5 Feb : Advocating the need to adopt the path of ecologically sustainable development, Lok Sabha Speaker Meira Kumar on Friday said that the country has a legacy of according high value to environment and ecology.
“There is no doubt that the objectives of economic and social development of our people and the eradication of poverty are overriding. Nonetheless, the development path that we adopt has to be ecologically sustainable,” she said while addressing a symposium on ‘Urgency in Addressing the Needs of Environment and Conservation of Wildlife’ in Bhopal.

The symposium …

5 Feb : Manish Tewari Member Lok Sabha and National Spokesperson A.I.C.C as Chief-Guest  at  Annual Convocation and Prize Distribution Function here today in  S.D.P. College for Women, Ludhiana said that in the present scenario education has to be viewed as a dynamic force capable of generating tremendous goodwill and librating masses from the bondage of old orthodox systems and ideologies.  He urged young women graduates to bear the mantle of nation building as they constitute almost half the population and if India has to grow and next century has …

5 Feb : NASA and European Space Agency (ESA) want to be part of Chandrayaan-II, the next Indian mission to Moon, by sending their instruments, ISRO Chairman K Radhakrishnan said in Bangalore on Thursday.
Replying to a query whether NASA and ESA have sent proposals to ISRO to be part of Chandrayaan-II, expected in 2012 or 2013, by sending their instruments, Radhakrishnan told reporters, “They are all there actually (they have sent proposals).”
NASA and ESA are among “several candidates” who have evinced interest in Chandrayaan-2, he said.

“There is discussion going on …

5 Feb : Congress leader Rahul Gandhi visited Mumbai on Friday amidst tight security following Shiv Sena’s call for black flag demonstrations against him for his “Mumbai for all Indians” remark.
Rahul Gandhi interacted with students at Bhaidas Hall in Vile Parle where he appealed to college students to join politics for betterment of ‘United India’.
Without mentioning any political party or leader, he said ”There are some leaders who want to divide India whereas Congress and like-minded parties are working for united India.”
Later he proceeded to Rambhai Nagar in Ghatkopar on …

By Mandeep Puri : Chandigarhwallahs, the first and only social-networking-site (SNS) for residents of The City Beautiful and for those who have a Chandigarh connect, was launched in the city today. Among prominent Chandigarhwallas present at the launch, were popular film star and television personality Ms. Poonam Dhillon, entrepreneur, ad-man and Chairman, Dentsu India Mr. Sandeep Goyal, Prof. Avaninder Chopra of Chandigarh’s DAV College and Mr. Anil Talwar of Talwar Jewellers.
While SNS such as Facebook, Orkut or MySpace are popular with netizens, they are ‘one-solution fits-all’ kind of websites where …