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Introduction India is grappling with the harsh realities of climate change, especially in its concretized cities where scorching temperatures pose serious challenges. In this blog post, we delve into the pressing need to cool down these dangerously hot cities sustainably. Drawing inspiration from the thought-provoking article "Climate Change: How can India's Concretized Dangerously Hot Cities … Continue reading Beating the Heat Sustainably: Cooling Down India’s Concretized Dangerously Hot Cities
- Xiaoxin Melody Xing Of the 185 countries in the world, 77 have laws that explicitly criminalize marital rape, while 34 countries either explicitly legalize marital rape or essentially provide immunity for men who rape their wives. Yet India is one of 34 countries that have legalized marital rape (Marital Rape in India, n.d.). Notwithstanding … Continue reading Bloody Rose – Marital Rape
Susan B. Anthony's contributions to the women's suffrage movement were monumental and have continued to inspire generations of activists. Anthony's tireless efforts helped to lay the groundwork for the suffrage movement, and her legacy is still celebrated today. Career and Activism In 1851, Anthony began her career as an activist when she attended a women’s … Continue reading Susan B. Anthony’s contributions to the women’s suffrage movement
First to establish the basis of neoliberalism thinking. Neoliberalism, according to the Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy, is the idea of introducing a free market and letting capitalism take its free rein while adopting a welfare state with limited governmental control. The issue of neoliberalism lies within the question of “who should be in control?” It … Continue reading The Neoliberalism Pit Hole: viewing inequality in the Indian Economic system
The time of crisis calls for the action of change. Many have proposed feasible ways to improve society in general. One of the many proposals is the Doughnut Economics by British economist Kate Raworth. The model of the “Doughnut Economy”, as its name suggests, is shaped like a doughnut. The two binding elements that determine … Continue reading Doughnut Economy: the new model for the new future of India
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