Category: Daily Happenings Blog

It has been reported that there is an increase in the number of cases of Dengue, Malaria, and other mosquito-related diseases in Mumbai. Now along with Covid 19 cases, there is one more worry for the govt, and that is how to contain these diseases. These types of diseases are more prominent in the monsoon…

1 The US Open tennis tournament concluded yesterday. This is the last grand slam tournament of the calendar year. This tournament was eagerly awaited by tennis fans, as there was the possibility of world no. 1 player Novak Djokovic completing the calendar year grand slam because he had earlier won this calendar year’s other grand…

In my last weekend blog, I had written about the rules in the game of cricket which were changed over the years to make the game more attractive, fair to both bowlers and batsmen, and some were changed because of the availability of the latest technology. Here are the rest of the rules which went…

Everyone knows that exercise is good for health and that it helps us in many ways to lead a better life. It makes us happy, helps with maintaining body weight, and thus keeps many diseases at bay, strengthens our bones and body muscles, improves our focus, and also helps us sleep better. This means, it…

India failed to adequately prepare for the second wave of Covid 19 infections. Govt officials and health authorities are now routinely warning people of the possibility of a third wave. Principal Scientific Advisor to govt of India is calling the third wave inevitable even though its timing could not be predicted. But he also added…

While going through the newspaper today, I came across the term ‘Queerphobia’. Its meaning in literal terms is fear(phobia) of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer communities. This is generally known as the LGBT+ community. The news was regarding a court case in Madras High Court. Recently Madras High Court(HC) came down heavily on conversion therapies…

The recently renovated Jalianwala Bagh memorial was inaugurated and dedicated to the nation by the PM. Some historians have started accusing the planners of Disneyfying the monument.   As per history, Jallianwala Bagh became famous when the peaceful assembly of people who had assembled on Baisakhi day in April 1919, was fired upon. The fire…

It is generally said that way to your heart is through your stomach, and perhaps it is time to rephrase the same and one should say the way to a healthy heart is through plant-based foods. Scientifically it has been proven that people who eat more plant-based foods, and lesser animal foods have a lower risk…

The 2020 Olympics at Tokyo concluded three weeks back and the performances of the Indian players who were part of the Indian contingent have been the best by  India in any Olympics to date. The media glorified this to such an extent that as if it was the greatest achievement by India. The performances of…

The competitive international cricket matches have been played since the year 1844, and Test cricket began and recognised in 1877. Cricket was called a Gentleman’s game and purists still believe it is, but over the years it has become very competitive and commercialised also. The International Cricket Council (ICC) is the global governing body of…