The fresh allegations of snooping on Opposition leaders after Apple’s “state-sponsored” notifications raise another stink. Such incidents hurt the health of a democracy and the government has done the right thing by quickly promising a detailed probe. It is now important to answer all questions, however uncomfortable they may be.
Modi govt does a 180 on appraisal system for civil servants. Evaluation must be less opaque
Modi government has done a 180-degree turn on the contentious 360-degree appraisal system for civil servants due for empanelment. DoPT has informed CAT’s Nainital Bench that it isn’t operational anymore. Going back and forth on institutionalised mechanisms is disruptive, arbitrary. These evaluation processes need to be less opaque and unpredictable.
Arbitration award for Tata a lesson for the myopic intellectual left on the price of populism
The arbitration award of Rs 766 cr for Tata for being driven out of Singur is a lesson on the price of populism. It was a prestigious job-generating project for Bengal and an opportunity for Indian Communists to reinvent themselves. It was history-in-the-making—stopped in its tracks by myopic intellectual Left.