India needs to develop radical thinking in terms of renewable energy resources, former union minister Jairam Ramesh has said. Climate change has added a whole new dimension to our energy policy, the Rajya Sabha member said.He was delivering a lecture on ‘The Changing Climate for India’s Energy Policy,’ organised by National Institute of Advanced Studies and The Hindu Centre for Politics and Public Policy here on Monday. Source: DECCAN HERALD, Bengaluru, November 11, 2014 Read More...
India’s nuclear programme needs “new adrenalin”, in order for the country to move towards a low carbon growth path, former Union Environment Minister Jairam Ramesh said at a public lecture on ‘Climate change and India’s energy policy’, organised by The Hindu Centre for Politics and Public Policy. Source: The Hindu, Bengaluru, November 11, 2014 Read More...Published in other Media: DECCAN Chronicle, Bengaluru, November 11, 2014 DECCAN HERALD, Bengaluru, November 11, 2014
India must pass comprehensive legislations that make it mandatory to meet climate change mitigation targets ahead of the international climate conference to be held in Paris in 2015, according to Jairam Ramesh, former Union Minister for Environment and Forests. This will instil confidence in the international community on the country’s seriousness in addressing the challenge of climate change and strengthen domestic initiatives. Source : The Hindu Business Line, CHENNAI, October 24,2014 Read More.. https://www.thehindubusinessline.com/news/climate-change-mitigation/article6530822.ece
India is vulnerable to the vagaries of climate change and it is essential that we provide the political leadership to address the issue, said former Union minister and Congress Rajya Sabha MP Jairam Ramesh, while delivering a public lecture, organised by the Hindu Centre for Politics and Public Policy, on Friday. Source : DECCAN Chronicle, CHENNAI, October 24,2014 Read More.. http://www.deccanchronicle.com/141025/nation-current-affairs/article/government-urged-tackle-climate-change
There is accumulating evidence in India that pollution and contamination are becoming a serious public health issue, which requires focussed strategies to mitigate. “Environment in India is not a lifestyle issue. The missing dimension in the environment debate is the public health debate. One way of getting a larger political focus for environmental issues would be to pitch it as a public health issue,” said Jairam Ramesh, former Union Minister for Environment and Forests. Source: The Hindu, CHENNAI, October,24, 2014 Read More.. https://www.thehindu.com/sci-tech/energy-and-environment/climate-change-a-public-health-issue-jairam/article6531830.ece Published in other Media: The Hindu Business Line, CHENNAI, October 24,2014 DECCAN Chronicle, CHENNAI, October 24,2014
Rattling a box filled with 100 paper slips with the number seven or eight written on them, Rajeeva L Karandikar, a psephologist, asked a member of the audience to pick one. The number turned out to be seven. Displaying the sheet, he said: “In fact, 99 of the papers bear one number, with one slip being the exception.” Now, tell me if it was seven or eight that constitutes the majority, he asked. The answer: You should not hazard a guess, and it would be imprudent to conclude it was seven because eight did stand a chance too. But one can be 99 per cent sure that the odd one out will be left out of the reckoning. Source: The Hindu Business Line, CHENNAI, March 7, 2014 Read More... https://www.thehindubusinessline.com/news/politics/opinion-polls-are-an-approximation-of-public-sentiment/article5757593.ece
In a country where political leaders hop parties, parties switch alliances and voter choices are volatile, opinion polls offered mathematicians a platform to demonstrate the power of statistics, Rajeeva L. Karandikar, Director, Chennai Mathematical Institute said on Thursday. Addressing a lecture-discussion on ‘The science behind opinion polls’ hosted by The Hindu Centre for Politics and Public Policy, Prof. Karandikar said while the opinion poll was neither “the truth, the whole truth and nothing but the truth” nor wholly about “lies, damned lies and statistics”, sampling, if properly done, had the power of determining the winner. Source: The Hindu, CHENNAI, March 7, 2014 Read More... Published in other Media: The Hindu Business Line, CHENNAI, March 7, 2014
The Right to Education (RTE) Act guarantees children a place in school but it requires political will and public participation in running schools and sensitive bureaucrats who understand the needs of children to make it effective, say education activists. At a discussion organised by The Hindu Centre for Politics and Public Policy here on Wednesday, eminent persons associated with children’s education spoke of the ways in which to ensure that the RTE was a right in letter and in spirit. Source: The Hindu, CHENNAI, January 8, 2014 Read More... https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/political-will-needed-to-make-rte-work/article5554483.ece
That a complainant’s past sexual conduct is irrelevant in a rape trial was among the key issues discussed at a seminar, “Gender Based Violence: Challenges and Institutional Responses,” organised by The Hindu Centre for Politics and Public Policy and the U.S. Consulate, Chennai, on Friday. Responding to a key question raised by N. Ram, Member, Board of Management, The Hindu Centre for Politics and Public Policy, on the concept of ‘Rape Shield’, Denice Labertew, Director, Advocacy, California Coalition Against Sexual Assault, said the past sexual conduct of the complainant cannot be used against her when a rape trial is on. Source : The Hindu, CHENNAI, December 7, 2013 Read More... https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/woman-complainants-past-sexual-conduct-irrelevant-in-rape-trials/article5430848.ece
If the BJP and the DMDK are all for opinion polls, the Congress is against the practice, which it feels could prejudice the election outcome. The two Left parties — the CPI and the CPI(M) — and the DMK, are all right with opinion polls as long as there are certain restrictions. Instead of espousing a blanket ban, these parties want transparency, a set of guidelines and procedures for conducting such polls. A discussion on, “Do opinion polls inform or mislead voters?”, organised by The Hindu Centre for Politics and Public Policy, saw Desiya Murpokku Dravida Kazhagam (DMDK) presidium chairman Panruti S. Ramachandran saying the essence of democracy was to enable a voter to make an informed choice. Source : The Hindu Business Line, CHENNAI, November 22, 2013 Read More... Published in other Media: The Hindu, CHENNAI, November 22, 2013
Instead of confining the consultation on banning opinion polls to just political parties, the Election Commission should have invited all stakeholders of the election process in the country, Desiya Murpokku Dravida Kazhagam presidium chairman Panruti S. Ramachandran said on Friday. Participating in a discussion on ‘Do opinion polls inform or mislead voters,’ organised by The Hindu Centre for Politics and Public Policy, he said that under the Constitution, the Election Commission had to ensure free and fair elections, and it could do so only by providing every party with a level playing field. Mr. Ramachandran was answering a question whether the EC could come to a conclusion on opinion polls based on the views of political parties alone. Source : The Hindu, CHENNAI, November 22, 2013 Read More... https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/debate-on-opinion-polls-spotlights-levelplaying-field-for-parties/article5380430.ece
Research into sensitive issues should go beyond finding facts or offering diagnosis and come up with solutions that can pave the way for reforms, West Bengal Governor M.K. Narayanan said on Friday. Interacting with research scholars and journalists at The Hindu Centre for Politics and Public Policy here, he said the outcome of research work should be open for debate involving all stakeholders so that a homogenous solution could be arrived at. “Policy scholars will have a good insight into issues. Everybody is giving the diagnosis, but we need some kind of prescription…Governments are looking for answers. A lot of research is being done and there has to be some fulfilment. The Hindu Centre for Politics and Public Policy can do much more in this regard,” he said.
Research into sensitive issues should go beyond finding facts or offering diagnosis and come up with solutions that can pave the way for reforms, West Bengal Governor M.K. Narayanan said on Thursday. Interacting with research scholars and journalists at The Hindu Centre for Politics and Public Policy here, he said the outcome of research should be open to debate involving all stakeholders so that a homogenous solution could be arrived at. Source: The Hindu, CHENNAI, September 27, 2013 Read More... https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/beyond-findings-research-should-offer-solutions-says-mk-narayanan/article5172158.ece
The State and Union Governments should have gone beyond political considerations to allay people’s fears regarding the proposed bifurcation of Andhra Pradesh to form Telangana. This was among the views expressed at a panel discussion on “Dealing with the Costs of Division: A Dialogue Towards Reconciliation”, organised by The Hindu Centre for Politics and Public Policy, in which the panellists unanimously rejected the idea of Hyderabad as a union territory or as a joint capital. Source: The Hindu Business Line, CHENNAI, September 22, 2013 Read More... https://www.thehindubusinessline.com/news/states/centre-ap-govt-rapped-for-not-reaching-out-to-people-of-seemandhra/article5157257.ece
A day-long consultation meet organised by 'The Hindu Centre for Politics and Public Policy' here today could not come out with any substantial solution for the prevailing crisis in Andhra Pradesh over the proposed division of the state even as participants wanted the Centre to reach out to people and civil society to end the impasse. "The Centre could have done much more...It has not done enough to reach out to the people. It can still do more to reach out to the people and the civil society, beyond political parties, to find a solution to the crisis," the meet concluded. Briefing newsmen in the evening about the day's deliberations, Economic and Political Weekly Executive Editor Aniket Alam and Senior Fellow, Centre for the Study of Developing Societies Yogendra Yadav said, "the problem is intractable. The passions are very high and its a zero-sum game. The division is clear, which is an unfortunate reality. Source: Business Standard, HYDERABAD, September 22, 2013 Read More... http://www.business-standard.com/article/pti-stories/consultation-meet-on-ap-impasse-ends-on-inconclusive-note-113092100550_1.html
Hyderabad: A day-long consultation meet organised by 'The Hindu Centre for Politics and Public Policy' here on Saturday could not come out with any substantial solution for the prevailing crisis in Andhra Pradesh over the proposed division of the state even as participants wanted the Centre to reach out to people and civil society to end the impasse. "The Centre could have done much more...It has not done enough to reach out to the people. It can still do more to reach out to the people and the civil society, beyond political parties, to find a solution to the crisis," the meet concluded. Source: Zee News, September 22, 2013 Read More... http://zeenews.india.com/news/andhra-pradesh/consultation-meet-on-ap-impasse-ends-on-inconclusive-note_878278.html