When ace gymnast 24-year-old Simone Biles was faced with a choice – her mental health or Olympic glory, she chose her self. Of the many inspiring stories that have come out from this year’s Olympics (or 2020 Olympics), this is among them. Even the best among us need empathy. We are human, after all.
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July 27 – What’s a Forest? Who is Nikola Tesla?
Nikola Tesla is famous for inventing alternating current, which is supplied to all our homes. Thomas Edissons’s spat with him is legendary. And now there is a spat between Serbia and Croatia over him.
July 24 – India’s Tryst With Destiny
Exactly 30 years ago, India liberalised its economy. One of its main architects, Dr Manmohan Singh said the road ahead is more daunting than the one in 1991.
July 23 – Mars’s Syrupy Heart
Just days to go for the Olympics, and it is quite clear that this will be remembered for not just athletes’ performance, but also for the “nil” supporters in stadiums. Will this translate to better performance? Closer to home, Parliamentarians’ performance are for all to see as “ruckus” seems to be the favoured by the media to describe proceedings.
July 22 – Pegasus Temptation, Byju’s Hunger
Toa, the orca calf is stuck in New Zealand after it got separated from its pod around 10 days ago. The New Zealand people are doing all they can to care for the killer whale even shifting him when the weather threatened. But experts are now concerned: Taking care of him takes a lot ofContinue reading “July 22 – Pegasus Temptation, Byju’s Hunger”
July 21 – No Oxygen Deaths; Torrential Rain in China
The Olympics motto – Faster, Higher, Stronger – now has one more – ‘Together’. In these times of isolation, perhaps it is fitting that the grandest show on earth where the best of the human race, well, races should not forget its humanity in individual success.
July 20 – More on Pegasus, Almost Nil in Parliament
Data can be used to explain everything in the world, and perhaps even twisted to misexplain. On Monday, the govt told parliament that India had the most number of women grads, percentage-wise, when compared to some developed countries. Some may have already figured out the problem with this: Using percentages to compare when absolute figures are unknown make little sense.
July 19 – Kerala’s Nonsense; A Crypto Bank?
Storms have been wreaking havoc in the world and another one is expected in Parliament – the Monsoon session begins today. Two previous sessions of the house was curtailed due to COVID-19.
July 18 – Weather is Political
Weather is political, said Germany’s ARD public television. For many years now, the world has been seeing extreme weather events. With the rich now affected and even Ruport Murdoch creating a channel just for weather, what was a conversation starter is now truly a conversation.
A New Bird For Indian Navy
On July 17 morning, the US Navy formally handed over two MH-60R multi-mission naval helicopters, aka Seahawks, to the Indian Navy. There are 22 more in the offing. Here we look at the chopper, what it is used for and what it means to the Indian military.
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