With around 4 million population, Indian diaspora is a major stakeholder in the United States of America. The Asian American Voter survey revealed a 19 percent drop in the number of Indian Americans supporting US President and Democrat Joe Biden this year, as compared to the last election of 2020. While Trump has a huge supporter base in North Dakota, Oklahoma, Idaho, Indian immigrants prefer the states of Miami, California, New York. These states form a huge vote share of Biden, the incumbent president. ‘Howdy Modi’ in Houston “You (India) have never had a better friend as President as President…
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Ethanol blending is India’s another step in the direction of fulfilling the Sustainable Development Goals and being a Net Zero carbon producer till 2070. What is Ethanol? According to Science Direct, “Ethanol is a chemical compound that is produced through the fermentation of agricultural products like sugarcane and corn”. Ethanol or ethyl alcohol is useful due to its lower carbon footprint and higher calorific value. Ethanol blending and targets Ethanol blending refers to the process of mixing ethanol with gasoline to be used in vehicles as a non-polluting fuel. India has set an ambitious target of 20% ethanol blending. The…
Sarkari Naukri, a certified rat race
Ruins of the Martand temple, the cries of “Maryu, Batav, Maryu” (Die, you Pandits), “hum kya chahte, azaadi” (what do we want, freedom), “Na Bhatto Aham, Na Bhatto Aham” (I am not a Pandit, I am not a Pandit), the torn shelters, the marked houses, the piles of janeu, to this day, haunt the victims of history. Elections are to be held in the valley. The quashing of Article 370, inauguration of Ma Sharda temple and the hoisting of Tiranga on Lal Chowk, has not stopped selected shootings in Jammu and Kashmir. Refer: https://article-14.com/post/-there-is-no-solution-we-will-be-killed-one-by-one-kashmiri-pandits-4-years-after-modi-govt-revoked-j-k-autonomy–64cdb4886bec6 History of the valley didn’t begin…
The Kolkata rape and murder case, declared first as a suicide, with the victim’s private parts and eyes bleeding, has alarmed the nation once again. A 2015 survey by the Indian Medical Association found that 75% of doctors in India have faced one or other form of violence. Non-availability of basic facilities like changing rooms and toilets, men groping and passing lewd comments, the failure of society to infuse morality and hold the culprits accountable, the failure of law to still not acknowledge marital rapes, oral rapes, and awarding character certificates to victims, and the quiet suffering that women and…
Ayurveda is an alternative medicine system practiced in Bharat, Pakistan, Nepal, Sri Lanka, and even in the West, owing to the efforts of Baba Hari Das, Maharishi Mahesh Yogi, etc. God Dhanvantri, an incarnation of the Hindu god Vishnu, is associated with Ayurveda. Prodigies like Charaka and Sushruta have also taken inspiration from the medicine system. Needless to say, Ayurveda is one of the many additions India has made to this world. Let us look at benefits of Ayurveda Reduction of stress and maintaining balance in body In a stressed world, pushing deadlines and keeping up with societal expectations can…
Indo Pacific and South China
Adani and SEBI hit by Hindenburg
A feminist’s dilemma deals with the modern world problem of gender. The contention between Jaya Bachchan, a veteran actress and member of the Parliament, and Jagdeep Dhankhad, Speaker of the House, over using her husband’s name as a suffix and later escalating to the Speaker’s remarks on maintaining discipline in the house has caused row. A legislative angle: Who is a Speaker? A member of the ruling party and in charge of maintaining decorum in the house, presiding over joint sittings, maintaining secrecy, ordering suspensions, entertaining bills, and casting a deciding vote in case of a tie are a few…
weaponization of blasphemy and secularism
