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Coffee, tea, and chocolate are loved across the world. Some cannot start the day or meet a friend without a cup of coffee or tea. Children love chocolates and many parents comfort their children with a mention of chocolate. But will these commodities become rare and expensive? The availability and prices of coffee, tea and cocoa are determined by global factors. Climate change
Matters pertaining to promises of ‘freebies’ and the use of religious names and symbols by political parties are currently before the Supreme Court, but they are not the only issues that need urgent intervention by the apex court. Rather, it should address the root cause of all electoral malpractice being indulged in by most political parties. The court should expand the scope
The perils of "freebie culture" are fiercely back in mainstream public debate. A recent report from the RBI bulletin regarding the sustainability of public debt at the state level and observations made by the Supreme Court in response to a public interest litigation gave ammunition to the pro-neoliberal voices. The mainstream critiques of ‘freebies’ believe that vote-hungry
It was only once, in medieval India, that the capital was shifted far off from Delhi to the Deccan: this was in the time of Mohammed bin Tughlak, when the capital was moved to Deogiri, renamed as Daulatabad. This is in the proximity of present-day Aurangabad, which was only weeks ago renamed as Shambhajinagar. The idea was good, but Deogiri/Daulatabad failed to last as the
In 1945, 51 States met in San Francisco and created the United Nations (UN), replacing the League of Nations, which in the 1930s proved unable to stop several acts of aggression that ultimately led to the catastrophic World War II. The expectation was that the UN would deliver peace, with its empowered Security Council, an organ authorised to adopt economic sanctions and, if