Evering in the universe has its uses and abusus The same axiom applies to Science. Science Has revolutionised luman eminence. It has made man's lije more comfortable Electricity irome The growth of of the gretext wanders of modem science. modes of transport and communication has transformed the world is a global village. In he Seid of agriculture, science has helped to rose the crop production and improve it quality. Science has enabled msan o dingnone and treat mans domgoat diseases Information technology and COmputers have revolutionised our fearless Bar, its masise amay cser, has amed the boon of science into the bane of humanity, Science has posed a threat o the wery sentence of mankind by making it poible to prodce all sorts of wpons-ncie biolopcal chemical, and so on Cyber crime is the latest adenium to the list of crimes Application of science has led monkind on the putk of destraction We should use science to avail ourselves of its bearings to make it A Curse.
science has revolutionized human existence. Much of the progress Déat mankind has made in different fields right from the stone age to he modern day is due to the advancement made in the field of science. NoE only material advancement but also the mental evolution of man has been canceled by the same. In has made man's lie very comfortable. Agriculture, Business, transport, communcice and medicine, to name a few, are all ly indebted to the wondeR science has provided. We have become re advanced socially and culturally. This is so because the world has dragon a tremendous change due to the rapid strides made i the field of Science and technology-
With the discovery of the fire and subsequently the wheel-theme of modern science bega Blectricie is one af the greatest wonders of modern science.It is a perennial source of corrgy in can run any type of machinery. With he beip of electricity, we can light cur oms, ran trams and trains, and draw water fire in in sce-coal and development of a large umber of powerful cnergy petroleum, natural gs, electricity, auclear, solar, wind, have acilinated the god of fast modes of transport and comm ation which hae changed the world into a global village, Science has given man modes of transfeR ad travel-cars, traits, aeroplanes, ships Man has developed rockets and has ever reached the moon and Mars Fast modes of transport are of great utility for sending food grains to victims f famine or medical help o eradicate epidemics across the globe.
The food production level and food quality has improved greatly.Soil analysis, hybrid varieties of crops, fertilizer.pesticides, advanced tools and machinery, improved irrigation and harvesting methods, etc., have all contributed to the increase in the production of crops, Today, we have stationed in outer space meteorological satellites for sending data and pictures to earth stations and helping agricultural scientists find and analyse soil patterns.Satellites also help them trace the progress of rains winds and even locusts that endanger crops.
Satellites can even forewarn about natural calamities like hurricanes which cause heavy damage; and thus enable man to take precautionary measures.
The methods of diagnosis, prevention and treatment are gaining more and more precision by the day. As a result of tremendous progress in medical science, the average life expectancy of human beings has increased.Scientists have even succeeded in cloning animals.Man, with the help of science, has been able to increase longevity, arrest to a considerable extent the graduai decay of human body, and control the spread of lethal diseases
One of the biggest achievements of science happens to be in the field of entertainment. Information technology and computers have revolutionised our lifestyles. It can not be defined that the boon in many cases has turned out to the bane There are many examples which prove that science, a blessing, has often been turned into a curse by man.Sir Alfred Nobel experimented with dynamite to clear huge mountains but modern man uses it to kill his fellowmen. The destructive potential of atomic energy was witnessed in August 1945, when the United States of America dropped atom bombs on the two Japanese cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki,
Those who survived the nuclear bombing suffered its aftermath. It is a highly disturbing fact that much of the national income of a developing country is spent on acquiring the latest weapons, bombs and missiles, Guns, revolvers, tanks, fighter planes, explosives, nuclear bombs, etc., were invented to develop a strong security system so as to protect the innocent masses, but their misuse is now crushing humanity. Apart from nuclear weapons, man has also started stockpiling biological and chemical weapons. These weapons are lethal Biotechnology is a great boon for fighting diseases, but along with medicines, dangerous biological weapons have also been developed, Germs are deliberately released into the air to spread diseases. Anthrax envelopes are used for spreading terrorism.
The negative effects of excessive use of fertilisers to increase yield, and of pesticides to ward off pests, are now evident. Soil salinity has increased. Traces of DDT are found in plants. Humans consume the same produce and ingest the toxins along, leading to various health complications.All this has led to the depletion of the ozone layer and has resulted in global warming Exposure to aggressiveness and violence at an early age may lead youngsters to commit shocking crimes. Sometimes, even people of mature age learn and apply different methods of committing crimes from TV serials and movies The power of the Internet is also being abused through unhealthy practices such as displaying pomographic material or spreading malicious content to ruin someone's reputation. Lots of people spend their time in chat rooms for obscene interactions. The Internet is increasingly being misused for Spamming, hacking, phishing, defaming and other illegal activities.
Science has two faces-good and bad. It rests on us which face of science we want to let emerge. If we use the gifts of science in a positive manner with positive intention and in the positive direction, it will benefit mankind, but if we misuse it, the same will prove to be pervasive harmful. To save the world from destruction, we should use the gifts of science ethicality and judiciously
Information Technology (IT) has revolutionised the world in the fields of hea education, entertainment, etc. IT is an integrated technology which mtegranes software and the hardware. With the technical advancement of the hardware, the software has improved and vice versa, India is forging ahead to make useu an IT superpower. It is emerging as a major hub for software development and e-commerce. Number of institutes offer courses in advanced computer education.
The importance of the Internet has been recognised. The government of India has made its public services available online. Information Technology is prone to abuse. A farsighted government would enable India to become an IT superpower.
