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Education without values

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                                      Education without values           Education imparts knowledge in us. It moulds our character by imparting values in us. Education creates better career opportunities and helps us to make better decisions in our life so that we can live a happy and satisfied life.            But our education system is worsening these days. It is seen that only theoretical knowledge is imparted and there is no scope for practical education and moral values. Teachers teach only for their personal benefit and hence does not inculcate the necessary values in students. Education has become only a means to earn money, name and fame. Also the Education system is getting corrupted due to certain people in politics. The system drivers themselves lack values. Though India’s literacy rate is 74.04% ...

True Religion cannot be misused

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                  True Religion cannot be misused            Religion is a system of faith and worship. It is a word meant to unite people. Religion is what we get entitled to right from our birth and hence which gives us an identity. It promotes peace and harmony among ourselves and others. All religions give the same message but in different languages. All the religions preach to respect all other religions. It nurtures our relationships with other people. It also promotes social welfare.          India is a secular country. The constitution gives equal importance to all kinds of religion. India is a country where people of many different religions live together. All community groups have their own gods and have faith in them. Various festivals of varied religions are celebrated to unite people. Eg. Id of Muslim religion, Diwali of Hindu religion, Christma...

Technology cannot replace manpower

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              Technology cannot replace manpower      Technology means the application of  science in making various things. Modern age is based on technology. We witness machines for each and every work. Technology made our life comfortable by inventing machine for every work. Many industrial machines and household gadgets have made doing work easier. Transport facilities has become faster and easy. Wheel was the first invention during the stone age. Certain antibiotics have been developed for fighting diseases which have increased life expectancy. Eg. Penicillin.          One of the greatest invention of the 20 th century is the smart phone. Today smart phones are seen in everybody’s hand from a small child to an old person. It has been very useful to the man. The question for technology in industrial sector arose when there was a scarcity of labour, wages were rising, for accurac...

Sustainable Energy

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                         Sustainable Energy   Sustainable energy   is energy that is consumed at insignificant rates compared to its supply and with manageable collateral effects, especially environmental effects. Another common definition of sustainable energy is an energy system that serves the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their needs.   The   organizing principle   for sustainability is   sustainable development , which includes the four interconnected domains: ecology, economics, politics and culture.  Sustainability   science   is the study of sustainable development and environmental science.                       Technologies promote  sustainable  energy including  renewable energy  sources, such as  hydroelectricity , ...

Section 377

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                    Section 377                   Section 377 of IPC i.e. Indian Penal Code dates back to 1861 which criminalizes sexual activities between same sex i.e. homosexuality. It states that whoever has sexual intercourse with any man, woman or animal which is against the order of nature shall be punished with imprisonment for life. Some people believe that homosexuality is against Indian culture, against nature and against science.           When the High Court of Delhi decriminalized it in 2009, the Supreme court gave a judgement that the  amending of section 377 should be left on the parliament and the judiciary should not interfere in it. On 24 August 2017, Supreme court ruled that Right to Privacy is a fundamental right of people and the rights of LGBT’s(Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender) are based on constitutional principles. The ...

Do we need censorship?

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                                Do we need censorship?             Censorship means suppression or prohibition to any part of book, film, news, etc. which is unacceptable and is a threat to security. Although the Constitution of India guarantees the freedom of expression but it also places some restrictions on the content to maintain religious peace and harmony. But is censorship really necessary?                              Some say that it is needed because if censorship does not exist we can get exposed to many things. If it is not present, children see inappropriate content which have adverse effect on their minds. It can create a negative impact on minds of people. Censoring the content can provide stability to the society. It can also lead to violence in society.       ...

Agrarian Crisis

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                  Agrarian Crisis                 India is an agrarian country. About 85% of the country’s population directly or indirectly depend on agriculture. However, despite being the occupation of such large population, the agricultural sector is facing many problems.                The low levels of technology, lack of irrigation facilities  and less use of fertilizers are leading to the plight of farmers. There are certain cases of farmer suicide due to unbearable burden of debt. Most of the suicides are seen in the areas of low rainfall and poorly irrigated regions. Another reason for this is shortage of money.                                              Many landless and poor farmers lack to invest in farming....