Bengal’s elderly deserve policy interventions
Data from the recently published National Family Health Survey 6 (NFHS 6) shows that India is moving away from being a young country.
Data from the recently published National Family Health Survey 6 (NFHS 6) shows that India is moving away from being a young country.
The word ‘emergency’ evokes an intense sense of unease, often associated with the suspension of established norms and procedures in pursuit of a perceived larger objective. Different forms of emergencies command our attention in different ways.
The investigation into the fire that claimed 15 young lives in Lucknow will eventually determine where the blaze began.
Few politicians have exhibited Benjamin Netanyahu’s talent for political survival.
For generations, education was the preferred route through which Indian families sought to improve their economic prospects.
In recent years, the trend of “grey divorce” ~ or divorce “among older couples ~ has been on the rise. This trend has been the subject of much discussion and analysis, as it is a departure from the traditional understanding of divorce, which has typically been associated with younger couples.
Way back in 1973, when I was a student in Nizam College, Hyderabad, Swami Ranganathanandji of the Ramakrishna Mission addressed us. He made many thought-provoking statements. However, one comment of his is very relevant even today, in view of the ongoing Paris Olympics.
The landslide in Wayanad, Kerala, is a stark reminder of the increasing vulnerability of our natural landscapes to the forces of climate change.
The assassination of Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh in Iran marks a critical and perilous turning point in the ongoing conflict in West Asia.
June, July and August of 1947 were marked by frenetic political activity, stormy meetings and historic decisions at the highest levels of the Government of India, princely India and political parties who were to shape the course of history, with the partition of India fast becoming a reality.
