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Harminder Pal Singh

Empowering a girl is empowering a family

December 31, 2022

The initiative Beti Bachao Beti Padhao (BBBP), introduced by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on 22 February 2015, sought to increase the ratio of girl new-borns relative to boy infants and ensure that girls become socially and financially independent. When the initiative was advertised on social media in 2015 with the...

Stubble Burning could be managed with ‘pure intentions’

November 5, 2022

Stubble burning is a practice of managing residues left after harvesting of rice crop by setting the straw stubble on fire. Along with the industrial and vehicular emmisions, it often leads to the deterioration of air quality (detected in terms of Air Quality Index), particularly in Delhi and NCR. In...