Kamal BaruahAs I reported to one undisclosed location at the Indo-Pakborder, the Medical Assistant prescribed me to swallow one tablet instantly on the very first day at Field Supper Bar. While I was filled with curiosity, my colleague narrated through a ..

Mingyashin ShaizaWorld Mental Health day was celebrated on 10th October, 2021. The overall objective is to raise awareness of mental health issues around the world and to mobilize efforts in support of mental health (WHO). As we celebrate World Mental Hea..

RK SinhaDuring the past few years, India has witnessed the commencement of operations of several new airports and this trend seems bound to an upward trajectory in the foreseeable future. The Prime Minister has resolved to lay a network of more than 200 a..

Kakai SingsitTucked inside my dingy little room away from the world outside and there was darkness smothering all around. It seems this darkness was my lone companion that never stops squinting hard at me. Burnt out with fatigue I reclined to my creaky ch..

Vijay Garg Almost the entire world is currently facing an energy crisis.  Lack of natural gas or coal has made meeting energy needs a challenge. In India too, there is talk of a shortage of coal in many power plants.  The State Governm..

Dr Mangsatabam Norjit SinghGoat is a multi-functional animal and plays a significant role in the economy and nutrition of landless, small and marginal farmers of the country. Goats occupy a unique place among domestic livestock in North Eastern region bec..

Vijay GargContd from previous issueThey contribute to the delivery of health related services for evaluation identification and prevention of disorders. Rehabilitation and health system management studies intimated by the Ministry of Health and Welfare (M..

G BidyasagarChange is the only constant—HeraclitusThe Greek philosopher knew what he was talking about; he had the clearest picture of the real world problems. He knew nothing was permanent, everything evolves, changes, or is lost in time.This very ..

Rajnath Singh (Minister of Defence)“Deh Shiva var mohe ehe, Shubh karman te kabhun naan Darroon”.It takes a lot of grit, commitment and resolve for initiating and completing any major reform. Changing the status quo while meeting the competing..

Dr Gayatri KhangjarakpamFlower arrangements are an easy way to beautify and make any rooms livelier. It is the artistic display of flowers in a right manner and proportion so that the same may provide maximum pleasure and satisfaction, and create a quite ..

Themneivah SitlhouContd from last SaturdayRecently, UN General Assembly was held. Prime Minister Narendra Modi had a grand speech. India has taken decisive actions to tackle climate change. India committed to cut green house gas emission and it is still d..

Free ThinkerI have never gone through a manifesto of any party thoroughly and seriously. When we were in the University I once tried to read ‘The Communist Manifesto’ of  Shri Friedrich Engels ji and Shri Karl Marx ji. Originally it was t..

Lakshmana Venkat KuchiFor a Nation not so long ago struggling with the pandemic and its negative impact, the current day economic situation, and few positive signals emanating from the ground are something to feel good about.Economic activity has picked u..

Themneivah SitlhouEverything around us is our environment. It is an ecosystem which compasses all living and non-living things. This includes plants, animals, micro-organisms and human beings as well. It also includes abiotic elements such as water, land,..

Vijay GargContd from previous issueIt doesn't matter which plant you keep indoors but you have to keep the plants healthy to clean the air with the plants otherwise biological exposure can occur in the house.There is also pollution from the chemicals you ..

Shahnaz HusainWho doesn’t love chocolates ? Resisting chocolates is hard, no doubt ! Chocolate tastes good and it’s easy to overeat it.Well, it's not just the perfect treat to lift your mood, but a great ingredient for the skin too because you..

Aswini K Ray Contd from previous issueMyrdall’s “soft state” is reincarnated in the Pegasus era with fake videos and new instruments of mass distraction and coercion. Galbraith’s “functioning anarchy”, now has greater c..

Dr NK Arora “The country’s existing surveillance experience in handling adverse reactions in the case of children helped immensely” The country has achieved 100 crore vaccination milestones in less than 10 months. How is this going ..

Dr Th Renuka Devi and Prof Ph Ranjit SharmaAgriculture sector contributes a major share to the total State domestic product and provides employment to about 22.13 percent (according to 2011 census) of the total population in Manipur.  There are 18 (e..

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Vijay Garg Many parents who face financial problems due to Covid-19 have shifted their children to Government schools from private schools. The primary reason for the same is the high fees being charged by private schools.Many parents feel that since clas..

Dr Sumitra Phurailatpam In North East Hill Region (NEH) of India mushrooms have been consumed since time immemorial. In the present diet conscious era, mushrooms are increasingly considered as a future vegetable. People used to eat a variety of edible mus..

Prabhat KishoreEarthquake i.e. the slightest shaking of the earth can cause immense loss of lives and properties. However, it is an indisputable truth that deaths occur mostly due to unsafe constructions. Earth’s geographical structure, variations a..

Smriti ChandContd from previous issuePopulation growth, the expansion of agriculture and livestock raising, the building of cities and roads, and pollution are among the many pressures on the natural habitat of wildlife. Along with illegal hunting, habita..

Birkarnelzelzit ThiyamAre you going through something tough now ? Are you now at the line where you want to end your life ? If so, throw yourself in the sea, you will find yourself struggling to survive. You are not really wanting to kill yourself but som..

Vijay GargContd from previous issueAttempts have certainly been made to address this shortfall but it has been insufficient.Research has also shown that children are going through psychological stress and impact, although adults are not immune and no coun..

Free ThinkerIt is really great to hear the incredible news that two journos have been awarded the Nobel Peace Prize. The reason for giving this coveted prize to them is that they fought for the freedom of press despite tremendous odds and coercion. They a..

Piyush GoyalPrime Minister Narendra Modi began his illustrious track record in governance two decades ago, from Gandhinagar during which he selflessly served first the people of Gujarat and since 2014 our Nation. He was born in Vadnagar not far from Gandh..

James MayengbamFacebook was down for 6 hours along with Instagram & WhatsApp. A helpless world turned to Twitter, Signal, Clubhouse, wechat and few other apps. Meantime Facebook took a dip in the stock value by about 4.89% and Zuckerberg lost $7 billi..

BL VermaEight States of North Eastern Region (NER) known as Ashtalakshmi today is more peaceful than ever. Insurgency, law and order problem including extortions are things of the past. Lot of credit goes to the current regime which has built up infrastru..

Ranjan K BaruahThough the recent pandemic has brought challenges to the tourism industry but it can again build back better after pandemic as there would be more domestic tourist than foreign tourist in our region. We are aware that tourism is one of the ..

Shailaja Tripathi World Teachers’ Day 2021: World Teachers’ Day or commonly known as International Teachers’ Day is observed every year globally on October 5. The day raises the issues and concerns related to the teachers and teaching. W..

Sandeep GoyalContd from previous issueMuch like my nephew.This is visible both in falling office-vacancy rates, rising residential rents and soaring real estate prices.We could also witness the arrival of a work-from-anywhere model in which employees coul..

Saidur Rahman; Kalyan Sarma and Fazal Ali AhmedDairying is an important source of subsidiary income to small/marginal farmers and agricultural labourers. To achieve the desired management efficiency, the farmer has to pay adequate attention to selection o..

Rituparna RoyOn a trip to Meghalaya in 2019, I found myself scouting the local markets for fermented bamboo shoots, native peppercorns and forest honey to bring back to my Mumbai home. My journey into the little-known, fascinating world of North Eastern c..

Kaustov KashyapThis year we celebrated the 75th independence day of our country, which means that it is the diamond jubilee of our freedom. Now, the term ‘diamond jubilee’ carries weight due to its symbolic and literal meaning. Diamond has a g..

Amitabh Kant & Amit Kapoor2019 was a year of celebration for the women of Nandan Nagar, a locality in Agartala, the capital city of Tripura. Under the Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana, LPG gas connections made their way into the kitchens of several BPL h..

N Munal MeiteiThe world is facing multifarious challenges in conservation of wildlife but still trying to protect the critical species and eco-regions for the last many decades. The 67th Wildlife Week is celebrated across India between 2nd to 8th October ..

Nirmala SitharamanThe Indian economy is seeing rapid changes, particularly in the last seven years, that are transformational. Time does not give us the luxury for gentle incremental changes which are less disruptive. Moving India away from debilitating s..

Dr Sumedha KushwahaWe strive too hard to find sense in things and to bring them to fruition. And this excessive need to bring about a definition and definitiveness spoils the present moment and the true essence of things. The idea of conversion of a compa..

RK SinghContd from prev issueTo promote domestic manufacturing and reduce import dependence for RE equipment, Production Linked Incentives were launched in 2021 to promote manufacturing of high efficiency solar PV modules, including the upstream verticals..

Prabhat KishoreMohan Das Karamchand Gandhi was a great journalist & media crusader, not only because he was great in so many ways and his greatness was total, but because he had a great journalist's gift of expression and communication.Journalism is n..

RK SinghContd from prev issueIn COP 21 in Paris, India had also pledged that it will bring down the emission intensity of its economy by 33% as compared to 2005 levels.  We are well on our way to achieving this. Under the LED Programme (UJALA), over ..

RK SinghElectricity has emerged as an essential requirement – almost as necessary as air or water.  Nothing runs without it – whether it is lights or ventilators or lifts or radars.  Electricity is essential for industrialisation, gr..

Amitabh KantContd from previous issueThere has been a paradigm change since then, primarily over the past few years. A key differentiator over the past few years has been a focus on service delivery, accountability and transparency, enabled through techno..

Rebecca Lalbiakngheti RalteConventional agricultural systems increase food production per acre 0.4ha but can deplete natural resources and degrade crop and environmental health. By implementing organic farming as an alternative production system, growers ..

India marches on towards Swastha, Shashakt and Samruddh Bharat..

PakinrichapboThe cold blooded murder of late Athuan Abonmai former President of Zeliangrong Baudi (Assam, Manipur and Nagaland) on the 22 nd of September 2021 will go down in the history of the Zeliangrong people as a darkest period in this 21st century. ..

Fr Paul Lelen HaokipThis article will see the shift from the present learning situation and its possible near future. Learning can be knowing new phenomena or correcting inaccurate information about phenomena already learnt. Both are equally important for..

Amitabh KantIn the years since Independence, redistribution of wealth took priority over economic growth in India. However, the redistribution policies failed to make a serious dent in poverty levels, and kept economic growth subdued. While the liberalisa..