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SOLAR ENERGY- A CHOICE FOR THE BETTER FUTURE

Earth is in a depleting state and in this current scenario of the world we are always searching for more sustainable and a renewable source of energy. One of the better choices of sustainable and renewable source of energy among many others is the use of Solar Energy. Solar energy is harnessed from the radiant light and heat of the Sun using the ever-growing technology of active and passive solar technologies. One of which are photovoltaic panels better known as Solar Panels. As correctly stated by Ramez Naam “Solar power is going to be absolutely essential to meeting growing energy demands while staving off climate change.” Solar Panels are build using photovoltaic cells which helps in absorption of solar energy and thus creating a clean renewable energy. They are currently being slowly adopted by many countries in place of using non-renewable sources of energy. Many industries have also followed the path of adopting this particular source of renewable energy making them more an...

Is Kolkata still the Cultural Capital of India?

Cultural Capital as described by Bourdieu in his book “ The Forms of Capital ” [1986] forms of knowledge, skills, education and advantages that a person has, which give them a higher status in society. He has further distinguished cultural capital in three sub-types: •Embodied or inherited/acquired through socialization •Objectified or physical objects that are owned •Institutionalized or consisting of institutional recognition By the above description by Bourdieu, we may say that Kolkata is truly deserves the Title to be the Cultural Capital of the Country. Time and again Kolkata’s love for art, music, and literature and various other fields have crowned her to be the Cultural Capital of India. Some of the aspects that Kolkata still stand out in terms of Culture are as follows: Art: Kolkata is known for the various displays of arts and forms of painting. The masters like Nandalal Basu and Abanindranath Tagore during the British Era is well recognised for ...

Birthday is more than balloons - Involving the kids to be a part of the Birthday décor prep

Kids are the most important part of any person’s life. They are always eager to learn new things and always trying to question their mind about the new things they see. But before we begin, we must follow one simple rule, as once stated by Margaret Mead that “ Children must be taught how to think, not what to think. ” Birthdays are a special day for any child and there are a lot of things the kids can learn out of the very art of decorating. There are many parts of decorations than to just blow balloons which the kids can be a part of. We should be involving them so that they are able to not only enjoy but be able to learn and fulfil their eagerness. So how can we involve little kids in decorating which shall not only be enjoyable for them but educational too? Kids are fast learners as they have enthusiasm to know things and we can do this by teaching them easy and fun ways to do things that might not only help in decoration but also help in the upbringing of the child. S...