Can Kashmir’s Apple Industry Survive the Crisis?
by Dr Syed Suhail Yaqoob
Economics suggests that industries are bound to face short-run slumps. The challenge for apple growers is not the fall in...
When the Valley Drowned in Fear Again
by Arshdeep Singh
In every tear, every improvised boat, and every small act of kindness, I saw a Valley that refuses to drown, no matter...
What Happened to Kashmir’s White Poplar?
by Iqbal Ahmad
The writer, after much searching, could not find a single living specimen of Dood Fraste in his locality. He appeals to...
What Does IMHANS Mean for Mental Health in Kashmir?
by Dr Insha Rauf
Dr Hoch’s vision of a general hospital psychiatry unit has materialised at SMHS, in a three-storey building that houses general psychiatry...
How Did Erna Hoch Change Psychiatry In Kashmir?
by Dr Iqra Rashid Shah
Her popularity with patients was such that she once suffered a bruised rib when an old shepherdess hugged her too...
When Does Entertainment Become Exploitation?
by Sheikh Ayesha Islam
For parents and caregivers, the task extends beyond supervision. It calls for active mediation, co-viewing, and turning media into a teaching...
Is Nanotechnology the Future of Healing?
by Bazil Gulzar Wani
The challenge is to make treatments affordable and scalable so that they are not confined to a wealthy minority. This requires...
How Does This Rule Redefine Merit?
by Ahmed Ziya Siddiqui
Jammu and Kashmir’s deviation from this practice deepens the disadvantage faced by open merit candidates. Already limited to 40 per cent...
Is India Being Squeezed by a New Regional Axis?
by Asad Mirza
Reports suggest the talks revolved around strengthening economic and security ties, with special attention to the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor and broader regional...
Will Kashmir’s Talent Be Wasted?
by Ruhail Maqbool Sheikh
The plight of contractual youth cannot be separated from the wider crisis of unemployment in Jammu and Kashmir. Both are bound...
Who is Iqbal Ahmad, the Numismatist of Kashmir?
by Muhammad Nadeem
Pir Mohammad Iqbal, formerly Assistant Curator at the SPS Museum in Srinagar, is more popularly known by his pen name, Iqbal Ahmad....
Can Agroforestry Secure Jammu Kashmir’s Future?
by Tanveer Rather
States are permitted to utilise up to five per cent of allocated funds for capacity building and training. All training materials and...
What Price Does Progress Demand in the Pir Panjal?
by Dr Junaid Jazib
What older generations recall as rare calamities are now recurrent events. Developmental works may promise progress, yet when pursued without ecological...
Can AI Stop the Next Cloudburst?
by Er Navaid Runyal
Artificial Intelligence can analyse patterns faster than any human team. When connected with field instruments and satellite data, it becomes a...
Second Round of Iran-Israel War?
by Asad Mirza
After Israeli strikes in June and the American bombing of three Iranian nuclear installations on the ninth day of the conflict, the...
