-Down to Earth Seventy-nine people have been confirmed as victims while 47 bodies have been recovered from the accident site at Marangching village in Noney district The disaster happened at Marangching village part 5 in Noney district, newly carved from Tamenglong. As of July 4 evening, 47 bodies out of the 79 confirmed victims were recovered while 18 injured persons were rescued and referred to hospitals for treatment. Of the total bodies recovered,...

-The Hindu It says there must be a dedicated hour in Rajya Sabha to discuss import and implications of their reports There should be a dedicated hour during the Rajya Sabha proceedings to discuss the “import and implications” of the reports finalised by Parliamentary Standing Committees, a panel headed by former General Secretary and advisor P. P. K. Ramacharyulu has recommended. The panel was instituted by Chairman Venkaiah Naidu in January this year....

-The Hindu Business Line A holistic approach, involving panchayats, community organisations, civil society and industry, is the best way forward Science is certain that persistence of under-nutrition creates irreversible changes in the learning abilities of many infants, besides susceptibility to disease as they grow. The first thousand days are the key to reversing changes and ensuring proper nutritional development of every infant and mother. The Fifth National Family Health Survey 2019-21 (NFHS-5)...

-The Telegraph Nobel laureate's hour-long lecture spanned several subjects like tolerance, the cultivation of hate and the role of the judiciary Calcutta: A sound schooling system is important for children to understand the pluralistic idea of India, Nobel laureate Amartya Sen told a Calcutta audience on Thursday. “Among things that can be learnt at school is to reflect on what India is like as a nation… why it was ready to give room...

-Down to Earth In a warming world, governments are far from prepared to resettle people evicted by sea-level rise  Bay of Bengal is the hotbed of tropical cyclones. Estimates show that eight of the 10 deadliest tropical cyclones in the world have originated here. Over the past few decades, cyclones in Bay of Bengal have not only become frequent, the region is also experiencing the largest relative increase of flood risk and...