Cash Transfer: Hype or RealityBy Dr Arvind KumarThe UPA-II government has proposed to roll out the direct cash transfer (DCT) scheme meant for providing subsidy and other welfare schemes to the desire ...

India-ASEAN TiesBy Dr Arvind KumarIndia’s relations with member countries of Association of South-East Asian Nations (ASEAN) are set to gather further impetus in the aftermath of the conclusion of the ...

Sashastra Seema Bal Raising DayBy Dr Arvind Kumar20th December marks the 49th Raising Day of the Sashastra Seema Bal (SSB), which was set up in early 1963 in the wake of the Indo-China conflict to inc ...

 Patterns of mortality and morbidity are rapidly changing around the globe. We all know we are going to die, but how and when it happens depends largely on who we are andwhere we live.The major d ...

Water Conservation DayBy Dr Arvind KumarThe recent decision of Union Ministry of Water Resources to observe 19 November, the birth anniversary of late Prime Minister Indira Gandhi, as Water Conservati ...

World Sanitation (Toilet) DayBy Dr Arvind KumarAbout 2.6 billion people - 40% of world's population do not have access to adequate sanitation and this will become worse with the fast growing populatio ...

Happy ‘Diwali’‘Diwali’ or the festival of lights sets in motion the entire nation brimming with enthusiasm and joyful spirits Celebrations of festivals, especially Deepawali, have become more ritualis ...

Transforming RailwaysDr Arvind KumarRailways have been the spine of Indian transport system as well as economy. In the days of yore, it was the harbinger of national integration, though unknowingly, w ...

VijyadashamiBy Dr Arvind KumarVijyadashami is observed as triumph of good over evil. Lord Rama is the symbol of good whereas Ravana symbolizes evil. The annual ritual of burning the effigies of Ravana ...

A grateful nation celebrates today the birth anniversary of Gandh Ji, Father of the Nation. It has become a ritual with the powers that be either at the Centre or States to pay courtesy call at Rajgha ...