Tag: sustainable development
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Human species- are we really the smartest or the dumbest?
I once read somewhere that we humans are a very strange species. As first, we cut trees and then make papers out of the tree bark, and then write “DON’T CUT TREES” on that paper itself. The problem here is not that we are not aware of the problems facing us. The actual problem is…
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Self-reliance and self-sufficiency: The bane to world economy
A prelude to GDP vs GNH debate Sometime ago, I read a beautiful analogy of the economic activity and the associated circulation of money. Let me share that with you. The economy of the world, in general, and the economy of a country, in particular, wants you to buy a car instead of a bicycle!…
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Water, water everywhere. Not a drop to drink!
Of all the issues that I hold dear to my heart on the subject of sustainability, water availability, conservation and its proper usage is a special one. On the face of it, it may seem a very trivial issue to many, but somehow it is not as trivial as it seems and no one should…
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The Government and the business- the inherent anomaly!
With the inauguration of the new government, the US moved with the pace of light to establish a new government department called DOGE (Department of Government Efficiency), to fulfill long-cherished pre-poll promise. And with the world’s wealthiest businessman (a non-government and non-elected person) as its head, the DOGE is turning out to be a Frankenstein…
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Is USA the only country doing charity? Or it is just drum-beating about it?
The history behind Official Development Assistance (ODA) Very recently, after the rebirth of Trump’s second presidency, the US government is gung-ho about the withdrawal of development assistance provided through USAID (US Agency for International Development) to various developing and under-developed countries. And it has been branded as they were doing charity at the expense of…
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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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Why everyone loves a free pap(rev)di!
But, how free should anything be free… Recently, lured by my craving to eat something good, I went to Bikanerwala outlet on a cold chilly evening and I ordered to pack 150 gm of Gajar Halwa. And as I stood near the counter, the person behind it started weighing the Gajar Halwa from a big…
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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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