Introduction Clean water is an integral resource to all ecological aspects of the world. Whether its used domestically, for aquaculture, industrially, for irrigation or livestock, or for power, it is key for sustaining life. In the world, the water used each day in homes, businesses,...
Introduction It is superfluous to delineate how conspicuous gender inequality is not only our social problem but also our national problem. There is no denying the fact that gender inequality is the one of the major component to make a country ill-starred and economically weak....
In today’s day and age, coffee has become a necessity for most of us. There are new coffee shops opening up every day, but there is one that almost everyone has heard of and that is: Starbucks. As of today, Starbucks has a net worth...
Everything in the modern world is centered around ease and comfort. The innovation of technology has always been geared towards finding a way to make human lives easier. However, it has long been a difficulty for us to achieve a solution when it comes to...
Emile Durkheim (1858-1917) was a French Sociologist renowned for his influence on sociology. Some theories that he founded would include the collective conscience and the idea of ‘Anomie’, which still holds relevance in our society. This essay attempts to analyse an article regarding stress experienced...
Attending classes at Thompson Rivers University threw a different light on the problem I faced as a teacher back home in Mumbai. There were several courses that spoke about the incorporation of Emotional Intelligence in the curriculum. One course in particular caught my attention, it...
Throughout the history, many authors used symbols to represent certain ideas or qualities. And even today symbolism remains one of the main parts and techniques of novelists. Fyodor Sologub is considered to be of the main representatives of this “mystical” artistic movement called Russian symbolism....
With Bollywood being a large source of entertainment in India, product placement could help raise awareness and interest in IKEA. For example, working together with actors or actresses as brand ambassadors or with film directors to film on location. Market penetration pricing may attract buyers...
PESTLE Analysis Political The current corporation tax is being gradually reduced to 25% from 30%, but regulations may affect foreign investments. The government also does change in power frequently and each focus on their own agendas, posing a risk of power and budget for the...
The consequences of global warming are becoming more serious now that the change of climate is visible. Within the decade, not only have different types of disasters been occurring, but they have been increasing in different parts of the world. Within thirteen months, two mega...
Mid-July 2018 when this chapter was way past its many deadlines, an exchange around Indian sport on social media became, to use mobile app language, a notification for our times. “Our” here is Indian sport – that baffling, exhilarating, frustrating, impossibly optimistic entity – and...
Something fundamental is changing when it comes to sports in India. After decades of lamenting about the abysmal performance of the country on any international level, we can spot the signs of change, as sport is slowly shaking off its torpid lethargy and awakening to...
“Can”. Three-letter word. Has no great personality. Slang for toilet. Painted by Andy Warhol. Worth five points in Scrabble. Then you look again. “Can” has muscle. It means to have the ability, the skill, the belief. It’s knowing ‘how to’. It’s having the ‘power to’....
The league culture in India has been evolving this past decade. As with most things to do with leagues, the initiative will have to be taken by the IPL and, to a lesser extent, the PKL and ISL for it to percolate down to the...
The ripple effect of the IPL’s success cascaded into virtually every other sport, led by promoters teaming up with national federations. Of these, two have been relatively successful despite it being early days in the life cycles of leagues in India. The Indian Super League...
8th August 1984, four days before the closing ceremony of the glittering 23rd Summer Olympics at Los Angeles. The finals of the women’s 400m hurdles, featuring, in Lane 5, the very first Indian woman in the finals of any Olympic event, ever, are about to...
When people ask me why I come to Singapore to study at the age of 15 alone, I tried to avoid telling them that I am a scholar. Partially that is because I don’t want to sound like bragging about the scholarship. To me, this...
Gun violence in the Philippines (essay) United States of America have the highest gun-related death rate in the world. They have easy access to buy guns and anybody can have one, they have the most number of gun owners in the world. On the contrary,...
They call it the chrysalis stage of a butterfly’s metamorphosis. It’s that point in time when a dazzling future is imminent, but the take-off still moments away. A lot might be happening inside the silken shell, though the world sees quiescence. Countries – even mammoth...