India is home to the second-largest population in the world and is one of the fastest-growing economies. Hence, according to BP’s (The British Petroleum Company plc) Statistical Review of World Energy, India’s primary energy consumption hit 809.2 million tons of oil equivalent in 2018. On this metric, the country is behind only China and the […]
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An individual comes into the world with certain rights. The freedom to live a life with respect and dignity is one of them. This fundamental right confers the state to provide a good and respectable life to its citizens. However, some exceptional circumstances warrant a different outcome. While the constitution considers the death of oneself
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Over the last few decades, several legislations like the Right to Education and National Food Security Act have enriched the constitutional rights of Indian citizens. Through the various judgements passed by the Supreme Court, Article 21, i.e, Right to Life has stated that Right to Life isn’t merely survival and includes within it’s gamut ‘right
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The idea of monopolies is fascinating. How is it that one specific corporation managed to be the only relevant partaker of that industry? What did they do to get there, and how are they maintaining their position? Is it even beneficial for us to have monopolies? Read on for the answers to these questions. What
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\”Green revolution has repercussion like overuse of pesticide. Now focus should be given on continuous improvement of productivity without harming ecology. That can be done through organic farming or green agriculture.\” M. S. Swaminathan, Father of Green Revolution in India Introduction Sustainable agricultural practises in India dates back to nearly 4000 years and was a
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When in the Second week of July the Cabinet Secretariat announced the creation of the Ministry of Cooperation, a thought arose whether the announcement date was planned or not, for the first Saturday of each year, is celebrated as the international cooperative day. If it was planned, maybe India wants to revisit its history and
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Free and fair elections are of prime importance for the healthy functioning of democracy. In recent times we see that money power has come to play a major role in Indian elections which is harmful for the democratic fabric of our country. Corruption caused because of unchecked inflow of political funds during elections reduces accountability
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On 23 March 2020, a nationwide lockdown was instituted to contain the spread of the deadly Covid-19 in India. At one stroke, almost in a baptism by fire, all educational institutions were closed and so, more than 1.2 billion children around the world were abruptly out of school. Schools and universities were pushed into conceding
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Persistence of extensive hunger is one of the terrible and nasty happenings in a world of unprecedented prosperity. In what is seen as a race between the two, is food production really losing the race with the population growth? With overlong queues at food banks, produce left rotting and unpicked in fields and empty supermarket
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Education allows people to live a dignified life, improve quality of living and participate in the national development (UNESCO, 1990; 1996., DFID, 2006). But the Covid-19 pandemic has severely disrupted the education system in India, more so for the adolescent population.
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