Addressing poor health outcomes among women
By: Dr. Anjali Kumar Attributing to the subsequent discrimination and ‘so-called’ low status of women in our country is one of the major factors directly linked with the poor health outcomes among women. While seeking women as major contributors to the society, their health poses a major area of concern for the nation. Women safety […]
Film tourism in Jammu and Kashmir
By: Mohammad Hanief Jammu and Kashmir, with its breathtaking beauty and incredible landscape that is dotted with meadows, valleys, high altitude passes, dense forests of pine and conifer, lakes, apple orchards, snow capped peaks of Pir Panjal Ranges, provides just the perfect background for shooting a film and no wonder then, that it is highly […]
Admi Musafir Hai – by Prof Dr Faiz Qazibadi
By: Rayees Ahmad Kumar North Kashmir’s Baramulla district, no doubt is popular for its enchanting landscape, crystal clear water bodies and Mugal Era’s Gateway of Kashmir. Besides this it has given birth to a number of literary giants whose literary prowess is continuously inspiring the aspiring young writers. Among these literary geniuses, Dr Faiz Qaziabadi […]
What happens in an autopsy? A forensics expert explains
By: Hayley Green Sometimes it’s unclear how or why a person died. A detailed examination of the body after death, known as an autopsy or postmortem, can help find answers. Despite what you may have seen on TV crime shows, most autopsies are minimally invasive; body often stays intact throughout a mostly observational procedure. Sometimes, […]
The scourge of favoritism
By: Mohammad Nadeem Parray Favoritism means giving preferential treatment to a person or a group, often at the detriment of others. Favoritism by a teacher in a classroom can take explicit or subtle forms. Some of the subtler forms can be – change in tone and demeanour while talking and reduced attention given to doubts […]
Empowering women
By: Ayana Shaan Salroo Women empowerment refers to making women powerful and capable of deciding for themselves. Women have suffered a lot through the years at the hands of men. In earlier centuries, they were treated as almost non-existent, as if all the rights belonged to men, even something as basic as voting. As time […]
The Trump assassination attempt has upended the US election race
By: Lester Munson It is tempting to draw grand conclusions from the assassination attempt on former president Donald Trump this weekend. The coarse rhetoric currently in vogue in American politics, not to mention the Capitol riot on January 6, 2021, provide plenty of fodder for this kind of speculation. In reality, the shooting, while horrible, […]
Bangladesh crisis: A strategic challenge for India
By: Dr. Satyawan Saurabh The recent political upheaval in Bangladesh, including the resignation and move of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina to India, has brought new challenges and complexities to India’s regional diplomacy. With Bangladesh undergoing military rule and civil unrest, India finds its strategic interests and regional policy at a crossroads, which requires it to […]
Can there be ice on the Moon?
By: Thomas Orlando, Frances Rivera-Hernández and Glenn Lightsey We’re lucky to live on a water world. More than 70% of the Earth’s surface is covered in water. Earth is about 94 million miles from the Sun. That’s within the Goldilocks zone: the place in our solar system where a planet has just the right temperature […]
Book Review: The Squirrel and the bird: An Overview
By: Ghulam Mohammed Ansari As great as it is to listen to children’s stories and poems and as easy as they are to understand, creating children’s literature has been a difficult task. Children’s literature creators in every language of the world are rare. It is a God-given ability. Although those who are fond of reading, […]