Hency Thacker

Energy is depleting. Since the industrial revolution and many inventions that have made our lives easier, the demand for the raw materials and natural resources have increased drastically. This has led to deforestation, destruction of ecosystems and depletion of many natural resources. According to The World Counts, there are only about 36 years or so...

Road safety is a serious concern in India. With a large population density and almost non-existent traffic sense, mishaps are a common happening in India. The country is in its developing stage. The infrastructure is improving at a lightning fast speed in most of the major cities of the country. However, along with that many more...

Every woman is like a goddess. She has a capacity to give endless love but also fight and even kill for her honor, love and respect. But a smart woman is one who does that all while inspiring others. She does it with pride and grace while not taking undue advantage of her gender. She...

Skill development is the need of the hour for every individual. With Artificial intelligence taking over lot of human jobs, it is important for everyone to stay updated. Of course AI will generate many more jobs, but there would be a different skill set required to be able to do them. India is a developing...

Health care in India is still not a privilege to everyone. There are several communities in the country for which basic healthcare needs are rarely accessible. Salt pan farmers working in the Little Rann of Kutch are facing a similar situation. This farmer community, known as the Agariyas lives about 250 km away from Ahmedabad,...

The 2018 winter Olympics held in South Korea came and went with just two participants from India. India, a country with a population of 1.3 billion, did not have enough athletes to participate in various games in the Olympics. Several parts of India have winter all year long. There is a natural place available with...

Prevention is better than cure, especially when it comes to health and wellness. With more than 60 million Indians suffering from Mental illnesses as per the WHO report, it is high time we start taking steps to prevent being a victim to the same. This is especially important since the treatment for mental illness...

Neurological research shows that the education and parenting received during early childhood plays an important role in children’s brain development. It is during this stage when they learn to learn and form thinking patterns. Hence, it is extremely important for parents and teachers to work as a team for efficient upbringing of a child. Parenting...

“We would need 4.6 earths to survive if an average person continues to live the way they do right now. But we have only one earth,” said Stephen Szcus, a Canadian environmentalist, sustainability expert and the founder of Sustainable Joes – an organization that provides sustainable solutions for day to day lives. The ecology of...

According to a report by the World Resources Institute (WRI) in association with the Rockefeller Foundation and Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) of the UN, approximately one-third of the food that is produced each year goes uneaten, which amounts to 1.3 billion tones costing the global economy over $940 billion. Significant amounts of food...

A traffic police cop slapped a civilian. A Police officer was found sleeping during his working hours. It is better to stay away from the police in India because the cops are really rude and mean. These are some of the common statements that we hear about the police in India. However, we fail...

Shakespeare said, ‘Love thy neighbors’. That is exactly what Mrs Jayshree Thakkar and her family does. A family of four living in Thane, are very hospitable to all their neighbors including the stray animals living around them. “Our kids are not scared of animals. In fact there have been times when we have stopped the car...