Opinion

On June 7, 1952, the Constituent Assembly of Jammu and Kashmir adopted the ‘state flag’ and hoisted it for the first time. It was officially celebrated as the ‘State Flag Day’ every year thereafter. That won't be the case anymore.

China’s attempts to establish hegemony in Asia is a precondition to its global power ambitions. As its military power grows, it will coerce its neighbours to settle the land and sea borders on terms favourable to China.

China had been witnessing our soldiers being periodically stone-pelted in Jammu and Kashmir by paid mobs, and even when they opened fire in self-defence with injuries to own personnel and government property destroyed, FIRs were lodged against them.

Jeff Bezos's moon mission is scheduled for 2024 and his larger idea is not to send vehicles to and from the moon but to set up colonies there, which according to various estimates, is just about a 100 years away.

Covid-19 has rendered some of the better health systems in the world inoperable. Underinvestment in preparedness and reliance on treatment rather than a preemptive response has proven costly in terms of lives and dollars.

India can undoubtedly grow at 16 percent for the next three decades as we have all the constituents for becoming a great nation.

As many as 249 central PSEs were operational till March 2019 in five broad sectors. They employed over 15 lakh people and paid the government a neat Rs 3.69 lakh crore in various levies in 2018-19.

The outcome of flexible use of airspace will be more direct routes for airlines (read: shorter) which consequently means lower emissions and fuel burn.

The impact of the novel coronavirus outbreak shall depend not only on the nature of the virus but also in the manner in which society reacts to disruptions caused by it.

Another key takeaway from the Sarsanghchalak’s speech was his emphasis on ‘Swadeshi’ model and the need to look for a new model of development for India.

Indians switching off their lights was a test for the grid operator and transmission networks of the country. There is much excitement about how this event augurs well for India’s renewable energy-based future.

We live in a nation where it is impossible to have a socio-political imagination without Gandhi. The Mahatma has been a figure that many a million people revere till date, for his ideals of truth and 'ahimsa' (non-violence).

The dark web is buzzing with COVID-19 scam 'kits complete with fraudulent email templates specific to different organisations to target workers at home.

Since the coronavirus pandemic affected China first when India’s factories were still functional, we had a chance of reducing Beijing’s manufacturing dominance but now, that chance is over.

The Gandhis kept believing that either BJP would not take a dynast or Jyotiraditya Scindia would not cross the laxman rekha. But Scindia turned out to be a kite who decided to fly against the wind, not with it.

As the financial losses caused by COVID 19 all over the world will drain resources, it will also affect the political will – particularly of rich nations who have pledged to provide money to the poor and developing countries – to combat global warming.