“There must be a synchronisation between your ideas and your practices.”

I was waiting for a right time so I can execute some of the own and borrowed ideas since long. But today I am sure that there is no right time for an entrepreneur to start execution. However, seed money is a factor that cannot be avoided.

Recently I have started a small web based business about which I was thinking for last five years. This can be counted as first one for profit.

For non profit initiatives, it is often uneasy to initiate but as you go it become exciting with the fuel called appreciation. People start accepting you and early or late your venture become the only choice of many. In my opinion the best time of learning is the duration before we complete first lap, for me those were most memorable days of my entrepreneurial life.

Once someone told me "Success is directly proportional to struggle." I guess we all agree if we have ever done or tried to do something in the right way.

Since I started preparation for civil services examinations my family and friends were not looking happy (rather confused). Everyone is thinking that I am currently pursuing the state called idle. If everything will go perfect, It will take two years for the final result of UPSC CSE 2012. Two years is a long time so I decided to complete my master degree along with Mission-2012. After all you must have an answer for the most frequently asked question by everyone or anyone you meet "What are you doing these days?". And "preparation for UPSC" can't be the answer as it is very much similar to "doing nothing".

Management is available in the subject list for UPSC-Mains exam, and I was very much interested in this stream of study. I always think like an entrepreneur and work on business ideas so it has been suggested by many people already.

On 2nd August, 2011 I took admission in 2 year full time MBA course in our beloved college RPSIT. Looking forward for a great couple of years ahead.

Few subjects were helping in GS preparation also, few were of my absolute interest, few had short syllabus, few were easy to understand and answer. And at the last I concluded with an observation that I am wasting my time so I should not bother about optional and prepare for CSAT only for next few months as I am not done with CSAT papers (GS and Paper II) either.

I don't know whether my strategy is right or wrong, but one thing I am sure about is I should not waste my time anymore.

The logic behind this decision was an experience, when I was in first year of my engineering course I was fascinated with papers like Artificial Intelligence, Cyber Security, Signal Processing and also .NET programming (like most of students) but after three years of study when I was in final year I came to the fact that I can utilize my potential fullest in Java programming and testing and opted it for my early career. The objective behind this story was just to justify my decision of with a reference I had, may be after going through CSAT preparation I become able to choose a optional subject in a better manner. Let's see whether I prove myself RIGHT or WRONG.

I am getting late. For last few of years I was trying to figure out what to do and what not to do. I was damn confused until this morning, but I think it's alright now.

Who am I? I am the one who left his job last week, so a bad employee; one who failed to start few entrepreneurial ventures planned in past couple of years, so a bad entrepreneur; not a good engineer either. Don't take it in wrong way, I am not depressed or even unhappy with my life.

Today after a week long brainstorming session and tons of mental stress finally I decided to put my all effort for UPSE-CSE 2012. And not to engage myself for more than a limit in any other activity including job and few very close to my heart like TEDxPatna and UEN Summit. It looks like I am again on a mission impossible. Let's see what will I bring at the end of this, a surprise for everyone or just an another disappointment for my self and my loved ones.

I was in 11th standard when first time I heard about the IAS, one of my friend told me that IAS is most prestigious job profile in India. But at that time I didn't paid much attention and just heard it and forgot for a long period of time. However I was highly inspired by some of officers of that time. But now the only way left in front of me is to prepare for mission 2012 and win the race. It was not very easy for me to land on such a hard decision at this stage of my career. It is not the first time when I thought about civil service as a career option, I was thinking or say fascinated about it from last one year but never dared to know anything more than the recruitment process. Well, I know many will oppose this decision and may ask me to think again over it like a mature mind and work for responsibilities, but I am sorry as I said earlier it's getting late, exactly after one week on 30th July, 2011 I will celebrate my 23rd birthday and if today I can't decide there will be no better day ahead. And also it does not look feasible for me to work on two lines of priority like preparation along with job or entrepreneurship, as it will become hard for me to deliver my best to any.

If everything will go fine, Anna Hazare will end his fast today by 10AM. Congratulations! we won the fight against our own government. Government accepted our demands ... I beg your pardon, which demands? how we won the fight against corruption? Yet we have miles to go.  People from India Against Corruption forwarded a draft of Jan Lokpal Bill and ended the movement by accepting few of their members in just an another committee yet to be formed for drafting a complete new Lokpal Bill or say Jan Lokpal Bill. What about the draft earlier forwarded, the draft which mobilized millions of Indians to support and stand with Anna Hazare? Now, what's the guarantee that they'll push for a good law in a way better than politicians? We supposed we are fighting for the current Jan Lokpal Bill will be the first draft of the upcoming law. Don't ask me to trust anyone, are you sure, we are not being betrayed by these civil society elites?

"Bypassing democratic processes for political expediency, however desirable the outcome, may be detrimental to democracy itself." someone from MKSS stated. Yeah, we are taking a great risk for renaissance of our society, and I am ready to take this risk. Unknowingly we are empowering and encouraging the government for bypassing the democratic process, it may cause undesirable outcome in future.

My only humble request to our civil society elites "Please, Don't Let Us Down".

Jhatropha carcass is an oil yielding plant with vast industrial potential as bio-diesel. Truly the most practical way to achieve prosperity in the rural sector is by cultivation of jhatropha on lands that are underused or unsuitable for conventional agriculture. The cultivation and subsequent cropping of the Jhatropha Curcas, which is the end product, expected from this plant as against woody biomass expected from agro-forestry crops. BENEFITS: Jhatropha plantations ensure proper utilization of our countries resources which are arable land, agro climate and manpower which is grossly underused and underdeveloped. Jhatropha crop one established can withstand any climatic conditions The plantation technology is simple and easy to follow steps that spans over a few years. Suitable to convert millions of hectares of wastelands into cultivable lands. This technology is cost effective and can be easily implemented with least investment. Cattle do not browse this plant so is harm free from animals. Can be grown in rain fed conditions Once established it can give a yield upto 40-50 years Immense source for creating self-employment by taking up the cultivation of the Jhatropha Caurcas. Self employment on a large scale can be used as an effective means for poverty alleviation.

SALIENT FEATURES:

PLANTING:  Single row hedge plantation around boundaries of agricultural fields, the spacing of which should be 2M. * 2M. For double row hedge plantation around agricultural fields the spacing of which should be 3M * 3M and each row and distance between the two rows should be 1 M. and plantation done in a staggered manner. The size of the planting pit should not be less than .45m cube (1.5’* 1.5*1.5). Jhatropha cultivation should not be taken up as a commercial crop wherever it is not possible to dig pits of 0.45m cube i.e. where soil depth is less than .45m. While refilling the pits, stones and boulders should be removed and the topsoil scraped and mixed with about 0.5 kg. Single super phosphate should be added. Fertilizer application @ 250 gms per plant having an N.P.K. (15:15:15) should be repeated at the start of the rainy season every year from the 2nd year of cultivation and onwards which should be completed before May. 

SEED SOWING OR PLANTING TIME: As soon as the rain starts 3 seeds should be sown per pit. Singling should be done at the end of august and one healthy plant should be retained and allowed to grow up to next April when it will be ready for cutting back operation. In the month of May, the plant should be cut back with a sharp cutter at the height of about 0.30m to 0.45m from ground level. Plant should be allowed to grow and put on side branches up to April 2nd year. In the month of May 2nd year each side branch should be pruned by cutting 2/3 rd top portion and retaining 1/3rd of the branch on the plant. This will induce bush formation in an umbrella pattern rather than inducing medium tree like vertical woody growth. The size and shape of the tree so obtained after careful cutting back in the first and pruning in the second year shall felicitate proper seed production and convenience of hand picking of seed.

METHOD OF PLANTING: 3 seeds of Jhatropha should be sown in each pit. The end of august only on plant should retain which is found to be most vigorous.

Direct seed sowing done at the beginning of the rainy season helps in healthy growing of the tap root.

YEAR WISE OBJECTIVE OF MANAGEMENT OF JHATOPHA CULTIVATION: 

IST YEAR: Planting and cutting back, no seed production expected. 

2ND YEAR: Maintenance, protection and pruning, no seed production expected. 

3RD YEAR: Period allowed for establishment and growth of plant. No seed production expected. 

4TH YEAR: Plant expected to produce seed. 

5TH YEAR: The seed production starts increases.

ESTIMATED YIELD OF SEED: 

Yield of air dried seed is about 300-400 kg per acre or 700-1000 kg per hectare on rain fed agricultural lands. Introduction of Jhatropha will go a long way in production of raw material for industries. The Jhatropha oil is environmentally safe, cost effective renewable source of non-conventional energy and a promising substitute for diesel, kerosene and other fuel oils.