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Disaster Management for Earthquakes: Are We really Ready?

Given the fact that Kashmir region falls in Seismic Zone 5, resting as it near tectonic plates that have active faults, the high level...

Do dams cause earthquakes?

The truth is, they can happen any time. But we are not certain when they will hit. There is no reliable way to predict...

Promote Mental Health Education in Schools

“Mental health needs a great deal of attention. It’s the final taboo and it needs to be faced and dealt with.” -- Adam Ant Mental...

The Mathematics Behind Machine Learning

Learning mathematics in machine learning is not about solving a maths problem, but rather understanding the application of maths in ML algorithms Machine learning is...

The old woman on the street

With clothes full of dirt and holes, this old woman, infirm and frizzled, appears before my very eyes, going to and fro in the...

Kashmir in Cultural Recession

Kashmir has always attracted and enthralled outsiders with its scenic beauty, rich socio-cultural ethos and awe-inspiring ‘material and non-material culture’. The scenic beauty is...

The Heart Rests on Hope

Written in Urdu by Sir Syed: ‘Duniya Ba Ummeed Qayam Hai’ No matter how good or bad, the present situation is insufficient to engage one's...

Kashmir Ulama failing in their duty

Kashmir society that used to be one of the most spiritually, intellectually, emotionally strong societies is paralysed by intellectual, spiritual, and emotional stagnation. Religion...

Dwindling speakers of Kashmiri Language: Reasons and Repercussions

“I am always sorry when any language is lost, because languages are the pedigrees of nations.” -- Samuel Johnson Mother tongue/ language is without any...

Terrorism: A Menace to Humanity

Terrorism is a term that refers to any violent radical activity. As a group, terrorists take action to frighten people and disorder the society....

Artificial Intelligence: An aid in tracking & fighting the coronavirus

Emerging infectious diseases pose a growing threat to human populations. Accurate disease forecasting models markedly improve epidemic prevention and control capabilities. The better we...

Impact of Electronic Devices on Handwriting

“Bad handwriting should be regarded as a sign of an imperfect education.” Mahatma Gandhi Handwriting is an essential skill for both children and adults. Writing by...

August 25: Fifth anniversary of the Rohingya refugee crisis

For the past five years, various speculations have been going on about the repatriation of Rohingyas to Myanmar. Recently, the UN High Commissioner for...

Organic Farming, with special reference to Gurez valley

Organic agriculture has become the most popular type of alternative farming, not only in India but globally. Assam in India managed to go 100%...

To my dear teacher-cum-friend, Dr Tawseef Mushtaq

Whenever I turn up in your chamber with my truckload of psychic disturbances, you are not a man who dictates things in a few...

The Essence of Literature

Every literature has its own characteristics and elements that are necessary to compose a complete artistic work. Many scholars have defined literature as “creativity...

The Essence of Appreciation

Your kind words of appreciation can impel someone to outstanding achievement. Even if they were not worth those beautiful words, trust me, it will...

KNOW WHEN TO LET GO

Whatever begins will end, eventually. Things stop working after a certain period. Even after living for a long time, people die at some point....

Bilkis Bano’s case – A tragedy twice over

Bilkis Bano, a woman who fought so bravely to seek justice, had managed to get some semblance of justice from the courts. Bilkis and...

Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) of Cement Companies

Earning profit is the main motive of any industrial organisation. But it is not the sole object of industry. An industry has certain obligations...

To the Uncaring

Would you mind rolling your eyeballs at people starving, dying in extreme conditions, in need of things you can so easily afford to give...

The Madness in the Method of our Marriages

Kashmir has always been famous for its culture and traditions. People laud its beguiling and luscious cuisine. Kashmir remains in the limelight either for...

Symbolising Patriotism in Contemporary India

In 1908, Rabindranath Tagore composed a letter to his companion, A M Bose, and said, “Patriotism can’t be our final spiritual shelter. I will...

Specialty Agriculture: Food of the Future

From subsistence to commercial farming, from the green revolution to the gene revolution, Indian agriculture has come of age. The country once called as...

Let’s diversify the Kashmiri platter

Diversity and inclusion is gaining momentum in all corners of world, be it policies, corporate world, welfare society or any other field. When both...

The Rewards of Patience

This brief article explores the meaning, forms, and benefits of patience. "Be persistent and patient, for Allah is with whom who maintain patience." (Qur'an...

Beware of social media’s impact on mental health

“What I have seen with the rise of social media is that children are not facing bullying on a playground, they are facing it...

Information Overload: A New Challenge

“We are vessels of very limited content. Not all men can read all books; it is only in a chosen few that any man...

Time for elections in J&K

On 15th August, every one of us need to ask ourselves if we have truly met the ideals of our national flag? Has every...

DIGITAL DISRUPTION

We hominids evolved in a world where lives were usually lived within a day’s walk. All we had as a means of transmission was...

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