A historical week that made seemingly impossible tasks possible

This week is historical for two reasons - First for our own Mission Mars that successfully reached the Orbit of Mars. Nothing much I would like to say on this as you must have read in depth what it means. This is something that we could not have dreamed even a few years ago. I would not say this is something this current government should be given the credit of. In fact it's something that we achieved after a long journey of our scientists and engineers who strive for this day and night around the year to make India a superpower in Science and Technology, specially space technology. All scientists at ISRO and allied institutions deserve special applause from the countrymen for the achievements they have made and put India in the league of top five nations.

Well the second one is also equally important. The Supreme Court's decision on Coal-gate scam will have far reaching effects. I don't know what pluses or minuses would come due to this decision. On one hand Government of India will have windfall gains when it auctions the 60 coal blocks so cancelled on current rates. On the other hand, immediately those who held these coal blocks would suffer badly as their investment in those blocks are quite heavy. Also they had taken big loans for the development of those blocks as we understand. Indian PSU banks have around 10 to 12 percent of their total credit to Power Sector including coals. Now already beleaguered Power Sector dealing with huge debt crisis would not be able to get enough coal to meet their production requirements for at least a year till the auction process of coal blocks is completed and further productions are started from those blocks and so supplies are resumed to this sector. Many more companies including the big ones are going to default their loans to these PSU Banks. Banks would suffer immensely due to this which is already facing the problem of higher NPAs and the sword of meeting the BASEL 3 Norms. This new crisis is again adding to their woes.

Well, overall environment in industry in the short term would be hugely regressive. But we can still have some positives from this. Rule of law prevails. Transparency will come and so investor confidence will return in few months. Things will improve and only honest and genuine players would return to business and those who were just involved in changing hands would take lessons from this.

Wishing all the best to our corporate honchos!

======================================================================== मित्रों यदि मेरा यह पोस्ट आपके दिल को जरा भी छू कर गुजरा हो तो मुझे विश्वास है कि आप मेरे इस प्रयास को लाइक दे कर मुझे और भी अच्छा लिखने की प्रेरणा, स्नेह और आशीर्वाद देंगे। आप अगर मुझे मेरे फेसबुक प्रोफाइल पर फॉलो करते हैं तो आपको मेरे शेयर किये सारे पोस्ट्स आपके नोटिफिकेशन्स में मिलते रहेंगे।

Himalayan Tsunami - Doom's day is not too far!

Rs. 51000 Crore would be required in next five years for installing sewage treatment plants for the 118 cities situated on the bank of river Ganga, as submitted in Supreme Court by our Government. You can just imagine other costs involved in cleaning. However at least 15 years would be taken for the completion of this project. I am really confused where we stand. For the sake of development, we polluted our rivers, the water of which we drink, our air that we breathe.. Once again for cleaning them we require much more money and resources than we actually got out of it in return. Is this endless development that takes so much from us so necessary? After all a human being needs what? Food, shelter and cloth the basic amenities to survive, education, some entertainment and family and friends. Nature has given us so much with which we can sustain for centuries. Then for what are we making such a race with each other? What are we targeting to achieve? We saw Kedarnath Tragedy last year, Kashmir tragedy this year. Very recently in the newspapers I read that such natural phenomenons will frequently invade us. We have exploited our nature too much without conserving it. Now it's time for us to pay, nature is paying us back.

I hope everyone of us must have read about 'Himalayan Tsunami'. We are sitting on this time bomb that can blast anytime. Himalayas are still very active and young. Earthquakes are common features in these regions. Very recently a group of geologists and mountain climbers from India and Nepal met in this connection where they highlighted the fact that now Himalayan peaks are slowly losing their snow because the dust and other such particles are sitting over these snow and so making the surface temperature warmer and in the event of rains, they start melting unlike before. As a result many peaks which remained full of snow for the full year are losing snow for a large stretch. The melting of snow has created several lakes on the high Himalayas. Some of the lakes as mentioned in the report are as large as of 2 kms.in length and 1 km in width and around 70 meters in depth. This is one of many such lakes created in the recent few years. Now in case of any severe earthquake, these lakes may burst and the water will flow down to the planes and this will be devastating even for the planes in north India and Nepal. One such example we have already seen in Kedarnath, that was not even due to earthquake. The devastation due to earthquake may be multiple times severe than this one. We are doing nothing in this regard. That's our least priority to protect our environment. Already severe damage is done. I don't think now this process is reversible. We shall just wait for this doom's day.

======================================================================== मित्रों यदि मेरा यह पोस्ट आपके दिल को जरा भी छू कर गुजरा हो तो मुझे विश्वास है कि आप मेरे इस प्रयास को लाइक दे कर मुझे और भी अच्छा लिखने की प्रेरणा, स्नेह और आशीर्वाद देंगे। आप अगर मुझे मेरे फेसबुक प्रोफाइल पर फॉलो करते हैं तो आपको मेरे शेयर किये सारे पोस्ट्स आपके नोटिफिकेशन्स में मिलते रहेंगे। मुझे फॉलो करने के लिए https://www.facebook.com/manoj.sapiens लिंक को क्लिक करें व मेरे टाइम लाइन पर मौजूद फॉलो के लिंक को क्लिक करें। आप यहाँ साइड पैनल में स्थित सब्सक्राइब बटन पर क्लिक करके अपने ईमेल आई डी पर डायरेक्ट मेरे सभी पोस्ट्स को रिसीव कर सकते हैं। धन्यवाद।

Chinese prez's veiled threat of a regional war- are we prepared?

US, Israel and EU are natural allies to India. India is surrounded with powerful nations who don't want to see India developed and at peace. Their politics, their foreign policies are always designed against Indian interests. India needs to secure its borders from all sides and in case war is waged on India from more than one sides, it would be difficult for India to counter that effectively given the size of military and other forces of China including their advanced defense technologies. In this event, it's always prudent to have defense ties with powerful nation like USA and other NATO forces. We can't take another loss of our territory in the hands of China or Pakistan. The way China is threatening us by its acts, it is now imperative. We need to understand the realities and boost our preparedness for such wars. Congress could not do it for the sheer reason of their appeasement politics compulsions. BJP does not have any such things under their sleeves. I urge the think tanks in the government and its agencies to give it a serious thought and do such diplomatic agreements, so that China and Pakistan could not dare to think of a war with us. But this does not come free. That also we have to understand, if US, Israel and other EU nations support we require, we need to support them also on important forums, specially those which are in our interests as well. We had continuously gone against Israel despite knowing the fact they are suffering the menace of terrorism just like us. We supported those nations who speak at UN and at other forums in favour of Pakistan when it comes to the issue of Kashmir. This way we find nothing but alienate the powerful nations of west. Israel and its neighborhood are destined to be at war with each other and so there are mass killings, bombings and human rights violations. But as a matter of fact, we cannot take the side of those countries in Israel's neighborhood on the Human rights violation ground as our political and foreign policy compulsion should be borne in mind while dealing with such issues. The same nations to whom we take sides on the ground of human rights, they blame us for the same violations on the issue of Kashmir. It's sheer nonsense. We have to look at prosperity of our people which can only be ensured if the development is ensured and that can be done only if our boundaries are secure and we are allowed to remain at peace.

======================================================================== मित्रों यदि मेरा यह पोस्ट आपके दिल को जरा भी छू कर गुजरा हो तो मुझे विश्वास है कि आप मेरे इस प्रयास को लाइक दे कर मुझे और भी अच्छा लिखने की प्रेरणा, स्नेह और आशीर्वाद देंगे। आप अगर मुझे मेरे फेसबुक प्रोफाइल पर फॉलो करते हैं तो आपको मेरे शेयर किये सारे पोस्ट्स आपके नोटिफिकेशन्स में मिलते रहेंगे।

You were my first idols.

I don't have a good memory friends.   But today I got some of my memories refreshed.  Then I was in Class VIII.  It was a new school I was admitted to.    A big school having many buildings adjacent to each other,  several boys and girls, big class rooms, play ground, many teachers, king size Principal's chamber, fleet of buses, mustache bearing tall and dark security guards to whom we feared a lot and girls and boys hostels.  So we were having two groups in the classes, hostel boys and girls and day boarders.  As usual, day boarders were more disciplined than the hostel boys and girls.   Well after the first semester exams, when the result came to my hands, I was in the top ten, probably seventh if I remember it correctly.  Then the First and second positions were grabbed by Ravi Chandran and Raj Kumar Bhagat.  I was the youngest boy in that lot, by height, by age and by looks. I want to share some strange facts of my school time.  I have been promoted from Class IV to Class VI and again from Class VI to Class VIII, thanks to my father who thought me a genius and schools also agreed to such proposals.  So I did not study Class V and Class VII.  And I feel I lacked something that I did not read in those classes.  After all the syllabus, the books teach you what you require step by step in all these classes.  Anyways naturally most of the guys were at least two years older to me at that time. Bigger guys mostly used to make fun of the younger guys.  On the other hand, teachers liked me more because of my age factor.  Well coming to the two names I mentioned earlier.  They were genius.  They were fierce competitors.  But Ravi Chandran came first again and again in Class VIII.  I wanted to take his position but I could not for lack of my skills at that level.  I feel he deserved to get better than me.  While Ravi had a good personality, an outspoken, cheering fellow, adorable among girls, Raj Kumar Bhagat was more studious kind of, docile and very frugal in speaking.  I was more close to Bhagat since he was of my kind.  He helped me solving the questions, he was very supportive.  I learnt not only how intelligent he was, but also the humility with which he handled his success.  I admire him for all this even now.  Bhagat came first in the final exam of Class VIII and from then, he never looked back.  Ravi Chandan used to came second since then.  I improved a bit and was usually fourth or fifth most of the time.  That was a Section of around hundred students.

Ravi and Raj I have learnt several things from you.  I could never reciprocate you since I was very young then.   But we never met again since we left the school.  But if you can read this message anyhow, do contact me.  I know you would be better placed than me and you should be as both of you deserved this.  If I could meet you anytime, I know my eyes will be full of tears.. you both were my first idols.

======================================================================== मित्रों यदि मेरा यह पोस्ट आपके दिल को जरा भी छू कर गुजरा हो तो मुझे विश्वास है कि आप मेरे इस प्रयास को लाइक दे कर मुझे और भी अच्छा लिखने की प्रेरणा, स्नेह और आशीर्वाद देंगे। आप अगर मुझे मेरे फेसबुक प्रोफाइल पर फॉलो करते हैं तो आपको मेरे शेयर किये सारे पोस्ट्स आपके नोटिफिकेशन्स में मिलते रहेंगे।