Thought Process Lab (TPL)

  Global warming is a phenomenon that is quite talked about during the 21st Century. The ozone layer depletion, pollutants level rising and energy sources depleting are the main reasons why there is a dire need to change our lifestyle and discover new alternative resources of energy too. One such alternative is Solar Energy. We all have heard about solar energy in our academics before, and we all have a fair idea of using the sunlight to be transformed into electricity. It is either directly used through photovoltaic or through concentrated solar power.  In the early stages, solar power was being harvested through panels that were fit on rooftops of houses or buildings which would harvest the energy directly. The cost of fitting the solar panels was quite expensive in its initial stage, and not adopted by everyone. The storage of solar energy can be cumbersome as it needs to be used as soon as possible or need to be stored in very large batteries. Also, the placement of the pa...

If you are a Mumbaikar or from any other state or country, everyone would know about The Elephanta Islands and Elephanta Caves. It is surely one of the tourist places in Mumbai. So do you know why people throng to the Island? Check out the insights below: Elephanta Island is situated east of Mumbai and houses the magnificent Elephanta Caves built centuries ago. There are almost 5 caves with intricate carving of Lord Shiva and Shiva Linga as well. There are other caves found in Andheri but the Elephanta Caves are visited by tourists from all over the World. Being a UNESCO heritage site, the government has further taken steps by building shelters near the caves and proper paved ways for tourist. There are watchmen to help you out on the way and also save you from some notorious monkeys. To reach the caves, you need to hop on to a ferry from Gateway of India. The ferries are stationed at various time intervals starting at 9 am and last returning boat at 5.30 PM. T...

Safety First Women need to be careful while traveling in trains or at stations with a lot of crowds. I read an article in TOI regarding a woman being injected with a drug that would numb her arm and the offender can steal her bag. I was shocked to my core to read that a lady, a woman or even a girl is not safe at any point in their life. It is so disgusting and disturbing as well. This woman felt her hand go numb while she was traveling back home. She actually could not feel her arm for many days. Then she also felt pain in her left shoulder. This is disturbing because the offenders are using other ways to steal that may lead to more disastrous damage to any other woman or human. So this post is to let all the Women in Mumbai to know this and be careful with themselves and their belongings. The offenders need to understand that someday it could be their sister, daughter or mother. Would they want any female in their house to suffer like this? You can also u...