Author name: Rohit Shukla

The Pollution Challenge: Understanding Air, Water, and Soil Contamination in the Modern World

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Introduction The history of human civilization is closely linked to humanity’s ability to harness natural resources. From the agricultural revolution to the industrial age and the modern technological era, economic progress has depended upon the extraction, transformation, and consumption of materials and energy from the environment. While these developments have improved living standards, increased life […]

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The Office of the Governor in India and the United States: A Comparative Study of Roles, Responsibilities, and Constitutional Scope

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In India, the Governor is appointed by the President under Articles 153–162 of the Constitution. Since the President acts on the advice of the Union Council of Ministers. The Governor thus occupies a peculiar constitutional position: formally the head of the state executive, but structurally dependent upon the Union government for appointment and continuation in

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ABC of Agriculture in India

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Agriculture in India is not merely an economic activity; it is a civilisational foundation. From the fertile Indo-Gangetic plains to the black soils of the Deccan Plateau, Indian agriculture reflects a complex interaction between climate, soil, water, crops, technology, and human adaptation. To understand agriculture properly, one must move beyond the simplistic idea that crops

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Women Empowerment Since Independence: From Equality to Representation, and the Nari Shakti Bill

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he story of women empowerment in India since independence is one of gradual transformation, constitutional reform, social struggle, and democratic expansion. From receiving equal voting rights at the birth of the Republic to the contemporary debate over the Nari Shakti Vandan Adhiniyam 2023, India’s journey reflects a larger global pattern also visible in Europe and

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From Budapest to the World: What Hungarian Literature Reveals About Trauma, Identity, and the Making of Global Prize-Winning Writers

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In recent years, Hungary—a relatively small Central European nation—has drawn global literary attention. The country produced a Nobel Prize–winning author in literature, Imre Kertész, and has also been closely associated with global literary recognition through writers such as László Krasznahorkai and David Szalay, whose novel Flesh won the Booker Prize in 2025. These achievements have

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From Subjects to Citizens: The Long and Uneven Journey of Rights, Equality, and Participation

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The language of rights—right to vote, right to education, right to work, equality before law—feels so natural today that it is often retroactively projected onto the past. Yet, historically speaking, rights-based citizenship is a modern construct, not a timeless human condition. A closer look at monarchies, ancient societies such as Vedic India, early democracies, and

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What India needs is a robust culture of scientific innovation and creative ideas.

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science and engineering need to be integrated into a productive feedback loop, which has been a structural weakness of the Indian knowledge system”, gains sharper meaning when seen in the context of the 2025 Nobel Prize in Economics, awarded to Joel Mokyr, Philippe Aghion, and Peter Howitt for deepening our understanding of how knowledge, innovation,

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In developing economies, Innovation is a necessary but not sufficient condition for sustained growth.

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The 2025 Nobel Prize in Economics—awarded to Joel Mokyr, Philippe Aghion, and Peter Howitt for their work on innovation‐driven growth and “creative destruction” —offers a rich lens for thinking about why the interaction (“clash”) between technology and humans often plays out in surprising, non‐linear, and unpredictable ways. Innovation can ignite growth, but sustaining it requires

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2025 Nobel Prize in Economic Sciences

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The 2025 Nobel Prize in Economic Sciences was awarded jointly to Joel Mokyr, Philippe Aghion, and Peter Howitt for their pioneering work in explaining how innovation drives long-term economic growth. Their research offers a profound understanding of how societies progress from stagnation to sustained prosperity through technological change, scientific advancement, and institutional adaptation. Joel Mokyr’s

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India has the Responsibility of Crafting a New Multilateralism.

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The 21st century is witnessing a global order in flux. The relative decline of American hegemony, the contested rise of China, and the persistent gridlock within multilateral institutions have created a world where legitimacy and authority are increasingly fragmented. In such a turbulent setting, India’s aspiration to be a leader is not merely rhetorical ambition

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