'If you're going to tell me what a lame fossil I am, save it,' says Mitali Saran.
Irrespective of what the future may have in store, the year 2018 has ushered humanity towards an era of next generation technology, demonstrating that there is no looking back in scientific innovations.
PSU bank shares were the top gainers on hopes of a rate by the RBI on easing consumer inflation
Delhi concedes one climate issue on Obama's agenda
The CPEC poses a clear and imminent danger to Indian security interests, says Kulbir Krishan.
This would make India the world's second-biggest nuclear energy market after China
Donald Trump denied it. Hillary Clinton avoided saying it. But the Climate Change crisis is frighteningly real, says Sunita Narain.
'Wherever in the world there is political instability, those countries are beset with severe crises today. But India is in a much better position than the rest of the world due to the decisions taken by my government in the national interest,' President Droupadi Murmu said in her address to both Houses of Parliament.
In the second and final part of this interview, energy and coal industry expert Sunjoy Joshi tells Sheela Bhatt/Rediff.com that we need to take a comprehensive view of the entire energy sector and how piecemeal reform won't take us very far.
Here's a look at the events that shaped the world last week.
'Please don't celebrate me if you are not going to listen to my voice.'
India lost around 38.5 thousand hectares of tropical forest in the last decade. Nearly 14 per cent of the country's tree cover! It is one thing for Modi to announce that India will reach a net-zero level of emissions in 2070. But if it is serious, it needs to start today, points out Ramesh Menon.
In a first, Korean scientists have successfully developed genetically modified microbes that can produce gasoline, used as fuel for transportation.
Import curbs on Chinese panels and modules may help, but low demand and capacity remain problem areas, says Shreya Jai.
The current state of the American economy is not in decline, Obama said.
It further said India is facilitating external commercial borrowings by startups in order to encourage innovation and promote ease of doing business.
For all the controversy, the concept of prominent First Children is not novel in democracies. So why is Donald Trump's daughter different and discomfiting?
'There is a trade in goods, a lot of tariff.'
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Climate change and US-India collaborations in renewable energy resources will be up for discussion at the US-India energy summit coinciding with Prime Minister Narendra Modi's visit to Washington, DC, later this month, reports Aziz Haniffa.
It's difficult to understand if GDP growth has actually improved.
If the drop in sales over the past two years is anything to go by, India's dream of putting seven million electric vehicles on road by the end of this decade has come a cropper.
India on Monday got the backing of Switzerland in its bid to become a member of the Nuclear Suppliers Group.
What are the most worrisome aspects of climate change for India? Can they be solved?
A key UN climate change summit that will be attended by nearly 150 world leaders including Prime Minister Narendra Modi kicks off on Monday under the shadow of the deadly Paris terror attack to try to craft a long-term deal to limit carbon emissions.
India has one thing that China has - the potential to be of interest as a huge market in its own right.
Winners from the Big Picture photography competition
2015 is going to witness new agreements on climate change.
Former President A P J Abdul Kalam kindly answered rediff.com's questions for an exclusive interview.
'The Paris Conference is a decisive meeting on climate change.' 'Negotiating an agreement between 196 countries is indeed a challenge.' 'If we go beyond 2°C, the consequences will be extremely difficult to deal with.'The poor are the most vulnerable to the impact of climate change.'
Here is the full text of the joint statement issued by India and the US.
'She dwarfs every known politician of recent times with her imperious aura, iron will, tremendous drive, dauntless pursuit of goals she set before herself, ability to capture the people's imagination and unshakeable grip over her party and government,' says B S Raghavan, the distinguished civil servant.
Where paneer came to India from... How sambar got its name... Gulab jamun does not have Indian roots...
The Hero Electric Cruz is a good electric vehicle, but has a few more boxes to be ticked for it to be accepted by the masses.
Seeking to boost the strategic ties, India and the US finalised the text of the Logistics Exchange Memorandum of Agreement.
Pushing a barrel of oil back to around $100 would require a reduction of production of about two million barrels a day - a cut that would fall predominantly on Saudi Arabia.
'Anything that is anti-growth is demonised because growth is the biggest religion.' 'Growth is synonymous with progress. In fact, it is the opposite.' 'Exponential growth is cancer.'
Making it easier to do business is a key element of our strategy, says Foreign Secretary S Jaishankar.
'NPT waiver is like being allowed in the verandah. NSG membership is like being in the room... being part of rule making.'
'Once the military starts to draw up plans for using nuclear weapons, then nuclear weapons could be used earlier in a crisis than otherwise.'
