India’s strategy to low-carbon development
By: Bhupender Yadav With India marching towards Amrit Kaal, the centenary of the country’s Independence offers a significant milestone to the national efforts on sustainable development. Prime Minister Narendra Modi has called for ‘sabkaprayas’ in meeting this milestone with provisions of basic amenities for all. As the Modi government is trying to expand the economy […]
American Democracy at Peril?
By: Asad Mirza Usually in a democratic system, every ruling party suffers from the incumbency factor in mid-term elections it faces. However, in President Joe Biden’s case the last week’s results suggested that added to the incumbency, voters also punished him for the steepest inflation in 40 years. The silver lining for the Democrats was […]
Children’s Day: ‘The Right to Education’
By: M Ahmad Children’s Day is celebrated each year on the birth anniversary of India’s first Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru, which is on November 14. Children’s Day is celebrated as a tribute to Nehru. Nehru, fondly called ‘Chacha Nehru’ was born on November 14, 1889. He was known for his affection for kids. He also […]
Women’s empowerment: Need of the hour
By: Dar Saniya Zehra Women empowerment refers to make women powerful, to make them capable of deciding for themselves. Women have suffered a lot through the years. In the past, they were treated as non-existent, as if all the rights were the monopoly of men. They had no say in their day to day lives. […]
Kindness is a virtue in itself
By: Vinod Chandrashekhar Dixit To promote kindness throughout the world 13th of November is observed as World Kindness Day. The world we live in today has been through a lot of things from world wars to epidemics, but one thing which remained constant throughout was resilience and kindness. Kindness is basically being polite, compassionate and […]
Pollution is consuming the Earth
By: Vijay Garg We are not getting clean water to drink, clean air to breathe and clean food to eat. Due to these reasons, the average life expectancy of a human being is decreasing. According to the great scientist Stephen Hawkins, the age of the earth cannot exceed one thousand years due to pollution. According […]
A strong tool
By: Dar Sania Zehra Education is an important tool which is very useful in day to day life. It differentiates us from other living beings on the earth. It makes the man the smartest creature on the earth. It empowers humans and gets them ready to face challenges of life efficiently. With that being said, […]
Fighting Pneumonia
By: Vinod Chandrashekhar Dixit 12th November (World Pneumonia Day) is a yearly reminder that pneumonia can strike anywhere and anytime, and is a serious, potentially life-threatening lung infection. Pneumonia is an inflammatory respiratory disorder caused due to bacteria, viruses or fungal infections which impair the air sacs of the lungs, called “Alveoli”. It results in […]
‘Solar revolution’ has huge benefits for India
By: RK Singh The world is on the cusp of a solar revolution. Not only is solar the world’s most abundant and clean energy source, with its widespread acceptance, it has become the common energy imperative to drive international climate action. Many countries now have well-established policies and regulations, giving it the scale and affordability […]
Remembering Abul Kalam Azad
By: Vinod Chandrashekhar Dixit 11th November is observed as National Education Day to commemorate the birth anniversary of Maulana Abul Kalam Azad, the first education minister of independent India, who served from 15 August 1947 until 2 February 1958. The entire nation honors the contributions made by Maulana Abul Kalam Azad on this day, which […]
