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Kalonji also known as Black onion seeds or Nigella sativa, is an integral part of Indian cuisine. The

seeds contain more than 100 components and possess excellent healing properties. It has been

used for over 2000 years as treatment for various ailments. It is loaded with trace elements,

vitamins, amino acids, proteins, fatty acids, iron, sodium, potassium, calcium, etc.

It is a promising spice against cancer and chemotherapy side effects, keeps your heart healthy,

useful to lower cholesterol, asthma, diarrhea, nephrotoxicity (toxins in Kidney) and Hepatotoxicity

(toxic liver). It is a good anti-inflammatory, analgesic, relieves pain, fever, inflammation and

lubricates your joints. That’s quite a lot for a seed that size, isn’t it? In fact, if you keep a bottle of

Kalonji oil at home, you can use them for plenty of things to boost your health.

Increases Memory and Alleviates Asthma

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Ground Kalonji seeds with a little bit of honey is known to boost memory. And if you mix this in

warm water and drink, it also helps in alleviating breathing trouble (asthma included) in children

and adults alike. But you need to do this is for at least 45 days, and avoid cold beverages and cold

food during the period.

Get rid of headaches

One of the most common

urban problems in today’s

time is headaches. Instead

of popping a pill, rub Kalonji

oil on your forehead, relax,

and wait for your headache

to disappear.

Aids weight loss

The warm water, honey and

lemon combination is often

recommended for those who

are on a diet. Now add a pinch

of powdered Kalonji seeds to

this mix and see how it works.

Many health enthusiasts have

claimed that Kalonji seed is a

miracle ingredient which helps

in shedding those extra kilos.

Ease joint pain

Cancer Prevention

It’s an old-school treatment; take a handful of Kalonji seeds and

heat it well with mustard oil. Once the oil is smoking, take it off

the flame and cool it down for a bit. The oil is ready when you

can dip the tip of a finger into the oil without feeling uncomfort-

able. Now use this oil to massage the inflamed joint.

One of the greatest Kalonji oil benefits is its capacity for cancer prevention; blood cancer or leu-

kemia, throat cancer and colon cancer. Add 1/2 tea spoon of Kalonji oil to 1 glass of grape juice

and drink it 3 times a day – once in the morning before breakfast, once after lunch and once after

dinner. Continue the treatment for 40 days.

(Edited from report of Vishwa Mohan for Times of India, Feb 24, 2017)

VOLUME 84 | ISSUE 90 | MARCH 2017

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Scientists at IIT, Madras have come up with a novel technique where

e-waste can be used as a resource not only to treat waste water but

also to generate electricity simultaneously, making it an important

innovation to deal with fast growing menace of such hazardous waste

in the country.

Under this technique, scientists use e-waste component like

"LED\LCD (liquid crystal coated Polaroid) glass" as an electrode

material in 'Microbial Fuel Cells' (MFCs) which is primarily a

technology used for only waste water treatment. Use of e-waste as

an electrode, however, helps it to generate electricity and recover metals for reuse.

“The MFC is a pollution free

process. It considerably reduces

the organic waste treatment cost

by producing electrical energy

without combustion of fossil

fuels", said a joint paper of the IIT,

Madras scientists, Praveena

Gangadharan and Indumathi M

Nambi, associate professor in the

department of civil engineering at

IIT, Madras, who have developed

this technique.

Technologies available in the country at present are generally meant for only recovering and

recycling components like glass, plastic, printed circuit board, hard drives, batteries and

valuable metals. But this new technology, the scientists claim, can use LED\LCD glass

component of e-waste for the twin jobs -- waste water treatment and electricity production.

Indumathi Nambi told TOI that the technique has successfully been tested and demonstrated

and it's now time to take this out of the lab. "Cheaper, economical and eco-friendly process of

this kind can be utilized for large scale application with suitable process development", said the

joint paper on this innovation.

As the summer months are nearing in India, the issue of water scarcity has again started gaining attention. There are millions of people all over the world who don’t have access to water, or, if they have access, that water is unfit to be used. About 70% of the Earth’s surface is covered with water and 3% of it is actually freshwater that is fit for human consumption. Around two-thirds of that is tucked in frozen glaciers and unavailable for our use. According to WWF, some 1.1 billion people world-wide lack access to water, and a total of 2.7 billion find water scarce for at least one month of the year.

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Overuse of Water: Water may be overused on

people, animals, land, or any other things. It may

also be used for recreational activities without

any care about the effects that it may have on

the world around them.

Pollution of Water: Pollution can be anything

from oil, to carcasses, to chemicals, and to fecal matter. It can also be a lack of a

good sewage system.

Conflict: If there is conflict over an area of land, it may be difficult to access

the water that is located there. In the worst case scenarios, people could end up

dying if they try to access the water in these areas (due to violence).

Distance: Areas that are considered to be deserted, or areas that are secluded,

may not have somewhere that the people can get water effectively.

Drought: A drought is, in short, an area which is not

getting enough rainfall to be able to sustain the life

that is residing there. Some areas are in perpetual

drought, whereas other areas may be dealing with a

drought on occasion. Droughts are common all over

the world, and there is little that can be done to

prevent such things from happening.

Governmental Access: In some countries, specifically those with dictatorships,

the use of water may be strictly controlled by those in power, causing a scarcity

for those who may be located in those areas of the world. These governments use

it as a source of control over those that they are governing, which can be a huge

problem.

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Education: There are plenty of opportunities out there that people can use in order to learn more about the world around them. By educating those who are not dealing with water scarcity, they can be in a position to help. Those who are dealing with it can get educated on how they can prevent the problem from becoming even worse in the future.

Recycle Water: There are plenty of technologies out there that allow you to recy-cle rainwater and other water that you may be using in your home. Consider learning about how you can recycle water. Not only does it help to prevent scarcity, but it can save you some money as well.

Improve Practices Related to Farming: Farming and irrigation are often a huge culprit when it comes to water scarcity. Because of that, we need to im-prove practices so that we don’t use as much water and those who are using water are using it to its full-est potential.

Improve Sewage Systems: Clean drinking water starts with a good sewage system. Without proper sanitation, the water in an area becomes ridden with disease and any number of other problems. By improving the sewage systems in these areas, we can prevent water scarcity from becoming any worse.

Support Clean Water Initiatives: There are organizations located all over the world that are looking to bring clean water to areas that don’t have it. Consider donating to these organiza-tions, either with your time, your skills, or your finances.

• Lack of Access to Drinking Water

• Hunger

• Diseases

• Sanitation