by Team Spectrum Books | Jan 10, 2023 | Miscellany
America’s oldest dictionary publisher, Merriam-Webster, has declared ‘gaslighting’ as the word of the year for 2022. According to Merriam-Webster, searches on its website for this word spiked by 1,740 per cent in 2022, with high interest throughout the year. Meaning...
by Team Spectrum Books | Jan 8, 2023 | Miscellany
Effective altruism (EA) can be defined as a philosophical and social movement that advocates ‘using evidence and reason to figure out how to benefit others as much as possible and taking action on that basis’. Effective altruists who pursue the goals of effective...
by Team Spectrum Books | Dec 14, 2022 | Miscellany
According to the New York Times, ‘friendshoring/allyshoring’ is a term for the practice of relocating supply chains to countries where the risk of disruption from political chaos is low. This word was not an actual word until recently. During the COVUD-19 pandemic,...
by Team Spectrum Books | Dec 11, 2022 | Miscellany
Introduction The Network Readiness Index (NRI) is one of the leading global indexes on application and impact of information and communication technology (ICT) in the economies all around the world. The index is developed by the World Economic Forum together with...
by Team Spectrum Books | Dec 11, 2022 | Miscellany
In the 17th edition of Global Hunger Index (GHI) 2022, released by Concern Worldwide and Welt Hunger Hilfe, non-government organisations (NGOs) from Ireland and Germany, respectively, on October 12, 2022, India stood at 107th position among 121 countries in the world...
by Team Spectrum Books | Dec 3, 2022 | Miscellany
After Independence, Central Vista underwent many unplanned and haphazard construction of many central government buildings, etc., which led to chaos and disorder. Though much has been talked about the revamp of the Central Vista for decades, it was in 2019 that the...
