Ripples In A Teacup

  A report published by the Global Commission on the Economics of Water says that decades of destructive land use and water mismanagement have collided with the human-caused climate crisis to put “unprecedented stress” on the global water cycle. The global water cycle is off balance “for the firsttime in human history,” fueling a growing water disaster that will wreak havocon economies, food production and lives, according to this report. The water cycle is a global common good (as should be governed as such) since there is interdependence and interconnectedness of communities, countries, and regions across local and transboundary water systems. Some of the key findings of the Report are that: High-population density hotspots such as Northwestern India are particularly vulnerable to challenges associated with water. Poorest 10% of global population obtain over 70% of their annual precipitation from land-based sources. GDP losses from climate change, total water storage, and redu

Ratan Tata, the former chairman of the diversified Tata Group and one of the leading lights among India’s corporate tycoons, passed away at the age of 86 on Wednesday, October 9, 2024. Born on December 28, 1937, in Navsari, Gujarat, Ratan Tata was the great-grandson of Jamsetji Tata, the founder of the Tata Group . Ratan Tata took over the helm at Tata Group in 1991  when India had just started to liberalise its economy.  Under his leadership, the Tata Group made a string of high-profile acquisitions including that of Tetley Tea, Corus, Jaguar Land Rover, Brunner Mond, General Chemical Industrial Products and Daewoo. All of this took place before I hit my teens and so I don’t remember even reading of them, till today. However, three things about Ratan Tata have impressed the hell out of me. One, his love for pets, especially dogs. In 2018, Ratan Tata decreed that any stray outside the Tata Group's headquarters in downtown Mumbai be allowed shelter. Entry for stray animals at Mumbai