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Engineering the Clean Water

Tanveer SinghFirst Year BTech Student, Plaksha UniversityAccording to the reports by WHO, more than 1 million people die every year due to lack of access to safe water, and every 2 minutes a child dies from a w

Infocus / 6th February 2026
When Life Gives You Pencils

Aalap BhattFirst Year Student at Plaksha University, PunjabIf you ever asked me to define what a pencil is, I might say “Well, it’s a writing or drawing tool with a stick of graphite or colored substance en

Infocus / 7th January 2026
The Vanishing Act: What We Lose When Technology Gets Too Good

Angad SinghI'm sitting at a cafe in Khan Market when I notice the couple at the next table hasn't spoken word in the last twenty minutes. No expressions on their face, just scrolling. Surfing through the menu t

Public Space / 3rd December 2025
The evolution of science and technology: How humanity evolved with it?

Saanvi SinghWas it a moment or a day or perhaps a bright morning once upon a time, or a fine evening in the past? How do we trace the origins of science and technology? It is an ongoing journey that started eve

Infocus / 4th November 2025
The Art of Modern Travel

Yuvika Mehta The Eiffel Tower glows under the Parisian sky. Gondolas glide through the canals of Venice, while in Bali, a swing hangs over a lush green valley waiting for the perfect Instagram shot.

Inventing the Future / 8th October 2025
TinyML: The Small Technology Tackling the Biggest Climate Challenge

Tanveer Singh As the planet struggles under the weight of 40+ billion metric tons of CO₂ emissions in 2024 alone, and an ever-rising energy demand, the search for smarter, leaner solutions has never been

Infocus / 3rd September 2025
The Bigger Picture: Revisiting AI’s role in Art

Prajna Sharma and Harmannat KaurEvery technological revolution throughout history, from the invention of the printing press to the development of the camera, has changed the way we view and appreciate art. The

Inventing the Future / 6th August 2025
The Subtle Power of Unhearable Sound: Mood and Cognition-Altering Agents

Shreyas Kannan Plaksha UniversityThe human ear has a maximum hearing range of 20 Hz to 20,000 Hz. However, in all reality the range at which we are most sensitive is from 1000 Hz to 4000 Hz at which most n

Infocus / 28th July 2025
IS IT CANCER OR THE THOUGHT OF CANCER THAT DESTROYS US?

Throughout our lives, some experiences carry more weight than others. People say it takes 3 seconds for everything around you to change – for you to start viewing everything differently. Those 3 seconds of my

Infocus / 7th July 2025
From Classroom to Commerce: Growing My Father’s Business with University Insights

Manshika Jain The first time I saw a customer leave my father’s store empty-handed, it hit me hard. Even though I was just a kid back then, I was mature enough to understand that it wasn’t just a lost

Infocus / 3rd June 2025
READING AS EATING: Deeply-Internalised TEXTS as Fodder for Effective and Transformative Speech

Dr Brainerd PrinceDirector, CTLC and Associate Professor, Plaksha UniversityBoth civilizational and family cultures play a critical part in determining fundamental behaviour patterns from childhood. Civilisatio

Infocus / 19th May 2025
Write to Publish: Taking Your Research to the World

We have finally come to the end of this long series on research design and how to write a research script. In the last column, we looked at how we could articulate our voice through the argument that we put for

Infocus / 8th May 2025
The Butterfly in Your Neck: How a Tiny Gland Shapes Your Life

Anagha VasistaA woman in Bangalore spent years battling fatigue, weight gain, and depression. Doctors attributed her symptoms to aging and stress—until one physician tested her thyroid hormone levels and disc

Inventing the Future / 7th May 2025
The High-End Fashion Industry’s Reaction to Economic Turmoil

While inflation has pinched the wallets of many, it’s ironically fueling the growth of luxury fashion. As most consumers scale back on spending due to rising costs, iconic brands like Chanel, Rolex, and Herm�

Infocus / 17th April 2025
Articulating Your Voice: Constructing Your Argument

Dr Brainerd PrinceThe research is finally complete. We began with a significant problem in the world and identified a theme we wanted to pursue. Then we looked up the correlating thematic within a particul

Infocus / 2nd April 2025
Deconstructing the Neurology of Memory: The Bleak Reality of Neurodegenerative Diseases and A Brighter Future Ahead

Ishrat BombaywalaPlaksha University Imagine waking up one day and not recognizing the faces of your loved ones. Imagine forgetting their voices. Their names slip out of your grasp like grains of sand slipp

Infocus / 11th March 2025
The White Owl Literature Festival: Panel discussion examine complexities of morality

Morung Express NewsChümoukedima| February 19At the second edition of The White Owl Literature Festival and Book Fair, a thought-provoking panel discussion titled “Trendspotting: The Virtue Trap—The Immoral

Nagaland / 19th February 2025
Research Results and Findings: Answering Research Questions and Generating New Knowledge

Dr Brainerd PrinceIn the last column, we looked at how we could use research methods, both quantitative and qualitative, to collect and analyse different types of data. We made the distinction between data in t

Infocus / 27th January 2025
The Yellow Bucket: Methods, Sampling, and the Role of AI

By Brainerd PrinceIn our last article, we started the conversation about methods, and methods being the hands of research. To recap, the red bucket gives us a research question; the green bucket gives us the da

Around the Kitchen Fire / 10th December 2024
How to Tackle Waste Management for Sustainable Cities

Aadi Arora, Sadhika Anand, Rithwik AgarwalIn a world full of environmental hazards, where global warming and climate change is on the rise, sustainability is a key agenda. Through the years, sustainability has

Infocus / 3rd December 2024