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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

Glimmer of 2024 gone, after 4th defeat, disquiet in Congress, broader Opposition on what next after Bihar

November 15, 2025 10:24 am

'Gigantic’ vote chori, says Jairam Ramesh; Mallikarjun Kharge says respect mandate, Rahul Gandhi calls it unfair

Opposition parties question PM’s ‘silence’, say key decisions outsourced to US

October 17, 2025 4:18 am

TMC deputy leader in Rajya Sabha Sagarika Ghose said “Trump’s claim must be directly answered”. “Has the Modi government given an assurance to Trump that it is stopping Russian oil purchase and, if not, is Trump’s claim false,” she said.

Ambedkar's conversion to Buddhism: Jairam Ramesh's post shows how far politics has travelled

October 16, 2025 6:38 pm

When Jawaharlal Nehru govt "could not spare funds" for Ambedkar's book; when V D Savarkar said, "no reason to give more importance to his shoutings than to the enraged mobs"

PM’s silence on Gaza atrocities ‘extreme moral cowardice’, says Congress

October 01, 2025 7:17 pm

“Where are the people of Gaza themselves in the system of governance proposed? Where is the roadmap for a full-fledged Palestinian state to come into being?” Jairam Ramesh said.

Opposition slams Wangchuk arrest, calls it BJP’s ‘abysmal failure’

September 27, 2025 4:22 am

TMC Rajya Sabha Deputy Leader Sagarika Ghose alleged that the Narendra Modi government treats any dissent as “anti-national” and arrests the dissenters under draconian laws.

What of other probes: Congress on SEBI clean chit to Adani

September 20, 2025 4:08 am

The SEBI clean chit to Gautam Adani, Rajesh Adani and key Adani Group companies is “only in two of the 20 matters being investigated” by it, under a Supreme Court-mandated probe, said Congress general secretary (communications) Jairam Ramesh in a statement.

Oppostion parties welcome Supreme Court’s ruling on Bihar SIR

August 23, 2025 3:43 am

“So far the ECI’s approach has been obstructionist and contrary to the interests of the voters. We welcome this judgment especially because it gives us an enforceable right which the ECI cannot ignore. Today, the ECI stands totally exposed and discredited,” he said.

'Intellectually dishonest': Congress slams govt assertion on India being among 'most equal' countries

July 07, 2025 1:52 pm

The Congress demanded that the Press Information Bureau (PIB) must clarify as to the origins of this press release and retract it immediately.

Will PM agree to have full debate in Parliament on country's post-Pahalgam security, asks Congress

June 11, 2025 12:58 pm

The Congress Party has called on Prime Minister Narendra Modi to hold a full parliamentary debate in the upcoming monsoon session on India's post-Pahalgam security and foreign policy challenges.

PM Modi lacks courage to have 'undoctored' press meets: Congress

June 08, 2025 2:04 pm

In a post on X, Congress general secretary Jairam Ramesh said leaders across the world hold freewheeling press conferences from time to time, but "ours has had none for 11 years".

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