Sunday Monitor

The importance of libraries in the digital age

Banjit Sarmah There was a time when physical libraries formed the backbone of our education system. For millions of students,…

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Building capable citizens for a transforming North East

Historically, the states in the North East have been known and identified for their progressive approach to all matters relating…

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Ropeway project: Deforestation vs development

Concerns over the environmental impact of the proposed ropeway project at U Lum Shillong continue to grow. Representatives from local…

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New catfish in Nagaland sheds light on a biodiversity blind spot

Monish Upadhyay/Mongabay India A new catfish species, Pseudecheneis likimroensis, has been described from India’s north-eastern state of Nagaland. The species,…

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Assam floods: A cry for help and a call for humanity

Banjit Sarmah Whenever I witness the heartbreaking images of floods in Assam, I am filled with a deep sense of…

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Assam’s floods and Himanta’s blame game

Assam is once again struggling with one of its worst flood situations, with the death toll rising to 78 and…

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Phlangwanbroi: Where the Hoolock Gibbons still call home

(There is more to Meghalaya than the green hills behind the mysterious veil of clouds. The simple life in its…

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Govt vows fast-track courts for paper leaks; existing ones have 249,000 pending cases

Karthik Madhavapeddi, ISignal  Nothing is more important than the welfare and future of our youth!” Prime Minister Narendra Modi said…

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From Jantar Mantar to Shillong: Inside India’s growing GenZ uprising

In our last episode of Insights, we highlighted how the central government had chosen to remain silent on activist Sonam…

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Phlangmawsyrpad: A quiet village with hidden caves

(There is more to Meghalaya than the green hills behind the mysterious veil of clouds. The simple life in its…

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