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When forest protectors turn predators: Assams conservation commitments in question
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When forest protectors turn predators: Assam's conservation commitments in...

The Centre's indictment of Assam's ex-forest chief for illegal forestland diversion exposes a deeper rot in the State's forest governance.
Amit Shahs assurances on Northeast security reassure, but Manipur response rings hollow
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Amit Shah's assurances on Northeast security reassure, but Manipur response...

Union Home Minister Amit Shah offers clarity on Assam's political future, but falls short on addressing Manipur's deepening crisis.
Rising fundamentalism in Bangladesh, a wake-up call for India’s eastern border security
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Rising fundamentalism in Bangladesh, a wake-up call for India’s eastern border...

With Bangladesh’s political shift empowering radical outfits like Jamaat-e-Islami, India must brace for fresh security challenges along its eastern border.
Japanese Encephalitis outbreaks expose Assam’s healthcare gaps yet again
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Japanese Encephalitis outbreaks expose Assam’s healthcare gaps yet again

Assam must move beyond knee-jerk responses and adopt an integrated, sustained approach to tackle preventable killer diseases like JE, malaria, and gastroenteritis.
India’s digital leap: Impressive strides but deep divides remain
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India’s digital leap: Impressive strides but deep divides remain

India’s remarkable digital growth, from 25 crore internet users in 2014 to 97 crore in 2024, highlights strong progress in connectivity. Yet, gaps in digital inclusion, infrastructure, and cyber security persist.
Rail fare hike: Small step for railways, big burden for the middle class
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Rail fare hike: Small step for railways, big burden for the middle class

While suburban and short-distance commuters get relief, the hike in AC and premium trains adds to the middle class’s travel woes, even as safety and service standards remain under scrutiny.
Northeast’s deepening rain deficit: A climate crisis Assam can’t ignore”
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Northeast’s deepening rain deficit: A climate crisis Assam can’t ignore”

Despite an early monsoon onset, Assam is grappling with an alarming 34% rainfall deficit in June, setting the stage for yet another year of below-normal rains across the Northeast.
Protecting biodiversity, empowering people: The way forward for NE tourism
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Protecting biodiversity, empowering people: The way forward for NE tourism

Other Northeastern States like Assam must take lessons from Meghalaya to balance growing tourist inflow with community empowerment and biodiversity preservation.
Deadly shortcuts: Why Indias factories keep failing workers
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Deadly shortcuts: Why India's factories keep failing workers

India's dream of becoming a global manufacturing hub is marred by recurring industrial accidents that claim hundreds of lives every year.
Bulldozers & broken homes: The cruel cost of eviction drives
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Bulldozers & broken homes: The cruel cost of eviction drives

The ongoing eviction drives across the State to free government land from unauthorised occupation need to be viewed critically. Houses have been razed to the ground using bulldozers with many families literally forced to the pavements. Is this the type of justice expected from a welfare government...
Trump, US Supreme Court & flaws of American Democracy
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Trump, US Supreme Court & flaws of American Democracy

Supposedly, because it so heavily insists upon the rule of law, the American system of democracy is one of the most ideal in the world. It needed a maverick politician-President like Donald Trump to expose the patent flaw in the system, which prevents the separation of power between the Legislative,...
Swimming upstream: Can Kirsty Coventry tackle IOC’s deepest divides?
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Swimming upstream: Can Kirsty Coventry tackle IOC’s deepest divides?

Kirsty Coventry created history on June 23, 2025, by becoming the first African and the first woman to head the largest, most powerful sporting organisation on the planet, when she formally took charge of the International Olympic Committee (IOC). At the age of 41, she is also the youngest president...
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