Ground Reality

 By Neeraj Bajpai “ It was the best of times, it was the worst of times, it was the age of wisdom, it was the age of foolishness….,It was the spring of hope, it was the winter of despair”. This Historic quote of eminent writer Charles Dickens aptly fits in the current political scenario in the world’s most populous and vibrant democracy -India. Darwin’s theory of survival of the fittest is order of the day.Opposition parties,which used to be most vociferous on the government’s policies and ruling party,are reduced to a rump apparently because of their own doings. Credibility of even some notables of the Grand old party (GOP),Congress, is at stake, and almost in every major election held since 2014, the party’s political space is getting shrunk and  marginalized. Prospects of its revival in near future look dim given a sense of despondency visible among rank and file after every defeat- especially Uttar Pradesh Assembly polls.The phenomenon has its cascading impact ...

By Neeraj Bajpai In a decisive move to accomplish twin objective of safeguarding climate and tapping renewable energy resources to meet growing demands for power supply, the Narendra Modi Government, during its first three years of governance, has carried forward its commitment of Green Energy, initiating largest ever renewable energy production plans. In tune with India’s Intended Nationally Determined contributions (INDC), submitted to the United Nations Frame work convention on Climate change, that India will  achieve 40% cumulative Electric power capacity from non-fossil fuel based energy resources by 2030 with the help of transfer of technology , Mega plans are being implemented in the Renewable Energy (RE) sector.  The initiatives will pave way for energy security while ensuring power supply in far flung rural swathes where grid supply is inaccessible.   Presently, per capita electricity consumption is only one fifth of the world average. Putting rati...

 Anti-corruption drives, including demonetization of high currency notes, are the center piece of the Narendra Modi Government’s first three years of governance, A slew of initiatives including India’s bold stand in the Paris climate meet, sustained bids to protect flora and fauna and stringent control orders for air and water pollution levels, are among noteworthy foot prints on the environment, forests and climate front. The government says that it has done massive work during last three years to protect environment while also ensuring that the developmental projects also do not suffer. A right balance has been created between developmental needs of the nation and adequately addressing the environmental concerns. India participated in COP-22 meeting in Marrakech, Morocco last year.  The main thrust of COP 22 was to develop rules for operationalizing the Paris agreement and advance work on Pre-2020 actions.  India, led by its Environment, Forest and Climate Cha...