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Ranjan Gogoi It undermines the SC. The BJP should have paid heed to Arun Jaitley’s warning on post-retirement jobs for judges This is not an article about Justice Ranjan Gogoi. One of the brightest judges to preside over the Supreme Court (SC), (Ranjan Gogoi’s RS nomination) he may be the first to agree with the […]
Regional bonding India needs to engage with its neighbours for the realisation of its global ambitions South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) and walked away from the ASEAN-led Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP), former Sri Lankan Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe’s push for regional economic integration and for India-Pakistan dialogue should be studied carefully by New Delhi. Speaking at The […]
It threatens the independence of the judiciary which is the bedrock of democracy President Ram Nath Kovind has nominated former Chief Justice (CJ) of the Supreme Court (SC), Ranjan Gogoi to the Rajya Sabha. The nomination, which is meant for eminent personalities who have excelled in their fields and can contribute to national public life, […]
The question is whether it is a US-Taliban deal or an Afghan peace deal. We don’t know that yet On Saturday, February 29, an agreement was signed between the United States (US) and the Taliban in Doha. Widely welcomed as a “peace deal”, it will be claimed by US President Donald Trump as further proof […]
Coronavirus crisis could have lasting impact on global political economy, trigger new equations among nations This crisis could have a lasting impact on the global political economy, trigger new equations among nations It would have been surprising if China had not come up at all in Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s discussion with the neighbouring South Asian […]
Viruses do not respect borders. It is time for multilateralism The video conference (Covid- 19) between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the other leaders of the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (Saarc) to discuss a common response to the novel coronavirus (Covid- 19) is a welcome change from the global pattern of raising drawbridges. […]
CRISPR: The prestigious Nobel Prize for Chemistry 2020 has been awarded to Jennifer A. Doudna and Emmanuelle Charpentier for the gene editing techniques they have developed called CRISPR/Cas9, which was first discovered and formulated for easy use in 2012. What is CRISPR/Cas9 CRISPR/Cas9 is a groundbreaking external tool, which has the potential to change the […]
What are Flash Droughts The climate of India is fascinating in many ways. It gives life to agriculture, festivals, diverse lifestyles with its seasonal rhythm. However, India also witnesses all grades of disasters brought about by extremes of these seasons- by the virtue of nature or due to human interferences. One such less-researched and lesser-known […]
आखिर अटल टनल Atul Tunnel के पूरे होने का इंतजार खत्म अटल टनल Atul Tunnel एक महत्वाकांक्षी परियोजना हमारे स्वर्गीय प्रधानमंत्री श्री अटल बिहारी बाजपेई जी का ड्रीम प्रोजेक्ट के रूप में प्रारंभ किया गया था| इसका नाम उस समय रोहतांग टनल रखा गया था परंतु श्री बाजपेई जी के 95 जयंती दिवस के अवसर […]
Puy-de-Dôme in the Auvergne : France In the heart of the Massif Central in France, is a range of about 80 extinct volcanoes, the Puys or Dômes, which testify to the recent volcanic activity (15000 years ago) of the region. They have also been described as “textbook volcanoes,” being remarkably well preserved with well-defined summit […]