Obama’s schedule likely to change
New Delhi: President Barack Obama’s schedule is likely to undergo a change and he may now depart from Agra instead of Delhi as authorities have examined the feasibility of his Air Force One aircraft landing in the city of Taj Mahal. Obama, who will be the chief guest for the Republic Day, is likely to fly to Agra by the Air Force One on the morning of January 27 to visit Taj Mahal and leave directly from there, official sources said here today. Air Force One is likely to land at Agra’s Indian Air Force base. Sources said discussions were on to firm this up after a feasibility report favoured landing of the Boeing 747-200B series aircraft at the airfield which has served as a major airbase for Allied forces during the World War-II.
Gauba relieved from Central deputation
New Delhi: Additional Secretary in the Home Ministry, Rajiv Gauba, was on Tuesday relieved from Central deputation for repatriation to his parent cadre — Jharkhand — where he will take over as the new Chief Secretary. A 1982-batch IAS officer, Gauba was looking after the Naxal and Kashmir desk in the Ministry of Home Affairs.
Prabhu releases book on climate change
New Delhi: Railway Minister Suresh Prabhakar Prabhu on Tuesday released a book Carbon Capture, Storage and Utilization (CCSU) edited by eminent people from various field. The book deals with the issue of mitigating climate change concerns arising out of emission of carbon-di-oxide in atmosphere. It is a collection of papers prepared by eminent authors — RV Shahi, who is the former Power Secretary, Malti Goel, former Advisor in the Ministry of Science and Technology, and M. Sudhakar, Advisor/Scientist, Ministry of Earth Sciences. The book has been published by TERI.