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From Editor

Dear Reader

A whole host of grave problems seem to loom over us all.

Global warming, financial meltdown, grinding poverty, wars & terrorism, human rights abuses.... the list is endless. These certainly present a gloomy picture of Development the world over.

But Development is certainly not a 'dreary science' or a 'pessimists' paradise'. In fact, if there is hope for the future, it is hope kindled to a large measure by the myriad efforts of folks working for Development.

At d-sector we believe that the Development sector encompasses some of the most beautiful and valuable human values and therefore, while remaining realistic, Development work should reflect positive enthusiasm. The d-sector seeks to address the requirements of the Development sector as a whole as an effort to add to this positive approach. This, we feel, can be done by focussing on:

1. Providing crisp, authentic updates on all the relevant issues and developments in the sector
2. Offering an intelligently collated archive and database
3. Empowering the Development Practitioners through a range of services

Further, as a Development Practitioner, you would also be interested in equipping yourself with information, training, contacts and exposure to best practices.

The d-sector with its various features and classified sections such as openings and resumes, will be a superb companion for you as you progress on your chosen path without losing your passion or care for the cause. Subscribers to our services will be eligible for special offers relating to learning opportunities and services.

The d-sector offers Free, Subscription and Special levels of services to meet different requirements. If we do not have what you need, tell us. We will respond positively.

With your support, we will strive to keep this portal unbiased and neutral in line with our philosophy of serving the sector as a whole.

So get Connected. You will gain. So will the Development sector !

Do write in with your views, suggestions, observations, criticisms and send to us at editor@d-sector.org and become a part of the d-sector !

LET'S DEVELOP !

 

 
Recession-free industry!

From halwai to broker and from politician to banker, everyone is investing in up-market schools, coaching institutions and hi-tech universities. Not for any innate desire to educate the masses but more because it offers a business opportunity in the only recession-free industry of its kind. From what was considered a pious philanthropic initiative, education has been reduced to an unethical profitable business. Watch out, foreign direct investment in education is round the corner! 

Attractive infrastructure, overseas affiliations and assured placements are robbing the parents of their hard-earned money and the wards of their creative instincts. Lifelong savings are being invested on ‘degrees’ that can ensure quick-return-on-investment. Far from places for attaining knowledge and enlightenment, educational institutions have turned into assembly-lines for producing human clones. Can business of education really 'educate' society?

Choice or 'sperm racism'?

By seeking sperm for artificial insemination 'preferably from an IIT student', a Chennai couple has not only put Darwin's 'evolutionary ideas' to test but has demonstrated the impact of free-market economy on 'procreation' as well. The couple has apparently weighed the inbuilt architecture of sperm over other aspects of human evolution. Culture as a form of evolution, for instance, has been compromised for 'the choice of sperm'. 

Charles Darwin was against ranking any species or sub-species superior to others, opposing his fellow biologist Ernst Haeckel's flatly incorrect racist ideas of human development. To the father of evolution, any such ranking smelled of 'slavery'. Humans have triumphed over centuries for not being born to a specific sperm but for the rich interactions it has had with other species, Darwin had argued. Sperm racism is clearly uncalled for!

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