When you surrender yourself to the Guru, you have to obey his orders unconditionally. In this, your sole motive is to carry out the Guru’s will. Consequently, when going about the task you grow eager to do your utmost, can you call…
From dawn to dusk, the Naviks of Mathura line up by the ghats of river Yamuna offering boat rides to tourists. The river waters at the Mathura stretch are adorned, especially during evenings, with motor-less boats navigating unhurriedly from one end to…
By 2030, cumulative solar waste could reach up to 600 kilotonnes, equivalent to filling up 720 Olympic-size swimming pools, a new study has revealed. Most of this waste will come from five states: Rajasthan, Gujarat, Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh, and Tamil Nadu.
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Brief History of Local Self-Government in India
The idea of devolution of power to local self-government took legislative shape with the passage of the 73rd and 74th Constitutional Amendments, which provides Constitutional recognition to a third tier of the federal structure. These Constitutional…
A group of union secretaries – rural development, water resources, land resources and drinking water & sanitation – issued a jointly signed letter on 24.04.2020, when Covid-19 was peaking in India, directing states to use MGNRERA funds for water conservation and other…
Trust, Surrender, Faith, and Belief are all commonly used words. They are also inextricably linked to courage, for to observe any of them, which are different terms for the same expression, one needs a mountainous resolve. I will come back to elaborate…
There are no questions but, perhaps, the answers are so frighteningly beautiful that revisiting them, again and again and again, balm the soul. I, now, look for a company, internal and external, that takes me closer to my reality. External company is…
With the softness of its strength the Hill unveiled its presence – not the one visible to the eye – but the one transcending. The point of its enormity, the wisdom of its depth was incomprehensible. In the midst of its fearful…
Once, a frantic man was invited by his God to feast with him on a delicately embellished table amidst the clouds. Upon reaching the venue the man was perplexed to see Gods from all religions sitting together, dressed almost similarly, conversing with…