Bhupender YadavThe latest Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change report enlists Climate Change as one of most pressing international issues. Though started in 1960s as an environmental concern, it has evolved into social rights issue for which a practi..

Pooja P VardhanContd from previous issue Environment protection is part of our cultural values and traditions. In Atharvaveda, it has been said that “Man’s paradise is on earth; this living world is the beloved place of all; It has the bl..

Paul HunterAfter over 18 months of this pandemic, with the social distancing, mask wearing and on-off lockdowns, what we all want to know more than anything else is when it will all be over and how it will end. While nothing is certain, we have a lot of e..

Pooja P VardhanContd from previous issueExcessive noise creates pollution in the society. The constitution of India under Article 19 (1) (a) read with Article 21 of the constitution guarantees right to decent environment and right to live  peacefully..

S Balakrishnan;After retirement from a central government office what I really miss is the annual tamasha called Hindi Pakhavaada (Hindi Fortnight).  I am not anti-Hindi, let me make it clear, lest I be pronounced anti-Indian by the Sangh Pariwar. In..

Automotive PLI: Preparing India for Advanced Automotive Technologies..

Shahnaz HusainThere are enough problems to deal with on a daily basis when it comes to your hair. Is it too greasy ? Too dry ? Too flat ? Too voluminous ? Too curly ? Too straight ?  Then, of course, there’s always the dreaded dandruff.Dandruff..

Mansukh MandaviyaContd from previous issueI strongly believe that it is the people’s wholehearted participation in the vaccination program that has made it such a success.The Covid-19 vaccination drive, which aims to vaccinate the entire population ..

N Munal MeiteiThis is agreed that the Vienna Convention for protection of the ozone layer is the most successful of all the UN agreements so far. Today, the 16th September is the 36th year of World Ozone Day with the theme, "Montreal Protocol-Keeping us, ..

Dr L Dipenty Every pregnant woman hopes for a healthy baby and an uncomplicated pregnancy. However 800 women and 7700 newborns still die each day from preventable complications related to pregnancy and childbirth and in the postnatal period with an additi..

Pooja P VardhanThe Constitution of India is not an inert but a living document which evolves and grows with time.The specific provisions on environment protection in the Constitution are also result of this evolving nature and growth potential of the fund..

Seram Neken Contd from previous issueAMSU strongly condemned the efforts of some Naga leaders for unification of Naga inhabited areas with Nagaland and its endorsement by the then Nagaland Chief Minister TN Angami. The Union submitted its memorandum to th..

G Kishan ReddyAs of today, India is at the cusp of administering 75 crore Covid vaccine doses.  There could be no bigger confidence booster for the Tourism industry than this. While international tourism could take longer to open up, as international..

Seram Neken Contd from previous issueShri Seram Mangi Singh, Loitongbam Tombi, Soyam Lokendrajit, Y Rajen Singh, Laitonjam Ibopishak, Th. Ibohal Singh, L. Raghumani Singh, Ksh Iboyaima Singh, Kh. Joysakhi Devi, Laishram Jugobala Devi, Kh. Ibetombi Devi, C..

TC Tolenkhomba and Prava MayengbamContd from previous issueCannibalism and feather picking: Cannibalism is a problem that is particularly associated with large poultry flocks where birds kept in close confinement peck at each other. This can produce signi..

Birkarnelzelzit Thiyam Let’s start from the West, according to the Shriver Report released in 2014, women’s average annual paychecks reflected only 77 cents for every $1.00 earned by men. For women of color, the gap is even wider: In compariso..

Seram Neken After the first and second Nupi Lan (women's wars) against the malpractices of the respective regimes in 1904 and in 1939 during British rule in Manipur, the students' uprising of 27 August 1965 was the biggest movement against the injustices ..

Free ThinkerIt is raining cats and dogs; I have already gone through the newspaper headlines; now I don’t want to read the edit page which I normally do at night when my head is on the pillows. Reading editorials is just like a lullaby for me since ..

Mingyashin ShaizaAs the restriction eases, are we relaxing on taking precautions ?Our daily activities are almost getting back to normal. Streets are busier than they were a month ago. Students are getting ready for new admissions. Business owners have st..

On tourism in the Northeast, lets us err on the side of caution..

Rudraneil Sengupta, Sandip SikdarContd from prev issueIn between, it involved carefully tailored and calibrated work, everything from working on absolute speed, to explosive power training such as jumps, Olympic lifts such as cleans and snatches, heavy we..

Rudraneil Sengupta, Sandip SikdarIn February, Vandana Katariya, the India women’s hockey team’s most experienced attacking player, fractured her ankle and tore a ligament. For the gritty, lithe forward, who had spent the better part of a year ..

Shahnaz HusainYour kitchen is full of ingredients that will help you get that glowing skin. One such ingredient is oats.Oats are one of the healthiest ingredients one can consume every day. But apart from its numerous health benefits,  It has a range..

Contd from prev issueAvian Encephalomyelitis: Signs commonly appear during the first week of life and between the second and third weeks. Affected chicks may first show a dull expression of the eyes, followed by progressive incoordination, sitting on hock..

Kaustov KashyapOne of the indelible marks left by the pandemic on the way companies operate today has been its impact on traditional work structures. Remote working options that had begun to find their footing in the past few years were suddenly thrown in..

Kakai SingsitContd from prev issueIf he was angry that means there must be a good explanation.When my roommate arrived I narrated to him of the preceding episode. I had called him uncle out of respect in front of everyone was his answer. I could not conta..

Yumnam Suren WangkheiTo be a professionally expert person in any field of our life without the lead of a guide or a mentor is impossible. It helps them to achieve their goals and to do things in their best possible way. Only the devotion and sincerity of ..

Stuti YadavThe worldwide COVID-19 pandemic has created huge gaps in the conventional education system. Despite the emergence of digital and virtual learning software and aids, what is missing, especially for preschool children, is adequate exposure to out..

Kajal ChatterjeeKangpokpi. Though I am much interested in geographical details and simply lap up atlas globe and stories/anecdotes on tourism since childhood; I remained ignorant of this cute-sounding name!Now who would have enlightened me of this place, ..

Ranjan K BaruahContd from prev issueAspirants who are willing to work with special children should have a special training or diploma or advance training programme which are offered by different institutes in the country.Aspirants need to have Bachelors i..

Ram Chandra Prasad SinghEnabling Indian steel industry to contribute its best to Aatmanirbhar Bharat, is how I see the Production Linked Incentive Scheme (PLI) for ‘Specialty Steel’. The Scheme was approved recently by the Cabinet headed by Ho..

Ranjan K BaruahOne of the noble professions anywhere in the world is none other than teaching .It is a profession which is respected by all as we are learned and educated because of our teachers. Today, being 5th September is important in India as we obse..

Dr Sumedha KushwahaWe have come alone and we will go alone. This is the only truth of life. No matter how beautiful your wife is, how compassionate your parents are, how cute your children are - the sole fact of life remains that our existence is complete..

Free ThinkerFriends of Burma want to know whether the Government of India has accepted the Burmese citizens entering the country as refugees in the post 1st Feb, 2021 scenario. It is an undeclared fact that thousands of Burmese citizens have entered India..

Shahnaz HusainExternal beauty is what is visible. It includes the skin, hair, eyes, teeth, nails, figure and much more. For example, when we talk of the figure, we are not merely talking of height and weight, because suppleness, agility, good posture and ..

Radhamohan DasContd from previous issueThese are God, the soul, the mahattatva, false ego, the five gross elements: ether, air, fire, water and earth; the ten senses : eyes, ears, nose, tongue, skin, speech, hands, feet, genitals, and anus; the five subtl..

BB Sharma (Retd. IIS)The evening was calm and serene. That evening, there was a discourse by Wahengbam Tomcha Singh, a social activist, on the work of late Pundit-Raja Atombapu Sharma. The topic was enchanting and all remained calm and quiet. When I remem..

Radhamohan DasLord Krishna as the Supreme has descended to lift the world wherever abuse of unrighteousness increases or whenever and wherever there is a decline of virtuousness and a predominant rise in irreligion on the earth planet, to protect the devo..

Nabina Das & Nirupama DuttContd from previous issuePenned in different languages and touching a wide range of subjects, words rise out of the despair to mark a dissent with the scheme of things.These words are not mere words but the anguish and despai..

Hardeep S Puri“A lie can travel halfway around the world, while the truth is tying its shoelaces”This famous quote aptly summarizes the methodology of using lies, half-truths and misinformation to create anxiety and fear amongst the people. It..

Nabina Das & Nirupama DuttThey say memories make our art and writing. But all along the pandemic of 2020 and now into 2021, my personal experience has been of gradual memory-less-ness. Even attaching pre- and post- to talk about our experiential accou..

Ashvini Agrawal The inauguration of the renovated Jallianwala Bagh Memorial at Amritsar by the Prime Minister Narendra Modi on the 28th of August this year may raise the question of its enduring relevance to the Nation after more than a century of the gru..

Sira Kharay, AdvocateContd from previous issueNecessary statutory provision may be made for this purpose in the Government of Union Territories Act, 1963 (Emphasis added)” (Administrative Reforms Commission Report on the Administration of Union Terr..

Mingyashin ShaizaAfghans have been suffering for decades and the year 2021 has not been an easy one as well. In the first five months alone, more than 2000 Afghans were killed. There were unending attacks in schools, Mosque, on the roadside, cars, buses a..

Samson Remei, Ashinpou Gangmei, Dr Benjamin Gangmei and Thomas KameiContd from previous issueThe condition had made the people to do a readily response to the option which could, they supposed, relieve them from this oppressive rule of colonial masters. C..

Kamal BaruahContd from last SaturdayAmerica might have been on the winning side during World War II but war with Vietnam, Iraq and Afghanistan were bad choices and indeed not necessary. Tens of thousands of Afghans have died in fighting over supporting de..

Free ThinkerThere are 395 Articles in the Constitution of India; I really don’t know how many have been repealed so far ? Certainly the total number is now much lesser. Some Articles which are complicated, controversial, temporary and redundant have..

S BalakrishnanKannappa Naayanaar could be hailed as the world’s first eye donor; the recipient was none other than Lord Shiva Himself ! This is the story of a simple devotee attaining the status of a Saint worshipped to this day.In the hills and jun..

Shahnaz HusainIs the stress starting to show on your face and your  skin  is losing its radiant glow, luster and  texture due to growing  age, pollution and  hectic lifestyle . Is the dull skin  making  you feel less tha..

Yashovardhan AzadThe most enduring memory of 2021 Olympics for India would be of our golden boy from Panipat, Neeraj Chopra, standing on the top step of the podium at the medal ceremony in rapt attention, clutching the ceremonial blooms, as the Indian tri..