Explained: How an Indian citizen is defined
Context In the run-up to the publication of the final National Register of Citizens (NRC) in Assam, citizenship has become the most talked about topic in the country. The Assam government has…
India’s first dragon blood-oozing tree
Context: Assam has added to India’s botanical wealth a plant that yields dragon’s blood — a bright red resin used since ancient times as medicine, body oil, varnish, incense and…
How NRC echo reached Tripura?
Context: Kirit Pradyot Debbarman Manikya, son of the last King of Tripura, plans to move the Supreme Court demanding a National Register of Citizens on the lines of the NRC in Assam. Days earlier,…
The Gorkhas of Assam, India
Context: The Home Ministry issued a communication citing a 1950 treaty between India and Nepal, and stating that Gorkhas living in India cannot be referred to Foreigners Tribunals in Assam.…
Assam Assembly adopts resolution for Population Policy
A policy passed by the Assam assembly to check state’s growing population has received flak from state’s minority outfits for being ‘against the marginalised’. Asserting that the limited resources cannot…