Cheap Labour is a Liability not an Asset   So far, large sections of India’s elite, while viewing the poor and their “tendency to over-reproduce” with disgust and contempt, have done little to push for a serious population policy. In large part this has been because they have benefited from this unending supply of cheap labour. But this unending supply of cheap and largely unskilled labour has serious unrecorded economic consequences....

India’s Population Crisis   Few in India can deny that India is facing an intense crisis of resources. There is intense competition for the nation’s limited natural resources that is leading to quarrels between states, Communities and even families. Our land and water resources are being exploited to the hilt. The exploitation of our mineral resources is threatening our forests, nature reserves, and general ecology. Seventy percent of our energy resources...

Child Abuse: A Grave Crime   Child abuse, intentional acts that result in physical or emotional harm to children. The term child abuse covers a wide range of behaviour, from actual physical assault by parents or other adult caretakers to neglect of a child’s basic needs. Child abuse is also sometimes called child maltreatment. Although the extent of child abuse is difficult to measure, it is recognized as a major social...

Smoking is Injurious to Health   Cigarette smoking is one of the major killers in the world. The biggest side affect from smoking is cancer. Cancer is a group of many related diseases. All forms of cancer involve out-of-control growth and spread of abnormal cells. The risk of dying from lung cancer is 22 times higher for males, and 12 times higher for female smokers as oppose to non -smokers. Additionally,...

Life Without Morality is a Beast’s Life   Ideology is a way of thinking that reflects the social needs and political doctrines of an individual or group. There are many different people and different circumstances this results in a variety of different ways of thinking, values and beliefs. Our ideology grows with us from childhood. A child is like a sponge that absorbs ideas and beliefs. Beliefs are taught to a...

Crime Can Only Be Tackled With Punishment   Making crimes comes as a result of various things in life. The first and the greatest one is called money as the old expression that says, “Money is the root of all evil”. As many people who are in need of money commit different types of crimes just to gain that money, however it’s coming through a wrong way. The second one and...

Capital Punishment Should Be Avoided   The idea of putting another human to death is hard to completely fathom. The physical mechanics involved in the act of execution are easy to grasp, but the emotions involved in carrying out a death sentence on another person, regardless of how much they deserve It, is beyond understanding. However, this act is sometimes necessary  and it is our responsibility as a society to see...

Education is Not Just Going To School   According to the Oxford English Dictionary one of the definitions of the word “education” is: “The systematic instruction, schooling or training given to the young in preparation for the work of life’. Although this is an accurate description of what an actual education may be, there is a great deal more to the process of becoming educated than-the actual instruction and schooling one...