Economy-“Paradise Papers” !!!
Just when the Panama Papers are about to rest, thus emerges the “Paradise Papers” – The Paradise Papers – Secrets Of The Global Elite […]
Economics-Ease Of Doing Business Rankings-India Jumps 30 Places !!!
India has jumped up 30 spots in the World Bank’s Ease of Doing Business Report that was released today (31 October). India now finds itself ranked at the hundredth place as opposed to 130 in last year’s report. India stands out this year as one of the 10 economies that [...]
Polity-Toxic farming: on insecticide regulation
Reports of farmers dying from pesticide exposure in Maharashtra’s cotton belt in Yavatmal make it evident that the government’s efforts to regulate toxic chemicals used in agriculture have miserably failed. […]
Geopolitics-100 year history of The Israel-Palestine conflict !!!
A timeline of the conflict which has its roots in the late 19th century. The Israeli-Palestinian conflict has its roots in the late 19th century when Jews fleeing anti-Semitism in Russia and central Europe began emigrating to Palestine. […]
Environment/Geography-Desertification in India, a disturbing truth !!!
The terms desertification refers to degradation of land in arid, semi-arid and sub-humid areas resulting from various factors, including climatic variations and human activities. It does not imply loss of land to desert or through sand-dune movement. […]
Environment-Governmental initiatives on climate change !!!
Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change’s (IPCC) in its Climate Change 2014 Synthesis Report published in 2015 states that increase in anthropogenic greenhouse gas emissions together with other anthropogenic drivers such as aerosols, land cover and solar radiation are extremely likely to have been the dominant cause of the observed warming [...]
Environment/Geography-Approaches for Landslide Mitigation !!!
Why landslide mitigation is important:- […]
Society/Geography-Population, Migration and Misery !!!
Population is a more serious issue than generally construed. The managing of populations can become a serious inflection point as can be seen building up in the recent Rohingya crisis in Myanmar. Frequently, discrimination against communities have been placed in religious and ethnic terms, which can be site-specific. [...]
Society/Geography-Population, Migration and Misery !!!
Population is a more serious issue than generally construed. The managing of populations can become a serious inflection point as can be seen building up in the recent Rohingya crisis in Myanmar. Frequently, discrimination against communities have been placed in religious and ethnic terms, which can be site-specific. However, Saskia [...]
Economy-Circular Economy-Moving Beyond “Take, Make, Dispose” !!!
By 2050, the global population is expected to soar beyond 9 billion people, 66 percent of whom may live in cities. Accompanying this stunning pace of urbanization will be a complex web of challenges related to consumption, pollution, and water and energy stresses. […]