MS Bajwa THE prevailing water crisis is posing the biggest threat to agro-economic sustainability and socio-economic stability in India. This problem is being aggravated by global warming and climate change. Saving water and using it judiciously are now recognised as...
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Singapore Cardboard coffins gaining ground Biodegradable patterned paper coffins are emerging as a sustainable alternative to wooden coffins, and though they are popular mostly within minority green circles, major funeral parlours are beginning to pick up on demand. In January,...
Pushpesh Pant Can you imagine an Indian meal — lavish or frugal — without raita? It is encountered in many avatars — no-hassle boondi, aloo pyaaz, canned pineapple to the muz chetin of Kashmir, masquerading as chutney. The garlic-mint-based boorani...
Satyapal Sehgal Ramdhari Singh Dinkar was born in 1908 in a socially upward but economically weak family in Bihar. He died on April 24, 1974, at Tirupati — as an esteemed national poet, but dejected, disillusioned and depressed inside. He...
Sarika Sharma While growing up in a village near Mehrauli and studying under a tree at school, Ompal Sansanwal didn’t realise when nature became a part of him. That jungle, the birds and animals, and the trees were all to...
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Neelam Mansingh Chowdhry If you cannot bear these stories, then the society is unbearable. Who am I to remove the clothes of this society, which itself is naked? I don’t even try to cover it, because it is not my...
Renu Sud Sinha The Indian food industry, particularly the packaged food sector, has seen many controversies during the past few days. The Ministry of Consumer Affairs recently asked the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) to take appropriate...
Towards the end of the 1970s, an unprecedented political tumult begins to sweep Punjab. It jolts the cohesive structures of day-to-day life into varying states of uncertainty. Paradoxically, however, there is a small but significant phenomenon unfolding in the backwaters...
Vijay C Roy Conceived as the first indigenous tractor, offering the farmer freedom from expensive imports and high costs, Swaraj Tractors is today the second largest tractor maker in India. From a humble beginning at Mohali in Punjab in 1974,...
Vijay C Roy White continues to hold its position as the most popular colour for light passenger vehicles, but black and chromatic colours are experiencing a significant surge as the first choice of consumers globally. The deviation from the conventional...
National Institute of Fashion Technology, Panchkula Estd.: 2019; Website: https://www.nift.ac.in/panchkula The campus currently offers six comprehensive courses, including four undergraduate programmes—BDes in Textile Design, Fashion Design, Fashion Communication, and B FTech—alongside two postgraduate programmes—Master of Fashion Management and Master of...
Dr Abhinandan Bassi Numerous legal career prospects are provided by Indian Legal Education. The landscape of legal education has changed significantly over time, with additional streams being added alongside the more established ones. Emerging streams like cyber law, sports...
Dr Sachin Gupta A degree in engineering is not just a ticket to a lucrative career, but a gateway to innovation and progress. Engineering encompasses a vast array of disciplines, catering to the diverse needs of society and industry. Students...
Dr Naimitya Sharma Technological change is taking place at an unprecedented pace, both globally and locally. In this context, the question that often arises in the minds of young students at the verge of choosing their undergraduate specialisation is whether...
Dr Harinder K Bali It’s an established fact that it is the ‘creamy layer’ of students (academic performance wise) that opts for the medical stream in Class XI. Nurturing a dream to have the “power” to cure dreaded diseases...
LAW University Institute of Legal Studies (UILS) Estd: 2004-05 Website: uils.puchd.ac.in Course: BCom LL.B. (Hons.) 5-year integrated course About: Moot Court Competitions, Client Counselling Sessions, Quiz Contests, Seminars, Group Discussions and Extension Lectures etc. are a regular feature of the...
IIser Aptitude Test is for students wanting to get admission to BS-MS (Dual Degree) and BS Degree (only at IISER Bhopal) Programmes. Eligibility: Class XII in science stream from any recognised board Test Date: IAT-2024 will be conducted on Sunday,...
Dr Himanshu Tripathi Science stream students who do not plan to follow the ‘well trodden’ path of medical and engineering degrees have no dearth of greener career pastures. A number of exciting courses are on offer for students who have...
Ashoka University, Sonepat Estd: 2014 Website: https://www.ashoka.edu.in The university focuses on providing a liberal education at par with the best in the world with emphasis on foundational knowledge, thorough academic research. At UG level, the university requires each student to...
LPU-NEST is National Entrance and Scholarship Test for admission to various programmes at Lovely Professional University. This test forms the basis of eligibility and scholarship for most of the programmes and for some of the programmes test is applicable only...
What you’ll study: The three to four-year course curriculum includes Tourism Marketing, Economics of Tourism and New Trends in Tourism,Computing and Information Systems, foreign languages, etc. Where to study: IHM Kurukshetra, Jodhpur, Chandigarh, Mumbai; Chandigarh University, Mohali; Christ University, Bangalore,...
Dr Sanjay Modi The misconception that humanities graduates face limited career prospects doesn’t hold water anymore. The growing popularity of the humanities among students and industries is a proof that students of humanities courses get opportunities and salaries similar to...
Commerce If you are a student of Commerce stream, then you can intern in Accounts, Finance, Business Development. Besides, you can also look for internships that can serve as side gigs like make-up, photography, video editing. You ought to look...
Gauri Chhabra Students entering college have to be aware of the challenges posed by a fast changing career landscape. Most of the career options that are available today might be extinct tomorrow — thanks to the Generative AI and Machine...
The rapid technological advancements and automation have exacerbated the gap between worker capabilities and employer requirements, underscoring the need for a shift towards skill-based hiring. This transition represents a pivotal moment, as college and university degrees alone do not hold...
Dr Punam Suri In the 21st century, where human potential intersects with artificial intelligence, the notion of education as mere rote learning of theoretical concepts is fast becoming obsolete. Students are no longer competing with peers, but are pitted against...
VK Yadav and Bishwa Bhaskar Choudhary INDIA’s achievement of transforming itself from a milk-deficient country to the world’s largest milk producer has been exemplary. With a stock of over 136 million female bovines producing about 230 million tonnes of...
Ajay Banerjee Forty years since Prime Minister Indira Gandhi okayed the Indian Army’s plan to capture the 76-km-long Siachen Glacier, multiple strategic implications have emerged and Siachen remains a ‘military priority’ for India. Soldiers on patrolling duty at Siachen Glacier....
Krishnaraj Iyengar In the quietude of an old Mumbai neighbourhood, strains of harmonium fill the air, punctuating a sonorous voice that seems steeped in a melodic and lyrical trance. For Chandan Dass (68), music is like an eternal journey....
Nonika Singh Subconsciously, unknowingly, renowned artist Kavita Nayar has learnt how to sublimate her pain and transform it into works of beauty, joy and deep contemplation. She doesn’t know if ‘great pain leads to great art’. But as she looks...
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