- Actor Imran Khan has taken on the state government for raising the drinking age to 25. The actor plans to file a public interest litigation against the new regulation.(Times of India)
- The city-based NGO Aapla Parisar will file a public interest litigation (PIL) demanding
Sunday, 20 November 2011
Public Interest Litigation (PIL) vs Public Interest Petition (PIP)
Monday, 14 November 2011
Diabetes
Today is World Diabetes Day. The WHO estimates that more than 346 million people in the world suffer from this disorder and this number is increasing at a worrying rate.
Diabetes mellitus is the proper medical term for this disorder and frequent urination is one of its most common symptoms, which is how it got its name. The name diabetes (literally, a passer through; a siphon) was coined by an ancient Greek physician who noticed that patients of this disease passed an excessive amount of urine.
In 1675 a physician called Thomas Willis added mellitus to the name. Mellitus is a Latin word which means sweetened with honey and refers to the sweetness of urine in diabetics caused by excessive blood sugar.
Diabetes mellitus is the proper medical term for this disorder and frequent urination is one of its most common symptoms, which is how it got its name. The name diabetes (literally, a passer through; a siphon) was coined by an ancient Greek physician who noticed that patients of this disease passed an excessive amount of urine.
In 1675 a physician called Thomas Willis added mellitus to the name. Mellitus is a Latin word which means sweetened with honey and refers to the sweetness of urine in diabetics caused by excessive blood sugar.
Saturday, 12 November 2011
Potboiler
Potboiler is frequently used in Indian journalism for describing a typical, formulaic film. Merriam-Webster defines it as a usually inferior work of art or literature produced chiefly for profit.
Such a movie or book would bring in money to keep pots of food boiling, hence the term.
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Such a movie or book would bring in money to keep pots of food boiling, hence the term.
Monday, 31 October 2011
Tone-deaf vs Stone-deaf
Merriam-Webster defines tone-deaf as "relatively insensitive to differences in musical pitch" whereas stone-deaf means "completely deaf".
Simple.
Incidentally, both terms are hyphenated since they serve as adjectives.
Simple.
Incidentally, both terms are hyphenated since they serve as adjectives.
Tuesday, 25 October 2011
Life-sized vs larger-than-life
According to a news report on ibnlive.com, the recently-inaugurated Dalit Prerna Sthal in Noida, Uttar Pradesh, has 12 life-size statues of Ambedkar, Kanshi Ram and the UP Chief Minister herself. However, it has been reported elsewhere that these bronze figures are about 12 feet tall, which is more than twice the height of Chief Minister Mayawati. (see photo below)
A life-sized statue or image is one which is of the same size as the subject is in real life. The bronze statues in Noida, hence, are not life-sized but larger-than-life.
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A life-sized statue or image is one which is of the same size as the subject is in real life. The bronze statues in Noida, hence, are not life-sized but larger-than-life.
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