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Arun Kumar March 2021 marks one year of the declaration of COVID-19 as a pandemic by the World Health Organisation (WHO). And, on March 25, India went into a severe lockdown after a one day janata curfew on March 22. Cases rose…
Tikender Singh Panwar O Delhie Mahra Pahda ra dil Shimla, mahra desha ra dil, o delhie, mahre desha ra dil Shimla, is a pahari (Mountain) dialect song sung across the state of Himachal Pradesh since long. Meaning, that “ hey…
Ayush Majumdar, Gouri Sankar Nag Cohort or facade is the deeper point at issue but what is prima facie undeniable is the hype in the atmosphere over Modi’s another well-calculated foreign policy move to visit Bangladesh on March 26 that…
Gurinder Kaur Earth Hour is observed last Saturday of March every year to make people aware of natural disasters due to climate change and prevention. Earth Hour, an international event, is an hour-long “light off” event. Excessive and non-essential outdoor…
Indira Khurana, Romit Sen With this year’s theme of “Valuing Water” on World Water Day, it can be diffused that a higher level of thinking is percolating multilateral agencies such as the United Nations (UN). The hashtags #Water2Me guides the…
Mohan Chandra Pargaien Apart from mitigating the impacts of climate change, forests play a pivotal role in providing umpteen goods and services, including biodiversity conservation. This vital resource is subjected to degradation and deforestation to meet the myriad anthropogenic demands.…
Simi Mehta , Nishi Verma Abortion is a highly emotional issue and one that excites deeply held opinions. However, equitable access to safe abortion services is first and foremost a human right. On March 17, 2021, India’s Parliament passed the…