by Alok K. Shrivastava, IAS (R) | Nov 3, 2024 | Diaspora
COUNTDOWN FOR U.S. PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION Presidential elections in the oldest democracy of the world always generate immense interest. Of the tenure of four years, the incumbent President gets hardly 3.5 years of tension free time to function, as invariably the last...
by Alok K. Shrivastava, IAS (R) | Oct 27, 2024 | Blogs
MIDDLE EAST : NERVE CENTRE OF TERRORISM The term ‘terror’ is derived from Latin word ‘ terrere’, which means to tremble or to frighten from. In other words, it implies intense fear caused for the purpose of coercing or subduing. Terrorism may...
by Alok K. Shrivastava, IAS (R) | Oct 16, 2024 | Blogs
RATAN NAVAL TATA: A VISIONARY INDUSTRIALIST During childhood, one would hear a lot about three companies or houses rather distinctly : Birla, Bata and Tata. With the passage of time, Bata has become somewhat non-visible and Birla is playing a subdued role as compared...
by Alok K. Shrivastava, IAS (R) | Oct 6, 2024 | Energy & Environment
SAGA OF LANDSLIDES & FLOODS Nature attracts. It inspires and impresses. But it also has the unimaginable capacity to strike. In recent years natural calamities are on rise in our country. It is witnessing extreme weather conditions, viz in the shape of floods,...
by Alok K. Shrivastava, IAS (R) | Jan 30, 2023 | Welfare
Why Road Accidents Showing A Rising Trend When one hears about maintaining safety on roads, three “E’s” should come to mind automatically- Engine, Engineering and Enforcement. First one would denote, a vehicle should have an engine in good running...
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