PM Modi to attend virtually ASEAN-India summit
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will attend virtually the annual ASEAN-India summit on Thursday that will review the status of strategic partnership between the two sides and take stock of progress made in areas of trade and investment, post-COVID-19 economic recovery and connectivity. The Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) said Modi will also attend […]
Greenhouse gas concentrations hit a new record in 2020: UN
Geneva: The World Meteorological Organization reported Monday that greenhouse gas concentrations hit a new record high last year and increased at a faster rate than the annual average for the last decade despite a temporary reduction during pandemic-related lockdowns. In its annual report on heat-trapping gases in the atmosphere, the U.N. weather agency also pointed […]
Think for the future
Since Jammu and Kashmir is all set to have two smart cities in place in both the divisions some key areas need lot of attention from the administration. One such issue is environmental pollution where lot is yet to be achieved. Our environment both in the rural and urban areas is faced with huge stress […]
Fashion—An arbitrary mistress
Mohammad Hussain Khan Fashion comes into form as a matter of social development, in a society from one stage to another. As a community its members develop certain specific trends of living in various walks of life. There is a gradual break in the tradition values, giving way to new ones keeping with the spirit […]
The monsoon havoc
K S S Pillai Kerala, my home state, is known as ‘God’s Own Country’. Maybe that is why He tests the people of that state when He is in a ‘mischievous’ mood. While monsoon has withdrawn from most parts of the country, and people are getting out their blankets and woollen garments in preparation for […]
Awantipora Hospital building completed, left abandoned
Pulwama: A hospital building which was constructed years back in Hariparigam area of Awantipora is lying in dilapidated condition now as authorities have failed to utilize it for the purpose it was meant to be, locals have alleged. The locals from Hariparigam village said that the building was completed years back with huge amount of […]
