Food security in several parts of the Northeast is a real problem right now. Hunger is at the very door of thousands of people in Assam and neighbouring states. Five days ago, local newspapers were warning their administrations that a massive scarcity of food grains is likely to hit Mizoram, Tripura and South Assam. Surface […]
Peace Activist Cedric Praksah SJ reflects on some key issues that must be addressed with urgency and commitment. Do we have the guts to go out there and tackle the real, uncomfortable issues? Today, the fifth of June, the world is once again be ‘celebrating’ ‘World Environment Day’! There will be the usual plethora of […]
Today is World Environment day. A ‘National Summer Camp ‘ held at Prayagraj [Allahabad] this week [June 1- 5] was one of the many ways that Tarumitra, India’s largest youth environment movement is celebrating World Environment Day. The World Environment Week Celebrations, was organized by Tarumitra Prayagraj and attended by student representatives of various high […]
In 1953, a 16-year old Muslim actress was delivering a dialogue on stage, when she was shot at. the bullet missed her and hit the stage curtains. The man who tried to shoot Nilambur Ayisha a religious conservative who wanted to drive home a point: Muslim women shouldn’t be actors. “It missed me and hit […]
A new species of dragonfly has been named after two women who are agents of change in the Northeast! It’s great news as we move towards World Environment day. A North-eastern news site has reported that a new species of dragonfly, the ‘Brahmaputra Picktail’ – has been christened ‘Platygomphus Benritarum’. Shantanu Joshi and Anuja Mittal […]
A major concern among non- heterosexual persons and communities is the insensitivity of the press , when it comes to reporting on LGBTQIA issues. As far as mainstream press reporting in India is concerned, in most cases, journalists are not even aware that that are being insensitive. Queer Chennai Chronicles and The News Minute have […]
Sir, Being a student of journalism, I always want to know what are the things happening in the country and around the world. Many weird or new things happen on a daily basis, all the new things seem weird at a time to people once it becomes trend and people start following, it becomes normal. […]
The Federation of Konkani Catholic Associations (FKCA) has announced that Jesuit Priest and Human Rights and Peace activist and writer Father Cedric Prakash is to be honoured with the Lifetime Achievement Award. Social activists and human rights campaigners are very familiar with the name of Cedric Prakash. He is a Jesuit working in Gujarat. He […]
The data from LaLiga’s [The popular Spanish Soccer League] digital presence has revealed that the number of users in India engaging with LaLiga content across Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, and YouTube has grown 3X within the last one year. An event at Guwahati. celebrating five years of LaLiga in India with Jose Antonio Cachaza, Managing Director, […]
Following a recent ruckus on the JNU campus involving the molestation of a female student, a case of suspected ragging comes to light. A first-year undergraduate student of Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) has accused two senior students of harassment and inflicting “exceptional psychological duress”. The student has written a complaint to JNU administration against the […]
Green Security Games (GSGs) have been successfully used in the protection of fisheries, forests, and wildlife. In the past decade, game-theoretic applications have been successfully deployed in the real world, where there aren’t large budgets or plan outlays for security services. . Inspired by the success, researchers have begun focusing on applying game theory to […]
“The biggest issue we are facing is that we are quickly losing India’s fundamental character,” the Metropolitan of the Malankara Orthodox Syrian Church, Bishop Yuhanon Mar Meletius of the Thrissur diocese, has stated in an interview that has been picked up by several Indian newspapers. Bishop Yuhanon, also addressed as Metropolitan, has given the interview […]
