Power cut for Ramesh

Rumours surrounding the imminent Cabinet reshuffle suggest that Environment Minister Jairam Ramesh will be reassigned his portfolio for his excessive zeal in implementing environmental laws. Where will he go? The in-joke is probably the power ministry, since it’s Ramesh’s “no go” policy on 203 mines in the eastern mining belt that is holding up investments worth Rs 40,000 crore, the bulk of them in power generation.