Learning & Development

By Sunny Bokka 1.ABSTRACT Mortality trends reflect the combined influence of biological, environmental, and social determinants on human survival patterns over time. While medical and public health advances have contributed to a...

Planning in India is structured in a hierarchical system, from broad national or regional frameworks to site-specific local plans. This ensures integration across levels and sectors while addressing local, regional,...

By Kashika Shrivastava ABSTRACT This essay explores the Census definition of urban places in India—towns, cities, town groups, urban agglomerations, standard urban areas, metropolises, megalopolises, etc.—highlighting their classifications as per the Census and URDPFI Guidelines. The discussion includes an examination of the functional classification of...

A couple of years back, I wrote a post talking about how much you can earn as an L&D consultant. I didn’t realise, but apparently it helped people and it...

By Soayus S Abstract Fertility remains one of the central themes in demographic analysis, linking biology, behavior, and society. It shapes population size, growth, and the age composition of nations. This paper...

Hassabis emphasized the need for “meta-skills,” such as understanding how to learn and optimizing one’s approach to new subjects, alongside traditional disciplines like math, science and humanities. —AP...

After many years of publishing my Fridays Finds, I have given up. Even Mastodon has made their user interface so opaque that after an hour I could not find the...

On the last Friday of each month I curate some of the observations and insights that were shared on social media. I call these Friday’s Finds. Please ignore last month’s...