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Deaths in Kandhamal due to mango kernel bring back focus on tribal deprivation

Analysis

Published on Nov 05, 2024 05:01 PM IST

BJD was bruised by similar charges in 2001 when 24 tribals in Rayagada district died after eating a gruel of mango kernel and a curry of wild mushroom

The mango kernel has again come under focus in Odisha after two women in the backward Kandhamal district died in a span of 12 hours last week while six others are in hospital after their meal of mango kernel gruel and fermented rice turned out to be poisonous. (REPRESENTATIVE PHOTO)

ByDebabrata Mohanty

How Gujarat villages take the dangerous flight of illegal migration

Some villagers HT spoke to shared that those taking the illegal route are often unskilled, with limited education and financial resources.

Dingucha village is divided into two parts: the old settlement, where the families who haven’t left live, and the newer section, largely home to relatives of those who have emigrated—many through perilous, unauthorised routes.(Maulik Pathak)

Analysis

Published on Nov 05, 2024 08:00 AM IST

ByMaulik Pathak

King who defied the British: Uncovering the tale of Pazhassi raja’s rebellion

Leading one of the bloodiest battles against the British, he mobilised a local rebellion, using guerilla warfare and ambushes to push back Company forces

Pazhassi Raja (named after his birthplace- the village of Pazhassi) is barely remembered outside Wayanad, where a museum and his burial site remain the only reminders of the epic Kattayathu wars.(Wikimedia Commons)

Analysis

Published on Nov 05, 2024 08:00 AM IST

ByValay Singh

Eye on 2026 polls, TMC, BJP set out to recover lost ground in festive season

The Trinamool Congress bagged 29 Lok Sabha seats this year while the BJP lost substantial ground, sliding from its record score of 18 in 2019 to only 12.

Kolkata: People shop for Diwali, in Kolkata, Tuesday, Oct. 29, 2024. (PTI Photo/Swapan Mahapatra)(PTI10_29_2024_000183A)(PTI)

Analysis

Published on Nov 03, 2024 12:16 PM IST

ByTanmay Chatterjee

Multiple threats to several protected forests in Assam; cases pending in NGT

As development projects grow around Assam’s wildlife reserves, threats to habitats for species like hoolock gibbons and one-horned rhinos are on the rise

A female Hoolock Gibbon. (Pragyan Sharma/WCS India)

Analysis

Published on Oct 27, 2024 08:00 AM IST

ByUtpal Parashar

Terms of Trade | We need a new development economics

Development economics needs to find ways to align the politically and economically prudent rather than divorcing with economic questions or trivialising them.

FILE PHOTO: An employee prepares to move a heavy bar of steel inside the ArcVac ForgeCast factory, in Hooghly district, in the eastern state of West Bengal, India, April 26, 2024. REUTERS/Sahiba Chawdhary/File Photo (REUTERS)

Analysis

Published on Oct 25, 2024 04:56 PM IST

ByRoshan Kishore

US elections: Predictions and politics

On a visit to the Smithsonian’s National Museum of Asian Art, we uncover an ancient item of divination that was used to predict the future of powerful rulers

A quirky tourist attraction in D.C — the Barbie Pond — predicts a clean sweep for Harris.(Courtesy: Barbie Pond on Avenue Q )

Analysis

Published on Oct 24, 2024 08:00 AM IST

ByKiran Mehta

India-Canada ties will remain frozen for the remainder of PM Trudeau’s term

Canada, in recent times, has consumed as much, if not more, bandwidth in India than Pakistan, and the situation is far from showing any improvement

India and Canada are unlikely to have high commissioners appointed for however long the embattled Trudeau government remains in power. (AP)(HT_PRINT)

Analysis

Published on Oct 22, 2024 08:00 AM IST

ByAnirudh Bhattacharyya

Ecostani | Indian monsoon getting longer, hotter and less predictable

The IPCC has warned of intensification of rainfall by more than 20% and exponential surges in heat waves and cyclone events in the Indian sub-continent.

Two men who were riding a two-wheeler take shelter outside a closed shop during a heavy rain in Kochi, southern Kerala state, India. (AP Photo/ R S Iyer)

Analysis

Published on Oct 21, 2024 07:55 PM IST

ByChetan Chauhan

In UP’s Bahraich, Ghazi Miyan and Suhel Deo duel over narratives

Hindus too seek boons and blessings at Ghazi Miyan’s grave in Bahraich, apparently unbothered by the myth

The present shrine of Ghazi Miyan is built over the grave that was dug at the same spot where he died from an arrow wound. (Faranjuned/Wikimedia Commons)

Analysis

Published on Oct 17, 2024 07:12 PM IST

ByValay Singh

New finance goal should be $1 trillion annually, says top climate expert

The economic losses from extreme weather events in India are staggering, with a significant portion of these losses being uninsured.

The spike in extreme weather events this year can be attributed to a combination of global climate dynamics and localised factors. (AP Photo/Rebecca Blackwell)(AP)

Analysis

Published on Oct 16, 2024 07:40 PM IST

ByJayashree Nandi

Kosi river system’s contribution to Mt Everest’s increasing height

Himalayas have a network of underground water systems that emerge on the surface in form of springs, which provide six times more water than glaciers and snow

(FILES) This picture taken on May 31, 2021 shows peaks along the Himalayan range, as seen from the summit of Mount Everest. (Photo by Lakpa SHERPA / AFP) (AFP)

Analysis

Published on Oct 15, 2024 07:00 AM IST

ByChetan Chauhan

Why a 19th-century Naga human skull is more than just of human interest

The Naga skull features attached animal horns and is appealing to collectors interested in anthropology and tribal cultures

The Naga ancestral human skull, attached with the horns of an animal, named “19th-century horned Naga human skull, Naga tribe” was in the catalogue for an auction scheduled for October 9 titled “The Curious Collector” sale by Swan Fine Art at Tetsworth, Oxfordshire, UK(X)

Analysis

Updated on Oct 15, 2024 02:42 PM IST

ByAlice Yhoshü

Posthumous use of cryopreserved semen: Landmark decision on reproductive rights

Justice Singh’s ruling provides relief and closure to the parents who wished to honour their son's legacy and contributes to an evolving legal landscape

Delhi high court’s ruling raises significant ethical considerations related to reproductive rights, personal autonomy and the roles of biological parents in making decisions on behalf of their deceased children.

Analysis

Published on Oct 13, 2024 08:15 AM IST

ByShruti Kakkar

View: Haryana, J&K election results mark return of PM Modi's mojo

The revitalisation of the BJP means that Opposition fight in forthcoming Maharashtra, Jharkhand and Delhi elections has suddenly got tough

Prime Minister Narendra Modi being garlanded during a programme celebrating Bharatiya Janata Party's (BJP) victory in the Haryana Assembly elections, at party headquarters in New Delhi on October 8.(ANI)

Analysis

Published on Oct 11, 2024 07:06 PM IST

ByShishir Gupta

HistoriCity | Marathi: Power and politics of a language

Krushnaji Pandurang Kulkarni, author of Marathi Bhasha Udgam Va Vikas, claims that all Prakrit languages have helped in their own way to produce Marathi

A Prakrit inscription at the foot of the Bahubali statue at the Jain temple in Shravanabelagola. Almost all of the 22 recognised languages of India have evolved through the interaction of Prakrit and Sanskrit, together known as Indo-Aryan languages.(Wikimedia Commons)

Analysis

Published on Oct 09, 2024 06:01 PM IST

ByValay Singh

‘Safeguard against questions’: Experts as Assamese gets classical language tag

There’s jubilation across Assam with many terming the move by the Centre as a safeguard against questions about the language’s distinctive identity.

The Assamese alphabet(MS Sakib/Wikimedia Commons)

Analysis

Published on Oct 05, 2024 07:46 PM IST

ByUtpal Parashar

Terms of Trade | Turbulent geopolitics calls for serious economics

The war in Europe and West Asia has opposite hypocrisies on part of the western countries with a fundamental asymmetry between the rhetoric and tangible support

Smoke billows amid the ongoing hostilities between Hezbollah and Israeli forces, as seen from Tyre, southern Lebanon October 4, 2024. REUTERS/Aziz Taher(REUTERS)

Analysis

Published on Oct 04, 2024 05:46 PM IST

ByRoshan Kishore

Kathmandu’s record rainfall has cross-border implications

It was the same late-monsoon cloudburst that affected the first two days of the Kanpur Test between India and Bangladesh.

A man walks on a muddy alleyway carrying belongings salvaged from his house in Kathmandu, Nepal, Monday, Sept. 30, 2024 in the aftermath of a flood caused by heavy rains. (AP Photo/Gopen Rai)(AP)

Analysis

Published on Oct 04, 2024 05:32 PM IST

ByAkhilesh Upadhyay

Short Stream | Daadhi blends comedy and commentary on newsroom madness

Prashant Pandey’s film on TV news and identity politics is a winning combination of humour, pathos and satire

A poster of Daadhi: The Beard (2022)(PERPETUAL PICTURES )

Analysis

Published on Oct 02, 2024 06:15 PM IST

BySanjukta Sharma

Historicity | Haryana, where myth and history mingled to make for epic battles

Haryana came into being as an offshoot of the 1960s movement for an independent state of Punjab that was led by Sikh religious leader, Tara Singh

Battle of Panipat, January 14, 1761, by an anonymous artist in the Faizabad style, dated 1770. (Anonymous/Wikimedia Commons)

Analysis

Published on Oct 01, 2024 07:59 PM IST

ByValay Singh

Tensions in the Middle East will Test India’s balancing Act in the region

With a neighbourhood in turmoil, an aggressive China, and pressure of Russia-Ukraine war, the last thing Delhi would like to have is conflict in the Middle East

People hold pictures of Lebanon's Hezbollah Chief Hassan Nasrallah who was killed by an Israeli airstrike in Beirut, during a symbolic funeral in Baghdad, Iraq, September 29, 2024. REUTERS/Thaier al-Sudani(REUTERS)

Analysis

Published on Sep 30, 2024 08:00 AM IST

ByHappymon Jacob

Explained: SC's order on using the correct terminology for child pornography

Global law enforcement agencies recognise that the term "child pornography" is beneficial to the offender as it can be used to denote “compliance” by the victim

Language is important, and it matters even more so in statutes, judicial orders, and judgments. Public perception of crime and victimisation often hinges on how it is described by courts and the media.(Getty Images/iStockphoto)

Analysis

Published on Sep 27, 2024 09:00 AM IST

ByAvanti Deshpande

Police stations and custodial violence: A look at the trends

Indian police still reel under a colonial hangover where its focus seems to be more on ruling over citizens rather than serving them in their pursuit of justice

Police brutality and custodial torture despite their shocking nature have been normalised in India (Representative Image/PTI Photo/Swapan Mahapatra) (PTI)

Analysis

Published on Sep 26, 2024 08:00 AM IST

ByParijata Bhardwaj

Anger and conspiracies loom large over the experimental community of Auroville

The foundation comprises three authorities: the governing board, the resident's assembly, and the Auroville International Advisory Council.

Visitors stand near the Matri Mandir, an edifice of spiritual significance for practitioners of integral yoga, in Auroville near Pondicherry on April 9, 2022. (Photo by Arun SANKAR / AFP) (AFP)

Analysis

Published on Sep 26, 2024 07:31 AM IST

ByK A Shaji

A century later, the mystery of Mohenjo-daro or the Mound of the Dead endures

The discovery was made by three Indian ASI officials: Rakhal Das Bannerjee, Daya Ram Sahni, the first Indian head of the ASI, and Madhav Saroop Vats.

Excavation work at Rakhigarhi, an Indus Valley Civilisation site in Haryana. (Saumya Khandelwal/ HT Archive)

Analysis

Published on Sep 25, 2024 06:47 PM IST

ByValay Singh

Reviving shallow aquifers: Part of the solution to India's urban water crisis

India is the world’s largest user of groundwater. Recent climate challenges have sparked renewed interest in groundwater management.

New Delhi: A child waits to collect water from a municipality tanker, at Chanakyapuri area in New Delhi, Thursday, June, 6, 2024. (PTI Photo/Kamal Singh)(PTI)

Analysis

Published on Sep 25, 2024 05:47 PM IST

ByS Vishwanath, Ishleen Kaur

Pir Panjal elections: ST status for Pahadis overshadows development issues

Rajouri and Poonch are crucial for the BJP where it relies on Pahadi voters following the Modi government’s decision to grant ST status to the Pahadi community

Poonch: Security officials leave for their designated polling stations ahead of the second phase of J & K Assembly polls, in Mendhar area of Poonch, Tuesday, Sept. 24, 2024. (PTI Photo) (PTI09_24_2024_000037B)(PTI)

Analysis

Published on Sep 25, 2024 08:00 AM IST

ByMubashir Naik

How Tirumala's laddu became the temple's sacred offering

While it remains unknown who introduced the laddu in the temple, records show the prevalence of it from as early as 1790 AD

Tirumala Laddu, which received the geographical identification (GI) tag in 2009, has been popular among devotees since the 20th century(X)

Analysis

Published on Sep 23, 2024 08:30 AM IST

ByLaasya Shekhar

Eye on the Middle East | The India-Iran bilateral and a test of patience

Given the prolonged efforts in Chabahar and a positive political relationship, the India-Iran bilateral relationship is unlikely to be at risk

Analysis

Published on Sep 23, 2024 08:00 AM IST

ByBashir Ali Abbas

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BJD was bruised by similar charges in 2001 when 24 tribals in Rayagada district died after eating a gruel of mango kernel and a curry of wild mushroom

Some villagers HT spoke to shared that those taking the illegal route are often unskilled, with limited education and financial resources.

Leading one of the bloodiest battles against the British, he mobilised a local rebellion, using guerilla warfare and ambushes to push back Company forces

The Trinamool Congress bagged 29 Lok Sabha seats this year while the BJP lost substantial ground, sliding from its record score of 18 in 2019 to only 12.

As development projects grow around Assam’s wildlife reserves, threats to habitats for species like hoolock gibbons and one-horned rhinos are on the rise

Development economics needs to find ways to align the politically and economically prudent rather than divorcing with economic questions or trivialising them.

On a visit to the Smithsonian’s National Museum of Asian Art, we uncover an ancient item of divination that was used to predict the future of powerful rulers

Canada, in recent times, has consumed as much, if not more, bandwidth in India than Pakistan, and the situation is far from showing any improvement

The IPCC has warned of intensification of rainfall by more than 20% and exponential surges in heat waves and cyclone events in the Indian sub-continent.

Hindus too seek boons and blessings at Ghazi Miyan’s grave in Bahraich, apparently unbothered by the myth

The economic losses from extreme weather events in India are staggering, with a significant portion of these losses being uninsured.

Himalayas have a network of underground water systems that emerge on the surface in form of springs, which provide six times more water than glaciers and snow

The Naga skull features attached animal horns and is appealing to collectors interested in anthropology and tribal cultures

Justice Singh’s ruling provides relief and closure to the parents who wished to honour their son's legacy and contributes to an evolving legal landscape

The revitalisation of the BJP means that Opposition fight in forthcoming Maharashtra, Jharkhand and Delhi elections has suddenly got tough

Krushnaji Pandurang Kulkarni, author of Marathi Bhasha Udgam Va Vikas, claims that all Prakrit languages have helped in their own way to produce Marathi

There’s jubilation across Assam with many terming the move by the Centre as a safeguard against questions about the language’s distinctive identity.

The war in Europe and West Asia has opposite hypocrisies on part of the western countries with a fundamental asymmetry between the rhetoric and tangible support

It was the same late-monsoon cloudburst that affected the first two days of the Kanpur Test between India and Bangladesh.

Prashant Pandey’s film on TV news and identity politics is a winning combination of humour, pathos and satire

Haryana came into being as an offshoot of the 1960s movement for an independent state of Punjab that was led by Sikh religious leader, Tara Singh

With a neighbourhood in turmoil, an aggressive China, and pressure of Russia-Ukraine war, the last thing Delhi would like to have is conflict in the Middle East

Global law enforcement agencies recognise that the term "child pornography" is beneficial to the offender as it can be used to denote “compliance” by the victim

Indian police still reel under a colonial hangover where its focus seems to be more on ruling over citizens rather than serving them in their pursuit of justice

The foundation comprises three authorities: the governing board, the resident's assembly, and the Auroville International Advisory Council.

The discovery was made by three Indian ASI officials: Rakhal Das Bannerjee, Daya Ram Sahni, the first Indian head of the ASI, and Madhav Saroop Vats.

India is the world’s largest user of groundwater. Recent climate challenges have sparked renewed interest in groundwater management.

Rajouri and Poonch are crucial for the BJP where it relies on Pahadi voters following the Modi government’s decision to grant ST status to the Pahadi community

While it remains unknown who introduced the laddu in the temple, records show the prevalence of it from as early as 1790 AD

Given the prolonged efforts in Chabahar and a positive political relationship, the India-Iran bilateral relationship is unlikely to be at risk

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