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THE DAWN OF A QUANTUM LEAP: NUCLEAR FUSION

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The term ‘sustainability’ is now no longer a word which finds its seat only in meetings of international summits like COP-26 and Earth summit. It is now an issue so popularized that our actions are subconsciously nursing the wounds of environment. Consequently, one of the biggest agenda of think-tanks world-over, is to find alternatives to fossil fuels, especially in the sector of electricity generation. It has become a common realization that conventional sources of energy like coal, being depleted at an alarming rate, would not sustain the needs of the swiftly growing population in coming generations. Nonconventional sources of energy are in vogue these days. But none comes as a God’s gift. While dams bring innumerable social problems at our palms, wind energy too does not offer a perfect solution. With these uncertainties, wouldn’t it look like a candle in darkness if a source of energy that produces 4 million times as much heat energy as Coal could be used in near future? The power...
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Speculating the performance of Amazon in the Indian Market...

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  The COVID-19 pandemic has made a deep cut in the human society, economy, and polity. The number of deaths due to the disease are concerning, but the wide reaching impacts of lockdowns and enclosures is more worrisome to the common man. In this extreme crisis, the economic impact is not only grave, but also perturbing. However, few companies have taken the pandemic in their stride and come out unaffected, if not stronger. And the most evident example is Amazon, the world’s largest online retail store and a multinational company. Empty racks and locked doors combined with “COVID-Scare” have compelled a common Indian to turn to the only option: online shopping. While the boons for amazon in the pandemic are enormous, there are significant threats to its future consumer base in India too, perhaps preparing Amazon for a grim future in India. There are myriads of reason for the performance of Amazon since the turn of the decade. To trim them out, two major successes of Amazon in Indi...
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