Sunday Monitor

Shillong’s drinking water crisis: Contaminated & unsafe

Last December, Indore in Madhya Pradesh made headlines when several people died and over 100 were hospitalised after consuming contaminated…

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SHORT STORY: The last scene: When the camera stopped

It was not a different day for Janki. A day after shooting, emotionally drained and physically exhausted, she returned to…

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Recent jumbo deaths on tracks expose gaps in wildlife safety

Nabarun Guha/Mongabay India On the cold, foggy night of December 20, eight elephants — three adults and five calves —…

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Can AI replace mental health professionals?

With the advancement of technology at a high speed, people can connect in a second. However, even though there is…

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‘I cried while reading the script during Chinese Whispers audition’

Young and exuberant, versatile yet grounded in reality, Poonam Gurung is an actress with a je ne sais quoi. She…

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Inside Assam’s socio-spiritual history: The growth of tantra and Krishna Bhakti

Understanding the socio-spiritual landscape of any region begins with its socio-political history. Ancient Kamarupa, or present-day Assam, offers valuable insight…

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Policy writing or political writing: Does it matter?

A popular definition of policy writing states that it is a process to create clear and structured policy documents, which…

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Strict traffic rules must for Meghalaya’s killer roads

On the night of November 18, a car driven by a drunk security guard of the North-Eastern Hill  University mowed…

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Mishmi takin faces new challenges in its changing habitat

Bikash Kumar Bhattacharya/Mongabay India High in the mist-shrouded mountains of Arunachal Pradesh, where India meets Tibet and Myanmar, lives one…

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When schools lose their soul

Vedabhyas Kundu & Munazah Shah The tragic suicide of a Class X student, who jumped from a Delhi Metro station…

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