Government
Taking the road less travelled
15 Jul 2016
During a career in civil services there are opportunities and threats based on your ‘recognised’ strengths and weakness. But on the day of reckoning, it is just a matter of perception. By Vivek K. Agnihotri, former secretary-general, Rajya Sabha
Congress back in Arunachal as SC restores status quo ante
13 Jul 2016
In a landmark ruling, the Supreme Court restored the status of 15 December in the state, when the Congress government was in power. Arunachal Pradesh had been under President's Rule since 26 January
Javadekar elevated, M J Akbar inducted in cabinet shuffle
05 Jul 2016
Prime Minister Narendra Modi elevated environment minister Prakash Javadekar to the cabinet and inducted 19 new faces in the council of ministers, while showing the door to five
Centre out to paralyse Delhi government: Sisodia
05 Jul 2016
CBI arrests 2 Kejriwal officials, 3 others in Delhi
05 Jul 2016
The CBI has arrested chief minister Arvind Kejriwal’s principal secretary Rajendra Kumar, deputy secretary Tarun Sharma, and three private persons on charges of illegally favouring certain contractors
SC refers Delhi plea on jurisdiction back to HC
02 Jul 2016
Plea against ‘triple talaq’ may go to Constitution bench
30 Jun 2016
Calling the practice of divorce through triple talaq ‘a very important matter affecting a large section of people’, the Supreme Court said it would not ‘jump to any conclusion’ but may refer it to a larger bench
Protected by Naxalites
29 Jun 2016
The author, then a district revenue officer in the Naxal-hit area of Khammam district of undivided Andhra Pradesh, recalls a night of being protected by a group of Naxalites. Vivek Agnihotri, former secretary-general, Rajya Sabha, Parliament of India
Cabinet clears all recommendations of 7th pay panel
29 Jun 2016
The adoption of the 7th Pay Commission recommendations will result in an about 23.55 per cent increase in salaries, allowances and pensions for more than 1 crore Central government staff and pensioners
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Lighter than air, yet very, very powerful
By Kiron Kasbekar | 03 Jan 2024
In March 2013 Chinese scientists pulled off a remarkable feat. They created the world’s lightest aerogel. Tipping the scales at a mere 0.16 milligrams per cubic centimeter – that’s a sixth of the weight of air!
COP28 explained: A closer look at COP28's climate change solutions
By Aniket Gupta | 27 Dec 2023
The 28th United Nations Climate Change Conference, also known as COP28, took place from 30th November 2023, to 13th December 2023, at Expo City in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.
What is a Ponzi scheme?
By Aniket Gupta | 06 Dec 2023
Ponzi schemes have long captivated the public imagination, drawing unsuspecting investors into a web of illusion and deception.
The Rise and Rise of HDFC Bank
03 Jul 2023
HDFC, which surged ahead of global majors like HSBC Holdings Plc and Citigroup Inc and left Indian peers like State Bank of India and ICICI Bank in market capitalisation, now ranks fourth largest among the world’s most valuable banks, after JPMorgan Chase & Co, Industrial and Commercial Bank of China Ltd and Bank of America Corp
India’s Millet Revolution To Enrich Global Food Basket
02 Apr 2023
Millets, a healthier and cheaper substitute to wheat and rice, are indigenous to many parts of the world, especially in the semiarid tropics of Asia and Africa, and offers a big scope for expanding production and consumption in the foodgrain deficient African continent
Market predator Hindenburg preys on Adani stock
06 Mar 2023
Almost a month after the damning report of short-seller Hindenburg Research on the Adani Group that claimed that the seven stocks within the group were about 85 per cent overvalued, one of the group's stocks, Adani Total Gas, closed at Rs835 on the BSE, down nearly 79 per cent from its 24 January level, almost close to reaching that valuation
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