Globalisation is defined as the growing interdependence of countries worldwide through the increasing volume and variety of cross-border transactions in goods and services and involves international capital flows, and through the more rapid and widespread diffusion of technology. In contrast, Glocalisation is a term that was invented in order to emphasize that the globalisation of a product […]
India seem to be be following a policy of countering China, checkmating them on various issues and strategies. However, there are several limitaions with this approach The U.S. is a quickly-receding extra-regional power whose long-term commitment to the region is increasingly indeterminate and unsure; India cannot be sure of US support in the region permanently. […]
I will answer this question, by moulding this question, “What can India do to be ahead of China in terms of economic development”? Economic growth is not a good paradigm if one wants to progress, and sustain progress, because growth is not sustainable while development is. Growth has a lot of side effects which can […]
Ever thought why the Government thought of landing its fighter aircrafts on Yamuna Expressway. These are Advanced Landing Grounds (ALG). Advance landing Grounds (ALG) are makeshift runways where aircraft of yesteryear could land in emergency or for a temporary period. Under the overall plan to progressively boost both military force-levels and infrastructure to address the […]
Floods are normally perceived as a hazard; rather floods are a natural event which present a phase of the hydrological cycle. Floods can exist even when the hydrological cycle is destabilised. Floods are a constructive environmental process, but they can be destructive if either they are perceived so or they if behaviour of hydrological cycle […]
Sand mining in India has been both legal and illegal, economically paying and ecologically degrading; a major source of sand for construction and equally devastating source of riverbed degradation. Sand mining has been one of the culprits of Uttarakhand floods, the floods that were unprecedented in their impact and intensity. Impacts of sand mining can […]
Volcanic eruptions affect aviation and flying in many ways. On a global scale, it affects trans-continental flights. Several intercontinental airliners have run into trouble by unwittingly flying into volcanic ash clouds, whereupon their engines have stalled. The biggest disruption to air travel in recent history was the eruption of Iceland’s Eyjafjallajokull in 2010. which shut […]
A nation is a collection of people occupying a particular portion of the earth’s surface, a territory they perceive as their homeland by right and who have a strong sense of unity based on similar historical experiences and a set of shared values, beliefs and attitudes that impart a high level of cultural and linguistic […]