Flash floods, landslides and glacial lake bursts—Himachal Pradesh saw all in 2020. The impact of climate change as per scientists is evident and 2021 too had its moments.
With climate change becoming more and more evident, we bring to you 5 natural disasters that shook the world in 2021.
Rawat credited Congress party with the withdrawal of the Devasthanam Board Act in Uttarakhand, saying it was against the autonomy of temples.
Several others are still feared buried under the debris.
Reports of inhospitable weather conditions over Rohtang Pass (13,059 feet) have led to serious worries to the Himachal Pradesh government.
Since Covid-19, a slew of natural hazards including four major cyclones, floods, landslides, forest fires, and several earthquakes have also put further thousands of lives across India at risk.
Thinking out of the box, and of course, knowing what would bring laurels for him, has been a notable trait of Naveen Patnaik.
IMD: Severe cyclonic storm to make landfall near Dhamra Port in Odisha early on Wednesday morning
He would take his colour, brushes and canvas outside to paint and talk with his love. He would stand close to the window and paint, keeping an eye on his muse.
They say the violin mimics the human sound. In his case, it was that of love, of longing. He didn’t know any other way of loving.
Younger people do not have much progressive beliefs; a 2017 survey found that one-third of young people opposed inter-caste marriage.
The pandemic has made it clear that virtual learning is here to stay. In the West, the big question is whether it will dilute the quality of the college experience and education. In India, which grapples with digital divide, the question remains whether this will reach most people at all.
Even after two years of the Covid-19 pandemic, many 'informed' individuals in India continue to deny the virus with unscientific claims and unfounded data. The latest? Omicron will end the pandemic.
Across Asia there are deeply entrenched obstacles to a mode of higher education that is liberal in multiple senses – disciplinary and epistemological but also social and political.
The two incidents in the recent past, one in Mon district of Nagaland and the other at Lakhimpur Kheri in Uttar Pradesh, undermined the core principles democracy and federalism.