February 5, 2022: Urban Migration
Urban areas have been recognized as the ‘engines and drivers’ of economic growth. Urban centers fasten the growth of an economy and act as centers of knowledge and innovation, and…
February 1: Traffic Woes
Too many vehicles on the narrow road. That is the layman’s definition of traffic congestion which is essentially correct. Anyone who has ever sat in traffic jams in Mokokchung would…
February 4, 2022: Declining Forest Cover
India State of Forest Report 2021 (ISFR) prepared by the Forest Survey of India (FSI) and released on January 13 by the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change claimed…
February 3, 2022: Cold Spell
In 2020, human deaths due to cold waves were 76 times more than those due to heat waves, according to the India Meteorological Department (IMD). Scientists at IMD have forecast…
February 2, 2022: Following the Budget Session
The third largest economy in Asia, and fifth in the world, India, is a major economy. The current Budget Session of India began on February 1 and the government has…
January 31, 2022: On Corruption
Generally speaking, corruption is understood to be a form of dishonesty or fraudulent conduct by those in power or a person entrusted with position and authority in order to acquire…
January 30, 2022: An Economic Proposal
Self-reliant and self-sufficient economy. Those are two of the most interchangeably used common terms we often hear from our politicians and leaders when they talk about economic development of the…
January 29, 2022: Customary Laws and Changing Times
Ao Naga customary laws and traditions, just as any other statuary or codified laws and procedures, can keep up with the times in as far as they are interpreted and…
January 28, 2022: Abide With Me No More
The news of the government’s decision to drop the somber hymn “Abide with me” from the iconic Beating the Retreat ceremony of the Indian Republic Day celebrations this year quite…
January 27, 2022: Excellence Plus!
The news of T. Senka Ao being conferred with the Padma Shri award has lifted the spirits of many in Mokokchung and for the right reason. It is not every…