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War, Oil and Uncertainty

By Satyabrat Borah War has a way of revealing the limits of power. It strips away speeches and slogans and leaves behind raw consequences that touch ordinary lives across continents....

The Ballot of One: Autocracy as Democratic Theater

By Dipak Kurmi The literary imagination of Terry Pratchett once conjured the sprawling, chaotic city-state of Ankh-Morpork, a primary...

Shadows of War: The Escalating Crisis Between Pakistan and Afghanistan

 By Satyabrat Borah The conflict between Pakistan and Afghanistan has once again drawn attention to a region that has...

Forest Rights, a ‘Law’ Promulgated 800 Years Ago

By Bhaskar Saikia On 21 March, the world observes the International Day of Forests, a date chosen by the...

Early Southwest heat latest in parade of weather extremes as Earth warms

Washington, Mar 20: The dangerous heat wave shattering March records all over the US Southwest is more than...
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India’s AI Summit: Turning Talk into Trajectory

By Dipak Kurmi The countdown to India’s forthcoming AI Summit has begun, yet the clock that truly matters is not measuring days or weeks. It...

Found in Nongkhyllem, Humeral Frog recorded first time in Meghalaya

Roopak Goswami Shillong, Feb 15: The first-ever presence of the Humeral Frog (Humerana humeralis) in Meghalaya was recorded by a new research, making a significant...

INSIGHTS ON THINKING CREATIVELY

Dilip Mukerjea, CEO, Braindancing International; L.I.F.E. Coach, Author, Innovation Consultant, Presenter, Learning Guide.

PLANTING SEEDS OF GREATNESS

Dilip Mukerjea, CEO of Braindancing International, L.I.F.E. Coach, Author, Innovation Consultant, Presenter, and Learning Guide.

Tarique Rahman and the Promise of a Delhi–Dhaka Reset

By Dipak Kurmi Eighteen months after the dramatic ouster of Sheikh Hasina and her subsequent exile to India, Bangladesh has delivered a decisive political verdict...

Demolition debris raise urban waste volume substantially

ROOPAK GOSWAMI Shillong, Feb 13: Urbanisation and rapid population growth are driving an unprecedented surge in construction and demolition (C&D) waste across India. While municipal solid...

Meghalaya tea grows its own identity slowly but steadily

ROOPAK GOSWAMI Nongpoh, Feb 12: On my way from Guwahati to Shillong, I found myself searching for a place to drink Meghalaya tea. Not Assam...

Congress at the Crossroads: Rahul Gandhi’s Defining Choice

By Dipak Kurmi Two decades in politics is no fleeting apprenticeship; it is an era long enough to test convictions, temper ambition and demand accountability....

Does Valentine’s Day Matter to Our Society?

By Satyabrat Borah Valentine’s Day has quietly but firmly found a place in public conversation across Indian society, including Assam. Every year on the fourteenth...

USTM faculty member receives ‘Young scientist award’ in Agronomy

Ri-Bhoi, Feb 12: Saikat Majumdar, Assistant Professor, Department of Rural Development at the University of Science and Technology Meghalaya (USTM) has been conferred the...

Mawsynram ‘drying’, thanks to atmospheric particles amid the cloud

Annual rainfall in Mawsynram fell from 10,235 mm in 2014 to 8,838 mm in 2023, a sharp 14% decline in just ten years. Roopak Goswami Shillong,...

Litan at a Crossroads: Governance, Conflict and the Search for Stability

By Dipak Kurmi The hill settlement of Litan in Manipur’s Ukhrul district has once again become a theatre of fire and recrimination, where arson, gunfire...
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