Category: Social & Political

Do we Need Smart or Wise Cities?

The real test for Smart City ventures will be the supply of fundamental assets such as clean water, adequate vitality, and general monetary, natural and social maintainability, says Isha Bhatnagar. The concept of Smart Cities has been rapidly rising, mainly due to the Internet, in the last two decades. Information and...

Do Free markets also offer a fair society?

One of the new subjects for me in the last two years of High School is Economics. Whilst, the first year has started with fundamental theories and concepts, I have enrolled myself in an online course from an overseas university. the online course is allowing me get into several...

Refugees: Is this a humanitarian issue or a socio-economic one?

Regugee migration has been at the centre of discussion on many global forums in the last 2 years. The large scale migration that has happened through the porous borders at the Mediterranean coastline into mainland Europe and fleeing families from the war torn Syria to Germany has created dissatisfaction...

Impact of social media on teenagers?

Please remember that all of you have freedom in your hands through social media platforms. With Freedom comes immense responsibility. You must use it as a tool that powers the next generation to achieve greater unity and equality. It is all in your hands and your hand -held devices....

Loss of privacy in a digital world; Digital Intrusion

Loss of privacy in a digital world has now became a common phenomena. courtesy, well we don’t even have to go any far, just take the example of recent debacle caused by Facebook which shook the entire digital world and also compelled us to think, “Is this how privacy of...

Right to Privacy in a digital age?

Around six weeks ago, the Supreme Court of India ruled that the Right to Privacy is a Fundamental Right under the Constitution. While hearing the case, the Court had expressed its concerns on personal data collected from citizens to private players. By declaring that privacy is protected under the...

Financial crimes in a cashless economy; Financial crisis

While our economy, technology and society continually evolve, we must remember that so do crimes. Today, the question is no longer whether we should be moving towards a cashless society or not, for this advancement is inevitable and underway, the question committee must come together to answer is what ...

Plastic Ban In Maharashtra- Its high time already!

Plastic Ban In Maharashtra- Its high time already! Posted On June 13, 2018 Is this the dawn of Satyug? Has the world started collaborating to move toward a better life on this planet? Over the last decade, decibel levels have risen to address climate change; denuclearization and the impact...

BMC List of Inspectors to implement Plastic Ban

Plastic ban in Maharashtr a finally started seeing bright sunshine towards its motive. Ward-wise list of BMC List Licence Inspectors to implement Plastic Ban. who would take action against citizens using plastic carry bags from 23 June 2018. Do not pay money to unauthorized people feigning to be Inspectors. Check them out by...

Are we ready for disruption to labour markets by AI and robots?

Over the last decade, the disruption caused by technology to different types of business has been felt. Uber, Ola, air bnb, amazon, digital advertising all have brought new aspects of how business is being done today. In some cases the traditional businesses have shut down or soon they would....