Union Budget 2006-07: Lip service to education

With the dust raised by the hosannas to Union finance minister P. Chidambaram’s second budget for the UPA government having settled, indications are that the professedly handsome budget provision for education doesn’t match the rhetoric

Why there’s little fun in pre-school education

Although the prime purpose of pre-schools is gentle introduction to socialisation and co-operative play, anxiety about downstream primary school admissions is transforming them into stressful tuition centres

Sweet smell of success in floriculture

With the domestic demand for flowers growing at 25 percent annually and offshore demand rising as fast, there’s a great need of qualified individuals in this high potential agri-industry

Seven days in the Himalayan foothills

The awe-inspiring Himalayas sprawl 2,560 km across north India. Therefore a visitor has to experience a piece at a time, drawing up and following a carefully planned itinerary