Dr.Shobhana Singh

                             A Mentor’s Blessings                                                                                                                               Life may surprise you with twists and turns      But dear never give up to learn                                                  When any challenge presses you d...

    Dr. Shobhana Singh-Assistant Professor                                                                                                                     Water Wives-the Scarcity Effect Polygamy is illegal in India for non-Muslim people under Hindu Marriage Act , but in drought stricken region like Denganmal in Maharashtra, men are getting married multiple times. Maharashtra has a history of droughts, during 1970-79; 1980-1989; 1990-1999; 2000-2010; etc. due to which state has reported the highest number of farmer’s suicides in the country. Polygamy is very common in the Denganmal village, an area in wh...

Dr. Shobhana Singh-Assistant Professor. Anthropogenic Factor: Main Driver of Hot Weather Extremes “We are the first generation to feel the impact of climate change and the last to be able to do anything about it.”    - Barack Obama, 2014. This present blog is an attempt to discuss how anthropogenic factors have expedite the advent of extreme weather climate conditions on earth, with the special reference to the report of IPCC, an international body which releases it’s report on climate change.   There is a new emerging trend nowadays, not to have children because people are afraid of doing so, as they think it will amplify global warming while others are concerned about extreme weather events their children may have to endure and the deadly effects of this rapid climate change. “Having a child is 7-times worse for the climate in CO2 emissions annually than the next 10 most discussed mitigates that individuals can do,” analysts at Morgan Stanle...

  Dr. Shobhana Singh -Assistant Professor  Ethnic Minority Groups: Facing Indignation on Various Counts "Great men cultivate love and only little men cherish a spirit of hatred; assistance given to the weak makes the one who gives it strong; oppression of the unfortunate makes one weak." -- Booker T. Washington. The present blog is an attempt to understand the various challenges faced by ethnic minority groups and indigenous people at the present time. Here I would discuss about two ethnic groups; (1- ) Bru community in Northeast India and (2- ) Uyghur community in China.   (1) Bru Community-              The North- Eastern region of India has long remained one of the most volatile and sensitive regions in the country because of the problems of the border management, insurgency, ethnic conflict, pressure of immigration, underdevelopment, etc. Bru or Reang  is an indigenous community to Northeast India who are living mo...

  Palli, the First Carbon -Neutral Solar Hamlet: Best   Example of ‘Sabka Prayas’ By Dr. Shobhana Singh      The unrevealed hamlet of Palli in Jammu and Kashmir's border district of Samba on 24 th April, 2022, became the country's first 'carbon-neutral panchayat'.   Prime Minister Narendra Modi dedicated to the nation a 500 kilowatt solar plant, installed in a record time of nearly three weeks. The Prime Minister said that Palli has shown the way to the country by becoming carbon neutral. Modiji stated, "With the inauguration of a 500 kW solar power plant at Palli, it is moving towards becoming the country's first panchayat to become carbon-neutral ...The people of Palli have demonstrated what 'Sabka Prayas' can do".   People of Palli have set an outstanding example by helping in the project and also provided food to people engaged in the project. This project has 1,500 solar panels which will provide electricity to 340 houses under the...