Category Archives: India

Global Carbon Dioxide Emissions from Fossil Fuel Slowed Down

Posted on December 11, 2015 by Rashid Faridi

Amidst reports of alarming rise in pollution level in cities like Delhi and Lucknow in India, Science daily reports citing an  international research team’s report that the rapid increase in global carbon dioxide emissions from fossil fuels has slowed in … Continue reading →

Posted in Cities, Glimpses of Our Cities, India, pollution, Uncategorized | 1 Comment

Early Roads : History of Transport

Posted on November 28, 2015 by Rashid Faridi

In early times roads were used for transporting people and goods. People walked or used animals. Roads were tracks or traces that often used or paralleled game trails. Roads also were and are careers of ideas. One example that still … Continue reading →

Posted in Asia, Cities, Human Geography, India, Innovations, inventions, Landforms, Roads andHighways, Territorry, Tourism and Travel, west asia | 7 Comments

India’s ‘right to pee’ movement

Posted on November 26, 2015 by Rashid Faridi

When India is busy debating what should be eaten by home, and new definitions of patriotisms are being sculptured, we must note that safe sanitation is a huge issue in India, especially for women. Nearly half the population goes to … Continue reading →

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Jashn-e-Chiragah (Deepavali):A symbol of Mughal’s equality in India(link)

Posted on November 13, 2015 by Rashid Faridi

Aa mita dein dilon pe jo siyahi aa gayee hai,/ Meri Eid tu mana le teri Diwali mein manaun! (Let’s erase the darkness dwelling unto our hearts,/ You celebrate my Eid, I’ll celebrate your Diwali!) Jalal-ud-din Akbar arranged a big … Continue reading →

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