Taiwan and the WHO
byVirtual meeting of 73rd World Health Assembly (WHA) is scheduled to on May 18-19, which will br followed by meeting of the Executive Board…
Opinions
Opinions
Gujjars – May Their Tribe Increase
byThe north-western Himalayas are home to two nomadic tribes, the ‘Gaddis’ and the ‘Gujjars’. While the Gaddis are shepherds, rearing large herds of sheep,…
Package For Survival Or Revival !
byDetailing of the grand stimulus package, earlier today, by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, announced by Prime Minister Narender Modi on Tuesday evening, for industrial…
QUO VIDIS
byAt no time in recent history has the future of humans and of the world they inhabit been so much talked and written and…
Kullu Villagers Understand Need For Lock Down More Than City People
byTo approached the problem on three fronts: an effective lockdown to contain the spread of the virus which will give us time to ramp…
The Lock Down Diaries (VI): Is Bharat Turning Its Back On India?
by” We are all born ignorant” said Benjamin Franklin, “but one must work hard to remain stupid.” And no one is working harder at…
Education Sector Faces Post Covid-19 Challenges
byThe unprecedented public health crisis has put the world’s second largest populous nation under the biggest lockdown in human history. The government did take…
India In A Catch-22 Situation
byCaught between containing a global pandemic and saving a collapsing economy, India is caught in a Catch-22 situation, unable to decide which way to…
Forest Fires
byForest fires, each year, destroy millions of hectares of forests worldwide. Apart from an estimated direct loss of USD 3000 million each year, there…
The Lock Down Diaries (V) – Killing Us With Kindness Or Confusion?
byLong years ago when I was posted as a Deputy Commissioner in Himachal, we had a Chief Secretary who would personally pick up his…