If all goes well, this will be the last Independence Day when you will be able to fly that small plastic Indian Tricolour that you get on the street. It is among the many items that will be banned from July 1, 2022, in the Centre’s attempt to finally put a stop to single-use plasticsContinue reading “August 14 – Scrap Your Engines!”
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July 26 – Rain, Fire Gods Are Angry
Today is Kargil Vijay Diwas, the day India pushed back Pakistani aggressors, while commentators in Pakistan too have earlier described it as a “misadventure”, in India, it is claimed to have been a “costly” victory. Politicians still speak on it and shower praises on the sacrifices made. And yet, the border remains warm.
July 24 – India’s Tryst With Destiny
Exactly 30 years ago, India liberalised its economy. One of its main architects, Dr Manmohan Singh said the road ahead is more daunting than the one in 1991.
July 17 – Listen Up, UP!
Today we have two ICMR studies that reiterate the importance of vaccines.
July 6- The Joke’s on Us
Good morning! There are plenty of ‘jokes’ in this edition and they would have been funny if it weren’t so serious. And it all played out in the rooms of the Supreme Court for the whole world to see. Meanwhile, India may have gotten out of the grip of the Delta Variant but now itContinue reading “July 6- The Joke’s on Us”
July 4- Rafale Back In News, Disaster in Japan
“Let them eat cake” is what the French Queen Mary Antoinnette supposedly said when her people were hungry (there is no evidence to this). The Bombay High Court has now supplied us with another slogan: Let them work (paraphrased).
June 1 – Bird ‘Quits’ Humans, Warning Signs on Covid
Climate studies generally paint a grim picture and the latest follows this trend saying that millions of people have died due to heat over the last 20 years, the Supreme Court finally says that there is a need to look into the sedition laws and India’s GDP is in the doldrums. There is also the story of a rare bird that may have decided “I had enough of humans, I am going to the mountains”.
May 27 – Good News on Covid Immunity, Bad News on Climate Change
Two studies suggest that immunity to Covid could last a year, even a lifetime, with vaccination. It is not just the Indian govt but even the EU is tightening rules around social media. We have some “yay!” news and some “oh no” news under the environment section. Check it out!
May 20- Antarctica gives birth
New testing and vaccination protocols are in and you may want to give that a look. John le Carré fans are in for a treat!
May 19 – Darwin’s Collapse
In News of Today: There appears to be little relief in the Middle East, the GoI is having an image problem and is throwing the kitchen sink at it, and an iconic natural structure has fallen.
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