Save the green cover and conserve forests. Save hills before they are referred in stories as once upon a time. Conserve energy by turning-off lights when not required (don't turn-off lights in emergency situations, when dealing with any calamity except where it is required to turn-off power, when some work is going on, when there are safety concerns for people, or when someone is sick and there is a need for adequate lighting). Avoid dumping disposables on railway tracks, open lands, river and sea shores to prevent landfills and to ensure a clean environment.

Timely vaccination can protect precious little lives from vaccine-preventable diseases—Save a child, save a life, and save a dream. Refer government and regulatory advisories, directives, or guidelines. Keep first-aid kit at home and workplace for use in emergencies. Cover water containers to prevent dengue. In case a person is bed-ridden for a long time, use air bag to prevent bed sores whether at home or at health care centre. Prefer using prescribed medicines by the health expert and be aware of anti-microbial resistance. Try to start early for work if the workplace is far away rather than overspeeding or boarding overcrowded transport services during rush hour. If possible, try to help the elderly if you find that they are unable to cross the road due to heavy traffic. If possible, offer your seat to the elderly or those in need in buses and metro trains.

Literature awareness initiative (September 10 to 23): 10th September: నేడు తెలుగు రచయిత విశ్వనాథ సత్యనారాయణ గారి జయంతి. আজ বাঙালি কবি ও ঔপন্যাসিক মৈত্রেয়ী দেবীর জন্মবার্ষিকী।ਅੱਜ ਪੰਜਾਬੀ ਲੇਖਕ ਮੋਹਨ ਚੋਪੜਾ ਦਾ ਜਨਮ ਵਰ੍ਹੇਗੰਢ ਹੈ। 11th September: मराठी कवी आत्माराम रावजी देशपांडे यांची आज जयंती आहे. मुत्सद्दी आणि लेखक आप्पासाहेब बाळासाहेब पंत यांची आज जयंती आहे. विनोबा भावे या नावाने प्रसिद्ध असलेले स्वातंत्र्यसेनानी, गांधीवादी, सामाजिक कार्यकर्ते आणि लेखक विनायक नरहरी भावे यांची आज जयंती आहे. आज राजस्थानी और हिंदी कवि कन्हैयालाल सेठिया की जयंती है। Today is the birth anniversary of poet and writer D H Lawrence. Today is the birth anniversary of author Jessica Mitford. Today is the birth anniversary of writer William Sydney Porter popularly known by his pen names O. Henry and Oliver Henry. 12th September: আজ বাঙালি লেখক বিভূতিভূষণ বন্দ্যোপাধ্যায় জন্মবার্ষিকী। ഇന്ന് മലയാള കവി കെ.അയ്യപ്പപ്പണിക്കരുടെ ജന്മവാർഷികമാണ്. Dziś rocznica urodzin polskiego pisarza i poligloty Stanisława Hermana Lema. 13th September: आज हिंदी कवि, लेखक और संपादक भगवत रावत की जयंती है। Aujourd'hui, c'est l'anniversaire de la naissance de l'historien, académicien et écrivain français Ilios Yannakakis. আজ বাংলাদেশী লেখক সৈয়দ মুর্তজা আলীর জন্মবার্ষিকী। आज सिंधी लेखक अब्दुल कादिर जुनेजो की जयंती है। Heute ist der Geburt Jahrestag deutschen Schriftstellerin Benedikte Naubert.

14th September: हिंदी दिवस की शुभकामनाएँ।' నేడు రచయిత మరియు సంపాదకులు గాడిచెర్ల హరిసర్వోత్తమరావు జయంతి. 15th September: आज हिंदी कवि, प्रोफेसर, लेखक, नाटककार और आलोचक रामकुमार वर्मा की जयंती है। আজ বাঙালি লেখক, ঔপন্যাসিক ও প্রাবন্ধিক শরৎচন্দ্র চট্টোপাধ্যায়ের জন্মবার্ষিকী। आज हिंदी कवि, लेखक और संपादक सर्वेश्वर दयाल सक्सेना की जयंती है। ഇന്ന് മലയാള കവിയും അധ്യാപകനുമായ നാലങ്കൽ കൃഷ്ണപിള്ളയുടെ ജന്മവാർഷികമാണ്. Bugün, Reşat Kemal ve Orhan Kemal mahlasıyla eserleriyle tanınan Türk yazar ve romancı Mehmet Raşit Öğütçü'nün doğum yıldönümü. Azi este aniversare nașterii scriitorului român Constantin Virgil Gheorghiu. 16th September: આજે કવિ અને લેખક કૃષ્ણલાલ શ્રીધરાણીનો વર્ષગાંઠ છે. आज कवी आणि लेखक नामदेव धोंडो महानोर यांची जयंती. આજે કવિ, પ્રોફેસર અને લેખક યશવંત ત્રિવેદીની વર્ષગાંઠ છે. Today is the birth anniversary of writer and jurist A G Noorani. Сьогодні годовщина рождения русско письменника Микола Олексійович Островський. 17th September: आयज पत्रकार आनी लेखक लॅम्बर्ट मास्कारेन्हस हाची जल्म वर्धापन दिसा. आयज अंकल पाई ह्या नांवान लोकप्रिय आशिल्ल्या शिक्षक आनी लेखक अनंत पाई हाची जल्म वर्धापन दिसा. आज उर्दू शायर मुहम्मद अब्दुल-हय्य सिद्दीकी (बेखुद बदायूँनी) की सालगिरह है। Aujourd'hui, c'est l'anniversaire de la naissance du poète Jean Venturini. Today is the birth anniversary of poet, writer, and physician William Carlos Williams. 18th September: ಇಂದು ಕವಿ ಮತ್ತು ಪ್ರಾಧ್ಯಾಪಕ ಗೋವಿಂದರಾಯ ಹಮ್ಮಣ್ಣ ನಾಯಕ್ ಅವರ ಜನ್ಮ ವಾರ್ಷಿಕೋತ್ಸವ. আজ লেখক জগদানন্দ রায়ের জন্মবার্ষিকী। आज हिंदी कवि और व्यंग्यकार प्रभु लाल गर्ग (काका हाथरसी) की जयंती है। Hari ini ulang tahun kelahiran penulis dan sejarawan Indonesia Kuntowijoyo. Today is the birth anniversary of writer Alan Alexander Milne.

19th September: Today is the birth anniversary of poet Kol Lako Bodra known for creation of Warang Chiti writing system (Ho language). నేడు కవి మరియు రచయిత Dr బోయి భీమన్న జయంతి. আজ কবি ও সাহিত্যিক অচিন্ত্য কুমার সেনগুপ্তের জন্মবার্ষিকী। आज कवि कुँवर नारायण की जयंती है। Today is the birth anniversary of poet Ingrid Jonker. Today is the birth anniversary of satirist and writer Yervant Odian. Today is the birth anniversary of writer John Knowles. 20th September: Dziś rocznica urodzin polskiego pisarza Andrzeja Frycza Modrzewskiego, znany jako ojcem polskiej demokracji. Сьогодні годовщина рождения русской и иврит поэтессы и писательницы Елизаветы Ивановны Жирковой. Today is the birth anniversary of Armenian writer, teacher, and physician Tserents. આજે ગુજરાતી લેખક, વિવેચક અને સંપાદક ગુલાબદાસ બ્રોકર જન્મ વર્ષગાંઠ છે. Today is the birth anniversary of editor and writer Charles Walter Stansby Williams. 21st September: Today is the birth anniversary of poet Appachcha Kavi known for his works in Kodava language. నేడు తెలుగు విద్యావేత్త, కవి, మరియు రచయిత గురజాడ వెంకట అప్పారావు జయంతి. আজ বাংলার কবি কুসুমকুমারী দাসের জন্মবার্ষিকী। Today is the birth anniversary of writer Herbert George Wells. Heute ist der Geburt Jahrestag deutschen Dichters und Schriftstellers Gustav Leutelt. 22nd September: இன்று தமிழ் எழுத்தாளரும் அசோகமித்திரன் (ஜெகதீச தியாகராஜன்) பிறந்த ஆண்டுவிழா. Today is the birth anniversary of writer Alice Christiana Gertrude Meynell. 23rd September: आज हिंदी कवि और लेखक रामधारी सिंह दिनकर की जयंती है. నేడు తెలుగు రచయిత కందుల వరాహ నరసింహ శర్మ (కవన శర్మ) జయంతి. ഇന്ന് മലയാള കവി പുതുശ്ശേരി രാമചന്ദ്രൻ പിള്ളയുടെ ജന്മ വാർഷികം. आज शायर सहबा अख्तर की सालगिरह है। Today is the birth anniversary of writer Elspeth Joscelin Huxley. 今天是中国数学家、诗人苏步青出生纪念日 出生。I hope this will be valuable to all those who are interested in literature, literary studies, academics, writing, science, linguistics, those keen to learn/know, and all readers in general.

Sustainable Model Villages and Towns—Creating Gateways to India

India is considered a bright spot in the global economy, though economists differ on measures required to maintain this status. While the government’s initiatives such as Smart city, Make in India, Digital India, and Startup India along with reforms are likely to have a positive impact on the economy, the key is to harness the untapped potential of rural areas and Tier II and Tier III towns. It’s time to transform villages and small towns as sustainable model villages and towns through a combination of several initiatives such as creating handicrafts corridors across the country or introducing Make in rural India. Handicrafts and cottage industry corridors can not only help revive many such industries facing risk of extinction, but also help counter dumping of cheaper products by other countries.
We need not need more schemes and programmes. The central government or state governments can customize existing schemes for towns and rural areas such as Swaach gram programs, skill development, use of solar power, environment-friendly road or rail connectivity to the nearby cities, and improving tourism potential by showcasing select small villages and towns as Gateways to Indiataking into consideration their respective requirements and strengths.
State governments can avail services of select renowned personalities involved in social service or proven administrators to mentor or advise the rural panchayats and urban municipal bodies in towns to foster bottom-top model of development, that is developing villages and towns as new hubs of growth. In effect, it would on the one hand help make rural and small towns self-sustainable and on the other hand reduce the pressure on cities. This would also help reduce informal settlements and slums in cities.
Many towns now have a considerable youth with reasonable English-speaking capabilities who have to move to metros and other major cities for getting jobs, where they face high cost of living and difficulty in taking care of parents residing in their home towns and fulfilling other family commitments. To tackle this issue, the state governments can collaborate with commerce and industry associations such as FICCI and CII to create small regional IT and telecom hubs to help retain the talent in towns. This would help utilizing the local talent and reduce the migration of youth to cities.
The central government in consultation with state governments can come forward to develop small cities such as Bhilai in Chhattisgarh, Kota in Rajasthan, Pune in Maharasthra, Warangal in Telangana, Vijaywada in Andhra, Indore in Madhya Pradesh, and other cities known across the country for good quality education as regional hubs of education to reduce the burden on cities. These towns and cities are already catering to the educational needs of their respective regions, but there is a need for a structured approach to take the maximum advantage of their potential for the greater good.
These measures would help reduce the imbalance between rural, semi-urban, and urban areas and help India to surge ahead in sustainable economic growth and development at a time when India has the advantage of a younger demographic profile. This advantage though will not last long, so the urgency to harness the untapped potential.
 

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