India's Hospital Train

I happened to watch this documentary on the National Geographic Channel. In this time and age of improper medical facilities for the rural poor, India's Hospital Train is a blessing for the interior parts of the country.

I am unable to find the NGC link to this. But here's a BBC link http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00jf4jq

This facility, also called the Lifeline Express, is run by an organisation called Impact India in collaboration with the Indian Railways. The train stops for a period of four weeks at a place and treats patients for polio, eye-related problems, ENT and so on. It works on the concept that if you cannot reach a hospital, the hospital will come to you. Surgeries are performed on this stationary train as well, all free of cost.

More information on their Wikipedia page http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lifeline_Express

Google’s new sibling!

Google has a sibling in China called ‘Goojje’!

I was not aware of this until this morning. But it made me say wOw!

Now that Google has embroiled in a censorship row with China, it has threatened to leave the country. But now it seems that Google does have a loving sister in China. As soon as it threatened to leave the country, a site popped up – Goojje.

‘jje’ stands for sister in official Chinese language.  Google’s last syllables sound like ‘ge ge’ or brother in Chinese. The mysterious figure behind Goojje (a female college student) writes in the site’s manifesto: “I made Goojje because brother Google was leaving”. The site contains pleas for Google to not to leave China.

The manifesto also notes: “Goojje was born for peace, this internet world has become harmonious because of Goojje’s appearance, and with Goojje the brother won’t be lonely”.

Source: Down to Earth magazine, February 16-28, 2010