"I never see what
has been done; I only see what remains to be done."
—Budha (Indian, 563-483BC)
Word
for the day
Luddite (n)
Someone who is opposed or resistant to new technologies or technological
change.
Malice
towards none
After three years,
may we ask PM, what's the progress on his promise to establish special courts
for cases involving politicians, so that all such cases are decided within a
period of one year?
First random
thought this morning
Integrating the solar energy equipment into normal building
construction material could be a major innovation in the coming years. The work
has already begun with roof tiles and window panes incorporating PV cells.
I have yet not heard someone taking a lead in India.
Designer solar walls & roofing sheets, roof tiles, pillars & poles,
car, bus & train roofs, doors and windows, pavement tiles - the
opportunities are immense.
Government may want to spend some time and money on this
also.
Skill India for global economy
Millions of reams have been used
to write and publish about the demographic characteristics of India. Many
stories, themes and strategies have been built around the young demographic
profile of 1.25bn Indians.
Almost all these stories and strategies recognize the young Indian
as a great opportunity - "Demographic dividend" for the Indian
economy. A few of them have words of caution also. Failure to channelize this
vast reservoir of energy into productive streams may not only dissipate the
demographic dividend but also prove to be counterproductive in terms of widespread
civil unrest and violent disruptions.
I have not come across any presentation that classifies this
demographic profile as the solemn accountability and responsibility of India to
the world.
The global community has always valued resource rich nations,
expecting them to behave in a responsible manner to preserve the global order.
The capital rich western world has been expected to help the poor
and starved of the world. The world looked forward to them to fund
technological advancement, preservation of cultural heritage, assisting global
growth and development. Even after taking full cognizance of the allegations of
imperialism and suppression, I believe that financially rich communities have
worked for the betterment of human life by funding technological innovation,
life science research & development, productivity enhancement, and
development assistance to the economically lagging world.
Similarly, nations rich in natural resources like minerals etc.
have been expected to prospect and exploit these resources in optimum manner to
assist the sustenance and growth of the global economy.
My point is that now since India possesses the largest pool of
prospective workers for the world, should it not be responsibility of Indian
government to prospect, grow, and develop this resource for the larger benefit
of the global community.
This is even more pertinent in the context of the current global
context. In places like Europe and Japan the root cause of the economic
challenges could be traced to their aging demographic profile. China is also
like to join the club soon. Under the circumstances it is the responsibility of
India to provide educated, skilled and trained workforce to the global economy.
A number of research papers and surveys have shown that (a) Child
and mother nutrition level in India is sub-standard consequently child
mortality rates are poor; (b) higher and professional education standards are
extremely poor consequently a large number of Indian graduates are unemployable
even in routine jobs; (c) There is acute shortage of competent scientists to
scale up research and development (R&T) activities to make Indian
businesses competitive at global stage.
"Skill India" and "Make in India" are noble
ideas for human resource development. But we need to make sure that these do
not end up prospecting and developing only blue collar low skilled workers. In
that case India will not only fail in its responsibility to global community
but also slither back into the lower orbit of economic development...to continue
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