former Chief Secretary, Telangana State, ex IAS. Alumnus of GIC, Bareilly, IIT Roorkee, IIT Delhi, TERI SAS. staunch practitioner of People Centric Governance
India should invite persons like Vivek Ramaswamy and offer them all facilities to flourish in India. Let the US deal with their racial and religious issues.
Indian Premier League has revolutionised cricket commentary by transmitting it in 14 languages. Every viewer is free to select a preferred language. This facility should be extended to all the OTTs platforms and Applications.
People talk about crores of people taking holidip in Mahakumbh. Low and behold at 7:30 PM on 23rd February, the 40.3 crores TV viewers were watching India, Pakistan, ICC champions trophy match
Most of us have at times, experience a queue for greeting hosts and newly weds. The bottle neck is due to the guests getting photographed at the Dias. A separate photo counter with little help of photo shopping /AI can avoid such queue of greeters especially in large gatherings.
Driving automobiles on mountain roads and hilly tracks, requires higher standards of vehicle fitness and driving skills. As most of the accidents are attributed to large passenger vehicles such as buses , it is advisable to replace them with minivans in all states on such routes
Most of us are familiar with air, water and noise pollution. The next wave consisted of waste management including nuclear, hazardous and electronic wastes, containment of electromagnetic radiation. in the near future, artificial intelligence is going to pollute our infosphere.
According to Yuval Noah Harari, “the computer based network is a new type of bureaucracy that is far more powerful and relentless than any human based bureaucracy we have seen before.” It is now time for the society to be aware of the new babu.
Antisocial elements thrive on posting provocative comments against other groups. A dedicated grievance redressal mechanism to social media platforms adjucating on provocative posts can be a small step to ensure social harmony. Isn’t ‘reporting’ a better option than ‘reacting’?
Seeing the general discourse these days, I thought, sharing a quote. “Conversation is an exercise of the mind; gossip is merely an exercise of the tongue”. It is now for people to decide whether we indulge in more of conversation or gossip.
To carry out GIS survey, onus of providing information is on the citizens. Does it mean that the civic agency lack that data? Ideally, the information with the civic agency , should be verified with the citizens. More so, focus should be on status of public utilities.
Many teachers in schools give their students homework. Can we think of a system to provoke a child’s curiosity. Other important aspect is outdoor activities for children. As all schools don’t have individual playgrounds, such facilities should be utilised on sharing basis.
According to wise men, success consists of only four steps. Experiment,Fail,Learn and Repeat. So try again, fail again, but fail better. That is the key to success.
The most important hurdle to greater equity in India is the invisibility to affluent sections of the society of the living conditions and daily experiences of the common people. Elites no longer depend on state for their health, education, security and several other requirements