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Haryana bill proposes statutory authority to celebrate International Gita Mahotsav

Haryana govt & Kurukshetra Development Board jointly organising festival since 2016. CM to be authority chairperson, while minister in charge of urban local bodies to be deputy.

Global index shows India’s democracy strengthened since 2020. But civil liberties have been in free fall

According to Economist Intelligence Unit, India’s 2023 performance in ‘Democracy Index’ has been best in last 3 years. But these gains have only partially reversed loss suffered since 2018.

Unfinished after 20 yrs, Andhra’s Polavaram dam plagued by technical issues, funds crunch, politics

Since work on the project started in 2005, the project cost has swollen manifold. State govt officials hope that the upcoming general and assembly polls will help speed things up.

Vacant posts, overburdened officials — why Haryana is asking Centre for more IAS officers

State has 166 officers against authorised cadre strength of 215, 28 to retire by 2026, officers burdened with two to three departments.

Drug regulator tightens sampling norms to test quality of medicines & cosmetics reaching market

CDSCO last week notified streamlined guidelines on sampling, conceded that at present sampled drugs are mostly from big brands and urban areas. 

17th Lok Sabha report card: Just 2 MPs logged 100% attendance. Sonia, Akhilesh asked 0 questions

Only a quarter of MPs, Congress’s Manish Tewari and BJP’s Nishikant Dubey among them, registered over 90% attendance, data collected by non-profit PRS Legislative Research shows.

Parliamentary panel tells Centre to identify reasons for ‘slow pace’ of its Smart Cities Mission

According to report tabled by standing committee on Housing and Urban Affairs last week, 47% projects in 20 cities under construction as of December. Mission deadline is June. 

90 people hold cabinet rank in Siddaramaiah govt. Only 34 are ministers: Congress playbook on dissent

People given this rank include advisers to govt — the CM has a legal, medical and even 'general' and 'special' advisers — as well as chairpersons of various boards and committees. 

In ex-UP DGP’s memoir, stories of secret meet with Gogoi before Ayodhya verdict & ‘rattling’ BSP

In his memoir ‘Crime, Grime & Gumption’, the former IPS officer also writes about his repeated attempts to bring in a commissionerate system, and how it came to be implemented in 2 cities.

Govt registration, monthly maintenance, emergency protocol — what UP Lifts & Escalators Bill mandates 

The Bill, which received state assembly’s nod Saturday, fulfills a longstanding demand from residents & flat owners in high-rises. It also makes mandatory the installation of CCTV cameras. 

On Camera

Air India reduces baggage allowance by 5-15 kg, bringing it in line with rest of industry

Air India’s new policy, effective from 2 May, introduces new weight limits for tickets in each of the different 'fare families' — Comfort, Comfort Plus, and Flex.

China builds road through Shaksgam Valley, India registers protest

New Delhi has, in past, too, objected to Chinese construction activities in Shaksgam Valley. Work in this strategic region gathered pace after the 2017 Doklam stand-off.

Frontrunner is letting the challenger define this poll campaign. Modi still hasn’t found a big theme

A theme has not yet emerged for BJP & people see lack of a contest, which makes it unexciting. For all these reasons, 2024 is turning out to be an unexpectedly theme-less election.