karma: SC: Tourists go back !!!

karma: SC: Tourists go back !!!: The Supreme Court in July, in reply to a petition filed by the Central government, imposed a ban on tourism in the tiger conservation area...

SC: Tourists go back !!!

The Supreme Court in July, in reply to a petition filed by the Central government, imposed a ban on tourism in the tiger conservation areas. But what it seems to have completely ignored is that tiger tourism is a 10 billion rupees industry in India.  The Centre soon realized this error and also the fact that many states opposed the ban, saying that it would create a lot of unemployment and since then it has been trying to seek a review on the petition. Although this saw the Apex court being critical of the Centre’s petition as to on what basis did it seek the ban in the first place.

 All this is what has happened in the last six months, from trying to ban the tourism as a whole to imposing a restriction of 20% on it but the final result is still to come. While all this has been happening, what seems to be missing is the core issue, the conservation of tigers and no one seems to care about, because had it been the scenario people would have realized that the tiger population has actually risen, from 1400 in 2006 to more than 1700 today and all thanks to the funds that the forest department generates from tourism. The Centre while seeking the ban to preserve this royal animal seems to have forgotten that people need to be made aware of  what they are trying to protect, for if they don’t know what they are protecting they actually might not protect it. The ban on tourism seems to have not gone down well with the various states and thus they have opposed it leading the Centre to reconsider its petition.

 The Supreme Court, which is yet to give its final decision on the subject should consider the various aspects and the appeals of the various NGOs and societies working for the revival of the tiger population before it bans the tourism altogether. The ban might just help in the extinction of the royal animal from the minds of the people and the nation and reduce it to just being a chapter in the children’s books.

Neil Armstrong: The Original “MOON WALKER”

Neil Armstrong, he made to the text books of every child but what really made us remember him was the landing that he perfected on the moon. The real moon walker of the world. The guy who walked the walk is sadly no more in the world. Mr. Armstrong, who captained the mission TO MOON in 1969, rose to fame even quickly than his rocket reached the moon. Being an idol of all those who dream to be astronauts, he paved the way for generations to come. Although what used to be the single most celebrated event in the history of mankind, got lost somewhere.

 He, who was a household name in the 70’s and 80’s ended up becoming a question in history and G.K. text books. A phenomenon reduced to articles and questionnaire. Although what really made him different from others was the modesty, his simplicity, his down to earth attitude and the most important capability he had his quotes. How can we forget his good luck Mr. Gorsky, or “this is one small step for a man, one giant leap for mankind.” But the best example of his modesty was seen when he came to India and apologized to Mrs Indira Gandhi, when he came to India during his world tour after his return from the moon. He come to know that the then Prime Minister had stayed up late, just so that she could see the landing on moon, he very humbly said “I apologize for the inconvenience we caused you, Madam Prime Minister. Next time, I shall make sure that we land on the moon at a less unearthly hour” that was the greatness of the man who is no longer among us. Although his absence will always be felt, for the things that he did and the future that he left for the rest of us, but it is certainly good to know that he is in a better place now and his name will always be immortal , even though only in text books, but still it’ll remain immortal. Neil Armstrong farewell to you may you explore heaven in the same way you explored the moon.