NARA

Generally 1st April is the day of April fool.But April 2010 has fooled all of us all along the month.The hot summer with high temperature and simultaneous power cut in many parts of the country added some unpleasant events.I think the month has made us fools.

Nowadays people talk much about animals and birds because they realized them as part of environment.Environmental scientists are also very active in protecting these voiceless creatures from extinction.No one pays much attention, but still they are interesting neighbors who live with us.Some are domesticated and others are not.

Every year, 14 February is celebrated as Valentine's Day throughout the Western World. Because of the globalization, this day is being celebrated nowadays in developing and less developed countries too. Since Valentine's Day is primarily the lovers' day, youngsters from all over the world make it a point to celebrate it.

The much awaited decision on Bt brinjal came out on 9 February 2010 at about 4.30 pm from Mr. Jairam Ramesh, Union Minister of State for Environment and Forests. The news got flashed out throughout the world by internet and other electronic media. The Hindu, (dated 10 Feb '10) the popular daily I read every day morning reported in the front page saying Bt brinjal will not make it to your dinner table for now.

“Prabakaran had no respect for human lives and values. If the welfare of the Sri Lankan Tamils was his prime concern, he would have the Indo-Sri Lanka agreement of 1987 and saved lakhs of Tamils from misery.”

In every country, everyday there are illegal activities are happening in spite of the law and order of people’s government. Newspapers report them in full details and TV channels flash them everyday with detailed footage and analysis with witness’s accounts. Some activities are caught red handed whereas others escape the eyes of police, general public and even to media.Is it possible to stop totally such illegal activities?

Omar Hassan al Bashir, the President of Sudan is a newsmaker nowadays.We see him in TV channels, newspapers and magazines.Who is this man? What is wrong with him?

Recently Honduras was in the news because of it’s President Manuel Zelaya was ousted on 28 June 2009 and sent out of the country.The event had created chaos among his angry supporters who clashed with the soldiers around the Parliament in Honduras capital, Tegucigalpa.Many of us do not know where this country – Honduras is situated.

Drugs are used generally to cure diseases.But some of the drugs are used by some people to get excitement and to forget the real world.Such narcotic drugs are prevalent all over the world.It is an unlawful act going on unabatedly.Every year 26 June is observed as International day Against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking.