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Anniversary Special 2016

Anniversary Special 2016

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Updated : Jan 11, 2016

India is an ideal country for solar energy

Chetan Maini, who developed India's first-ever commercial electric car, the Reva, writes about how to harness the full power of the sun for clean energy.

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Updated : Jan 11, 2016

Achieving a yield revolution in major food

If the rains fail, so does our crops. How does one move beyond the over dependence on rains as many other countries have done? Professor M.S. Swaminathan, renowned geneticist and father of the Indian Green Revolution, shares his thoughts.

Some of India's landmark legislations such as MGNREGA, insurance for all, direct benefit transfer, education for all and health for all, have been instruments of bringing social equilibrium. (Photo: Ajay Thakuri)
Updated : Jan 09, 2016

Can law be an instrument of social justice?

Ranjeev C. Dubey, Managing Partner, N South, Advocates, outlines what must be done to bridge the gap between the rich and the poor over the next 25 years.

Despite India's honourable commitments to emission control under the COP21 talks at Paris, coal will continue to remain its largest source of energy to power its economic growth over the next 25 years. (Photo: Raj Verma)
Updated : Jan 09, 2016

How can India use 'clean coal' to control emissions

Despite India's honourable commitments to emission control under the COP21 talks at Paris, coal will continue to remain its largest source of energy to power its economic growth over the next 25 years.

Developing countries neither have the resources nor the inclination to provide security of health, education and minimum living expenses to each citizen. (Photo: Ajay Thakuri)
Updated : Jan 09, 2016

It's time to give every Indian a social security net

Reetika Khera, Associate Professor, Humanities and Social Sciences Dept, IIT-Delhi, says with India gaining strength, both economically and geo-politically, we can now achieve 100% social security.

India continues to be on the lookout for the next breakthrough in agricultural produce and productivity. (Photo: Raj Verma)
Updated : Jan 06, 2016

What's the roadmap to the next White Revolution?

R.S. Sodhi, MD of Gujarat Cooperative Milk Marketing Federation, suggests the way forward as India continues to be on the lookout for the next breakthrough in agricultural produce and productivity.

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Updated : Jan 05, 2016

5 things India should do to get its defence policy right

India might still be primarily Pakistan-and-China focused, but tomorrow's enemy may not necessarily be the proximate enemy. Admiral Arun Prakash, former Chief of Naval Staff and former Chairman, Chiefs of Staff Committee, outlines how to prepare for the new adversary.

A vast majority of our 2.2 million graduates find themselves at sea once they exit their colleges since most of our college education only partially equips them for jobs. (Photo: Ajay Thakuri)
Updated : Jan 05, 2016

How should India make its working force job worthy?

Sanjeev Duggal, CEO & Director, Centum Learning, a skilling company with presence in 21 countries, writes on how to change India's skills landscape.

Despite the appointment of multiple commissions to reform the governance of police forces across the country, the government has lacked the political willpower to implement their recommendations. (Photo: Ajay Thakuri)
Updated : Jan 02, 2016

How to rejuvenate and transform the police force

Prakash Singh, former DGP of UP and BSF, who leads a movement for police reforms, explains how to create a professional, well-trained, equipped, and motivated police force.

India's babudom is being rated among the worst in Asia. (Photo: Raj Verma)
Updated : Jan 02, 2016

Why revamping our bureaucracy is a must

Vinod Rai, former CAG of India and Visiting Senior Research Fellow at the Institute of South Asian Studies, in the National University of Singapore, explains how the revamp can make India future-ready.

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Updated : Jan 01, 2016

Technology doles out hope for healthcare services in rural areas

Robyn Norton of Global Health; James Martin of Oxford; and Professor Vivekananda Jha of George Institute of Public Health, on improving healthcare facilities in the remotest areas of the country.

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Updated : Jan 01, 2016

How technology for all may bring banking for all

Financial inclusion is not just about having a bank account for everyone in the society. It is about creating an ecosystem that enables and encourages people to use financial instruments in their everyday life.

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Updated : Dec 31, 2015

Air pollution is slow murder; must be stopped

Without doubt, if this generation needs to make the world a better place to live for future generations, clean air has to be our biggest priority. Environmentalist and activist Sunita Narain, Director General, Centre for Science and Environment, exhorts, it's now or never.

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Updated : Dec 31, 2015

India must share its success with the world

India should reinvigorate its pursuit of the democratisation of the international order replacing the post-World War II order with one that represents, more truly, the global realities of the times.

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Updated : Dec 30, 2015

Accelerating Universal Health Coverage in India

The WHO representative to India, Dr. Henk Bekedam, suggests ways to marry national and state priorities to bring quality health care to every Indian citizen.

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Updated : Dec 30, 2015

Smart Cities - Five Mistakes of the West India Must Avoid

Technology entrepreneur and investor Jack Hidary, who was CEO of Dice.com and now the Chairman of Samba Energy, suggests a template for a brand new Smart City and says India should avoid making the mistakes of the West.

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Updated : Dec 30, 2015

Operational Autonomy is Key to Run the Force

Julio Ribeiro, one of India's most feted police officers, a former commissioner of Mumbai Police, and former director general of Punjab Police during the era of militancy in that state, looks at what needs to be done to make the police in India fit for the next 25 years.

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Updated : Dec 30, 2015

Towards an Integrated Pro-Poor Health Policy

K. Srinath Reddy, President, Public Health Foundation of India, looks at the way ahead for universal health insurance in India.

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Updated : Dec 30, 2015

Building Cities of the Future

Karin Wanngard, Mayor of Stockholm, deliberates on how to transform an old city into a Smart City? the Stockholm way.

India Today Editor-in-Chief Aroon Purie
Updated : Dec 30, 2015

Turbo-charged Journey

The issue you are reading now is special in more ways than one for us. We have just completed our 24th year of publishing the magazine and are entering our 25th year in 2016.

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Updated : Dec 30, 2015

Can Centre, states ever agree on taxation rules?

It would be a travesty if India's economic growth were to be a prisoner of an antiquated tax regime, multiple and over-lapping tax structures and corrupt compliance officials.