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Brexit: To be or not to be that's the question: Way ahead

Stopping Brexit would require a change in the law in UK, something neither the government nor the main UK opposition parties want to do at this point. All existing EU laws will be copied across into UK law, to prevent legislative "black holes", under the terms of t...

Why India's policy makers refuse to acknowledge groundwater as India's water lifeline

Blessings, like disasters, are complicated. Blessings come with a lot of attachments. And if you cannot manage them, you could invite disasters. India is a blessed country in so many ways as far as water endowment is concerned. Our monsoons, rivers, aquifers, the Hima...

Indian agriculture to remain vulnerable

Little attempt to reverse the decline
Three years from now, let us be optimistic to begin with, farmers' income will be doubled, or else our prime minister will dub us a 'professional pessimist'. However, the irony is, ever since Modi had announced this flagship programme agriculture sector is suffering st...

NRC is a nightmare for Bengalis in Assam

Citizenship is at stake for four million people
For the Bengalis in Assam - both Hindu and Muslim - the year 2019 is proving to be a veritable annus horibilis, a terrible year. The final list of National Register of Citizens (NRC) is going to be published on July 31. In two lists - the second was an addition to the ...

Can India prosper without socialism & Secularism

Socialism and secularism are still a part of the Indian Constitution, but in practice they are being ignored. Lip service is paid to Mahatma Gandhi, father of Nation who laid down his life for upholding country together, but in practice no one is coming forward to figh...

Drugs, the silent killer: Awakening call for society

Day in and day out cases related to drug addiction and drug deaths are increasingly coming to the fore throughout the country. But there is considerable increase in cases related to drug abuse in the Jammu region for last few months. Drug traffickers have spread their ...

Most Safe, Reliable Treatment for Slipped Disc - Endoscopic Surgery

Slipped disc is a common problem, which affects approximately 1% of the population at any given time. It usually affects people between the ages of 30 to 50 years. It is more common in males and frequently occurs in people whose occupation involves frequent bending and...

The Nature Of Folklores In Pakistan

In Pakistani storytelling traditions, it is common for classic romances and folk tales to detail references to nature and the indigenous community as one aspect of everyday life, and it is valuable to note that Pakistani folk tales actively incorporate water - more so ...

Uncertainty over leadership leads to widespread revolt in Congress

The uncertainty looming large over the issue of selection of new Congress is all set to lead to large-scale desertions from the party, factional fight, demoralisation of cadres and further electoral defeats. The decision of Rahul Gandhi to step down from the office of...

Can Iran's shrewd diplomacy avert war with Washington?

On Sunday, July 7, Iran declared that it was beginning to enrich uranium above the limit specified by the multilateral nuclear deal it signed in 2015 in exchange for US sanctions relief. It was the second statement Iran had made in as many weeks to alert the internatio...

70 per cent of India is parched by drought, yet Rain havoc in Mumbai is unprecedented

Even as Mumbai is flooded by heavy rain and in a complete mess, the rest of India, at least 88 per cent of rain shortfall leaves Delhi dry to the bone and schools have been closed until July 7, with extension of the summer vacation. Most of India is going through bla...

ESI scheme dilution is against workers interests

Social security for poor is non-negotiable
India has a work force of about 54 crore people. Despite that they are engaged in the productivity and development of the nation, they remain marginalized. Since most of them are in unorganized sectors they are devoid of any social security benefits. Those in the gover...

Combatting communal flare-ups with a strong will

SIGNS OF THE TIMES
If a major communal flare up could be prevented last week by the combined efforts of the police and community leaders and the administration, in the Hauz Qazi locality of Old Delhi, then these queries hit: why is rioting not prevented by the administration in other sen...

The Real Refugee Problem

Every once in a while a photograph of a migrant's tragic death (usually that of a child) catches the public's imagination. The image of three-year-old Alan Kurdi, fleeing from the Syrian civil war, dead face down in the surf on a Turkish beach in 2015, triggered a wav...

Global warming and its impact on climate change has arrived

For years scientists and experts have been warning of global warming and its impact on climate change. The subject has been heatedly debated on international fora time and again with world leaders agreeing on reducing greenhouse emissions in a decade or so. But it no...

NRC process in Assam violates human rights

UN council experts express concern about implementation
31st July, 2019 is the deadline for the completion of the National Register of Citizens ('NRC') in Assam, after which, millions of people, mostly from the poorest and marginalised backgrounds, are expected to be stateless, if their names are excluded from the final NRC...

Plight of Karnataka lays bare Congress-JD(S) coalition fault lines

Kumaraswamy's government falls prey to inherent instability
Why do the coalition governments in general do not succeed in India? It has been for various reasons both at the state and at the federal level. Historically, this has been proved not once or twice, but many times. The latest in the series is the H.D. Kumaraswamy led...

World Zoonoses Day

"Uncle." "Yes dear." "6 July: what important day?" "Dear, 6 July is International Kissing Day, somewhere National Air Traffic Control Day, somewhere National Fried Chicken Day, and most notably also the World Zoonoses Day." "Good Uncle…what are zo...
 

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