Stranded Students in Iran

The distress calls coming from Kashmiri students in Iran underline the human cost of a rapidly deteriorating security environment in the region. Reports of explosions near student dormitories and continuing air strikes have understandably shaken…

Expanding Transplant Facilities

The gradual strengthening of organ transplant infrastructure in Jammu and Kashmir marks an important shift in the region’s public health landscape. The establishment of the State Organ and Tissue Transplant Organisation in 2019 has clearly…

Unutilised Tourism Funds

The chronic underutilisation of capital expenditure in Jammu and Kashmir’s tourism sector over the past two financial years reveals more than just delayed file movement-it exposes a structural weakness in planning, execution, and accountability within…

Failing Water Quality Norms

Kashmir’s wetlands are sending out a distress signal that can no longer be ignored. Recent water quality monitoring across 88 wetlands in the Valley reveals that more than 80 per cent fail to meet the…

India’s Mission Semiconductor

The inauguration of the semiconductor Assembly, Testing, Marking and Packaging plant by PM Modi in partnership with Micron Technology at Sanand marks a defining moment in India’s industrial evolution. For decades, India has been celebrated…

JDA’s Encroachment Auction

The judgement of the High Court imposing strictures and costs on the JDA is more than a routine judicial correction-it is a stern indictment of institutional complacency and administrative unfairness. By calling out the Authority…

Unacceptable VIP Culture

The show-cause notice issued to Vivek Banzal, Director of BSNL, over the now-cancelled Prayagraj visit is more than a routine administrative reprimand. It is a stark reminder that sections of India’s bureaucracy remain entrenched in…

Forensic Boost For J&K

The decision by the National Forensic Science University to provide 23 state-of-the-art mobile forensic vans to the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir marks a significant step in strengthening scientific investigation in a region facing…

Big Push For Kashmir Tourism

The approval of the Rs 1,677 crore expansion of the civil enclave at Srinagar International Airport marks one of the most consequential infrastructure decisions for Kashmir in recent years. More than a routine capacity enhancement,…

Vaccine Self-Reliance

India’s public health journey over the past decade reflects a determined and strategic push toward self-reliance in vaccine development and pharmaceutical manufacturing. The recent launch of the indigenously manufactured tetanus and adult diphtheria vaccine by…