From Housing for all to Habitat...A prelude to Surabaya and Quito. ( this is the last part in the series.Part one and two has appeared earlier). In the previous two posts we have talked about Millennium Development Goals ( MDGs) that were replaced by Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in 2015 which will continue to be the ...

The Enigma of Kashmir, Pakistan and Muslims The valley is burning, Pakistan is playing with fire as usual while the ISIS is trying to bring the whole world under a Islamic rule that reminds one of Barbarians. (http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/politics-and-nation/pakistan-using-religion-to-create-trouble-rajnath-singh/articleshow/53317597.cms). Ever since the Maharaja of Kashmir Raja Hari Singh signed the accession of the state of Jammu and Kashmir ...

Challenges will remain: Higher Education is more about vision and right policies All though Smriti Irani has been moved out of HRD, I think there were some good points about her short tenure. There is a saying that big changes can be bought by a person who is new and unbiased towards the system. Smriti Iran ...

Setting the tone for Habitat III: Challenges and Opportunity. ..Part 2. (Part one briefed about the background behind Habitat conference and discussed about MDGs. Here we talk about SDGs and ahead ) In September 2015, all 193 Member States of the United Nations adopted a plan for achieving a better future for all – laying out a ...

Setting the tone : UN-Habitat III: Challenges and Opportunity. ..Part 1. Introduction: The forthcoming UN conference on Habitat in Quito - Ecuador will be held from 17th -20th October 2016. A preparatory conference ( Prepconf) will take place in Surabaya Indonesia this month between 25- 27 th July 2016. The ministry of HuPA under hon'ble minister Sh ...