Senior journalist Subroto Bhattacharjee releases new book ‘Surreal Symphony of Nature’
Shillong, Aug 12: Senior journalist Subroto Bhattacharjee who had professional connections in Meghalaya and the Northeast released his book on Meghalaya titled “Surreal Symphony...
Reflections from a generation in transition
Abhilash Bapanasha & Abhipsit Bapanasha
From the Stone Age through the Middle Ages to today, communication has evolved as a dynamic process, with civilizations having...
New Criminal Laws and Role of Media
Dr. Neelatphal Chanda & Aparna Vats
The importance of literacy became apparent after the National Legal Services Authority’s submission to the Supreme Court that 870...
Demystifying economic growth
DC Pathak
Some academicians describe economics as science because it submits to facts, measures up to logic, and defines principles that are lasting enough even...
Plight of old people
Prof Aurobindo Mazumdar
Throughout the world, large numbers of older persons face challenges such as discrimination, poverty, and abuse that severely restrict their rights and...
‘Circular economy’ needed to end plastic pollution
Rafiqua Ahmed
This year, the theme on World Environment Day was ‘Solution to Plastic Pollution’. In India, the Government has tried to control the menace...
Road infrastructure to boost development in NE
Nijara Deka
The Government of India has initiated various national highway projects of significant investment in the Northeast. The highway projects are expected to enhance...
Spectral proletariat
Uddalak Mukherjee
In early July, a ‘civil servant’ committed suicide in South Korea. The remains were discovered at the bottom of a stairwell at the...
Jobs remain elusive
Alok Tiwari
Among the failings of the Modi government in the last 10 years, the biggest has been on the employment front. True to its...
Multidisciplinary education is the gift of ancient India
Dr. Mukul Chandra Bora
(Director, Dibrugarh University Institute of Engineering and Technology)
The concept of multidisciplinary education and research is not new, as it is perceived...
Global Warming & Rains
Steven Sherwood & Anna Ukkola
The past century of human-induced warming has increased rainfall variability over 75% of the Earth’s land area – particularly over...
Chipko spirit needed to save Himalayan ecology
Bharat Dogra
peaking at an event ‘Mountain Dialogues’ on July 26 in New Delhi, the former Governor of Jammu and Kashmir NN Vohra made a...
