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03/01/2026
The calendar we use today is not a divine truth or a natural law. It is a collective human agreement, refined over millennia through observation, error, politics, and science.
Read more: https://masteringir.blogspot.com/2026/01/how-humans-invented-calendarsand-why.html
06/09/2025
India has no national game!
Hockey was never codified in the Constitution or in any legislative framework.
Then why was this myth is allowed to flourish? Read more - https://masteringir.blogspot.com/2025/09/hockey-and-politics-of-national-symbols.html
28/03/2025
The peer-review system is designed to uphold academic integrity and improve the quality of published work. Read more - https://masteringir.blogspot.com/2025/03/publishing-in-academic-journals-step-by.html
25/03/2025
From literature reviews to data analysis, digital tools streamline every aspect of academic work. Read how: https://masteringir.blogspot.com/2025/03/using-technology-to-enhance-research.html
22/01/2025
NETSOL Call for Papers for Spring 2025 Issue (https://www.netsoljournal.net/)
Faculty-owned and faculty-run open-access interdisciplinary journal, NETSOL is accepting submissions for its Spring 2025 issue. NETSOL is a peer-reviewed, biannual, e-journal, publishing original research articles and book reviews. All articles submitted for publication go through a double-blind peer-review process. NETSOL is an open-access no-fee journal. There is NO charge for article submission, processing, or publication. NETSOL is housed at University of Texas-Rio Grande Valley.
Potential book reviewers should email Book Review Editor, Dr. Aditi Paul, [email protected] to receive the list of available books for review.
Last day of submission for Spring issue is March 30, 2025. Submissions after this date will be evaluated for the fall issue.