Author: Somashekar N

Just a couple of days ago Indian music sector triumphed an increment of 3.5 times in export compared to eight years ago, which amounted to ₹ 172 crores. Further, the present revenue in the musical instruments segment amounts to $ 5.09 billion and is expected to grow annually by 12.20% (CAGR 2022-2026). The good news ends here! The smothered agony in the sector India hasn’t created any global benchmark The top ten brands of instrument manufacturing industries are Non-Indian, 5 American, 3 Japanese, and 2 German. Further, the Commerce and Industry Ministry exclaimed the establishment of Yamaha Corporation (a Japanese…

PM Awas Yojana otherwise popular as the shelter scheme of the poor had just celebrated its seventh anniversary on 25 Jun 2022, the scheme was applauded for creating 239 lakh jobs apart from 2 crore rural houses. Unfortunately, this scheme is no less than bitter sugar for Madhya Pradesh tribes. The misappropriation of PMAY funds in Madhya Pradesh Just a couple of days ago, an Adivasi man named Dhyan Singh of Khargone district inevitably killed himself when forest authorities razed his house citing illegal encroachment of 0.010 hectares of forest land. Although he had received the land and the cost for…

Iran is one of the most sanctioned nations in the world, yet it is tenable in defending its economy. The extinguisher surrounded by the furnace The Middle-East region is the most volatile in geopolitics. The region is the primary source of global fuel supply and has conflicting ties within and around the region. Some of these conflicts were nefariously abated by the so-called global master – the U.S to gain a strategic hold in the Oil rich region. In the early 80s and 90s, the U.S supported the rise of Saddam Hussein in Iraq, Mohammad Gadafi in Libya, and several…

FATF (Financial Action Task Force) is the intergovernmental body to combat money laundering and terror financing and money laundering, it was established by the G-7 nations in 1989. It consists of 37 countries and 2 regional organizations (The European Commission and European Union’s Executive body). Ambit of FATF Until the 9/11 attacks FATF focused on anti-money laundering framework but later expanded it to countering terror finance. Apart from this FATF has three main objectives:- Monitoring the progress made by its membered nations in implementing anti-money laundering measures. Reviewing and reporting on money laundering trends and developing measures to counter them.…

Gender neutrality is often misunderstood against Gender equality, with a hairline difference between the two. Nature in its pristinely prefers symmetry, but this symmetry is designed to bring balance to the system and it should not be misinterpreted as equating the entities in terms of their characteristics. The Solar system consists of unequal masses, yet the system is balanced due to symmetry in forces due to There are positive and negative charges in the universe, yet the universe is in a balance due to symmetry in forces due to an electric field. Similarly, every living being has counterparts to take…

Eucalyptus, commonly known as Nilgiri trees in Indian parlance is ubiquitously used for timber and oil.  It is a common experience for every person traveling across the Eucalyptus fields to experience a nasal stimulation of enhanced respiration, this is mainly due to the presence of the substance Eucalyptol (1,8-cineole) which is a mucus clearing agent. Despite its exotic (ayurvedic) medicinal application this tree is very unpopular for its inimical nature. Inflammable and invasive nature of Eucalyptus In reality, Nilgiri trees can be considered a cursed gift of nature, while they are commercially beneficial to humans, the cost of a disaster…

Around 30 British Airforce veterans were reported to have been recruited by China for training its airforce personnel recently. While on one hand, the U.K government express strong repudiation to this, claiming the breach of the Officials of secret act 1989, the preferences of the other two parties (China and 30 British RAF pilots) signify a bitter reality. China’s strategic vision Similar to any other nation, China is in the path of upgrading its air power, and this requires the collaboration of technology and sharing of expertise. Although Russia had overfilled China’s ambitions, the mighty dragon is yet exploring means…

Gurukuls were meant to provide Vidya,  which is a Sanskrit word meaning Correct Knowledge, hence the Process Of Education must correspond to acquiring the correct knowledge. However, the hustle and bustle of present-day life have completely diversified from the main objective of the education process. The purpose behind education and evolution Without any obfuscating theories of ancient scriptures and quotes of great personalities, the simple purpose behind any human action is to seek comfort and this comfort is driven by the situation. Therefore the action can be either long-term oriented or short-term, hence in this regard, it is very simple…

FIFA negotiated a contract with Qatar on Sep 2010, which made Qatar the hosting nation of the FIFA 2022 (Nov) World Cup, but Qatar is facing intense pressure from Amnesty International and ILO over labor exploitation under Kafala system. Kafla system: the evil witch of labor exploitation The term Kafla in Arabic means to guarantee/ to take care. The Kafala system may identify the migrant worker as a ‘guest worker’ but the workers are often treated as a disposable economic commodity at the mercy of their sponsor. The imbalance in power relations between the kafeel (caretaker) and the migrant worker is…

“Interpol is primarily focusing on ordinary law crimes, we are going against child abusers, rapists, murderers, drug dealers, cybercriminals who account for the majority of crimes around the world, and we have no specific and concrete role regarding any State-sponsored activity”. – Interpol Secretary General Jürgen Stock. These words depict that the vigilance of Interpol is diminishing against the global plague called terrorism. The history of Interpol In the pre-19th century, international police cooperation was limited and requirement oriented. The primary attempt in this regard was in 1851 called the Police Union of German States, consisting of police from various…