India

Why do we see more female teachers in our schools? – An Indian Perspective –          Inputs given by Mrs. Damayanti Bhattacharya, the Principal of JML School & Bloomingdales Pre-Primary It is rather evident that women are significantly over-represented in the profession of educators. As per the data from the Education Department, more than 80% of all teachers in kindergarten through high school are women. The gender imbalance …

General Secretary Comrade Venu P. Nair is a man of sheer focus and dedication who has served for many years in the National Railway Majdoor Union (NRMU) (CR/KR). His interests always lie in representing and protecting the interests of the permanent and contractual workers of the Central Railway. Being the General Secretary of the NRMU (CR/KR) brings a lot of …

During winter, crops are mostly damaged by frost and other hostile weather conditions. During this season, the quality and production of both fruit and vegetable crops can get affected, thereby, causing heavy losses. Since, leaves, flowers, and fruits tend to dry out, the dryness can also cause outbreaks of bacterial diseases. These can emerge in the form of spots that …

Firecrackers are synonymous with Diwali celebrations and it’s difficult to imagine the festivities without them. Most of us grew bursting firecrackers every Diwali, and as such it has been ingrained deep within us. However, times have changed and there’s considerable evidence that pollution resulting from bursting firecrackers is harmful for our health. As kids we were unaware, but as adults, …

Every year on May 1, a public holiday is observed in most countries to celebrate the hard work done by the working class, which keeps the world and its machinery going. Newspatrolling notes that the International Workers’ Day, as it is officially referred to, is a major celebration for socialists, communists, anarchists and people associated with the international labor movement. …

The story of “Incredible India” added a new chapter in its list of achievements on December 11, 2014 when the United Nations General Assembly declared June 21 as the International Yoga Day. This was announced after PM Narendra Modi called for its adoption during his address to the UN General Assembly on September 27, 2014. This was indeed a great …

For millennia, humankind has been formulating and maintaining numerous techniques to preserve their agricultural production against pest infestation. But over the years, the boom in the population (As per the FAO, the world population is anticipated to achieve 9.1 billion by 2050), rapidly growing urbanisation, and aggressively progressing climate change have impacted agriculture massively. Not only has the cultivation land shrunk, but …

The Indian subcontinent has seen various rulers throughout history, which explains the diversity that we see in present day India. In the last 1000 years, the Indian subcontinent has been ruled majorly by people who invaded this land. The concept of a nation was somehow lost, which led to the mushrooming of small kings and chieftains. Since there was no …

Did you know that around 400 people die on Indian roads every day? This may seem unbelievable, but the harsh reality is that it is true. As per data released by the government, more than 1.5 lakh people were killed on Indian roads in 2016. This is around 4 times the number of road deaths recorded in the United States …

The answer is ‘yes’, but the term ‘punishment’ is not the right way to describe it. The term ‘punishment’ is just a word for human understanding. If you look at it from nature’s perspective, it’s more of a cause and effect thing. The universal forces are not ‘punishing’ us; rather, each of our actions has a specific effect, which we …