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Emigration Is (Not) Bad: Rethinking the Debate

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The Ministry of External Affairs, in a question to the Rajya Sabha, gave a response that over 2 lakh Indians gave up their citizenship in 2024. Since 2022, every year, this is the figure of number of Indians giving up Indian citizenship. The past two to three years in India have seen extensive talk about the number of people moving out and relinquishing their citizenship. People also give a very catchy term for that- "Brain Drain", where intelligent and well-qualified citizens are leaving the country for opportunities elsewhere. Then there is the argument of demographic change, where regions are seeing young people leave for green pastures and old people remain with no one to take care of them. All of them are true and valid points, but there is another side of the debate which we often ignore and miss.  The causes of migration can be broadly categorised as push and pull factors. Only if both of them work together, mass migration usually happen. As we have already discussed m...
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Congress and Bharat Jodo Yatra- A Podcast

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Greetings to all listeners and readers!! The podcast for the day is about The state of Congress party and its Bharat Jodo Yatra with special emphasis on Hits and Misses.  Our Coverage of Bharat Jodo Yatra  Summary of the podcast  Generally, these topics aren’t much available in the mainstream media, because they are believed hard to crack and don't address the basics. But, through  our podcasts , we disprove this misconception that these cannot be understood by common people. We explain in simple terms various subtopics under this vast topic in the form of conversational and discussion styles. Everything is easy to follow and understandable in the episode.  The Congress party had lost the 2014 and 2019 General elections bringing it down to its lowest tally in the history of the party's electoral battle. In September 2022, the party started  Bharat Jodo Yatra led by ex-party President Rahul Gandhi as the front runner, covering 4000 km from Kanyakumari t...
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Newscapsule for the Month of February 2023

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Following are the top news for the month.   If you wish to follow and get notifications of future articles, you can signup using the email on the left sidebar.  Article of the month- Bharat Jodo Yatra Kerala  Kerala State Budget Speech for the year 2023-24 was presented in the assembly. The banned documentary of PM Modi was telecasted in public by opposition parties.  Dog thieves in the city were caught in Udupi.  UDF is not to hold Harthals in the state. Kochi Metro Rail Ltd held Pet Carnival named Paltu Janwar in Kochi.  The Mayor of Kochi says the Budget allocation is inadequate.  Oommen Chandy was hospitalised amid controversy over his treatment. Congress to undergo reorganisation in the state. Protests break out in the state against the increase in taxes. Model Engineering College conducts a marathon in Kochi in connection with Excel Techfest.  Metro ridership reaches 80,000 a day. Transman in Kerala delivers a baby. CAG Report on Kerala...
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