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Wular Shows The Way

Srinagar, July 11 -- The lake had stopped growing lotuses after a flood in 1992 buried the lakebed in thick silt. The water turned dull, and the stems, once harvested for food and income, vanished. Ge... Read More


Schools Need Reinvention

Srinagar, July 10 -- However, this is not an isolated phenomenon in Kashmir but across India, millions of students do the same: opt for coaching institutes over schools. This trend has hollowed out th... Read More


Farmers Need A Helping Hand

Srinagar, July 9 -- Temperatures have soared well above seasonal norms, with Srinagar recording its hottest day of the year at 37.4degC. The problem isn't just the heat, it's the pattern. A snowless w... Read More


A Fair Deal For Apples

Srinagar, July 8 -- Kashmir produces nearly 75% of India's apples, yet in recent years, growers have found themselves squeezed from all sides: erratic weather, soaring input costs, poor post-harvest i... Read More


Why The Rush To Reopen Schools?

Let's be clear, July 7 -- this is not just about discomfort. It's about endangering our school-going children. With temperatures soaring above 37degC, among the highest ever recorded in Kashmir's July... Read More


A Collective Fight to Cool Kashmir

Srinagar, July 4 -- Kashmir was never immune to heat. Summers have always had their bite. But the difference is: we once had green shields. We had tree-lined streets, wetlands, and pastures that absor... Read More


Scorching June

Srinagar, July 3 -- The immediate impact has been sharp and visible. The government, responding to the severity of the heatwave, advanced summer vacations for both schools and colleges by up to a mont... Read More


Thank You Spaaanderman

Srinagar, July 2 -- There's something deeply humbling, even uncomfortable, about her solitary mission. Here is a foreigner, older in age, with no local ties, yet doing the hard, thankless work that we... Read More


Degrees Without Direction

Srinagar, July 1 -- Meanwhile, the global economy has changed. Artificial Intelligence is not just transforming industries, it's redefining what work itself looks like. Skills like data analysis, codi... Read More


Break HIV Stigma

Srinagar, June 30 -- just over 4,000 confirmed HIV-positive cases in the region, but health experts caution that the reality is likely far worse. This is because, many don't visit health institutions ... Read More