About 85% of the total waste generated by healthcare activities is a normal, non-hazardous waste. The remaining 15% is considered hazardous material that may be infectious, toxic, carcinogenic, flammable, corrosive, reactive, explosive, or radioactive. An estimated 16 billion injections are performed worldwide each year, but not all needles and syringes are disposed of properly. Open…
The One Nation One Subscription scheme, approved by the Government of India, aims to provide nationwide access to over 13,000 scholarly journals for students, teachers, and researchers in higher education institutions. With a budget of ₹6,000 crores for 2025-2027, it seeks to promote research and innovation across the country. The “One Nation One Subscription” (ONOS)…
A Game-Changer in Défense On November 12, 2024, the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) achieved a significant milestone by successfully conducting the first flight test of India’s Long Range Land Attack Cruise Missile (LRLACM). Launched from a mobile articulated launcher at the Integrated Test Range (ITR) in Chandipur, Odisha, this test marked a monumental…
Ongoing disputes over religious sites in India, particularly those involving claims of historical conversions, have heightened communal sensitivities. Similar cases in Varanasi and Mathura have set precedents that contribute to public unrest when surveys or legal actions are seen as threatening the status quo of religious sites. The dispute over the Jama Masjid in Sambhal…
Preventive measures to address Delhi’s air pollution are to promote clean fuels like CNG and electric vehicles, and switching to clean fuels like hydrogen can reduce vehicular emissions to a great extent. Under Delhi’s electric vehicle policy, all delivery service providers must convert 50% of their fleet to electric vehicles by 2023 and 100% by…
India can focus on strengthening bilateral ties with individual SAARC members, fostering trust and cooperation that can lead to greater multilateral success. India’s recent efforts with Bangladesh on connectivity and trade have improved bilateral cooperation despite SAARC’s limited progress. India can lead efforts to reform SAARC’s decision-making process, advocating majority-based decisions rather than consensus, which…
When crime is glamorized, it sets a precedent where young people view illegal activities as a path to success and recognition, thereby affecting social morality. Films that show criminals achieving fame or luxury can lead young people to view crime as a viable lifestyle. Young viewers may idolize criminals, seeing them as courageous individuals who…
The US is in a way like India, looking for a new direction at the start of this century; it took two general elections, a dreary decade, and the fiery arrival of Narendra Modi to shake things up and chart a new path. For the businessman Trump, balancing the accounts and reducing the trade deficit…
In his special interview given on the occasion of Haryana-Diwas, Dr. ‘Manav’ said that the state of Haryana was formed separately from Punjab based on language, but due to the government’s negligence, Haryanvi kept lagging. Dr. Ramniwas’ Manav’, who has spent fifty important years of his life in research and preservation of Hindi and Haryanvi…
‘Lekhak Gaon’ is an innovative initiative towards solving the practical difficulties faced by writers, poets, litterateurs, and other creative workers. This first Lekhak Gaon in Uttarakhand will emerge as a tourist destination of the future. This platform is a golden opportunity for those writers who can show society a new path through their words. The…
