Opinion Archives - Eastern Mirror
Monday, April 29, 2024
image
Browing Category

Opinion

Preparedness, Key to Resilience

The ongoing pre-monsoon rains, accompanied by thunderstorms and hailstorms, have wrecked havoc across Nagaland, damaging public infrastructure, bridges, houses and vegetation. As per an update from the Nagaland State Disaster Management Authority, a ...

23 Apr 2024

Diffusing Middle-East Tensions

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has predicted that India may register higher GDP growth than expected if supplemented by strong domestic demand in FY 24. According to the IMF, robustness in domestic demand and rise of working-age population wil...

23 Apr 2024

Monsoons and the Indian Economy

For a nation reeling under an unprecedented heat wave which has increased the maximum temperature by 4.5 degree Celsius in the eastern, central and peninsular parts of the country, the forecast of an above normal monsoon may ignite fresh rays of hope...

22 Apr 2024

Need of Waste Management System in Rural Areas

There was a time when waste management was considered a necessity only in towns and cities as rural wastes were mostly biodegradable. But not now, as modern products with cheap plastic packaging materials, new waste fractions have reached rural areas...

21 Apr 2024

‘Double Me’ at the Lok Sabha Elections 2024

A little before 11:00 am on 19th April 2024, I stepped into a room at Dilong Government High School, Mokokchung to cast my vote for the Lok Sabha elections 2024. However within about 10 seconds of handing over my Voter Information Slip (VIS) to the P...

21 Apr 2024

BJP Manifesto — Politics of Reforms and Continuity

M Chuba Ao BJP National Vice President A nation’s journey on the development front cannot be a destination by itself. It is to move forward. Therefore, when we look at the BJP Manifesto for 2024 elections — we see it as a foundation for P...

20 Apr 2024

Truth Speakers for Truth Seekers – 2

The Incredible Momentum Energiser- AKA Time Did you wake up today? I trust you will rejoice in that fact, as many did not wake up. You just got another 24 hours given in your Time account as a gift to use as you wish. But once gone, it will be gone f...

20 Apr 2024

Action Needed Not Only Celebration

We are going to celebrate ‘Earth Day’ on 22nd of April this year with Earth Day theme is  ‘Planet vs. Plastic ‘. Days like Earth Day and Environment Day are celebrated every year. We don’t need a day for this work. We cannot sa...

19 Apr 2024

Youth Scripting Success Stories

Repeating the impressive performance of 2023, four candidates from Nagaland — Tolino Chishi, Alemyim Isaac, Imsurenla Longkumer and Chubalemba B Chang — have made the state proud by cracking the UPSC civil services examination, the result...

18 Apr 2024

Quest for a Hepatitis-Free India

The Global Hepatitis report 2024, recently released by the World Health Organisation (WHO), should serve as a wake-up call for India as the country has the second-highest prevalence of the disease globally. The infectious disease caused nearly a lakh...

18 Apr 2024

Ruling BJP Treads Carefully

The ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has released its much-awaited 2024 general election manifesto, a vital policy blueprint that reflects a political party’s vision and approach towards governance if elected to power. Seeking a popular mandate ...

16 Apr 2024

Beyond Politics, Above Discord, and Compassion in Sacred Spaces

Navigating the complex intersection of faith and political allegiance In recent times, the landscape of social media has become inundated with a myriad of content aimed at criticising the BJP and the Hon’ble Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi. T...

16 Apr 2024

Why This Election Matters

The 18th Lok Sabha Election 2024 is anticipated to be a crucial event for Indian Politics, with the potential to shape the country’s future trajectory. As the Ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) completes its second term in power, the Political lan...

16 Apr 2024

An Appeal to Voters

Dear Naga Brother’s & Sister’s in Christ, I would like to take  this opportunity to appeal to all our voters in Nagaland in general and the Kohima district in particular  to take a few minutes and  give thought to this earnest appeal for y...

15 Apr 2024

Turbulence in the Sky

Notwithstanding the spectacular rise of domestic air passenger traffic over the past two years, affordable air travel still remains a distant dream in India as most airlines are driven by profitability and do not take cost-sensitive consumers into co...

14 Apr 2024

Truth Speakers for Truth Seekers

Your Name- Does It Matter? By Akhrienuo Kh. Soft-hard-loud –stern- In how many ways can our name be called? Going back in your memory lane, you probably remember the many ways and the many people that called your name. Whether right, wrong or by pe...

13 Apr 2024

Cancellation of CASA’s FCRA; A Stab in the Back

In 1947, while India was boiling in the cauldron of communal conflict, following the partition of India and Pakistan into two separate nations along religious line, Jawaharlal Nehru, the Prime Minister of India, having run out of all resources and op...

13 Apr 2024

Cast Your Vote Responsibly For Your Future

At this crucial juncture of Indian history, when citizens are to cast their votes for the eighteenth Lok Sabha election, it is pertinent to reflect on the ‘systems’ we have now and forget our personal ‘issues’ for a moment. Nearly a billion p...

13 Apr 2024

Every Vote Counts

With the Lok Sabha election campaign gaining momentum ahead of the polling, which will commence on April 19, political parties and coalitions, especially the ruling National Democratic Alliance (NDA) led by the BJP and the newly formed Indian Nationa...

11 Apr 2024

Combating Sluggish FDI inflow

Despite being the fastest growing economy in the world, India has been struggling hard to attract foreign direct investments (FDI) for the past few years. As a matter of fact, FDI equity inflow has contracted by 22 per cent in 2022-23 and till Decemb...

10 Apr 2024

Manifestos: Walking the Talk

The Indian National Congress has released its manifesto ahead of the crucial general elections to the 18th Lok Sabha, which is just days away, while the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is yet to do so. The Internet may have drastically changed th...

09 Apr 2024

Health and Wellness

“True wellness is a holistic combination of physical, mental and spiritual health.” Introduction: Rather than focusing on a problem, it considers mental, physical, and spiritual factors. As the adage goes “A healthy body is a healthy mind”. M...

09 Apr 2024

India’s Doping Menace

India’s dream of becoming a ‘sporting nation’ may remain unfulfilled as in its recent report the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) claimed that the country is leading the list for doping violations. Further, WADA has also found India to be the se...

09 Apr 2024

Election Manifestos:  Populism Versus Pragmatism

The core of every election manifesto is bound to be welfare and development as the document is meant to woo the electorate for good showing at the hustings. So, political parties leave no stone unturned to lure maximum number of voters in their favou...

08 Apr 2024

Vote, Do Not Boycott The Ballot !

Not voting allows bad politicians to continue In a democracy, regardless of how disillusioned people are with politicians and the government, voters need to go out and vote to exercise their rights. It is not uncommon for voters to decide not to vote...

07 Apr 2024
Website Design and Website Development by TIS