-ANI/ Business Standard Sri Lanka, a flourishing island nation of 22 million, has finally fallen to China's debt-trap diplomacy. As Sri Lanka faces its worst economic crisis in decades and struggles to pay loans, China turns a blind eye after ensnaring the island nation into a debt trap. Sri Lanka is now facing the worst economic crisis since gaining independence in 1948. The recession is attributed to foreign exchange shortages caused by the...

-The Hindu Amidst the scattered experimentation now, the Centre must offer strategic policy guidance for inter-State coordination Only two years ago, in the wake of a nationwide lockdown, India was left shocked by the plight of migrant workers walking hundreds of kilometres, facing hunger, exhaustion and violence, to get to the safety of their home villages. The dire circumstances of the migrants tugged at our collective heartstrings. They became the focus of...

-Down to Earth Ganoderma lucidum has over 400 chemical constituents with medicinal properties Ganoderma lucidum is a medicinal mushroom in use for centuries to heal diseases like diabetes, cancer, inflammation, ulcer as well as bacterial and skin infections. In India, however, the potential of the fungus is still being explored.  It is considered one of the most important medicinal mushrooms in the world since its chemical constituents exhibit numerous medicinal properties. They have...

-PTI/ NDTV.com The 'Textbook of Sociology for Nurses' by TK Indrani, according to its cover, is written according to the Indian Nursing Council syllabus. New Delhi: The National Commission for Women (NCW) on Tuesday asked Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan to take remedial action over a book for nursing students listing the "merits and advantages" of the dowry system. The 'Textbook of Sociology for Nurses' by TK Indrani, according to its cover, is written...

-TheQuint.com A new IPCC report wants the world to decarbonise. Sri Lanka was doing just that, albeit with shoddy planning. Yet another IPCC report is out that warns of dire consequences if the world doesn’t course-correct and pursue a low-carbon pathway. This means drastically cutting our dependence on fossil fuels, among a string of other hard-hitting measures. One country did try that by announcing a ban on chemical-based farming and its decision...