Thursday, November 21, 2024
Manoj Mishra, a dedicated environmental activist, who spent his entire life advocating for the preservation of the Yamuna river in Delhi, passed away on 4th June, 2023. Known for his campaign "Yamuna Jiye Abhiyan" (Let...
Vaccination yet to pick up pace even as Covid third wave stares Bihar
On 22 June, Chief Minister Nitish Kumar launched a campaign called ‘Six Crore Vaccinations in Six Months’ with a view to accelerate the vaccination process. The vaccination campaign is presently going on at a slow...
Covid vaccination on track after belated course correction
It's almost 15 months since Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced India's first short lockdown at just four hours’ notice followed by a 21-day lockdown to beat Covid-19 Coronavirus that had burst upon the country. Millions...
UP population ploy: Education, not punishment the right answer
Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath's unveiling of the state's population policy last Sunday coinciding with World Population Day (11 July 2021) came as the state's 'population bomb’. Though parts of the document were released...
Kashmir, Article 370 removal
  Over four-and-a-half years ago on a visit to Srinagar when Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti was running the government in coalition with the BJP, I said to a student audience at Kashmir University's media studies department...
Ending child malnutrition – India's long unfinished task
The curse of child malnutrition shows no signs of relaxing its grip on India, in fact, quite the reverse. What's more, India has slipped two spots and ranks 117 on globally defined parameters like Sustainable...
  In India, it is almost a given. While political parties in power, at the Centre or in states, dole out freebies to the public, especially during election season to remain in power, those in the...
  Recent announcement by Delhi Chief Minister and Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) supremo Arvind Kejriwal regarding his party’s decision to contest Assembly elections in Uttar Pradesh kicked off a debate in the political circles in the...
I was thinking what could be a good topic to write this evening. So, I thought why shouldn’t I venture into music? I was suddenly excited and many things started coming into my mind. Today,...
New era awaits Delhi and Kashmir despite roadblocks
Prime Minister Narendra Modi's opening gambit on Kashmir by holding talks with Kashmiri leaders is a welcome gesture appreciated by all. It has been long overdue since August 5, 2019, when without any hint or...