Jammu & Kashmir’s Path to a Safer Harvest: A Blueprint for Phasing Out Hazardous Chemicals

Scientific studies now link excessive chemical use to rising cancer, brain tumors and neurological disorders among farmers and orchard workers. Anuj Kumar VermaJammu and Kashmir is famous for its Horticulture and the agriculture produce. It won’t be an exaggeration if we say that both horticulture and agriculture sectors are the backbone of Jammu and Kashmir.The…

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Pen refuses silence, heartbeat does not pause

When the vulnerable are ignored, when injustice becomes routine, and when suffering is reduced to a headline, silence feels like abandonment. Dr. Fiaz Maqbool FaziliOne question follows me: “Why don’t you stop writing?”I could turn away, accept silence, and tell myself this is how things are. But conscience refuses. When the vulnerable are ignored, when…

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A Banker’s Reflection: What Three Decades Taught Me

Technology will continue to change banking. Products will continue to multiply. But the basic principle of banking will remain unchanged. Anil Kumar SharmaHaving spent more than three decades in the banking industry, I witnessed Indian banking evolving from the traditional public sector era to an age of aggressive private banking, technology, digital finance and easy…

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