Good Morning all. I am Mahitha and I am going to talk about “Is
today’s world a better place to live?”
Today’s Newspaper is filled with lots of NEWS about Global
warming, Pollution, Reduction of Agricultural Land, New diseases and Terrorism.
Is the world so worse? No. Not at all.
Let’s start by analyzing how today’s younger generation is helping
the world on 5 different parameters– 1) Agriculture
and Food production 2) Healthcare 3) Education 4) Freedom 5) Conservation of Nature
and Ecosystem on Earth.
Let’s start with
Agriculture and Food production.
1.
Agriculture is the backbone of the world. We all
know the necessity of water for food production. Kiara Nirghin, young girl, aged 16, has discovered a natural
polymer to maintain the level of moisture in the soil. She is working to produce
it at low cost, so that all the countries can use it during dry seasons.
2.
Next
comes Healthcare. Using Medicine, Scientists
and Doctors have always helped us to control life-threatening diseases like
cholera and treatment of new virus like H1N1.
Jack Andraka, young boy, aged
16, has discovered an inexpensive way to detect pancreatic cancer.
3.
Thirdly,
let’s talk about Education. In
Today’s world, the Internet helps the underprivileged students to educate
themselves. For example, Kelvin Doe,
teenager, is a self-taught engineer from Africa. He has made batteries and
generators from scrap metals to generate electricity at home and help his
neighbours.
4.
Fourth
is Freedom. In the digital era, women
use social media to fight for freedom. As we all know, Malala Yousafzai is the youngest Nobel prize winner of the world.
She started her journey as a blogger. She fights for the women’s and children’s
rights.
5.
Finally,
Conservation of Nature and Ecosystem. Our
Nature and ecosystem is made of living organisms like plants, animals and
nonliving components such as air, water, and land. There are lots of people
working on the conservation of all these living and non-living components. Wangari Maathai
is a Nobel prize-winner, who has planted more than billion trees. Madhav Subramanian, a 12-year-old boy
collects and donates money for tiger conservation. Monica Howe inspires people
to use cycle and to reduce air pollution and global warming. Dr. Rajendra Singh has brought water to
more than 1,000 villages and five rivers in Rajasthan by digging ponds and
lakes.
So, let us never doubt these thoughtful and committed
citizens. Also, let us not blame someone for the problems around us and create
hopelessness. We Ryanites, should protect nature and ecosystem by not wasting
food, switching off lights, closing taps properly, sharing books and toys and avoiding
plastics. So, I proudly conclude that Today’s world is truly better than ever.
Thank you.
