Every society experiences periods of difficulty. Economic downturns weaken livelihoods, natural disasters disrupt communities, diseases expose weaknesses in public healthcare, and social changes challenge established ways of life. Individuals encounter unemployment, illness, personal loss, and circumstances beyond their control. During such periods, the strength of a society is tested not merely …
Every nation experiences moments when its values are tested. Economic recessions challenge the willingness of society to protect those who lose their livelihoods. Natural disasters test the capacity of institutions to respond with competence and compassion. Public health emergencies reveal whether governments can balance individual freedoms with collective safety. Wars and security threats test t…
Climate change is no longer a distant environmental concern. It is increasingly becoming a question of livelihoods, food security, public health, economic stability and social justice. Rising temperatures, changing rainfall patterns, extreme weather events, melting glaciers and growing water stress are already affecting societies across the world. For India, the challenge is particularly signific…
Human civilisation is built upon the desire to overcome limitations. We construct bridges over rivers, fly across oceans, cultivate deserts and develop medicines against diseases. Laws created by human beings regulate how societies function, while science allows us to understand and sometimes manipulate the forces of nature. Yet there remains a fundamental boundary that civilisation cannot perman…
A dramatic mountainside collapse in Nepal has captured the destructive force of the country's latest spell of extreme weather, with video showing a huge section of terrain breaking away and crashing into a river within seconds. The footage, recorded near Lete in Mustang district, shows debris rushing down the mountainside and plunging into the Kali Gandaki River as people watching from a distance…
