
2020 has not been kind to us and has paralyzed our optimism for the future. One of the massive blow was that of the fall of Indian economy which has entered into a technical recession after consecutive negative growth rates. The single biggest contributor to this fall can be attributed to the stringent lockdown measures that was imposed during April — July to curtail the spread of the pandemic. …

An average human being despite having an excellent pair of eyes tends to get lost quite often. And no, I am not talking about getting lost geographically. Thanks to google maps, that problem has been solved for the time being. However, a more serious kind of issue ails the human population in general. People bustling and hustling in their daily life, forget to introspect as to where they are headed and if they are happy with their everyday lives.
We face disappointments, rejections and hardships quite often and the easiest fix to it is doing something that will uplift our…

The People’s Republic of China has been one of the fastest-growing economies in the 21st century and is an emerging global superpower competing with neighboring countries such as India. China is also the world’s largest exporter and as such has managed to become a dependent structure in the world economy. This situation coupled with the growth in the scale of the military, China has begun an aggressive foreign policy starting with its skirmishes in the Sino-Indian border with India to South-china sea with Philipines. The recent reports by China to build a dam on the Yarlung Zangbo River (Tibetan name…

India has been largely a male-dominated society since the colonial period which saw a large number of feminist movements sprout advocating against social evils like Sati, child marriage and dowry. It has been a long-standing tradition in a majority of Indian families to portray the male figure as the head of the family and the female as the one taking care of the household and child-rearing. With the advent of Westernization and education, it seems the 21st century isn’t that much different. According to SDG(sustainable development goals) report released last year, India’s assessment among 129 countries was very poor with…

The world has been reliant on fossil fuels like coal, fuel oil, natural gas, etc. which are non-renewable sources of energy since the beginning of the industrial revolution. It welcomed an age of progress in technology and economy wherein the bourgeois could enjoy the lavish lifestyle they dreamt of but at the same time opened a pandora’s box which saw an increase in global temperature levels and pollution. It marked the beginning of a new era called the Anthropocene due to the permanent geological devastation that was done by homo sapiens sapiens. …

India is the world’s largest democracy in the world housing approximately 1.3 billion people, of which 365 million comprise the youth of the nation. It boasts the highest percentage of youth population which comprise the innovation talent pool and as such is taken as an indicator for national development. However, India with its massive population is supported only by a landmass of 3.2 million square kilometers.
The disproportionate population density compared to the rest of the world has led to over-exploitation of its resources which has led to India topping the charts on land use statistics with 57% cultivation of…

Social media platforms like youtube, instagram, facebook, twitch have seen a considerable number of people flocking to it for garnishing fame and income. Social media influencers are able to sway the opinion of the majority of their followers and attract big money from sponsors. Let us look at youtube as an example, wherein apart from the direct payouts by youtube for google ad-sense on the videos, influencers are able to earn through corporate sponsorships, selling their own merchandise and receiving a horde of fan donations from live streams.
Such platforms are consequently lucrative which apart from the financial gains, also…
