Harnessing solar energy: The right time is here Dr Scheer was in Bangalore recently for a solar energy meet. He insists that the time for India to go for renewables (solar in particular) in a big way is now.
Testing open markets Many countries, starting with Britain under Margaret Thatcher, have spent 25 years selling state assets to the private sector so they now question allowing those assets to be controlled by another country.
King of Hindi film music Sri Lanka Broadcasting Corporation broadcasts songs of an immortal voice, Mohammed Rafi, who breathed his last on July 31, 1981, throughout July.
Beckham in the US Beckhams arrival on the shores of the US is uniting those who worship the global game of soccer and those who cant stand it, on the ground that Beckham is over-aged, overrated and overpaid.
Rich heritage... Students perform Kungfu at the famous Shaolin Temple in Dengfeng, Henan Province in China, on Monday. It is said that an Indian monk, Bodhidharma, established the Shaolin Monastery in 497 AD. PTI
The government has taken a decision to ban smoking in work places, and also in homes if the maids object. Is it possible to implement the ban?
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