Assam will mark World Rhino Day — September 22 — with a special ceremony by burning a stockpile of nearly 2,500 horns of the one-horned rhinoceros. This was announced by the state Cabinet last week after weeks of ‘rhino horn reverification’ exercises by the Forest Department across the state. What is theContinue Reading
What is peace? Peace is not quite the absence of violence, the absence of conflict, but the ability to manage conflict constructively. It is an important opportunity for change and increases in understanding. Peace may be a commitment to understanding, celebrating, and learning from the differences. Peace is, additionally, aContinue Reading
For years, the soil of Afghanistan has been soaked in blood by the Taliban. From 1996 to 2001, the people of Afghanistan were snatched from peace and freedom by the war between warlords and the Taliban. Many Afghans fled from their lands to seek refuge in neighbouring countries but itContinue Reading
Architects in Dubai are building a prototype of a “Martian city” that will be completed at a cost of $135 million. Called the Mars Science City, it is located in the desert outside Dubai. The area under construction is 176,000 square kilometers of desert, which is equivalent to 30 footballContinue Reading
It has now been more than half a year since the farmers’ protest first began in June 2020. Three ordinances related to the agriculture sector were signed by the Indian President Mr Ramnath Kovind on the 5th of June 2020. The farmers have been protesting ever since, demanding to repealContinue Reading
Vishrantiwadi (Pune): More than 80 percent of the shops including grocery, clothing, stationery, bakery, and more were closed between 11 am to 3 pm in Vishrantwadi, yesterday, the day when the country observed Bharat Bandh called by the farmer unions. Handcarts and local vendors also did not set upContinue Reading
MUMBAI: Despite the protesting farmers calling for a nation-wide Bharat Bandh last Tuesday, daily life in the suburban area of Malad east remained unchanged. The Datta Mandir and Daftary Roads were crowded with office goers beyond 11:30 am, although the bandh had begun at 11 am. It was expected toContinue Reading
At the end of 2019, Dnyaneshwar Pandurang Bangar (25) was getting rather worried. For the past ten months since February, when he gave up one job to look for another, he had had no luck. By March, it got much worse. The country went into lockdown, and so did he.Continue Reading
Survivors of rape and their case workers are often denied their right to register a First Information Report in the state of Uttar Pradesh, a punishable offence under the section 166 A (c) of the Indian Penal Code, reveals an e-report released by Commonwealth Human Rights Initiative (CHRI) and AssociationContinue Reading
At the beginning of this month, I wrote an article on George Floyd’s death and the worldwide protests, unaware a similar incident would take place in my own country. A tragic incident that highlights the lengths to which police brutality can reach, or might I say, has reached. P JayarajContinue Reading