Dharamvir Singh: The man behind ‘Doordarshan’
Er. Prabhat Kishore Communication has always been of prime importance. With the advent of television in 1927, Indians also dreamed for this service and after independence television service was started in Delhi as a part of All India Radio (AIR) in 1959. For its expansion across the country, its management was separated from AIR and […]
Charar-e-Sharief: The spiritual abode
Tousif Raza At the holy town of Charar-e-sharief, lies one of the most divine Muslim shrines of Jammu and Kashmir. Known as Hazrat Sheikh Noor-ud-din Wali, this is a sacred Muslim destination dedicated to Sufi Saint Sheikh Noor-ud-din Noorani (RA. He was a benefactor saint of the Muslims in Kashmir. During his lifetime, the sheikh […]
Getting quality health care
Mona Gupta India is geared upto celebrate August 15, 2022, as ‘Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav’, an initiative of the Government of India to commemorate 75 years of independence of progressive India and the glorious history of its people, culture, and achievements. As Prime Minister, Narendra Modi, said, “…this Mahotsav is a festival of awakening of […]
Working to survive
M Ahmad The concept of ‘informality’ was first introduced in the 1970 by International Labour Organisation (ILO). According to the international standards adopted by the 15th ICLS, the informal sector consists of units engaged in the production of goods or services with the primary objective of generating employment and incomes to the persons concerned. The […]
Saving our oceans
Vinod Chandrashekhar Dixit 8th June is marked as World Ocean day. The ocean covers more than 70% of Earth’s surface, and being the largest ecosystem on our planet, it functions as a life support system for all its inhabitants. The idea for a World Ocean Day was proposed for the first time by Canada at […]
The lost care
Mushtaq Hurra Construction of old-age homes in Kashmir valley has sent shockwaves among commoners, intellectuals and soulful men in our society. It means, we have begun to restrict space for our old-parents in our homes. The move has brought humiliation, obloquy and ignominy to our collective conscience, and our heads are bowed down in shame. […]
Development anchored in sustainability
Hardeep S. Puri The World Economic Forum’s Annual Meeting 2022 resonated with two themes that have assumed indisputable prominence in global discourse. One, the imperative of addressing the looming and real danger of climate change and the collective actions needed to move towards a sustainable path of development. Amid the ongoing global uncertainty around energy […]
Infrastructure development at the core of government’s efforts
Nitin Gadkari The keystone of governance is to create economic growth and spread the benefits of growth to all. A better quality of life and ‘ease of living’ results from policies that aim to create the right conditions for new economic opportunities. Higher economic growth leads to more funds being available for social development, finally […]
Can US afford to lose Russian Oil?
Asad Mirza A recent report by the Wall Street Journal (WSJ) published on Wednesday 1 June, says that some oil companies have been supplying discounted Russian oil to the U.S. and in this regard it specially mentions Indian companies. Quoting data by Kpler – a commodities data analytics website, the WSJ claims that a refinery […]
Achieving a model health ecosystem
Dr Mansukh Mandaviya The National Health Policy (NHP) 2017 was formulated to reflect on and respond to shifting health priorities of the nation. While the earlier policies of 1983 and 2002 served well in guiding the approach for health sector in planning, NHP 2017 was designed with an aim to inform, clarify, strengthen and prioritise […]
