A new committee? Waste, waste, sheer waste! Of time and money and energies and our own imagination! Government sets up a committee to probe the leaks! Yes, this is done. It is in our view a big waste! Waste of precious time, energy and our own imagination! The very structure of the highly centralized CBSE…
Indian education is really in a crisis!
No one wants to take up teaching! Even the education institutions are not driven by any ideals! It is money, money, all the way! Society and politics is changing. So too the soaring ambitions of the new generation! Also, education today has changed. It is no more a field to seek knowledge and competence! It…
Higher education in a crisis phase!
Yes, it is so from JNU to Anna University and beyond! JNU as a Central University is its own fashion. It makes news for politicians. Fine, but then it must also be a centre of top academic performance. Is JNU the number one University? No one has asked. As far as academic standards in India…
War of words between the RBI Governor and the Finance Minister!
The finance ministry’s response is lethargic, to say the least! We, citizens, know this is how the RBI is managed! Mr.Urjit Patel, the governor of the Reserve Bank of India has revealed, for the first time, we believe that the big bank scams and frauds can’t be controlled! He cites the reasons. One crucial reason…
CBSE exams: Question papers leak
A new committee? Waste, waste, sheer waste! Of time and money and energies and our own imagination! Government sets up a committee to probe the leaks! Yes, this is done. It is in our view a big waste! Waste of precious time, energy and our own imagination! The very structure of the highly centralized CBSE…
For a historic foundation in Indian education
We have to search for historic sources In India today, there is almost a mad rush to make money in education. Almost all the schools and colleges, lately, even the private universities are concentrating on big investments in this line. While the quantitative expansion of education is welcome, considering the very backward nature of our…
Do you know the Prasar Bharati?
Now, in a latest move the government has drawn from the supposed autonomous institutions like DD and AIR and posed them,15 and 16 respectively, and posted them to work as publicity officers for various ministries. The government’s publicity wing, Press Information Bureau, PIB, is going to see, say reports, a conflict of interest and confusion….
Agriculture’s many challenging problems!
The Prime Minister more often talks on agriculture! Farmers’s agitations matter a great deal in the current Indian context! They are becoming more and more urgent and insurmountable. Invite the experts and rural leaders, opinion makers for interaction with the PMO. Let us become practical and do things in a radically refreshing manner. No one…