Creating steep change in student learning
Vijay Garg The online education substituting physical learning during past 500 days has resulted in logs of learning in spite of students passing their exams. Such a sudden and all-encompassing crisis has never confronted our system ever before. Naturally our poorly funded education system was inflicted a further loss. Of India’s 20 million school children, […]
Improving quality of air
Vijay Garg The COVID-19 crisis has been pervasive, leading many to take refuge in the confines of their homes with only their closest loved ones around them. While the lockdowns meant less car traffic and reduced carbon emissions, they also shed light on a major health risk that’s often overlooked: indoor air pollution. According to […]
Taking on Covid-19
Dr Sudeep Singh Sachdev Hitting the Nation as well the entire globe, the COVID-19 pandemic continues to be a growing health crisis day-by-day. With the year 2021 also being overshadowed by the virus, the geriatric population has been recorded to be affected the most and the age factor poses an extreme threat to mortality and […]
Automotive PLI: Preparing India for Advanced Automotive Technologies
Arun Goel Globally climate change and its adverse impact is fast becoming a crisis. Governments around the world are regulating the automotive industry and encouraging it to move towards cleaner technologies. Automotive industry is fast accepting these challenges and moving towards Battery Electric Vehicles, Connected, and Autonomous vehicles. Shared mobility is another change that Automotive […]
Animals also need care, protection
Peer Muhammad Amir Qureshi Cruelty to animals, also called animal abuse, animal neglect or animal cruelty, is the infliction by omission (neglect) or by commission by humans of suffering or harm upon any non-human animal. More narrowly, it can be the causing of harm or suffering for specific achievement, such as killing animals for entertainment; […]
The real healers
N J Ravi Chander We counted ourselves lucky to have caring doctors, ayurvedic practitioners and physicians in the old days. They upheld the dignity and honour of their noble profession by serving and caring and always had the patient’s best interests at heart. Their soothing words, calm demeanour and healing touch, would work like a […]
The changing times
Vijay Garg There was a time when the elder of the house was considered as the decoration of the roof and yard of the house, he was a treasure of virtues. Respect and hospitality were the hallmarks of the elders. The children did not leave the house without consulting the elders or seeking advice or […]
International Day of Democracy
M Ahmad The International Day of Democracy is celebrated around the world on 15 September each year. It was established through a resolution passed by the UN General Assembly in 2007, encouraging governments to strengthen and consolidate democracy. The International Day is an opportunity to review the state of democracy around the world. It is […]
Liver failure: Living donor liver transplant provides hope
Prof (Dr.) Subhash Gupta It is important to note that there is a huge burden of liver diseases in our country, and for those who develop end-stage liver disease, the only definitive treatment is liver transplant. However, there is a huge scarcity of brain-dead organ donors in our country due to lack of awareness. In […]
The growing crisis
Asad Mirza While the world it seems has been too occupied with developments in Afghanistan, another tragedy in making is currently on in Lebanon. A country facing one crisis after another. However, the crisis is Lebanon is not new, it’s decades old but has worsened in the last two years due to sectarian politics and […]