Prakash Javadekar can walk the tightrope

Prakash Javadekar set a scorching pace of changes in the environment ministry during his two-year tenure.He has the talent to calm ruffled feathers in the education sector while proceeding with the......

PM leaves for SA to attend IBSA Summit

Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Tuesday left for South Africa to attend the second India-Brazil-South Africa Summit in Johannesburg, beginning on Wednesday.The two-day summit of IBSA, the......

Biden's Democracy Summit Fails To Impress

The Summit for Democracy seems to have done more harm than good, notes Ambassador T P Sreenivasan. IMAGE: United States President Joe Biden addresses the virtual Summit for Democracy, December 10,......

What Indian MPs will learn at Yale University

A multi-party delegation of Indian Parliamentarians is in New York to participate in a leadership programme, under which they will discuss pressing global issues, including climate change and......

Green vehicles mooted for Parliament complex

Battery-operated vehicles and solar lighting are being considered by a joint panel of members of Parliament for Parliament House to protect the grand symbol of India's democracy from pollution. At......

Ramesh takes tough stand on global emission cuts

Under attack from Opposition parties and non-government organisations back home, Environment Minister Jairam Ramesh on Friday admitted to 'nuancing' of the Indian position that it will not accept......

WEF Davos to host 40 govt heads; India to have strong presence

Hundreds of rich and powerful people across the world will congregate next week at the Swiss skiing resort town of Davos for the World Economic Forum, where India will be represented by an over......