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......

'Talent is everywhere and relevant to a nation's success'

'Everybody says 5G and communication is important.' 'Everybody says automation, robotics, human computing interfaces -- people and machines working together -- is the future.' 'Everybody agrees......

Aadhaar is based on unscientific thinking, fallible biometric data

Biometric authentication is based on the unscientific and questionable assumption that there are parts of human body that do not age, wither and decay with the passage of time, says Gopal Krishna.......

Attacks on minorities should be dealt with firmly: President's I-Day speech

In his fifth address as President, Pranab Mukherjee asked authorities and institutions of the State to adhere to the 'dignity' in discharging their duties.  Against the backdrop of......

Why is the government reacting in fits and starts to Paris agreement

India promised that 40 per cent of its installed power capacity would come from non-fossil fuel energy resources by 2030 Three months after India committed to an ambitious set of targets under the......

Trust deficit among oil companies costs India dear

  NELP model encourages silos leading to higher cost, poor expertise; govt fails to build data repository The story of gas flowing from two of Oil and Natural Gas Corporation’s blocks......

Tech partnerships in climate change can make the world a better place

Several climate/energy technology partnerships have been initiated across the world, many emerging within the past decade, says Arunabha Ghosh. Technology is widely recognised as one of the......

'I wish India Inc were more articulate'

The image is used for representational purpose only; Photograph: Reuters   'We are not in favour of FDI in multi-brand retail because that was part of our manifesto.' 'Like the Chinese do,......