Thursday, November 21, 2024
Should India switch back to the injectable polio vaccine (IPV) from the oral polio vaccine (OPV) following recent cases of vaccine-derived polio? It’s a decision that demands urgent attention, especially since several nations, including the Uni...
28 Aug 2024
Many roads in north-eastern states of India have been damaged, either due to rain-triggered landslides or non-maintenance, with the arrival of the rainy season, crippling the fragile region as several villages are cut off from the rest of the country...
28 Aug 2024
The presidential race in the United States of America appears too close to call even 72 days before the finish line. While elections in the USA have always fascinated scholars of global politics, the 2024 election holds increased significance, not on...
27 Aug 2024
Notwithstanding the pat on the back by the Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO), India’s effort to eradicate hunger still faces many challenges. As per findings of the FAO report, hunger has declined in India from 21.4 per cent to 13.17 per cent...
26 Aug 2024
Like most hill stations, disasters – both natural and man-made – hit Nagaland almost every year. This year is no exception. The incessant rain over the past few days has triggered landslides, rock falls and mudslides across the state, crippling t...
22 Aug 2024
More than two months after an insurgency group warned the owners of hotels and lodges in Dimapur not to allow the entry of underage girls, including students in school uniforms, claiming that minors have been caught red-handed with “older men” in...
20 Aug 2024
The dawn of Over-the-Top (OTT) platforms in the entertainment and communication space has received a mixed response globally. As these platforms deliver streamed content via Internet-connected devices, they have received mostly negative reviews from ...
20 Aug 2024
India requires a massive overhaul of its infrastructural facilities to fulfil the country’s dream of becoming a developed nation by 2047. To achieve this feat, Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman has made a significant allocation in this year...
18 Aug 2024
The recent allegation made by the Kohima Bar Association about a “burgeoning illicit nexus” between advocates and Nagaland police is disturbing, to say the least and a serious matter that should be nipped in the bud. According to the shocking all...
15 Aug 2024
The current political turmoil in Bangladesh has triggered fears of a possible influx of illegal immigrants into India, particularly in the north-eastern region due to its proximity to the neighbouring country. The North East Students’ Organisation ...
14 Aug 2024
India has missed the chance to announce its arrival on the world sporting map as it managed to win only six medals in the recently concluded Paris Olympics. In this edition, India won one medal less than it had achieved in the Tokyo Olympics, contrar...
12 Aug 2024
The Centre’s move to introduce a bill in parliament seeking to create a “disaster database at national and state level” and make provision for the constitution of the ‘Urban Disaster Management Authority’ is a welcome one. It is crucial tha...
11 Aug 2024
As extreme weather conditions like floods, droughts, heat waves, etc. are taking a toll on people and the economy every year, organisations in India are turning to parametric or index-based solutions to mitigate losses from natural disasters. The Sel...
08 Aug 2024
Time is running out for the Indian Railways to repair the people’s faith in the lifeline of the country. Its reputation has been severely dented by a number of tragic incidents in the recent past. Frequent accidents, derailments, and disruptions ha...
07 Aug 2024
Many might have seen the downfall of Sheikh Hasina coming from the way her development narrative during the initial period of her regime inclined towards autocracy over the last few years, though the recent student protests against her government’s...
07 Aug 2024
The demand for scrapping the 18 per cent GST on health and life insurance premiums should be adopted promptly to provide necessary relief to those planning for the uncertainties of life. Such taxation on coverage meant to ease the tensions associated...
06 Aug 2024
The humongous death toll in Kerala’s Wayanad was inevitable, as the advice of environmentalists was ignored and rampant destruction of nature has been carried out in the region for years in the quest for unsustainable development. It should be note...
04 Aug 2024
The state government has once again imposed a complete ban on all single-use plastic carry bags, regardless of thickness, as well as plastic bottles smaller than one litre, in the state. It has come into force starting August 1. This time, the penalt...
01 Aug 2024
India’s quest for a record medal tally in the ongoing Olympics has received a much-needed fillip with ace shooter Manu Bhaker winning two bronze medals, ending a 12-year-long drought of medals from the shooting range. In the process she has become ...
31 Jul 2024
Much has been said about the erratic power supply in Nagaland. While the citizens are rueing frequent power cuts, the government has cited several issues, like theft, non payment of electricity bills, unauthorised connections, etc., for its inability...
30 Jul 2024
Like the proverbial darkness under the lamp, the national capital Delhi has many black spots which come to light only when there is a tragedy. In-fact, apart from the Lutyens’ Delhi, which spreads over nearly 42 square kilometres, the rest of the c...
29 Jul 2024
India will have to overcome a number of stiff hurdles to become a developed nation by 2047 as envisaged by the present regime. To achieve the target, the country needs to maintain above a seven per cent growth rate for the next 20 to 30 years. A diff...
29 Jul 2024
The Education Minister of Arunachal Pradesh has revealed in the assembly that the state government has shut or merged around 600 schools that are either non-functional or had zero enrollment, and more are likely to join the list. The move is not surp...
25 Jul 2024
In the Union Budget 2024, Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman has given preference to financial prudence rather than indulging in populist measures. It is a budget with a distinct vision and has the potential to further the country’s economic...
24 Jul 2024
Bangladesh has witnessed one of the worst outbreaks of violence in years, as student protests against the government’s controversial job quota system spiralled into a nationwide crisis, claiming more than 160 lives, something Prime Minister Sheikh ...
24 Jul 2024
India will likely face an unprecedented water crisis by 2050 as the demand for water in the country is predicted to become twice the supply capacity. According to a report by NITI Aayog, 256 districts out of a total of 734 in the country are water st...
22 Jul 2024
With the increase in tax collection and a record dividend payout by the Reserve Bank of India (RBI), the government may likely indulge in welfare reforms in the forthcoming budget to be presented on July 23. The renewed thrust on welfare should not o...
21 Jul 2024
It’s been three years and nine months since 14 innocent civilians were killed by the 21 Para Special Forces at Oting village in December 2021, triggering outrage from across the country, but justice has been denied to the victims till date. Followi...
19 Jul 2024
Despite the success in administering vaccines to prevent the COVID-19 pandemic from spreading, progress of India’s national immunisation programme is not at all satisfactory. The country has failed to meet the target of providing DTP (Diphtheria, T...
18 Jul 2024
The Nagaland Power department has announced that electricity bills will be made available to consumers electronically (e-billing) only via SMS, email, and through the department’s web portal, in line with energy conservation, the Digital India init...
16 Jul 2024
