Equity is Impossible without Adequate Growth All the technological advancements aim to make an even more significant contribution to the development of our economy in the years to come. Asia is now emerging as the manufacturing workshop of the world. In view of the capacities we have developed in the field of science and technology, India can legitimately aspire to be a major player in this regard. However, this requires sensible...

Use of Technology for Poverty Alleviation Science and technology have made great progress and have brought out solution to a lot of human problems but they are not completely successful in getting rid of this world of poverty. Science and technology are constantly striving to put forward the latest gadgets to tackle this most perplexed problem. They have even changed our social and economic values. However, poverty remains a big problem....

Should Public Sector Enterprises enjoy more Autonomy? Massive investments were required in infrastructure sector like power, communications. roads, ports and irrigation; all this investment will have to be made by the public sector for which functional autonomy is a must. In this era of globalisation and privatisation greater operational autonomy to the PSU boards is required to enable them to compete with the private sector and multinationals. Indeed, true operational autonomy...

How can Smoking be discouraged among the Youth? Multinationals have no future for their product in the developed markets. That is why they are trying to increase their market place by selling cigarettes in the developing countries,” says Dr. Stephen J. Bourke, expert in respiratory medicine from the University of Newcastle Upon Tyne, U.K. What is really dangerous—no milder word will suffice-is that multinationals and big companies are targeting adolescents. There...

 India’s Environment around the Sea Coast and under the Sea Oceans cover nearly three quarters of the planet’s surface. An ocean is not only a repository of enormous riches in the form of a variety of minerals, pharmaceutically significant plants and micro-organism and, of course, a mind-boggling range of edible fish but also a key factor in gaining insight into climatic vagaries and atmospheric fluctuations affecting the earthlings. Significantly, swirling ocean...

Environmental Problems in India A Committee’ was set up in January 1980, for reviewing Committee’ -existing legislative measures and administrative machinery for ensuring environmental protection and for recommending ways to strengthen them. On the recommendation of this high-powered Committee, the Department of Environment was set up in 1980. Subsequently in 1985, it was upgraded to a full-fledged Ministry of Environment and Forests to serve as the focal point in the administrative...

Multi-Purpose River Valley Projects No country can survive without exploiting its natural I N resources and developing its economy. Development of water resources for irrigation and extended agriculture, and for generating power by harnessing rivers through darn are essential considerations. The concept of sustainable development emerged during the past 25 years and the topic “Environment and Sustainable Development’ will continue to occupy the international agenda for another decade, may be even...

Impact of Television on the Youth Television is a chatty medium. Those who appear on it are whether newsreaders or sports commentators, who are always directed to the viewers. Television cannot build upon fantasy because programmes have to be interrupted at regular intervals to advertise products; or to address the audience. It is a common misconception that products are sold through advertisements on television; for it is in fact the audiences...