Infocus

  • A one Dimensional Naga Society
    In this present state where society seems to have gone beyong being merely modern, it is quite ironic that theories of the past seem to settle so well without us ever noticing it. Being one of the thousands on
  • Think health - not drugs
    It was on Mother’s day this year a young woman prayed earnestly to God to change her husband’s behaviour. She told God that her husband is drinking too much and there is no peace in the family and q
  • Mission Calling
    HOLY SPIRIT REVEALS JESUS CHRIST THE SAVIOR TO MENComposed on 17th September 1997, Hong KongHoly Spirit came as Agent of God, the AlmightyFrom the country of immortality and HolinessTo earth the country of mort
  • No harm in trying out geo-engineering
    One option to fight global warming is geo-engineering. We should do the research on geo-engineering now: What works, what doesn't; what are the side-effects? We don’t have the answers. So let’s do i
  • China’s water war with India
    Sometimes news found in the mainstream Indian media can be flabbergasting. Take the case of the purported ‘diversion’ of the Yarlung Tsangpo. A ‘serious’ national newspaper spoke of the
  • Fuel Price Hike
    It is easy to guess why the central government waited so long before increasing the retail price of diesel, LPG, and kerosene. These petroleum products are far more politically sensitive than petrol, the price
  • The nationalists have won — Europe's dream is over
    To hear such a bold assertion from one of the two men was striking. But to hear it coming from the other was the sign of a political earthquake. Last month (May), during a rip-roaring lecture at the Hay Festiva
  • Green Tribunal, eh?
    July 4, 2011 will witness the first hearing of the newly constituted National Green Tribunal (“the NGT”) after more than a year in the waiting and amidst deep scepticism. A Bill approving the settin
  • Lessons from Japan quake
    The 9 magnitude Tohoku-Oki earthquake that struck Japan on March 11, 2011, and triggered the deadly tsunami, was more powerful than expected. The magnitude of quakes in this region has been around 7-8 in recent
  • New cancer risk
    For years the World Health Organization (WHO) maintained that radiation from cell phones is generally safe. But on May 31, it changed its stand and announced that cell phones pose a possible cancer risk. A pane
  • The Fabulous Ecclestone Sisters
    Bernie Ecclestone with his daughters Tamara (left) and Petra (right) says he is proud of his daughters, and happy to buy their houses so they can get on the property ladder It's tough being an heiress. Pub
  • Renewing e-waste
    The e-waste (Management and Handling) Rules, 2011, notified by the Ministry of Environment and Forests, have the potential to turn a growing problem into a development opportunity. With almost a year to go befo
  • Why is the Govt of Manipur afraid of the Tripartite Talk ?
    The spokesman of the Government of Manipur (GoM), Minister N. Biren has magnanimously stated that UNC(United Naga Council) is a civil organization of the state and for which the GoM will hear and address their
  • AIDS, women and the UN
    In the words of the African parable, when elephants fight, it’s the grass that suffers. Then what will they have to survive on? Alice Welbourn reports on the plethora of men on the platform in New York...
  • Finders keepers, losers weepers
    Something unwelcoming becomes habitual and hobby of different age group boys and girls around our environment so as we are being accustomed to an assumption that ‘Loss and profit’ is the only exit f
  • Natural Cancer Cures Are Real
    Modern-day science is undeniably humanistic. Many real scientists, these days, reject the theory of evolution as an imaginative fiction that ignores the huge body of evidence supporting Intelligent Design. But
  • The five most dangerous countries for women
    TrustLaw, an organization that provides legal aid and information on women's rights, set out to determine which countries were the most dangerous for women. By polling more than 200 international gender experts
  • How China broke the West’s monopoly on modernization
    This week, Tsinghua University, China’s foremost institution of higher education, celebrates its centennial. Founded in 1911 in deep national humiliation, Tsinghua University was initially funded by the i
  • A response to Fire and Emergency Services, Kohima
    A clarification issued by the Fire & Emergency Services, Kohima (Nagaland Post, 21st June 2011, Page 1, ‘June 18 fire incident: Fire dptt. admits technical snag’) also doubled up as a rejoinder
  • The risks of leaving the Euro
    When the blueprint for the Euro was drawn up, leaving was not an option: there were no circumstances under which any member would ever want to leave and therefore no exit route. But the once unthinkable now loo
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