THE GOOD, BAD  AND UGLY OF  MODI  YEARS                Economic downturn in India, toward the end of second term of UPA government under the  leadership of Manmohan Singh, and the attraction and reputation of prosperous Gujarat Model under the leadership of Narendra Modi, brought about a political earthquake in the 2014 general election in India, ushering in BJP rule in the center under Modi as prime minister. It has been more than eight years since Modi came to power. This is enogh time for its evaluation.                In my opinion, in brief, the following are the good, bad and ugly aspects of Modi years: The Good :                  Modi has a charismatic personality with widespread support from India's electorate. He ...

                                              WORLD  POPULATION                The world's population has reached  8 billion  people, because of longer life expectancy, )fewer maternal and child deaths and increasingly effective health care systems. Many declare that more  human beings will only exacerbate climate change. The truth is that population in developed nations  has levelled off, with fertility rates dropping below replacement rate of 2.1 children per woman. Most  of the ongoing growth is occurring in developing nations in Africa and Asia, which produce relatively  few carbon emissions.                It was in 1798 that Thomas Malthus warned in an infamous essay that further growth beyond  the  8 million  people then on the planet woul...