After a week shrouded in political acrimony, Prime Minister (PM) Narendra Modi inaugurated the new Parliament building on Sunday. The imposing state-of-the-art structure is likely to host lawmakers in the upcoming monsoon session. It marks a new chapter in India’s parliamentary democracy, taking over from the iconic colonial-era building that played witness to the drafting […]
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May
May
Off the northeastern coast of Australia in the Pacific Ocean is a smattering of islands, which form the frontline in the battle to survive in a warming Earth, and the associated vagaries of rapid sea level rise and rash changes in climate phenomenon. Yet, these small islands — sandwiched between the United States (US), China […]
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May
May
The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)’s election manifesto for Karnataka is a marriage of contrasts. Released on Monday, the document makes a raft of promises tied to social welfare benefits – three free gas cylinders in the months of Ugadi, Ganesh festival and Diwali to families below the poverty line (BPL), affordable food centres, half a […]