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Reading Time: < 1 minute On a sunny afternoon in April last year, a unique record was set up. For a few seconds, renewables were able to supply 94.5% of the demand of California’s main electric grid. 2. That was a big achievement on the path to decarbonization but one question remains, what happens when the sun sets or the wind […]
Reading Time: 6 minutes The Party told you to reject the evidence of your eyes and ears. It was their final, most essential command. George Orwell, 1984 Amidst the ongoing phases of elections in Uttar Pradesh, the political parties are busy rallying the support from voters to their side by hook or by crook. There is a widespread, organised campaign […]
Reading Time: 3 minutes Bhimrao Ramji Ambedkar, a social reformer and father of the Indian Constitution, or was he? 1. Opposed the formation of a Constituent Assembly, deeming it to be unnecessary and dangerous, but eventually went on to become the head of the Drafting Committee and held several other positions in the Constituent Assembly. 2. A reformer who, […]
Reading Time: 4 minutes Squid Games recently became one of the most-watched shows on Netflix. Do you know that? A few weeks back, a play-to-earn platform called Squid Game project was launched on the Binance Smart Chain inspired by the Netflix show. The game’s token SQUID gained popularity and was up by 35,000% in just three days despite drawing […]
Reading Time: 9 minutes Remember Swades, a classic. SRK plays an Indian expatriate NASA scientist Mohan Bhargav who travels to India to meet his nanny but gets affected by the condition in which the people of his country had been living for years, without electricity, without food or money and decides to stay back and work […]
Reading Time: 7 minutes Brazil’s São Paulo had to shut its water supply for 12 hours a day which forced a lot of industries and businesses to shut down. Surveys have revealed that 14 out of the 20 megacities of the world are experiencing water shortage and the future seems more gloomy. The UNICEF on March 18, 2021, published […]
Reading Time: 2 minutes The subcontinent of Bharat has etched its mark on earth as tall as the Himalayas of the north and as rich as the western ghats. Yet, what this land is most renowned for is its pluralism. The whole idea of this nation revolves around the diversity forced upon us by the invaders yet celebrated to […]
Reading Time: 2 minutes • 2 new inscriptions were made from India on the UNESCO World Heritage List during its 44th session recently held in Fuzhou, China. • ‘Kakatiya Rudreshwar Temple’ of Telangana was the first to be registered followed by ‘Dholavira: A Harappan City’ from Gujarat. With these new inscriptions, India now has a total of 40 World […]
Reading Time: 2 minutes The tradeoff between life and vanity. • Panna district in Madhya Pradesh is already world-famous as a diamond mine. But what makes the Buxwaha forests of Chhatarpur so special is the promise that approximately 342 million carats of diamond is present, untouched, under the trees. The quantity being more than fifteen times the treasure of […]
Reading Time: 3 minutes An old man, a bold dream, and New York City. This is the story of Abhay Charanaravinda Bhaktivedanta Swami, more popularly known as “Srila Prabhupada”, a religious leader, a spiritual teacher, a philosopher, and the founder of ISKCON. • Born on September 01, 1896, the day after Janmashtami in a Kayastha family in the Tollygunge suburb […]