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Education: Raining Reforms

Posted on September 8, 2009 by indra

Kapil Sibal is the most vocal and visible face of UPA-II in media today. This advocate-turned-education-reformer wishes to undo all the decades old wrongs in India’s education. If Kapil Sibal is to be believed, none will have any grievance about … Continue reading →

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Automobiles Tomorrow and Indian Manufacturers

Posted on September 7, 2009 by indra

SA Aiyar in his Sunday ‘Swaminomics‘ that has appeared as a letter addressed to Ratan Tata suggests ‘about JLR going into hybrids and electric plug-ins not to save the planet, just to save JLR – and may be even Tata … Continue reading →

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Noida- Potential Knowledge City

Posted on September 4, 2009 by indra

I wish some of the Sibal’s plans for increasing access for education touches Noida too. I appeal to Sibal to get a central university with innovation as the mission for Noida too and to help setting up a grand library … Continue reading →

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Sibal’s Dream: Free and Compulsory Quality Education

Posted on September 3, 2009 by indra

The Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education Bill hopes to cover the 10 crore children between the ages of six and 14 who are out of school through a neighbourhood school. How will this neighbourhood schools look like? … Continue reading →

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Destination India: The Factory of the Future

Posted on September 2, 2009 by indra

India is no more a sourcing destination for only software and BPO, pharmaceuticals, or textiles and leathers. India now also exports automobiles, auto parts, and more importantly components for major aerospace industry such as Airbus and Boeing. Dynamatic Technologies recently … Continue reading →

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Education: Teaching and Teachers’ Qualification

Posted on September 1, 2009 by indra

Years ago during my Presidency College days, I had heard an anecdote about a professor in Calcutta. Prof Ladli Mohan Mitra was a very reputed professor of chemistry in one of colleges in Calcutta. He had a textbook on chemistry … Continue reading →

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IIT Teachers’ Demands-My Views

Posted on August 28, 2009 by indra

Pandey and I were in IIT, Kharagpur on the same day in 1957 for final interview to get the department of our choice. While I was with my grandfather, Pandey was with his father. Both the elderly persons were in … Continue reading →

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India’s Agro-sector: Encouraging Trends

Posted on August 25, 2009 by indra

Indian industrialists are increasingly ready to invest in Bharat, term getting popular to represent the rural India. Many philanthropic wings of today’s industry leaders such as the Azim Premji Foundation, the Akshara Foundation and Arghyam Trust are doing wonderful work. … Continue reading →

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India Finds Answer for Clean Water

Posted on August 25, 2009 by indra

Water has been the basic necessity for a good quality of life. Over the years, I found drinking water as popular bottled commodity available in almost all corners of the country, be it Badrinath or Nalanda. Is it one of … Continue reading →

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Drought Proofing

Posted on August 24, 2009 by indra

The government has assured having sufficient food stocks for next 13 months, and resolves to import grains if required. Some have also suggested using NREGA to handover more money in the hands of the deprived ones and opening of Janata … Continue reading →

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