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| A book is a dream that you hold in your hand | | | Vinod Chandrashekhar Dixit | 4/22/2026 11:08:39 PM |
| | World Book and Copyright Day is a celebrated on April 23rd to promote the enjoyment of books and reading. It is celebrated across the world to promote the advantages of reading books, publishing and copyright. Through reading and the celebration of World Book and Copyright Day, 23 April, we can open ourselves to others despite distance, and we can travel thanks to imagination.
In 1995, UNESCO decided to celebrate World Book and Copyright Day on this date to mark the birth and death anniversaries of several renowned authors. It is observed annually on 23 April, marking the deaths of the writers William Shakespeare, Miguel de Cervantes and Inca Garcilaso de la Vega. Copyright is a legal w | |
| | | | Green on Paper, But How Healthy? Rethinking Forest Data in India | | | Dr Vijay Garg | 4/22/2026 11:08:23 PM |
| | India often celebrates its rising forest cover, citing encouraging statistics in national and global reports. With forests and tree cover together accounting for nearly a quarter of the country’s land area and steady gains in global rankings, the narrative appears positive and reassuring. Yet, beneath these numbers lies a deeper and more complex reality: measuring forests merely by area and numerical growth is no longer sufficient to understand their true ecological health.
The dominant metric in India’s forest discourse has been “forest cover”—a satellite-based estimate of land under tree canopy. While useful, this measure often blurs critical distinctions between natural forests, plantat | |
| | | | April 22,2026 Anniversary of the Pahalgam Attack | | Haunting Memories of Pahalgam Terror Attack | | Omkar Dattatray | 4/22/2026 11:08:09 PM |
| | As of April 2026, Kashmir marks the first anniversary of the April 22,2025, Pahalgam terror attack, a day that turned a peaceful tourist destination in the Baisaran valley into a scene of unimaginable horror. The attack considered the deadliest on civilians in India since 2008 Mumbai attack, left 26 innocent people dead mostly tourists. On this anniversary the ‘’unhealed wound’’ of the tragedy continues to torment and haunt the nation with key memories and aspects including—
1]—The Carnage at Baisaran Valley---On a spring afternoon in 2025, armed terrorists with M4 Carbines, & AK-47’s opened fire indiscriminately on tourists in the mini-Switzerland of Kashmir. The targets were primarily vi | |
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