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Glenn C. Kharkongor First of all, be very sure that Covid is real. This is stating the obvious to most people, but there are some who deny its existence or importance. Not that we need only real things to worry about. For those who…

    By Gyan Pathak   COVID-19 has serious implications on agriculture, rural employment, and food security. Policy responses in relation to COVID-19 outbreak include several agriculture policies, agro-food supply chain policies,…

Editor, At a time when the state, country and the whole world is grappling with the effects of the COVID-19 Pandemic, it's disturbing to hear of a situation like the Lawsohtun  assault incident. While on the one hand, we have the WHO…

By HH Mohrmen The annual Behdieñkhlam festival this year will be an unusual festival. It will be different from the festivals celebrated in the past and perhaps there will be no Behdieñkhlam like this one even in the future. Covid-19 has…

By Ajit Ranade Forty years ago India and China had roughly the same economic size,measured as GDP in dollars. Today China is five times bigger. This growth has been mainly due to China’s single-minded focus on exporting to the West. It…

Editor, I strongly condemn the brutal assault on non tribal youths at Lawsohtun on  July 3, 2020 and demand immediate arrest of the culprits. The manner in which the youths were trapped and assaulted confirms that it was a pre-planned…

By Bhogtoram Mawroh In their 2013 document, Food Security and Sovereignty (Base Document for Discussion), FAO stated, “Without the right to food one cannot guarantee life, dignity or the enjoyment of other human rights.” The importance of…

By Damica Marcia Mawlong The pandemic has made, and is still making, headlines and unravelling shocking stories of struggle and injustice. And yet many stories remain unsaid and unknown. These are stories of common people who are…

Oats is multi-faceted when one needs to prepare quick and healthy bites. Earlier too, we had suggested healthy and nutrient-rich oats snacks. This time, Toshali Mandal is back with two more easy-to-make recipes with oats as a key…

Women empowerment not only means a gender-specific emancipation but has a long-term socio-economic impact, and this makes a thorough study about the role of women in any society imperative. A new book, Women in Socio-economic and Cultural…