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Blame the heat on the education system
Whether one talks of urban heat islands or global warming, the prime cause is consumption. Unless consumption can be reduced drastically, there is not much hope. Every summer we fume and fret, chasing the mercury daily and comparing notes. This summer too. In Bengaluru, March has notched two degrees higher than ever. What will April…
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sdfsdfffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffff A combination of rainwater harvesting and treated wastewater can easily provide more than the requirement of the city, says Dr T V Ramachandra. This is a person who knows what he speaks. He has, for the past couple of decades and more, worked extensively and researched on many related areas of energy, urban planning,…
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Bengaluru can have water surplus, says scientist
A combination of rainwater harvesting and treated wastewater can easily provide more than the requirement of the city, says Dr T V Ramachandra. This is a person who knows what he speaks. He has, for the past couple of decades and more, worked extensively and researched on many related areas of energy, urban planning, lakes…
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The terracotta temples of Bishnupur
The terracotta temples of Bishnupur are beautiful and made of burnt earth or terracotta as it is called. They were built in the 17th Century by the Malla Kings in West Bengal. The beauty of the temples lies in the rust coloured hues and the carvings, pillars and domes. The picture above features the Rasmancha…
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Do we care?
That wildlife constitutes less than 4 percent of all land mammals! E for Elephant? Wrong. E for Egg. E for Emu. E for Emma the bot? Right. No joke, that. Children of the next generation may well not know an elephant as well as a bot or some variety of poultry. On World Wildlife Day,…
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The World is their Family
In Ubuntuverse you will meet folks who are happy, compassionate and giving. Choose now – a high flying job with a fat salary and fatter perks but nil joy; or, work on what you love to do, for a fraction of the former, but a large dollop of satisfaction? The choice depends if you are…
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