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Tapping Sustainable Energy Alternatives
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The second lead article, which is also focus article, is written by Shri N Bhadran Nair. Citing a report of the World Health Organisation, the author has advocated for tapping sustainable energy alternatives
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Financing Renewables in India
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The third article is written by Shri P C Maithani, Adviser, Ministry of New and Renewable Energy. He has focussed on renewable energy resources
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Steps to Achieve India’s Solar Potential
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The special article is written by Sumant Sinha, Chairman and Managing Director of ReNew Power. He opines that India must also honour its global commitments on curbing greenhouse gas emissions
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Lead Article
Textiles the word brings up images of beautiful drapes cotton, silk, chiffon, lace. Whether it is the material draped on the figurine of the lady from Mohenjadaro, the stylish drapes of Cleopatra, the ball dance gowns of the Victorian Era or the lovely dresses worn by our own queens and princesse...
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About the Issue
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While December is not the end of the fiscal year in India, it however
provides a very good occasion to do a cross check on often untouched
themes. One of them is a review of the North East India, the region of
eight states that is the new economic frontier for India. In the year 2010, there is an
even better reason to do a stock check for the region. The Prime Minister has asked
for a massive push for the development of the road network of the entire region. A
road is not just a means of transport in this hilly region. Roads are the underlying
foundations for the entire economic development of the North East. The region,
for geographic and sometimes strategic reasons has very thin railway network and
air service cannot be the means to take care of the humungous transport needs of
even one state, forget eight states. Thus how the road network shapes up is more
than an integral part of the story of the development of the region, it is also a very key index.
The North East states conceal some interesting paradoxes. Some of them have excellent demographic
characteristics like a high literacy rate and consequent access to education. Yet at the same time they all
suffer from high infant mortality as hospital care for the mother and child are few and far between. The
region has splendid swathes of forests harbouring massive varieties of fauna and flora. Yet development
of the states could mean cutting into those regions, as there are few alternatives to not do so.
The other issues are of course maintaining of the tribal way of life, key to understanding the diversity
of the region. The development imperatives often bring up challenges of how to protect the tribal culture,
while at the same time help use modern science and education for the benefit of the region.
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Do you know? : What is Forensic Auditing |
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Forensic auditing refers to the auditing with the main aim to employ accounting techniques and methods to gather evidence to investigate the crimes on financial front such as theft, fraud etc.
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