Editorial

  • A Jest that dimmed the light on Nagaland's Human-Elephant Conflict
    Imlisanen JamirIn the ongoing Nagaland Legislative Assembly, an offhand comment by the Nagaland Minister for Forest, Environment, and Climate Change recently ignited a blaze of controversy. The Minister, while
  • Pragmatism for a change
    Imti LongcharThe ongoing saga of debate surrounding NLTP Act 1989 has once again taken center stage as Dimapur’s civil society organizations push for lifting the decades old prohibition act has opened floodga
  • NLTP Act and the Church
    Dr Asangba TzudirWith recent calls for repealing the NLTP Act from sitting legislators and more recently from the Naga Council Dimapur stating that the Act needs to be lifted with “proper mechanism” as it i
  • Nagaland's Digital Drive Need Renewed Commitment
    Moa Jamir When the People’s Democratic Alliance (PDA) Government assumed power in Nagaland in March 2018, led by Neiphiu Rio, one of the central promises was to usher in a new era of transparency through
  • A landmark decision for schools
    Vishü Rita KrochaIn what can be termed as a ‘landmark decision’ for schools spread across the state of Nagaland, Saturdays will no longer be a school day. This decision announced by the Advisor for the Dep
  • Road Reverie
    Moa JamirNagaland must implement road maintenance policy, not quick fixesIt is a truism to postulate that the development of a robust network is essential for the progressive growth of any nation, state, or ent
  • We need consistency in our fights for justice
    Imlisanen JamirIn Nagaland, a land known for its sometimes vigorous civil society, the clamor for justice and condemnation of injustices is a familiar refrain. Whenever incidents of crime or injustice occur, co
  • Challenges of Teaching, Educating and Learning
    Dr Asangba TzudirTeachers as educators hold a very responsible and indispensable position in moulding the society. They have been acclaimed for their selfless service having recognised the nobility of the profe
  • Empowering Educators
    Moa Jamir‘Impart knowledge to or instruct (someone) as to how to do something’ is one of the common definitions of ‘teach.’ By extension, a teacher is a ‘person who teaches.’ Indeed, the realm of th
  • Dengue or not
    Imkong WallingThe COVID-19 pandemic exposed what was apparent to all— derelict government medical infrastructure and deficient resources ignored for decades in Nagaland. The biggest health challenge faced by
  • Millets: Sustaining Resilience
    Imlisanen JamirIndia is embarking on a global resurgence of millets. The heartbeat of this movement lies in New Delhi's ambitious campaign to transform millets into a global phenomenon, shaking off their outdat
  • Care about air pollution
    AkangjunglaThree-quarters of air pollution’s impact on global life expectancy occurs in just six countries, Bangladesh, India, Pakistan, China, Nigeria and Indonesia, where people lose one to more than six ye
  • Anthropocentrism and our Moral Status
    Dr Asangba TzudirSince the conception of environmental ethics, engagements centered on whether human values in nature are anthropocentric (human centric) or eco-centric (non-human centered). With the populariza
  • Consultative Meetings
    Moa Jamir A common lexicographical definition terms consultation as “discussing something with somebody or with a group of people before making a decision.” Accordingly, it implies an exchange of
  • Ethics and Identity
    It is said that ethics and values define the nature and character of an identity. This implies that for living ethics to be responsive and relevant, identity has to be autonomous and free. When a people's f
  • A.I. and labor: More evolution than revolution
    Imlisanen Jamir In the not-so-distant past, alarm bells rang as Artificial Intelligence (A.I.) began its ascent, ominously threatening to sweep through industries, leaving unemployment in its wake. Lawyers,
  • INDIA ON THE MOON: 'Victory cry of a new India'
    Akangjungla On August 23, 2023, the Indian Space Research Organisation’s (ISRO) third lunar mission, Chandrayaan-3 spacecraft, successfully landed on the South Pole of the Moon, making India the fourth
  • Prevention is Better than Cure
    Dr Asangba Tzudir Currently the state of Nagaland especially Dimapur is grappling with the outbreak of eye flu and dengue. As a precautionary measure to contain the spread of the eye flu infection, schools i
  • For barrier-free environment
    Moa Jamir Bridging gap between policy and reality imperative for enhancing accessibility for PwDs in Nagaland  A couple of years ago, during a visit to Nagaland Civil Secretariat, intense constructio
  • Planned city dream
    Imkong Walling India’s fortune lies in “well planned cities,” asserted Prime Minister Narendra Modi in one of his post-Budget webinars earlier this year. His prognosis though came with a la