Kasturirangan also served as secy of Dept of Space and was pioneer of India’s remote sensing satellites. He passed away at 10.43 am at his home in Bengaluru after a prolonged illness.
After Wayanad landslides, Centre's looking at issue of notifying ecologically sensitive areas in Western Ghats again. K Kasturirangan recommends Centre look at report by a panel led by him.
Described as ‘apolitical’ and ‘focused on academics’, Kasturirangan is the mind behind the National Education Policy 2020. He is now heading panel for new curriculum framework.
Meghnad’s interest went much beyond economics and politics. This is reflected in his writing, particularly after his retirement as a full-time LSE professor in 2003.
In the latest budget, the FDI limit was increased to 100 percent, but most foreign companies are not buying such large stakes in the Indian insurance sector.
As Narendra Modi becomes India’s second-longest consecutively serving Prime Minister, we look at how he compares with Indira Gandhi across four key dimensions.
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