News abound about interesting happenings all around the globe. Some fascinate me and a few others make me curious but all the same, they never fail to excite me. Let me go through a few:-
(a) Receding Seas.
Early in the morning, at the break of dawn really, a strange phenomenon was witnessed by the
coastal population of Punnapra in Alappuzha district. The sea, over a stretch of almost 1 km, had
receded by almost a quarter of a kilometer baring slush that made it difficult for fishing boats with their catch to come to hard ground. For many, it reminded them of the post-tsunami
situation creating a short term panic. Scientists have reached the site to study the phenomenon.
Quite hard to believe, especially against the backdrop of a recent report that the sea levels have
risen by 3" over the last decade amid fears of certain islands being gobbled up by the sea, thanks
to the phenomenon. Nearest to us is the case of a few islands of the Maldivian archipelago!
(b) The Syrian Refugees.
Hundreds of angry migrants demonstrated outside Budapest's shuttered Eastern Railway
Terminus, demanding that the station be reopened and they be allowed to travel on to Germany.
In recent times, many refugees from Syria have been trying to migrate into Europe!
The apprehensions of the European countries are understandable because:-
(a) there's already a sizeable Muslim population in many of the European countries like
France, Germany etc and the respective governments have been grappling with the
demands of the group, which emanate from being 'religion specific' like being allowed
to wear scarves to allotting time for worship during office hours etc.
(b) the demographic transformation has been stark that soon, some of these countries will
have a Muslim dominant society.
A precarious situation, the plight of the refugees notwithstanding!
(c) Diabetes through Antibiotics!
According to a latest study on the subject, it's becoming increasingly clear that the indiscriminate use of antibiotics can result in developing Type 2 Diabetes. It goes by the
argument that the bacteria present in the gut have a connection with the use of antibiotics.
Excessive use of such medicines can produce imbalance in the gut leading to metabolic
disorders!
Even irrational prescription of antibiotics, for cure, by the doctors has now come under the
WHO's scanner!!
Tailpiece.
India has done it. It has won the third cricket test at Colombo and in the process, the series and the rubber! A feat after 22 years!! Cheers!!!
(a) Receding Seas.
Early in the morning, at the break of dawn really, a strange phenomenon was witnessed by the
coastal population of Punnapra in Alappuzha district. The sea, over a stretch of almost 1 km, had
receded by almost a quarter of a kilometer baring slush that made it difficult for fishing boats with their catch to come to hard ground. For many, it reminded them of the post-tsunami
situation creating a short term panic. Scientists have reached the site to study the phenomenon.
Quite hard to believe, especially against the backdrop of a recent report that the sea levels have
risen by 3" over the last decade amid fears of certain islands being gobbled up by the sea, thanks
to the phenomenon. Nearest to us is the case of a few islands of the Maldivian archipelago!
(b) The Syrian Refugees.
Hundreds of angry migrants demonstrated outside Budapest's shuttered Eastern Railway
Terminus, demanding that the station be reopened and they be allowed to travel on to Germany.
In recent times, many refugees from Syria have been trying to migrate into Europe!
The apprehensions of the European countries are understandable because:-
(a) there's already a sizeable Muslim population in many of the European countries like
France, Germany etc and the respective governments have been grappling with the
demands of the group, which emanate from being 'religion specific' like being allowed
to wear scarves to allotting time for worship during office hours etc.
(b) the demographic transformation has been stark that soon, some of these countries will
have a Muslim dominant society.
A precarious situation, the plight of the refugees notwithstanding!
(c) Diabetes through Antibiotics!
According to a latest study on the subject, it's becoming increasingly clear that the indiscriminate use of antibiotics can result in developing Type 2 Diabetes. It goes by the
argument that the bacteria present in the gut have a connection with the use of antibiotics.
Excessive use of such medicines can produce imbalance in the gut leading to metabolic
disorders!
Even irrational prescription of antibiotics, for cure, by the doctors has now come under the
WHO's scanner!!
Tailpiece.
India has done it. It has won the third cricket test at Colombo and in the process, the series and the rubber! A feat after 22 years!! Cheers!!!
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