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India 2047: A Blueprint for Prosperity, Equality, and Innovation Empowering the Bold New Citizens of Viksit Bharat

By 2047, citizens of a prosperous India would be creative, collaborative, and liberated, embracing a modernity shaped by historical and cultural richness. What is living in the tradition would be celebrated and carried forward, what is rotten would be discarded

Thou shalt develop and grow rich, at least by the centenary of Independence. If this commandment were somehow heeded, and India were to become a high-income country, at least, by 2047, what would be the nature of a citizen of that future, prosperous India?

By the World Bank’s definition, a high-income country is defined by achieving a gross national income per capita of $13,846 or more. The trouble with average incomes is that a high level does not guarantee a comfortable standard of living for the majority: if you have highly unequal distribution of income, a super-rich minority could coexist, albeit in heavily guarded, gated communities, with a disgruntled mass of unemployed and underemployed people, with a per capita income that flatters to deceive. Think Apartheid South Africa.

A Lifeline Under Fire: The Perils and Politics of Humanitarian Aid

With Israeli forces weaponizing starvation and Hamas embedding itself within civilian infrastructure, much ink has been spilled over the geopolitical ramifications and, moreover, over who is in the right. The fact remains that every 10 minutes, a child is killed in Gaza. According to Human Rights Watch, even before the current hostilities, 1.2 million of the 2.2 million people in Gaza faced acute food insecurity, with over 80% reliant on humanitarian aid. At this juncture, on World Humanitarian Day, it is vital to discuss the instrumental work being done by humanitarian workers across conflict zones, from the streets of Haiti to the coasts of Rakhine.

Gender, Climate, and Development: An Ecofeminist Perspective on Women’s Vulnerabilities

Economics of Gender and Development 5005 connection between a the exploitation and degradation of the natural world and the subordination and oppression of women. Ecofeminism emerged in the mid-1970s alongside second-wave feminism and the green movement.

Soaring Heights: The Bhartiya Vayuyan Vidheyak Bill, 2024 – Catalyzing India’s Aviation Revolution

The Bhartiya Vayuyan Vidheyak Bill 2024 seeks to remove the outdated laws of the aircraft bill 1934 which has also been amended 21 times at a time when India is one of the fastest growing civil aviation among its global partners and also in accordance to its 2047 vision- VIKSIT BHARAT. The Lok Sabha on Friday i.e.  9th august 2024 passed this bill to replace the 90-year-old bill and to improve the ease of doing business.

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