Oil and gas will continue to be dominant energy sources amid renewable surge in coming decades. So after securing Venezuela, Iran was next on US radar to hold over the oil-based order rooted in controlling fossils, and the curious case of Merey 16 blend for China World’s most important energy flashpoint lies today around Strait…
Arecanut is a plant mainly growing in South Asia and extends a bit towards east Asia. Largely the fruit of A. Catechu is preferred for chewing due to its nicotinic property and nervous excitation and naturally this has been linked to having carcinogenic properties by the World Health Organization (WHO). As per estimates, arecanut is…
At some point in life, most of us encounter motivational speakers, life coaches, or even thoughtful friends who seem to possess clarity about resilience, emotional balance, forgiveness, discipline, and inner peace. Their words often feel reassuring, like life maps drawn with confidence. Yet sometimes, if we look closely, we discover that the very people drawing…
Artificial intelligence is no longer a theoretical disruptor in the accounting profession it is an operational reality. What was, until recently, a series of isolated experiments is rapidly evolving into a connected ecosystem of tools capable of transforming core financial workflows. The shift is underway, and finance leaders are now faced with a defining choice:…
To help save the planet, more people are switching from wipe to wash TP or not TP; that is the question. Had Hamlet, Prince of Denmark, been around today, that’s the way he might have phrased his famous existential dilemma. TP is the abbreviation for toilet paper that people in so-called advanced countries use to…
Jewar, UP, is the latest in a long list of Indian village settlements suffering birth pangs of town-making India’s newest airport in Jewar, UP, has made millionaires – dollar variety – of many farmers near Delhi. A few have got more than ₹20cr for their acquired land, which is $2.1mn at the current rate. And…
By Jwalant Swaroop Spirituality has been made unnecessarily serious. Priests, monks, and moralists have turned it into a grave business, as if truth can only be reached with a long face. But existence is not serious. Existence is playful. Look at trees, rivers, and birds. Nothing is tense. Nothing is trying to be holy. Yet…
The world’s largest census begins today. It will count us, but also map us with a sharper spatial lens than before. Past censuses were not blind to geography. They used location codes and published many statistics at the village, town, or ward level, which have supported planning for decades. Yet, a persistent limitation remained. We…
The Iran war is, by far, the most important military confrontation of the 21st century , and possibly the most important event of this century. What is at stake is no less than the global order. Specifically, the ability of US to maintain the order established in recent generations, that enabled a large part of…
Why age cannot wither the names Mir Jafar, Quisling, Judas. They haunt us across time As Kerala, West Bengal, and Tamil Nadu go to polls, SIR has shrunk all their voter rolls. By 3.2%, 10%, and 11.5%, respectively, so far. Behind these cold numbers, lie countless human stories. TOI has reported, for example, that at…