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The lingering shadow of Covid-19: Science, surveillance, and strategy
Opinion

The lingering shadow of Covid-19: Science, surveillance, and strategy

The surge, driven by Omicron subvariant NB.1.8.1, highlights concerns over waning immunity and booster hesitancy.
Confronting racism within: The ongoing marginalisation of NE Indians
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Confronting racism within: The ongoing marginalisation of NE Indians

Despite India's diversity, people from the Northeast continue to face racial discrimination, cultural stereotyping, and violence across the country.
Beyond the crowd: How reckless organising led to the Bengaluru stampede
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Beyond the crowd: How reckless organising led to the Bengaluru stampede

At least 11 people died in a stampede outside Bengaluru’s Chinnaswamy Stadium during RCB's IPL victory event.
Assam flood: A failure of foresight & governance
Opinion

Assam flood: A failure of foresight & governance

The first wave of floods, which has affected a population of nearly six lakh in 21 districts, has apparently caught the authorities unawares. The occurrence of the floods was earlier than normal and the Barak Valley has borne the brunt of the damage, where nearly five lakh people have been hit. ...
Deforestation for development will spell disaster
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Deforestation for development will spell disaster

Disturbing developments concerning rampant defiling of the State’s natural environment continue to make a mockery of our ritualistic celebration of World Environment Day. With the government in a tearing hurry to facilitate ‘development’ at any cost, an intrusive and insensitive development process...
Census 2027: A political and demographic turning point
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Census 2027: A political and demographic turning point

The decadal national census, which has been carried out since the days of the British, is a crucial exercise required for policymaking in India, as it is the principal source of official socio-economic and demographic data that forms the basis for government schemes, policies, and planning. The...
Recurring flash floods expose cracks in Guwahati’s urban planning
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Recurring flash floods expose cracks in Guwahati’s urban planning

The recurring flash floods that continue to devastate the city calls for a rethink on the haphazard development process that has the State capital in its choking stranglehold. While it is highly imperative to put in place efficient drainage, no less urgent is to protect the city’s natural...
World Environment Day 2025: A wake-up call we can’t ignore
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World Environment Day 2025: A wake-up call we can’t ignore

Today is World Environment Day. To tell the truth, in a world confronted with such a serious existential crisis, every day should be an environment day! This year, in order to use the Day’s symbolic significance, the UN, environmentalists, concerned organisations and individuals will focus on the...
Pesticide hurdle for India’s tea industry: Time to clean up the cup
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Pesticide hurdle for India’s tea industry: Time to clean up the cup

India’s tea export industry is currently grappling with major challenges related to pesticide residue levels, especially in light of the European Union’s (EU) increasingly stringent Maximum Residue Limits (MRLs). The EU has announced revised MRLs for three widely used pesticides in Assam’s tea...
The return of Jamaat-e-Islami: A new challenge for India
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The return of Jamaat-e-Islami: A new challenge for India

From the Partition, which saw India’s division and emergence of West and East Pakistan, to the “liberation” of the latter by Sheikh Mujibur Rahman’s Awami League to form Bangladesh and a protracted see-saw electoral scenario with Sheikh Hasina and Begum Khaleda Zia of the Bangladesh Nationalist...
Landslides: Grim reality of urbanisation & loss of urban green cover
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Landslides: Grim reality of urbanisation & loss of urban green cover

Multiple landslides in the Guwahati hills have killed five more people, injuring several others, within days of the monsoon onset. Landslides have become an increasing scar on the hills of Guwahati. Every monsoon, hills crumble and homes are buried under debris, leading to cries of disaster. Much of...
India sustains growth in a challenging global economy
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India sustains growth in a challenging global economy

In an inimical climate for global economies, with US President Donald Trump playing the disruptor by unleashing a tariff war, India stands out as one of the few countries that have displayed sustained growth and possessed economic stability. While Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman has...
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