Author: Manan Khandelwal

A student of Mumbai University, an avid fantasy reader and a football enthusiast

Afghanistan’s economic crisis forces people to sell their possessions on the street. After capturing Kabul, the capital of Afghanistan, on August 15, the Taliban reigns in the country with the Sharia law. The anticipated financial crisis has recently arisen in the country, with people looking to sell their possessions on the streets. In Afghanistan, banks are closed for weeks, and ATMs have run out of cash. The citizens who have saving accounts in the banks are not able to withdraw any money. With the new order in the street, people of Afghanistan sit at home with fear, forcing them to…

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India's Tokyo Paralympics Campaign 2020

After 12 days of action-packed sporting events, the Tokyo Paralympics 2020 ended on September 5th 2021. The event was supposed to be hosted in 2020, but due to the covid outbreak, it was postponed to 2021. The top three nations to bag their Paralympic medals are China, Great Britain and The United States of America.  India ranked 24th on the international medalist of Paralympic 2020 with a total medal tally of 19 medals, which is India’s best-ever medal haul in the history of Paralympics. This medal tally is more than 12 medals from all the previous Paralympics participation from India.…

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Josep Borrel told the Italian newspaper Corriere Della Sera that the Afghan crisis is a game-changer for international relations. Josep Borrel, Vice President of the European Commission and EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs, admits that the Afghan crisis fails Western countries and will be a game-changer in international relations. The Interview Many days after the Taliban took control over Afghanistan capital Kabul, Josep Borrel said in an interview held by the Italian newspaper Corriere Della Sera that It had been a catastrophe for the citizens of Afghanistan. The afghan crisis has been a failure of the western countries and…

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illustration of financial planning

Personal finance is money management where an individual or a family creates a budget for their expenses, savings, investing, retirement plan etc. Everyone wants to attain financial freedom in their life. They want to be responsible for their own money. When people become financially independent, they often don’t manage their money correctly and end up in debt to their credit card companies. Here, personal finance management comes into the picture. It is a skill anyone who wants to learn how to make the best use of their money can attain. It plays a significant role in an individual’s financial freedom.…

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Why does India need Manufacturing Growth?

Over the past few decades, the service sector in India has provided employment opportunities for the citizens of the country. Due to this, the manufacturing sector has remained weak. India needs an upgrade in manufacturing as the service sector cannot recover after two Covid pandemic waves in the country. Lack of progress In the manufacturing sector Service-oriented jobs like airlines, hotels and malls were the first to fall during the covid outbreak and lockdown, which in India accounts for 55 per cent of India’s economy. The downfall in the industry has led many people to seek employment in the manufacturing…

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Penalty On Maruti Suzuki Of Rs 200 Crore

The CCI, Competition Commission of India, has imposed a penalty on Maruti Suzuki of Rs 200 crores for restricting discount dealers. The largest automaker company in India has been penalized on the grounds of indulging in anticompetitive conduct. As per the investigation, Maruti Suzuki implemented a discount control policy in the passenger vehicle segment. Statements The ministry said that the Competition Commission of India had imposed a penalty on Maruti Suzuki India Limited (MSIL) of Rs 200 crores for their indulgence in anticompetitive conduct for Resale Price Maintenance (RPM) in the passenger vehicle segment by the discount policy. He said…

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Is The Blockchain Technology Safe?

A Blockchain is a decentralized, public and digital ledger that consists of a chain of blocks. Many people lack awareness of how cryptocurrency works. This lack of knowledge creates various rumours and makes many retailers shy away from cryptocurrency. The first-ever cryptocurrency was created back in 2009 named Bitcoin, which is also the most valuable cryptocurrency today. The biggest question when it comes to investing in digital currency is if it is safe or not. Blockchain technology comes into the picture here, making investing in cryptocurrency safer than one would think. What is blockchain technology? Blockchain acts as a platform…

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Brief News: Facebook's New Step Towards Water Conservation

Facebook’s New Step Towards Water Conservation Facebook plans towards water sustainability till 2030, their latest step towards climate change. Facebook will be consuming less water than it used to for its global operations by 2030. Facebook consumes water mainly to cool down the computers that run in the data centres. In 2020 Facebook claimed that it withdrew 3.7 million cubic meters of water. Facebook said that they are looking for various ways to increase water efficiency in its facilities. They intend to focus on the regions where they can use local water supply. Sylvia Lee, a sustainable water lead at…

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Barcelona’s Economic Instability Results In The Departure Of Their Biggest Superstar If you have not been living under a rock, you might have heard a lot of news regarding the departure of one of the greatest players of all time Lionel Andres Messi from FC Barcelona. How did Barcelona accumulate a debt of 1 billion €? Things have been tumbling down for Barcelona since the departure of Neymar to PSG for a record-breaking fee of 222 million € in 2017. Now many may wonder how the Spanish giants did not benefit from this outrageous deal.Here comes the factor of mismanagement…

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