Delhi/ NCR Pollution

God created humans and environment to support all life on Earth. But our greed has disturbed the ecological cycle and as the most superior race we are destroying our own planet.

As per the experts in the few years Delhi and all major metros cities will be like Beijing (China). I think the human race will not end due to a nuclear war but definitely due to lack of oxygen and growing pollution.
Let’s start with our own city. As per High Court people is Delhi is living inside a gas chamber with harmful gases increasing every day at a very rapid rate. The real cause of this evil is growing number of vehicle on the roads and honestly it does not make much of a difference that on what fuel they are moving. As per a survey almost 3-4 Lakhs of vehicle are adding up to Delhi roads every year and if we combine this with all the connecting cities, numbers will be astronomical. After the high court scolding to the state government, some steps are taken like banning of diesel vehicles and odd even rule. But are we doing enough? The answer is NO.

Every vehicle causes pollution and it does not make any difference if we ban one specific fuel like diesel. The problem is government has no control on the number of vehicle adding up every day. Let me explain it with a very simple example that if 1 individual can finish 1 litter of water in an hour, 5 can finish it in 10 minutes. Due to easy loan facility anyone can buy a car with a small down payment. So it does not make any huge impact if we ban a vehicle runs on a particular fuel. 

If we talk about odd even rule then my question is what will government do in case of equal number of odd or even vehicle. So what’s the solution- I think the best possible solution is lowering down the emission rates to almost 50% and vehicles shall not be allowed on the road after a specific KM limit. If the Govt is really serious on saving Delhi NCR then these are the following steps.

1.     To create more public transport runs on environment friendly fuel like CNG or electricity.

2.     To create very strict rules on Vehicles creating pollution. They must be scraped after a certain age or KM covered.

3.     To lower down the emission rates in Vehicles

4.     To create more metro routes.

5.     Vehicles must not be allowed on the road after a specific year limit or KM as per the engine capacity. I have seen cabs crossing 3-4 Lakhs on their speedometer. Remember after a specific wear and tear engine creates more pollution. 

I japan the emission rates are in “Points”. If you ever see your pollution certificate closely u can spot some numbers or reference rates like 2.3, 3. 4 etc. In japan the reference rates are in .2.3 very huge difference. On the top these road side pollution check shops don’t even check the vehicle; they just change the dates in our old certificates. Till the time the govt take actions on WAR basis nothing will change.   

Horlicks Growth Plus-Indiblogger Event

I always have views on lot of things like food, travel, lifestyle, politics, war etc. but all those feelings come out on Facebook and Youtube while replying on a post or video. Blogging was new for me but not for my wife who is an expert blogger and because of her I started blogging. Honestly this is the best way to express your thoughts. I have attended many events but was waiting for the special one which is the Indiblogger event. For me it is like the “Mecca” of bloggers.

Finally the much awaited news arrived- a new event of Indiblogger in New Delhi on 15^th may 2016. I was super exited for my 1^st event and was keen to meet the founders. The event was called “Catch upon Growth” from Horlicks.

We reached early as I had to take some click some images. We were greeted by the members of Indiblogger team.  The time of the event was carefully fxed and lunch was organised pre event. Very soon bloggers started pouring in and the interaction started. I meet with few bloggers and had some short conversations over lunch. As the event was in The Lalit, there was no complaint about the food.

The event started around 1:30pm with a very warm welcome from Anup Johnson. I must say that this dude is full of energy and connects well with bloggers. We started with some introduction with new 1^st time attendees along with some number games. The number game was full of surprises with hilarious results. The attention was then shifted to Ms. Natasha Bhadwar, writer and media professional who welcomed the panellists of Dr. Rajeev Chabra (Senior Paediatrician), Ms. Satinder Kaur Walia (Child Psychologist) and Dr. Jyoti Arora (Head dietician- Batra Hospital). The topic of the discussion was based on child growth and their eating habits.

Time has changed a lot from the last decade and kids are no more interested in eating healthy food with more inclination towards junk foods which in turn effects their growth. A small video from actual mothers showed their plight that how the lack of nutrition has affected their child growth. As per Dr. Rajeev the new family culture where both the parents are working make it very tough to feed the child with proper nutritious food. The age between 3-9 is the period when kids needs all the basic nutrition for their growth but this group mostly spend their time in school, tuitions and playing digital games inside. The days are long gone when we sweat outside and dirty out cloths playing in open ground.

In our times we never had Mcdonalds or KFC and “bahar ka khana” was not very common. But in today’s urban lifestyle, kids are living on junk foods. As per Ms. Satinder Kaur the big reason behind this is because of parents who have have no time to cook food at home. The habit starts from parents and gradually passes on to the kids. Even the schools are also very much responsible because the canteen is also filled with junk foods. TV commercials is also playing a big role promoting fast foods.

Dr. Chabra also raised the curtain from the biggest myth we Indians are living with that milk contains all the nutrition the human body needs. The fact is milk is 75% water and rest calcium. Calcium is a necessary component of our body and excess is really bad for our body. The problem is we all live inside our AC rooms and hardly get exposed to sunlight, making us Vitamin D deficient which is very important to absorb calcium in our body. It is very important for kids to play outside and the best time is after 4:00 PM because of less UV rays.

Dr. Jyoti Arora suggested that to decrease the consumption of junk food parents can adopt the child centred approach in which instead of restricting junk foods we can make it healthy at home. For example a less oily Paratha or a burger with lots of green vegetables .In other words foods can be customized as per the nutrition requirements of the child. After this healthy discussion the panel invited questions from bloggers. Different questions popped up like what to feed the kids, how to take them away from fast foods, what are the important nutrition etc which the panel answered very promptly. 

After a short tea break, we saw Amaan Khan, Marketing Head Gsk and Dr. Kaushik, doctor in panel for GSK on stage. The presentation began with a video showing anxious mothers sharing their helplessness over child’s mal nutrition and less growth. On being if the lost growth can me made up for, the answer was negative. 

Mr Khan then raised the curtain to reveal the Horlicks Groth Plus that aims to #catchupongrowth among kids. The product is designed for kids between 3 and 9 years. Underweight kids or those short in height often are left with inferiority complex and end up shying away from social circles due to low confidence. Horlicks Growth Plus is clinically proven to catch up on lost growth in kids. The formula has good amount of protein, calcium and minerals that are essential for growth. However, this product is only a supplement and not a replacement for normal food.  

Horlicks Growth Plus- Advance Nutrition for Growth & Development 

The two variants available are chocolate and vanilla. GSK has launched Horlicks Growth Plus in South India, Delhi NCR, Mumbai and Pune. They soon will expand to the rest of the country as well. As we tasted the flavors, we too loved it. Getting a hands-on experience of product always helps to understand the product better. 

The session proceeded with fun games. We shuffled and got into groups of 10 each. Every group was supposed to make a short video on Catch up on growth with the props given by the Indiblogger team. This was the most enjoyable part of the event. The team which I was a part of, was declared the winner few days later. You can watch the funny video here https://twitter.com/JINJINTWEETS/status/731805653119946752

 

The event closed with a group picture and roar of “hurr hurr”. Collected memories, made good friends, and carried home a pack of Horlicks Growth Plus in chocolate flavor. An eventful, energetic and fun day it was. Look forward to more Indimeets in future.   

  

SENS- Launch event

SENS Media launch event on 21st April'16 in The Imperial, New Delhi

 SENS is India’s first holistic age-management centre. The brand has uniquely blended the Eastern and Western world anti-ageing philosophies to make people feel vibrant, happy, healthy and more energetic. 

‘Sens’ is an integrated state-of-the-art facility that gracefully positions itself in the centre of an ever - increasing healthcare market, with the ambition to empower its customers, while enabling doctors, health experts, traditional healers and practitioners to enhance wellness and begin cure before they get sick. 

This is an initiative of the Wave Group, who have decided to foray into health care industry as well. Empanelled with renowned doctors and health practitioners, SENS has various programs of holistic wellness which they achieve through synchronisation of body, mind and soul. 

At the launch discussion,  Mr. Sanjay Sachdeva, Executive Director, SENS clinic said that their team treats the diseases with modern non invasive technology and practices. Along with body healing, it is important to cleanse the mind of negative or depressing thoughts too. The practice of positive thinking and socialising is achieved thorough mind healing. For a happy soul, meditation and spiritual connection is established. That's the whole program in a nutshell. 

SENS also offer cosmetic therapies like skin lifting, hair transplant, removing skin pigmentation, hair extension and much more. Dr. Debjani Chakraborty, Aesthetic Physician represented the aesthetic therapy department. 

Among the other panellists were Dr. Graham Simpson, Founder & Medical Director Primal MD, Shanum Chaddha, Director Wave Group and Dr. Kalpana Shekhawat, Nutrition Expert 

Dr Simpson emphasized on control in our food habits, highlighting the need to cut down synthetic sugar and processed food. In his career spanning more than 30 years, he has seen patients with terminal diseases because of poor lifestyle. SENS aims to treat the diseases, which bef=gin with preventive health check up. 

For more info visit http://www.sensclinic.com/

Chai Point

Few months back there was a huge radio promotion for a new tea café, with promising new flavours and cleverly designed ads for a tea brand. Their ad was great. So one weekend my wife and I decided to try this new café in DLF galleria. All our expectations were badly hammered with the bill amount; it was staggering Rs.400+ taxes. Yes we Indians love our tea but in small quantity and such a huge bill amount spoils the whole experience. So why is the price too high? Is it because they serve 300ml or due to the location, GOD knows but for us that was the last visit to a Tea café. 

Later, when I was invited for an Earth Day celebration in a Tea outlet of another brand, Chai Point, my expectations were not so high because of the last experience. This outlet of Chai point is in the posh DLF Cyber Hub right in the middle of the corporate hub of Gurgaon. When I reached the outlet, it was full of customers and few bloggers. As usual I started capturing shots of the outlet in and outside. After a while our host Diksha Panday (Head customer experience and people excellence) greeted us with a very warm welcome and also introduced us to the owner and the brain behind Chai Point Mr. Amuleek Singh Bijral. Instead of just shaking hands and leaving us to Diksha this gentleman sat with us for a discussion and made sure to answer our queries on Chai Point and it’s story. 

My first question started with the price because of my prior bad experience with another joint. I was surprised to hear that the minimum price of a tea is Rs.25! Wow! I think that was the cheapest item one can find in Cyber Hub. Mr. Bijral was quick to explain the reason behind the price factor. As per him tea is the most common beverage which people want to have 2-3 times in a day in less quantity. So instead of serving big quantity with sky high prices they believe in serving small portions like in our home. He also explained that tea is not a luxury, it’s a basic drink and should be affordable. The company policy is very simple- to provide the working Indian a cup of good tea with different flavors in their offices and home within delivery reach.

He also explained the expansion plans for new metros like Mumbai. They have kept the menu very simple with an easy to choose quantity and flavor. For people who avoid sugar they even have sugar free tea.

The menu also consists of very light but tasty snacks like small samosa, patty, brownie and some more. This is a perfect example of a company which does not want to confuse their customer with loads of menu items. The customer can also choose the quantity of the beverage between regular, medium and large. Their regular cups remind me of the cutting chai of Mumbai. Along with hot tea they also have options for cold beverages like shakes and ice tea.

Enough talk now. We all jumped to taste the product and I ordered pan kulfi shake which was damn good. Hot dum chai was light with less sugar also proved itself a clear top of the chart. In snacks the new achari puff was equally good to the eyes and tongue. The Browne was also light and fresh.

We also tried mango shake, ice tea, anda pao which were all awesome. The plates are biodegradable and made out of sugarcane sorghum stalks, so they are also give giving back to the planet. They gave free saplings to celebrate Earth Day which was a very nice and warm gesture.

Overall I liked the concept and really want to have an outlet near my home. I wish Mr.Bijral and his team with all the luck.

Fight against terror or profit behind it

Why do we compare everything in our country with USA? There are other countries which are developed and better then India but still our mind take us to the States.

The reason is very simple- The whole system of USA is designed in such a manner that it automatically promotes the country or in other word does marketing. They have the best propaganda mechanism which makes their wrong right and always keeps them ahead of everything. The question is how the country with not even half the population of India is ruling us. 

The country has one of the best infrastructures and military power. All the news and print media is designed in such a way that they only talk about good things about their country most of the times and safeguard their national interest.

Many people are not aware but the main objective of CIA is to protect the country’s interest overseas and it can go to any extent to achieve the objective. History is full of such cases like El Salvador, East Timor, Cambodia etc. where USA was involved directly or indirectly through CIA. In almost all the cases where USA had sent boots to the ground in the name of peace keeping, there was only death and destruction. The policy is very simple- Create a pressure group against the government and then arm them to fight against their own country. The best example is ISIS and Taliban.

The time when Russia (Then USSR) invaded Afghanistan, there were two reasons; one is to take revenge from Vietnam War and second is the billion dollar gem mines of the country. At that time the world had not fully recovered from the scars of cold war and USA couldn’t confront Russian military power which is as powerful as them. Fighting with Russia means a direct Nuclear War which may result in the end of this planet. So USA started a proxy war with the help of its ally Pakistan. The latter was the best choice because of two reasons; one is that the country is already under a military rule and second because of its close proximity with Afghanistan.

But the problem was the local population of Afghanistan was very less and most of the male population was either dead I wars or not trained to fight a strong army.

The CIA observed that there are several religious schools (Madrasa) in Pakistan and the main objective of these religious schools is just to provide the teaching of Islam. The number of students in these Madrasa was counted in thousands. With no modern education and almost living in Stone Age, CIA spotted the best opportunity to train them as their foot soldiers. With the help of ISI (Interstate Intelligence) the secret service of Pakistan military CIA started training these school students to fight against the Russian forces. Soon with all the training and weapons, these trained students started Guerrilla warfare against a much superior force. Soon they had their group named as Taliban (In Pashto Taliban mean students) and their leader is Mullha Umar.

It was said that CIA poured millions of dollar in the proxy war and delivered small and medium weapons including the deadly stinger missile which is very effective for low flying helicopters and even for slow aircrafts. For nearly a decade Russia could not defeat the Taliban and ultimately after the fall of USSR the war ended with the last Russian tank leaving Afghanistan. But soon after the CIA cut all help to Afghanistan, the whole country burned in civil war. With the backing of Pakistan regular army, soon Taliban became the most powerful group in the valley and started training terrorists. There were hidden stories that USA made huge profits from the gems stones mines of Afghanistan.

This was one of the examples of the dirty war which CIA played all over the world to safeguard the country’s interest. USA is the largest manufacturer and exporter of weapons in the world. When the companies don’t have any market left to sell their product or weapons it’s the job of CIA to create a market for them. The idea is very effective “create a war and sell weapons to both sides”. 

The same tactics was with ISIS. Experts say that ISIS is the spoiled kid of CIA same as Taliban. In both the cases CIA could not control them because they were savage and once they had power in their hand they listened to none. After the ISIS killing spree CIA again tried to repeat the old tactics and started arming the other groups fighting in Syria. But here things are different. ISIS is not a regular terror outfit. Its ideology is very harsh- “kill all non- believers” and they are very serious about their JOB. Within few months the whole region was covered with blood with their very brutal killing methods and internet propaganda of forming a caliphate attracted people from all across the Globe making ISIS one of the strongest terror outfits. Unlike the USA, Russians don’t believe much in talking and rather show results. As soon as Russians planes started pounding precision bombs on ISIS and their special forces taking out the top leaders, talks are on that then what the US and coalition forces doing for a long time. The problem is USA was not serious to wipe out ISIS completely because stability in that region meant less buying of weapons which in turn are not a profitable aspect for their companies.

Being the most powerful nation of the world USA carries responsibility which is to bring peace to the world and not end it.