It depends upon all of us plus the government as well. Being responsible citizens, let us take the pledge and start following traffic rules.

Thanks for reading our article. I dedicate this post to my close friend who has lost his life due to the reckless driving of another person. Don’t avoid the traffic rules and take an oath from today itself to obey the traffic rules to save you as well as the lives of other people.

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How the LED lights better for environment?

Light is one of the great discoveries of all time done by the scientist. The credit for the invention of lights goes to Thomson Edison.  The most common types of lights are incandescent lamps, gas-discharge lamps & LED lamps.  LED lights are widely used across the world and it has the potential to change the future of lighting in India.

LED lights are better for the environment as it offers several advantages not only to the end consumer but also to the environment as well. The two biggest environmental advantages of LED lights are low energy consumption and long life. Due to these advantages, fewer LED lamps need to be produced, packaged, transported, used and ultimately disposed of in comparison of CFLs and incandescent lamps.

It is one of the most energy efficient and continuously developing technologies and due to several advantages of LED lights, it is widely used in miscellaneous applications such as lighting, the indicator in electronic appliances, automobiles, traffic signals, etc. 

What is LED

Light emitting diode (LED) is very well suited for the environment. It is a semiconductor device which produces the light when the electric current passed through it. It is an electrical light source that allows the flow of electric current in one direction only.  It is a two lead semiconductor device that emits light when activated. When suitable currents pass through the leads, electrons are able to recombine with holes releasing the energy in the form of visible light (Photons). 

There are several materials used in the making of LED lights and the most commonly used materials listed below.  

•  Indium gallium nitride (InGaN) is used to produce blue, green and ultraviolet high-brightness LEDs.

•  Gallium phosphide (GaP) is used to produce yellow and green LEDs.

•  Aluminum gallium arsenide (AlGaAs) is used to produce red and infrared LEDs.

•  Aluminum gallium indium phosphide (AlGaInP) is used to produce yellow, orange and red high-brightness LEDs.

Properties of LED Lights

The LED lighting is very different from other lighting sources such as incandescent bulbs and CFLs and characteristics of LED lights are as follows. 

•  The power of LED light is generally calculated in lumens, rather than watts. The higher the number of lumens, the more white light the bulb will emit.

•  LED lights provide a broad range of color temperatures and options. Colour temperature is measured in Kelvin and the range of the temperature lies between 2700~6000 K.  If the temperature is near to 3000K, then it provides a yellowish hue, similar to the incandescent light bulb. On the other hand, if it close to 6000K, then the light of the color would be cool white.

•  Colour Rendering Index or CRI is used to measure how well a light source renders colors. The scale of measuring CRI is 0~100 and if it is more than 80, then it is widely accepted in the industry.

Advantages of LED Light over Traditional Light

LED lights are better for the environment and there are several advantages of LED lights. We are listing a few advantages of LED lights are as follows.

•  LED lights are energy efficient over traditional lights such as fluorescent and incandescent lights. More than 90% of the electricity is converted into light while only close to 5~10% of electricity wasted as heat.

•  LED lights to require less power for operation as high wattage traditional lights can be replaced by low wattage LED lights and there would be no change in the output of the light. The less use of energy demand less power from power plants hence decreases the emissions of greenhouse gases.

•  LED lights do not contain any toxic elements like mercury. LED lights are better for the environment as it helps us in protecting the environment from toxic waste produced by traditional lights.

•  The durability of LED lights is quite more and it requires very little maintenance in comparison to traditional lights.

•  The burning hour of LED light is very high thereby reducing the requirement of frequent replacements of lights. Due to the long burning hours of LED lights, the need to dispose of the old ones into the landfills reduces to a great extent.

•  The output of LED lights is highly focused and it is not scattered like traditional lights. Due to this functionality of LED lights, unwanted scattered lights are removed from the environment thereby reducing the Light Pollution.

•  The emission of greenhouse gases is very less from the LED lights to the comparison of traditional lights like fluorescent and incandescent bulbs.

•  LED lights are very well suited for both indoor and outdoor applications. These lights can withstand the harsh conditions of the outdoor environment. 

Conclusion

We have seen several advantages of LED lights and based on the advantages we can easily conclude that, LED lights are better for the environment.

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How to become responsible citizens of our country?

India is a democratic country with diversity in religions, cultures, and believes that makes our country unique and we Indian can really proud of this. We all know that India is a developing country and there are several issues present in our country like pollution, corruption, poverty, unemployment, diseases, etc.  We always criticize our government for doing nothing but here the question is what are we doing for our country? Are we doing something for the development of our country? We all are the responsible citizens of our country and being a responsible citizen, we all are accountable for the development of our country.

There is a famous phrase, “Rome was not built in one day and in a similar manner continuous efforts are required from every citizen to make our country free from problems.

In this post, we are sharing some simple tasks which we believe is not difficult and we all can perform all these tasks in our day to day life.  It is the first step to complete a thousand miles of the journey.

Here are the points as follows.

• Cast Vote Wisely

Being a part of the world’s biggest democracy, casting vote is not only our right but also the responsibility to elect the right group of peoples who could work in the welfare of our country.

• Respect our country and national symbols

Develop a deep sense of patriotism towards the country, national anthem, national song, national flag, etc. Never say single wrong words for our country.

• Say no to Plastic

Plastic is very harmful to all the living organisms and the environment. Plastic is the major cause of land, water, and air pollution. Plastic is banned in entire India. Being a responsible citizen, let us take an oath to stop the use of plastic.

•  Clean your nearby area

Clean India is the dream of Mahatma Gandhi and every citizen of our country. There is a very famous quote of Mahatma Gandhi Ji “So long as you do not take the broom and the bucket in your hands, you-cannot make your towns and cities clean.”  Let’s take the oath to make our country clean and from today onwards neither throw nor lets other throws garbage on the roadside.

•  Save the environment by tree plantation

Trees are very helpful for the environment as it provides fresh oxygen that makes our environment free from pollution. If we all of us start planting trees, we will be able to make India Green with a clean environment to breathe.

• Respect our army and Help to Martyr Soldier’s Family

We should respect our soldiers as they work for us. They keep our interests safe, our enemies at bay and the people of our country secure and free. If we are able to take breathe freely then it is only because of our soldiers. They are our real heroes and they stand on the borders day and night to save our country from the enemy.

• Follow the government rules and laws

It is always advisable to follow the rules whether it is traffic rules or any other rules.

• Protect National Property at any cost

Huge investment incurs in the making of infrastructure and purchase of public properties like Bus, Train, and Metro, etc. If you damage these properties, it would be a great loss of money in our country only.

• Respect and educate women

Women’s are an integral part of society.  It is our moral duty to respect the women and give them equal opportunity so that they can fly in the sky. It is always advisable to stop violence against women.

These steps are very easy and being a responsible citizen of our country, now it is our duty to perform these tasks every day.

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Why Delhi is most polluted city in the world?

Delhi is the capital city of India. It is one of the most beautiful cities and it has several attraction sites like Qutub Minar, Lal Quila, Lotus Temple, India gate, Mughal Garden, Rajpath, and CP, etc. In these days, Delhi is facing one of the serious problems of all time i.e. Air Pollution.  According to WHO, Delhi is the most polluted city in the world in 2014. In the last few Years, the particulate matter (PM) is increasing continuously and it causes several health problems for the residents of Delhi.

As per global standards, two types of PM are measured such as PM2.5 and PM10. Between the two, PM2.5 is very dangerous as it causes several types of health problems such as irritation in the eyes, nose, and throat, coughing, sneezing and shortness of breath, asthma, heart disease, etc. 

The toxic level of air pollution around Delhi creates the danger for the breathing of human beings and for the climate as well. The average maximum temperature of Delhi in the winter season is notably decreasing from the last few years due to the rising level of air pollution. According to one estimate, more than 10,000 persons died in Delhi due to air pollution only.

Major reasons for Air pollution

There are several reasons responsible for air pollution in Delhi. Few of them are briefly explained below.

•  Delhi is surrounded by two states i.e. Haryana from the 3 sides and Uttar Pradesh from one side. One of the prime reasons for bad air quality in Delhi is the burning of crops residue in these states by the farmers. 

•  The 2nd reason for Delhi Air pollution is the over-population. Delhi is the most crowded city after Mumbai.  The over-population causes more vehicles on the road and due to more running vehicles on the road, pollution has been increased.

•  The dumping of industrial wastes here and there and thereafter burning of these wastes also causes air pollution. 

•  Large-scale construction in Delhi NCR also causes dust and pollution in the air.

Solutions for pollution in Delhi

There are numerous solutions to fight air pollution. We are listed a few easy solutions mentioned below.

•  Drink adequate amount of water as it helps in flushing toxins from the body. Eat fruits that are loaded with vitamin C, magnesium, and fatty acids. These fruits are rich in antioxidants and anti-inflammatory compounds and help in boosting immunity.

•  Keeps some air purifying plants inside your buildings to protect yourself from the pollution. Plant more and more trees everywhere.

•  More and more people should use public vehicles like bus and metro instead of private vehicles like cars and scooters, as they can carry a lot more people in one journey. A carpool is also a good option.

•  Increase fines on vehicles not meeting pollution norms. Fine them as high as possible to create the fear of traffic police among all the peoples.

•  An anti-smog gun is very useful to control air pollution. It acts like rain sprays water into the atmosphere and helps in settling the dust and other suspended particles.

Conclusion

The air quality is very poor in Delhi and it is disheartening to hear that Delhi is included in the list of most polluted cities in the world. We have suggested a few solutions to curb air pollution but at the same time, every individual resides in Delhi should take a few small steps to help the government in fighting against air pollution. Few small steps are plant trees in your locality; properly check your vehicles pollution, efficient use of electricity, use public transport and many more. Like we always say charity begins at home, we must take a pledge to do what we can do for our environment and protect it in the best possible manner.

Thanks for reading our article and I hope, all the residents should start doing their best to make our Delhi beautiful again.

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Importance of national sports day

National sports day is one of the most important events in the Indian calendar. It is celebrated in entire India on 29th August every year. The entire India celebrates this day on the birthday of Major Dhyan Chand. He was the great hockey player who won several gold medals in Olympics for India in the years 1928, 1934 and 1936. He scored more than 400 goals in his career.

On this day, The President of India present prestigious awards such as the Arjuna award, Dronacharya Award, Dhyan Chand Award, etc. to the sportspersons.

About Major Dhyan Chand

Major Dhyan Chand was a famous hockey player. Even today, he is considered the best hockey player produced by India. He was often called the magician of hockey as well.

Dhyan Chand was born on 29th August 1905 in Allahabad in Utter Pradesh. He joined the army at the age of 16 following the footprints of his father. After joining the army, he started to play hockey as well. Dhyan Chand used to practice the hockey in the night and due to this habit of Dhyan Chand, most of his friends were calling him Chand which mean moon.

Initially, Dhyan Chand started his career in hockey by joining the army team and due to his great skills of playing hockey; he was selected in 1926 to play for the Indian army team & the team was touring New Zealand. Team India won 18 matches out of 21 and the performance of Dhyan Chand was appreciated. He was also promoted to the position of lance naik when he returned to India. Due to his great performance, he was selected in the 1928 Amsterdam Olympics. He was top scorer of 1928 Amsterdam Olympics with 14 goals. India also won the 1928 Olympics after defeating the Netherlands. Due to his astonishing performance, he was called the wizard of the hockey. India also won two other Olympics in 1932 in Los Angeles and in 1936 in Berlin due to the great performance of Dhyan Chand. 

There was a very famous story related to Dhyan Chand in the 1932 Los Angeles Olympics. In the 1932 Olympics, the final match was played between India and Germany. In this match, Dhyan Chand played barefooted to increase his running speed and beat Germany by 8-1.

In the year 1956, he retired from the Indian army from the rank of Major and in the same year, he was honored with the Padma Bhushan award.

He died on 3rd December 1979.

Government Initiatives for promoting sports

Sport is very vital in the human’s life as it keeps us healthy, wealthy or active. There are several advantages of playing sports like it help us in building confidence, provides regular exercise, team-work, etc. Participating in sports also has psychological advantages like it relieves the stresses of everyday life.

The government understands the importance of national sports day & promoting sports as well. They have taken several initiatives for the development of sports like khelo India, National Sports Development Fund, and Scheme for Promotion of Sports among Persons with Disabilities, Scheme of Assistance for Anti-Doping Activities, etc.

Khelo India

Among all the schemes, Khelo India is a very popular initiative taken by the government. The main aim of the Khelo India programme is to revive the sports culture in India at the grass-root level by building a strong framework for all sports played in our country and establishes India as a great sporting nation. This program was introduced by the ministry of sports and youth affairs. 

Under this program, talented players will be identified and provide financial assistance of Rs. 5 lakh for 8 years. 

Image Source: https://kheloindia.gov.in/about

The major highlights of this initiative are as follows.

• Promote sports for all as well as sports for excellence. Also, create an active population with a healthy lifestyle.

• Use the sport as a tool for the development of the individual, community, society, and nation.

• Develop the entire sports ecosystem such as talent identification, sports infrastructure, coaching for excellence, competition structure, etc.

•  Engage youth living in the deprived area in the sporting activities and mainstream them in the national building activities. 

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What are the Life changing motivational movies?

Inspiration or motivation is the key to success. It is the necessity of life to make progress or get goals in life.  There is a very famous quote from Mr. Walt Disney- “All our dreams can come true if we have the courage to pursue them”.  There are several sources of inspiration and movies are one of them.  Inspirational movies bring change in our lives and we are able to see the things in a different perspective altogether. Movies can make us laugh, cry or even inspire us to do better things in life. Inspirational movies have a positive impact on our mind, gives our life a right direction.

We have shortlisted a list of life-changing motivational movies that teach us an important lesson in life.

1. Pursuit of happiness (2006):  This movie is based on the true story of Mr. Chris Gardner’s yearlong struggle with homeless and fatherhood. This Movie shows us how a person can survive in extremely harsh conditions and chase their dreams.

2. Dangal (2016): This movie is based on the real-life story of Haryanvi wrestler Mr. Mahavir Singh Phogat.  In this movie, Mahavir Phogat is a former champion wrestler, but he is forced to give up his dream of winning gold in international wrestling due to the lack of financial support. This movie shows how the Mahavir Phogat achieves his dreams of winning gold by transforming his daughters into world-class wrestlers.

3. Guru (2007): This movie is an inspiring story of the villager named Gurukant Desai, who later becomes the biggest business tycoon of India. The movie is also referred to the biopic of one of the most successful business person of India, Mr. Dhirubhai Ambani.

4. Taare Zameen Par (2007): This movie is the eye opener for the society and it shows every child is special in his or her own way. It is the story of a child name Ishaan suffering from dyslexia, a learning disorder. Watch the movie to see how Ishaan overcomes his problem with the help of his teacher.

5.  Rang De Basanti (2006): The film adopted a unique format to tell the story of freedom that we all have taken for granted. In this movie, the British documentary filmmaker is decided to make a film on Indian freedom fighters. She arrives in India and asks a group of five young men to act in her film. Initially, young people refuse to work with her but later assist her in making the movie. To know how it happens, watch the movie.

6. Lakshya (2004): This movie shows the story of an aimless person name Karan. He joins the Indian army and leaves due to the difficult life of the Indian army. To know what happens next, watch the movie. This movie teaches to every person to find the aim of his life and never give up till he does not get the success.

7. Bhaag Milkha Bhaag (2013):  This movie is the story of the flying Sikh of India Mr. Milkha Singh. It is the true story of world champion runner Milkha Singh, who overcame the massacre of his family, civil war during the India-Pakistan partition, and homelessness to become one of India's most iconic athletes.

8. Udaan (2010): This movie revolves around the teenager (Rohan) who lost his mother at a young age and wants to become the writer. His father wants him to become an engineer. Watch the movie to see what happened to his dreams?

9. Manjhi the Mountain Man (2015): This movie is the real story of Mr. Dashrath Manjhi. He is known as the mountain man. In this movie, Dashrath Manjhi lived in a very small village cut off from the other parts by a rocky mountain. One day, his wife slipped and died while climbing the mountain to get food for him. He felt sad and then decided to carve out a path through the mountain so that no one else would suffer his fate. With just a hammer and a chisel, he started to carve the mountain. Watch the movie to see the dedication and how he achieves his goal.

10. The Shawshank Redemption (1994): There is a very famous quote “Hope is a good thing, maybe the best of things, and no good thing ever dies”. This movie is based on the novel “Rita Hayworth and Shawshank Redemption”. This movie shows the story of Mr. Andy Dufresne who has been given life imprisonment for the murder of his wife and lover despite his claims of innocence.  Watch the movie to see how he comes out from the Jail or remain in jail for the lifetime?

11. I am Kalam (2010): This movie is the story of an underprivileged child who is inspired by our president Mr. APJ Kalam. The main aim of the child is to become as famous as our president. Does he achieve success? To get the answer, watch the movie.

We hope that after watching inspirational movies like these, we would get the objective of our life.

Which movie inspired you in your life; please share your stories with our readers in the comment box section.

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