THE COBRA EFFECT
During the British Raj, officials grew concerned about the rising number of venomous cobras in Delhi. To tackle the issue, they introduced a bounty for every dead snake.
At first, the policy seemed successful, many cobras were killed.
But soon, an unintended consequence appeared. Enterprising locals began breeding cobras to claim the reward. Once the government realised this loophole and scrapped the bounty programme, the breeders released their now-worthless snakes.
The result? The cobra population surged to even higher levels than before.
This episode is remembered as the Cobra Effect, a classic example of how well-meaning incentives can backfire, producing the exact opposite of the intended outcome
She made India the world’s 2nd-largest sugarcane producer — yet history barely remembers her. 🌾
Dr Janaki Ammal, the first Indian woman with a PhD in Botany, created sweeter, high-yield sugarcane that ended our dependence on imports.
Facing caste and gender discrimination, she moved abroad, leaving a legacy in every grain of sugar.🍬
A Padma Shri awardee, she’s the unsung botanist who sweetened a nation.💛
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@askrajeshsahu Lord must review & recheck all assets & belongings to verify their origin..who knows what else is with him but doesn’t belongs to him..if someone can place cash; anything can be done
@DeepikaBhardwaj Seeing such landmark judgments I just wish“X”must have“Dislike👎🏽”options;though I know it’ll hardly bother these lords but perhaps that will actually reflect victim’s feeling against such judgments..😒May all of them face their KARMA so badly to feel the anguish of those victims