scorecardresearch
Monday, October 7, 2024
HomeIndiaGovernance

Governance

Baghel carries ‘gobar economy’ budget in cow dung case, old pension scheme back in Chhattisgarh

The Congress govt in the state is trying to push the 'gobar economy' model under which the govt will buy cow dung from cattle-owners to make cattle-rearing economically viable.

Why stakes are high as BMC comes under administrator without elected members after 40 years

The term of the BMC's publicly elected general body lapsed on 7 March. The Maharashtra cabinet has picked municipal commissioner Iqbal Singh Chahal as administrator.

Student in Ukraine, Pradhan in UP’s Hardoi — how war exposed double life of Vaishali Yadav

Vaishali Yadav, a medical student in Ukraine, made a video to appeal for evacuation from war-torn country. Now, the UP gram pradhan could be facing action for being 'absent from duty'.

Complaint not in right format? No problem, Lokpal will scrutinise it to spot genuine grievances

In 2021-22, of the 4,244 complaints received (till Feb 2022) by Lokpal, only 128 were in prescribed format. But since Jan 2022, 669 wrong-format complaints have been dealt with or disposed of.

Autonomy for temples, more goshalas — Karnataka CM Bommai’s 1st budget delivers BJP promises

Freeing temples from state control was 2018 poll promise of BJP, pet project for RSS. Budget Friday also allocated funds to develop Anjanadri hills, thought to be Hanuman’s birthplace.

Jagan govt will go to SC if needed, says minister, after HC order to make Amaravati sole capital

Minister Botsa Satyanarayana said govt is still keen on ‘decentralisation’. Court said legislature can't trifurcate capital, and wants Amaravati developed in 6 months.

Modi govt rethinks Gold Monetisation Scheme, feels it’s too expensive, hasn’t achieved aim

RBI has been asked to conduct a structural review of the scheme, including its rationale, associated high costs, and desirability of its continuation.

‘Forced to beg, work at 72’: Why widows & elderly are protesting for pension in Telangana

While Telangana government claims that, as of February 2022, it was providing pension to 36.42 lakh beneficiaries under Aasara scheme, lakhs said to be deprived of aid.

Ask consumers to be informers, go after suppliers: Bihar’s new plan to implement prohibition

Top excise official says liquor consumption is a social evil and people can be reformed, minister says amendment to prohibition law to be introduced in current legislative session.

Careers paused, posts vacant — why fight over reservation in promotion has govt officers upset

Issue is controversial, taken up in SC several times. With litigation dragging on, more than 1,000 officers of Central Secretariat Service protested outside North Block Friday.

On Camera

Why Modi-Shah have failed to develop mass leaders in states the way Vajpayee-Advani did

BJP had leaders like Modi, Chouhan, Raje, Raman Singh, BSY, and Dhumal who kept the party’s flame burning. Those promoted by Modi-Shah in the last 10 years fail to inspire confidence.

How businesses can become more resilient to the physical impacts of climate change

Extreme weather events have impacted 50% of corporate respondents to a recent survey. This underlines the importance of significant action now to increase climate resilience.

‘Nightmare at Chennai Marina’: 4 dead, 96 hospitalised after pandemonium at packed IAF air show

Lakhs of people were stranded at beach in heat as crowd control measures apparently failed. At least 14 lakh people were in attendance though police had expected around 10 lakh.

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?