May 2016

In what is being widely, boisterously termed in all-level Governmental Bureaucracy as First World’s decades-due assertion on Second World --- precisely, bureaucracy (supercilious, obstinate, self-centred, recalcitrant…

There is a phrase in Hindi “Aag lagne pe Kuaan Khodna”, which literally means one starts digging a well when fire erupts. In a country of 1 .2 billion humans and almost an equal number of animals, drought is a common ​subject​ every year,…

In a state where only 34 per cent women receive ante-natal care and a mere 22 per cent go in for institutional delivery, and where there is a dire need to shore up women’s access to contraception, elected women like Meera, Savitri…

Dr. Hema Krishnan, an NRI living in Ohio, reflects on the many water conservation efforts India has embraced to deal with its water crisis. Despite having lived in the U.S. for 25 years, I am yet to come to terms with our…

Chandramohan’s poetry reflects the brilliance of his thought process and the rebel inside him. The seer diversity and variety of issues that he has taken up shows his concern for human values that transcends the boundaries of…

Cycle Recycle’ is a social initiative started by journalist Sunandan Lele that is bridging the two between the luxuries of the rich and the necessities of the poor. Sunandan Lele is a long time freelance journalist who reports…

Scientists at the Indian Space Research Organisation are all set to reach for the stars yet again, this time with the launch of India’s first ever indigenous version of a ‘space shuttle.’ Being dubbed a complete ‘Made-in-India’…

Poverty is the issue. Prime minister Narendra Modi has struck the right chord at his meeting at Ballia, in eastern UP, one of the regions with the highest number of people below the poverty line. It is an opportunity…

Amidst liquor ban and rising crime graphs, Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar is caught in an inexpedient web of a self-centered alliance and is weighed down by bureaucratic enervation. He is in fact under pressure to deliver “Mangal Raaj”…

She could not see with her eyes but that did not stop her from visualizing a dream and working hard to make it come true. Pranjal Patil, a 26-year-old visually-impaired Ulhasnagar resident, cleared the Union Public Service…

A Fruit Plant in Every house,A Kitchen Garden in every home “Campaign launched on 9th May 2016 on the auspicious “Akshay Tritiya” , a small initiative taken by Yuva Sambalpur , Odisha under the guidance of an eminent entrepreneur…

M.N. Gowri has opened a museum of sand sculptures comprising 150 creations It was a dream come true for M.N. Gowri, a young artist, when she opened her museum of sand sculptures in Mysore. It has now become a tourism…

In a rare, exclusive interview with JUST IN PRINT,equanimous, cogent, patient yet strategic, calling-spade-a-spade, inherently pragmatic  Union Commerce and Industry Minister Nirmala Sitaraman answers questions on the country’s…

This time of year, we often find ourselves thinking about the origins of some of our favorite writers:  how they found themselves on the writing path, how they learned. And we’ve been surprised to realize how many successful and…

It’s been a long, tough fight for rights, recognition and respect but, gradually, the transgender community is finally being given the right opportunities to be included in mainstream. It’s been a long, tough fight for rights,…

The blemish in India’s much-lauded telecom revolution is a curious, widely recurring phenomenon called “call drops.” In a country that is the world’s second-largest mobile user market after China, fast-paced expansion coupled with…

At the time when politics in India is subjected to religion, in particular, “ Dalit Politics”, Buddhism is the fastest growing religion among the schedules  castes in  India. Thanks to the untouchability factor and vote bank politics.…

Caste-based politicians in India have learnt that by ruthlessly targeting their message at the narrow slice of the population they represent they can win state elections. The  regional leaders who have learnt to exploit the key…

All too predictable — we seem to have gone through this countless times in recent years. No sooner had the ministry of human resource development (MHRD) issued a circular to Indian Institutes of Technology (IITs) encouraging them…

India has the third largest armed forces with an annual budget of around $ 40 Billion. 40 % of it is for capital acquisition.  The budget is also growing to take care of the needs of the armed forces. India also happens to be…

“Frailty, thy name is woman”, because frailty is not her name indeed. I wouldn't be incorrect if I say, “frailty, thy name is sycophancy”, because it is the tool of weak and incapable, rightly opined by Dr Awadesh kumar Saxena,Joint…

Prime minister Narendra Modi’s three announcements may broaden the aspects of economy. The National Agriculture Market (NAM), Gramoday se Bharat Uday and Sagarmala – plan to double port capacity – are likely to ensure a major…

The national Capital – Delhi- belongs to the nation and Delhiites are not its sole custodian. But Delhi suffers for Tughlaqs time to time. The latest Tughlaqi decision of illegal and illogical odd-even road rationing is crippling…

More people desperately need humanitarian assistance than at any time since the founding of the United Nations. More warring parties are brazenly violating international humanitarian law. More resources than ever are needed to meet sharply…

I.T.S Dental College, Greater Noida held its Annual Convocation Ceremony on 23rd April, 2016 for the first batch of M.D.S and outgoing B.D.S 2010 batch on completion of their course. On this occasion, the function was organized to confer…