Growing spinach (in the balcony of a high rise)

Spinach is one of the most nutritious greens that one can get in their diet. Questionable growing practices coupled with the fear of contamination have made people wary of including it in their diet.

Ananya Trust

Recently, I visited Ananya Trust – a non-profit organization that provides meaningful education for the first generation learners from the slums of Bangalore. I noticed that at Ananya, the kids are encouraged to recognize and follow their passion.

The art of expectoration

I was on an auto-rickshaw waiting for the traffic light to turn green. A gentleman on a motorbike slowly trundled to a stop next to our rickshaw. Sixty seconds to green. He then proceeded to remove his helmet,

Organic food and people below the poverty line

Recently, I came across an interesting article on CNN that talks about the emergence (or should I say re-emergence) of organic farms in India. While this is a welcome change, a couple of things that were alarming were the statements

Conservation and recycling - only driven by incentives?

In emerging economies, there is often an innate emphasis on conserving resources. Take as an example newspapers in India. Families from different economic strata recycle their newspapers. Every month there shows up a

Mobile devices for learning in developing economies

In a fast changing technology landscape, mobile devices have evolved to become full-fledged computers. Penetration of mobile devices is supposed to hit about 70% by 2012. Given the functionality,

The debate on global warming – skeptics and believers

Introduction

The earth receives solar energy in the form of heat and light. Some of this energy reaches and is absorbed by the earth’s surface. Much of this absorbed energy is re-radiated back into space.