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The ongoing COP 21 summit in Paris is touted by some as the do-or-die moment for global climate change negotiations.It is being viewed as a last...

One needs to visualise the scene to realise the gravity of the issue. When the English East India Company was granted a monopoly on trade in the east...

Global leaders have gathered at Paris to discuss climate change. There is hope among global leaders that the Paris conference would lead to an...

What is the politics behind the delay in Parliament passing the Goods and Services (GST) Bill? Despite all efforts from the government of the day...

I had arrived at the city of Chennai after five years. Despite having seen the pictures of inundated houses on the Old Mahabalipuram Road, or OMR, now...

The high-intensity rainfall in November brought Chennai to a standstill. Between November 11 and 18, the capital of Tamil Nadu received 449.9 mm of...

I had arrived at the city of Chennai after five years. Despite having seen the pictures of inundated houses on the Old Mahabalipuram Road, or OMR, now...

The high-intensity rainfall in November brought Chennai to a standstill. Between November 11 and 18, the capital of Tamil Nadu received 449.9 mm of...

The Indian higher education system commanded awe and respect in the ancient world. Important seats of learning like Nalanda and Takshashila attracted...

The authorities in Beijing declared a “smog alert” in the city on November 29, when China’s capital recorded a reading of 391 microgram/cubic metre...

Despite promising less government, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) led Central dispensation is only expanding. Departments have increased. With...

The atmosphere at the climate conference in Paris is full of rumours and intrigue. Rumours abound of a pincer movement, spearheaded by the US, to trap...