Peace and the modern world
By Syed Mustafa Ahmad. Human history appears to be a long story of wars, one after another, with almost no break in between. Prior to the 20th century, war was a necessity. But from the 20th century onwards, following a revolution in human affairs, war has become totally unnecessary and redundant. War has now become […]
Eve’s Pink Bank
In the era of globalization, separate spaces are created for ladies. Next to all-women Police-station and Post-office in Srinagar, J & K Bank has one eve’s branch. Abid Rashid Baba believes this initiative is a positive indicator for women welfare and this model should be replicated. Few months ago, a banking associate was involved in […]
Japan-South Korea economic spat rocks tech supply chain
By: Naveed Qazi In August 2019, as world watched the China-US trade war play out, another tit for tat spat occurred between South Korea and Japan, as it threatened the world’s tech supply chain and made the global economy more uncertain. It came at an unfavourable time when Brexit was also looming, and putting businesses […]
Mental well-being and Covid19
Little had we known that scenarios like COVID-19 would prevail, we would have braced ourselves to our fullest capacity. Not just this pandemic has hit hard on the economy at a global level but has also given a huge challenge of balancing the mental health to humankind, giving us an option to come out either […]
Covid-19 made everyone, who listens, a saviour
BY: Fallah Wani Just when life was about to be normal, we woke up to another spell of devastation. This time it was different. It was difficult to understand what was going around the world and it was even difficult to reconcile what has befallen us. It all began with staying inside our home and […]
Take care of your foot during lockdown
By: Dr Pradeep Moonot While following social distancing measures and maintaining the lockdown, some people may have complications and may be hesitant to go to hospitals. Being at home, many may be new to take up the household chores. There are two types of complications that people may face in the lockdown, one is the […]
Amazon wildfires and deforestation
BY: Naveed Qazi 2019 Amazon wildfires, that lit up in August, led to an international concern about the fate of the rainforests, often called as the ‘lungs of the world’ and responsible for world’s twenty percent oxygen. Brazil’s National Institute for Space Research reported that there were more than 80,000 fires, the most that it […]
COVID19 – silver-lining, positivity and optimism
BY: Rafiq Lone Novel Coronavirus – fear is ok, panic no! Many people across the globe are finding it increasingly difficult to deal with the stress created by the pandemic fortified by the lockdown. The case is of even more concern in our Valley given that it is not the first or the only lockdown […]
Disease surveillance and data privacy
By: Mohammad Maqbool Waggy The rigorous use of contact tracing across the digital and physical spheres has been widely credited with helping to limit the spread of COVID-19. While using digital technology for contact tracing, personal data is used to map the location and mark out the communication of persons, compare their site with the […]
Discrimination and stereotyping in COVID-19 responses
By: Dr Showkat Ahmad Lone Too much of fear is the main constituent on which a number of social evils like racism, xenophobia and psychopathy, etc. thrive. The ongoing COVID-19 pandemic has exposed once again the social, political and religious fissures within and among communities, having disproportionately larger impact on the marginalized people. History bears […]
