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Folks, just a note of caution when donating. Please stick to reputed NGOs and relief companies. This is India. Sorry to say but many people see opportunity when such catastrophic disasters happen. You will notice many fake appeals and requests for help. so just be careful. I'm sticking with Amazon ...

[QUOTE=IndianByDefault;679211]Let's not lump China in with India. As someone who frequents China regularly for work, I think they are taking big steps to address their environmental challenges. In Shenzhen, china's silicon valley, city buses are being converted to hybrid or all electric. Gasoline ...

[QUOTE=darwin29;679163]How many cars,refrigerators, air conditioners do Americans/Europeans/Middle eastern people hold ? Agreed otherwise that there is vast scope for improvement for India i.e Indians and every day in Bangalore when i walk in the street there is not a single day without garbage ...

[QUOTE=darwin29;679150]I don't agree that India is at disadvantage for R2I for environmental reasons.. Every country is facing some sort of problems like Europe ongoing heatwaves, Australian new south Wales drought etc.. Sent from my SM-G950F using Tapatalk[/QUOTE] Yes, agree that climate change is ...

[QUOTE=vapasi1;679139] Pollution etc. is also bad but a family or an individual cant do much there. Have to swallow that pill Rambharose:) It actually never entered in our decision making. [/QUOTE] Sadly, environmental status of a place is never considered when relocating as that never becomes a ...

[QUOTE=vapasi1;679131]OP, I returned to India long back. I returned without a job in hand. It turned out alright for me. This job thing is an illusionary monster in everyone's head wanting to return. You will find a job in India to meet your expenses. But be informed that it might not be upto your ...

[QUOTE=PeterGriffin;677537]What in the world!! [URL]https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/dustbin-devotion-viral-video-shows-women-worshipping-a-kangaroo-shaped-trash-can/story-ymkeO1UN1FNMouH81sJE1I.html[/URL][/QUOTE] Yes, I have seen this before. But I do not find this funny at all. This is ...

[QUOTE=drb;678630] Only such extreme views lead to wars and such. Most commonly, I would wager that most of us, would not have such derisable and forceful discussions with the employer (or professor etc) when the views oppose each other. People conveniently and silently face the music and be a lion ...

[QUOTE=rakitiki;678575] I think the book Sapiens (by Yuval Harari) is very relevant to the OP. I recommend it if you are interested in the history of evolution of man kind.[/QUOTE] "Sapiens" is one of my favorite books. The other book that gives a very good perspective of how human kind has ...

[QUOTE=techynt;678547]My only hope for humanity is better nurture/education for the future generations. Most of existing adults have already been conditioned to believe that the current scheme of things are ok to them.[/QUOTE] That will happen with time. As science makes progress with more ...