The Lock Down Diaries (VI): Is Bharat Turning Its Back On India?
by” We are all born ignorant” said Benjamin Franklin, “but one must work hard to remain stupid.” And no one is working harder at…
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Education Sector Faces Post Covid-19 Challenges
byThe unprecedented public health crisis has put the world’s second largest populous nation under the biggest lockdown in human history. The government did take…
India In A Catch-22 Situation
byCaught between containing a global pandemic and saving a collapsing economy, India is caught in a Catch-22 situation, unable to decide which way to…
Forest Fires
byForest fires, each year, destroy millions of hectares of forests worldwide. Apart from an estimated direct loss of USD 3000 million each year, there…
The Lock Down Diaries (V) – Killing Us With Kindness Or Confusion?
byLong years ago when I was posted as a Deputy Commissioner in Himachal, we had a Chief Secretary who would personally pick up his…
Fighting the China Virus
byChina Virus@COVID-19 is occupying centre stage in American politics with presidential elections six months away and political rallies about to get underway shortly as…
Lockdown For Managing Public Health, Confronting Economic Crisis A Bigger Challenge
byIndia has entered the next phase of its unique lockdown strategy, one that will determine if it can create a ‘new normal’ in which…
COVID-19 Throws-up New Opportunities For India’s Health Sector
byCoronavirus pandemic has triggered a global economic recession and amidst the healthcare crisis, opportunities for larger spends on public health have opened for India…
Of Patwaris And Demarcations
byRajgarh Forest Division was unique in the sense that it comprised all sorts of forests – Reserved, Demarcated Protected, Undemarcated Protected as well as…
What Do You Do All Day?
byI am retired, presumably with all the time in the world. So, what do I do all day? Good question. Often asked. My daughter…