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For just a drop of water: Sanskar of sanitation and conservation in Mizoram
Posted on Sat,
28 Jan 2012
11:11:40 |
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The recent 28th shodhyatra in Mizoram has been quiet cathartic for me personally. I had been aware of the need to conserve water and proper practices we should follow in our daily life. But i must confess when i washed hands with soap in the morning, the tap used to remain open while scrubbing soap. It is difficult to do so now. I want to share the experience which has made me feel embarrassed about my own behaviour and has moved me from just a feeling of guilt to an ability to correct myself. |
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should railway fares be increased without looking at other options
Posted on Thu,
26 Jan 2012
22:14:37 |
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the suggestion that Railways should raise 25 per cent fare to meet the cost of modernisation needs rethinking. People should ask whether the committee considered the role of a) reducing procurement cost, b) did it look at the dynamics of vendor selection in tenders above 1000 crores, to ensure that we allow new cost efective vendors to bid fairly, b) innovations made to reduce unit cost by developing new materials, involving technology youth on platforms like techepdia.in or any other and c) re-look at the locational criteria of various railway infrastructure which is often done to pelase political masters rather than optimise the outcomes. Hopefully, parliament will discuss these ideas before letting railways use easier and intellectually lazy option of just increasing the fare. |
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