Most pilots are sometimes faced with an emergent situation wherein the responses need to be prompt, correct and precise. A first-hand ditching story by Islander aircraft pilot of Indian Navy.
HAND OF GOD
Year: 2021
Climate Change, We all need to do our bit
This article is about what the citizens can do to delay Climate Change (CC), not just reduce GGE. Each one of us has a role to play and we can do this by reducing our carbon footprint in the world. Carbon footprint is the number of greenhouse gases like carbon dioxide, methane, nitrous oxide, fluorinated gases etc—that we produce as we live our life.
Climate’s Changing: Should we care?
Brief respite due to SARS-COV-2 notwithstanding, increasing pollution is here to stay with us. Welcome to Global Warming and Climate Change! Human activity since the Industrial Revolution started, is the single important reason for the uncontrolled emission of Greenhouse Gases. Before we proceed any further, let’s go over the basics. What is Global Warming (GW)? This is the rise in temperature of the earth’s surface, oceans, and atmosphere over thousands of years. However, the usage of coal due to the advent of industrialization hastened this rise. Since then, a 1°C rise…
‘Covidsomnia’ and other sleep issues
Sleep disorders are a group of conditions that affect the ability to sleep well on a regular basis. Whether they are caused by a health problem or by too much stress, sleep disorders are becoming increasingly common.
Social Effects SARS-CoV2 – What can we do?
In the previous article, last week, we saw how society as a whole has been affected by the pandemic. We also saw who were the most vulnerable and were affected the most. On the other hand, we heard of altruistic efforts by famous personalities like Sonu Sood for assisting in transportation and Gautam Gambhir in providing free food, medicines, oxygen cylinders to Delhiite’s. NGOs like Khalsa aid stepped in with Langars. Thousands of other large and small NGOs also contributed immensely in many, many ways. Individual efforts of the middle class were…
Noise Pollution
Noise pollution, also known as environmental noise or sound pollution, is the propagation of noise with ranging impacts on the activity of human or animal life, most of them harmful to a degree. The source of outdoor noise worldwide is mainly caused by machines, transport, and propagation systems.[1][2] Poor urban planning may give rise to noise disintegration or pollution, side-by-side industrial and residential buildings can result in noise pollution in the residential areas. Some of the main sources of noise in residential areas include loud music, transportation (traffic, rail, airplanes, etc.), lawn care maintenance, construction, electrical generators, explosions, and people.
Social Effects of SARS-CoV-2
The stress of Corona has become chronic and is being seen in many forms in our society. Cover face, clean hands and keep away are becoming a pain….
Directed Organ Donation
A “directed donation” occurs when a donor family or a live donor directs the organ to a specific recipient. In most cases of live organ donation, the designated recipient is a family member, friend, or colleague. … The circumstances surrounding a directed donation should be carefully assessed by the transplant team.
Supplements for our health, or for their sales?
Supplements are not a substitute for a balanced healthy diet.1 A diet that includes plenty of fruits, vegetables, whole grains, adequate protein, and healthy fats should normally provide all the nutrients needed for good health.
Organ Donation
Organ Donation is donating a donor’s organs like heart, liver, kidneys, intestines, lungs, and pancreas, after the donor dies, for the purpose of transplanting them into another person who is in need of an organ. … The decision to donate organs is based on strict medical criteria, not age.