With Principal Machado & some of the teachers of Campion School Mumbai after my address at the 75th anniversary celebration. What a wonderful spirit of camaraderie reigned all evening!
Back in Delhi to launch the Road Safety in India status report by the TransportationResearch& InjuryPrevention Programme of IITDelhi. While road accident fatalities have reduced around the world, they keep going up in India:we have1% of the world's vehicles, 10% of the fatalities
We are pleased to share a soft copy of our White Paper on Air Pollution. Thanks to all the Fellows across the country for their contributions. We hope for this to be the first of many Fellow-driven initiatives. #Professionals4Progress https://t.co/azvGq9QknP
My comment in @justurbane on the Taj controversy, part of the culture wars we seem to be engaged in on the battlefields of history: https://t.co/9PAZmMxpHs
Pleasure to meet you @BirdLife_CEO! Glad to hear about the amazing work you are doing saving birds, including in India. https://t.co/TdgqJLeW8T https://t.co/JNIgHhvJhM
Agasthyarkoodam, second highest peak in #Kerala, named after a renowned sage, which can be reached only by trekking up to it, 28 KMs long from base station, which requires two days. Trekking is allowed only during Jan to mid March upon passes issued by Kerala Forest Department.
As China's Foreign Minister Wang Yei prepares to arrive in India, i examine his country's relations w/ another nation he's visited, Germany: So Far, Yet So Close
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An occasion to remember the heroism & sacrifices of our brave soldiers, sailors & air personnel & those who support them, who do so much to keep us safe. #Salute#Respect#ArmedForcesFlagDay https://t.co/XCFq374NNt
Passionate about transforming lives through policy implementation? Apply to be a Policy Turk with @INDUSaction and help disadvantaged students get enrolled in a school of their choice.
Your appeal, @chelseahandler, resonates in a country where we have a Prime Minister &Chief Minister who behave the same way. #AxeMurderinRajasthan https://t.co/43mpiZ8d27
Twelve minute interview of Atal Behari Vajpayee w/ Karan Thapar in 1992 on what liberalism means to him, the Babri Masjid & other issues. How much the BJP has changed - &not for the better! His successors have a lot to learn from him.
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Met with community representatives to discuss what the Central Govt can & should do for the devastated fishing community of coastal Thiruvananthapuram. It's a shame that a country with our coastline doesn't even have a dedicated Ministry for Coastal/Fishery Affairs.
Emotional visit to the coastal village of Poonthura which has suffered painfully in #CycloneOckhi. Banner shows names &pix of 26 fishermen still missing including 15 year old Vinish. The grief of wives&mothers was unbearable