Safe Drinking Water Is Key to India’s Growth Momentum
By: Kinjal Desai Clean drinking water is a global challenge. As a fast-growing economy of the world, India is also beset with this challenge of availability of safe drinking water for it’s burgeon population. Given its vast geographical diversity and transition from a rural to an urban economy where its towns and cities are expanding […]
Building a Sustainable Future: A World Water Day Call to Action
By: Irtiza Khurshid Water is one of the most important natural resources that we have on our planet-Earth, and it is essential for life. Nonetheless, despite the significance of water, millions of people still lack access to clean, safe water for sanitation and drinking around the world. According to the World Health Organization, over 2 […]
22nd March Water Day special: Saving water, saving the planet!
By: Priyanka Saurabh According to a 2018 report by NITI Aayog, 600 million Indians face extreme water scarcity and nearly two lakh people die every year due to inadequate access to safe water. By 2030, the country’s water demand is projected to double the available supply, indicating severe water scarcity for millions of people and […]
IQBAL THE ECONOMIST
LAND AS A FACTOR OF PRODUCTION
Translated from Urdu “ILM-UL-IQTISAD” By: Abbas Ali When we say that man produces wealth, we do not mean to say that man is the creator of something or creates it out of non-existence. Producing wealth implies creating a particular value in things with the help of labor and capital. Based on its essence, it has […]
Understanding panchayats- the issues and concerns
By: Dr. Satyawan Saurabh Nowadays we are getting to hear and read such news that the sarpanch of a certain village in the country committed suicide due to debt. Why is this happening? In India’s Panchayati Raj system, there is a Gram Panchayat or Gram Sabha at the village or small-town level, which is a […]
Why is health worker Asha facing despair?
By: Priyanka Saurabh ASHA workers are volunteers from within the community who are trained to provide information and assist people in accessing the benefits of various health care schemes of the government. They act as a bridge connecting underserved communities with facilities such as primary health centers, sub-centers and district hospitals. The role of these […]
Preventing Crime: Building Safer Communities in Kashmir
By Dr Mudasir Ahmad Gori The bone-chilling incident of Siobugh Budgam has sent shockwaves to all the conscious people of Kashmir. From Asiya, Nelofar, Nirbaya, and Aasifa to the recent shocking incident of Aftab Poonwala and now jilted lover from Budgam chopping the body of the girl and dumping its pieces at several places. Crimes […]
India’s unique energy pathways
By Hardeep S Puri As the world’s fastest-growing major economy with rising energy needs, India will account for approximately 25% of global energy demand growth between 2020-2040, as per BP energy outlook and IEA estimates. Ensuring energy access, availability and affordability for our large population is an imperative. This makes our case ‘sui generis’ and […]
“Gujjars and Bakerwals” and the difficult issues that confront them
By Khan Shabir Tribals represent an important element in Indian society which is integrated with the cultural mosaic of our civilization. Tribals make up 8.6 % of India’s population. Gujjar and Bakerwal are the third largest ethnic group after Kashmiris and Dograsin Jammu and Kashmir constitute more than 11.9% of the total population of Jammu […]
INDIA’s ‘OPERATION DOST’ WINNING HEARTS AND MINDS
Two major earthquakes – measuring 7.8 and 7.5 on the Richter scale hit southern Turkey and northern Syria, as the Arabian tectonic plate appears to have moved northwards, grinding against the Anatolian plate. The first earthquake, struck on 6 February at 04:17 AM local time (6:47 AM IST) near the city of Gaziantep. The second […]
