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Two relatively young Ministers of State in Dr. Manmohan Singh's government have distinguished themselves by their contrarian stances and penchant for controversy. They are well-educated, intellectually capable, technologically savvy, and exceptionally articulate like good college-style debaters.

It is too early to say what impact Jyoti Basu's death will have on West Bengal politics. For the CPI(M), the sense of loss and grief will be accentuated by a feeling of having been orphaned.

New Delhi: There is no large scale deforestation in the country over the years as per the State of Forests Report (SFR) published by the Forest Survey of India, Dehradun. As per the SFR 2001, 2003 and 2005, the forest cover has more or less stabilized in the country.

New Delhi: The percentage of Green House Gas (GHG) emitted by India accounts for only 3-4% of the global GHG emissions. This has been stated in the National Communication submitted to UNFCCC.

New Delhi: There is no proposal presently to review the National Forest Policy, 1988 since the National Forest Commission in its report published in 2006 has recommended that there is no need to change the National Forest Policy, 1988, a government press release stated today.

New York: United Nations independent experts voiced concern about the impact of the Haitian earthquake's impact on the country's children, who are always the most vulnerable to any disasters.

New York: Despite progress on many fronts to improve global health, the world still faces persistent challenges, from insufficient funding and capacity to the resistance by many to make needed lifestyle changes, the head of the United Nations health agency warned.

New York: The United Nations today allocated some $100 million to boost the humanitarian response in 14 ongoing but underfunded emergencies, ranging from Afghanistan to Yemen, where people are suffering the effects of hunger, malnutrition, disease and conflict.

New York: With the global economic downturn causing the “disastrous combination” of high food prices and reduced buying power, leaving hundreds of millions more people unable to feed themselves or their families, the United Nations reiterated its commitment to work with regional bodies to ensure food security.

WASHINGTON — The capacity of countries to efficiently move goods and connect manufacturers and consumers with international markets is improving around the world, but much more progress is needed to spur faster economic growth and help firms benefit from trade recovery, according to a new World Bank Group survey on trade logistics.