Knowledge

My friend told me that she loves Instagram for the sole reason that she follows various news channels there, and they provide her with an ample amount of knowledge.

I didn't know what to tell her. I knew she wasn't completely right but I didn't have any answer either. Now, that I have it, let's share it here.

KNOWLEDGE is not gathering mounds of information. It is processing that information and translating it into useable propositions that makes people and organisations learners.

The problem is that information by itself is not insight; it has the potential for insight.

It is not enough to generate information- someone has to process and translate data into something useable, and the more information you generate the harder that necessarily becomes - the more to sort through and discard. And if you have no information on how to do that sorting, then more information may actually hurt.

Lastly, remember, learning is not a logistical task.

: Words and sentences taken from an article published by Abhijit Banerjee and Shranya Bhattacharya

Women's current position

Lessons from 3 cities

London
Great smog of London in 1952 claimed about 4,000 lives.
•Clean Air Act, 1956 restricted burning of coal in urban areas, encouraged homes to shift to electricity and gas for heating.
•New toxicity charge of 10 pounds introduced in October, for cars bought before 2006, in addition to long-standing 11.50 pounds congestion charge, to enter central London between 7am and 6pm.
•New plan to ban petrol and Diesel cars from 2040.

Los Angeles
In the 1970s, LA air hit unhealthy levels
•Federal Clean Air Act,1970, introduced strict emission limits. It is estimated to have prevented 160,000 premature deaths

Mexico City
In 1992, UN named Mexico City the most polluted city on the planet
•Old cars, fuel with lead banned, public transport expanded.
•Refineries and factories relocated
•Follows odd-even formula; when pollution rises, car use limited to once a week.
Bicycle network integrated with bus and metro system to encourage cyclists.

UN Peacekeeping

Interesting statistics

ICAN

Laureates who did not write in their mother tongue