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Manu Moudgil The intense heatwave has broken numerous past records, putting the most vulnerable at a greater risk of health and livelihood crises. Although global heating plays a significant role, yet we cannot overlook the drastic changes in local landscape...

Sarika Sharma Eh jo rangan ch chitre ne khur jaange Eh jo marmar ch ukre ne mit jaange Balde hathaan ne jehre hawa vich likhe Haraf ohi hameshaan likhe rehange (These painted in colours shall deface These engraved in marbles...

As temperatures hover between 40°C and 45°C and the IMD predicts hotter days ahead, Dr Ravindra Khaiwal, Professor, Community Medicine and Public Health, PGI, Chandigarh, who has created, ‘VAAYU’, a comic on ‘Climate Change & Heatwaves’ for kids, gives some...

Renu Sud Sinha Eleven-year old Raghav is pre-diabetic. Born through IVF, he is an over-pampered child, who has become insulin-resistant due to over-eating. He is part of the rising childhood obesity cases that are driving the burden of non-communicable diseases...

Renu Sud Sinha Ashima (30) has been having panic attacks for nearly 20 years now. Harsimran (20) cleared NEET in her third attempt due to severe exam anxiety. Mayank (26) couldn’t clear JEE and had to settle for BSc because...

Jitendra Vir Sharma IN India, where agriculture and forestry are integral to the livelihoods of millions, the intersection of environmental conservation and economic empowerment holds immense promise. Carbon finance projects, particularly those focusing on ARR (Afforestation, Reforestation and Revegetation) and...

Monica Arora Sreemoyee Singh’s ‘And, Towards Happy Alleys’ is a gem of cinematic brilliance, a symphony on Iranian poets, filmmakers and, most importantly, women. Here are women who go on living with grace and dignity, refusing to be quietened, despite...

Krishnaraj Iyengar There is no India without Sindh, says filmmaker Susheel Gajwani, reminding us how the words ‘India’ and ‘Hindustan’ originate from ‘Indus’ or ‘Sindhu’. His fierce passion has finally found form. After having directed several Hindi and Marathi movies,...

Sarika Sharma Manjit Bawa’s first-ever painting sold for Rs 50. Over the last one year, his artworks have been auctioned for as high as Rs 25 crore, making and breaking records. Bawa, born in the small town of Dhuri in...

SINGAPORE: Singapore has topped a ranking that tracks the effectiveness of more than 100 governments around the world for the second consecutive year. It edged out Denmark, Finland, Switzerland and Norway in the fourth edition of the Chandler Good Government...

Rahul Verma A tub of ice-cream, brought by a friend, gave us a lot of joy some days ago. Though I am not a great ice-cream lover, I am surrounded by folks who think the best invention of modern times...

Naseer A Ganai For eight years, Ghulam Nabi (50) toiled for 12 hours from morning till evening every day, weaving Asia’s largest hand-woven carpet at Wayil village in north Kashmir’s Baramulla district. Working along with him were more than 20...

Gaurav Kanthwal Will it be 400-paar, 350, or down to 250? Number crunching is the flavour of the season, though no one knows what exactly will be the Lok Sabha seat tally on the result day, June 4. However, on...

Vinayak Padmadeo ‘Dabdaba hai, dabdaba rahega’ was how Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh hit back at the likes of top wrestlers Vinesh Phogat, Sakshi Malik and Bajrang Punia, who led the protests in the alleged sexual harassment case after his...

Joanna Lobo There’s a saying in the United States of America that the true identifier of a small town is that it should either have a mom-and-pop store, or a dollar store. Kanab has both. Tucked away in the southwest...

Annam Suresh My daughter surprised me on my birthday with a two-week holiday to see the Northern Lights, and a day with the Samis — the only indigenous people in Europe with a lifestyle that is alive, but fading. More...

Surinder S Kukal CROP diversification has been advocated in the food bowl of the country for the past two decades, but with little success. Punjab, Haryana and western Uttar Pradesh have been dominant rice- and wheat-growing states/areas since the onset...

Neelam Mansingh Chowdhry Nasreen Mohamedi (1937-1990) had an aura of ephemerality around her. She loved the sea, the sand, the wind, the sun, the light, the shadows, the trees, the flora… Her drawings and canvases were not biomorphic; rather, her...

Malvika Kaul Anarkali Shyam, Champi Bai Shyam, Rajesh Shyam, Santosh Maravi and Sanjay Pancheshwar live in the remote village of Patangarh, and in villages spread in the Mandla forests of Madhya Pradesh. Along with several others, they create the ‘Gond...

Thailand 12 national marine parks shut Thailand has closed 12 of its national marine parks following the discovery of widespread coral bleaching blamed on global warming. Chidchanok Sukmongkol, deputy director-general of the Department of Marine and Coastal Resources, reported that...

Pushpesh Pant The high-altitude valley of Munsiyari nestles under the shadow of the majestic Panchachuli mountains. The five snow-capped peaks appear piercing the sky and cast a mesmerising spell on the onlookers. Legend has it that these are snow-crested remnants...

Aunindyo Chakravarty When India became Independent, there was a broad agreement that all the money available had to be invested in building power plants, roads, railways and ports. Along with that, we also needed to become self-sufficient in making industrial...

As managing fires proves to be a tough task in the state, experts call for proactive preparatory steps and traditional solutions

Nonika Singh Main raahan te nai turda, main turda haan taan raah bande… Indeed, Surjit Patar was that rare indomitable poet who forged new paths of poetic resonance and emblazoned them with luminosity of words, metaphors, idioms and imagery rooted...

Melbourne, May 11 A recent report from the US Centres for Disease Control and Prevention shows US fertility rates dropped 2 per cent in 2023. With the exception of a temporary increase in the fertility rate at the height of...