Aamir Khan and Organic Farming - a retrogressive solution?

I saw the blogs and articles go gung-ho about the recent episode of very famous, high TRP generating television show by Actor Aamir Khan - "Satyamev Jayate", on organic farming. In the below starting episode, the impact of the usage of the pesticides on the farming and the product outcomes of the same on the people who consumes clearly depicts and achieved the relevant motive behind this episode. i.e., high TRP

However, the solution offered by this show as usage of the organic farming is really a progressive OR retrogressive is the question which this blog post tries to explore about...

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Bilingual education - what UP board results show us?

There is always been a case of dilemma for the parents whether to keep their children continue their studies in their mother tongue or should there be moved to English medium to said to have "better prospects".

However, listen this news first:
In the UP Board exam, for about 0.31 million (3.1 lakh) students could NOT clear their first language, Hindi, Examination in the matriculation exam this year. This clearance of the language paper is made compulsory for all the students and these 0.31 million students failed in their exams. UP is always considered to be an Indian state with maximum people use Hindi as official first language of education, in India. but what does it show?

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