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India’s Greatest Asset In Its Fight Against Climate Change
Since 2011, the coal cess has been at the heart of India’s climate finance mobilization strategy. The recent reports suggest that National Clean Energy Fund (NCEF), formed through coal cess accrual,...
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In Photos: How Rains Brought The ‘Maximum City’ To A Standstill
“Musalsal baarish khidkiyon pe achhi lagti hai chhatay pe nahi” (Relentless rains feel good on a window, not on an umbrella). Such was the situation when the widely known romance between Mumbaikars and...
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We’re Making A Movie To Expose The TRP-Hungry Media, And Need Your Help To Do...
It was in 2010 that Pinaki Sarkar and I decided to join hands and begin our film-production house, Alter Ego Films. In the last seven years, we’ve created several short films, commercials and...
View ArticleWatch: Miss Malini’s Shares Her Story Of Becoming India’s Biggest Celebrity...
We love MissMalini’s blog for a variety of reasons– the most prominent one being that it dishes out the dirt on all our favourite celebrities. Let’s face it, if there is one topic that gets everyone...
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India Produces 1.5 Million Engineers A Year. Why Are Most Of Them Unemployed?
In India, engineering as a career has attracted a lot of students in a big way and a large number of aspirants taking engineering exams are a testimony to this fact. The youth in India dream of...
View ArticleHindi Can Be Used To Connect Us All, Not Imposed By Force
A few days ago, there was an article in Youth Ki Awaaz about Hindi and the attitude of Hindi speakers. My post is to add a bit more to this topic. Let me start with the argument many Hindi speaking...
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बहुत ज़ख्म दे गया ‘क्रांतिकारी’अगस्त
राम मनोहर लोहिया ने भारत छोड़ो आंदोलन के 25वीं वर्षगांठ पर लिखा था “9 अगस्त का दिन हम भारतवासियों के जीवन की महान घटना है और यह हमेशा बनी रहेगी। 15 अगस्त राज्य की महान घटना है। अभी तक हम 15 अगस्त को...
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The Latest RBI Report On Demonetisation Confirms Your Worst Fears
November 8, 2016 – a date which most of India’s current generation will remember at par with August 15, January 26 or October 2. After all, it was the day (or night) which literally shocked the nation...
View ArticleWatch: 10 Experiences That Show Just How Religion, Gender And Caste Divides...
“Unity in diversity” is a common slogan that we’ve all heard, chanted and been proud of, as a nation. For many of us, the privileges of economy and social status have acted as insulators – leading us...
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नोटबंदी के राजनीतिक प्रपंच से हुए नुकसान की भरपाई कौन करेगा
नोटबंदी से जो देश का नुकसान हुआ है उसकी भरपाई कौन करेगा? देश की अर्थव्यवस्था को इतना बड़ा नुकसान हुआ उसकी जबाबदेही कौन लेगा? प्रधानमंत्री का किसी मुद्दे पर ना बोलना स्वीकार्य हो सकता है, लेकिन गलत...
View ArticleUnderstanding How Ram Rahim’s Version Of Spirituality Became A Religion
The fiasco of Ram Rahim’s conviction where he was sentenced to 20 years of rigorous imprisonment and the following mob violence that killed 36 people and injured hundreds, is an incidence that brings...
View ArticleInstead of Blaming The Govt, How Mumbaikars Can Fix The Flood Situation...
On August 29, 2017, the financial capital of India, Mumbai was brought to a standstill by heavy rainfall. All it took to sink the city of dreams, was 300 mm of rain. At least 20 people have lost their...
View Articleपति तो परमेश्वर है, और परमेश्वर रेप नहीं प्यार किया करते हैं
‘ऐसा मत कर तू लड़की है’, ‘ज़ोर से मत बोल, ज़ोर से मत हंस तू लड़की है’, सिर झुका के चल,’लड़की होके बड़ों से ज़ुबान लड़ाती हो? ये सब बातें तब से ही सुनने को मिली हैं जब से कुछ जानने समझने लायक हुई। थोड़े और...
View ArticleWatch: The Secret Lives Of The Band Wallas We See At Every Baraat
Kalakar – the Hindi word for ‘artist’. The genesis of art can be straight away linked to the genesis of human civilization. Hunting was an art, dancing after catching the hunt was an art and, painting...
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My Mother And I Don’t Talk About Boys
By Shirin Choudhary: For the launch of the KYBKYR 2.0 campaign, Shirin Choudhary, a 2016 TYPF Fellow, performed spoken word poetry on her experiences in the Know Your Body, Know Your Rights programme....
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Lessons From A Year Spent Working To Get More Indian Women Online
Last year, 15 women were announced as World Pulse Ambassadors at the International Conference held by ‘Women Deliver’ in San Francisco. The founder/CEO of the world’s largest social network of women...
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Is Lucknow’s National Law Uni. Betraying Its Principles By Covering Up Sexual...
Ram Manohar Lohiya National Law University, Lucknow, has been witness to a dismal state of affairs for the past six months. The students are leading a movement for the second time and this time, their...
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Living Through The Floods In Bihar
Bihar is being ravaged by floods. In 19 districts, over 1.71 crore people have been affected. Over 500 people have lost their lives so far – and that number is only going to increase. Among those...
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The Ghazipur Disaster Shows Everything That’s Wrong With How Delhi Gets Rid...
By Chitra Mukherjee: A large portion of the 50m high Ghazipur landfill, almost matching up with another majestic towering structure of Delhi, the Qutub Minar, collapsed on September 1, 2017. The...
View ArticleWhy Dr. Radhakrishnan Still Matters
The thought of dismissing the celebration of Teacher’s Day is tempting for various reasons. The day has been reduced to one of the many ‘days’ that are observed in a year and nothing more. The other...
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