Tag: sustainability
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The road to sustainable development goes through empowerment
If you are asked what does one student need for obtaining good education? The answer would be pretty simple. A willing and keen student, a knowledgeable and righteous teacher, and the right environment. This pretty much sums up the basic tenets of a good education system. Now, apply this to the society. What does a…
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Is it opportune time to revisit the ghost of Malthus?
Inherent contradictions between Human population growth, quality of life of every human and the expanding resource crunch More than 2 centuries ago, in 1798, famous economist of that era Thomas Robert Malthus prophesised in his book called “An essay on the Principle of Population” about Mathusianism or Malthusian trap. According to this theory of Malthusianism,…
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Are we running faster than we should?
Maybe, it’s time to slow down a little bit In today’s times, everything has become fast paced! The internet has become fast. The electronic gadgets have become fast. The redundancy of obsolete technology (like mobile phones, tablets) has become fast. And even food has become “fast” (food). I wonder that in this transition of life…