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There was a time when addiction had a face. You could smell it on a persons clothes. Today, addiction is different. It slips quietly into our hands every morning and rests beside our pillows every night. It arrives without smoke, without smell, and without suspicion. We call it a smartphone. More specifically, we call it scrolling. Most of us unlock our phones with a purpose. We want to check a message, read an email, or reply to a friend. But somewhere along the way, that purpose quietly disappears. A short visit turns into an endless journey through reels, videos, opinions, advertisements, and carefully crafted distractions. Before we realize it, half an hour has vanished. Nothing urgent happened. Nothing truly meaningful was accomplished. Yet our minds somehow feel exhausted. That is because modern social media is not simply a platform. It is an attention industry. Every second you spend online teaches the algorithm something about you. It observes what you watch, how long your eyes stay on a video, what makes you pause, what makes you laugh, what makes you angry, and what keeps you scrolling. The more it learns, the more accurately it predicts what will capture your attention next. In a strange way, we are not only watching our screens. Our screens are watching us. The greatest change brought by social media is that it has replaced searching with scrolling. Searching begins with intention. You know what you want, and you go looking for it. Scrolling asks for nothing except your time. It makes decisions on your behalf. You watch one video, and twenty more appear before you. You read one opinion, and suddenly you are surrounded by similar voices, louder and more emotional than the last. It is like sitting in a restaurant where invisible waiters keep placing new dishes on your table before you have even decided whether you are hungry. The problem is not only psychological. It is biological. Scientists have found that unpredictable rewardslikes, comments, notifications, and endless new contentactivate the same dopamine pathways involved in gambling and other addictive behaviours. That is why scrolling often feels relaxing in the beginning, irresistible after a while, and mentally draining in the end. Many teenagers today say they have hundreds of online friends but still feel lonely. Adults complain that they can no longer read a book for twenty uninterrupted minutes. Conversations become shorter. Attention spans shrink. Silence begins to feel uncomfortable. Ironically, we have never been more connected, yet many people have never felt more disconnected from themselves. This is why scrolling has become the new smoking. Not because the two are identical, but because both became socially acceptable long before society fully understood their consequences. One damaged the lungs. The other quietly consumes attention, patience, peace of mind, and precious hours that never return. Perhaps we should treat social media the way responsible people treat a casino. Go in with a purpose. Decide beforehand how much time you are willing to spend. And most importantly, know when to leave. Small habits can make a surprising difference. Turn off unnecessary notifications. Keep your phone away during meals. Switch the display to greyscale to reduce visual temptation. Leave the device in another room while working or spending time with family. One simple habit is especially powerful: if you want to use your phone, stand while using it. Standing breaks the comfort of endless scrolling and naturally shortens the time you spend online. These are not acts of rejection. They are acts of self-respect. In an age where billions of dollars are invested in capturing our attention, protecting that attention becomes an act of freedom. Our minds are not products. Our time is not an unlimited resource. Ikkz Ikbal holds Masters in Biotechnology and is Principal & Academic Head at Maryam Memorial Institute, Pandithpora Qaziabad. He Xs @IkkzIkbal.
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Jammu and Kashmir has been battered with a series of cloudbursts and heavy rains for the last over a month causing extensive damage to property and death of 31 persons. We need to understand the importance of maintaining rivers and streams as these natural drainage systems are detrimental to reduce losses amid rising incidence of cloudbursts and heavy rains. When there are cloudbursts and intense rains in upper reaches, water gushes downstream into rivers and streams. Boulders in these streams play an important role to slow down speed of water saving downstream human habitations from flash floods. However due to unabated illegal mining, boulders and other riverbed material has been excavated in most of the stream in J&K. This has severely altered the natural water flow of these streams. A glaring example of illegal mining is Sukhnag river in central Kashmirs Budgam district. An official report has revealed how 15 lakh tonnes of riverbed material (RMB) comprising boulders, sand, nallah muck and gravel, were illegally extracted from the river, altering its natural course and extensively damaging flora and fauna. Last month we witnessed the devastation caused by flash floods in Sukhnag. Sukhnag originates from glaciers in Pir Panjal Range, passes through Tosa Maidan and flows through several villages in Budgam. Failure of authorities over the years to prevent illegal mining caused extensive damage to the rivers hydrology, flora, fauna and aquatic life. On a petition by noted environmental activist Dr Raja Muzzafar Bhat, the National Green Tribunal (NGT) had constituted a high-level committee of experts. The committee found visible signs of indiscriminate and unscientific extraction of riverbed material within the active river channel as well as along the peripheral catchment areas. The panel after extensive scientific survey found that based on an average excavation depth of 5.22 metres derived from field measurements, the total quantity of extracted riverbed material is estimated to be around 15.3 lakh tonnes. Imagine how the natural course of the river has changed and it matters most during cloudbursts or high water flow. For example, If it used to take 6 hours for water to reach from higher reaches to downstream, after illegal mining of streams, it reaches within 2 hours causing flash floods. Amid rise in construction activities, there is massive demand for stones, sand, boulders, bajri and clay, This has put massive pressure on streams and illegal mining is rampant at immense ecological cost. In absence of regulation, illegal mining is rampant across J&K. Large-scale, unregulated, and potentially illegal extraction of riverbed material has resulted in significant alteration of morphology of streams and damage to underlying aquifer systems. In case of Sukhnag, the NGT expert committee has recommended an immediate halt to mining operations within a 5-km stretch upstream and downstream of Sail Bridge up to Beerwah town, falling within the designated trout zone, until the river system is adequately restored. The panel has called for strict implementation of the Sustainable Sand Mining Management Guidelines, 2016, and the Enforcement and Monitoring Guidelines for Sand Mining, 2020, issued by the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEF&CC), to prevent further ecological degradation of the river ecosystem. J&K Environment Impact Assessment Authority (JKEIAA), which works under the Union Ministry of Environment Forests and Climate Change, grants Environmental Clearance after the applicant fulfills requisite standard and specific conditions including prohibition of the use of heavy machinery in mining operations, a provision to excavated material from the riverbed locally at a discount of 50 percent and the use of CCTVs on the site. The guidelines of Minor Mineral Rules 2016 and State Environmental Impact Assessment Authority are clear that heavy machines JCBs and mechanised machines cannot be used during riverbed mining. In absence of monitoring, heavy machines like JCBs, L&T, and Kobelco cranes are destroying streams, particularly in Kashmir. Experts state that mining must be strictly based on EIA to avoid any damage to aquatic ecology and adversely affecting hydraulic parameters or rivers and streams.There has been massive damage to Doodh Ganga, Vaishav, Rambiara, Shali and Ganga falling in Pulwama, Anantnag, Shopian, and Kulgam districts in south Kashmir due to illegal mining over the years. Earlier this month, Chairman Committee on Environment J&K Legislative Assembly, M Y Tarigami, chaired a detailed review meeting of the Geology and Mining Department and called for zero tolerance against illegal mining across J&K. Tarigami minced no words to say that natural resources belong to the people and their indiscriminate exploitation would not be allowed. He stressed that the department must move from paper monitoring to ground and satellite monitoring to ensure scientific and transparent extraction of minerals. And given the vast streams across the Union Territory, he rightly suggested use of technology, especially satellite surveillance, GPS tracking and digital monitoring as the first line of defense against illegal mining. We need to protect our rivers and streams from illegal mining amid changing climatic patterns. More than 35 cloudbursts and several high-intensity rainfall events have been reported across J&K in the last 8 month alone. Last month, J&K recorded 35 per cent excess rainfall receiving 259.7 mm against a normal of 192.6 mm. This has increased the probability of flash floods. Rivers and streams have a stable hydraulic regime, which governs course and parameters such as bed slope, width, depth of flow. Any mining of minerals, boulders, gravel and sand has to be done in consideration of the entire regime of rivers and streams to maintain natural course. Lets join hands to save our natural assets as any damage done to the environment in any way is irreparable and detrimental to our existence! Author is Executive Editor, Greater Kashmir
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The parliamentary committees recommendation for an integrated security and surveillance system at key tourist destinations in Jammu and Kashmir is a welcome step. The proposal for proper CCTV coverage, centralised monitoring, regular vulnerability assessments, security audits and clearly defined inter-agency standard operating procedures is not merely a security measure. It is an investment in the confidence on which tourism ultimately depends. The recommendation assumes added significance in the aftermath of the Pahalgam terror attack last year, when 25 tourists were killed. Such an attack does more than take innocent lives, it puts the entire tourism ecosystem in danger, threatening the livelihoods of thousands of people who depend directly or indirectly on tourism. That is why the committees emphasis on security at tourist destinations deserves to be welcomed. Kashmirs economy has few sectors with the ability to touch as many lives as tourism. A visitor arriving in the Valley does not spend only on a hotel room. The money benefits taxi drivers, restaurants to pony owners, guides, handicraft sellers, transporters, orchard owners and small shopkeepers. For many families, tourism is not an additional source of income; it is their principal livelihood. On a positive note, tourism has largely revived since Pahalgam attack. More than five lakh tourists visited Kashmir during the first four-and-a-half months of 2026, with April alone recording more than 1.3 lakh arrivals. Across Jammu and Kashmir, tourist numbers have remained remarkably strong despite the setbacks of the past year. But numbers should not create complacency. Tourism is an industry built on perception. A destination may have magnificent landscapes, welcoming people and world-class experiences, but if visitors do not feel safe, they will simply choose somewhere else. The committee has rightly noted that security management directly affects the perception of safety, the quality of the visitor experience and the continued growth of tourism. That observation should guide the implementation of its recommendations. Most importantly, these measures should be implemented before the peak tourist season, as the committee has suggested. Kashmir has spent years rebuilding its tourism economy. The confidence of visitors is precious and cannot be taken for granted. Stronger security at tourist destinations can help protect that confidenceand, in doing so, protect the livelihoods of countless Kashmiris.
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Most people across Assams flood-prone districts know what to expect during six rainy months in a year, but the residents of Sivasagar and Charaideo, two historically safer districts along the Assam-Nagaland border, were not prepared for what hit them following a spell of heavy rainfall from July 18 to 22. The scale of devastation that occurred at an unprecedented speed has increased the challenge of recovering from the shock, with 99 dead and 7.21 lakh people affected, reportsRahul Karmakar
Nepal PM to meet Indian, Chinese envoys today
Kathmandu, Aug 9: Prime Minister Balendra Shah 'Balen' is set to hold separate bilateral meetings focussing on bilateral relations with the Indian and Chinese ambassadors to Nepal on Monday, the first such one-on-one diplomatic engagements after more than 100 days in office. After meeting the Indian envoy first, followed by the Chinese counterpart, Shah will also meet with the US Embassy Charg dAffaires on Tuesday. In a departure from a long tradition of individual meetings, Shah, who was sworn-in on March 27 after a landslide win, held a joint courtesy meeting on April 8 with as many as 17 Kathmandu-based Ambassadors and Heads of Diplomatic Missions, including those from India and China, at Singhadurbar, the prime minister's office.
BRICS competition authorities adopt joint statement on fair competition, renewable energy market
New Delhi, Aug 9:Heads and senior representatives of BRICS competition authorities held a meeting in Udaipur under Indias BRICS Chairship 2026, reaffirming their commitment to strengthen cooperation on competition law and policy and promote fair and competitive markets. The meeting was organised by the Competition Commission of India (CCI) on August 8 and focused on addressing emerging challenges in competition enforcement, particularly those arising from digital markets, new technologies and the global energy transition. In her inaugural address, CCI Chairperson Ravneet Kaur highlighted the shared responsibility of BRICS competition authorities to preserve and promote competitive markets that foster efficiency, consumer welfare, innovation, and opportunities for businesses to compete on merit. She said the increasingly cross-border nature of digital markets and emerging technologies made sustained cooperation and knowledge-sharing among BRICS competition authorities essential for developing informed, effective, and future-ready approaches to competition enforcement. Referring to the global shift towards renewable energy and sustainability, Kaur said continued collaboration among BRICS competition authorities would help foster fair and competitive renewable energy markets while advancing the shared objectives of sustainable growth and energy security. She also stressed that amid changing market dynamics and emerging enforcement challenges, competition law interventions must remain principled, evidence-based, and firmly anchored in the core objectives of competition law. During the meeting, the Heads of BRICS Competition Authorities exchanged views on recent developments in competition law and policy in their respective jurisdictions, including major enforcement initiatives, institutional developments and emerging challenges in domestic markets. As part of Indias BRICS Chairship, the CCI also led a collaborative study titled Emerging Competition Landscape in the Renewable Energy Sector in BRICS. The study sought to improve understanding of evolving competition dynamics in renewable energy markets across BRICS countries and identify areas for future cooperation. Its key findings were presented at the meeting. The meeting adopted a Joint Statement of Heads of BRICS Competition Authorities titled Strengthening Cooperation to Promote Fair Competition, including in Renewable Energy Markets. Brazils Administrative Council for Economic Defense (CADE) also briefed participants on preparations for the 10th BRICS International Competition Conference, scheduled to be held in Brazil in 2027. The meeting concluded with the Heads of BRICS Competition Authorities reaffirming their commitment to continued cooperation, dialogue and knowledge-sharing to strengthen competition enforcement and address emerging challenges in increasingly interconnected markets.
PM Modi urges citizens to join Har Ghar Tiranga campaign
New Delhi, Aug 9: Prime Minister Narendra Modi has urged citizens to participate enthusiastically in the Har Ghar Tiranga movement and renew their collective resolve to contribute towards building a Viksit Bharat. PM Modi said the Tricolour is a symbol of Indias pride and a constant source of inspiration for every citizen to give their best for the nation. The Prime Minister also expressed happiness that this years Har Ghar Tiranga campaign is dedicated to Vande Mataram, as the country marks the 150th anniversary of the national song. Our Tricolour is our pride and a constant source of inspiration to always give our best for the nation, Modi said in a post on X. Let us participate enthusiastically in the #HarGharTiranga movement and renew our collective resolve to contribute towards building a Viksit Bharat, he said. Modi added that he was glad that this years campaign was dedicated to VandeMataram at a time when we are marking its 150th anniversary.
Doda-Kishtwar stretch of NH-244 closed
Ramban, Aug 9: The Doda-Kishtwar stretch of National Highway-244 remained closed at Kandni on Sunday following road slippage and damage caused by heavy rainfall last week, with the authorities imposing temporary restrictions on vehicular movement to facilitate restoration and controlled blasting operations. The District Magistrate, Kishtwar, ordered restrictions on the movement of heavy vehicles and Light Motor Vehicles (LMVs) at Kandni (87.9 km) with immediate effect until further orders, citing public safety and the need to ensure safe and speedy execution of restoration works. In a separate direction, the administration suspended all vehicular movement, including heavy vehicles and LMVs, on the affected stretch from 11:30 am to 7 pm on Sunday in view of the scheduled controlled blasting operation. The restrictions were imposed following a communication from the General Manager (P), NHIDCL, PMU-Kishtwar, regarding road slippage at Kandni and the ongoing restoration work. A portion of the highway was washed away following heavy rainfall last week, disrupting traffic along the important Doda-Kishtwar corridor. NHIDCL has been directed to put in place all necessary safety measures and precautions during the restoration and blasting operations. The agency has also been asked to inform the district administration after completion of the works and certify that the affected stretch is safe for resumption of vehicular movement. The SSP Kishtwar, Deputy Superintendent of Police (Traffic), Doda-Kishtwar, Assistant Regional Transport Officer, Kishtwar, and DTI Kishtwar have been directed to ensure strict implementation of the order. Authorities said the restrictions are precautionary and aimed at preventing any untoward incident while restoration and controlled blasting activities are underway. Commuters and transporters have been advised to follow the directions of traffic and district authorities and avoid the affected stretch until further orders. However, traffic officials monitoring restoration work at Kandni said some passenger vehicles were allowed to cross the affected stretch on late Sunday evening.
Fresh spell of high-intensity rains in Jammu commences
Jammu, Aug 9:Fresh spell of isolated high-intensity rains and thunderstorms will commence on Sunday across Jammu region with spiralling surge in impact during the next five days. The spell beginning with fairly widespread light to moderate rains in Jammu division with thunderstorm, lightning and gusty winds on August 10 will swirl to isolated heavy to very heavy rain coupled with thunderstorm, lightning and gusty winds on August 11. High intensity rains may induce landslides, mudslides, flash floods and shooting stones at vulnerable places in Jammu division. Impact of similar weather activity will continue till August 15, 2026, the Met department forecast predicted, cautioning to keep vigil during heightened weather activity. Light to moderate rainfall will lash most of the parts of Jammu region with the possibility of intense spells at isolated places during the intervening night of August 9 and 10. Next two days will witness widespread intense spells across the division, stated DrMahender Singh, Chief Scientist and In-charge Agrometeorology, SKUAST-Jammu. He asserted that weakened weather activity due to widespread rains across North India in the past two days reduced intensity of rainfall as predicted for August 9 and 10 in Jammu division. Meanwhile, the two youth were feared to have drowned in Chenab river in Akhnoor area of Jammu district on Sunday, triggering intense search operations by the joint teams of Police, NDRF, SDRF and local divers. Police said that the youth, identified as Gajay Singh, 30, son of Vijay Singh and Rakesh Singh, 35, son of Balwan Singh, both residents of Khour in Akhnoor, had gone to take a bath in the river when the mishap occurred. The Police recovered their motorcycle, bearing the registration number JK02BP-1567, mobiles and clothes lying on the river banks. Fast currents of water were posing a major obstacle in the rescue operation, which was not called off, officials said.
Tejasswi Prakash: AI can never replace the human element
Mumbai, Aug 10 (IANS) Actress Tejasswi Prakash, who can be seen in the recently released 5th season of the gaming reality show, Playground, has shared that AI can never replace the human element. The actress spoke with IANS along with Elvish Yadav and Aarush Bhola at a 5-star property in the Juhu area of Mumbai []
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AmarnathYatra footfall jumps from 4000 to 6.35 lakh in over 6 decades
Srinagar, Aug 9:The annual Amarnath Yatra has grown from an estimated 4000 yatris in 1963 to a peak of 6,35,611 in 2011, a more than 150-fold rise. The lowest footfall was 4824 in 1990.The data shared by Kashmir Weather on X was compiled from Ministry of Home Affairs records, Parliament reports, Department of Tourism documents, CRPF annual reports, and research papers. The yatra saw a sharp rise through the 1980s, but yatri numbers plunged in the 1990s amid the peak of armed violence.Footfall rose from 19,578 in 1980 to 96,055 in 1988 and 95,238 in 1989 before dropping to 4824 in 1990. It recovered to 15,589 in 1991, 54,638 in 1992, 56,000 in 1993, and 61,045 in 1995, crossing 1 lakh in 1996 with 1,20,432 pilgrims.The numbers rose to 1,49,920 in 1998 and 1,73,334 in 2000. The growth accelerated in the 2000s, with footfall crossing 4 lakhs in 2004 and reaching 5,33,368 in 2008.After falling to 3,92,653 in 2009, the number rose to 4,58,046 in 2010 and peaked at 6,35,611 in 2011. It remained above 6 lakhs in 2012 at 6,21,145 before falling to 2,20,490 in 2016 and recovering to 3,42,883 in 2019.The yatra was cancelled in 2020 and 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. It resumed with 3,65,721yatris in 2022, rising to 4,45,338 in 2023 and 5,12,150 in 2024.The 2025 footfall stood at 4,14,311. About 4.8 lakh yatris had undertaken the yatra this year before it was suspended on both the Chandanwari and Baltal routes from August 9 following persistent heavy rain and damage to vulnerable stretches of the tracks. The yatra began July 3 and was scheduled to conclude August 28. Officials said it was unlikely to resume this year, citing safety concerns, adverse weather forecasts and the need for urgent track repairs. The Chadi Mubarak ritual will be conducted as scheduled, officials said, but the main yatra will not resume this year.
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Srinagar, Aug 9:Not every localised extreme weather event in Jammu and Kashmir is a cloudburst, experts said, cautioning against attributing every flash flood to the phenomenon. More than 35 cloudbursts and several high-intensity rainfall events have been reported across J&K this year. Experts, however, said the frequency of cloudbursts could not be established without detailed studies. The reported increase in the number of cloudbursts is incorrect without detailed studies. We can say that the number of flash-flood events in J&K and Ladakh due to extreme weather activity has increased over the years, climatologist Sonam Lotus said. Lotus said most flash floods followed brief, intense downpours. The majority of the flash floods occurred due to heavy downpour, which has a very short life of a maximum of 15 minutes, he said. This is reflected in weather datasets as 15pl0Min precipitation or rainfall, which means the amount of rain recorded in 15 minutes. According to the India Meteorological Department (IMD), rainfall of more than 100 mm in one hour over a small, localised area qualifies as a cloudburst. The definition does not specify a fixed radius. Riyaz Ahmad Mir, a hydrogeologist at the National Institute of Hydrology, Jammu, said lower rainfall could also cause flooding in steep terrain. Rainfall of 20-30 mm in one hour can cause localized flooding in very small and steep catchments, while 30-50 mm in one hour may trigger flash floods in vulnerable mountain catchments, Mir said. He said 50-100 mm over one to three hours could also generate flash floods in steep Himalayan valleys. A cloudburst should be identified only when rainfall intensity meets the established threshold and observations support it, Mir said. Independent weather forecaster FaizanArif said rainfall below the cloudburst threshold could also trigger flash floods. Even lower amounts of intense rainfall over a short period can trigger flash floods in mountainous terrain, Arif said. Several incidents during the wet spells appear to be linked to intense localized rainfall rather than cloudbursts, he said. Though multiple cloud bursts were also reported. Meteorological Department Director Mukhtar Ahmad attributed the recent pattern to monsoon currents interacting with mostly feeble Western Disturbances. As the monsoon advances, such events - cloudbursts and heavy downpours-become more frequent, especially in mountainous districts, Ahmad said. He said rainfall remained uneven, with intense showers confined mostly to small pockets, while several areas, particularly the plains, continued to face deficits. For every one-degree Celsius rise in temperature, the atmosphere can hold nearly 7 percent more moisture. This increases the possibility of intense rainfall over a short period, Ahmad said. He said pinpointing such events remained difficult despite improved weather monitoring. Forecasting has improved with Doppler radars, satellite observations and automated weather stations, but pinpointing a cloudburst or downpour remains difficult as these systems develop over very small areas, Ahmad said. The latest weather activity follows a severe run of extreme weather across J&K from April to September 2025, including cloudbursts, flash floods, landslides, mudslides, rockfalls, shooting stones, hailstorms and gusty winds. Ministry of Home Affairs figures shared in the RajyaSabha show that floods and heavy rainfall killed 199 people in J&K last year. They also killed 11,693 livestock, damaged 8404 houses and affected 77,915 hectares of farmland. The deadliest incident was the August 14, 2025, cloudburst at Chisoti village along the Machail Mata Yatra route in Gulabgarh-Paddar, Kishtwar. Nearly 70 people died and several others, mostly yatris, went missing in flash floods. Landslides and shooting stones kept the Srinagar-Jammu National Highway closed for more than 50 days in separate spells, stranding apple-laden trucks and causing losses to growers and traders. Flash floods and landslides have battered J&K this year too. Rajouri, Poonch, Reasi, Kathua, Samba, Doda, Kishtwar, and Ramban districts have remained most affected while incidents have also been reported in the upper belt of north, central, and south Kashmir, resulting in over 30 deaths so far. On July 19, flash floods and landslides in Poonch and Rajouri left more than 25 people dead. This year also, multiple hailstorms, gusty winds, and intense rain damaged orchards, affecting blossoms and young fruit during key growth stages.
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