IT is the massive destruction caused by the recent accident -caused by an earthquake and tsunami of unsurpassed and unanticipated magnitude -at the Fukushima nuclear power plant in Japan that provided the primary level of education on various aspects of nuclear energy and nuclear technology for most Indians, rather than a home-grown programme of information dissemination about nuclear issues by th

The solution to come out of energy crisis is not merely energy generation by traditional means, but in an integrated approach such as demand side management, the conservation and efficiency lighting transformation and energy generation through renewable sources.

This was stated by Chairperson Pakistan Engineering Council (PEC) Engr Rukhsana Zuberi while talking to energy experts here on Sunday.

The proposed Lokpal Bill, notwithstanding all the drama and protest surrounding it in recent days, is just a piece of a much larger agenda of reform of our existing institutions, infrastructure and processes to democratise information, enhance accountability and deliver development to all parts of the country.

Today, the country needs adequate information systems as much as it needs civil socie