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The Young Population Pyramids
A population pyramid illustrates distribution of different age-groups in a population of a country, region or the world. We bring to you the age-sex structure of select countries that are similar to I...
Forest Policy in India since Independence
<p>Forest policy in India during the colonial period was one where forest management was attuned towards the redistribution of economic gains for the benefit of the British Empire. Forest management w...
बागजान गैस कुंआ में आगः क्यों-कैसे?
<p>असम में ऑयल इंडिया लिमिटेड (OIL) के प्राकृतिक गैस कुंआ में ब्लोआउट के पश्चात लगी आग ने दो लोगों की जानें ली ली है, कई लोगों को आसपास के गांव से हटाकर सुरक्षित स्थानों पर पहुंचाया गया है और आसपास के...
Air pollution spikes in Delhi
<p>For 3 days from June 13 to 15, 2018 air quality at ‘severe’ levels in the city of Delhi. The spike in pollution levels led to the Lieutenant Governor of Delhi banning all construction activities in...
Changing Spending patterns on Private Coaching in India
Private coaching market in India is presently estimated to be over 70 billion USD. With high individual spending and marked state wise disparity a concerted examination of this market is imperative.
Quality Gap in Education
Expenditure and infrastructure cannot be the only measures of education. Learning outcomes and retention rate—a measure of quality education, are both poor in India. A multi-pronged approach to meet...
What air pollutants can do to your body?
Health risks of air pollution, an article in the 108th (1-15 May, 2018) issue of G'nY raised multiple queries from our readers about how air pollution can be lethal to the human body. We present here...
Revisiting inclusion in education
The Right to Education Act, 2009 was implemented in the light that education is an entitlement and not an act of charity. The Act includes the provision of a quota for disadvantaged sections in privat...
Flamingos at Thane Creek
The Thane Creek is rapidly changing with an increase in the built-up area. If the current rate of change continues, the Creek is likely to become ecologically inactive in the near future.
SKILL VS Employability
By 2025, an unprecedented demographic transition will put India in a position where 64 per cent of its population will be of working age. Currently, the absence of a skilled workforce ails the economy...