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Fight hard to save legacy green areas

Updated on Dec 28, 2021 15:30 IST
Under the NCR Regional Plan 2021, which has been in force since 2005, nearly the entire Aravalli range in Delhi, Haryana and Rajasthan is protected, with no construction allowed in the area. (Parveen Kumar/HT Photo)

Why shots for children matter

The government’s decision comes months after several countries with robust scientific institutions allowed vaccinations for children (HTPhoto)
Updated on Dec 27, 2021 15:53 IST

Sacrilege: The law must prevail

Sacrilege is a serious and sensitive issue, particularly in Punjab, where incidents of desecration of the Guru Granth Sahib rocked the state in 2015. (AFP)
Updated on Dec 26, 2021 15:07 IST

How Delhi should deal with Myanmar

To drive home India’s expectations regarding the restoration of democracy, Mr Shringla sought a meeting with deposed leader Aung San Suu Kyi, though it was no surprise that this wasn’t agreed to by the State Administrative Council (PTI)
Updated on Dec 26, 2021 15:08 IST

Omicron: Don’t panic, stay alert

Studies from Omicron hot spots have shown it is less likely to lead to serious disease when compared to Delta (REUTERS)
Updated on Dec 24, 2021 14:59 IST

Another session of House discord

Parliament is the holiest sanctum in a representative democracy, where laws are meant to be debated and dissected and questions answered. (PTI)
Updated on Dec 23, 2021 18:09 IST

Cautious words from MPC

The element of economic uncertainty from the Omicron variant has only increased since the MPC meeting. (HT Photo)
Updated on Dec 23, 2021 18:09 IST

Omicron variant: An action plan for India

India must start boosters, at least for the elderly and the vulnerable.
Published on Dec 22, 2021 15:28 IST

Saving India’s natural wealth

The amended bill seeks to reduce the pressure on wild medicinal plants by encouraging their cultivation; exempts Ayush practitioners from intimating biodiversity boards for accessing biological resources or knowledge
Published on Dec 22, 2021 15:26 IST

A Himalayan warning

A new paper published in Nature (Accelerated mass loss of Himalayan glaciers since the Little Ice Age) on Monday said that glaciers are undergoing mass loss at an alarming rate (AP)
Updated on Dec 21, 2021 16:51 IST

Student suicides: A brewing problem

The coronavirus pandemic has only added to the existing set of pressures. (HT PHOTO)
Updated on Dec 21, 2021 14:49 IST

The Aadhaar-voter ID link

In the Lok Sabha on Monday, several Opposition members said that the bill would lead to violation of privacy, disenfranchise voters, and breach red lines drawn by the SC (REUTERS)
Updated on Dec 20, 2021 14:56 IST

How to reverse learning loss

Around 320 million students have not stepped into a classroom for more than a year. Schools started reopening only in July and they have been plagued by closures. (Raj K Raj/HT PHOTO)
Updated on Dec 19, 2021 12:29 IST

Build winter shelters for the homeless

Such bitter winters pose a tough survival challenge for those who do not have a roof over their heads and adequate clothing. (AP)
Updated on Dec 19, 2021 12:28 IST

Cleaning up Delhi-NCR’s air

While SC’s push for a long-term anti-pollution strategy is welcome, the executive (the Delhi government, and the Centre) should have ideally taken this decision years ago
Published on Dec 17, 2021 16:35 IST

No winners in Board games

The Ganguly-Kohli spat is a public announcement that the trust between India’s most successful batsman of this generation, and the all-powerful body that runs the sport, has been broken irreparably (BCCI-website)
Updated on Dec 16, 2021 14:30 IST

Omicron: The ideal response

One, if there ever was a time for the test-trace-isolate mantra, it is now (HT PHOTO)
Updated on Dec 15, 2021 14:56 IST

At UNSC, India stands tall

As India’s permanent representative to the UN, TS Tirumurti, put it, the country “had no option” but to vote against the resolution (ANI)
Updated on Dec 14, 2021 14:16 IST

General Rawat: A fitting farewell

People participate in the funeral procession of late Chief of Defence Staff (CDS) Gen Bipin Rawat (PTI)
Updated on Dec 13, 2021 02:26 IST

The time for booster shots has come

India has, thus far, fully vaccinated 55% of its adult population and partially vaccinated another 31% (REUTERS)
Updated on Dec 12, 2021 14:50 IST

The diplomatic Olympic boycott

Even a full boycott of the Games — and the Olympics have seen their fair share of boycotts — usually does not achieve much (REUTERS)
Updated on Dec 10, 2021 14:43 IST

The end of the farm protests

Yet, what the end of the protests marks is the return to status quo, albeit with some changes that are actually far from desirable (Bloomberg)
Updated on Dec 9, 2021 16:14 IST

Myanmar: A push to restore democracy

Ms Suu Kyi’s reputation has suffered because of her stance on the Rohingya issue, hampering a coordinated international campaign (REUTERS)
Updated on Dec 9, 2021 16:13 IST