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The Climate X Factor

May 24, 2021May 24, 2021 editorClimate, Columns

Climate change and biodiversity loss are the most pressing challenges of our time, so all responsible political leaders must offer long-term policies for confronting them effectively.

climate, Environment, the, X Factor

In quest for a good death

May 24, 2021 editorColumns, Opinion

In this hour of gloom and doom, hope springs eternal in the human breast for a long life. Even amidst this unprecedented death dance, elders in the family do return my respectful bow with ‘live a hundred years’ blessings.

a good, Death, for, In quest, Opinion

Royal Title on Meghan’s Book

May 15, 2021 editorColumns, Literature

Meanwhile, in order to sell her book, Meghan has used her royal title as inscribed on the cover—“The Bench By Meghan, the Duchess of Sussex”.

Book, Literature, Meghan’s, on, Royal Title

Russia’s Sputnik Diplomacy

May 15, 2021 editorColumns, Medicine

While Western countries were busy with their own vaccination campaigns, Russia has filled the leadership vacuum in developing countries.

diplomacy, medicine, Opinion, Russia’s, Sputnik

16 Resources for Eating Seasonally Around the World

May 13, 2021 editorColumns, Food & nutrition

Eating seasonally is not a magic solution to this injustice, but it certainly can be more nutritious, fresh, and economically vibrant for everyone.

16 Resources, around, eating, Food & nutrition, for, Seasonally, the World

A Global Accord for Sustainable Finance

May 12, 2021 editorColumns, Finance

The COVID-19 pandemic has caused the largest decrease in global economic activity on record. But the drop in carbon dioxide emissions has been only temporary.

A, accord, finance, for, Global, Opinion, Sustainable

The Climate Tipping Point We Want

May 5, 2021 editorColumns

Now that the direct economic costs of climate action have declined, the debate is shifting to the political and social difficulties of moving away from fossil fuels and toward a low-carbon, high-efficiency world.

climate, Environment, Tipping Point, we want

Building a Nature-Positive Economy

May 5, 2021May 5, 2021 editorColumns, Economy, Environment

The planet’s ecosystems are nearing critical tipping points, with extinction rates 100-1,000 times higher than they were a century ago. Our current economic system has put natural resources under ever-increasing pressure.

building, economy, Environment, Nature-Positive

World Press Freedom in an age of remoteness

May 3, 2021 editorColumns, Human rights, Media

Edmund Burke called the press the fourth estate, the fourth pillar of democracy, with an oversight role on the remaining three pillars – the legislature, executive and the judiciary.

an age, Human rights, in, media, of, remoteness, World Press Freedom

Modern Day Jetliner and MAX 737

May 3, 2021 editorAir, Columns, Transportation

GONE are the days of Dakota, Super Constellation aeroplanes. In those days, airplanes (aeroplanes) were not equipped with advanced computerized technologies like today’s airplanes.

Air, and, Jetliner, MAX 737, modern-day, Transportation

Corporal punishment damages a child’s brain

May 1, 2021May 1, 2021 editorCampus, Columns

The Republic of Korea has become the 62nd country to prohibit corporal punishment to children, and the fourth in the Asia Pacific region.

a child’s, brain, campus, Corporal, damages, punishment

Inbox of anxiety and distress

April 28, 2021 editorColumns, Technology

If email anxiety is consuming you, follow Newport for possible resolution
Until it popped up on my computer screen recently I couldn’t have ever sensed if something as useful as an email was making us miserable.

and, anxiety, distress, Inbox, of, technology

Biden’s Climate Opportunity in Latin America

April 24, 2021 editorclimate, Columns

But while President Joe Biden’s administration is focusing on the Central American migration crisis, it must not miss the opportunity to drive urgently needed climate action to help the region rebuild after the pandemic.

Biden's, climate, Environment, in, Latin America, Opinion, opportunity

The Case for Green Consumer Taxes

April 24, 2021 editorColumns, Environment, Tax

With the pandemic not yet over, politicians are unsurprisingly loath to dampen spirits further with talk of tax increases. But the socially sustainable shift that they profess to seek will require revenue reforms.

Earth Day 2021: Passing On a Cleaner World

April 22, 2021 editorColumns, Environment

Preserving the beauty and wonder of our natural world for future generations should certainly be a goal everyone can get behind.

2021, a Cleaner, Earth Day, Environment, Passing On, world

Will the past come alive riding e-scooter

April 22, 2021 editorColumns, Transportation

Whether the modern e-scooter is drawn on the original invention from the 14th century Vijiyanagara Empire in Karnataka is besides the point, fleets of such scooters have now taken over city streets worldwide.

come alive, e-scooter, Opinion, riding, the Past, Transportation, Will

A Serious Threat to Global Health

April 19, 2021 editorColumns, Opinion

The U.K. Variant and the South African Variant have been proved to be more contagious and deadly and spreading in an unprecedented way.

a serious, Global, health, Opinion, Threat to

On Prince Philip’s passing away

April 13, 2021 editorCelebrity, Columns

Late Prince Philip was a dignified personality who helped modernize the monarchy and guided the Royal Family at the time of crisis.

Celebrity, on, Opinion, passing away, Prince Philip’s

Food, Not Steel, Is Our Biggest Climate Challenge

April 13, 2021 editorclimate, Columns

Climate-policy discussions often focus on who will pay the cost of achieving a zero-carbon economy, with a particular focus on industrial sectors such as steel and cement.

Biggest, challenge, climate, Environment, Food, is our, Not Steel, Opinion

A Decarbonization Roadmap

April 13, 2021 editorclimate, Columns

Our climate challenge is an energy challenge. But solving our energy challenge requires action that goes well beyond power generation.

A, climate, Decarbonization, Opinion, roadmap

Editors of the Past

April 10, 2021 editorBangladesh, Columns, Media

I had the opportunity to come in touch with some very reputed newspaper editors of that time. Unfortunately, they are no more with us but their memories and great works still alive in our thoughts and mind.

Editors, media, of, Opinion, the Past

Post-COVID Recovery not Possible if WASH not High on Agenda

April 8, 2021 editorColumns, Health

The World Health Organization has today urged countries to build a fairer, healthier world post-COVID-19. But this simply will not be possible if water, sanitation and hygiene are not high on the agenda.

health, if WASH, not High, not possible, on Agenda, Post-COVID, Recovery, water

Soft drinks, celebrities and children

April 5, 2021 editorColumns, Food & nutrition

Celebrities, sports figures all over the world are participating in making promos for different brands of soft drinks for which companies pay them handsome amount.

and, Celebrities, children, Food & nutrition, Opinion, Soft drinks

COVID-19 threatens ‘generation’ in academia, warn scholars

April 3, 2021 editorColumns, Health, Life

A deepening of inequalities in higher education during the COVID-19 pandemic and risks of a “lost generation” of researchers must serve as a catalyst for systemic change.

‘lost generation’, Covid-19, health, in academia, Life, Opinion, scholars, threatens, warn

Even if you can’t take it, you can’t avoid being one

April 1, 2021 editorColumns, Literature

Sudhirendar Sharma I recall how scheming we were in our younger days to send gullible on a ‘fool’s errand’ to mark April 1, the most light-hearted day of the year when playing pranks and trying to get people to believe…

End Vaccine Apartheid Before Millions More Die

March 30, 2021 editorColumns, Medicine

At least 85 poor countries will not have significant access to coronavirus vaccines before 2023.

before, die, end, medicine, Millions More, Opinion, Vaccine Apartheid

A Country with too Many Victims and Few Shelters

March 27, 2021 editorColumns, Manpower

In March 2014, Noemi N. took her own life inside a refuge camp in Ciudad Juarez, Chihuahua, where up until now there are no specialized shelters for victims of human trafficking.

A Country, and, Few, Life, Opinion, shelters, too Many, victims, with

Coronavirus and Covid-19 demand our respect

March 26, 2021 editorColumns, Health

We all know the story of the ship built by Noah, which became known as Noah’s ark, to save his family and two of every species of animals from the flood.

Coronavirus, Covid-19, demand, health, our, Respect

UN Food Systems Summit: How Not Respond to Urgency of Reform

March 24, 2021March 24, 2021 editorColumns, Food & nutrition

At a critical juncture on the road to the UN Food Systems Summit, three UN rights experts warn that it will fail to be a ‘people’s summit’ unless it is urgently rethought.

Food & nutrition, Food Systems Summit, How, Not Respond, of, Opinion, reform, to, UN, urgency

How CSOs are influencing pro-poor WASH budgets in Bangladesh

March 20, 2021 editorBangladesh, Budget, Columns, Society

By Mohammad Zobair Hasan Budget tracking in water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) helps to understand how public budget is allocated and utilized to improve access to services for all. WASH Budget tracking is a process to improve water and sanitation…

are, Bangladesh, CSOs, How, in, influencing, pro-poor, WASH budgets

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