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Everybody Craves For Recognition As regards the common folk, a craving for recognition makes them sport the best clothes, possess rare articles and adopt the latest fashion features. Women want their clothes, housekeeping, cooking and beauty to be recognised and appreciated. Even young children demand recognition. Although India formally abolished the use of titles, it […]

The position of stars that Rose essayed by actress Kate Winslett looks up at in the movie Titanic was wrong, said astrophysicist Neil DeGrasse Tyson. Acting on this feedback, director James Cameron rectified it for the 3D 25th anniversary release of the movie. This was unquestionable proof of the fact that James Cameron loves doing, […]

“It had long since come to my attention that people of accomplishment rarely sat back and let things happen to them. They went out and happened to do things.” -Leonardo da Vinci Success & Fame—all of us wish for these milestones in our lives, but at times we do not succeed in fulfilling these wishes. […]

Prof. V.P. Gupta, Director, Rau’s IAS Study Circle, New Delhi – Jaipur – Bengaluru Defining Sharp Power Sharp power is a term coined by Christopher Walker and Jessica Ludwig of the National Endowment for Democracy, a think-tank based in the United States. The text referred to Sharp power as a form of information warfare that […]

Time and tide are natural phenomena. Like other agents of nature, they too have no consideration and regard for any individual. Man cannot change the course of time and tide. They are beyond the control of human hands. Man finds himself helpless before them. In ancient times¸ there were no steamships. There were huge boats […]

The life of an aspirant is quite tough. Right from childhood, everyone tells you to ‘aspire’ for big things in life since you are made to do great things. But strangely enough, once you enter the phase where you are actually called an ‘aspirant’, there aren’t many people around to fall back on. Some of […]

Financial Relations Between The Union And The States No other federal constitution makes such elaborate provisions as the Constitution of India in respect to the relationship between the Union and the States in the financial field. In fact, by providing for the establishment of a Finance Commission (Article 280) for the purpose of allocating and […]

The notion of rural development has been conceived in diverse ways by researchers, ranging from a set of goals and programmes to a well-knit strategy, approach or even an ideology. If we read through the relevant literature, we realise that its scope and content are vague and does not have well-accepted analytical boundaries. As has […]

“All energy is ultimately derived from the Sun and harvesting it directly through solar power seems to be the best way to transition to renewable energy.”                           —Peter Rive  Energy is required at every stage of development and availability of energy resources determines the growth rate of the economy of a country. At the current […]

A Blessing Or A Curse With the big drops of sweat pelting down my face, I felt as if the scorching heat of the Sun was conspiring to char me to death. But a zillion thanks to the inventions of science that cool me down when I am on the verge of melting! Looking around […]