Assistant secretary for planning and evaluation

He said that the government would take steps to promote the products and services from startups. The delay in providing funds from the various departments to startups for services rendered would be addressed. Marketing facilities for start-up products would be ensured. A national-level launchpad to get more aid for startups would become a reality this year. … [Read more...] about Kerala plans to back start-ups

“But I realised, even if I did not support her, she would continue to study. Giving up is not in her nature,” said a smiling Mr. Mondal, who runs a small tea shop next to their shack. Ms. Mondal, however, could not continue to work. “I resigned from the job after the daughter was born,” she said. … [Read more...] about From ragpicker to research assistant

Pompeo presumably intended his visit to be an all's-well-that-ends-well happy ending for his time in office. But he has ignored the fact he has come back from his European trips empty-handed several times since he took office in May 2018, and it is clear that his European hosts are less than enamored of his appeals for them to join the US in waging a new Cold War. … [Read more...] about Fitting finale for Pompeo as US secretary of state: China Daily editorial

India’s success in connecting its largest domestically-built nuclear reactor to the grid is a boost for plans to deploy the technology to help the world’s third-biggest polluter limit emissions, according to the official overseeing the plans.The 700-megawatt pressurized heavy water reactor of the Kakrapar Atomic Power Station in Gujarat is the first of 16 planned units that will help balance the grid against growing intermittent renewable generation, according to K.N. Vyas, India’s atomic energy secretary.“Renewables are less capital intensive and can be implemented much more quickly. Yet, they need to be balanced with more stable power,” Vyas said in a phone interview. “Nuclear provides clean base load power and that makes it an important element of our climate strategy.”India is counting on its nuclear program to help meet its Paris climate commitments to reduce the emissions intensity of its economy by a third from 2005 levels by 2030. So … [Read more...] about India debuts largest domestically-built nuclear reactor with more planned

The police also did not allow some Congress leaders such as AICC secretary and former legislator S.A. Sampath Kumar come out of their residences making it ‘house arrest’ literally and arrested those on a march towards the Raj Bhavan stating that the protest planned by them has no permission. Police were deployed in large numbers at Raj Bhavan and at several places leading to it at Panjagutta crossroads, Khairatabad crossroads, Lumbini Park and at Secretariat to prevent the Congress leaders’ march towards Raj Bhavan. … [Read more...] about Congress’ Raj Bhavan gherao turns tense with police arrests of leaders