Month: January 2020

Can Maps Save The Planet? The Interactive Geography Of Crisis

Source: Loveland


Most famous maps capture a snapshot in time. Mercator’s Projection, Blaue’s Atlas Maior, John Smith’s Virginia — they all signal the cartography of an era. These geographies trumpet discovery and location. They welcome ornamentation. But they do not invite interaction. And they never change.

The blessings of technology today mean that maps now breathe in constant updates. The ability to track global changes and inform visual displays in real-time turns children and adults into earth monitors. Interactive geography provides unprecedented access to world data streams, such that humanitarian and ecological crises can be pinpointed in exact, colorful, dynamic degree.

The following resources have been painstakingly and brilliantly assembled by dedicated activists and educators. Each visual tool allows teachers, students, and viewers to explore past, present, and future conditions based on a host of critical criteria.

Flint Water Map


Source: Loveland


The Flint Water Map, by Loveland Technologies, provides a searchable database of 6000 residential lead samples from this hard-hit Michigan town. The relevant, valuable interface combines a color-coded visual field with a detailed, house-by-house catalog of lead testing results. The tool is easy to use for both Flint residents and interested students who are concerned about the state of localized health. It is a model of geographic action for public purpose.

Draining California


Source: National Geographic


National Geographic has once again produced a stellar interactive about history and geography. This scrolling motion graphic traces the idiosyncrasies of California\’s water supply. It pinpoints the causes of the state\’s current drought, and it highlights the importance of groundwater, snowmelt, reserves, and cultivation in managing the pipeline to the people.

Global Forest Watch


Source: Global Forest Watch


The highly customizable map by Global Forest Watch melds multiple data sources into one terrifically educational (and at times terrifying) survey of tree cover, land use, conservation, and population. The options are too many to list here, but they include Google Earth resolutions, specific country statistics, timeline progressions, and zoomable analyses. This is a great first landing site for teachers and students interested in displaying how the world\’s forests are changing over time.

World Air Quality Index


Source: World Air Quality


This index by World Air Quality employs an understated map of colored tags to let data be the star. Every flag reveals vital statistics for a global locale: the air quality index (AQI), air pollution level, health risks, and cautionary statements. Together, these figures furnish a revealing look at how atmospheric pollution can have concrete effects on the well-being of cities and citizens.

Unnatural Coastal Floods


Source: Climate Central


\”The Human Fingerprints On Coastal Floods,\” by Climate Central, is a compelling article that includes a clear interactive graphic about the flooding of American cities. The clickable map projects graphs of year-over-year increases in sea levels. For example, since 1950, parts of the Chesapeake Bay have seen water levels rise by a foot, directly due to human influence.

Climate Time Machine


Source: NASA


The Climate Time Machine from NASA is beguilingly simple at first glance. Upon deeper digging, though, the different interactives prove their complexity. The high-octane maps reveal historic transformations in sea ice, water levels, carbon emissions, and global temperatures. The site is a data gold mine of evidence to rebut those who claim that climate change is just unproven fear-mongering, rather than an immediate cause for concerted global action.

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCCzOJDJZHoBttdHAjJsnN9w?sub_confirmation=1

Short Biography of ‘Jai Prakash Narayan (JP Narayan)’ (200 Words)

‘Jai Prakash Narayan’ was born on October 11, 1902 in the village of Sitabdiara, Bihar, India. His father’s name was Harsu Dayal Srivastava and mother’s name was Phul Rani Devi. His father Harsu Dayal Srivastava was a junior official in the State Government Department. He was married to Prabhavati Devi in 1920.

Popularly known as ‘Lok Nayak’, Jai Prakash Narayan was a great freedom fighter and political leader. He was a leader (Nayak) of the people (Lok). He was dedicated social worker and took part in the Bhoodan Movement to give land to the poor and landless people of India. He is remembered especially for leading the opposition to Indira Gandhi in the 1970s and for giving a call for peaceful Total Revolution. He was an author too. His essay, ‘The present state of Hindi in Bihar’ won a best essay award. Lok Nayak Jai Prakash Narayan was awarded posthumously India’s highest civilian award, the ‘Bharat Ratna’ in 1999. He was also awarded by ‘Ramon Magsaysay Award’ in 1965.

Jai Prakash Narayan died on 8 October 1979 in Patna, Bihar, India. He was a great Indian Hero and will always be remembered as the true patriot and sarvodaya leader of India.  

Short Essay on ‘Jai Prakash Narayan (JP Narayan)’ (200 Words)

‘Jai Prakash Narayan’ was born on October 11, 1902 in the village of Sitabdiara, Bihar, India. His father’s name was Harsu Dayal Srivastava and mother’s name was Phul Rani Devi. His father Harsu Dayal Srivastava was a junior official in the State Government Department. He was married to Prabhavati Devi in 1920.

Popularly known as ‘Lok Nayak’, Jai Prakash Narayan was a great freedom fighter and political leader. He was a leader (Nayak) of the people (Lok). He was dedicated social worker and took part in the Bhoodan Movement to give land to the poor and landless people of India. He is remembered especially for leading the opposition to Indira Gandhi in the 1970s and for giving a call for peaceful Total Revolution. He was an author too. His essay, ‘The present state of Hindi in Bihar’ won a best essay award. Lok Nayak Jai Prakash Narayan was awarded posthumously India’s highest civilian award, the ‘Bharat Ratna’ in 1999. He was also awarded by ‘Ramon Magsaysay Award’ in 1965.

Jai Prakash Narayan died on 8 October 1979 in Patna, Bihar, India. He was a great Indian Hero and will always be remembered as the true patriot and sarvodaya leader of

Short Article on \’Child Labour in India\’ (400 Words)

In India, there are several temples of \’Bal Ganesh\’, \’Bal Gopal\’, ‘Bal Krishna’, ‘Bal Hanuman’ ie Childhood of God. According to Hindu philosphy, a child is considered to be form of God. India is better known to be the country of Dhruv, Prahlad, Lav-Kush and Abhimanyu, the children having talents wisdom, intelligency and warriership. Apart from this, present day picture of poor Indian child is very dark. The poor child is the most neglected, most exploited and the most abused. Female child is the most deprived and under privileged of the whole class of such children. The girls are not only withdrawn from schools and forced to indulge in child labour but they are even dragged in the prostitution.

Child labour is violation of human rights and is considered to be a ‘necessary evil’ in any country in the whole world.. It hampers their normal and natural physical, mental, spritual, intellectual, emotional, moral and social development. Children are doing work as domestic servants. They are employed in hotels, workshops, service stations, shops, construction sites and pulling rickshaws etc. They are even working in hazardous and unhygienic forms of labour in manufacturing factories.

Article 24 of the Constitution of India, 1950 says, “No child below the age of fourteen years shall be employed to work in any factory or mine or employed in any hazardous employment”. Indian legislature has also enacted the Factories Act, 1948 , The Children Act, 1960, The Child Labour (Prohibition and Regulation) Act, 1986 etc. for the protection of rights of children. Article 45 of the Constitution of India, 1950 casts duty on the State to pendeavour to provide free and compulsory education to the children. Article 25(2) of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights also states about the special care and assistance for the motherhood and children.

For the past few years, work done by the Government of India and the States Government in this issue is praiseworthy. Many new schemes and policies are introduced for the education and betterment of the children. But, this problem is still in existence in India even though all these policies are available in India.

There may no other opinion that child labour should be restricted and if possible completely vanished. It is a socio-economic national problem, which requires close analysis and practical solutions to meet with this burning question. 

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCCzOJDJZHoBttdHAjJsnN9w?sub_confirmation=1

Short Article on \’Child Labour in India\’ (400 Words)

In India, there are several temples of \’Bal Ganesh\’, \’Bal Gopal\’, ‘Bal Krishna’, ‘Bal Hanuman’ ie Childhood of God. According to Hindu philosphy, a child is considered to be form of God. India is better known to be the country of Dhruv, Prahlad, Lav-Kush and Abhimanyu, the children having talents wisdom, intelligency and warriership. Apart from this, present day picture of poor Indian child is very dark. The poor child is the most neglected, most exploited and the most abused. Female child is the most deprived and under privileged of the whole class of such children. The girls are not only withdrawn from schools and forced to indulge in child labour but they are even dragged in the prostitution.

Child labour is violation of human rights and is considered to be a ‘necessary evil’ in any country in the whole world.. It hampers their normal and natural physical, mental, spritual, intellectual, emotional, moral and social development. Children are doing work as domestic servants. They are employed in hotels, workshops, service stations, shops, construction sites and pulling rickshaws etc. They are even working in hazardous and unhygienic forms of labour in manufacturing factories.

Article 24 of the Constitution of India, 1950 says, “No child below the age of fourteen years shall be employed to work in any factory or mine or employed in any hazardous employment”. Indian legislature has also enacted the Factories Act, 1948 , The Children Act, 1960, The Child Labour (Prohibition and Regulation) Act, 1986 etc. for the protection of rights of children. Article 45 of the Constitution of India, 1950 casts duty on the State to pendeavour to provide free and compulsory education to the children. Article 25(2) of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights also states about the special care and assistance for the motherhood and children.

For the past few years, work done by the Government of India and the States Government in this issue is praiseworthy. Many new schemes and policies are introduced for the education and betterment of the children. But, this problem is still in existence in India even though all these policies are available in India.

There may no other opinion that child labour should be restricted and if possible completely vanished. It is a socio-economic national problem, which requires close analysis and practical solutions to meet with this burning question. 

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCCzOJDJZHoBttdHAjJsnN9w?sub_confirmation=1

Short Article on \’Child Labour in India\’ (400 Words)

In India, there are several temples of \’Bal Ganesh\’, \’Bal Gopal\’, ‘Bal Krishna’, ‘Bal Hanuman’ ie Childhood of God. According to Hindu philosphy, a child is considered to be form of God. India is better known to be the country of Dhruv, Prahlad, Lav-Kush and Abhimanyu, the children having talents wisdom, intelligency and warriership. Apart from this, present day picture of poor Indian child is very dark. The poor child is the most neglected, most exploited and the most abused. Female child is the most deprived and under privileged of the whole class of such children. The girls are not only withdrawn from schools and forced to indulge in child labour but they are even dragged in the prostitution.

Child labour is violation of human rights and is considered to be a ‘necessary evil’ in any country in the whole world.. It hampers their normal and natural physical, mental, spritual, intellectual, emotional, moral and social development. Children are doing work as domestic servants. They are employed in hotels, workshops, service stations, shops, construction sites and pulling rickshaws etc. They are even working in hazardous and unhygienic forms of labour in manufacturing factories.

Article 24 of the Constitution of India, 1950 says, “No child below the age of fourteen years shall be employed to work in any factory or mine or employed in any hazardous employment”. Indian legislature has also enacted the Factories Act, 1948 , The Children Act, 1960, The Child Labour (Prohibition and Regulation) Act, 1986 etc. for the protection of rights of children. Article 45 of the Constitution of India, 1950 casts duty on the State to pendeavour to provide free and compulsory education to the children. Article 25(2) of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights also states about the special care and assistance for the motherhood and children.

For the past few years, work done by the Government of India and the States Government in this issue is praiseworthy. Many new schemes and policies are introduced for the education and betterment of the children. But, this problem is still in existence in India even though all these policies are available in India.

There may no other opinion that child labour should be restricted and if possible completely vanished. It is a socio-economic national problem, which requires close analysis and practical solutions to meet with this burning question. 

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCCzOJDJZHoBttdHAjJsnN9w?sub_confirmation=1

Short Article on \’Child Labour in India\’ (400 Words)

In India, there are several temples of \’Bal Ganesh\’, \’Bal Gopal\’, ‘Bal Krishna’, ‘Bal Hanuman’ ie Childhood of God. According to Hindu philosphy, a child is considered to be form of God. India is better known to be the country of Dhruv, Prahlad, Lav-Kush and Abhimanyu, the children having talents wisdom, intelligency and warriership. Apart from this, present day picture of poor Indian child is very dark. The poor child is the most neglected, most exploited and the most abused. Female child is the most deprived and under privileged of the whole class of such children. The girls are not only withdrawn from schools and forced to indulge in child labour but they are even dragged in the prostitution.

Child labour is violation of human rights and is considered to be a ‘necessary evil’ in any country in the whole world.. It hampers their normal and natural physical, mental, spritual, intellectual, emotional, moral and social development. Children are doing work as domestic servants. They are employed in hotels, workshops, service stations, shops, construction sites and pulling rickshaws etc. They are even working in hazardous and unhygienic forms of labour in manufacturing factories.

Article 24 of the Constitution of India, 1950 says, “No child below the age of fourteen years shall be employed to work in any factory or mine or employed in any hazardous employment”. Indian legislature has also enacted the Factories Act, 1948 , The Children Act, 1960, The Child Labour (Prohibition and Regulation) Act, 1986 etc. for the protection of rights of children. Article 45 of the Constitution of India, 1950 casts duty on the State to pendeavour to provide free and compulsory education to the children. Article 25(2) of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights also states about the special care and assistance for the motherhood and children.

For the past few years, work done by the Government of India and the States Government in this issue is praiseworthy. Many new schemes and policies are introduced for the education and betterment of the children. But, this problem is still in existence in India even though all these policies are available in India.

There may no other opinion that child labour should be restricted and if possible completely vanished. It is a socio-economic national problem, which requires close analysis and practical solutions to meet with this burning question. 

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCCzOJDJZHoBttdHAjJsnN9w?sub_confirmation=1

Short Article on \’Child Labour in India\’ (400 Words)

In India, there are several temples of \’Bal Ganesh\’, \’Bal Gopal\’, ‘Bal Krishna’, ‘Bal Hanuman’ ie Childhood of God. According to Hindu philosphy, a child is considered to be form of God. India is better known to be the country of Dhruv, Prahlad, Lav-Kush and Abhimanyu, the children having talents wisdom, intelligency and warriership. Apart from this, present day picture of poor Indian child is very dark. The poor child is the most neglected, most exploited and the most abused. Female child is the most deprived and under privileged of the whole class of such children. The girls are not only withdrawn from schools and forced to indulge in child labour but they are even dragged in the prostitution.

Child labour is violation of human rights and is considered to be a ‘necessary evil’ in any country in the whole world.. It hampers their normal and natural physical, mental, spritual, intellectual, emotional, moral and social development. Children are doing work as domestic servants. They are employed in hotels, workshops, service stations, shops, construction sites and pulling rickshaws etc. They are even working in hazardous and unhygienic forms of labour in manufacturing factories.

Article 24 of the Constitution of India, 1950 says, “No child below the age of fourteen years shall be employed to work in any factory or mine or employed in any hazardous employment”. Indian legislature has also enacted the Factories Act, 1948 , The Children Act, 1960, The Child Labour (Prohibition and Regulation) Act, 1986 etc. for the protection of rights of children. Article 45 of the Constitution of India, 1950 casts duty on the State to pendeavour to provide free and compulsory education to the children. Article 25(2) of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights also states about the special care and assistance for the motherhood and children.

For the past few years, work done by the Government of India and the States Government in this issue is praiseworthy. Many new schemes and policies are introduced for the education and betterment of the children. But, this problem is still in existence in India even though all these policies are available in India.

There may no other opinion that child labour should be restricted and if possible completely vanished. It is a socio-economic national problem, which requires close analysis and practical solutions to meet with this burning question. 

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCCzOJDJZHoBttdHAjJsnN9w?sub_confirmation=1

Short Article on \’Child Labour in India\’ (400 Words)

In India, there are several temples of \’Bal Ganesh\’, \’Bal Gopal\’, ‘Bal Krishna’, ‘Bal Hanuman’ ie Childhood of God. According to Hindu philosphy, a child is considered to be form of God. India is better known to be the country of Dhruv, Prahlad, Lav-Kush and Abhimanyu, the children having talents wisdom, intelligency and warriership. Apart from this, present day picture of poor Indian child is very dark. The poor child is the most neglected, most exploited and the most abused. Female child is the most deprived and under privileged of the whole class of such children. The girls are not only withdrawn from schools and forced to indulge in child labour but they are even dragged in the prostitution.

Child labour is violation of human rights and is considered to be a ‘necessary evil’ in any country in the whole world.. It hampers their normal and natural physical, mental, spritual, intellectual, emotional, moral and social development. Children are doing work as domestic servants. They are employed in hotels, workshops, service stations, shops, construction sites and pulling rickshaws etc. They are even working in hazardous and unhygienic forms of labour in manufacturing factories.

Article 24 of the Constitution of India, 1950 says, “No child below the age of fourteen years shall be employed to work in any factory or mine or employed in any hazardous employment”. Indian legislature has also enacted the Factories Act, 1948 , The Children Act, 1960, The Child Labour (Prohibition and Regulation) Act, 1986 etc. for the protection of rights of children. Article 45 of the Constitution of India, 1950 casts duty on the State to pendeavour to provide free and compulsory education to the children. Article 25(2) of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights also states about the special care and assistance for the motherhood and children.

For the past few years, work done by the Government of India and the States Government in this issue is praiseworthy. Many new schemes and policies are introduced for the education and betterment of the children. But, this problem is still in existence in India even though all these policies are available in India.

There may no other opinion that child labour should be restricted and if possible completely vanished. It is a socio-economic national problem, which requires close analysis and practical solutions to meet with this burning question. 

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCCzOJDJZHoBttdHAjJsnN9w?sub_confirmation=1

Short Paragraph on \’Lightning Conductor\’ (140 Words)

The \’Lightning Conductor\’ consists of a long rod or a strip of metal running from the top of the building to be protected from destruction by lightning down to the earth. The upper end of the rod is furnished with sharp points and the lower end is fixed to metal plate well buried in wet earth. During a thunder storm, when a charged cloud passes above the points of the lightning conductor, induced charge of the opposite kind accumulates at the points. This results in charging of the air particles by contact around the points. This creates an electric wind directed towards the cloud. The cloud thereby becomes gradually discharged. If, on other hand, the difference of potential between the cloud and the conductor is so great as to produce a discharge, lightning conductor passes on the discharge to earth without damaging the building. 
 
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCCzOJDJZHoBttdHAjJsnN9w?sub_confirmation=1

Short Paragraph on \’Lightning Conductor\’ (140 Words)

The \’Lightning Conductor\’ consists of a long rod or a strip of metal running from the top of the building to be protected from destruction by lightning down to the earth. The upper end of the rod is furnished with sharp points and the lower end is fixed to metal plate well buried in wet earth. During a thunder storm, when a charged cloud passes above the points of the lightning conductor, induced charge of the opposite kind accumulates at the points. This results in charging of the air particles by contact around the points. This creates an electric wind directed towards the cloud. The cloud thereby becomes gradually discharged. If, on other hand, the difference of potential between the cloud and the conductor is so great as to produce a discharge, lightning conductor passes on the discharge to earth without damaging the building. 
 
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCCzOJDJZHoBttdHAjJsnN9w?sub_confirmation=1

Short Paragraph on \’Lightning Conductor\’ (140 Words)

The \’Lightning Conductor\’ consists of a long rod or a strip of metal running from the top of the building to be protected from destruction by lightning down to the earth. The upper end of the rod is furnished with sharp points and the lower end is fixed to metal plate well buried in wet earth. During a thunder storm, when a charged cloud passes above the points of the lightning conductor, induced charge of the opposite kind accumulates at the points. This results in charging of the air particles by contact around the points. This creates an electric wind directed towards the cloud. The cloud thereby becomes gradually discharged. If, on other hand, the difference of potential between the cloud and the conductor is so great as to produce a discharge, lightning conductor passes on the discharge to earth without damaging the building. 
 
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCCzOJDJZHoBttdHAjJsnN9w?sub_confirmation=1

Short Paragraph on \’Lightning Conductor\’ (140 Words)

The \’Lightning Conductor\’ consists of a long rod or a strip of metal running from the top of the building to be protected from destruction by lightning down to the earth. The upper end of the rod is furnished with sharp points and the lower end is fixed to metal plate well buried in wet earth. During a thunder storm, when a charged cloud passes above the points of the lightning conductor, induced charge of the opposite kind accumulates at the points. This results in charging of the air particles by contact around the points. This creates an electric wind directed towards the cloud. The cloud thereby becomes gradually discharged. If, on other hand, the difference of potential between the cloud and the conductor is so great as to produce a discharge, lightning conductor passes on the discharge to earth without damaging the building. 
 
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCCzOJDJZHoBttdHAjJsnN9w?sub_confirmation=1

Short Paragraph on \’Lightning Conductor\’ (140 Words)

The \’Lightning Conductor\’ consists of a long rod or a strip of metal running from the top of the building to be protected from destruction by lightning down to the earth. The upper end of the rod is furnished with sharp points and the lower end is fixed to metal plate well buried in wet earth. During a thunder storm, when a charged cloud passes above the points of the lightning conductor, induced charge of the opposite kind accumulates at the points. This results in charging of the air particles by contact around the points. This creates an electric wind directed towards the cloud. The cloud thereby becomes gradually discharged. If, on other hand, the difference of potential between the cloud and the conductor is so great as to produce a discharge, lightning conductor passes on the discharge to earth without damaging the building. 
 
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCCzOJDJZHoBttdHAjJsnN9w?sub_confirmation=1

Short Paragraph on \’Lightning Conductor\’ (140 Words)

The \’Lightning Conductor\’ consists of a long rod or a strip of metal running from the top of the building to be protected from destruction by lightning down to the earth. The upper end of the rod is furnished with sharp points and the lower end is fixed to metal plate well buried in wet earth. During a thunder storm, when a charged cloud passes above the points of the lightning conductor, induced charge of the opposite kind accumulates at the points. This results in charging of the air particles by contact around the points. This creates an electric wind directed towards the cloud. The cloud thereby becomes gradually discharged. If, on other hand, the difference of potential between the cloud and the conductor is so great as to produce a discharge, lightning conductor passes on the discharge to earth without damaging the building. 
 
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCCzOJDJZHoBttdHAjJsnN9w?sub_confirmation=1