Nano Ganesh - A revolutionary electronic device manufactured by Ossian Agro Automation, a company working in the field of rural automation, since last 15 years.
Ossian Agro Automation has developed various types wireless automation systems for the rural areas especially for irrigation purpose. By using Ossian's devices, one can save enormous amount of electricity, water, fuel, time and labor. This helps world to conserve the valuable stocks of energy.
Ossian's speciality is to manufacture irrigation automation systems with focus on appropriate technology for the rural zones. Proving of technology in hazardous areas, varying weather & poor power supply conditions, illiterate class of user and make it available at reasonable cost is a specilality of Ossian.
Tuesday, August 31, 2010
Sunday, August 15, 2010
Worlds populous countries
As per world population data ,
China ranks first, followed by India, followed by United states and Indonesia.
Global population increased to 6.9 billion in 2010, with nearly all of that growth happening in the world's developing countries.
There are 1.2 billion people in the world's developed countries,
in these countries, populations continue to age as the numbers of those of working age dwindle.
Japan :fertility rate of 1.4 children per woman,
elderly support ratio of 3—the lowest in the world, along with Germany and Italy.
By 2050, Japan there will be only 1 working-age adult for every elderly person; Germany and Italy will each have 2.
More than 2.7 billion people worldwide , lack access to an adequate sanitation facility most of whom live in rural areas in developing nations.
As the U.S. population ages, spending on entitlement programs such as Social Security and Medicare will rise sharply.
If its fertility rate is not brought down,Africa's population is projected to double to 2 billion by 2050 or even more.
European Union's overall population is projected to increase slightly between 2005 and 2030, most of which will be due to net immigration.
Natural increase (the ratio of births over deaths) will turn negative for the EU in 2010.
And the vast majority of Europe's countries—including Belgium, the Czech Republic, Germany, Italy, Poland, and Russia—are projected to lose population in the next 25 years.
Courtesy:Population Reference bureau
www.prb.org
China ranks first, followed by India, followed by United states and Indonesia.
Global population increased to 6.9 billion in 2010, with nearly all of that growth happening in the world's developing countries.
There are 1.2 billion people in the world's developed countries,
in these countries, populations continue to age as the numbers of those of working age dwindle.
Japan :fertility rate of 1.4 children per woman,
elderly support ratio of 3—the lowest in the world, along with Germany and Italy.
By 2050, Japan there will be only 1 working-age adult for every elderly person; Germany and Italy will each have 2.
More than 2.7 billion people worldwide , lack access to an adequate sanitation facility most of whom live in rural areas in developing nations.
As the U.S. population ages, spending on entitlement programs such as Social Security and Medicare will rise sharply.
If its fertility rate is not brought down,Africa's population is projected to double to 2 billion by 2050 or even more.
European Union's overall population is projected to increase slightly between 2005 and 2030, most of which will be due to net immigration.
Natural increase (the ratio of births over deaths) will turn negative for the EU in 2010.
And the vast majority of Europe's countries—including Belgium, the Czech Republic, Germany, Italy, Poland, and Russia—are projected to lose population in the next 25 years.
Courtesy:Population Reference bureau
www.prb.org
Tuesday, August 10, 2010
UNFPA - State of World Population 2009
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More storms, more earthquakes, more floods, rising temperatures, more natural disasters, is what has happened ever since carbon pumping increased in the 20th and 21 st century.
A look at this graph will indicate the state of our Earth.
More storms, more earthquakes, more floods, rising temperatures, more natural disasters, is what has happened ever since carbon pumping increased in the 20th and 21 st century.
A look at this graph will indicate the state of our Earth.
World Humanitarian Day - 19 August
World Humanitarian Day - 19 August
Lets pay our tribute to the several unselfish dedicated Humanitarian Aid Workers across the world, who have lost their lives serving others.
OBSERVE WORLD HUMANITARIAN DAY.
Lets pay our tribute to the several unselfish dedicated Humanitarian Aid Workers across the world, who have lost their lives serving others.
OBSERVE WORLD HUMANITARIAN DAY.
Cell Phones Save Lives of mothers in Rwandan Villages
Cell phones save Mothers lives in Rwanda
Rwandan govt has come up with the idea of distributing cell phones to rural health workers in order to spread vital information concerning maternal health and pregnancy.About 500 health workers have been distributed cell phones in the village of Musanze, for counting and monitoring pregnant women and also for answering any pregnancy crisis calls, text messaging any crucial mother/baby related questions.
Rwandan govt has come up with the idea of distributing cell phones to rural health workers in order to spread vital information concerning maternal health and pregnancy.About 500 health workers have been distributed cell phones in the village of Musanze, for counting and monitoring pregnant women and also for answering any pregnancy crisis calls, text messaging any crucial mother/baby related questions.
Saturday, August 7, 2010
India Journal: How to Improve Infrastructure and Slum Life - India Real Time - WSJ
India Journal: How to Improve Infrastructure and Slum Life - India Real Time - WSJ: "- Sent using Google Toolbar"
“Dharavi: Developing Asia’s largest Slum,”offers good ideas to transform Dharavi, will it work in India or will Indian politicians allow it.I want to be hopeful.
“Dharavi: Developing Asia’s largest Slum,”offers good ideas to transform Dharavi, will it work in India or will Indian politicians allow it.I want to be hopeful.
Benjamin Franklins epitaph for his parents Tomb
OSIAH FRANKLIN,
and
ABIAH his Wife,
lie here interred.
They lived lovingly together in wedlock
fifty-five years.
Without an estate, or any gainful employment,
By constant labor and industry,
with God’s blessing,
They maintained a large family
comfortably,
and brought up thirteen children
and seven grandchildren
reputably.
From this instance, reader,
Be encouraged to diligence in thy calling,
And distrust not Providence.
He was a pious and prudent man;
She, a discreet and virtuous woman.
Their youngest son,
In filial regard to their memory,
Places this stone.
J. F. born 1655, died 1744, Ætat 89.
A. F. born 1667, died 1752, —— 85.
and
ABIAH his Wife,
lie here interred.
They lived lovingly together in wedlock
fifty-five years.
Without an estate, or any gainful employment,
By constant labor and industry,
with God’s blessing,
They maintained a large family
comfortably,
and brought up thirteen children
and seven grandchildren
reputably.
From this instance, reader,
Be encouraged to diligence in thy calling,
And distrust not Providence.
He was a pious and prudent man;
She, a discreet and virtuous woman.
Their youngest son,
In filial regard to their memory,
Places this stone.
J. F. born 1655, died 1744, Ætat 89.
A. F. born 1667, died 1752, —— 85.
Benjamin Franklin's love for books
Iam a fan of Benjamin franklins’s writings .As revealed in his book” His Autobiography”, Benjamin Franklin loved reading books from childhood.Whatever money he earned , were spent on buying books.He had great thirst for reading and would often fill his spare time savouring words from one book or other.
He started with Pilgrim’s Progress, then moved to other John Bunyans works, later he collected R Burton’s Historical collections.He was also inspired by his fathers reading habit.From his fathers library he had finished reading all books on Polemic divinity.
He loved Mather’s “Essays to do good”, which had a great influence on him.He specially loved reaing Plutarch’s Lives.He sometimes regretted the fact that he could not lay his hands on some good books , at a time when he felt great love and thirst for reading.
He started with Pilgrim’s Progress, then moved to other John Bunyans works, later he collected R Burton’s Historical collections.He was also inspired by his fathers reading habit.From his fathers library he had finished reading all books on Polemic divinity.
He loved Mather’s “Essays to do good”, which had a great influence on him.He specially loved reaing Plutarch’s Lives.He sometimes regretted the fact that he could not lay his hands on some good books , at a time when he felt great love and thirst for reading.
Plutarch quotes on soul and truth
"The soul, being eternal, after death is like a caged bird that has been released. If it has been a long time in the body, and has become tame by many affairs and long habit, the soul will immediately take another body and once again become involved in the troubles of the world. The worst thing about old age is that the soul's memory of the other world grows dim, while at the same time its attachment to things of this world becomes so strong that the soul tends to retain the form that it had in the body. But that soul which remains only a short time within a body, until liberated by the higher powers, quickly recovers its fire and goes on to higher things."
"It is so hard to find out the truth of anything by looking at the record of the past. The process of time obscures the truth of former times, and even contemporaneous writers disguise and twist the truth out of malice or flattery."
"It is so hard to find out the truth of anything by looking at the record of the past. The process of time obscures the truth of former times, and even contemporaneous writers disguise and twist the truth out of malice or flattery."
Fyodor Dostoyevsky quotes on suffering and troubles
"Pain and suffering are always inevitable for a large intelligence and a deep heart. The really great men must, I think, have great sadness on earth."
"The darker the night, the brighter the stars,
The deeper the grief, the closer is God!"
"Man only likes to count his troubles; he doesn't calculate his happiness."
"I believe like a child that suffering will be healed and made up for, that all the humiliating absurdity of human contradictions will vanish like a pitiful mirage.
"Fathers and teachers, I ponder 'What is hell?' I maintain that it is the
suffering of being unable to love."
"The darker the night, the brighter the stars,
The deeper the grief, the closer is God!"
"Man only likes to count his troubles; he doesn't calculate his happiness."
"I believe like a child that suffering will be healed and made up for, that all the humiliating absurdity of human contradictions will vanish like a pitiful mirage.
"Fathers and teachers, I ponder 'What is hell?' I maintain that it is the
suffering of being unable to love."
Fyodor Dostoyevsky's Tombstone reads
"Verily, Verily, I say unto you, Except a corn of wheat fall into the ground and die, it abideth alone: but if it die, it bringeth forth much fruit."
which is taken from John 12:24,
which is taken from John 12:24,
Kashmir-Terrorism and Nature's fury
Kashmir has seen on herself numerous or rather endless number of onslaughts, seeking to destroy her.The terrorists groups have been constantly bombarding her , killing her people and destroying this paradise.This land of beauty has become a land of bloodshed, its beautiful people are coping up with severe losses which seems to be adding up as violence and instability continues.Will this paradise ever rise up again, will its lakes and lashkaras be filled with laughter of people again.
Apart from what has happened to this land due to terrorism, nature too is playing havoc.115 people have been killed in today's flash floods due to torrential rains which lasted for 10 hours.
I feel so much lost for words seeing the destruction , this heavenly place is facing.
Apart from what has happened to this land due to terrorism, nature too is playing havoc.115 people have been killed in today's flash floods due to torrential rains which lasted for 10 hours.
I feel so much lost for words seeing the destruction , this heavenly place is facing.
Thursday, August 5, 2010
Fyodor Dostoyevsky longing for Christ
“I shall tell you that at such a time one thirsts for faith as ‘the withered grass’ thirsts for water, and one actually finds it, because in misfortune the truth shines through. I can tell you about myself that I am a child of this century, a child of doubt and disbelief, I have always been and shall ever be (that I know), until they close the lid of my coffin. What terrible torment this thirst to believe has cost me and is still costing me, and the stronger it becomes in my soul, the stronger are the arguments against it. And, despite all this, God sends me moments of great tranquility, moments during which I love and find I am loved by others; and it was during such a moment that I formed within myself a symbol of faith in which all is clear and sacred for me. This symbol is very simple, and here is what it is: to believe that there is nothing more beautiful, more profound, more sympathetic, more reasonable, more courageous, and more perfect than Christ.”
Jawaharlal Nehru on Mahatma Gandhi
Great men and eminent men have monuments in bronze and marble set up for them, but this man of divine fire managed in his lifetime to become enshrined in millions and millions of hearts so that all of us became somewhat of the stuff that he was made of, though to an infinitely lesser degree. He spread out in this way all over India, not just in palaces, or in select places or in assemblies, but in every hamlet and hut of the lowly and those who suffer. He lives in the hearts of millions and he will live for immemorial ages.
He was perhaps the greatest symbol of the India of the past, and may I say, of the India of the future, that we could have had.
In ages to come, centuries and maybe millennia after us, people will think of this generation when this man of God trod on earth, and will think of us who, however small, could also follow his path and tread the holy ground where his feet had been.
He was perhaps the greatest symbol of the India of the past, and may I say, of the India of the future, that we could have had.
In ages to come, centuries and maybe millennia after us, people will think of this generation when this man of God trod on earth, and will think of us who, however small, could also follow his path and tread the holy ground where his feet had been.
Mahatma Gandhi on Jewish persecution by Hitler
I read that,Mahatma Gandhi criticized severely the treatment of Jews by the German state, the German Christians and Hitlers regime, but he did not favored a separate state for the Jews.He wanted the Jews to do Satyagraha , for the way they were treated.
My sympathies are all with the Jews. I have known them intimately in South Africa. Some of them became life-long companions. Through these friends I came to learn much of their age-long persecution. They have been the untouchables of Christianity. The parallel between their treatment by Christians and the treatment of untouchables by Hindus is very close. Religious sanction has been invoked in both cases for the justification of the inhuman treatment meted out to them. Apart from the friendships, therefore, there is the more common universal reason for my sympathy for the Jews.
But the German persecution of the Jews seems to have no parallel in history. The tyrants of old never went so mad as Hitler seems to have gone. And he is doing it with religious zeal. For he is propounding a new religion of exclusive and militant nationalism in the name of which many inhumanity becomes an act of humanity to be rewarded here and hereafter. The crime of an obviously mad but intrepid youth is being visited upon his whole race with unbelievable ferocity. If there ever could be a justifiable war in the name of and for humanity, a war against Germany, to prevent the wanton persecution of a whole race, would be completely justified. But I do not believe in any war. A discussion of the pros and cons of such a war is therefore outside my horizon or province
My sympathies are all with the Jews. I have known them intimately in South Africa. Some of them became life-long companions. Through these friends I came to learn much of their age-long persecution. They have been the untouchables of Christianity. The parallel between their treatment by Christians and the treatment of untouchables by Hindus is very close. Religious sanction has been invoked in both cases for the justification of the inhuman treatment meted out to them. Apart from the friendships, therefore, there is the more common universal reason for my sympathy for the Jews.
But the German persecution of the Jews seems to have no parallel in history. The tyrants of old never went so mad as Hitler seems to have gone. And he is doing it with religious zeal. For he is propounding a new religion of exclusive and militant nationalism in the name of which many inhumanity becomes an act of humanity to be rewarded here and hereafter. The crime of an obviously mad but intrepid youth is being visited upon his whole race with unbelievable ferocity. If there ever could be a justifiable war in the name of and for humanity, a war against Germany, to prevent the wanton persecution of a whole race, would be completely justified. But I do not believe in any war. A discussion of the pros and cons of such a war is therefore outside my horizon or province
Mahatma Gandhi's views on Education
The real difficulty is that people have no idea of what education truly is. We assess the value of education in the same manner as we assess the value of land or of shares in the stock-exchange market. We want to provide only such education as would enable the student to earn more. We hardly give any thought to the improvement of the character of the educated. The girls, we say, do not have to earn; so why should they be educated? As long as such ideas persist there is no hope of our ever knowing the true value of education.
A teacher who establishes rapport with the taught, becomes one with them, learns more from them than he teaches them. He who learns nothing from his disciples is, in my opinion, worthless. Whenever I talk with someone I learn from him. I take from him more than I give him. In this way, a true teacher regards himself as a student of his students. If you will teach your pupils with this attitude, you will benefit much from them.
By education I mean an all-round drawing out of the best in the child and man—body, mind and spirit.
By spiritual training I mean education of the heart.
Experience gained in two schools under my control has taught me that punishment does not purify, if anything, it hardens children.
An education which does not teach us to discriminate between good and bad, to assimilate the one and eschew the other, is a misnomer.
Education should be so revolutionized as to answer the wants of the poorest villager, instead of answering those of an imperial exploiter.
A teacher who establishes rapport with the taught, becomes one with them, learns more from them than he teaches them. He who learns nothing from his disciples is, in my opinion, worthless. Whenever I talk with someone I learn from him. I take from him more than I give him. In this way, a true teacher regards himself as a student of his students. If you will teach your pupils with this attitude, you will benefit much from them.
By education I mean an all-round drawing out of the best in the child and man—body, mind and spirit.
By spiritual training I mean education of the heart.
Experience gained in two schools under my control has taught me that punishment does not purify, if anything, it hardens children.
An education which does not teach us to discriminate between good and bad, to assimilate the one and eschew the other, is a misnomer.
Education should be so revolutionized as to answer the wants of the poorest villager, instead of answering those of an imperial exploiter.
Monday, August 2, 2010
Quotes on the evil of war
You cannot simultaneously prevent and prepare for war.
Albert Einstein
War may sometimes be a necessary evil. But no matter how necessary, it is always an evil, never a good. We will not learn how to live together in peace by killing each other's children.
Jimmy Carter
What difference does it make to the dead, the orphans and the homeless, whether the mad destruction is wrought under the name of totalitarianism or the holy name of liberty or democracy?
Mahatma Gandhi
War is a cowardly escape from the problems of peace.
Thomas Mann
One day President Roosevelt told me that he was asking publicly for suggestions about what the war should be called. I said at once 'The Unnecessary War'.
Sir Winston Churchill
There never was a good war, or a bad peace.
BENJAMIN FRANKLIN,
Albert Einstein
War may sometimes be a necessary evil. But no matter how necessary, it is always an evil, never a good. We will not learn how to live together in peace by killing each other's children.
Jimmy Carter
What difference does it make to the dead, the orphans and the homeless, whether the mad destruction is wrought under the name of totalitarianism or the holy name of liberty or democracy?
Mahatma Gandhi
War is a cowardly escape from the problems of peace.
Thomas Mann
One day President Roosevelt told me that he was asking publicly for suggestions about what the war should be called. I said at once 'The Unnecessary War'.
Sir Winston Churchill
There never was a good war, or a bad peace.
BENJAMIN FRANKLIN,
The sad tale of Tribals in the Mineral rich Indian states
En route to my state, i was watching several mining projects, giant crater sized white or red colored sand and rocky structures, with all vegetation being wiped out, looked like Holocaust skeletons.A few for their prosperity are wiping away acres of Forest , for resources which cannot be replenished.But the damage to the environment can already be seen.
India’s dominant share of major minerals are concentrated in few states.These are the states with high political activity and significant tribal populace.The interests of the Tribals were for years been ignored.For the sake of mining, these nature dependent human population who have harmoniously coexisting with the environment have been displaced.Not much concern is shown in the area of rehabilitating them. Mining in the states of Orissa, AndhraPradesh, Chhatisgarh, Jharkhand which together account for the 60 % of mineral production, has led to tribal displacement, loss of their nature dependent traditional livelihood and forest based economy,ecological damage ,deforestation, draining of local water resources , deterioration of the quality of water etc.
Economic liberalization has led to the invasion of several private interests to exploit these resources which has in turn delivered them immense fortunes.The increasing global requirement of these minerals which are non Renewable has fueled in the exploitation of available resources.There are many cases of illegal mining in rise.
Ironically these mining programs have not contributed to the welfare of the people native to these places.Not much has been done towards the health, education , sanitation and employment of the Tribal.
India’s dominant share of major minerals are concentrated in few states.These are the states with high political activity and significant tribal populace.The interests of the Tribals were for years been ignored.For the sake of mining, these nature dependent human population who have harmoniously coexisting with the environment have been displaced.Not much concern is shown in the area of rehabilitating them. Mining in the states of Orissa, AndhraPradesh, Chhatisgarh, Jharkhand which together account for the 60 % of mineral production, has led to tribal displacement, loss of their nature dependent traditional livelihood and forest based economy,ecological damage ,deforestation, draining of local water resources , deterioration of the quality of water etc.
Economic liberalization has led to the invasion of several private interests to exploit these resources which has in turn delivered them immense fortunes.The increasing global requirement of these minerals which are non Renewable has fueled in the exploitation of available resources.There are many cases of illegal mining in rise.
Ironically these mining programs have not contributed to the welfare of the people native to these places.Not much has been done towards the health, education , sanitation and employment of the Tribal.
Sunday, August 1, 2010
Reflections on Gratitude
Gratitude should be a continuous attitude
Not just an occasional incident.
Gratitude stems from the depth of our
It is not mere tongue service
The warmth of gratitude makes one feel life is beautiful.
Gratitude is an art of reflection and appreciation.
Think about various things you are grateful for today,
Sooner you will realize that your life is on the right track.
Gratitude teaches us to do for others as we have received from someone else.
Not just an occasional incident.
Gratitude stems from the depth of our
It is not mere tongue service
The warmth of gratitude makes one feel life is beautiful.
Gratitude is an art of reflection and appreciation.
Think about various things you are grateful for today,
Sooner you will realize that your life is on the right track.
Gratitude teaches us to do for others as we have received from someone else.
The Asiatic Lions of Junagadh
The Gir forest is a 1412 sq km National reserve and wildlife sanctuary for Asiatic Lions.
These Lions have gone down over the years. The Nawab of Junagadh decided to protect them At the start of the century there were only a dozen or so left, due to hunting by the British Colonial hunters and the Indian Royals. By inbreeding their numbers have been brought to a higher level over the years..Due to the local population called Maldharis living at the edge of forests, the cattles and other livestock feed in the area of reserve Overgrazing and cutting down of forest trees has reduced the area of reserve for this animal and has led to the dwindling of its natural prey making Lions highly vulnerable.
The Asiatic Lion (Panthera leo persica) is a subspecies of the lion which survives today only in the Gir forest of Gujarat, the sub-species that once ranged from Greece to central India Through the introduction of Lion breeding program, their numbers have been increased..
As per the census carried out in April 2010,411 lions are present which has increased from 52 in 2005.
These Lions have gone down over the years. The Nawab of Junagadh decided to protect them At the start of the century there were only a dozen or so left, due to hunting by the British Colonial hunters and the Indian Royals. By inbreeding their numbers have been brought to a higher level over the years..Due to the local population called Maldharis living at the edge of forests, the cattles and other livestock feed in the area of reserve Overgrazing and cutting down of forest trees has reduced the area of reserve for this animal and has led to the dwindling of its natural prey making Lions highly vulnerable.
The Asiatic Lion (Panthera leo persica) is a subspecies of the lion which survives today only in the Gir forest of Gujarat, the sub-species that once ranged from Greece to central India Through the introduction of Lion breeding program, their numbers have been increased..
As per the census carried out in April 2010,411 lions are present which has increased from 52 in 2005.
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