Opinions
Disease surveillance has to go beyond humans and encompass preventive health and hygiene in livestock and poultry. The concept on One Health would really catch the imagination if the critical importance of animal health in human well-being is underscored time and again
Alcoholics deserve a level playing field. Non-drinkers should either pay a cess on the milk they consume, or it should be made mandatory for every teetotaller household to buy at least two units of booze every month.
What is it that the Right has given to these present times that its invincible rise is going unchallenged everywhere ?
Any more infusion of animal spirits into our economy will result in even more squirreling away of the national wealth in Antigua and the Cayman Islands, and wildebeest type of migrations of our uber rich to greener pastures abroad
A renowned historian of the Himalaya, Chetan Singh has impeccable credentials. The construct defines spaces and communities and subsequently moves to the idea of the state as it existed in the area that is today’s Himachal Pradesh.
High dependence on virtual modes of communication has built psychological walls of isolation for many kids in this digital world.
This is Indian democracy and one wonders why we are proud of the same
Having won the mandate by raising heightened national security concerns; paradoxically, the Government has proposed Rs. 4.3 trillion for defence purposes, a mere 2.04 percent of GDP estimates, which is even lesser than last years 2.14 % allocation.
Shimla is being asphyxiated by the sheer volume of traffic on its roads which can neither be expanded nor widened because of the topography
The internet, competitive consumerism and the breakdown of familial relationships drive us to constantly seek “new experiences” and new vistas