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Assams rising heat: A wake-up call to rethink our development model
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Assam's rising heat: A wake-up call to rethink our development model

As Assam reels under record-breaking heat and declining rainfall, urgent climate action is needed.
The ignored crisis: Thailand-Cambodia border flareup demands global focus
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The ignored crisis: Thailand-Cambodia border flareup demands global focus

As tensions erupt along the Thailand-Cambodia border, the international community must not ignore the potential for wider conflict.
BSF’s first drone squadron: A strategic leap in border security amid rising threats
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BSF’s first drone squadron: A strategic leap in border security amid rising...

The BSF deploying its first drone squadron marks a significant shift toward high-tech defence, integrating surveillance and attack UAVs to counter evolving threats.
UK-India free trade deal: A timely win for global cooperation
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UK-India free trade deal: A timely win for global cooperation

Despite modest trade volumes, the UK-India free trade agreement marks a powerful stand for free trade amidst rising global protectionism.
Ratan Thiyam: The visionary who redefined Indian theatre
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Ratan Thiyam: The visionary who redefined Indian theatre

The demise of celebrated theatre director and playwright Ratan Thiyam of Manipur, known for his poignant blending of Manipuri traditions with modern theatre, is an irreparable loss. However, his timeless creations, reverberating with unique perspectives and thematic treatment, will remain as they...
India-China visa thaw: A step toward renewed engagement
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India-China visa thaw: A step toward renewed engagement

India has resumed issuing tourist visas to Chinese citizens, ending a five-year halt that began during the Covid-19 pandemic. The move reflects renewed efforts by both governments to normalise relations and restore travel, tourism, and people-to-people ties. For many years India had not been able to...
Leptospirosis: The overlooked killer lurking in NEs floodwaters
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Leptospirosis: The overlooked killer lurking in NE's floodwaters

Leptospirosis is a re-emerging bacterial disease of considerable global public health concern, especially in flood-prone regions such as Northeast India. First formally described by Adolph Weil in Germany in 1886, the disease has long been endemic in tropical and subtropical regions. Recent studies...
60,000 dead & counting: Gaza’s humanitarian collapse exposes global inaction
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60,000 dead & counting: Gaza’s humanitarian collapse exposes global inaction

Israel’s capacity for brutality has reached an unforgivable low – 21 months of onslaughts on the civilian population of Gaza have triggered catastrophic humanitarian conditions for the Strip’s more than two million people. The vengeful retaliation to Hamas’s October 7, 2023 horrific acts by the...
Unresolved boundaries, unprotected parks: A conservation wake-up call for Assam
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Unresolved boundaries, unprotected parks: A conservation wake-up call for Assam

While the State has upgraded some forests to national parks and sanctuaries in recent years – undoubtedly a boost to conservation of flora and fauna – some pressing irritants remain, which, unless addressed immediately, stand to cause long-term harm to conservation. Particularly frustrating has been...
Disruptions in Parliament: A blow to democracy & national priorities
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Disruptions in Parliament: A blow to democracy & national priorities

If, in the current context of deteriorating democratic norms, cynics expected the Monsoon Session of Parliament to assume the by-now familiar and oft-repeated pattern of disruption and adjournment, they were not wrong! It may be noted that the Indian Parliament is the highest forum for thorough...
Assam’s educational reforms spearheaded by tech innovation & equity ahead of 2047
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Assam’s educational reforms spearheaded by tech innovation & equity ahead of...

The reforms after NEP 2020, reflect a commitment to access, quality & accountability for a bright future of India's youth
As dry spell continues, irrigation must step up — not stall
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As dry spell continues, irrigation must step up — not stall

Severe rainfall deficit has gripped a vast part of the State, prompting the government to declare five districts as drought-hit. The vagaries of the monsoons are known to impact the State’s agriculture adversely and things certainly stand to take a turn for the worse with climate change-triggered...
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