Sunday Monitor

Human activities, climate pressures worsen Manipur flood situation

Donald Takhell/Mongabay India On the afternoon of September 14, four gates of the Mapithel dam in Manipur were suddenly opened,…

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Why do we demonise women instantly & overlook men’s crime?

The festival of Durga Puja just concluded. During the festival, devotees pay their obeisance to the Mother Goddess. In mythology,…

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Untreated sewage water discharge ruining streams in state

Rapid urbanisation and a lack of a modern sewage system with treatment plants are leading to heavy pollution of water…

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New fungi species in Arunachal that’s larger than life

Divya Kilikar/Mongabay India They do strange things to time, because it is not easy to say where a fungus ends…

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Psychological crises behind children’s attention-seeking behaviour

Let me narrate a few incidents from the state police’s crime files: In January this year, a 19-year-old was allegedly…

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Tibetan struggle is for justice: Geshe Lhakdor

Geshe Lhakdor la, one of the prominent names in the Tibetan spiritual and intellectual community, was in Shillong last week…

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Breaking barriers by deploying AI-enabled health tech

Artificial intelligence is not only for the rich and famous but is also deployed in health technologies to serve the…

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Assam’s religious integration & Sankardev’s contributions

Assam was originally a non-Hindu and non-Aryan state. The place was more likely to be penetrated by Southeast and East…

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Are we emotionally intelligent enough?

A new yardstick that we are being judged by is our personal prime human qualities that matter so much –…

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Tourist taxi strike: States need to work together to solve problem

Imagine arriving at Jorabat, just a few kilometres away from Shillong, only to find you’re stuck because the taxi you…

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