UK's parliamentary panel report calls China 'greatest risk'

China's size and ambition have enabled it to successfully penetrate every sector of the UK's economy, an influential parliamentary panel has said, warning that Beijing's national imperative......

Criticality may mean death for Kudankulam's seas

The first two units of the Kudankulam nuclear plant will discharge 6.3 billion litres of waste water every day right onto the beach. This discharge will trigger a slow-motion disaster that will......

India is a moral giant; no one can damage its image

'India's reputation is not and cannot be dependent on the whimsical opinions of some obscure foreign advisory committee packed with Hindu-phobic acolytes,' declares Vivek Gumaste. IMAGE: Britain's......

Who says EVMs can be hacked?

'Although the Election Commission remains convinced about the EVM's integrity, as a fair umpire of the game it was necessary to travel the last mile to convince political players that the entire......

Jindal SAW under green scanner

After Jindal Steel and Power Plant (JSPL), another group company could face trouble for allegedly violating green norms.This time it is steel-pipe manufacturer Jindal SAW Ltd, which is learnt to......

Why is India's cotton dream turning sour?

A few days back, Atul Ganatra, presid­ent of the Cotton Association of India, presented a grim scenario of the crop’s prospects in the 2024-25 season that starts in October. Photograph:......

Kannur airport project gets green clearance

Environment Ministry on Friday granted green clearance for an international airport in north Kerala's Kannur district. "Today, the Government of India gave Environmental clearance for the......

Environmentalists see red over green sops

A self-certification benefit for polluting industries and a three-year exemption from certain procedural norms for those seeking environmental clearance at the state level are among the sweeping......