Is alternative energy important for Education and Industries ?

"Let my thoughts ,

turn on light bulbs

and my dreams

power space ships .

Let me whisper-on

a television,

Let me tickle

a traffic light green .

Somewhere , there are factories,

fueled by laughter ,

Somewhere , there are cars

running on air .

If this can happen somewhere ,

then why can't that somewhere be here !!

why can't that somewhere be here !! "

Everyday , the world produces Carbon dioxide that is released into the earth's atmosphere and which will be still there , for say a hundred years on . This increased Carbon dioxide content , is a direct bi product of fossil fuel combustion , which serves as the primary source of energy in practice today . The Carbon dioxide content is responsible for "global warming" phenomenon , which threatens to make our living conditions worse than that in the red planet i.e mercury , and the only way out of this impending heat trap is "alternative energy".
"Alternative energy" , a term no longer alien to our dictionaries , relates to energy sources that can replenish themshelves naturally and thus are "free" resources . Moreover , such resources don't have any undesired consequences in our life , and are relatively cleaner substitutes to fossil fuels .
Alternative energy may be derived by tapping natural , free flowing resources like sunlight , winds , hot springs . etc. , or by combustible cleaner sources such as biomass . Alternative energy isn't something new at all , as official documentation suggest it's first use as early as 1219 AD , by the Cretans  , as sail-motor windmills to pump water for crops and livestock .
Replacing ancient energy resources with potentially efficient alternatives is a practice going on since ages . Be it , the replacement of "wood" with "coal" , or the presently used "petroleum" replacing "whale oil " , change in energy resources to keep in toe with their potential hazards has been practiced for long .
 So on , Today our present dominant sources i.e mainly fossil fuel have outlived their use . It is indeed high time we shift to cleaner alternatives . The transition has already begun with sectors such as power generation , transport . today we need to take the trend forward to other energy intensive sectors as well .
 Alternative energy in Industries :
Manufacturing industries accounts for one-third of the total energy use worldwide . Roughly , three quarters of industrial energy use is related to production of energy-intensive commodities such as ferrous and non-ferrous metals , chemicals , petrochemicals , pulp and paper . In these sectors , energy constitutes a large proportion of total production costs , so managers pay particular attention to drive them down , in the process diminishing efforts to deride their hazardous impetus on the environment .
Although renewable energy has recieved a fair deal of attention for power generation and for residential applications , its use in industry has attracted much less attention . Renewable energy plays only a relatively small role in industry today . Biomass currently makes by far the most significant renewable energy contribution to the industry providing around 8 % of its final energy .
However , the scope for expansion are humongous . Analysis predicts a total contribution of 21 % of all final energy use and feed stock can be derived out of renewable energy . This amounts to almost 50 EJ/yr , out of the total industry requirement of 230 EJ/yr .

But for this figures to come live , and for competitiveness of bio-fuels with fossil fuels is strongly dependent on national energy policy frameworks and energy prices . Renewable sources are not cost competitive where fossil fuel are subsidized .
A stronger push for renewable energy in industry can see large contribution to industry fuel requisites by energy sources such as solar thermal energy , heat pumps and bio-mass .
Alternative energy in education :
Education today , with all modern amenities and teaching aid has become an highly energy-intensive sector . The proof is in an around us as we take notice of all the energy consumption in this giant audtorium of gathering . Practice of alternative energy in education serves for a triple point program :
1. releasing pressure on natural resources .
2. Introducing and practising clean and efficient energy usage .
3. Inculcates a habit of renewable source harnessing among the budding future generation .
It must be our aim to make our future generation believe : "sun gives us heat and electricity "
Also in rural areas , children spend a considerable amount of time in livelihood activities like firewood collection  , which proves to be the biggest hurdle in education . Introduction of renewable energy can spare considerable amount of time for educational activities .
With this  I would like to conclude my thoughts that renewable energy is of paramount importance for utilization in energy-intensive sectors such as industry and education .

PM Modi at BRICS 2014 - a new India Standing Tall on the World Stage

BRICS summit earlier this month saw India finally unveil the much hyped strong  , futuristic leadership that has been handed reins of the nation for the next 60 months , and witnesses swear by their dearest possessions that never before had they saw India provide such a positive vision , spearheading historical advents , under the charismatic leadership of PM Narendra Modi . If we go by world political pundits , India has announced itself big this summit . Here are some important striking points  of the summit :

BRICS Bank : How the PM got major world powers back his ideas

BRICS leaders .

It all began in 2010 , when the then BRIC leaders brought up the “legitimacy deficit” of institutions like IMF and the World Bank , seeking change in voting powers of emerging  powers  . This continued in 2011 , China , when the topic of reserve international currency among the BRICS (South Africa being a part now ) , was brought up  . 2012 was the turning point when the discussion on “operational modularity” of such an

institution was taken up for discussion  . But ,ever since head blocks continued to exist  , the major one being with the location of the Bank with Delhi and Shanghai competing for the same . A major breakthrough was achieved this time round , with PM Modi allowing Shanghai to host the same , with India leading the Bank for the initial six years . This is seen as a major diplomatic gain for the PMO .

PM meets Chinese President Xi Jiping at Fortaleza

PM with the Chinese President 

In a first bilateral meet lasting about 80-minutes , the PM laid out a clear vision of sustainable economic growth between the Asian giants . There were also talks to settle the border dispute in a mutually agreeable , peaceful manner , adding that the growing powers must send a message by example of peaceful conflict

resolution . Also , another Kailash-Mansarovar route , keeping in mind the terrain adversities , was added as a suggestion . The PM pressed for higher Chinese investment in the infrastructure sector . President Jiping suggested service export from India as a way to stabilize the highly imbalanced trade model in the Indo-China channel . China also invited India to the APEC summit , and expressed interest in greater Indian involvement in the Shanghai Cooperation Organization . The PM also expressed interest to make the upcoming India visit of the President a major step forward to greater Indo-Chin ties .

PM meets Russian President Vladimir Putin at Fortaleza

The meet marked the PM hailing Russian support to India’s cause in the international arena since days as

early as independence . Greater and deeper ties in several fields were also discussed . The President was invited to visit the Kudankulam reactor , having a major Russian investment . The Pm described India-Russia ties to have stood the test of time and pinned hopes for drawing a broad road-map for mutually benefiting and stronger ties in the upcoming bilateral meet later this year .

PM meets Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff at Brasilia

In a unplanned round of bilateral talks , the PM was hosted by the Brazilian President wherein several important developments took place . The key developments were : Signing of MOU for better environmental co-operation ; Implementing arrangements establishing cooperation in augmentation of a Brazilian Earth center for receiving and processing data from Indian Remote Sensing (IRS) satellites .Also another MOU was signed for cooperation in field of mobility and consular issues 

In short , PM Modi’s first ever multi-lateral summit as the Prime Minister indeed resulted India “Standing tall in the World Stage “ .

The Big Test – the opening stroke

It was exactly 1124 days ago , Indians last had the colossal pleasure of a test win overseas , at a period when a young captain was ably guiding his ship full of proven old-warriors to greater glories . But then , change being the only constant factor in this dramatic world , the wheels of fortune had their way and what followed was a never seen before drought of wins abroad , and a ever-increasing list of humiliation for  the men in blue , together with the supporters . And then , who has been spared the axe for non-performance , we saw stars fall high from the skies , and the replacements come and go , each time bringing in a higher disappointment for the cricket crazy nation . Calls for shedding the scapegoat , gradually raised voice , and even the charismatic leader in Dhoni wasn’t spared of this .

the last tour brought about
some horrid experience for msd

From the 8-0 drubbing from England and Australia , to the claims of going soft to let go winning conditions in New Zealand and South Africa , the charge sheet was full with every possible clause by the media and the critics . But even after this , we had a captain , holding on to the driving wheels , each time with  a greater zeal to get ashore , taking away all the goodwill and dropping all chirping bull sh*t . People were made to come in terms with “perform or perish “ rather than the “easy life for seniors “ , players were asked to follow their fighting captain , and failures were only told “better next time “ .

All this while , the whole media fraternity , along with the followers had run out of patience listening to “rebuilding phase” of their team , and took the nurturing  steps of captain cool to be a “defensive school “ , and this came at a point when , even the great man (master blaster ) had left the pavilion’s company .

All amid st this the impeding bad record of overseas drought had cast a shadow on the signs of resurgence , though in bleaker by the new flag bearers , it had dwarfed some rather amazing victories (though mostly domestic ) , and then came the Big Test , India’s tour of England 2014 , three years after the drubbing began . The cycle was now complete ……………….to be continued.

Team India aim at redemption this time round

FIFA WORLD CUP 2014 – a review

FIFA produced absolute magic  this time round with an absolutely perfect blend of twists , turns ,  upsets , destructions , heartbreaks and triumph . On records , it was the best of modern era tournaments post the heroics of Maradona and Pele . It had enough drama and suspense to get soccer lovers across all barriers of age hooked to edge of their seats .

The curtains were raised with an questionable Brazil beating Croatia , via some excellent dives , aided with what can be actually termed “gullible” officiating , but the game was off races from there .

However , the focus of the groups remain the longstanding victory of USA over arch-rivals Ghana , courtesy an excellent header by John Brooks  , which sparked hopes of higher glories for USMNT and its fans . Another thrilling group G encounter saw eventual champions Germany thrash Portugal 4-0 , who were considered favorites  by some .

The groups also brought about fall of a dynasty , when  Spain had some of their poorest outings  , remarkably best being the destruction brought by Netherlands  , when Spain were thrashed 5-1 .

Iker Casillas had a forgettable outing .

The game also saw Arjen Robben enter records book as the fastest player ever , and Robin Van Persie presented himself as the literal version of a flying Dutchman .

Spain , who had been ruling the tournament since inception , were visibly slow  and predictable , and seemed just not good enough . Iker Casillas , who is a league of his own , when it comes to keeping , kept repeating mistakes , and so did the team management by fielding slow , old midfielders , over the youth of the team .

The tournament also saw early exit of world powers England , Italy and Portugal , shattering hopes of thousands of enthusiasts  and followers . The Germans on the other hand , did what they do best and moved forward from the groups relatively unharmed .

The knockouts marked the exit of USA , who bowed out to Belgium  , while Columbia moved forward with the brilliance of James Rodriguez . Entertaining , adrenaline gushing  games were usual characteristic  of each knockout encounter .

Neymar was taken off action after a harsh foul .

Quarter finals saw Columbia lose to Brazil , with some highly questionable off-side calls  , combined with horrible officiating throughout , which saw  Neymar almost get paralyzed , as the game turned into rugby using feet .Netherlands moved forward banking on  penalties . German beat France in an rather uninspiring manner  , and Argentina moved forward beating  Belgium .

The semi finals were the hub of the most action , though Argentina moved on with a dull match , courtesy penalties . The other game saw the worst return any host can ever receive when Germany scored a landslide of goals against hosts Brazil , virtually destroying them . They decimated upon the most extremes of what they could do to the hosts . The span between 23^rd and 29^th minute saw the Germans pile 4 scores , even after being up by one . It seemed as if the Brazilian defense never existed .

Mario Gotze exults after scoring the decider .

Even though the German attack momentarily switched off during the second half , they scored another couple to complete what can be termed as an absolute nightmare for the Brazilian fans .

The finals saw the best defense and attack , take upon each other , and what followed was a befitting final , though it threatened to result draw after repeated nil scores .It took the last few minutes of the second extra time period when Mario Gotze finally scored the decider  . Star Argentine forward Messi had a disappointing outing as the  results shattered Messi lovers  , to be marginally compensated by the golden ball .

In all , this world cup was one of the ages , and will be remembered back as a year when Germans ruled all .

Victor Germans lift the coveted trophy .

Now , as we wait for Russia to unfurl curtains come 2018 , we can only hope to get there sooner !!

-Abi.

HUMPTY SHARMA KI DULHANIA – PREVIEW

CAST

VARUN DHAWAN

One of the three students who had their  debut with Kjo’s  SOTY  , has been the latest heartthrob in town . He has been seen as a rich spoilt brat in both his on-screen appearances thus far and the story seems to continue with Humpty , his character in the upcoming Kjo production . It might make audience disinterested a bit , with him displaying the same shade in each character , but his energetic moves , excellent skills both as an actor and dancer , makes the young bollywood viewer tuned to him .

ALIA BHATT

Another bollywood power family member had her debut with Kjo’s SOTY , but she shot into high fames with her latest performance in the on-screen adaption of Chetan Bhagat’s blockbuster story 2 States.It seems she’s playing a bubbly young lady in this plot , it somewhat seems to be ordinary when compared to the elite 100-crore club character in her last screen cast .

DIRECTOR

Shashank Khaitan  , the man behind the cuts , is a new name as far as direction is concerned  , and will aim for a profitable venture with his debut  in this  Dharma Production story .

TRAILER

PLOT

The plot seems to be another fairytale love story , when two lovers , who have the whole world against them when they choose love out of their parents good list . The plot seems to draw a sarcastic comparison  between an  NRI hubby and a desi-hubby  as the comic- factor in this otherwise seemingly serious story . So , it is well conclusive to expect  action and comedy  blended onto  a romantic tale much alike the post-interval story of DDLJ . The plot seems to lack innovation , but a energetic music album has got the youth waiting for the curtains to unfurl in anticipation .

BUZZ

With the third student Siddharth hitting the bulls eye in latest romantic thriller Ek-Villain , all eyes will be on how the other two fare , but it will be fair to say with a average rated trailer and good music , HSKD is predicted to fall short of Sid’s success . Also , the timing of release makes comparisons obvious and this makes it more precarious for the film’s commercial success .

 -Abi.