Top 5 Initiatives We Millennial Can Adopt For Better Future of India.

Hey millennial, 

Hope you are staying healthy.

 

Among all the crisis 2020 has led to us, there is a hint to change something. Sometimes we get so much busy in going with the flow that we end up avoiding a moment to think for must required changes & issues which needs our attention or maybe we have felt the need but we always drop down the thought by thinking what I alone can do for this? 

"Every pain comes with a lesson". So today let's take a time out to count on the lessons and come out more stronger and brighter afterwards.  

Here are top 5 initiatives that each of us can adopt individually for better future of India.  

1. Support local - Discover, Create, Consume & Export local  

So what comes next after banning 59 Chinese application ? In a real sense, half of our success depends on voluntary support of local products & services over others without forceful ban from government. Remaining half of our success depends on how fast we are able to capture the problem and coming up with the innovative solution. We millennial are prone to google everything, so next time just google Indian products or consider barcode starting with number 890 (Indian country code) when you are about to buy something and if the alternatives are not available then do share it with your friends and family from that field to come up with relative alternatives and also spread the words through social media campaigns. Many of the countries such as Israel, Japan, Vietnam, South Korea have created history in terms of innovation and growth. Yes, it is true that government has played major role behind these countries success such as investing 4% to 5% of GDP on research & development, vocational training, skill development, maintaining stability in the economy to attract outside investment, infrastructure development and all. In India, we can't sit by expecting such big steps from government and even if we expect then it will going to take time but the question here is what we millennial can do from our side can change the history too. Self skill development can be done digitally or by connecting with the experts from different areas. Our mantra to support local should be "Discover, Create, Consume & Export". We Indians are frugal in nature and that is our strength because we know how to produce more with less resources. Indian market is so big in size that if we go on satisfying one need, we will be surpassing break even by just fulfilling some fraction of local demands and that is the reason other countries give preference to India and launch their products & services in India then why can't we catch that opportunity ?

2. Let's recycle - Waste isn't waste until we waste it

Why recycling is so much in demand at this point in 2020 ? Here are the FACTS :  India generates 62 million tonnes of waste in a year and out of which only 43 million tonnes get collected and from that only 12 million tonnes of waste get recycled so remaining 31 million tonnes of waste drops straight into the junkyard. The waste is getting multiplied year by year and it is predicted to increase 165 million tonnes by 2030. This extra waste which is not getting recycled will require a land equals to whole city area. This happens due to the mix up of dry & wet waste and in the end the waste which was qualified for recycling get disrupted in the process. We can control waste generation by just segregating the dry waste & wet waste. Apart from that recycled products consume less energy to produce and waste less resources. The list of products which can be recycled are paper, cardboard, glass bottles, milk & juice cartons, plastic bottles, containers, steel, aluminium cans etc. Nowadays we can also search for so many startups producing innovative recycled products which are unique and admirable so that we can use more of recycled products in our daily life. 

3. Educate one poor child in life - The light of hope 

The report published by World Economic Forum on 19th January, 2020 highlights that "Indians born in low income family would take seven generations to even approach the country's mean income. Around 220 million Indians sustained on the expenditure level of less than Rs 32/day." The global social mobility index assessed 82 countries on the bases of health, quality of education, technology, work opportunities & wages, coverage of social protection and inclusive institutions. India ranked 76th among 82 countries. In the country of 1.38 billion people if we are educated, belongs to well settled family and have a privilege to lead comparatively good lifestyle then we are the one to do something for our fellow mates who are living in poverty. So now what can we do which can help them to survive longer and make them independent ? No amount of money and compassion can help them being independent the way education do. We millennial can help poor children in our free time by providing meaningful education/literacy which can at least help a child to take better future decision or else anytime in our life we can sponsor a study of one needy child whenever it is possible. If we have a dream to see better future of India then let's start by educating poor children and stand with them. India's strength is demographic dividend which means the share of working age people (youth) is more than non working age people (old age) so we have the power to make impact and alleviate poverty by following such simple mantra. 

 

4. Let's go green  

We millennial are passionate for our dream cars and bikes but do we know that bikes & scooters are 32% of air pollutants, diesel run trucks and private car accounts for 28% and 22% of air pollution respectively. Countries like Netherlands, Denmark, Germany, Sweden, Finland, Switzerland and Belgium have the majority bicycle riders and somehow this is one of the reasons for these country's pure environment. Let's also give a place to electric vehicles, ride share options, CNG vehicles, bicycles and public transport in our daily life and if the distance is not much then let's choose to walk. In addition to that we can also grow our favorite vegetables, plants & flowers if there is some outdoor space.  

5. Encourage equality - Gender, caste, occupation & income equality 

It's good to follow religion because ultimately it connects us with the spirituality but it's not good to be violent and create bias among people based on one's religion. Have you ever thought why are we living in such system where sections like minority and majority exist ? why are we all not equal ? why religion in India is becoming the reason for hatred ? In reality we are all same being blessed with the same nationality. We millennial are the one who can break this stigma of differences and partiality. Why don't we support additional financial investment and practical training to the needy people over reserve quota for marks & jobs ? One of the reasons for good brains & talented people leaving India being they are not getting what they deserve. The system needs to be changed and it will only change when we will raise our voice and start demanding 'right policies for right people'. 

 

Yes, we can make a change today!