Recent media reports point out that the Bundelkhand region of Uttar Pradesh is likely to get about Rs. 6,300 crore projects ahead of the upcoming Uttar Pradesh assembly polls, including a Rs. 400 crore worth plant for the propulsion system of anti-tank guided missiles in Jhansi. The foundation was laid for the first project in the Jhansi node (related to the Uttar Pradesh Defence Industrial Corridor) on November 18, 2021. The two...
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Still short of schooling at 74 -Jean Drèze
-The Hindu India’s failure to put in place a sound schooling system is exacting a heavy price Word has it that there are two schools of thought among Indian development economists — one advocating growth and the other redistribution. This perception is quite misleading. For one thing, growth and redistribution are not the only means of making the world a better place. To illustrate, civil liberties have much to contribute to the...
More »Nearly one in two Indians have poor Quality of Life : Danone India-CII survey
-The Hindu Business Line The survey was conducted by research agency IPSOS across eight Indian cities With the country grappling with the pandemic, nearly one out of two Indians were found to have a poor Quality of Life, according to a survey released by Danone India in collaboration with CII. The survey was conducted by research agency IPSOS across eight Indian cities with a sample size of 2,762 respondents, and scored them on...
More »Citizen's Report on Year Two of the NDA-II Government 2020-2021: Promises and Reality, Civil Society Initiative, Coordinated by Wada Na Todo Abhiyan, released in July, 2021
-Citizen's Report on Year Two of the NDA-II Government 2020-2021: Promises and Reality, Civil Society Initiative, Coordinated by Wada Na Todo Abhiyan, released in July, 2021 “Promises & Reality – Citizens’ Report on the Year Two of the NDA II Government, 2020-21” is a collective work by eminent members and organisations of the Indian civil society. The report covers a wide array of concerns and issues in thematic areas including health,...
More »Tapping on the potential of the youth -Poonam Muttreja and Dipa Nag Choudhury
-The Hindu It is critical that we safeguard young people’s well-being because India’s welfare hinges on them World Population Day is marked on July 11 every year to focus attention on the importance of population-related issues. It was first observed by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) in 1989 and aims to raise the discourse on sustainable ways to safeguard each life that adds up to a population. As flagged by a UNDP...
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