The Indian budget every year has always been an eagerly awaited event. For many decades, the best minds in economics, finance, tax, business and industry throng the media house to analyze the provisions shared by the Financial Minister.
Sometimes major events completely disconnected may be data points for the plans of the different powers around the world. The challenge is to discern what purpose they serve? More critically, what are we moving towards?
When the US Ambassador threatened India's "Strategic Autonomy" policy over India's friendship with Russia - much more than meets the eye was at stake. Let us unpack how the Ukraine war has fundamentally changed the US and the world. And why are we here anyway?
“We are trying to prove ourselves wrong as quickly as possible, because only in that way can we find progress.” ― Richard P. Feynman
1. Plants and Cognition
Do plants think? The science is now coming to the understanding that they are cognitive. And that opens up far more questions about our own intelligence and cognitive abilities.
Called an eruv, there is about 18 miles of translucent wire that stretches around the skyline. Hardly anyone has noticed it. The reason for its origin - Jewish Sabbath.
One area where ecology modelers have made significant advancements in recent years is in the use of simplified models. By using just one equation instead of thousands, these models are able to more accurately represent the complex interactions of ecosystems. This is particularly important when it comes to assessing the health of fragile environments, as it allows researchers to more precisely determine how close these ecosystems are to tipping points that could lead to catastrophic consequences. Without these simplified models, it would be much more difficult to predict and prevent the collapse of critical ecosystems, and the loss of biodiversity and essential ecosystem services that would result.
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The I.N.D.I.A alliance has clearly expressed its election plank - annihilation of Sanatan Dharma or Hinduism. In order to dismantle the Modi government. It is not an electoral battle anymore but a civilizational battle now.
Richard Cloward and Frances Fox Piven wrote about disruptive militant protests in 1966. Movements like Occupy, Woke protests were its offsprings. Even in India, anti-Modi government protests bear its imprint. An analysis.
'The Vaccine War' is a beautiful story of very complex times. Vivek Agnihotri has weaved together a masterpiece dealing with a subject very few would have touched. The pandemic and the triumph of India.
Chandrayaan-3 landing on South side of moon was not just the triumph of scientists at ISRO today but a tradition and history of science that looks at exploration as a spiritual path. It is a story of a battle against all odds and challenges!
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