This year, agriculture is expected to be better depending on the better than expected monsoon. It has been a great relief for the country which is grappling with the Covid-19 pandemic. Good agriculture stabilises food supply, maintains rural employment and ensures income generation. A section ...
Anirban Dutta’s debut film ‘Jahnabi’ deals with the similarities between a river and a woman - how both go through the different phases and emotions in life and how they both overcome the hurdles to sincerely fulfil the responsibilities of being a mother. Again, Chandan Sen’s fil...
Prime Minister (PM) Narendra Modi on the 74th anniversary of India’s independence announced the National Digital Health Mission (NDHM) - India's first step towards Universal Health Coverage (UHC).In order to meet the goals of the National Health Policy (2017), it will give every Indian citiz...
Malnutrition refers to deficiencies, excess or imbalances in a person’s intake of energy and/or nutrients. There are two broad categories here: the first includes undernutrition. Undernutrition includes stunting, that is low height for age and wasting or low weight for height. There are othe...
A combination of the disruption caused by the Covid-19 induced lockdown, a decelerating economy, and rising NPAs in the financial system had heightened the demand for a one-time loan restructuring window for some time now. The Reserve Bank of India's (RBI) monetary policy in August came ...
Some weeks ago, I made a WhatsApp group for just my People for Animals (PFA) unit heads. There are about 200 of them on the group. It was the best thing to do because now I see their work every day and each one of them is a blessing to India. They rescue the most wounded, terrified creatures. Animal...
We Indians usually love to follow models, and there is nothing wrong about it. Oxbridge or the Ivy League? We have done it before and we do it even now. The new National Education Policy has just put an official stamp on it and let us accept it gracefully, if not uncritically. That’s how the world...
After 34 long years, India finally got a New Education Policy (NEP) in 2020. The much-awaited reforms in the Indian education system have finally arrived with the Union cabinet approving the new NEP on July 29, 2020 with a comprehensive framework to guide the development of education in the cou...
In the modern world, education is viewed as a basic human right - a core necessity for individuals, social groups, nations and the human society. Ever since the Indian independence, the idea of education for all has been highlighted by various landmark committees and commissions. However, a study of...
The Union Cabinet has approved the National Education Policy (NEP) 2020. This policy paves way for a bunch of ‘fundamental reforms’ in higher education. Academicians across the country are divided over the possible implications of the new policy.With foundational pillars of access, equity, quali...