Ageing Populations

Challenges and Opportunities By Urvika Mehra, Junior Editor We are at a juncture today where for the first time in modern history, the world’s population is expected to stop growing by the end of this century. Contrary to predictions made by some observers just five decades ago, the world has not faced a doomsday overpopulation [...]

Know Your Economist: Dr. Gary Becker

By Gitika Arora, Editor-In-Chief Dr. Gary Becker was an instrumental economist with groundbreaking and defining contributions to the field. He was born on 2nd December 1930 amidst the dark shadows of the Great Depression. Becker got his PHD from University Of Chicago in 1955 under the renowned Nobel Prize Winner, Milton Friedman. Like Friedman, Becker [...]

Fun Fact : Women, War And Restaurants

By Gitika Arora, Junior Editor Downton fans will remember that it took Carson - The Butler, an anxiety attack to finally stomach the fact that women were going to serve in the great hall. While today, when you think of servers the picture of a “sassy” waitress pops up popularised by the likes of Penny [...]