Sir — The Hubble Space Telescope recently caught the fading of a supernova that was located 70 million light-years away. That the telescope — which is soon to be replaced with a more moder...

Sir — A recent report by the Comptroller and Auditor General reveals how the former dispensation in Maharashtra botched up what was an opportunity to efficiently switch cropping patterns in the ...

Sir — It is sad and, to some extent, surprising to hear that the incumbent president of the United States of America, Donald Trump — he is running for re-election to the top post of the co...

Sir — In view of festivals in general and Durga Puja in particular, one would like to appeal to the state governments, the puja organizers as well as all right-thinking citizens to und...

Sir — The demise of the legendary singer, S.P. Balasubrahmanyam, has left a huge void in the field of music (“Gentle giant of music is no more”, Sept 26). There are countless songs f...

Sir — The article, “Hollow test” (Sept 25), by Samantak Das was a pleasure to read. This could soothe the nerves of tense examinees across the country in the future. Learning by rote...

Sir — The Helsinki airport has begun a pilot scheme with sniffer dogs who can apparently detect the presence of the coronavirus, thus providing another way of testing. So far the dogs have been ...

Sir — The farmers’ produce trade and commerce (promotion and facilitation) bill, 2020, the farmers (empowerment and protection) agreement of price assurance and farm services bill, 2020 an...

Sir — The fifth edition of the United Nations' Global Biodiversity Outlook and the World Wildlife Fund’s Living Planet Report 2020 highlight the serious damage done...

Sir — A study has shown that air pollution in cities does not only affect the respiratory and cardiovascular health of human beings — it is also causing significant behavioural, physiologi...