Perk up, the best is yet to be!

This is the season of resolutions and clarion calls. The one I have in mind for India and Indians for 2009 is: Quit griping, get going! In fact, the ancientgreat poet-sage of Tamil, Thiruvalluvar,......

FULL TEXT: President's address to Parliament

Here's the full text of President Ram Nath Kovind's customary address to the joining sitting of Parliament on the first day of the budget session. Honourable Members, This joint sitting of......

Modi's poll pitch: Decide what kind of pradhan sevak you want

Launching his campaign to return to power, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday asked the country to choose as its next 'pradhan sevak' either an honest and a hardworking man or those who are......

Full text: What Modi, Obama agreed on

This is the joint statement issued by the ministry of external affairs on the visit of US President Barack Obama to India. Prime Minister Narendra Modi and President Barack Obama assessed the......

US firm offers green energy solutions

California based micro turbine company Capstone Turbine Corporation is all set to foray the Indian market in collaboration with West Bengal Renewable Energy Development Agency and United States......

Solar power for urban poor in Kolkata

Some 100 odd poor familes living in an area of north Kolkata would possibly be the first in West Bengal to get solar home lighting systems with the help of three non-government organisations."We......

Three states to kick-start power sector reforms

Goa, Uttarakhand and Meghalaya will initiate schemes to enable 24x7 power to consumers. The National Democratic Alliance (NDA) government has started the process of setting the power sector right,......

India on the right track: ADB chief

Asian Development Bank president Haruhiko Kuroda on Thursday said that India was on the right track and that he was confident that the public and private sectors, working in partnership and in......