Towards Sustainablity: What Is India’s Stand On Alternative Energy?

Reenita Malhotra — Fri, 03 Oct 2008 16:12:21 +0000

In the India Energy Conference 2008 just held in New Delhi by The Energy and Resources Institute (TERI) in association with Petroleum Federation of India (PetroFed) reiterated the fact that as one of the fastest growth economies of the world, India’s energy strategy is critical for achieving her development objectives and that government and corporations must improve access to economically viable, socially acceptable and environmentally sustainable energy sources.

While discussing alternative energy sources, the conference focused on India’s potential for developing alternative energy sources and identified policy imperatives required to push these sources to move the economy towards a sustainable pathway. Specifically the conference focused on prospects of bio-fuels in the light of the controversies on the use of land for food v/s fuel.

Teach India: An Education Strategy for Underprivileged Kids

Reenita Malhotra — Fri, 18 Jul 2008 16:39:00 +0000

In India, the press does more than report the daily happenings of the country. It establishes initiaves to steer citizens into taking action. Recognizing that the economic threats of overpopulation, the Times of India newspaper has recently published a series of articles relating to the shortfall of teachers in India.

According to the Times of India , the country face a shortage of about 800,000 primary and middle school teachers. Given India’s youthful population, the situation doesn’t look promising: 6.5% of India’s teachers retire every year; at this rate the country will be left with 350,000 primary and middle school teachers by 2011 (source: Times of India:India Faces a Drought of Teachers, July 5th 2008).

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Towards Sustainablity: What Is India’s Stand On Alternative Energy?

Teach India: An Education Strategy for Underprivileged Kids