A favourite diatribe of everyone against the news media is that the newspapers and news channels rarely if ever focus on positive events, on happenings which possibly bear the potential of making us feel glad and happy. I am not counting celebrity marriages in my definition of positive events, because more often than not these events tend to divert us hopelessly from the real issues. I mean, devoting uninterrupted airtime to covering a marriage is so very stupid, it just makes me wonder whether the news media has completely lost it.
But then I guess all is not lost yet. Once in a while, one solitary news item emerges from the gaggle of inanities which simply makes my heart happy. And that is what makes reading the newspaper and watching news channels all the more worthwhile at times, if just to catch every one of these rare occurrences.
Reports have it that a team of
The Nandigram and the Silchar agitations have primarily arisen because industrial development was proposed on land which was fertile. People state that if fertile land is not used for agriculture, then which land is to be used. I think the solution would be to evaluate the feasibility of extending this project to all similar areas in other part of the country, which are affected by mining, quarrying etc activities. Rejuvenating barren land would effectively reduce the pressure and essentially make people more amenable to projects, as there would be always a viable alternative available. Happy days could be here again...
7 comments:
A very laudable initiative indeed! It is such powerful collaborations between people 'who really want to make a difference' that serves as a ray of hope.
We need more of such 'corporate social responsibility' initiatives along with the necessary 'elbow-space' to enable them to perform effectively!
yesterdy in thepaper they wrote abt a man growing spagetti in hi garden and techniques to make
cheese in using a blender...
tht made me happy
Adi: Completely agree with you.
Le Diablo: Pray tell me which newspaper do you subscribe to? I need my laughs, and this paper seems fit for that.
For once there's some good news. Otherwise what you get to see is only destruction of nature around us.
Considering the fact that, by 2100 we can face a serious existential problems in the coastal regions due to the global warming and the resulting rise in the water levels of the coastal regions all over the world, such thing need to be done on a large scale and more often.
Noshi: Glad you concur. Completely agree with your statement regarding the problems that we are destined to face.
Hey reddy ur article is really a breath of fresh air away from the daily gossips and filmi news coverage!
Man has always been selfish and will continue to be since he lives life only for himself, but on the other hand he is ruining his life with his own hands by polluting the environment and cutting of trees.
We really need to appreciate people who try and make a difference at improving the existing conditions and take some inspiration from them to save our environment!
Roopali: Glad you found it to your liking. Am in complete agreement with your sentiments. The struggle should have been man and nature against the rest, and not man against nature.
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