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Establishing targets for new energy
24 Oct 2015 3:24 AM ISTThe Centre’s aim to minimise air pollution and reduce greenhouse gas emissions by augmenting the nation’s renewable energy capacity is a laudable...
At 70, United Nations sets 17 goals
23 Oct 2015 3:22 AM ISTJust imagine that when you enter 71, you dare an adventure by declaring your resolve to achieve 17 new goals by the time you turn 85. You do not just...
Volkswagen and the death of diesel?
23 Oct 2015 3:19 AM ISTLast month, the US authorities exposed a sinister plot hatched by the Volkswagen Group, one of the world’s leading automobile manufacturers that make...
Data disputes: Have some clothes to shed
23 Oct 2015 3:13 AM ISTNot everything that can be counted counts, and not everything that counts can be counted, said Albert Einstein. But counting does matter, as pointed...
India set to expand ties with Africa
23 Oct 2015 3:11 AM ISTIndia’s engagement with Africa is set to enter a new phase, with a five-day summit scheduled from October 26 to 30 in New Delhi. The first...
Nepalese thorn could hurt India soon
22 Oct 2015 3:02 AM ISTAmong the chattering diplomatic community of New Delhi, Nepalese Ambassador Deep Kumar Upadhyay is certainly one of the exceptions. A suave, but...
Neyveli and sustainable development
22 Oct 2015 2:59 AM ISTThe Neyveli Lignite Township in Tamil Nadu’s Cuddalore district is a golden example of sustainable development in the fields of water management and...
Russia’s airstrikes sound alarm bells in the US
22 Oct 2015 2:53 AM ISTRussian President Vladimir Putin is indeed trying to remake the Middle East by boldly exposing the United States and its Allies’ stand on terrorism....
Modi’s charisma versus Bihar BJP
22 Oct 2015 2:51 AM ISTTwo chief ministers from the Bharatiya Janata Party recently completed their first year in office – Manohar Lal Khattar in Haryana and Devendra...
One morning in the life of some Indians
21 Oct 2015 3:56 AM ISTKalu Miyan heard the good news from Rameshwar when he was sitting under a tree near the canal. For early morning rituals the villagers use this part...
Paramedics show the way in Bangladesh
21 Oct 2015 3:11 AM ISTTwo girls, in their late 20s, knock on the door of Subhash Barman, a fisherman living in Gopinathpur Malopada village, about 35 km from Dhaka. The...
US forces fighting Assad, not ISIS
21 Oct 2015 3:05 AM ISTA new age of democracy as envisaged under the Arab Spring did not descend on West Asia. Instead, Russia and the USA are confronting each other on the...