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Equality of Men and Women – Proving it in Court

November 5, 2010September 30, 2009 by bhagwad

I learnt a couple of days back that the Mumbai High Court has asked the Womanist Organization of India (WOI) to prove that men and women are equal. Apparently according to Maharashtra law, women cannot work in shops and bars after 9:30 pm and the WOI says that this is discriminatory and prevents women from … Read more

Hearing on Article 377 set for Tomorrow

September 29, 2009 by bhagwad

Supreme Court hearing on Article 377 scheduled for 30th September 2009. The primary petitioner is called “Bhim Singh” who seems personally upset by the Delhi HCs decriminalization of homosexuality. Read on for more details…

The Environment? It’s not just us!

October 13, 2010September 23, 2009 by bhagwad

Tries to show how we must look beyond just Humans when discussing the Environment and climate change. I try and show with pictures that we share the earth with other animals and that we don’t have a right to just use whatever we want no matter what the cost.

American audiences can't face Evolution!

September 21, 2009 by bhagwad

I’ve had occasion to mention on this blog before how American opinion sometimes seem out of sync with what the rest of the world takes for granted. Earlier, we had taken a look at the disbelief in climate change. Now I discover that evolution is a hot potato as well… Jeremy Thomas’s new film “Creation” … Read more

Cabinet to Indian Supreme Court – "We'll leave Article 377 to you"

September 17, 2009 by bhagwad

Now that the Indian SC will hear the petitions challenging the Delhi HC’s verdict on gay sex on the 29th of September or thereabouts, the Cabinet has at last come out with its final view on the matter. This as we saw, was delayed since Chidambaram was off in the US, but the three important … Read more

A "Green Party" in India? It's about time!

September 15, 2009 by bhagwad

I really feel it’s time India had another viable party apart from the Congress. The BJP is not really an option as long as it continues with it’s hindutva agenda, disrupts parliament, and keeps inducting people into the party based on seniority instead of merit. For a democracy to work properly, people must have real … Read more

SC hearing on Article 377 postponed from 14th September to 29th

September 14, 2009 by bhagwad

I really wish the media would take the trouble to keep us posted of important court cases when they’re scheduled for a hearing. We were all waiting for the SC to arbitrate Article 377 on the 14th of September 2009 and when the date arrives, no report in the media to keep us informed of what happened. Luckily, my Google Calendar is set up to notify me a day before the date approaches, and so when I found there was no mention of it, I decided to dig the records for myself.

The Real cost of Natural Resources

September 11, 2009 by bhagwad

A strange way of viewing man’s activities on earth occurred to me a few days ago – the economic point of view. We often hear of moral or scientific arguments but not many economical ones. Let me explain what I mean.

Natural Resources – Artificially low prices

There’s something skewed about the price we pay for the products we consume and the fuel we burn. To take an example, I bought a plastic bag today at Aldi’s (I had to – needed to walk 2.5 km back home with groceries) for 10c. It’s so cheap that one wouldn’t mind paying for it at all.

And yet, that plastic bag poses a real problem as far as its effects go. Depending on the type of plastic, it can take anywhere from 20 to 700 years to decompose naturally in a landfill and it’s incredibly difficult to recycle. You don’t want to try burning it either because quite apart from the horrible smell (as anyone who has smelt plastic burn can attest), it could – again depending on the plastic – release toxic dioxins.

Indian Unique National ID will not include Personal Details

October 13, 2010September 10, 2009 by bhagwad

There’s some good news and some bad news for those who feel that the Unique Identity number for Indians will be an invasion of their privacy. First the good news. It turns out that the ID will be linked to only four pieces of information namely: Name Address Date of Birth Fingerprints This means that … Read more

US Businesses Challenge Global Warming in Court!

October 13, 2010August 28, 2009 by bhagwad

We had seen earlier how most Americans don’t believe in Global Warming, and I had gotten some pretty interesting comments including a typical American who put forth arguments claiming that human induced Climate Change isn’t real. Now in a natural extension of this attitude, a coalition of American businesses are challenging Climate Change scientists in … Read more