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India’s climate conundrum Shepherds watch over their flocks inside the Pavagada Solar Park in Karnataka (from Washington Post) Poonam Chaudhary wanted to buy a home for herself. For this, she saved roughly Rs.8000 a month for about 10 years. Owning a home is the dream … Read more
Nuclear fusion is now within the realms of possibility Nuclear Fusion means combining the nuclei of two atoms when huge amount of energy is generated. The process leaves no radioactive waste and does not emit any greenhouse gas. So, the ‘Fusion’ process is both clean … Read more
What is ISIS-K ISIS-K is an ultra-orthodox, violent , and fanatic Sunni Muslim organization that has a small group of around 3000 to 4000 followers. It operates from a small region in Pakistan -Afghanistan border. It mirrors the now-defunct ISIS (IS or Daesh) that once … Read more
Havana Syndrome During the days when the animosity between the Soviet Union (USSR) and the United States, spying on each other’s diplomats, journalists and visiting delegations was at its peak. Journalists visiting Moscow were acutely aware of the fact that they were being surveilled upon … Read more
Public Affairs Index (PAI) What is Public Affairs Index (PAI 2020) … It is a measure of the quality of governance in the sub-national level where the states and Union territories are assessed basing the evaluation on strict scientific parameters. It is data-based and stands … Read more
Sri Lanka faces China’s wrath on organic fertilizer import In a grand makeover to traditional agricultural practices that need chemical fertilizers, Sri Lanka is trying to make a radical switch to organic farming. The organic fertilizers had to be imported. The first purchase came from … Read more
Russia steps forward to meet India’s energy and technology needs As India strives to replace coal with other sources of safe, non—polluting energy, it finds a credible partner in Russia. Heeding the international call to limit its carbon emission, India has been trying hard to … Read more
Painful corrections to China’s run-away growth – Policy shift towards conservatism buffets business icons grievously Evergrande, the construction behemoth of China now stares at bankruptcy as the State turns on the heat on it. China’s construction giant, the Evergrande Group, once the country’s pride, is … Read more
Scourge of NPA –Will the ‘Bad Bank’ banish it? Introduction … Banks have bad loans of various sizes in their books. Since, neither interest, nor instalment payments are paid by the borrowers to the lending bank, such loans weigh down the lenders in many ways … Read more
Solar energy to India’s farmers’ rescue Electricity Inadequate and uneven rainfall has been the bane of the Indian farmers for centuries. For crops like paddy, abundant rainfall is essential, and therefore, almost all paddy growers in different parts of India beseech the rain god to … Read more