The safest energy, but dangers lurk too "Nuclear power plants are very safe because they are dangerous people take safety seriously because they know how dangerous it can get."
Brics overtake the US The rising power of the four countries the new economic tigers nicknamed the BRICs is already evident in the metals and mining sector and is starting to be felt in insurance and consumer-related industries.
Dealing with corruption What stands out in the present Lokayuktas approach is an attempt to address some of the basic causes of the menace in addition to tackling its symptoms. Ambitious and even utopian it might look but it is holistic and legally sound.
Highway to Mt Everest: The height of avarice In mountaineering terms, a new highway is built on Everest every year new ropes and ladders fixed all the way to the summit allow an ever-increasing number of climbers with an ever-decreasing average level of skill and experience a chance to reach the summit.
Bloomberg, the spoiler of 08? The main thing to keep in mind about Bloomberg is that he is a Democrat. He changed parties and registered as a Republican for tactical reasons when he ran for mayor in 2001.
Mourning... A girl lights funeral papers in front of the portrait of her father, a crew member of a plane that crashed last week, at a mourning ceremony at a pagoda in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, on Thursday. Mourning ceremonies were held on Thursday for the 22 plane crash victims. AP
The State government has been recovering hundreds of acres of encroached lands, especially in and around Bangalore, and disposing them off through auctions, inspite of not getting a good price. Is it the right move or are there better options?
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