Top stories published by Spontaneous Order in 2006

A. Srivathsan, in an excellent article in The Hindu bemoans the utter mess that urban land planning in Delhi is. Delhi recently has witnessed a situation that is the result of bad urban land management:

Centre for Civil Society in Spontaneous Order

Mar 17, 2006

Microsoft lends a technology hand to Anna University

The world’s №1 software giant, Microsoft sealed a generous deal with the Anna university of Chennai to supply computer programmes for all the engineering students in Tamil Nadu.

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Centre for Civil Society in Spontaneous Order

Feb 27, 2006

Good intentions: bad implementation

Please read this article by Sonu Jain in the Indian Express if you are interested in knowing about good intentions having remained just that, without any active implementation. The previous budget had, among other projects, come up with three big schemes for rural…

Centre for Civil Society in Spontaneous Order

Apr 7, 2006

Lucknow school liquor shops removed

Liquor shops and schools cannot go together. But in many parts of India this scene is very common. Especially in Lucknow where 53 alchol selling shops coexist with educational institutions. The smell and noise of the liquor shops obviously affect the learning…

Centre for Civil Society in Spontaneous Order

Feb 1, 2006

Welcome change in CBSE exams

The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) is going to implement several alterations in the class X and XII examination procedures from the current year. Generally considered as the most stressful part in student’s career, board exams were awaiting reformation for a long time.

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Centre for Civil Society in Spontaneous Order

Mar 24, 2006

Wrong way to control female foeticide

Our sarkari institutions are well known for adopting faulty policies and expect better rewards from it. The recent one is about the scholarship for single girl child introduced by the Central Board for Seconary Education (CBSE). The intention is to encourage girl…

Centre for Civil Society in Spontaneous Order

Feb 28, 2006

Chalo Dilli — A Mission Statement

Chalo Dilli — What is it? Is it an Ad campaign, is it a quest or is it an appeal. Well, I think more than anything else, it is like a ‘Mission Statement’ or rather it should be taken as one by the Delhi Government and by those living in Delhi.

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Centre for Civil Society in Spontaneous Order

Jan 11, 2006

Basic education as Priority №1

Nothing is more shameful for a country than to keep quarter of its population as illiterates. Occasionally the issue of educating those who do not have the basic reading and writing skills come up for discussion in the corridors of power. This is happening with much sound…

Centre for Civil Society in Spontaneous Order

Mar 11, 2006

G. Viswanathan: Star edupreneur of south India

In a time span of just 21 years, G. Viswanathan, a former parliamentarian has built Vellore Institute of Technology (VIT)into a deemed university

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Apr 7, 2006

Video Catching of Copy Cats

Copying during examinations is a big problem in India. Although copying is prevalent in almost all parts of the country, Bihar tops the list with the maximum number of students indulging in this unfair practice. Whether school board exams or the high profile civil services exams…

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