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Jairam Ramesh

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  • Born 09 April 1954
  • Age 70
  • Birth Place Chikmagalur, Mysore State, India, Karnataka, India
  • Profession Economist, Politician
  • Political Party Indian National Congress
  • In Office Union Minister Of Rural Development 13 July 2011 - 26 May 2014, Union Ministry Of Environment And Forests May 2009 - 12 July 2011
  • Residence New Delhi

Jairam ramesh BIOGRAPHY

Last Updated : 16 Nov 2024
Jairam Ramesh: A Veteran Congress Leader Born April 9 1954 Jairam Ramesh is a prominent figure in the Indian National Congress. Currently a Rajya Sabha MP representing Karnataka, his political career spans decades. Ramesh's ministerial experience includes a stint as Union Minister of Rural Develo...

Jairam ramesh PERSONAL LIFE

Spouse K. R. Jayashree (1981; died 2019)
Education IIT Bombay (B.Tech.), Carnegie Mellon University (M.S.)

POSITIONS HELD BY Jairam Ramesh

Position Tenure
Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change N/A
Member of Rajya Sabha N/A
Member of the Lok Sabha N/A

JAIRAM RAMESH NEWS

'Most inhuman, demeaning': Congress questions deportation of illegal Indian immigrants from US to Panama

February 21, 2025 12:05 pm

This comes after as many as 299 deportees, including Indians, were sent to Panama over the last week, where they are being held till they can be repatriated to their origin countries.

Congress releases manifesto week before Delhi polls: Promise to Purvanchalis, caste census

January 30, 2025 9:51 am

Additionally, the party has pledged free health coverage of up to Rs 25 lakh, drawing from a scheme introduced in Rajasthan in 2011 when it was in power.

Congress questions China thaw: Has pre-standoff

January 29, 2025 3:57 am

It said the Modi Government had not yet clarified if the situation along the LAC in Eastern Ladakh was the same as it was before the Chinese incursions triggered a military standoff.

Congress leader Jairam Ramesh reacts to NMC's decision to relax faculty recruitment eligibility

January 21, 2025 9:27 am

In a post on a microblogging site, X Ramesh questions the moves taken by the Commission. He also took a dig at the reduction of the NEET PG 2024 Counselling cut-off. 

PM Modi found time to go all over world but didn't reach out to distressed people of Manipur: Congress

January 14, 2025 10:49 am

The Congress' outburst came on the first anniversary of the launch of the 'Bharat Jodo Nyay Yatra' that began in Manipur.

Private sector's reluctance to invest in India corporate motion of no-confidence in govt: Congress

January 06, 2025 12:43 pm

Congress general secretary in-charge communications Jairam Ramesh said the investment environment in India had been sluggish in the "Modi decade".

Delhi Confidential: On Song

December 26, 2024 2:51 am

Before leaving for their extended CWC meet in Belagavi to mark 100 years of Mahatma Gandhi’s one and only stint as Congress president, Congress leaders conversed with journalists in a light mood.

Petition filed in SC challenging amendment to Conduct of Election Rules: Congress leader Jairam Ramesh

December 24, 2024 4:23 pm

The Centre amended the Conduct of Election Rules, 1961, to limit public inspection of election papers to only those documents specified in the provisions.

Big mystery why govt not resisting Parliament adjournments, it has much to feel defensive: Congress

November 29, 2024 1:28 pm

Congress general secretary in-charge communications Jairam Ramesh said the government has much to feel defensive and apologetic about.

Inexplicable…manipulation: Its Lok Sabha gains gone, Congress alleges plot in Maharashtra rout

November 24, 2024 7:37 am

After the defeat in Haryana last month, the Congress had, in an unprecedented move, declared that it would not accept the verdict, alleging there was a “conspiracy” hatched through “manipulation” of EVMs, a charge the Election Commission strongly denied. 

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