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Identity Politics on the Left: Shortcomings and Disillusionment

Political systems all over the world have historically alternated power in the hands of left-wing and right-wing ideologies. While both sides have experienced their ups and downs when it comes to mobilisation, the left-wing seems to have lost its momentum in recent times. Keeping that in mind, this article explores identity politics in the context…
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A Furry Socio-Economic Indicator: Deliberating Pet Ownership

This article discusses the value of pet ownership for economies and examines the use of pet ownership as a socioeconomic indicator.
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Water Economics: What Does the Price of Water Tell Us?

When discussing the economics of water, it is important to first, identify the need to set a price, what factors influence the pricing, what challenges are faced along the way and how to account for them in the price itself.
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Book Review—The Great Derangement: Climate Change and the Unthinkable by Amitav Ghosh

Amitav Ghosh’s 2016 masterpiece The Great Derangement: Climate Change and the Unthinkable is a phenomenal work that showcases the drastic impacts of human ignorance on climate change.
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Jal Vivad: An Enquiry Into India’s Water Disputes

Conflicts are eternal, what matters is how they are dealt with. India has managed to keep her international water conflicts at bay but her domestic conflicts often get out of hand and become violent at the first chance that people see.
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The Rise and (Potential) Fall of Netflix

Over the past decade, Netflix has become a household name in entertainment and pop culture. The first half of 2022, however, has not been particularly kind to the company.
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Record Labels: The Third-Party Monopolies in the Music Industry

For the past century or so, it is the record labels that have been influential in the growth of the music industry, developing it into a commercial enterprise rather than artistic pursuit.
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Clearances for Coastal Structures and Coastal Erosion: Insights From Pondicherry’s Minor Port

In continuance with the theme of analyzing issues of environmental clearances within India, this article provides yet another perspective on faulty regulatory regimes being the primary cause of coastal erosion.
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The Future of Hydrogen Vehicles

By holistically understanding the properties of hydrogen fuel, a comparison between hydrogen fuel and other alternatives can be drawn which will help to further understand the best and most sustainable option in the world today.
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International Water Conflicts

Each country wishes to provide for and protect the welfare of its own citizens but in the case of attempting to safeguard their water resources, a lot of countries start infringing on the water rights of other nations.
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Evolving Secularism: An Enquiry into its Different Forms

Various aspects of secularism can be found throughout the history of various rulers and empires, from the Maurya Empire under Ashoka to that of modern-day India and more radically in that of Turkey. Therefore, the evolution of secularism in the past, and more importantly its applicability in different societies in the present, through different means,…
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Thirteen Years of the Right to Education Act: A Stocktaking Brief

The article discusses the implementational status of the Right to Education (2009) Act, 13 years after its enactment. It picks a few key factors and promises by the law and provides a commentary on how they have fared against the test of reality.
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