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‘Either there wasn’t an economist in Swaminathan panel, or he didn’t know economics’

Swapna Merlin -
Renowned agricultural economist Sardara Singh Johl takes on the father of Green Revolution, M. S. Swaminthan's idea of raising MSP 1.5 times the production costs.
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With biggest budget, how has the rural development ministry performed on key schemes?

Ruhi Tewari -
For FY 2017-18, the ministry had an allocation of Rs 1.07 lakh crore. How has it fared on implementing schemes like MGNREGA, housing, and roads?
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Staff crunch making probe into PNB-Nirav Modi scam difficult, CBI tells court

Ananya Bhardwaj -
‘We are short-staffed, need more expert hands to probe voluminous PNB case,’ it says while asking for permission to let sub-inspectors probe the case.
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Harish Khare quits as Tribune editor-in-chief after a tumultuous few months

Chitleen K Sethi -
Khare was at the centre of the storm when the newspaper reported on the easy access to Aadhaar data, as well as the public apology to Bikram Singh Majithia.
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Here’s what’s still holding working women back in 2018

Anna Bruce-Lockhart -
Women are still paid less, female bosses are still in the minority and motherhood still carries the risk of total career derailment.
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Pakistan calls back high commissioner to India for talks after harassment allegations

Sajjad Hussain -
Pak foreign office said that the Indian govt failed to take notice of the increasing incidents of intimidation of Pakistani diplomats by its intelligence agencies.
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Affordable drugs scheme in crisis: 3 CEOs quit in 3 years, no replacement found since

Himani Chandna -
BPPI, the bureau that runs the Pradhan Mantri Bharatiya Janaushadhi Pariyojana, has been looking for a CEO since November last year.
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For new Study in India campaign, govt’s mantra is ‘Focus West Asia’

Anubhuti Vishnoi -
In keeping with India’s diplomatic focus under Modi, 13 of the 35 target countries are from West Asia, with Iran, Iraq, Saudi Arabia and UAE in the list.
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Smriti Irani’s close friendship with Ekta Kapoor ‘cost’ Doordarshan serious TRP & revenue

Amrita Nayak Dutta -
I&B minister scrapped a programming deal Balaji Telefilms was on the verge of violating and being penalised for. She denies wrongdoing, says she protected Doordarshan.
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HRD ministry calls for ‘checks & balances’, suggests greater govt support to new IIMs

Anubhuti Vishnoi -
While the IIM Act aims to free up the premier business schools from governmental control, many of the newer IIMs have argued in favour of it.
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Renuka Sane -
Our response to KYC problems has been to bring technology to streamline processes. The problem is that they often don’t work as well as one would have hoped.
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Economy

Budget 2023: Capital outlay sees 33% hike in infra boost. Focus...

Moushumi Das Gupta -
Highways sector also saw jump in allocation. Fifty airports, heliports, water aerodromes & advance landing grounds to be revived to improve regional air connectivity.

Defence

India is modernising its armed forces and trying to reduce defence imports | Manisha Mondal | ThePrint

Budget 2023: Defence gets 13% more than last yr. Pensions &...

Snehesh Alex Philip -
Capital budget increased to Rs 1.62 lakh crore from 1.52 lakh crore. Navy, Army see substantial increase but allocation for procuring aircraft, aero engines goes down.

National Interest

Return of the Muslim: From Modi ‘sermon’ to Pathaan to Bharat...

Shekhar Gupta -
Most key Hindutva/RSS objectives have been achieved, and Modi & BJP now need social calm, at least till summer of 2024. A de-escalation of some sort is on.

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