Infocus

  • Evolution of the breakfast in India
    Amarnath Halember  IANSlife  Every morning the first thing on our minds is 'What's for breakfast?' But the most important meal of the day as we know it today was not always part of our
  • This Planet Is Drying Up. And these Are the Consequences
    Baher Kamal Inter Press Service Drought is one of the ‘most destructive’ natural disasters in terms of the loss of life, arising from impacts, such as wide-scale crop failure, wildfires and wate
  • The Old Man on the Rocking Chair ..!
    It was the silver wedding anniversary celebrations of a Punjabi couple I went for. As I watched them both, I realized how much the husband relied on his wife.I walked to the bar and as usual the men folk were g
  • 8 Billion Population: Daunting challenges for the planet
    Prof Mithilesh Kumar Sinha Department of Economics, NU Lumami With the first cries of a new-born baby on 15th of November 2022 the United Nations celebrated the "Day of 8 Billion” on which the wo
  • Get Back to the Manger..!
    It’s the beginning of December, the Christmas month, and as I think of the birth of Jesus in a lowly manger, where cows and goats and horses were kept, I find on that exact spot in Bethlehem, a cathedral has
  • Finding We Have Goodness Inside..!
    It was a few years ago I landed at the hospital where my wife is a doctor to meet the mother of a baby who had been born with a physical deformity. The child’s grandmother was sobbing, “Why?” she wept,
  • Journalism: The Most Regretted Degree?
    KD Singh “A recent survey has found that students who studied journalism as their college majors regretted their decision the most and would jump at the opportunity to go back and take up a different d
  • Balance Your Life..!
    A friend called me the other day, and I pleaded I was too busy to meet him, “Balance your life Bob,” he said, and proceeded to tell me a story:“A long time ago, there was an Emperor  who told his hor
  • Fuel for Death..!
    He called me the other day, “Bob,” he whispered, “my blood pressure’s gone up, I feel my head’s going to burst. I listened and advised him as best as I could. He was a successful businessman, but I ha
  • Billionaires, Jets, & Walking Sticks..!
    Something doing the rounds of WhatsApp forwards is of India marching forward with gigantic steps, because a billionaire in India is now the third richest man in the world! From potholed roads, broken bridges, p
  • India Food Inflation - Moderation in Sight?
    Sreejith Balasubramanian IANS  Food inflation has always been a wild card. In October, food and beverages component of Consumer Price Index (CPI) increased by 7 per cent y/y. It had averaged 7.6 per ce
  • Democracy of Convincing, Not Bulldozers..!
    It’s not a ruffian who uttered these strong words, nor a member of a fringe group, but the Deputy Speaker of the Gujarat Assembly, who according to the Times of India said, ‘Kejriwal would be stripped and s
  • Rahul’s Long Walk..!
    As Rahul carries on his long trek through our vast country, there’s something happening. This isn’t a walk galvanizing people to hate their neighbours as most other recent walks have been.This is a walk, in
  • Flirting Dangerously With Death..!
    The Maharashtra chief minister proudly announces he was once a autorickshaw driver, that’s good,  but I hope he’s not flirting with politics as I see rickshaws flirting with death:   It lay s
  • Empowering women with a promise of hope
    IANSlife An endeavour to promote and continue the education of kids at the Rajkumari Ratnavati Girls' School in Jaisalmer, India, is the "Promise of Hope" bracelet made by Anita Dongre for CITT
  • COP27: one big breakthrough but ultimately an inadequate response to the climate crisis
    Matt McDonald, The University of Queensland For 30 years, developing nations have fought to establish an international fund to pay for the “loss and damage” they suffer as a result of climate cha
  • High salt intake increase stress levels, finds study
    IANS A diet containing lots of salt can contribute to increased levels of stress, a new study has revealed. According to the study published in Cardiovascular Research, scientists found in studies of mice
  • Doing Right and Being Wrong..!
    A teacher pointed out a young child to me, “She’s good,” said the teacher, “she knows all the answers but hesitates to put up her hand!” “Why?” I asked bewildered.“She’s scared to be wron
  • Energy (Power): The prime mover for development and growth of Nagaland economy
    Meyabi A Niphi In reiteration to an article titled “Can the Naga economy be energy independent…” that was published in your esteemed local daily during the 4th week of April, 2022, yours t
  • A Ghost Wearing a Helmet..!
    ‘A ghost wearing a helmet,’ I said watching the eerie figure of a skeleton dancing up and down in front of me. ‘I thought you guys had a thick skull, I never knew ghost wore helmets.’‘If I’d only wo
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