Election 2009
Mass English Education in India
English is the lingua-franca for globalization. If India has to clock 9% annual growth in its GDP, English needs to be central in education of Gen YRI. There will be an increasing demand for multi-lingual speakers by corporate India according to Times of India article “English for Progress”.
Youngest Minister in Prime Minister’s Cabinet
Read about the youngest minister in Prime Minister Manmohan Singh’s Cabinet. At a young age of 27 she is a lawyer, environmentalist and also amateur photographer
Young MPs face to face with Young Indians
CNN IBN has hosted the program called ‘Youngisthan’ where they invited the young MPs to face questions from young individuals. The MPs had to tackle very tough questioning by the youth. Click on Continue Reading to watch the video.
Young Ministers in Dr. Singh’s Government
Latest expansion of ministry by Prime Minister Dr. Singh has several young faces. As many as seven lawmakers below the age of 40 found a place in the council of ministers. Besides Jyotiraditya Scindia and Jitin Prasada, the young ministers include Sachin Pilot, Prateek Prakashbapu Patil, Arun Yadav and Agatha Sangma, who is 28 years old.
Now is the time for India to Shine?
India can learn from China to develop light manufacturing to provide employment for tens of millions of surplus farm laborers. Better urban management will be an imperative as more Indians flock to cities in search of work.
