Fast modes of transport are of great utility of sending foodgrains to victims of faminie or medical help to

eradicate epidemics across the globe. At the disposal of miscreants, they aid crime by transporting to
distant places in a matter of hours, agents and weapons of mass destruction.

Science has benefited agriculture too. The food production level and and food quality have improved
greatly . Soil analysis, hybrid varities of crops, fertilisers, 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 meterological satellites for sending data pictures to earth
stations and helping agricultural scientists find and analysis soil patterns. Satellites also help them trace
the progress of rains, winds and even locusts that endanger crops. Satellites can even formwarm about
natural calamities like hurricanes which cause heavy damage.

Science has enable man to diagnose and treat many other diseases. Open-heart surgeries, organ
transplants etc., have all become possible. A number of killer diseases are curable. Diseases such as
smallpox, polio, plague, malaria etc., have almost been eradicated. Hidden diseases in the body can be
diognised easily with the help of X-rays. Scientists have succeed in cloning animals. The methods of
diagnosis, prevention and treatment have developed fast. As a result of tremendous progress in medical
science, the average life expentancy of human being has increased.

Man, with the the help of science, has been able to increase longevity, arrest to a considerable extent
the gradual decay of human body, and control the spread of lethal diseases by making extraordinary life-
prolonging drugs and medicines. Diseases like tuberculosis and many kinds of cancer which were
considerable fatal, a few decades ago, are no longer incurable.

One of the biggest achievements of science happens to be in the field of entertainment. Leisure
management industry, with television shows, music concert and films, is emerging as the largest and the
most important in the twenty-first century. Satellite television has made it possible for millions of people
to watch sporting and entertainment events taking place in different parts of the world, simultaneously.

Information technology and computers have revolutionised our lifestyles. Automation in banks and
railway stations has provided relief to the public and staff alike. Ticketing and reservation have become
more efficient and convenient. In medical diagnosis , computers are used to locate and investigate
accurately and precisely any abnormality or disease. The Internet has some very useful applications in
our day-to-day life. Mobile phones are the outcome of advanced information technology.

However, there is a flipside to the wonders of science. It is said science is a good servant but a bad
master. As a servant it makes our life comfortable. But as a master, science is capable of causing
extensive destruction and