Conservation Action Trust

Rediff.com » News » Conservation Action Trust

News for Conservation Action Trust

News
Business
Movies
Sports

Turbulence In Tokyo: What It Means For India

Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba's sudden resignation after only a year in office has thrown Japan into political turmoil, raising doubts about how the country will handle economic and regional......

Gandhi Called Him 'Father Of The Nation'

On his 200th birth anniversary, Utkarsh Mishra/Rediff traces the life, thought, and legacy of Dadabhai Naoroji, the Grand Old Man of India. IMAGE: Dadabhai Naoroji. Photograph: Wikimedia Commons......

Ranya Rao case: ED raids institutions linked to K'taka home minister

The Enforcement Directorate on Wednesday searched locations in Karnataka, including educational institutions linked to state home minister G Parameshwara, as part of a probe into alleged gold......

How Will Nuns' Arrest Affect Kerala Politics?

The current situation in Kerala politics is perhaps best described as a case of the state's traditional two front politics now seeing a third front (the BJP) muscling in with the potential outcome......

Rajiv Gandhi: 'I Trust Prabhakaran'

As Prabhakaran was leaving his house, Rajiv Gandhi called his son Rahul and asked him to fetch his (Gandhi's) bulletproof jacket.He put the jacket on Prabhakaran's back and remarked with his usual......

Extraordinary Story Of EPFO Digitisation

A remarkable story which helped transform a bureaucratic organisation to a customer centric organisation. This experience may inspire several government/private organisations to modify or adopt......

How Tirupati Trust can help India counter economic crisis

When the RBI lifts some of its terrifying constraints on the market, the rupee will whoosh lower at a pace that will startle all of us, rues Jamal Mecklai The Reserve Bank of India and the......

Pandora Papers: A Rich Man's Game

The money stashed away in tax havens is estimated at between $5.6 trillion and $32 trillion, numbers to make your eyes pop, asserts T N Ninan. Illustration: Uttam Ghosh/Rediff.com 'The main......

5 Indians in WEF's Young Global Leaders list

Byju Classes' founder Byju Raveendran, Zomato co-founder Gaurav Gupta, CEO of Antara Senior Living, Tara Singh Vachani, Vinati Organics' MD & CEO Vinati Mutreja and Swapan Mehra, CEO of Iora......

'What expertise does DBS have to run an Indian bank?'

'On the evening of the 17th, the RBI said the bank was put on moratorium.' 'Within an hour, the RBI said it would be merged with DBS.' 'How did DBS come to know within an hour that LVB was in......

Diane Keaton And A Private Tragedy

Diane Keaton's wit and honesty taught us that ageing and uncertainty aren't weaknesses, they are part of what makes us human and graceful, observes Sreehari Nair. IMAGE: Diane Keaton shows her......

Fighter: Blood On The Dance Floor

Siddharth Anand's artistry bespeaks an upbringing filled with GI Joes, plastic combat boots and plastic bayonets, fake punching noises and fake sounds of gunshots, rudely interrupted by an adult......

Why Aattam Is A Masterpiece

What follows is essentially a long scene set in a single location, and you watch in amazement as the scene grows into one of Indian cinema's funniest and most spectacular pieces of sustained......

Varisu Review: Packed With Vijay Magic!

This is a film written for an audience that thrives on Vijay's stardom and it satisfies them thoroughly, observes Divya Nair. In the last few years, I have realised one thing: There are few......

Mother's Day Special: Fashion Rewind, from Aishwarya to Achla Sachdev

Is she dressed in a pristine white sari? Does the expression on her face read sad, stern or solemn? Will she burst into a dramatic dialogue any minute? The mere mention of 'Ma' in Bollywood evokes......

Smith's concussion: Rajasthan Royals in question mark

Photograph: Kind Courtesy BCCI Cricket Australia, on Thursday, revealed that Steve Smith is following 'concussion protocols' which are crucial for his return to cricket in the Indian Premier......

Chandro and Prakashi Tomar, the world's oldest sharpshooters

Dhruv Munjal gets up close and personal with Chandro and Prakashi Tomar, the inspiration for Saand Ki Aankh. IMAGE: Actress Taapsee Pannu, left, with Chandro Tomar. Photograph: Kind courtesy......

World Cup 2019: Bowler, not batsman, will rule!

Consistent death bowling from a Bumrah and spinners picking up wickets in the middle overs is why the average run-rate in the last few years hasn't exploded the way one would have expected, says......

Mourinho hits back at De Boer over Rashford comments

IMAGE: Manchester United's manager Jose Mourinho speaks to Marcus Rashford. Photograph: Laurence Griffiths/Getty Images Manchester United boss Jose Mourinho has labelled Frank de Boer the 'worst......