Artificial Intelligence Technology is a useful servant but a dangerous master What is AI ? Artificial Intelligence (AI) is a wide-ranging branch of computer science that is concerned with building smart machines capable of performing tasks that typically require human intelligence. It is the simulation of human intelligence in machines that are programmed to think […]
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Antibiotic Resistance 20th century
Antibiotic Resistance : In the early 20th century, Alexander Fleming discovered the first true antibiotic as he discovered Penicillin in 1928. The invention of antibiotic changed the world of medicine. Today, they are used from China to Peru to treat infections caused by bacteria. Umpteen of prescriptions are written for antibiotics each year on this […]
Tourism | अज्ञात की सैर | “Life is a book and if you don’t travel, you read just one page” |
अज्ञात की सैर | Tourism अंग्रेजी और उर्दू की दो उक्तियाँ हैं- “Life is a book and if you don’t travel, you read just one page.” “सैर कर दुनिया की काफ़िर जिंदगानी फिर कहाँ, जिंदगानी गर रही तो ये जवानी फ़िर कहाँ।” पर्यटन (Tourism) न करने वाला व्यक्ति ‘कूप मण्डूक’ ही रह जाता है। हमारा विश्व […]
असमानता : Inequality as the biggest problem in India
असमानता ( Inequality): भारत विभिन्नता में एकता का देश है, जहाँ विभिन्न प्रकार के सभ्यता, संस्कृति, रीति-रिवाज, बोली, भाषा, लिंग, जाति पाई जाती है। यही विभिन्नता भारत को जहाँ विशेष बनाता है वहीं भारत की सबसे बड़ी समस्या का कारण भी बन जा रही है। वर्त्तमान में यह असमानता इतनी बढ़ गई है कि यह […]
India’s Think Tanks Can Be Truly Effective.
A think tank is a body of experts who provide advice and ideas on specific political, economic, cultural, technological and military related issues. India stands fourth on footing in the number of think tanks in the world. Several of Indian think tanks usually feature in the annual Global Go To Think Tank Index. Some think […]
Fiscal Federalism
Fiscal Federalism is a term coined by American economist Richard Musgrave in 1959. Fiscal federalism is an economic framework for understanding the relationship among federal, state, and local governments that focuses on the division of spending and taxing powers among these governments. First of all, what do we mean by the term federal. Federation is […]
Ayodhya dispute has finally been resolved.
Ayodhya dispute The popularly known Ayodhya dispute has been a religious and political flashpoint that has cast a shadow on the country for decades. The decades old Ayodhya case dominated political discourse since the 1980s. Several elections have been fought on this issue. A five judge constitution bench was constituted. It finally delivered the landmark […]
RCEP Dangerous for India
Why is RCEP dangerous for India – especially for Agricultural and Dairy Sectors. Over the past few weeks we have witnessed many farmers’ protests against India joining the RCEP. The Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership is said to be the world’s biggest trade agreement since it involves countries who are engaged in a huge percentage of […]
Branding of Diwali Internationally
There are a lot of hullabaloo about firecrackers used in Diwali among Indian media and western media. Some believe that firecrackers should be banned in Diwali. But can the firecrackers be banned on Christmas, on New Year and on wedding celebration? Does cracking fire crackers Christmas or on New Year hold any significance? Bursting firecrackers […]
Ramp up MGNREGA
MGNREGA In the face of the current economic slowdown, economists, politicians, common people are asking each other as to what led us into this situation and what can lead us out of it. It is however clear that policies made during this time are crucial to the economic health of the country. Another question which […]