Why the Northeast and India Must Speak Now | Meyu Changkiri
There are times when a public issue needs to be debated openly. There are also times when it needs something more - careful thought, responsible participation and a willingness to…
Corrupted Pit Of Stagnation | KHEKIYE K. SEMA IAS (Rtd)
Over the years, I have been a casual listener of Lt. Jim Reeves but on the evening after bidding farewell to a dear gentle departed soul of Lt. Niketu Iralu,…
Data shows Nagaland’s BLF tea price hits Rs 302.83/kg in July, highest among listed markets – but did growers get their share?
Nagaland’s average bought-leaf factory (BLF) tea price rose to Rs 302.83 per kg in July, the highest among the markets listed in the Tea Board of India’s July 2026 data.…
Mahila Krishi Shakti Puraskar opens nominations to honour women transforming agriculture
The M.S. Swaminathan Research Foundation (MSSRF), in collaboration with JSW Foundation, has announced the inaugural Mahila Krishi Shakti Puraskar: JSW Foundation-MSSRF National Award for Women in Agriculture 2026 to recognise…
Nagaland gets first link to National Gas Grid as gas flows through Dergaon-Dimapur pipeline
1.1 lakh SCM of gas a day from ONGC’s Jorhat Asset to be monetised through Northeast Gas Grid Nagaland has been connected to India’s National Gas Grid for the first…
President Murmu approves Kerala’s name change to Keralam
Bill passed by both Houses of Parliament after Kerala Assembly resolution President Droupadi Murmu has given her assent to the Kerala (Alteration of Name) Bill, 2026, completing the parliamentary process…
NSCN-IM accuses Centre of using land compensation to push border fencing
Q Tuccu says Naga land rights cannot be “bartered away” The NSCN-IM has urged Naga village chiefs and landowners not to accept land compensation for the proposed border fencing, alleging…
India@80: Can ‘Yuva Shakti’ Truly Build a Viksit Bharat? – Monalisa Changkija
The theme “Yuva Shakti”, merely as a slogan and a strategy to counter the youth’s power and loud, fearless voice, would therefore boomerang The 80th celebration of India’s independence on…
India’s 80thIndependence Day: Freedom for Whom? – Dr. Villo Naleo
It is difficult to imagine that India is celebrating its 80thIndependence Day. Almost eight decades after the lowering of the Union Jack and the raising of the Indian tricolor, India…
The Freedom to Question – Meyu Changkiri
Every year on 15 August, India celebrates the freedom won in 1947. We remember the sacrifices of those who gave themselves for a nation that would be free to determine…