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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...
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.
Anil Swarup | Quality teachers are intrinsic to boosting our education system
India’s school education is riddled with problems that need urgent attention. Demystifying the lacunae, Anil Swarup, Secretary, School Education and Literacy, Ministry of Human Resource and Developmen...
Smart Cities: An Alternative Perspective
The Smart City Mission, despite the support from various ministries is lacking in several goals including pro-poor approach in addressing several issues including access to basic amenities.
Housing for India’s Urban Population
<p>India has been witness to an urban revolution in the past century. While mere 26 million people lived in cities in 1901, the numbers have increased to 377 million in 2011 (Census Commissioner, 2011...
कंपोजिट वाटर मैनेजमेंट इंडेक्स : गुजरात को सर्वोच्च रैंकिंग
<p>नीति आयोग ने 14 जून, 2018 को ‘संयुक्त जल प्रबंधन सूचकांक’ (Composite Water Management Index: CWMI) जारी किया। नीति आयोग द्वारा इस सूचकांक को केंद्रीय सड़क परिवहन एवं जल संसाधन मंत्री श्री नीतिन गठकर...
Does Population Cause Poverty or Prosperity
<p>Population becomes a cause for prosperity if humans utilise their capacity to think, research and create. When equipped with the right resources and opportunities, humans act as a catalyst for thei...
Students should read political ideologies and then debate
The affable Professor N V Varghese, Vice Chancellor at National Institute of Educational Planning and Administration (NUEPA), speaks with G’nY about how higher education shapes the nature of discourse...
The National Policy on Education
The National Policy on Education of 1968 and 1986 were framed with the objective to foster a national identity and kept in mind the social purpose of education. These features are conspicuously absent...
Where are our Doctors
The Indian Health sector currently suffers from a skewed doctor to patient ratio. India must look beyond recruitment, focus on retention of public sector doctors and use methods of social science and...