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When the Capital's chattering classes fall silent, certainly there is something terrifying about it. Something is being held back. Look at the situation until a year ago. From 2006 onwards, foreign policy pundits, strategic writers, defence experts and channel panelists ruled the media.

Union Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee has reiterated that the Government would take inputs from various stakeholders before giving final shape to the Direct Taxes Code (DTC).

New York: In a bid to curb the unprecedented loss of the world's species due to human activity - at a rate some experts put at 1,000 times the natural progression - the United Nations is marking 2010 as the International Year of Biodiversity, with a slew of events highlighting the vital role the phenomenon plays in maintaining the life support system on Planet Earth.

New Delhi: The Central Vigilance commission (CVC) of India has found largest number of Public sector banks officials guilty of corruption and other offences, while second position was occupied by officials from Delhi Development Authority (DDA) and the third came officials from the Ministry of Railways in this regard in the month of October 2009.

New Delhi: The Government of India is preparing an exhaustive manual for practical management of drought mitigation and relief measures. The manual will be released soon.

First, the good news. The Indian Economy has bounced back, faster than anyone had predicted in the beginning of 2009.

NEW DELHI: The year 2009 saw the UPA Government led by Prime Minister Manmohan Singh being most responsive to the problems facing the private corporate sector.

New York: The United Nations environmental agency has identified three priority areas in the race to mitigate climate change based on harnessing the benefits of ecosystems, from coral reefs to forests, coupled with non-fossil fuel technology that exploits solar, geo-thermal and wind energy.

New York: As part of a United Nations-backed plan to restore historical architectural gems that have deteriorated into slums, residents of Rimac, one of the poorest neighbourhoods in Peru's capital, Lima, will start registering property titles as of 2010 in an effort to restore the priceless landmarks.

New York: With the number of chronically hungry people topping one billion for the first time in history, a coordinated effort to feed the world is crucial for the coming year, the head of the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) said today.