Reading Time: 2 minutes In the fast-paced digital era, e-commerce has transformed the way we buy and sell goods and services. However, the current platform-centric nature of e-commerce in India has posed several challenges, limiting the accessibility and inclusivity of the digital commerce ecosystem. Recognising these shortcomings, the Open Network for Digital Commerce (ONDC) emerges as a promising initiative […]

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: 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: 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 […]

Reading Time: 2 minutes From being a teenager who joined the Indian Army to becoming the man who won the first-ever Paralympic medal for India; this is the story of a sportsman and a soldier, Murlikant Petkar. • Born on November 1, 1947, at Peth Islampur in the Sangli district of Maharashtra, Murlikant has been a sportsman from his […]

Reading Time: 3 minutes In a historic first, two passengers embarked on a high-speed hyperloop train on • Sunday (November 8,2020) evening at the Virgin Hyperloop’s 1,640-foot DevLoop test track in Las Vegas, Nevada. Clearly, Virgin Hyperloop was confident in the trial, because the two passengers onboard were Josh Giegel, its chief technology officer and cofounder, and Sara Luchian, […]

Reading Time: 3 minutes The Swastika is considered extremely sacred and holy by Hindus, Buddhists, Jains and Zoroastrians and remains very widely used from ancient times to the present day.The truth is Swastika is a Hindu ritual word and an ancient symbol of Hinduism. It is an auspicious symbol which has been in use since the early Vedic period […]

Reading Time: 3 minutes Dhantrayodashi or popularly known as Dhanteras marks the outset of the five day triumphantly joyful festival of Diwali. • The word Dhanteras is a union of two words ‘Dhan’ which means wealth & ‘Teras’ or ‘Trayodashi’ meaning Thirteen(13). As per the Vikram Samvat Hindu calendar, in the month of Karthik, the thirteenth lunar day of […]

Reading Time: 2 minutes Mata Siddhidatri is worshipped on the ninth day of navratri. “Siddhi” means complete understanding or enlightenment & “Datri” is the one who gives. With the help of Eight siddhis mata blesses the devotee to attain a certain level of self realisation to develop that quietude of heart which springs from within. One who achieves these […]

Reading Time: 2 minutes We are on the precipice of this amazing hike. But before we dive down, we need a leap of faith, an exhalation of fear, and an inhalation of hope. Materials of race and colour are all over the internet. But, this is something deep. This stands out of the petty movements or charming hashtags. The […]

Reading Time: 2 minutes Preconceived notions about light and darkness have a variety of intersecting views. As a culture, we adore light and do away with the aura of darkness. We celebrate Deepawali, a festival of lights almost villainising darkness. But, like our culture, this notion too, has something more attached to it. We, as a generation have started […]

Reading Time: 2 minutes You would have heard or read that these are hard times. But, the perks of being born as a human is the ability to create and cherish memories. So, in this piece let us scratch the card of old memories and see what good the past has got for us. Memories, of Durga Mata’s sculptures […]

Reading Time: 2 minutes The fifth day of Navratri is all about celebrating and praising motherly love. On this day we worship Mata Skandmata, the mother of Lord Kartikeya, the commander-in-chief of the army of Devas(gods). Skanda is another name for Lord Kartikeya, Mata means mother; thus the name Skandamata. • She rides a lion and has four hands. […]

Reading Time: 2 minutes Sometimes reality is too complex to be comprehended. Sometimes a story is a perfect getaway from reality not because it’s an alternate version of truth but because the reality seems non-viable. Well, thorough research across tons of scriptures has brought us to a crossroad where one way leads to a well established Vedic perception of […]

Reading Time: 2 minutes It is the third day of Navratri and just like life, it’s passing quickly. This is no place to bore our avid readers with school quotes like ‘Life is a jigsaw puzzle.’ But you know what? there is a striking similarity between life and the puzzle, not just the fact that we need right pieces […]

Reading Time: 2 minutes On the first day, we saw Mata as Prakriti. Prakriti is a rudimentary veil that enrobes the higher mystery of the Universe. To see through that veil, one needs Tapa. Yes, it is easier said than done but don’t forget we are aboard on an experiment. Let’s learn about Tapa, another manifestation of Mata, falling […]

Reading Time: 2 minutes Mothers. We would probably never be able to write about them in this segment because then we wouldn’t be able to justify the ‘wee’ in WEECOGNITION. But here is a thing, whether we are a believer of a specific faith or an atheist, in some way or the other, we owe to our mother for […]

Reading Time: 3 minutes Climate change, Global warming, Deforestation, terms we have often heard. But what has the world done to check this problem? Forget the world, what have we done for it. Our morning coffee, the clothes we wear, and every inch of travel by a motorised vehicle adds more carbon dioxide into the atmosphere. Forest fires and deforestation destroys around thousands […]