The newly-appointed Power Minister Veerappa Moily on Wednesday refrained from blaming states for overdrawing electricity that may have led to the collapse of the three grids yesterday and said he will focus on combating the many troubles that are
More than 20 hours after the country`s worst power failure, the three major electricity grids that had collapsed have been restored, Power Grid said on Wednesday. The Northern, Eastern and North Eastern Grids -- that cater to over half of
The human body is a maddeningly complex system that rarely reveals its inner workings to the outside world. Consider this. The average human being is exposed to a billion different kinds of bacteria, viruses and micro-organisms on a daily basis. E
The Northern and Eastern Grids tripped on Tuesday, leading to power failure in several states of the country affecting hundreds of millions of people. Whil
There are many anecdotes about Jayaprakash Narayan. One such anecdote recounts how the old man turned angry when he was made to wait for an hour to meet then prime minister Indira Gandhi. More commonly known as JP, he was a socialist comrade of Ne
Anna Hazare`s indefinite fast entered the third day on Tuesday with the activist regretting the attack on media by his supporters and warned that he will call off his fast if they again indulge in violence. Team Anna member Arvind K
The earlier Congress-led Goa government`s scheme to medically screen all new born babies in the state through a private agency will be scrapped by the present Manohar Parrikar government. State Health Minister Laxmikant Parsekar tol
For the second consecutive time, Reserve Bank Governor D Subbarao on Tuesday left the key interest rate unchanged to fight inflation, and lowered the growth projection for the current fiscal to 6.5 per cent. However, as a liquidity inducin
In the Blue Corner: “…Chinese companies were dumping their equipment, be it transformers or reactors, here. In the absence of an after-sales service infrastructure, it is very risky. Our requirement is so huge. While their rates a
Never a quitter, Human Resources Development Minister Kapil Sibal has refused to give up his crusade for "one nation, one test" he wants not only for the undergraduate admissions in engineering colleges but across all the disciplines in
Gujarat chief minister Narendra Modi wants Rajasthan`s Indira Canal extended all along the international border of Gujarat as a barrier against any conventional war with Pakistan. He also wants the Indian Penal Code amended to prescribe more strin
Had Prasenjit Bose not quit the Communist Party of India (Marxist) or CPM, he would have been busy researching and preparing the party’s strategy for the monsoon session of parliament. Instead, he is relaxing at home, reading the works o
The Gajapati district administration has taken up a massive horticulture plantation drive under the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA) this year. Aiming at generating about 1.5 lakh mandays under the ce
Almost entire Delhi went without power for about eight hours today due to the collapse of the Northern Grid, putting people to misery on a humid day when water distribution and Metro services were largely affected. Top Delhi Power D
Most parts of North India are reeling under severe power outage since early morning today, due to collapse of Northern electricity transmission grid. The collapse of the Northern power grid impacted public transport systems includin
1. Is there, in your opinion, given the metric of audience measurement that exists today, space for socially relevant programming? The scope for socially relevant programming exists, with or without a metric for aud
Three months back, sitting with a borrowed iPad a few metres from the White Nile in Juba, I wrote on a show aiming to flow against the current. The Nile, as we know flows from south to north. Having experienced the merciless onslau
It’s July, the new admission time at the Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU). This is when the student wings of various parties set up their tables outside the administrative block (known as ‘Pink Palace’) and in helping the newcom
T 816 - Honored to be asked to carry the Olympic Torch in London at Southwark around 10:30 AM!! A proud moment for me and country! &nbs
Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi, who had steadfastly declined to answer questions on his alleged role in the post-Godhra violence, has refused to apologise for the riots and instead would prefer to be hanged if found guilty. &q
