Government orders IT/BT/BPO sectors to declare holiday for all the employees on 15th August as a part of “Independence day” celebrations. They even threaten to take action if they won’t do so. Isn’t it a foolishness? For those who...

The Swiss have either flipped their lids completely or set a new bar for enlightened animal welfare legislation, depending on your perspective. The Swiss government has announced new laws which will make the process of becoming a pet owner...

DON’T READ THIS IF YOUR HEART IS WEAK I recall having written in an earlier blog that Indian bureaucracy is no longer India’s main problem. Someone read this sentence and immediately sent me an email along these lines. ‘Ravi have you...

A commission created after a Lake Tahoe blaze destroyed more than 250 homes voted unanimously Friday to seek state and federal emergency declarations to combat what it says is an imminent threat of catastrophic wildfire.Declarations by President...

Steps to prevent catastrophic wildfires in the Lake Tahoe basin, one of the country’s most treasured natural wonders, have been hampered for years by bureaucratic infighting among agencies that often work at cross-purposes, according to...