4 December, 2025
THE CLIMATE IS BREACHING THE WALL OF URBAN METRICS
Climate change has breached the invisible wall on which current urban metrics rest. As rainfall extremes redefine what constitutes safety, resilience, and viability, India and the world must rethink how cities are assessed. Urban planning must incorporate hydro-ecological realities, granular vulnerability mapping, and climate-responsive design. Without recalibrating our metrics, modernity will remain an illusion—quickly reclaimed by the river, the slope, or the sea.
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4 December, 2025
What is molecular clock?
A biological technique used to estimate the timeframe in which two or more species diverged from a common ancestor.
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3 December, 2025
HOW THE RIVER KOSI’S SHIFTING COURSE EXPOSES THE PERILS OF EMBANKMENTS
The Kosi’s persistent flooding is not merely a natural disaster but a policy-induced vulnerability. Embankments designed to control the river have instead amplified the risks by constraining a dynamic, silt-rich river. A paradigm shift—from flood-control to flood-resilience—is urgently needed. The Kosi insists on one truth: rivers cannot be permanently tamed; they must be understood and accommodated.
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2 December, 2025
WHY INDIA MUST TAKE ITS ANTIPOVERTY PROGRAMMES SERIOUSLY
India’s antipoverty programmes are neither charity nor economic liabilities—they are essential investments in human development and productive capacity.
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2 December, 2025
RETHINKING JUDICIAL REFORMS
India’s judiciary is frequently criticised for chronic delays, mounting case backlogs, and the slow pace of disposals. In response, governments often propose structural additions such as fast-track courts (FTCs) or procedural changes aimed at speeding up cases.
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28 November, 2025
MITOCHONDRIAL DNA AND ITS ROLE IN PALEO ANTHROPOLOGY
Mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) is inherited only from the mother. Every few generations, a random mutation creeps into this familial signature. So comparison of two samples of mtDNA will show degrees of kinship and ancestral origin.
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28 November, 2025
HONING COMPLEX
CP3 honing complex refers to combination of canine and first premolar teeth that forms a self-sharpening apparatus.
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28 November, 2025
DENISOVA HOMININS
An extinct archaic human group closely related to Neanderthals. Lived across Asia during Lower–Middle Paleolithic. Known mostly through DNA
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26 November, 2025
FOR ASSAM TEA, ERRATIC CLIMATE AND STAGNANT PRICES PRESENT A CRISIS
Assam, home to one of the world’s most renowned tea landscapes, has built its economy, cultural identity, and global reputation around tea. However, the twin pressures of climate unpredictability and stagnant market prices are now undermining the very foundations of this century-old industry. As traditional climatic rhythms blur and production costs escalate, tea growers—especially smallholders—find themselves confronting an existential crisis.
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26 November, 2025
CONSTITUTION AT 76
Institutions appear fatigued even as the Constitution remains resilient. The challenge is the hollowing of democracy — regular elections but weakened governance. Active citizenship, constitutional morality, and civic pressure are essential to restore institutional accountability.
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25 November, 2025
FRATERNITY: THE FORGOTTEN PILLAR OF INDIA’S CONSTITUTION
At 76, the Constitution challenges India with a simple question: Are we brave enough to bring the values of equality, liberty, and fraternity into our homes, workplaces, and neighbourhoods? The future of Indian democracy depends not on ritualistic reverence for the Constitution but on our willingness to live by its moral demands.
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