What is the single greatest factor that prevents the large-scale deployment of thorium-fuelled reactors in India? Most people would assume that it is a limitation of technology, still just out of grasp. After all, the construction of the advanced heavy-water reactor (AHWR) — a 300 MWe, indigenously designed, thorium-fuelled, commercial technology demonstrator — has been […]

That 41 heads of state and government from 54 countries in Africa were present at the India-Africa Forum Summit in New Delhi, itself demonstrates the importance both sides attach to mutual ties. The summit, which concluded on Thursday, was the largest gathering of foreign dignitaries in New Delhi since the 1983 Non-Aligned Summit. The message […]

Whichever way one wants to look at this collegium — whether with contempt or with reverence — what’s indubitable is that the Constitution speaks of no such body. Articles 124 and 217, unlike some of our fundamental rights, are not couched in abstract terms that require an interpretive exercise. This anointed collegium, therefore, was nothing […]

The Supreme Court implored the government to do away with affirmative action in higher education institutions, arguing this would be in the “national interest”. The court was hearing two cases related to reservations in super-specialty courses in medical institutions, where the tightly controlled supply of training by the Medical Council of India has created a […]

Two Indian-origin entrepreneurs in New Zealand are among 18 finalists for the prestigious 2015 ‘Women of Influence Awards,’ a media report said. Ranjna Patel and Pushpa Wood, founder of East Tamaki Healthcare Group, and director of Westpac and Massey University’s Financial Education and Research Centre respectively have made it to the finals in the community […]