Category: Social
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“Humpty Dumpty” – What no one tells you about the famous rhyme in 2021
Have you ever wondered about what this mysterious song “Humpty Dumpty” is all about? Ever thought about why they gave an Egg body with the pants and arms? This article will discuss the history, myths, and reasons why they came up with the famous rhyme “Humpty Dumpty”. The Rhyme: Humpty Dumpty sat on a wall…
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How It Is At Home During This Pandemic Situation – My View and Experiences
First Day of Lockdown on this Pandemic On the first day, that is when we got the information, I felt thrilled because there is no need to go to college for a few days. However, that night we received a piece of information that we have to come to college for half-day, and we have…
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Iron man of India – Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel
Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel is also acknowledged as the Iron Man of India. He is recalled as a dynamic and robust freedom fighter of India. He had actively played a vital role in the Indian Freedom Movement. Sardar Patel was one of the most well-known and protuberant leaders of the Indian Freedom struggle. He has…
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The Taj Mahal
Dedicated to all the Great Lovers The Taj Mahal in Agra, India is considered until today, one of the world wonders. The most magnificent monument of its kind, no one can deny its sculptural value, to date. It is only a historical brilliance of architecture. It was commissioned in the year 1632 by the Mughal…
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THE BEACH
Dedicated To All Beach Lovers Today on a lighter note, let us discuss “THE BEACH”. Marina beach is the second largest beach in the world. It is one of my favourite spots in Chennai, and I would surely like to visit after lockdown when it is completely safe. Hoping everything should come back to normal.…
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Honeybee lives shortened after exposure to two widely used pesticides
Summary The lives of honeybees are shortened — with evidence of physiological stress — when they are exposed to the suggested application rates of two commercially available and widely used pesticides. In a study published in the journal PLOS ONE, honeybee researchers in OSU’s College of Agricultural Sciences found detrimental effects in bees exposed…
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Towards a new generation of vegetation models
Plants and vegetation play a critical role in supporting life on Earth, but there is still a lot of uncertainty in our understanding of how exactly they affect the global carbon cycle and ecosystem services. A new IIASA-led study explored the most important organizing principles that control vegetation behaviour and how they can be used…
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Environmental activism goes digital in lockdown—but could it change the movement for good?
Fig 1. A postage stamp issued to commemorate the first Earth Day, April 1970 The environmental movement’s past recently collided with its future. April 22 marked the 50th anniversary of the first Earth Day, a milestone for environmentalism. A few days later, a global school strike was organized by Fridays for Future, the international coalition…
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Plastic, paper or cotton: which shopping bag is best
On March 1, New York State instituted its plastic bag ban, joining seven other states in an attempt to lessen litter, garbage in landfills, ocean pollution, and harm to marine life. March 1 was also the day that New York acknowledged its first coronavirus case. And despite the fact that California was the first state…
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Homelessness will worsen due to COVID-19 outbreak—but there are solutions
Eradicating homelessness in America is possible, but it will take “political will,” according Vanderbilt University research professor and author Marybeth Shinn. “The inequality that leads some to live in mansions while others live on the streets is not an inexorable consequence of market forces; it is a consequence of social policies,” says Shinn, Cornelius Vanderbilt…