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A new cabinet has taken oath on Saturday. Now you all may be wondering- "Which cabinet is he taking about? There are a few more days left for the Karnataka election". No, I am not talking about the Karnataka government. I am talking about a shadow cabinet that has been formed in Kerala.  There is not much reported by the media about it, as usual, but the shadow cabinet has been formed with the aim of monitoring government decisions and making it 'public-friendly'. The most interesting fact is that it is composed not by any politicians or run by any party, but by the civilians.  Now all of you might be wanting to know more about 'Shadow Cabinet', so I have looked up in the internet and found out what it really is, so as to give you a more clearer idea of what it actually is- " A shadow cabinet is an alternative cabinet formed with the aim of monitoring government decisions. Often the Opposition comprises a shadow cabinet, but in this case, ...

I was just scrolling through the Times of India's website, where I suddenly saw a headline "Hefty penalties SOON  for destruction of Forests. I was just thinking, we is the word 'soon' added to the headline? We can't we just do it now, TODAY. Do you know, one tree is cut down every five minutes. So, by the end of a year, the total number of forests that is cut down goes more than 100. Elders have taught us this particular phrase- Never Keep Anything for Tomorrow That Can Be Done Today. But no one is keeping by this phrase. When we see someone cutting a tree, we may think, "Oh, Its just one tree! Nothing is going to happen if that is cut off." But remember, something will happen, if we continue to think like that and if we do not conserve trees. If I were given a chance to edit a dictionary, I would probably remove the word "soon" and replace it with a "today". Always remember- If your future generation wants to live peacefully w...