Perils of Lithium mining
By: Vijay Kumar H K Lithium is crucial to the effort to achieve net-zero emissions because it can power electric cars and store wind and solar energy. One of the primary drivers of the current economic and infrastructureal transformation is lithium. Our reliance on lithium is similar to how we once relied on coal and […]
Hajj: A Spiritual Journey

By: Mohammad Hanief ‘LabaykAllahumaLabaykLabayk. La shareekalakaLabayk’ ‘Innalhamda Wannimatalakawalmulk LashareekaLak’ (Here I am at your service, oh Lord, here I am – here I am. No partner do you have, here I am. Truly, the praise and the favor are yours, and the dominion. No partner do you have). These are the words chanted by some […]
Demanding dowry is shameful
By: Vinod Chandrashekhar Dixit Sometime back a retired judge, who served at the Hyderabad and Madras High Courts, was booked by the police in Hyderabad for allegedly harassing his daughter-in-law for dowry and assaulting her. It reminded me a statement of Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru who said “You can tell the condition of the nation by […]
Recycling waste glass
By: Vijay Kumar H K One of the ways of reducing the consumption of natural sand is to utilise wastes as an alternative material. Recycling of wastes could reduce the demand for virgin natural resources and help to dispose of them effectively. The volumes of wastes generated each year in the country are alarmingly increasing […]
Digital J&K: The e-office framework

By: M Ahmad “Digital India” is an initiative of the Central Government of India introduced by Prime Minster , to see that services of government are made available to Indian people electronically, this is done by improving infrastructure online and by increasing connectivity of internet and also by making India digitally stronger in the area […]
Helpful exercises for patients with knee arthritis

By: Dr. S K S Marya Arthritis is a condition in which one or more joints swell and become tender. Joint pain and stiffness are the most common symptoms of arthritis, which normally worsen with age. Osteoarthritis and rheumatoid arthritis are the two most frequent kinds of arthritis. Knee arthritis is not curable. So, if […]
Youth of the nation and our society?
By: Haroon Ibn Rasheed Our society is decaying in various aspects; most of the institutions have become hollow from inside. The society has become completely rotten from inside. It has been completely hollowed out from the inside. If it gets a strong shock, the rotten door will come down like a piece of wood straw. […]
Guidelines needed for domesticating elephants in Temples
Letter to the Editor
Dear Sir, Elephants should coexist in the jungles with their own family in dignity and respect. The elephant, on the other hand, is a representation of our rich history and culture and plays a significant part in religious rituals and worship. Therefore, in order for these majestic animals to live away from nature and be […]
Need to shun selfishness and greed

By: Sahil Sharifdin Bhat Do you know every 40 seconds a person commits suicide in the world? That is 800,000 people (mostly celebrities) die from suicide every year. Millions of people suffer from anxiety and depression in the present world. According to a report, around 284 million people aged 15-64 used illegal drugs worldwide in […]
Facial pain can be treated with advanced cyberknife surgery
By: Dr Aditya Gupta People often ignore pain in their face, jaw and the nose area, which can be devastating and such symptoms should seldom be ignored. This intense, stabbing, electric shock-like pain can be an underlying cause of some major complication in the head. The pain typically involves the lower face and jaw, although […]