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Prioritising Healthcare in Rural India

Very soon the country may get over a hundred new medical colleges which will go very far in reducing the country’s current doctor, patient ratio. According to reports, the National Medical Council (NMC) has already received 112 applications seeking...

19 Mar 2024

Battle Between Cohesive & Disjointed Units

With the sounding of poll bugle, it’s time to assess the strength and weaknesses of the two major political fronts in India vying for power in the ensuing elections. Among these formations, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)-led National Democratic A...

17 Mar 2024

Navigating exams, scams, future

Students who have completed classes 10 and 12 board examinations will have to make one of the most crucial decisions in their lives that can change their fate, that is, choosing the course or stream. Parents, too, share the burden as they are concern...

14 Mar 2024

Prioritising Agriculture in India

Changing climate patterns may prove to be a major obstacle for Indian farmers if adequate measures are not taken at the earliest to make agriculture in India sustainable and viable. The farming community in the country have begun to experience the ef...

13 Mar 2024

Smooth Journey, Smooth Progress

Road is one sector that the people of Nagaland have been urging the state government to give utmost importance to. Many even take to social media to make their voices heard and express their displeasure by showing visuals of deplorable road condition...

12 Mar 2024

Examining Bengaluru’s Water Crisis

Although known as the ‘garden city of India’ Bengaluru may soon run out of water as more than 50 per cent of the city’s borewells have gone dry, causing unprecedented distress to the local populace. The local administration has washed its hands...

12 Mar 2024

Ensuring Socio-Economic Security for India’s Elderly

The Niti Aayog has advised the government to prepare a roadmap for the welfare of the elderly population in the country as the percentage of senior citizens will increase to 20 per cent from the present 8.6 per cent by 2050. It’s a pity that despit...

10 Mar 2024

Empowerment Beyond Platitudes

That time of the year when politicians portray themselves as champions of women’s cause by talking about gender equality and highlighting government schemes for girls, while crimes against women continue unabated; and when scholars, activists, femi...

08 Mar 2024

Improving the Standard of Indian Cricket

The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) has taken a tough stand on cricketers refusing to participate in domestic tournaments. Recently, the BCCI dropped two players from the list of central contracts as both skipped this year’s Ranji Trop...

07 Mar 2024

Protecting Nature’s Bounty

Sensing visible threat posed by irresponsible human activities like hunting and illegal wildlife trade across the globe, which could drive numerous animal and plant species into extinction as well as disrupt the ecosystem, the United Nations General ...

06 Mar 2024

Tapping into India’s Emerging Northeast

Despite being rich with abundant natural resources, fertile land and  geo-strategic advantage, Northeast (NE) India is yet to become a favoured investment destination. As a result, most of the region remains underdeveloped in comparison to mainl...

05 Mar 2024

Striving for Inclusive Growth

Defying all expectations, the Indian economy registered an impressive 8.4 per cent growth in the third quarter (October-December) of the ongoing fiscal. After the robust growth in the third quarter, economists are now projecting that India may achiev...

03 Mar 2024

Deficit Shrinks, Challenges Remain

Yet again, the government of Nagaland has presented a deficit budget for the financial year 2024-25, but this wasn’t unexpected as the state has been overwhelmed by an accumulated deficit for years now. What catches the eye is the government’s at...

01 Mar 2024

Reviving Assam’s Tea Industry

With the production and prices of tea declining fast, the tea industry in Assam is going through a period of crisis. Infact, tea production in Assam decreased by a whopping 13 million kg in 2023. Prices have been reduced by INR 3 per kg in Guwahati T...

28 Feb 2024

World Peace Under Threat

The 55th session of the United Nations Human Rights Council (HRC) commenced in Geneva on Monday, just two days after the Russia-Ukraine war entered its third year, with top UN officials calling for prioritising the protection of human rights and stre...

27 Feb 2024

Too Little Too Late

In a last-ditch effort, a number of opposition parties have entered into a seat-sharing pact, hoping to upset the Bharatiya Janata Party’s (BJP) poll calculations. Whether the latest move by these opposition parties will be able to stop BJP’s pol...

27 Feb 2024

Scripting India’s Economic Rise

Indian economy will likely become the third largest economy of the world within four years from now surpassing the Japanese and German economies, according to the latest report published by financial institute Jefferies. On assessing the world econom...

25 Feb 2024

Fraudulent Acts Undermine Democracy

The integrity of the electronic voting system has become a talking point again following the controversy surrounding the recent Chandigarh mayoral election and the subsequent overturning of its results by the Supreme Court of India, with senior Congr...

22 Feb 2024

Tackling India’s Unemployment Crisis

Notwithstanding a robust growth rate, the Indian economy is facing the enormous challenge of providing adequate employment opportunities to the youth of the country. According to the latest quarterly periodic labour force survey, conducted by the Nat...

21 Feb 2024

Border Fence Shakes Trust

The trust earned by the government of India with various ethnic communities living in areas bordering Myanmar over the years has been shaken when Home Minister Amit Shah announced the Centre’s decision to suspend the “Free Movement Regime (FMR)â€...

20 Feb 2024

Tackling the Indian Railways’ Revenue Conundrum

It is high time that the Indian Railways is able to generate enough resources to funding infrastructure development projects to reduce dependence on central government for funds. Its present financial condition is so pathetic that without the central...

19 Feb 2024

Targeting NE India’s Economic Potential 

The parliamentary standing committee has recommended that the government take steps for the expansion of micro & small scale enterprises (MSME) in the Northeast. It has also suggested a number of measures that will expedite the growth of the said...

18 Feb 2024

Chills Signal Climate Crisis

Many Indian states, especially in the north and the northeast are gripped by cold wave, amid temperatures plummeting below normal levels this winter. According to the India Meteorological Department, Delhi recorded the second coldest winter in severa...

16 Feb 2024

Essentials of a Welfare State

The standing committee report on the Ministry of Jal Shakti –Department of Drinking Water & Sanitation has unearthed the harsh realities of the availability of clean water in rural India. According to the standing committee report, water in 19 ...

14 Feb 2024

Nurturing Sporting Dreams

The much-awaited Nagaland Olympic and Paralympic Games 2024 began with thousands of athletes from 16 districts of the state converging in Dimapur and Chümoukedima to vie for coveted medals and bring laurels to their respective districts. The competi...

14 Feb 2024

Need for Providing Basic Facilities

The standing committee report on the Ministry of Jal Shakti – Department of Drinking Water and Sanitation has unearthed the harsh realities about the availability of clean water in rural India. According to the standing committee report, about 19,0...

12 Feb 2024

Chasing India’s Green Dream

The burning issue of ending fossil fuel dependence in order to reduce global warming has become a point of contention between developed and developing nations. India is working hard to keep its promise of converting 30 per cent of its passenger fleet...

11 Feb 2024

Teacher Shortage Despite Surplus

Ironically, when thousands of students in the state are set to write HSLC and HSSLC examinations conducted by the Nagaland Board of School Education (NBSE), starting next week, the Yimkhiung apex student body (Yimkhiung Akheru Arihako) is protesting ...

08 Feb 2024

Poised for a Bright Future

Will India be able to fulfill its dream of becoming one of the world’s top three economies? While some economists have rubbished the dream by terming it absurd, others are of the opinion that it is achievable as the factors responsible for steady e...

07 Feb 2024

Myanmar’s Uncertain Future

As Myanmar marked three years of a military coup earlier this month, after the country’s army deposed the democratically elected government of Aung San Suu Kyi on February 1, 2021, the tide seems to have turned against the Tatmadaw since the pro-de...

06 Feb 2024
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