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India’s R&D, Science and Mathematics

Posted on January 19, 2012 by indra

We had a lot of hope from Nilesh, the youngest son of my cousin Nirmal. He wasted a year in Kota taking coaching for getting into IITs and then took admission in a private engineering school near Agra. He has … Continue reading →

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India vs.China: R&D

Posted on January 13, 2012 by indra

The prime minister’s speech at Bhubaneswar at 99th India Science Congress made many revelations about the nation status on R&D after six plus decades of independence. As usual, I felt like compiling a data on India vs. China. The objective … Continue reading →

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Science, R&D and Prime Minister

Posted on January 10, 2012 by indra

A Prime Minister is really under strains and stresses, facing hundreds of problems of this most populous democracy on the globe. He can have an honest intention and so promises but can also expect to be excused for not keeping … Continue reading →

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Media and 99th India Science Congress

Posted on January 7, 2012 by indra

Media is considered one of the important pillars of democracy. It must assist in covering and propagating the news of national importance. The 99 th India Science Congress, the greatest show for the science and scientists of the country got … Continue reading →

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The Changing Bihar

Posted on January 4, 2012 by indra

I am really happy today. Bihar has come out with a roadmap of 1.5 lakh crore for spending on improving its agriculture. But more so with a statement of the development commissioner: “Agriculture will be taught as a subject from … Continue reading →

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2011: The Year of Shame or Pride?

Posted on January 2, 2012 by indra

Was 2011 a year of shame as many call it or a year of pride as the other group claims? Never in the history of Independent India had so many ministers and executives were in Tihar for different scams. Never … Continue reading →

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My Dilemma with Bihar Story

Posted on December 28, 2011 by indra

I get excited with every good news report about Bihar or about someone from Bihar,be it a headline such as Bihar attaining the highest manufacturing growth in 2010-11 or Bihar readying for Rs 90,000 crore agriculture-road map. However, as usual … Continue reading →

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Ethics and Politics with Some Mission

Posted on December 25, 2011 by indra

Earlier I heard of politics being dirty. Should it also be unethical? Should a political party be hundred percent engrossed in the politics that can take it to power? Should it not with thousands and sometimes millions of people following … Continue reading →

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Will Lokpal Battle End with a Good New Year Gift to Nation?

Posted on December 22, 2011 by indra

The whole country is agog with the every hour changing news and rumour on the Lokpal Bill. Congress by its continuously vacillating stands over last few months has raised the political pitch of the parties in oppositions as well as … Continue reading →

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FDI in Retail: Who Gets Benefited?

Posted on December 18, 2011 by indra

Government had to suspend the policy reform of permitting FDI in multi-brand retail, even though it was with a number of conditions safeguarding the local players. Almost all the opposition political parties opposed it because it might take away the … Continue reading →

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