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Only 10% of PPP projects in India are in urban areas. Blame poor planning & low tax collections

According to India Infrastructure Report 2023, Gujarat ranks 1st with 33 Public Private Partnership projects in urban areas, followed by Uttar Pradesh & Maharashtra.

MoS Lekhi disowns Parliament reply, leaves govt red-faced. MEA then says ‘technical correction’ needed

MEA website now says correction needed to reflect that response was by MoS V. Muraleedharan, not Lekhi. Opposition uses issue to get back at govt over Mahua Moitra's expulsion.

MoS Meenakshi Lekhi denies signing LS reply on designating Hamas as terror group, calls for inquiry

Answer attributed to Lekhi is available on both Lok Sabha and MEA websites. It refers to designation of an organisation as terrorist being covered under UAPA.

Navy facing shortage of 10,896 personnel including 1,777 officers, govt tells Parliament

In response to another question, MoS Ajay Bhatt said defence & finance ministries working on mechanism to enable special dispensation to operationalise non-lapsable modernisation fund.

Ethics panel recommends expulsion of MP Mahua Moitra for ‘sharing’ her Parliamentary login credentials

In report, tabled in Lok Sabha today, Moitra stands accused of sharing login details of LS Members Portal with 'unauthorised person'. On 'cash for query' allegation, panel recommends govt probe.

Highest number of Indian student deaths abroad in last 5 yrs recorded in Canada, govt tells RS

In response to a question in Rajya Sabha, MoS External Affairs V. Muraleedharan said 403 Indian students had died abroad since 2018, of which 91 died in Canada, followed by the UK.

Himachal bid for land to tribals near China-occupied Tibet stuck with governor, Congress protests

To give this land to tribals for cultivation, state requires governor to suspend Forest (Conservation) Act. Matter pending 5 months with Raj Bhavan, which has sought 'clarifications'.

Global framework required to leverage the opportunities of AI, says MeitY official at tech summit

Abhishek Singh, CEO of National e-Governance Division, said at Global Technology Summit organised in Delhi that Govt of India views AI regulation from 'point of user harm'.

No proposal to revise OBC non-creamy layer limit at present, govt tells Rajya Sabha

The income criterion for the creamy layer is revised every three years to adjust inflation. OBC outfits have been lobbying to have the policy of creamy layer done away with.

India redefining need for regulations on data protection, BJP’s Baijayant Panda says at tech summit

Panda was giving keynote address on Digital Personal Data Protection Act at Global Technology Summit, organised by External Affairs Ministry & Delhi-based think-tank Carnegie India.

On Camera

Tirupati scandal isn’t political or communal. It’s about temple economics

A private temple could make crores by selling better laddus and investing in goshalas and captive production units to control quality.

After a brief surge, private investment & hiring has again turned cautious. Focus is on cutting debt

Financial year 2022-23 saw private investments & hiring surge, but since then firms are using cash to reduce debt. General elections didn’t help matters, either.

Morocco signs pact with Tata for joint manufacture of WhAP Infantry Fighting Vehicle

The armoured platform is India's first amphibious infantry combat wheeled vehicle. Last year, the Royal Moroccan Armed Forces had procured 90 military trucks from the Tata Group.

Islam doesn’t kill democracy. The army-Islam combo does

How come Indonesia, Malaysia, Turkey and Sri Lanka remain constitutional, democratic and stable despite Islam and Buddhism respectively, but Pakistan, Bangladesh and Myanmar don’t?