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Digital India 2.0: Rethinking Healthcare

October 27, 2020February 17, 2021 Tanya Mittal 0 Comments AADHAR, advantage, animal-care, ASHA, citizens, Citizenship, coronavirus, COVID-19, democracy, dependent, digital health, Digital India, digitalization, disadvantage, divine, electronic, environment, equipment, Government, healthy, humanity, initiative, laboratory, medicines, New normal, NHIN, Online, PAN, pandemic, Passport, people, perspective, pharmacy, planet, policies, population, Power, Precautions, project, Ration card, responsibility, safeguard, self-care, solution, technology, uncertain, unique, vaccine, virtual, warriors, work from home

The Covid-19 pandemic has imposed a whole lot of rules and protocols on people to maintain safety and avoid the spread of the virus. Makes one think – in spite of all advancements and progress we have made so far, were we truly prepared for something like this?

Opinions Society

The Bigoted Godman

October 13, 2020October 13, 2020 Editor 3 Comments Agra religion, Ala-ud-din Lodi, attacks, Babur, Britishers, CAA, citizens, conquest, court, Daulat-khan-Lodi, debate, Delhi, delhi sultanate, democratic, elections, followers, forgiveness, Gautam Buddha, Genghis Khan, God, governors, Humayun, Ibrahim Lodi, ideologies, Isha Foundation, judicial review, left, legacy, Lodi dynasty, Mughals, mythical, Noble Truths, NRC, peace, philosophy, policy decision, Power, prejudices, Prime Time, Rajput, Rama, Rana Sanga, right wing, righteousness, Sadhguru, slaughter, Social Media, spiritual guru, Supreme Court, territory, Timur, tolerance

The dynamics of this world has witnessed umpteen number of movements, change makers, and the human force willing to bring that change. But, as an individual it is our duty to make an informed choice. What to believe and whom to follow is on us. More often than not realities turn to be illusionary but one can always make a way out of it.

Society

An undervalued goal in the virtual world: Digital citizenship and Positive Online Behaviour

September 1, 2020September 1, 2020 Srijal Srivastava 0 Comments anonymity, anti-cyberbullying, bias, binary, citizens, cliche, communities, community, confession, connection, connectivity, consumer, consumption, cyber-crime, cyber-security, cyberbullying, digital, digital citizenship, Digital India, digital literacy, Discrimination, Ethics, ethnocentric, etiquette, exploitation, Expression, freedom, harassment, independence, information, Internet, Law, liberty, literacy, marginalization, media literacy, Microsoft, misbehavior, misogyny, moderator, online platform, political, producer, Rights, Sexism, social, socio-political, speech, sphere, technology, victim

What are we supposed to do when our responsibility as citizens spills over into the online, digital world? The Internet does not only help us to stay connected to our kith and kin, but also allows a host of other things inclusive of both good and bad. It is up to us to follow protocols and act accordingly to create a safe space for everybody.

History Opinions Polity

Promise of the Preamble

August 15, 2020August 15, 2020 Shriya Tandon 0 Comments Belief, Bharatiya Janata Party, Chief Justice, citizens, Congress, Constitution, contempt of court, controversy, country, crimes, criticize, customs, Dalits, Decriminalization of 377, democracy, differences, diversity, duplicitous, economy, Emergency, equality, Expression, faith, fraternity, future, Government, historical, hope, independence, Independence Day, institution, Judiciary, Justice, liberty, Lifestyle, mission, nation, nationality, policies, political, Preamble, pressure, Rajya Sabha, republic, scrutiny, sovereign, thought, threat, Triple Talaq, universal, values, verdict, vision, Worship

India is celebrating 73 years of Independence today commemorating its successful overthrow of the colonial rulers in 1947. A lot of promises were made to the citizens of our country post independence. The question is – Who lived upto it?

Polity

How Democratic is India’s Grass-root Democracy?

April 24, 2020April 27, 2020 Editor 0 Comments 24th April 1972, 73rd Amendment, Arthashastra, Article 15(3), Article 243(D)cl.(2)(3)(4), Article 325, Article 326, Article 40, assembly, citizens, Conformity Bias, Constitution, Corruption, decentralised, democracy, developed nation, Dictatorship, doctrine of Democracy, egalitarianism, Elective Participation, equality, equitable participation, female representatives, governance, Gram Panchayats, Hon’ble Court, I.C., illiterate, india, Indian constitution, judicial, Kautilya, legislative, Little Republics, Mahabharata, Panchayat, panchayat laws, Panchayati Raj Institutions, Panchayats, patriarchy, Politics, post-independent India, Preamble, PRIs, progress, Proxy Women, Ramayana, rational, Reservation for women, responsibilities, Right to Vote, roles, self- governing bodies, semi-autonomous governments, Sir Charles Metcalfe, Socrates, State of U.P. V Pradhan Sangh Kshettra Samiti, Statutory Right, Universal Adult Suffrage, villages, Vote, Women

The heart of any Democracy lies within the people, and the heart of India lies in her villages. But how effective is democracy at the grass-root? Find out more in this article.

Society

The Water Man of India

March 22, 2020March 30, 2020 Editor 0 Comments Arvari, Awareness, citizens, Government, groundwater, international, Jal Purush, johad, levels, livelihood, method, movement, national, parliament, private entity, rainwater harvesting, resource, river, traditional, villagers, Water, water conservation, water crisis, water man, water management, water management index, water rejuvenation

With people as young as Greta Thunberg fighting globally against the climate change, one might be surprised to find people like Dr. Rajendra Singh (‘The Water Man of India’) who had in the past contributed a lot towards reviving Arvari River in Rajasthan. Let’s find out his contribution not just to the Indian rivers but also towards initiating a global water conservation movement.