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The wage conundrum
By Dr Santosh Kumar Mohapatra*
Labour is an important factor of production. If there is no labour to work, all other factors, be it land or capital, will remain idle. Thus, Karl Marx termed labour as the “creator of all value”. A wage is…
Finally some real “Shakti”!
Maharashtra govt. unveils the “Shakti Act”: proposes tough provisions for crime against women & children
In an attempt to curb crimes against women and children, the Maharashtra government’s cabinet has finally unveiled the Shakti Act,…
The Rise of OTT platforms in India, and the fall that may come soon
OTT platforms in India are growing rapidly in terms of subscribership mainly due to a number of factors. Digital India plays a major role in promoting the use of OTT platforms to stream diverse content from all over the world. A youth…
Triggering Topics in the Media: Child Abuse
According to the Red Cross, child abuse is a complex set of behaviors that include child neglect and the physical, emotional, and sexual abuse of children. Although most people think first of physical abuse when they hear the term child…
Step Sons of the Soil – Critical Analysis
There is an article titled Step Sons of the Soil, written by Akash Poyam and published in The Caravan which critically analyses various high-risk government jobs in which urban upper-castes drive Hindutva nationalism but have…
Poaching Crisis in India Witnesses Multiplied Numbers During Lockdown
Poaching or the illegal killing or capture of wild animals for selfish needs or the purpose of trade is unfortunately not a new development in third world countries like India. According to the National Tiger Conservation Authority (NTCA),…
A victim of Trump’s protectionism
By Dr. Santosh Kumar Mohapatra*
With the defeat of Trump and the victory of Democrat Joe Biden, many Indians feel elated that the monster, Trump has lost power while some others believe that term for incumbent president Donald Trump…
America finally changed the channel
By Dr. Santosh Kumar Mohapatra*
In bitterly fought recent US presidential election, the US voters have rectified the grievous blunder, which they had committed by electing Donald J Trump in the 2016 election who was found to be divisive,…
The Wax and Wane of the Naxalite Movement in Odisha
The origin of the Naxalite movement in Odisha can be traced back to the early 1960s as a peasant movement in the then undivided Koraput District, under the banner of the Communist Party of India (CPI). Like all 'revolutions' taking birth…
Decoding of Bihar Election Result: Modi has the Last Laugh
By Sabyasachee Dash*
It can’t be anything but a mere coincidence when the USA & Bihar went to election almost at the same time. Though the outcome turned out to be in opposite direction, yet no news should be made from it in the…
