A paradigm shift and its time are here and now! The much-dreaded Covid 19 virus menace is here . We in India and the rest of the world are in the midst of this crisis. The only consolation, if we can call this time a consolation is that other more developed countries are equally in…
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India-China Face-Off
The economic, political and strategic implications The latest military flare-up between China and India is very unfortunate, to put it very mildly. The carefully built-up friendly relationship, inspite of several provocations to the contrary, stands shattered and a new era of co-existence has to be built up between the two neighbours, two giants of countries…
To draw up well-thought out higher education policy
Date : 15.06.2020 Shri Ramesh Pokhriyal Nishank Hon’ble Minister of HRD 302-C, Shastri Bhawan, New Delhi- 110001 Phones:+91-11-23782698/23782387 +91-11-23382365 (FAX) E-mail: minister.hrd@gov.in Sub: To draw up well-thought out higher education policy – reg: Dear Hon’ble Minister, Namaskar, I had not long ago written a letter to your good self regarding the activation of library system…
State of Indian education
We have to wait for an opportune time for things to change for the better Education budget is now 3.71%, dipped from 6.15% of the Union Budgetbetween 2014 and 2017.Not just funds can improve education.Education can be improved only if we search for intellectual debate and freedom of expression for the and public intellectuals.Education has…
Who can reform Indian education and reset Indian education goals?
This seems to be an ideal world. The one we live in is the bestof all possible worlds, right? So, educators have a duty and also a right to ask questions. Prof. Sukanta Chaudhuri, Professor Emeritus of Jadavpur University, Kolkatta has written a thoughtful piece in the Economic Times of 6thFebruary, 2020. We like to…
What chance for optimism in agriculture?
In a situation when we find the Indian agriculture in debts and droughts and floods!Why, even you can add litigation and much else! This year’s Christmas double issues of the internationally known magazine, The Economist, has written its major editorial on Optimism vs. Pessimism. The widely read intellectual elite journal has highlighted the radical changes…
Give agriculture sector media support!
Let us build an enlightened agricultural lobby!An effective agricultural lobby needs much media support! Two much bureaucracy weakens farmers-policy makers interaction. What should be done now? Give media support! Agriculture is now in the dark. Not the crops and crop prices. The people who flood this vital economic segment. 50 people who toil in 15…
University education is going off-track
See, what is making news and capturing public attention What purpose does JNU violence and so many agitations serve? It is a very tragic story not yet fully unveiled and the days and months to come would be severely lost and no public good is likely to be served if the antagonists and the protagonists…