Opinion

Vanishing Camels and the Plight of Our Wildlife

06 Aug 2024 06:11 AM IST

I have fond memories of Jhumroo from childhood. Jhumroo was a camel I grew up watching and playing with till he was four years old. Though too big for a child, he was my playmate with whom I indulged in riding, playing and even fighting. My next camel ride was

India’s vanishing aquifers: A looming crisis demands urgent action

05 Aug 2024 04:28 AM IST

We are now witnessing the worst water crisis in India, which has populations of nearly 18 percent of the world. We are now in a middle of a crisis that threatens not only the quantity of water resources but also the quality of water in the country especially that which

It could be I.N.D.I.A bloc versus NDA at Islamic Centre Elections

05 Aug 2024 04:23 AM IST

The elections to the India Islamic Cultural Centre on Lodi Road have evoked an unusual interest this time with as many as five panels battling it out for the various positions. The polling is being held on August 11th, after Sirajuddin Qureshi, who dominated the affairs of this institution for

A Non-Civil Servant as CAG

05 Aug 2024 04:19 AM IST

During 1983-84, in the library of the then Indian Audit & Accounts Service (IA&AS) Staff College, Shimla, I found Basil Chubb in his book, The Control of Public Expenditure, (I am roaming around a forty year old memory and hope it serves me right) describing Auditor General as ‘a lone

Capital Loss as Monsoon Fury Disables Delhi and NCR

03 Aug 2024 07:27 AM IST

It was the night of deluge. It had never rained as much as it did on Wednesday for a long long time. Residents of the city remembered a similar happening sometime in mid-April in the early 1980s when the fury of the nature played havoc. Hundreds of cars had been

Compulsory counselling for students in school: A necessity for mental well-being

03 Aug 2024 07:22 AM IST

Today, we no doubt witness counselling becoming an increasingly important part of the teaching curriculum. However, what does counselling in schools actually encompass? Is it merely a session before the academic year begins, or a service for students facing trouble or involved in unwanted activities? Is it confined to career

Rigours & Restrictions of UAPA and Restriction on Bail

03 Aug 2024 07:17 AM IST

The Provisions under UAP(A) is harsh and leaves no scope of Bail in the scheduled and sanctioned offence under UAP(A) 1967. In National Investigation Agency v. Zahoor Ahmad Shah Watali (2019) 5 SCC 1. It is held inter-alia that, there is a degree of difference between the satisfaction to be

Prafulla Chandra Ray, Curtainraiser Of Ancient Chemistry In Bharat

02 Aug 2024 00:51 AM IST

Bharat-centric studies have been the central theme of the National Education Policy. Chemistry has existed as a fundamental branch in the Bharatiya knowledge tradition from the Vedic period to modern times. The Bharatiya scholar who has the credit for systematically documenting and publishing the manufacture of various chemicals found in

Navigating Climate Risks: The Financial Sector’s Role In Mitigation And Transition

02 Aug 2024 00:47 AM IST

There is no denying that climate change is a real phenomenon that is causing extreme weather events like cyclones and prolonged droughts to occur more frequently and with greater intensity. Mass migration, disruption of livelihoods, and infrastructure devastation are the results of these occurrences. Fossil fuel companies and automakers equally

Why Is World Crazy About Someone Else’s Affair?

02 Aug 2024 00:41 AM IST

You all must have heard a movie song, “Begani shadi mein Abdullah diwana!” The movie was ‘Jis Desh Mein Ganga Behti Hai’. You might wonder why I am reminding you of this song. Since the US presidential election has been making headlines worldwide, these lines keep recurring in my mind:

Premchand: ‘My Sacred Corner’

01 Aug 2024 01:11 AM IST

With age and experience, observation and assimilation we consider certain artistes, writers, leaders as close to our own ideology. Our own ideology to a large extent is influenced by these people, whom we consider as our own ; almost sacred. We refer to them from time to time, verify our

Caste Politics Divides India, Best Avoided

01 Aug 2024 01:10 AM IST

Opposition leaders are absolutely right. How can anyone ask anyone’s caste identity in this day and age? In the 21st century, as the world races ahead, to identify a person on the basis of one’s caste is reprehensible and symptomatic of a regressive mindset. But then the luminaries protesting a