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        What is the use of a house if you haven’t got a tolerable planet to put it on?   Droughts all over have increased, sea level is rising, erratic rainfall patterns all over the globe and at the same time there is high drinking water scarcity , temperature is rising at a speed higher than ever, many plants and animals are on the verge of extinction, floods and flash floods have become more common, cyclones are getting stronger and unpredictable than ever, lightning incidences have gone high, pattern of seasons is changing unusually, permafrost is melting at an alarmingly high rate, drinking water is being over-polluted, soil health is declining and still our needs are not done yet. There is a large divide(social, economic, digital, health access, education access, etc.) between the 1st and 3rd world countries which are getting exploited and wasted for the need, greed and comfort of 1st world countries.   Anthropogenic activities have altered all t...

Recently, Indian team lost in the t20 world cup and got out in a way nobody had predicted. Similar to that it lost to New Zealand in the WTC final. Similar results had followed in the last ODI world cup. Similar pattern followed with our teams in recently concluded olympics-2021. We lost more than we won . The performance of our athletes was not on expected lines given the time and effort they might have put in and the kind of stuff that's available these days. The coaching , guidance, fitness routines are all available these days to most of the athletes who are at least playing at the top level, representing the country. Though winning and losing are parts of the same game but the attitude of our cricketers after losing was like :      'it was just one off game we didn't perform', 'we tried our best', 'we're still the 2nd champions',' we lost only in the final stage so we should be proud of our efforts' . Their statements smell of complacenc...