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Krishan Kalra

The author is President NAAI and Member National Advisory Board SARTHAK

Latest Articles By Krishan Kalra

Inclusivity

Krishan Kalra

There are several such cases at home too. Arunima Sinha – who had to get her leg amputed after she was pushed out of a running train – climbed the Everest with her prosthetic foot. Ira Singhal, who suffers from a spinal disorder – qualified for the IAS in 2010 but was denied a job due to her disability. She took the government to court over this

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Teaching Sustainability In Schools

Krishan Kalra

The underlying idea is to reduce the carbon footprint of the school. This programme also drives students to use natural resources in a responsible manner and practice effective methods so that these become a way of life for them

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The Modi I Got To Know In 2006

Krishan Kalra

The author is a former Additional Secretary General of FICCI, a former President of AIMA & former Member, BOG of IIMC Kolkata

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Teaching Sustainability In Schools

Krishan Kalra

Challenges posed by climate change, hugely impacted by our obsessive consumption patterns, are immense, writes Krishan Kalra

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Plastics – A Boon Turned Bane

Krishan Kalra

A Hyderabad-based company, promoted by youngsters with Silicon Valley exposure, set up in 2013, has recycled more than 100,000 tonne of plastic waste collected through a large network of ragpickers

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Let’s Give Sustainable Growth A Chance!

Krishan Kalra

Regular Urban Floods disrupt the life of millions and cause immense damage to infrastructure and huge economic losses. A lot of this is preventable with scientific studies and systematic municipal action

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Air Pollution Is A Public Health Emergency

Krishan Kalra

Air pollution is causing serious damage to the health of people, especially in the big cities, yet not much has been done about it so far

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Women Achievers

Krishan Kalra

Empowerment of women is crucial for the growth of our society and, happily, during the last few years, we have seen a rapidly increasing number of women distinguishing themselves in various walks of life

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Festival Of Flamingos In Mumbai

Krishan Kalra

Considering that a lot of our population lives in villages and probably has little or no access to modern day packaging – despite the small-pack onslaught of shampoo, soap, toothpaste, biscuits et al by aggressive marketing companies – and are also unlikely to waste food, our national per capita waste generation should be around 250 grams per day

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Weaponising Education

Krishan Kalra

It is estimated that every urban citizen in the country generates about 600 grams of solid waste every single day ... With an estimated population of 142 crores it adds up to about 355 tons a day or 130 million tons annually – enough to drown us all under its weight unless we make it our religion to manage our waste by assiduously segregating it at source

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