Making it happen: Sampark Foundation

July 21, 2021

I had no experience in the school education sector when I was shifted from the dark dungeons of coal mines to the apparent bright lights of education in 2016. In this sense, I was perhaps the most ‘uneducated’ Secretary, School Education, Government of India. However, I was soon to discover...

How Muktangan and its founders made it happen

July 13, 2021

It was sometime during 2017 and a few months after I had taken over as Secretary, School Education, Government of India. This was a visit to Municipal School in Mumbai at the insistence of one Sunil Mehta who must have been in his late 70s. What impressed me was his...

Making it happen: Even after leaving the government

July 6, 2021

This officer’s journey has been inspiring from working at the top level in government to starting an organization from ground zero. Dhir Jhingran was one of the most outstanding Indian Administrative Service (IAS) officers. He has demonstrated that officers can not only perform while in service, they can pursue their...

Making it happen: Odisha does it again

June 29, 2021

The remarkable manner in which the state of Odisha gets back to normalcy after being repeatedly hit by natural disasters is a lesson to other states. This story is about the restoration of electricity network after the devastation caused by “Yaas”. The coastal districts of Odisha are vulnerable to frequent...

MAKING IT HAPPEN: RESTORATION OF WASTELAND

June 22, 2021

Aishwarya Raj joined the Indian Forest Service in 2017, and Parvati Division was his second posting after Kullu in the state of Himachal Pradesh. Having taken charge in January, 2021, the first task was to assess the ground situation in different areas of his jurisdiction. On one such field visit...

Making it happen: Covid management in Sonipat

June 15, 2021

Like many regions of the country, the second wave of the Covid hit the district of Sonipat (adjoining Delhi) really hard with the positivity rate reaching a high of 54.71% on 25 April 2021. With the second wave came different sorts of challenges of which oxygen supply was most critical,...

Making it happen: Use of teaching staff and technology during Covid-19 times

June 9, 2021

Traditional functioning of healthcare sector, just like every other sector, has been hugely impacted by Covid-19 pandemic. People are scared to approach healthcare centres for the fear of catching infection from other patients. Overburdened healthcare workers and institutions do not find enough time to organise camps, mobilise people and provide...

MAKING IT HAPPEN: MUMBAI DID IT… YET AGAIN

June 1, 2021

Mumbai’s first COVID wave which started in March 2020, started to wane in September 2020 and by the end of December it was as good as over. However, Team Municipal Corporation of Greater Mumbai (MCGM) was certain about the second wave hitting Mumbai after a couple of months. This was...

MAKING IT HAPPEN: SUN LIGHTS UP THE WORLD

May 25, 2021

India has committed to ambitious targets before the world in the context of renewable energy.; Many felt that India was punching far above its weight. Solar projects set up in India have been largely on account of the creditable efforts of Central Public Sector Undertakings (CPSUs) - Solar Energy Corporation...

MAKING IT HAPPEN: FIGHT AGAINST COVID IN ANDHRA

May 19, 2021

As the country is reeling under Covid-19 pandemic, the state of Andhra Pradesh is putting up a noteworthy fight against it. A.P. which has a population of around 53 million has reported over 1.2 million Covid-19 cases till now. Since the last week of April, state is witnessing over 20,000...