Children are widely regarded as the architects of our future. Yet, as a teacher of science and mathematics, I am increasingly concerned that a silent crisis is unfolding among the very generation expected to lead tomorrow's world.
Long before sustainability acquired glossy reports, ambitious targets and impressive acronyms, grandmothers had already solved half the problems.
The emphasis of modern environmental policy has been on prevention. Governments, international institutions and activists have rightly focused on reducing emissions, protecting ecosystems and slowing the pace of climate change.
Wars often reveal the strength of alliances. Their endings reveal something more important: who ultimately gets to define the peace.
While one gets to learn about Central PSEs quite often through news items and media articles, the state public sector enterprises (SPSEs) mostly remain beyond the radar of public scrutiny.
Whether it is an arranged marriage organized through traditional matchmakers or a Western-style wedding planned by the couple themselves after multiple dates and perhaps a period of cohabitation, the basic purpose is the same.
India’s economic performance in the April-June quarter, though slightly below expectations, continues to demonstrate the resilience that has positioned it as the world’s fastest-growing major economy. With a GDP growth of 6.7 per cent year-on-year, India outpaced China’s 4.7 per cent growth during the same period.
The devastation caused by Typhoon Shanshan underscores the increasing severity of natural disasters in the context of climate change.
About a month before Joe Biden decided not to seek another term and support Kamala Harris for the presidency, Prof. Rodney Smolla, a constitutional scholar and president of Vermont Law and Graduate School, gave a very fascinating lecture at the United Church of Strafford about the 2024 election:
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskky’s plan to present a peace proposal to US President Joe Biden and both American presidential candidates reflects a bold, calculated effort to reshape the trajectory of the Russia-Ukraine conflict.
