The overuse of local natural resources has, for the last two decades in rural village settings, contributed to environmental impacts like pollution, resource depletion, energy consumption, and waste. This has...

Introduction Since the dawn of the industrial age, technology has been lightening the burden of the farming sector, and has enabled the farmers to adopt different methods and techniques for...

Introduction The World Health Organization (WHO) states that improper disposal of Bio-Medical Waste (BMW) can cause the following diseases: Parasitic Infections, Lung Infections, Skin infections, HIV and Hepatitis B and...

The Special Status enjoyed by the erstwhile state of Jammu and Kashmir would not allow the non-local contractors to participate in the “open-auctioning’, which is now “e-auctioning”, of leasing and...

The horticulture sector is poised to grow more rapidly in the upcoming years in J&K, despite disruptions it faced due to subsequent lockdowns. At a time when all the sectors...

COVID Pandemic exposed Kashmir’s ailing healthcare and caught it unawares. Understaffed and ill-equipped hospitals are ‘war-zones’. COVID 19 is just a test dose. It is believed that as the Corona...

The three-decade old Kashmir conflict has sent thousands of body-bags into untimely graves. Mukhtar Dar explains how the lack of foresight and investment in education has led to more youth...

Rebuilding and repairing are essential elements of human life. The same holds true for communities in conflict zones. In conflict zones, ways and methods of engagement of local people in...

During the first half of the 20th century, when Kashmir was under the heels of political, social and economic exploiters, truth was overawed by the pomp of landlord and poverty...

Budgam, Oct 9:  Four persons were injured after a Bear attacked them in Shunglipora village of Khag tehsil in central Kashmir’s Budgam district on Tuesday. The injured persons have been...