Mayanglambam Pooja DeviThe relationship between humans and nature has increasingly become unequal and exploitative. Man has caused immense environmental destruction such as habitat degradation, overexploitation
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Anis Chowdhury & Jomo Kwame Sundaram Inter Press Service Most sub-Saharan African French colonies got formal independence in the 1960s. But their economies have progressed little, leaving most people in
With ‘son of the soil’ not meaning you were an Indian, but giving you certain privileges only if you belonged to that particular state, I realized most states are thinking they are nations by themselves. I
Dr Brainerd PrinceIn the last issue we left the story at how we discover our life’s calling and inspiration for our research through a life-transforming experience, which we called the experience of the child
Roberto Savio Inter Press Service With the death of Mikhail Gorbachev, the last great statesman, and an entire epoch, disappears. I had the privilege of working with him, as deputy director of the World-
Matthew Sussex The Conversation Few world leaders have cut a more consequential but ultimately tragic figure than Mikhail Sergeyevich Gorbachev, whose death at the age of 91 has been announced by Russ
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IANS CWG 2022 Gold medalist Nikhat Zareen credits her father Mohammad Jameel Ahmed for introducing her to boxing and fighting against the society to help her in the boxing career on the quiz-based reality sh
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The Associated Press A timeline of major events in the life of former Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev, who has died at age 91: March 2, 1931: Mikhail Sergeyevich Gorbachev born in Privolnoye in southern R
Leaving your comfort zone is very difficult and sometimes painful. In my book, DARE, I have a chapter, “Dare to leave your comfort zone” but today I’m not going to quote from my book, but from a story, po-
Kelvin Chan The Associated Press Inflation in the European countries using the euro currency hit another record in August, fueled by soaring energy prices mainly driven by Russia’s war in Ukrain
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Seth Borenstein and Sibi Arasu The Associated Press The familiar ingredients of a warming world were in place: searing temperatures, hotter air holding more moisture, extreme weather getting wilder, m
A few years ago an acquaintance of mine called me and talked about some work he wanted done with a religious organization, “ Is it all above board?” I asked suspiciously.“Maybe a few things are a little i
Danica Kirka The Associated Press Above all, there was shock. That’s the word people use when they remember Princess Diana’s death in a Paris car crash 25 years ago this week. The woman
Very often I sit at home and watch a good Hindi movie. I find nothing has changed in the past few decades; in all the movies the father may be a strict man, maybe a shrewd businessman, maybe hard hearted and ti-
Habitat degradation, insufficient food and water and climate change have led to a decline in the number of North American monarch butterflies, which is now on the IUCN’s Red List. (Shutterstock) Co
How often we pray for an easy path, an easy life without problems and worries, but have we ever thought that so many of the difficult things we go through are what puts spice into our earthly lives? That what w-
Thalif Deen Inter Press Service The ominous warnings keep coming non-stop: some of the world’s developing nations, mostly in Africa and Asia, are heading towards mass hunger and starvation. T
Indian cricket, I had heard a few years ago, was against modern technology that would reduce human error when it comes to umpiring decisions! Howzat! They would prefer the men in white coats to remain on the fi-
Fabiano Maisonnave The Associated Press An illegal dirt road ripping through protected areas in the Brazilian Amazon is now just a few miles shy of connecting two of the worst areas of deforestation i
Fabiano Maisonnave The Associated Press In the Brazilian Amazon these days, it’s nearly impossible to run for office talking up the environment. More common is a scene like this: A candidate for Co
