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  Climate change and its impact on water cycle What is water stress? The water stress refers to a  twofold situation: when the demand for water exceeds the current available resource; when the poor quality of water restricts its use. It frequently occurs in areas with low rainfall and high population density or in areas where agricultural or industrial activities are intense. Even where sufficient long-term freshwater resources exist, seasonal or annual variations in the availability of freshwater may at times cause stress. Water stress causes deterioration of fresh water resources in terms of quantity (aquifer over exploitation, dry rivers, etc.) and quality (eutrophication, organic matter pollution, saline intrusion, etc.). Such deterioration can result in health problems and have a negative influence on ecosystems. The industries are also concerned, for the availability of water proves to be crucial within the industrial process, especially for water-intensive industries. W...

  T HOUGHTS 1. Before you do anything, stop and recall the face of the poorest most helpless destitute person you have seen and ask yourself, Is what I am about to do going to help him? 2. It’s the action, not the fruit of the action, that’s important. You have to do the right thing. It may not be in your power, may not be in your time, that there’ll be any fruit. But that doesn’t mean you stop doing the right thing. You may never know what results come from your action. But if you do nothing, there will be no result. 3. Non-cooperation with evil is as much a duty as is cooperation with good. 4. Consciously or unconsciously, everyone of us does render some service or another. If we cultivate the habit of doing this service deliberately, our desire for service will steadily grow stronger, and it will make not only for our own happiness, but that of the world at large. 5. A person who is worried about the outcome of his work does not see his goal; he sees only his oppositio...

  20 Inspiring Quotes from Mahatma Gandhi : 1.      “Live as if you were to die tomorrow. Learn as if you were to live forever.” 2.      “A man is but a product of his thoughts. What he thinks he becomes.” 3.      “Be the change that you want to see in the world.” 4.      “The weak can never forgive. Forgiveness is an attribute of the strong.” 5.      “I will not let anyone walk through my mind with their dirty feet.” 6.      “Strength does not come from physical capacity. It comes from an indomitable will.” 7.      “An ounce of patience is worth more than a tonne of preaching.” 8.      “Change yourself – you are in control.” 9.      “See the good in people and help them.” 10.   “Without action, you aren’t going anywhere.” 11.   “Take care of this moment.” 12.   “Be co...

 MEDIA ETHICS Media ethics deals with specific ethical principles and standards of media, including broadcast media, film, theatre, the arts, print media and the internet. Media, being the fourth pillar of democracy has a major role in maintaining acceptable practices in society Necessity of ethics in media: Media describes  any channel of communication  which can include anything  from newspaper to digital data,  and encompasses art, news, educational content and numerous other forms of information. The  modern democratic edifice has been constructed drawing on the above  and the individual  liberty of expression of thought  as the supreme principle. The  press is an indispensable pillar of democracy.  Parliamentary democracy can flourish only under the watchful eyes of the media.  Media can make or unmake any individual, institution or any thought.  With so much power and strength, the media...