There would be numerous blog posts and YouTube videos that praise the transformation and growth of Ireland in the last 3 decades. From being one of the poorest countries in Europe to being a country with a very high per capita income, the journey of this Celtic Tiger has been really phenomenal. Despite being a […]
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Table Of Contents 1. Bribe Tax2. Church Tax3. Radio and TV Tax4. Bachelor Tax5. Pet Tax6. Pfand7. Pleasure Tax 1. Bribe Tax Would you believe it if I say that Bribery was legal in Germany until 2002? 2. Church Tax 3. Radio and TV Tax 4. Bachelor Tax Bykowe 5. Pet Tax 6. Pfand 7. […]
Continue ReadingHow did Portugal become so Poor?
Portugal was once one of the richest countries in the world. It was the first European country to discover the sea route to India and the first European country to establish colonies in Africa. Despite its past colonial conquests, Portugal is now one of the poorest countries in Europe (as of 2022). In fact, Portugal […]
Continue Reading8 Best European Countries for Biomedical Engineering
Biomedical engineering is an interdisciplinary field that has applications of material sciences, mechanical engineering, fluid mechanics, production engineering, biochemistry, and life sciences. While Biomedical Engineering is an emerging field in India and several other Asian countries, Europe and the United States have a very mature MedTech ecosystem for fostering research, innovation, and industrialization. This article […]
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I trade options regularly in the Indian as well as the American market. They are very different in their pricing models, trading volume, expiry cycle, lot sizes, and even trading frequencies. For example, the Indian options are European style options where the Options contract can only be exercised after the expiry. On the other hand, […]
Continue ReadingYes Bank Crisis: Should You Buy Shares in 2022?
The Indian banking crisis has been a cause of worry for the last decade. From more than 20 nationalized banks at the start of the Millenium to just 12 nationalized banks today, Indian banks have had a hard time getting through in the last decade. Currently, there are 12 nationalized banks, 22 private banks in […]
Continue ReadingThe Darker Side of Dolphinariums
Dolphins are one of the smartest mammals. They can mimic voices, demonstrate empathy, grief, and joy. There are around 40 different species of dolphins. The Bottleneck Dolphin is the smartest of all dolphins. They are usually very social and easy to train. They have a friendly appearance and higher life expectancy (30-50 years) than most […]
Continue Reading10 European Countries with High Immigration
The last decade has seen massive immigration to Europe from the Middle East. Europe is currently witnessing the biggest refugee crisis since World War II. There are several debates in the European Parliament about the security threat posed due to immigration, the right to seek asylum, the economic impact of mass immigration, and the assimilation […]
Continue ReadingFuture of Open Source Scientific Publishing
Aaron Swartz who was fined $1 million for downloading academic journals from JSTOR, later committed suicide 9 years ago. While information should be free, publishing houses have a massive monopoly over information dissemination. While I was a student at RWTH Aachen in Germany in 2018-19, I couldn’t access the latest Elsevier journals on ScienceDirect as […]
Continue ReadingCan Romania Join The Schengen Soon?
I went on a budget trip to Romania in early November 2021 during the COVID pandemic. I traveled for almost a week in Romania and it was rather surprising to me that even though Romania had been a member of the EU since January 1, 2007, it is not a part of the Schengen area. […]
Continue ReadingIs Ireland Socialist or Capitalist?
Ireland is a democratic republic with a very strong Capitalist system. In fact, Ireland is more capitalist than the United States. Well, Ireland does have a Social Welfare System, but that’s just one point for socialism. The low Irish corporate tax system, high cost of attending universities, nepotistic politics, a higher number of millionaires per […]
Continue ReadingIs The Colonial Mentality Hindering India’s Success?
Colonial mentality refers to the negative psychological imprints and inferiority complex harbored in the minds of the Indian public even after several decades of colonial rule. The colonial mentality can be seen in several facets of our daily life in India. Blindly imitating Western culture, perceiving fair skin as superior, a negative bias towards indigenous […]
Continue ReadingIs PhD Worth It When You Can Do a Lot With Your Life?
Slogging long hours, sometimes even weekends, for 3-8 years to achieve that moment of glory when people can finally refer to you as ”Dr. XYZ” is definitely a satisfying experience. However, those 3-8 years don’t guarantee your success in life. PhD is not a life insurance, just like other educational degrees. If having a degree […]
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Continue ReadingPeople Who Couldn’t Find Jobs and Went to Create Their Own Company
It’s May 2020 and I can’t blame enough to COVID-19 for the low number of job hiring in Ireland. Today, I received yet another job rejection. However, this was harsh and kind of ate up my spirit. I applied to Medtronic at 2 AM in the night for the position of ‘Design Engineer’ and went […]
Continue ReadingProductivity Hacks For Entrepreneurs
Entrepreneurship is a lonely journey. As an entrepreneur, you have a vision and you have several tasks in hand. You are a dreamer and you want to create an innovative product or service that disrupts an extant business. However, it is often very difficult to track your tasks and schedule your daily routine without a […]
Continue ReadingHow is Academics in Foreign Universities Different from Indian Institute of Technologies (IIT)?
According to a new employability survey by Aspiring Minds in 2019, more than 80% of Indian graduates are unemployable. With the world venturing out into the Industrial Revolution 4.0, there is a huge skill gap in India. Although the education minister Prakash Javadekar has made it mandatory for Indian students to pursue at least 3 […]
Continue ReadingQS Ranking 2020: Major Indian Universities Slip As Jindal University Controversially Breaks Into The Ranks
In the latest world ranking of universities published by Quacquarelli Symonds Limited, several major Indian universities have slipped in ranks, except IIT Kharagpur, IIT Bombay and the University of Delhi. Once again the ranking parameters implemented by QS come into question as the OP Jindal Global University finds a place in the QS World Rank. Performance […]
Continue ReadingWhy Does India Fail To Produce Quality Scientific Research?
Story I: India Misses A Nobel PrizeHow many of you know Subhash Mukhopadhyay, the man who could have won the Nobel Prize for Medicine in 2010 if he had been alive?Dr. Mukhopadhyay committed suicide unable to face the social stigma associated with in-vitro fertilization (test-tube babies) and lack of government support. Story II: India’s Nobel LaureatesDr. Har […]
Continue ReadingDifference Between a Businessman and an Entrepreneur
When I was in high school and the early days of engineering at the Indian Institute of Technology, I had very little insights about the distinction between the ‘Business’ and ‘Entrepreneurship’. I knew that Steve Jobs is a great entrepreneur but Mukesh Ambani is always hailed as a shrewd businessman. Many times I thought that […]
Continue ReadingHow about pursuing biology as a hobby? The DIY Bio
We are all aware of the DIY culture pervasive in computer programming and IT. You are stuck with a piece of code, there are Stack Overflow, GitHub and hundreds of other resources to help you out. There are even groups of electronics hobbyists and mechanical tinkerers who help each other out. Instructables and Spark Fun […]
Continue ReadingNew Parameters Can Upset QS World University Rankings
Quacquarelli Symonds (QS) World University Rankings 2019 places the two Australian universities, The University of Sydney and The University of Melbourne at 5th and 6th spot in Graduate Employability, ahead of the University of Oxford, University of Cambridge, UC Berkeley and ETH Zurich. Interestingly, both the Australian universities don’t even feature in the top 30 […]
Continue ReadingVirtual Reality Is Empowering Women: Here Is How
“What does it feel like to be hungry on the streets of LA?Nonny de la Peña,the Founder of Emblematic Group created a Virtual Reality Experience called Hunger in Los Angeles that tried to foster empathy by immersing people in the experience of what it feels like to be hungry on the streets of LA. The film […]
Continue ReadingChanges that I see after IT-BHU became IIT (BHU)
A motivating line which I came across once is “The journey is the ultimate destination.” I am writing about the journey of the oldest yet one of the youngest premier institutes of the country, that is a part of the Banaras Hindu University. Conceived from the ideas of a few legends, realized by the sacrifice […]
Continue ReadingIndustry-Academia Collaboration in India: A Dire Need To Boost The Global Ranking of Universities
Research Questions: What is our current stand? The education scenario in India today speaks of over 1 million students passing out every year in the science background into careers across scientists, engineers and technicians. However only 10 per cent of this number is actually employable. There is a lack of proper practical training at the […]
Continue ReadingCrowdfunding For Education In India
Although not pervasive, crowdfunding was prevalent before the dawn of the internet age. However, in the modern context, most of the crowdfunding campaigns are done online. The first instance of online crowdfunding occurred in the UK when the rock band Marillion, formed in 1979, raised $60,000 to fund their North American tour in 1997, even […]
Continue ReadingWhy is NETFLIX unsuccessful in India?
With hundreds of original TV series in its content base, Netflix is yet to be successful in India and is in fact, far behind its competitors like Hotstar, Hooq, Amazon Prime, and Voot. Here is what you need to know regarding its failure in India. Netflix has over 55 million subscribers in the US and […]
Continue ReadingThe Future Of Stem Cell Research In India
“You may call those scientists ‘crazy’ when they claim to have found the panacea for the treatment of autism, diabetes and even genetic diseases like Thalassemia which don’t have an established cure until now.” In the last decade of the twentiesth century (1998) when stem cells were successfully derieved from a human embryo by James […]
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