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A unit of energy saved is greater than the energy produced as it saves not only on energy production but also on transmission and distribution losses. In other words, a “Negawatt” (a negative Megawatt) produced by reducing energy needs, saves more than a Megawatt generated. This is the idea behind the Demand Side Management (DSM) or the management of rapidly [...]
Around the world, health is increasingly a part of foreign policy agendas, and is included in national security, trade and other discussions. This health diplomacy had been used to advocate for the improvement of health of populations; a recent example is the information and sensitization sessions for diplomats organized by the WHO Regional Office for Africa. Since the end of [...]
Gurgaon is likely to face a formidable problem of managing medical waste by 2020 as the megapolis emerges as a hub for quality healthcare services, The Associated Chambers of Commerce and Industry of India (ASSOCHAM) said . Most hospitals, nursing homes and primary health centres do not have facilities for treatment of clinical waste at present, it said adding that [...]
Farms that aim for high food production using environmentally-friendly practices could be better for the environment than both organic and conventional farms. A study, led by Oxford University scientists, compared the environmental impact of different farming systems. The researchers found that ‘integrated’ farms that maximised crop yields whilst using environmentally-friendly techniques – such as crop rotation, organic fertilisers, over winter [...]
Growing at a compounded annual growth rate (CAGR) of about 30 per cent, the video surveillance and closed circuit television (CCTV) camera market in India is likely to reach Rs 2,200 crore by 2015, ASSOCHAM said. Indian CCTV camera market is currently poised at about Rs 1,000 crore and accounts for over 40 per cent of the Rs 2,400 crore [...]
Right to Education has been universally recognized since the Universal Declaration of Human Rights {though referred to by the International Labour Organization (ILO) as early as 1920s} in 1948, and have since been reinforced or enshrine by many legally binding international covenants and conventions as well as various national constitutions and development plans. Although majority of the nations have signed and ratified international conventions (UN Convention on the Rights of the Child), far fewer have integrated these rights into their national constitutions or provided legislative and administrative frameworks to ensure [...]
Bad journalism was on display yet again when 24 hour television channels scrambled to beat each other in the coverage of the alleged attack on the Israeli diplomat’s wife in New Delhi. Israel predictably hit the ground running, insisting that Iran was responsible for the alleged bomb attack on the vehicle in which the woman was travelling even before the [...]
The Ministry of Housing & Urban Poverty Alleviation is the nodal Ministry for the Sub-mission: Basic Services to the Urban Poor (BSUP) and Integrated Housing and Slum Development Programme (IHSDP) components of the Jawaharlal Nehru National Urban Renewal Mission (JNNURM), launched on 3rd December, 2005. The objective of these programmes is integrated development of slum areas and the provision of basic [...]
Microsoft Friday announced that it was redesigning the logo of Windows software, making a fundamental change to the iconic four-colour Windows logo users have been used to for 20 years. Meshing with the Metro design of Microsoft’s upcoming Windows 8, the new logo is a slightly-angled blue block with a thin white cross in the middle, making it look like [...]
India suffers a staggering hit of Rs.1 lakh crore ($20 billion) every year due to road accidents, according to the International Road Federation (IRF), which says the country lacks “political will” to tackle the menace. “The losses due to road accidents have crossed Rs.1 lakh crore annually. The sad part is the establishment knows it. These figures are present in [...]
When the Moroccan resolution on Syria failed at the UN Security Council because of the double veto (from the Russians and the Chinese), the US Ambassador to the UN Susan Rice proclaimed that it was “disgusting and shameful.” Outside the chamber, Rice said that the Resolution would have “aligned the international community behind a process in which both sides had [...]
IN September 2002, the then NDA government decided to close down seven urea manufacturing plants, mostly in the eastern region of our country. These were the Barauni (Bihar), Haldia and Durgapur (both West Bengal) plants of the Hindustan Fertiliser Corporation (HFCL) and the Sindri (Jharkhand), Gorakhpur (UP), Talcher (Orissa) and Ramagundam (AP) plants of the Fertiliser Corporation of India (FCI). A similar decision [...]
THE capital’s grapevine is buzzing. The Supreme Court has delivered a deadly blow to the credibility of the UPA-II government on the 2G spectrum scam. The fundamental significance of the judgment lies in the confirmation by the court that there indeed was a scam. The court found the whole process unconstitutional and implicitly mala fide. Obviously, this has led the court to order cancellation of [...]
Change is the law of nature, the spice of life and every change brings forth something new and innovative which may be beneficial, useful and refreshing for the people at large and the society to adopt. Though every change brings with it something new, there are some areas where it has not proved so useful. The silver screen [...]
EVEN after 64 years of independence, the condition of Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes continues to be appalling, both socially and economically. They lag behind even the minimum parameters in all aspects. The discrimination both economic and social continues. Despite all the tall promises made and schemes announced, not much progress has been made and most of these promises have [...]
Today in India, there is a certain lynch mentality. We are willing to believe the worst about those in public office, be it politicians, bureaucrats or judges. That unless proved otherwise, the fellow is a thorough crook. This is not a very happy situation. We can understand why it has come about. People are vexed, there is a terrible crisis [...]
The Sundarbans is the largest single block of tidal halophytic mangrove forest in the world. It is the estuarine phase of the Ganges as well as Brahmaputra river systems. It lies at the mouth of the Ganges and is spread across areas of Bangladesh and West Bengal, India, forming the seaward fringe of the delta. The typical littoral forests of Sundarbans comprises of a host [...]
The Tribal Cooperative Marketing Development Federation of India Limited (TRIFED) came in to existence in1987 and got registered under the Multi-State Cooperative Societies Act 1984 (now the Multi-State Cooperative Societies Act, 2002). It started functioning in 1988 under the Administrative control of the Ministry of Welfare, Govt. of India, (presently the Ministry of Tribal Affairs, Govt. of India).The main objective of TRIFED [...]
Whether film media has a contributory responsibility in killing of a teacher by a student? Killing of Uma Maheswari, a teacher in Chennai on 9th Feb 2012 reflects sad problem of severe academic pressure, bad influence of movies with theme of violence and worse reflection of failing teacher student relationship. It is common if a teacher gives ‘zero’ marking and [...]
It is a paradox that people have no right to information about those who are going to preside over their information rights. Right to Information Act has several safeguards to secure itself from political onslaught. But they appear to be no deterrent to political executives or it seems no sane advice is available to them. Section 15.6 of the RTI [...]
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