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India stands at the brink of a silent yet rapidly escalating public health challenge—myopia. Once dismissed as a minor refractive inconvenience corrected with spectacles, myopia has now evolved into a significant non-communicable ocular condition with long-term implications. Among children and adolescents, the rise is particularly alarming, driven by profound lifestyle changes in the past two…

There was a time, not very long ago, when journalism believed in the tyranny of the five questions. Who. What. When. Where. And, if the newsroom gods were feeling generous, Why. It was efficient. Respectable. Industrial. Facts were assembled, quotes inserted, headlines affixed, and the reader was informed in the manner one is informed by a railway…

Agriculture is the backbone of India’s rural economy employing nearly half of the country’s workforce and supporting food security for over 1.4 billion people. However, the farmers’ community continues to face: Rising input costs; Erratic electricity supply, and; Increasing climate risks. In this context, Solar energy, particularly Solar-powered Irrigation has emerged as one of the most…

This article has been co-authored by Ankita Salunke India does not lack environmental wisdom—it has forgotten it. At a time when climate change, river pollution, and urban excess dominate public discourse, some of the most powerful models of sustainable living already exist within India’s own civilisational practices. One such example is the Narmada Parikrama—a 2,600-kilometre…

A friend once remarked, half in jest and half in truth, “If I don’t click a picture, it feels as though the moment never really happened.” Behind the humour lies a deeper impulse—the desire to make the fleeting present unforgettable, tangible, and imperishable. In an age of selfies, stories, and instant uploads, our obsession with…

Small Study Circles for Self-study: Shouldn’t education & training for all Students in schools & colleges start every morning with study, discussions, reflections, explorations, in small study-circles to understand the National idea of India that is Bharat, To Be & Do Good? 2) Our National Vision has been very aptly expressed – It is in harmony…

Every great runner is bowlegged. Something about the curve permits optimal push off and speed. The normal human population has leg angles that vary from zero to five degrees inward bowing (called varus) or outward knock-kneed (valgus). Unfortunately, this is not always an advantage. People are either relatively straight-legged, knock-kneed, or bowlegged. The forces in…

It is said that ‘history repeats itself’ and it is also said that ‘when we forget history, geography is altered’.  While exact events do not repeat in identical form but similar conditions often produce similar outcomes. So ignoring the lessons of the past can lead to conflicts and decisions that not only alter the course…

UBT faction chief Uddhav Thackeray expressed his thoughts in a speech as his term as a Member of the Legislative Council came to an end. He concluded his speech by quoting a poem by Suresh Bhat. Through this poem, he tried to suggest that he did not understand political calculations and was tormented by many…

These days, AI (computer programs that can write) is starting to play a big role in books and stories. This is making people wonder: how do we know if a human really wrote something? Right now, AI is getting really good at writing. In the future, it might get even better. Studies have shown that…