Aniruddha's Blog

Can the government provide us with safe food? We have recently have seen the setback of Maggi Noodles after adding excess lead. We have had enough with just one product but now we see that even more products are being tested. For example Top Ramen curry noodles from Nissin. Maggi was found using excess MSG’s and also excess of lead, the lead content show 17.5 in a few states when the amount specified was only 2.5. Nestle withdrew Maggi temporarily before destroying Maggi noodles worth 300 crores. My question is why are all these products being tested now why was it not done before? This shows that we all have a very strong immunity system as we have resisted so many chemicals like lead. I fell that the government should do surprise visits on the production line. While doing this they must watch and test samples from each stage, to ensure no excess or unwanted chemicals are added. By doing this they don’t have to test our immunity system. 

The future green transportation   India had one of the greenest transportations at one point of time, modes such as Cycle Rickshaws, Horse driven carriages commonly called as Tonga’s etc. We had to forego them because of reasons such as advancement in technology, inhumane conditions for the cycle rickshaw pullers and ill treatment to animals. Also with increase in traffic in major cities where these were in use, they had to be stopped as it was adding to the slow moving traffic. Now we are trying go back to the green transportation by adopting CNG busses and Metro trains. My thinking is we can revive the cycle rickshaws because it will add a variety to the city’s charm. We can limit these cycle rickshaws in and around tourist spots and not in the business areas. By doing this we can not only ensure livelihood for the poor people but also add another attraction to tourism. These cycle rickshaws can be electric driven, by doing this we are avoiding manual labour or hiring humans ...

How car makers have adjusted to Indian needs  In the 80s and early 90s all we had was different categories in the same branded car which read as mark one, mark two, and mark 3 etc. There were only a few companies like the Hindustan Motors with their Ambassador or the Premier Padmini from Premier Auto Ltd. In the early 80s we had the game changer, in the form of Maruti Suzuki who is now selling more than 2 lac cars per month. Let us take a look at how the car manufacturers  are trying to make their product suit Indian demands. When we come to buying a new car we look at various things such as mileage, resale value and service network. We are so used asking how much mileage a car gives that we don’t mind whether the car is safe on road or not. For example the Suzuki swift recently failed the crash test but no one cares we all still buy it saying it gives good mileage. The Hyundai are closing up by giving good features and some other gizmos to attract their customer’s. We a...