Looking back at 2012

The 2012 Delhi gang-rape was by-far the most widespread issue which closed down 2012 and shook the streets of the city including rest of India for many weeks. Looking back at what happened it still stuns me to the core of what happened to a student and what's at stake working women like us and the necessary action that needs to be taken against this serious, serious issue.

Being in a country which has gone so far in areas of education, research, science and global thinking what is troubling is that the streets of India are still unsafe for women till this day. Where our nightclubs and restaurants not to mention our netas are constantly supervised by 2-3 policemen who regulate law and order, bringing crime down and ensuring protection of women in a patriarchal male-dominated society in the era of 2013, this one brutal incident an perhaps be the beginning of India Awakening to the issue of violence against women.

The blackout in north India which left over 700 million people without electricity for hours in the summer of 2012 is another picture of electricity and power management in India. Touted as the worst power cut the country has faced resulting in social and economic losses in just a few hours.

Centre for Science and Environment (CSE) one of the largest organisations in the areas of communication, knowledge and resource pool released its book 'Excreta Matters' on a national level talking about the impact of human waste and solutions to India's sewage problem which is getting out of control and polluting our food and water resources, Sunita Narain again shows the country and the world that India is capable of in managing her resources right and well deserved credit to this brave and unique information  

The United Nations (UN) has announced 2013 as the International Year of Water Cooperation, understanding how water is treated in the world, dealing with a growing global population, demand and privatization of this precious commodity is already running into high conflict in our country and her neighbour's. The need for a framework and regulatory body in each state has reached a stage where the country has no choice unless it wants to cope with water wars in the coming future.

There are many issues which I feel are important to address and talk about, educate, and turn into action. As a country we have come a long way in technology and development but when it comes to human development, welfare and environment we are despicably behind and taking up these pressing issues is the only way of moving forward as a truly developing nation.