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50th Year of Coal India Limited: Prospects of Coal in India

November 1st, 2024 marked a landmark event in India’s energy story. Coal India Limited (CIL), India’s own coal behemoth, entered the 50th year of its foundation. Starting from a modest 79 million Tonnes (MT) of coal production in its year of inception, over the years its production has risen to around 10 times that value!…
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Environment Protection or ‘Human Protection’?

Does the Environment, that has existed through millions of years, really need Protection? Or is it Humans who need to protect themselves from the impending consequences of our own actions? On the occasion of World Environment Day, this post tries to explore an alternate perspective on Environment Protection. The popular narrative in the air is…
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The Supply and Demand of UPSC-CSE

10 things you should NOT know if you are going to sit for upcoming CSE Interview. Ok! This was just a pun on click-baiting but seriously, this write-up is valid for the whole CSE process, so you will definitely gain something new, especially if you are new in the CSE process. Here goes: Another Prelims…
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The Boat that never sinks

Picture someone in whose company you can be totally yourself. Pictured? Yes? Now let the magic unfold! Didn’t you think of a friend, friends, or even someone not necessarily a ‘friend’ but who you consider more of a friend, or more than a friend. Well, that’s the beauty of the “boat that never sinks”. A…
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Don’t move on. Stay.

“There is a crack in everything. That’s how the light gets in” – Rumi In 2020, Prime Minister Modi made a sweeping statement, “Turn this crisis into an opportunity” when he marketed the idea of self-reliance to a nation that was reeling from pain, loss, and profound grief. Not only due to the dear lives we lost,…
