Congress having nightmare of trampling elephant: Mayawati

timesofindia 27-NOV-11

India Ink: Newswallah: Bharat Edition

IHT 19-NOV-11

New Indian nuclear plant 'safe'

bbc 07-NOV-11

Assocham seeks review of Land Bill

indiatimes 06-SEP-11

Indian prime minister reshuffles Cabinet

latimes 12-JUL-11

Cabinet rejig: Khursheed gets law, TMC retains railways

timesofindia 12-JUL-11

AUDIO: NoW political editor: It's a bombshell

bbc 07-JUL-11

India minister 'quits over graft'

bbc 07-JUL-11

Rain stalls Posco land acquisition

expressindia 18-JUN-11

Human rings Protest at POSCO's $12 billion India project site

ibtimes 12-JUN-11

Sibal reposes trust in IITs and IIMs

Hindu 26-MAY-11

Ramesh's letter to Manmohan spurs Jaiswal into action

Hindu 23-MAY-11

Ban calls UN nuclear meeting

thetimes 27-APR-11

Protest Escalates at Proposed Indian Nuclear Site

globalsecurity 20-APR-11

Chandigarh comes together to join Anna wave

Hindu 08-APR-11

India-Pakistan talks resume ahead of match

aljazeera 28-MAR-11

India Reports Gains in Wild Tiger Population

IHT 28-MAR-11

No change in India's nuclear doctrine: Krishna

Hindu 17-MAR-11

'No field trial of GM crops without state govt nod'

timesofindia 09-MAR-11

India approves long-delayed $12 billion POSCO steel mill (Reuters)

news 31-JAN-11

Ashok Chavan, 12 others named in CBI's Adarsh FIR

rediff 29-JAN-11

Akshardham Temple does not have environmental clearance: Jairam

timesofindia 07-JAN-11

Top UN officials upbeat as end of Cancun draws near

chinadaily 14-DEC-10

Cancun climate agreement: Analysis of the text

telegraph 12-DEC-10

Nations reach 'modest' climate deal in Cancun

euronews 11-DEC-10

UN urged to hold India accountable for Kashmir terror on HR anniversary

app 10-DEC-10

Mexican stand-off at UN climate talks in Cancun

euronews 10-DEC-10

FTA will hurt livelihoods in India, Europe: civil society

Hindu 09-DEC-10

Nobel peace prize row: 18 countries turn down ceremony invitations

telegraph 07-DEC-10

India and France sign nuclear deal

aljazeera 06-DEC-10

Fast-start finance key to any climate pact: India

expressindia 04-DEC-10

BJP criticises Rameshs Cancun views

financialexpress 03-DEC-10

Lavasa moves HC on showcause notice

financialexpress 30-NOV-10

New round of climate talks set to start in Cancun

cnn 29-NOV-10

Lavasa case goes to A-G as co hits back

expressindia 29-NOV-10

From Copenhagen to Cancun

chinadaily 28-NOV-10

Navi Mumbai airport gets the green signal

Hindu 22-NOV-10

India PM rejects court corruption probe criticism

reuters 20-NOV-10

'Shinde too promoted Adarsh interests'

indiatimes 13-NOV-10

(AHN) Indian Environment Minister "Declares War" On Luxury SUVs

AHN 12-NOV-10

Climate talks seek complex, interlocked deal: U.N.

reuters 10-NOV-10

Harry Potter blamed for India's owl crisis

timesofmalta 03-NOV-10

Harry Potter 'link' to owl deaths

bbc 02-NOV-10

Ashok Chavan offers to resign

Hindu 31-OCT-10

China demands greater reduction

chinadaily 09-OCT-10

Advocacy group says Bt brinjal report plagiarised

Hindu 26-SEP-10

Commonwealth Games chief: More needs to be done in India

cnn 25-SEP-10

Flash floods kill 8 in Arunachal Pradesh

Hindu 11-SEP-10

Sonia says land acquisition must respect environment, farmers' rights

Hindu 09-SEP-10

Sonia, Manmohan to push for Navi Mumbai airport: Chavan

financialexpress 04-SEP-10

Vedanta's mine clearance rejected

Hindu 24-AUG-10

SNAPSHOT-Indian policy highlights on Tuesday, Aug 24

alertnet 24-AUG-10

Advisory panel for minor changes in Saxena report

Hindu 23-AUG-10

Wait for 2nd city airport gets longer, Centre wants study

HindustanTimes 21-AUG-10

Vedanta chief Anil Agarwal wants to 'create value in India' with Cairn deal

telegraph 17-AUG-10

‘This spill is unique, a freak accident'

Hindu 14-AUG-10

Tilting ship stabilised, oil leak plugged

Hindu 09-AUG-10

Indian government sorry for Bhopal waste

NEWScomAU 11-JUL-10

Centre may fund Bhopal clean-up

indiatimes 20-JUN-10

Indirect tax mop-up in April-May up 49%

expressindia 20-JUN-10

GoM meet on Bhopal ends, report to PM on Monday

timesofindia 18-JUN-10

Polling for 18 Rajya Sabha seats begins

indiatimes 17-JUN-10

Bhopal gas tragedy victims appeal to Obama for action

indiatimes 14-JUN-10

India mulls extradition of ex-chief of Union Carbide

washtimes 10-JUN-10

GoM on Bhopal case reconstituted

Hindu 09-JUN-10

Ramesh agonised by verdict

expressindia 08-JUN-10

6 elected unopposed to Rajya Sabha

Hindu 07-JUN-10

Pratibha off to China today

Hindu 26-MAY-10

China jails Gome tycoon Huang for 14 years

telegraph 18-MAY-10

China mine blast leaves 21 dead

euronews 14-MAY-10

Post-China row, PM rejects Jairam's resignation

expressindia 13-MAY-10

Tanin in China for UN talks

TheFrontierPost 11-MAY-10

Rare glimpse

bbc 10-MAY-10

Jairam's PC jibe draws Congress ire

HindustanTimes 09-MAY-10

“Alarmist” Home Ministry straining ties, says Jairam in China

Hindu 08-MAY-10

Contentious climate summit ends with deal for more action

ngrguardiannews 13-APR-10

Yuan not yawn

bbc 11-APR-10

Climate deal fear as talks resume

austrianews 10-APR-10

Asif condoles with Kamal F.P. Report

TheFrontierPost 07-APR-10

New iron-ore pricing policy causing much unease

thestar 06-APR-10

India will fight attempts to unseat RK Pachauri: Jairam Ramesh

timesofindia 15-MAR-10

Vedanta mining project within ambit of law, says Orissa govt

financialexpress 15-MAR-10

Science Academies to Assess Climate Assessors

IHT 11-MAR-10

China, India give qualified nod to climate deal

AP 09-MAR-10

On GM food, Govt begins its Jairam damage control

financialexpress 25-FEB-10

Manmohan convenes meeting on Bt brinjal today

Hindu 23-FEB-10

Govt overrules own experts, puts Bt brinjal in deep freeze

expressindia 10-FEB-10

South Africa complete India rout

bbc 09-FEB-10

Moratorium on Bt brinjal

Hindu 09-FEB-10

Protests on, govt to take a call on Bt brinjal this week

expressindia 08-FEB-10

Gazette notification adds to outrage against Bt brinjal

Hindu 06-FEB-10

Embattled climate chief supported

bbc 05-FEB-10

New Zealand to sign up to Copenhagen Accord

alertnet 01-FEB-10

No love in Copenhagen's cold climate

euronews 25-JAN-10

BASIC bloc to inform U.N. of voluntary mitigation steps

Hindu 24-JAN-10

UN Climate Change panel under fire after Himalayan glacier claim

thetimes 21-JAN-10

UN climate panel admits 'mistake' over Himalayan glacier melting

telegraph 20-JAN-10

Government contention vindicated: Jairam Ramesh

Hindu 18-JAN-10

India to draw road map for low-carbon growth

Hindu 22-DEC-09

China to blame for failure of Copenhagen climate deal, says Ed Miliband

thetimes 21-DEC-09

Asian giants hail Copenhagen deal

bbc 20-DEC-09

Climate deal agreed in Copenhagen

bbc 19-DEC-09

Obama: No time to waste on climate change deal

cnn 18-DEC-09

New climate deal may have to wait

phantis 17-DEC-09

Protests outside climate conference

channel4news 16-DEC-09

Clashes mar Climate summit

euronews 15-DEC-09

Copenhagen climate talks resume

bbc 14-DEC-09

Copenhagen climate summit: detained protesters released

telegraph 13-DEC-09

US believes Kashmir issue should be resolved with Kashmiri participation: Spokesman

Infopak 12-DEC-09

Delegates gather for climate summit

aljazeera 06-DEC-09

Copenhagen climate summit: Barack Obama to attend end of summit

telegraph 05-DEC-09

India rebel commanders surrender

aljazeera 04-DEC-09

India to slow carbon emissions growth by 20-25 pct (AP)

news 03-DEC-09

India consulted by Obama on Afghanistan

ft 02-DEC-09

India could cut carbon intensity by 24%

euronews 02-DEC-09

Carmakers race to secure electric lead

ft 01-DEC-09

Bhopal water 'still toxic' 25 years on

guardian 01-DEC-09

EXCLUSIVE-Danish draft urges 50 pct global emission cut by 2050

alertnet 30-NOV-09

EU delegation seeks to pressure China on monetary policy

euronews 29-NOV-09

UK and France call for climate aid

bbc 28-NOV-09

China's climate pledge raises expectations for Copenhagen summit

latimes 28-NOV-09

China announces first greenhouse gas target

sundaytimes 27-NOV-09

[-said]: If an industry wants to go and buy land from farmers directly, all that this bill is suggesting is that beyond a certain threshold, that private purchase should be subject to certain safeguards of R&R (resettlement and rehabilitation),

indiatimes 27-NOV-11

[ said]: If there is coordination between the state and the Centre it will be good for both. Congress doesn't need any advice from others

economictimes 21-NOV-11

[-said]: We've not renounced politics. We are a political party, not an NGO,

indiatimes 21-NOV-11

[ said]: As rural development minister, I am ready to give all support to West Bengal in the area of rural development. We will help to build a new rural environment in rural Bengal by helping you in making schools, buildings and other necessary infrastructures for development,

timesofindia 20-NOV-11

[ said]: We will work as a political party. We have our government at the centre and also an alliance government in West Bengal. If there is coordination between the state government and the central government it will be good for both the centre and the state. Congress doesn't need any advice from others. We know our duties and responsibilities both as ruling party and as opposition party,

timesofindia 20-NOV-11

[ said]: Congress doesn't need any advice from others. We know our duties and responsibilities both as ruling party and as opposition party,

timesofindia 20-NOV-11

[-said]: I am certain that at a later date we will have to increase the cap. We are asking a lot from the states now and we will have to provide funds for the same,

economictimes 19-NOV-11

[-said]: The concept has the potential to revolutionise the system. If we can have social audits for three-four major social sector schemes, it will change the way the country functions,

economictimes 19-NOV-11

[-said]: A CBI probe in the irregularities will send an unmistakable signal that those at the top of the government are determined to take action against those guilty of corruption,

indiatimes 17-NOV-11

[-said]: You have to educate the values of cleanliness,

financialexpress 14-NOV-11

[-said]: We are asking states to do social audits and for that they need to set up administrative structures. We will have to, possibly at a later date, look at increasing the 6% funds provided for administrative expenditure,

economictimes 09-NOV-11

[-told]: I think it is a good initiative and it is worthwhile adopting this system in other states. We will consult the Supreme Court in the matter as well,

economictimes 08-NOV-11

[-added]: The Lokpal Bill (which is presently being examined by the standing committee) identifies a failure to deliver as an act of corruption. However, given the criminal nature of this act, it will take a long time for this charge to be established,

economictimes 04-NOV-11

[-said]: Reservation for women is needed to increase their representation in parliament,

gulfnews 02-NOV-11

[-said]: Gujarat ranks even lower than some North Indian states, when it comes to malnutrition and hunger indices,

economictimes 02-NOV-11

[-said]: Gujarat ranks even lower than some north Indian states, when it comes to malnutrition and hunger indices,

indiatimes 02-NOV-11

[-said]: Child sex ratio indices are not only adverse in Punjab, Delhi and Haryana but have become increasingly adverse even in Gujarat also, which is a bit of surprising. That was not the case 20 years ago but, today, Gujarat is one of the states that is mentioned with Punjab, Haryana and Delhi for adverse sex ratio in the country,

economictimes 02-NOV-11

[-said]: Suppose you are a victim of Naxal violence, your house is burnt, irrespective of BPL or APL you will be eligible for IAY houses,

economictimes 25-OCT-11

[-states]: I look forward to hearing from you and your concurrence for an urgent CBI probe into the implementation of MG-NREGA Balrampur, Gonda, Mahoba, Sonbhadra, Sant Kabir Nagar, Mirzapur and Kushinagar. The need for such a CBI probe is urgent since the labour budget under MG-NREGA has exceeded Rs 5000 crore in UP which, incidentally, has all been borne by the Central government. The criminal conspiracies in these districts to defraud the Central and state government appear to be as scandalous as what has been the

timesofindia 25-OCT-11

[-has also warned]: It is not just the findings of the National Level Monitors that have been ignored by the state government. I find that findings of the State Quality Monitor (SQM) himself in relation to the implementation of MG-NREGA in the four districts of Sonbhadra, Mirzapur, Kushinagar and Sant Kabeernagar have been ignored. No action has been taken on the recommendations regarding probing disproportionate asset or criminal liability of officials. Some officials appear to have been suspended but there has been no action

timesofindia 25-OCT-11

[-said]: The Government of India is committed to the development of Jangalmahal. I have told the West Bengal chief minister that the state should send a detailed proposal for the overall development of the area,

economictimes 22-OCT-11

[-told]: I have made a strong pitch to the Prime Minister and the Finance Minister that PMGSY is the single most transformative programme in India. It has a multiplier effect that transforms the countryside like none other,

economictimes 04-OCT-11

[-said]: I have said that we should complete all basic connectivity works in the next 3 years and not drag it to 2017. This entails an investment of 1,60,000 crore over the next 3 years. So, I have asked for such a huge step-up,

economictimes 04-OCT-11

[-said]: Out of the Rs.100,000 crore, only nine percent of our spending on rural development is BPL (below poverty line) oriented,

deccanherald 03-OCT-11

[ said]: The Planning Commission and the Ministry of Rural Development will now work out an agreed methodology with which the states are also comfortable, which will ensure that once the households are ranked according to deprivation, the selection takes place in a manner that no poor and deprived household is excluded from the purview of central government programs,

voanews 03-OCT-11

[-said]: There are serious, serious shortcomings in its implementation...The record of its implementation is very patchy...and therefore, we have a huge challenge,

deccanherald 02-OCT-11

[-said this]: blot on India

indiatimes 02-OCT-11

[-noted]: There are some states like Harayana, Sikkim, Maharashtra, Kerala where hygiene conditions exist but in other states it is not visible,

indiatimes 02-OCT-11

[-said]: On the occasion of Gandhi Jayanti, I would like to mention one such case which is a shame on all of us. No other country in the world where about 60 per cent women have to go to the field for open defecation,

deccanherald 02-OCT-11

[-said]: Centre is also bringing about a law for women reservation in Parliament. Many women self-help groups are coming up in south India. There are 25 lakh women self-help groups in the country now. Andhra, Kerala, Bihar, Orissa are a few states where many women are coming up in panchayats and self-help groups,

indiatimes 02-OCT-11

[-said]: Whenever there is criticism of MGNREGA in Parliament, I say if the same social audit was there for MPLADS then it would be good for the country. But they (MPs) are not ready for social audit of MPLADS,

financialexpress 15-SEP-11

[-said]: Districts need flexibility to implement these programmes and more roads need to be done to enhance connectivity in these sparsely populated areas,

economictimes 14-SEP-11

[ said]: How to bring about a greater degree of convergence between the objectives of the Forest Conservation Act, the Forest Rights Act, and the aspirations of the people,

voanews 13-SEP-11

[said:]: There were concerns by industry associations and some of my colleagues and these have been reflected in the bill. Some of the provisions in the earlier draft were felt to make land acquisition very costly. It is a difficult law, aims at a difficult balance but I feel now we have struck the right balance.

economictimes 08-SEP-11

[ said]: If the standing committee gives its reports within the next two months, we are sure of passing the Bill in the next or winter session of Parliament,

expressindia 08-SEP-11

[ said]: The draft bill would add to the economic cost of land acquisition but its social benefits will outweigh the concern,

economictimes 07-SEP-11

[ said]: This bill is as much about politics as it is about land acquisition,

economictimes 07-SEP-11

[-said]: We need this bill but we also need faster economic growth, faster industrialization and faster urbanization.

economictimes 06-SEP-11

[ said]: We have discussed the draft land acquisition bill. We plan to introduce it in parliament next week after the approval of the cabinet. The chief minister has expressed broad support for the bill, particularly the R&R (rehabilitation and resettlement) package,

deccanherald 03-SEP-11

[ said]: We have discussed the draft land acquisition bill. We plan to introduce it in parliament next week after the approval of the cabinet. The chief minister has expressed broad support for the bill, particularly the R&R (rehabilitation and resettlement) package of the bill,

economictimes 03-SEP-11

[ said]: There is no compulsion in the central law. The state governments can have their own law. And I think with the approval of the chief minister, we can introduce the bill in parliament,

deccanherald 03-SEP-11

[-told]: Chief Minister (Mamata Banerjee) has expressed broad support for the bill, particularly the R&R (resettlement and rehabilitation) package of the bill,

economictimes 03-SEP-11

[-wrote]: I wish to assure you of my fullest cooperation at all times for rural development schemes in Bihar, which I see as a cooperative endeavour and partnership between the central government and state government,

indiatimes 31-AUG-11

[-said]: I am hopeful that with these decisions the PMGSY programme in Bihar will be back on track,

indiatimes 31-AUG-11

[-told]: That is a way out,

reuters 23-AUG-11

[-added]: The Lokpal Bill seeks to addresses corruption cases at the top level. The bill I am suggesting is to address such cases and complaints at the lowest level,

economictimes 23-AUG-11

[-added]: Drawing my experience from MGNREGA, we are trying to see of we can have a legislation to address corruption at various levelsa¦It can also be a part of the Lokpal Bill,

economictimes 23-AUG-11

[-said]: The Lokpal Bill seeks to addresses corruption cases at top level. The bill I am suggesting is to address such cases at lowest level,

economictimes 23-AUG-11

[-told]: Prime Minister Manmohan Singh also agrees that we must do something on grievance redressal mechanism,

economictimes 22-AUG-11

[ added]: I will try to introduce this bill in the Parliament in the ongoing session. There is a good deal of political consensus and, in all likelihood, it will be passed in the winter session,

economictimes 20-AUG-11

[-told]: Rural development is the answer to fight naxalism. It will improve the living standard of the people living in villages,

economictimes 14-AUG-11

[said:]: withdrawal of labour from agriculture has been a long-continuing process

economictimes 12-AUG-11

[ said]: There are many issues in the scheme and most of them are administrative in nature,

economictimes 01-AUG-11

[said:]: broadly she appears to be happy with the approach to the bill, particularly with R and R (relief and rehabilitation) package contained in it.

indiatimes 30-JUL-11

[-said]: But Medha Patkar is not involved in drafting it. I hope that she will be very happy with the draft,

financialexpress 26-JUL-11

[-told]: The eight states, which get the largest chunk of the rural development ministry's grant under the various social programmes, would get a special state auditor general for monitoring the schemes and it would be established over the next one year,

expressindia 20-JUL-11

[-said]: We need a Nabard type of institution for SHG. We have proposed a detailed paper for national bank for SHGs. We will take up the matter with the finance minister,

expressindia 19-JUL-11

[-said]: The BPL census was last held in 2002. We hope to complete it by the end of the year,

economictimes 13-JUL-11

[ said]: My immediate priority for rural development includes the expansion of NREGA. The preparation of the two legislations on land acquisition and rehabilitation and resettlement and the national livelihood mission , and giving the anti-Naxal efforts of the government a rural development focus,

economictimes 12-JUL-11

[-said]: This is the second largest ministry in the government after defence and there is pressure to show better utilization of the ample resources,

indiatimes 12-JUL-11

[-said]: The fact that there has been no disbursement so far is extremely disappointing and is not designed to build confidence in the run up to Durban. There must be some multilateral monitoring of fast start finance,

economictimes 11-JUL-11

[-said]: This would mean that each of the top 50 mining districts of the country will get Rs 200 crore for development purposes,

indiatimes 08-JUL-11

[admitted that:]: quality and not quantity is India’s biggest challenge

trust 07-JUL-11

[-said]: There is however no magic bullet to effect the balance between development, the aspiration of rural communities to a better lifestyle and growth of the mining industry in Orissa.

trust 07-JUL-11

[-told]: The Chhattisgarh UMPP will not be cleared because it is in the middle of the Hasdeo-Arand coalfield, which is a dense forest. Moreover, the state government is also not keen on getting it cleared,

expressindia 03-JUL-11

[-noted]: Christiana Figueres asked MEF (environment minister) about his approach to Kyoto Protocol issues. MEF was of the view that the Annex I countries (developed countries except the US) may not have the political appetite to revisit the ambition expressed at Cancun. Their ambition with regard to their emission reduction levels appear to be frozen. It would, therefore, be difficult to do further work on raising the ambition levels either within the KP framework or outside it (referring to the US).

timesofindia 30-JUN-11

[-said]: Close to 50% of the leather processing units in the Ganga river basin are located in Uttar Pradesh (Jajmau, Unnao and Banthar) and West Bengal. Together they use about 3,000 tonnes of salt each day to preserve 5,000 tonnes of raw hide. Close to 90% of this salt finds its way into the Ganga and groundwater leading to pollution and contamination. The new lyophilisation technology developed and patented by the CPCB enables salt-free preservation of hides. It also brings down the amount of water used in the pro

economictimes 20-JUN-11

[-said]: CPCB will continue to be vigilant, particularly in the most heavily-polluted 500-km stretch of the Ganga between Kannauj and Varanasi ,

economictimes 20-JUN-11

[-wrote]: I would urge you to kindly have the matter looked into so that necessary instructions are issued to the concerned officers to take immediate action to stop illegal mining going on in your state, including at the Missarpur and Ajitpur in Hardwar, before the situation takes any ugly turn,

economictimes 18-JUN-11

[-wrote]: It is unfortunate that in spite of my repeated requests, no effective action appears to have been taken by the state government to stop illegal river bed sand mining. Various media reports appearing in recent days confirm the inaction on the part of the state government,

economictimes 18-JUN-11

[-told]: The Bhagiradhi and Alakananda basins are important because...if there is no water in these two rivers, water flow in the Ganga is going to come down quite substantially,

financialexpress 14-JUN-11

[-said]: The most important feature of the IIT Rook study is that they have recommended what should be the minimum environmental flow in each of these projects in order to ensure that there is uninterrupted flow (of River Ganga),

financialexpress 14-JUN-11

[ said]: Unfortunately, no action was coming from the State government over the last 15 or 16 months,

indiatimes 14-JUN-11

[-said]: We have been routinely stipulating three cubecs as the minimum environmental flow which is clearly unrealistic,

financialexpress 14-JUN-11

[-said]: The Posco steel-cum-power-cum port project in Orissa was given environment and forest clearance by the ministry of environment and forests after a great deal of thought and a careful balancing of various factors. However, I hope that the state government will not use this clearance as a licence for forcible acquisition of land,

expressindia 14-JUN-11

[ said]: I am extremely sorry that the swami, who was fasting, has died. It should not have happened,

indiatimes 14-JUN-11

[-said]: While all parties should adhere to democratic norms and procedures, I earnestly hope that the state government will not take any precipitate action,

trust 13-JUN-11

[-said]: However, I hope that the state government will not use this clearance as a license for forcible acquisition of land,

economictimes 12-JUN-11

[-told]: Not that I am aware of

expressindia 10-JUN-11

[-said]: Rely on your capabilities to trigger a change. The more freedom from government procedures, the better-off you'll be,

economictimes 04-JUN-11

[-explained]: It will take two to three years to get the intellectual framework in place as there are differences among experts about the method of calculating a green GDP. That is why I said we would be able to put in place a green GDP by 2015,

economictimes 04-JUN-11

[-told]: The Jaitapur nuclear power project will be implemented,

indiatimes 04-JUN-11

[-said]: Years ago, we were the leaders in the solar power sector, but we seem to have lost in the race. We have enough talent and entrepreneurship that can help us achieve the status of global leaders in green technology just like we did in the IT sector,

economictimes 04-JUN-11

[-said]: The essence of Nehru's fixation on scientific temper was this-a questioning mind, pushing the limits, not getting encumbered or structured by narrow limited concerns, not afraid to be inconsistent with changing facts and circumstances but always proceeding on the basis of objective realities, not prisoner of any dogma, modern or archaic. And let me tell you-modern-day dogmas can be as devastating as ancient ones,

economictimes 28-MAY-11

[-said]: We need to maximise the partnership between the IITs and rest of industry on the one hand and all our activities on the other,

economictimes 28-MAY-11

[-told]: There is hardly any worthwhile research from our IITs. The faculty in the IIT is not world class. It is the students in IITs who are world class. So the IITs and IIMs are excellent because of the quality of students not because of quality of research or faculty,

indiatimes 24-MAY-11

[-told]: For e-waste, we have set up a couple of new integrated facilities. Not only for e-waste but chemical waste in general, we have signed a $90 million project with the World Bank,

time 24-MAY-11

[-said]: A governmental set up can never attract young people. Never. Let us understand our experience in the last 60 years. We want to think differently. We have to think differently, how we are going to organise our research institutions. And this is one way of building PPP,

rediff 23-MAY-11

[-said]: We cannot build a world class research centre in a Governmental set up. The governmental set up can never attract young people. Never. Let us understand our experience in the last 60 years. Government research institutions can never attract young talent. So we want to think differently. We have to think differently, how we are going to organise our research institutions. And this is one way of building PPP,

expressindia 23-MAY-11

[-told]: Most unscientific approach. I am disappointed in Justice Shah,

expressindia 23-MAY-11

[-said]: A world class research centre cannot be built in a governmental set up and can never attract young people. So we want to think differently. We have to think differently, how we are going to organise our research institutions. And this is one way of building PPP,

expressindia 23-MAY-11

[-said]: So we want to think differently. We have to think differently, how we are going to organise our research institutions. And this is one way of building PPP,

financialexpress 23-MAY-11

[-told]: There is hardly any worthwhile research from our IITs. The faculty in the IIT is not world class. It is the students in IITs who are world class. So the Indian Institute of Technology (IITs) and Indian Institute of Management (IIM) are excellent because of the quality of students not because of quality of research or faculty,

financialexpress 23-MAY-11

[-told]: There is hardly any worthwhile research from our IITs. The faculty in the IIT is not world class. It is the students in IITs who are world class. So the IITs (Indian Institute of Technology) and IIMs (Indian Institute of Management) are excellent because of the quality of students not because of quality of research or faculty,

rediff 23-MAY-11

[-said]: I am guilty of condoning many environmental violations,

ipsnews 11-MAY-11

[-said]: Regularisation of illegality is a peculiar Indian characteristic. First you make the law and then break the law,

ipsnews 11-MAY-11

[-said]: But at some points of time, the signal has to go that laws are laws and they should not be violated,

rediff 06-MAY-11

[-said]: U nfortunately many times I am forced to regularise because I have no option . . . because one refinery has been built . . . steel plant is built. So I am guilty in some cases of having actually condone many environmental violations,

rediff 06-MAY-11

[-said]: I am totally against regularising illegality,

rediff 06-MAY-11

Mukherjee [-said]: I have talked to Rural Development Minister Jairam Ramesh in this regard and the it will be launched soon,

economictimes 03-SEP-11

Bharti [-told]: Four months ago, I was disturbed to see the state of the Ganga river. I had then written a letter to the Prime Minister and environment minister Jairam Ramesh . My demand is that Ganga should be declared a national river,

indiatimes 25-JUN-11

Dikshit [-told]: I do not know in what context Ramesh spoke. However, the decision to give the clearance was taken by the then NDA government and the permission was given by the authorities,

indiatimes 08-JAN-11

Ahluwalia [-told]: I hope Jairam (Ramesh) understands the implications,

expressindia 21-DEC-10

Aslam [-said]: The minister (Ramesh) has been instrumental in bridging gaps,

indiatimes 14-DEC-10

Angela Merkel [said:]: Indian Minister Jairam Ramesh has made important contributions at the Cancun conference.

hinduonnet 12-DEC-10

Jaitley [-said]: India's conventional position has been that those who pollute must pay and in altering this stance, Ramesh has broken alliances that were formed after years of hard work. China, which has been coordinating climate negotiations with us, are still insisting on voluntary cuts,

economictimes 10-DEC-10