Sunday Monitor

Why Meghalaya lawyers are against AG Amit Kumar

For Meghalaya’s legal fraternity, August 27, 2026, will likely be remembered as a defining day. For what lawyers described as…

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Nepal disaster reinforces the need for regional preparedness

Joydeep Gupta/Mongabay India An entire mountainside of ice and rock fell into the Lhende Khola river on the Tibet-Nepal border,…

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Rural libraries: Connecting dreams with the world

Banjit Sarmah I clearly remember my college days. At that time, we did not have smartphones, and cable television had…

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Beyond blame, towards dialogue between Meghalaya, Assam

Balakmen Suting  On August 19, a black-flag motorcycle rally organised by the Khasi Students’ Union (KSU) in Shillong turned violent,…

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KSU vandalism: Real issues lost in violence

On August 19, members of the Khasi Students’ Union took out a bike rally for various demands. However, the protest…

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Kodaikanal: Nine stops, a thousand moods

Recently, my husband and I visited Kodaikanal for a short stay of two days with some friends and tried to…

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Genetic study of the Arunachali mithun flags declining breeding population

Barasha Das/Mongabay India In Arunachal Pradesh, conversations in mithun-rearing communities often find their way to the animal. For outsiders, one…

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When borders bleed: How a manageable dispute turned into gunfire

On the morning of August 10, 2026, the quiet border village of Mingmang Basti in Assam’s Dhemaji district erupted in…

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Secularism: A must for public & educational institutions

What began as a dispute over an under-construction temple inside the CBI office premises at Mawdiangdiang has now opened up…

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Climate change is making humid heat more intense in these Indian cities

Tanvi Deshpande, ISignal Long dry spells this monsoon in some parts of India meant warmer days and nights even in…

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