Drowning Islands: Maldives and Lakshadweep in the grip of rising sea levels Posted on January 29, 2024 By Ehtesham Haque Imagine this: an entire nation with an average elevation of approximately 1.5 meters above the restless oceans. That was your last vacation spot—the Maldives. Did you know that the Maldives, often romanticized as a tropical haven, also holds the grim title of the world’s lowest-lying country? Now, picture this: an archipelago, consisting… Read more
Environment: The silent victim of conflict and war Posted on January 8, 2024 By Ehtesham Haque I can’t believe how I thought I knew about the first atomic bombs dropped on Hiroshima and Nagasaki in August 1945 until I watched Oppenheimer last August. I mean, we have all heard and read about the event but the sheer horror of it, as shown in the film, hits… Read more