'Load shedding' in North Block

Now that Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has taken charge of the finance ministry, the frenetic, activity-filled atmosphere in North Block with its tightly scheduled meetings has become far more relaxed — to the relief of many junior bureaucrats. The main sufferers are the secretaries, who are frequently summoned to the Prime Minister’s Office across the road in South Block at short notice and are sorely feeling the absence of a full-time minister