Infodemic
In the times of pandemic,
The World Health Organization has warned against the infodemic.
Various information channels are flooded with mis-information
Ranging from alternative remedies to phishing attempts.
Surveillance apps under the guise of tracking the disease,
Information perpetuated by vested interests,
And worse, stigmatization of the infected
And criminalization of the vulnerable.
The damages …

The Herd and the Immunity
As many have emerged as heroes
Especially the professionals
Working with great dedication and commitment for their work
In the field of health care and other essentials services,
There are a few who seem to have used the coronavirus crisis
As an opportunity to camouflage their failures
And further their authorities and control
Almost all across the globe.
It …

Novel Scare
COVID-19 has spread
All across the globe, almost.
With over 4000 death counts
And over 1,27,000 infected,
Countries struggle to contain it.
The World Health Organization declares it a pandemic.=
This is unprecedented.
Along with the health crisis, the world economy is in a quandary.
A time for self-isolation, if needed
But to collaborate …

Novel Scare

COVID-19 has spread
All across the globe, almost.
With over 4000 death counts
And over 1,27,000 infected,
Countries struggle to contain it.
The World Health Organization declares it a pandemic.
This is unprecedented.
Along with the health crisis, the world economy is in a quandary.
A time for self-isolation, if needed
But to collaborate and support each other, surely.
A global crisis looms large.
Humankind …

The sky is red
As the summer sets in Australia,
The country especially New South Wales,
Is engulfed with bushfires.
Some reports suggest
27 death so far and many lost their homes,
Millions of hectares of land burned,
Half a billion animal affected,
Potentially millions of them died,
One third of koalas killed,
Even some species …

Hope and wish
Another economic slowdown?
Yes, if we go by the recent International Monetary Fund (IMF) alert,
Which downgrades the growth to 3 per cent for 2019.
This is said to be the worst in last decade.
This is happening primarily due to decline in manufacturing activity,
And also because of US-China trade conflicts,
Higher …

Gasp Chamber
With air quality at dangerous level
This time around air pollution in Delhi
Led to health emergency.
Several desperate measures were taken,
Banned on construction activities,
Plying of vehicles with odd-even numbers on odd and even dates
Schools closed for few days,
Alas! not with desired results.
The Supreme Court of India fumes,
Governments scramble for actions, politicians blame each other,
And the saga …

Gasp Chamber
With air quality at dangerous level
This time around air pollution in Delhi
Led to health emergency.
Several desperate measures were taken,
Banned on construction activities,=
Plying of vehicles with odd-even numbers on odd and even dates
Schools closed for few days,
Alas! not with desired results. …

 
An outage
That lasted a weeklong (11th July’19 onwards)
Again re-emphasizes the GNSS vulnerabilities.
As stakes are high, so are the worries.
There will be plausible explanations
To such technical incidents
Yet they do not lessen the likely consequences.
Voices making the case for complementarity among GNSS systems
And lobby for back-up system
Gain further credence.

Bal Krishna, Editor
bal@mycoordinates.org

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‘Plastic’ concerns
Dead whales with kilograms of plastics in their stomach.
An appalling sight
Increasingly being common in Europe and Asia coast.
In May in coast of Sicilia, in April in Sardinia
And in March in the Philippines.
The list goes on.
We dump million of tonnes of plastic debris in seas and oceans
Causing monumental damage to the marine flora and fauna
Aquatic …