Ways of Curbing Inflation The price of goods and services seems to be increasing year by year. Nevertheless, there is much that we consumers can do to fight this seemingly unending inflation. How do we go about it? First and foremost, we can start at...
Wetlands Wetlands are areas of marsh or wetland with water that is static or flowing. They are ecosystems whose formation and characteristics are determined by water. The major types of wetlands in Asia are mangroves, freshwater swamp forests, peat swamp forests, lakes and river systems....
Healthy Eating Paradoxically, while people in some parts of the world are over-fed, there are millions in other parts that are under-fed. One group needs to watch their diet while the other has to struggle for one square meal a day. Nutrition is the business...
Freedom, Rights and Duties Freedom is a nebulous, abstract concept it admits of different and conflicting interpretations. The concept is nevertheless the very essence of human existence; for the exercise of an individual’s freedom may result in the subjugation of another. Freedom or the exercise...
Scientists are the explorers of today Exploration in the commonly accepted sense began with people like the sea-faring Columbus when, in the middle ages it was realized that the earth is a globe, not flat. It held a crucial role for centuries in colonization and...
What is the value of mathematics? The minimal objective in schools in most countries is to ensure that leavers, somewhere in their teens, are both literate and numerate. And while teaching methods have changed and in some ways advanced in recent decades, where the traditional...
Work is the only route to happiness. The ideal put forward to young people has, traditionally, been ‘mens sana in corpore sano’, and this implies a proper balance between work and play. Yet to achieve happiness, that coveted but elusive state of total fulfillment, requires...
Would you rather be virtuous or happy? The quest for a happy life engrosses every human being. But every- one tends to define happiness in a distinctly individualistic fashion. Philosophers and thinkers have attempted to define a happy life. The Hedonists have a simple notion...
Youth on the move In the old days, youth played a secondary role in society. They never assumed any responsibility nor was it offered. The elders played all the important roles and the youth was made legally responsible only after they attained the age of...
Juvenile delinquency The problem of juvenile delinquency has assumed alarming proportions in most modern countries today. Towns and cities from the USA to South Africa, suffer from teenage hooliganism and lawlessness, drink and drug-taking have increased everywhere; gangs of youths, male and female, attack the...
