Friday, 24 March, 2023

Neera Majumdar

Neera Majumdar
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Neera Majumdar works as a Journalist at ThePrint. She is a former Young India Fellow. Neera has a Masters in English from Jadavpur University, Kolkata as well as Diplomas in Art Appreciation and Editing. Her areas of interest include policies, human rights, education, gender, and literature. She can be reached at: neera.majumdar@theprint.in Find her on Twitter: @NeeraMajumdar

On Camera

YourTurn

File photo of smog in Delhi. Some doctors have called air pollution a bigger threat than Covid-19.| Photo: Suraj Singh Bisht | ThePrint

Air quality is better but not enough to banish air purifiers. Here are options for your room & car

What’s the solution for people who cannot leave Delhi? Air purifiers from Dyson's expensive range to Xiaomi's affordable ones can be of help.
Animal hides used by tanneries being dried on the banks of Ganga

Fact check: Arun Jaitley claims in Budget that Ganga cleanup has picked up speed. It hasn’t

ThePrint's visits to Kanpur and Varanasi showed that the Ganga is far from being cleaned, and projects under Namami Gange have been progressing sluggishly.

Defence

A file image of Indian Army in Srinagar | Paula Bronstein/Getty Images

Nuclear-armed neighbours India & Pakistan have been looking for modern rifles for years now

While the bulk of Indian Army personnel use a rifle from the 1990s, Pakistan's army uses one which dates back to World War II.

Why military is more for asserting political will, not just about controlling territory

No matter what tactics, doctrine, or weapon system is used, the objective of any war is to control territory, argues Gen. MM Naravane (retd). But it's politics that matters most.