Smoking kills
Asiya Wani Smoking refers to the act of inhaling and exhaling the fumes of burning plant material. A variety of plant materials are smoked, including marijuana and hashish, but the act is most commonly associated with tobacco as smoked in a cigarette, cigar, or pipe. Smoking mostly starts at young age because teenagers in the […]
Smart phones are damaging to eyes
Dr Pradeep Sharma Taking utmost care of your eyes is essential as they are the most delicate and important organs of the body. But the rising menace of electronic gadgets in personal and office life is turning everyone into gadget addicts. It is important to know that gadgets do not emit any harmful rays or […]
Those who trust Allah never lose hope
Mohammad Nadeem Parray One of the important characteristics of a Muslim is that he remains in a positive state of mind, whatever the circumstances. He tries for the best and looks out for wisdom. A Muslim is never in despair, not even in most difficult moments. That is because they believe that Allah is the […]
Escaping the summer heat
Vinod Chandrashehar Dixit According to research published in 2017 by Nature Climate Change, extreme and deadly heat waves are getting more frequent (and will affect more people), because of man-made climate change. Heat waves are among the most dangerous of natural hazards, the frequency and intensity of which will rise in the 21st century due […]
Breaking the shackles
Imtiyaz Ahmad Shah Education is the most substantial method and the only means of lessening illiteracy, discrimination, apartheid, and inequality. Education is a fundamental right, and all people have the right to education. Education brings about reform and progressively erases ignorance. The best way to survive is to learn. If we are witnessing any change […]
Catch the rain campaign is everybody’s business
Gajendra Singh Shekhawat Jal Shakti Abhiyan-Catch the Rain Campaign-2022 was launched by the President of India on 29th March, 2022. This is the 3rd year that the country is, in mission mode, organizing a Jan Andolan to conserve rain water and recharge ground water. Led and inspired by the Prime Minster of India Narendra Modi, […]
A failed UN
Mushtaq Hurra United Nations Organisation ( UNO ) as the peace keeping watchdog in contemporary times, has almost lost its credibility, integrity and authority. Like its predecessor viz League of Nations, it has failed to uphold its sanctum-sanctorum charter and cherished ethos which are based on the dignity and respect of human life. I wonder, […]
Significance of Ramadhan
Vinod Chandrashekhar Dixit Ramadan – for Muslims, the month long celebration which commemorates Allah, the Arabic name for God, giving the first verses of the Quran, the Muslim holy book, to the Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) in the year 610 A.D. The date of Ramadan varies each year and is determined by the cycles of the […]
Freedom to move around
Dr Ramneek Mahajan Amid the ongoing COVID pandemic, people are caught up in a situation where they are experiencing fast progressing joint ailments. Immobility, isolation and inability to go out of the houses created an upsurge in the number of patients reaching out for joint problems making their condition worse. While mobility helps in prolonging […]
Man and nature
K S S Pillai The other day I got curious about a lone little black ant hurrying across my room on its tiny legs, unaware of the lurking dangers on the way. I wished to follow it to see where it was going, whom it was so eager to meet, or where it would spend […]
