I thought that I will not write the yearly round-up this year. Nobody can force me to do so. I also suffer from the psychological problem in hesitating to narrate a story of grief, more so when a considerable section of the Indian society has got tuned to believing the false propaganda of success today…
One Sun One World One Grid (OSOWOG) is India’s initiative to build a global ecosystem of interconnected renewable energy resources. The blueprint for the OSOWOG will be developed under the World Bank’s technical assistance program. OSOWOG will be implemented to accelerate the deployment of grid-connected rooftop solar installations. It is planned to be completed in…
— The new Crop Insurance Scheme is in line with the One Nation – One Scheme theme. — The PMFBY intends to replace the existing two schemes National Agricultural Insurance Scheme (NAIS) as well as the Modified NAIS. OBJECTIVES: — To provide insurance coverage and financial support to the farmers in the event of failure…
“SMALL IMPROVEMENTS IN BASIC HABITS LEAD TO REVOLUTIONARY IMPROVEMENTS IN PERSONAL EFFECTIVENESS”: Philosophy of No Frills Academy (nofrillsacademy.com) Accelerate Personal Growth Personality development is often treated as a complex subject. Often people feel that personality of an individual is quite rigid and that changes are difficult, barely perceptible and take a long time. My experience…
A shoulder injury in March had derailed my fitness plans. However, I kept running and training the core muscles. In August I reached a state where I could serve overhead in Tennis and things got back on track. The biggest achievement till Dec end has been that I have not been injured. An acute Calcium…
On 24 Dec 1982 along with others of 61 NDA/71 Regular I became an officer in the Defence Services. Field Marshal Sam had reviewed our passing out parade. Major thoughts which come to mind are that two of our course-mates from NDA, Chau & Hari (both Juliet Squadron) have become the Chiefs of the Air…
Developing the 15 OLQs appears to be a big deal. It actually is not. To develop the 15 OLQs in adequate measure these are the actions you should take on a regular basis: If you are a student then be a good student & if you are a worker then be a good worker. Be…
ARMED FORCES SPECIAL POWERS ACT (AFSPA) — AFSPA allows for the armed forces to be conferred with ‘special powers’, in any region designated as a ‘disturbed area’, either by the Centre or the Governor of a State or the Administrator of a Union Territory. AFSPA, in general, has not helped the Indian Army in the…
Conspiracy? After the sad demise of Gen Rawat I am hearing two questions. One is a typical Indian question: Conspiracy theory-“asli vajah koi gahri sazish hai?”. My answer: This is a trash question. There is no conspiracy. The truth will emerge soon after the inquiry. After Gen B Rawat Who? The second question is: What…
National Multidimensional Poverty Index (NMPI) baseline report defines ‘Poverty’ as the deprivation in crucial and basic parameters of health, education and living standards. Multidimensional Poverty Index is a measure to record and understand poverty on the basis of daily deprivations in three key dimensions – health, education, and standard of living (1/3rd weightage given to…