Why the 'pro-Hindi' lobby in Tamil Nadu has got it wrong

Flowing from an inadequate understanding of Tamil history and politics is an urban elitist mindset that does not seem to be able to touch and feel the real angst of the larger Tamil-speaking......

Why Kerala can never forget the Flood of '99

'In 1924 (it was the year 1099 in the Malayalam calendar), the deluge came even as the state was dealing with the ailing health and eventual death of the reformist maharaja of Travancore, Mulam......

Mission Venus: ISRO invites proposals for space experiments

India has moved a step closer to its maiden mission to Venus with its space agency Indian Space Research Organisation announcing that proposals have been sought for space-based experiments to study......

With an eye on Venus and Mars, ISRO attempts mega world record

India will boldly go to Venus for the first time and re-visit the Red Planet very soon. Buried and hidden in the hundreds of pages of the new format electronic budget documents, is the first......

PM to meet Plan Panel members on Wednesday

In what is being considered as a farewell meeting, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh will meet the full-time members of the Planning Commission on Wednesday to take stock of the economy and progress of......

COLUMN: Open fight over sustainability

Millions of people are still struggling to meet their basic needs for food, water and livelihoods and eco-systems are also being devastated, both by industry and competition for survival at the......

Highway projects get special green exemption

In a major step towards removing hurdles to implementing national highway projects, the Cabinet Committee on Investment on Thursday relaxed forest clearance norms for these projects. It decided to......