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110-km road is final challenge for long-delayed India-Myanmar Kaladan connectivity project

An MEA initiative approved in 2008, Kaladan project seeks to ease India’s access to Southeast Asia and also provide an alternate route between landlocked northeast & rest of India.

UP govt approves affordable housing scheme for poor, migrant workers living in cities

According to the govt statement, all projects under the scheme will be used for rental accommodation only for EWS/LIG category for minimum 25 years.

Missed deadlines, cost overruns, tiff with Centre — why Polavaram isn’t yet Andhra’s ‘lifeline’

Polavaram was first proposed in 1941 but received green light in 2004-05, under YSR. It is projected to irrigate 2.91 lakh hectares, and provide drinking water to 28.5 lakh people.

24 sittings, 132 hours, 114% productivity: How Lok Sabha performed this Budget session

A total of 18 bills were passed by the Lok Sabha in the Fifth Session that began on 29 January 2021, according to a Parliament report.

Rajya Sabha adjourned sine die 13 days ahead of scheduled date as Budget Session concludes

Several members of the House had earlier urged the government to curtail the sittings of the Budget session after Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla had tested positive for Covid.

Why 3 new FCI foodgrain procurement orders have triggered anger in Punjab

The 3 orders include one calling for direct payment to farmers, bypassing arhatiyas, and another that requires tillers to prove they have authority to cultivate a certain plot to claim money.

How states/UTs are getting ready to roll out Covid vaccine drive for the 45+ from 1 April

Come 1 April, India’s Covid-19 vaccination programme — already the largest in the world — is set to get even bigger as vaccinations open up for all those aged over 45 years.

Lok Sabha passes Juvenile Justice Amendment bill that widens ambit of ‘serious offences’

Bill makes offences with punishments ranging from 3 to 7 years as cognisable from non-cognisable — meaning a juvenile accused of such offences can be arrested without a warrant.

Delhi Cabinet approves nameless scheme for doorstep delivery of ration after Centre objection

The ration scheme will not have any name due to the Centre's objection, and wheat flour atta, rice, and sugar will be delivered to homes in packed bags, Delhi govt said Wednesday.

Over 9,000 URLs blocked by govt in 2020, thrice more than in 2019, minister tells Parliament

Sanjay Dhotre, MoS, IT ministry says 9,849 URLs were blocked in 2020 by the government under Section 69A of the IT Act. The government blocked 2,799 URLs in 2018 and 3,635 in 2019.

On Camera

Indian industry in Bangladesh is staring at a void. New Delhi must give line of credit to Dhaka

For New Delhi, SAFTA and CEPA will be critical. Such frameworks could institutionalise economic ties with Bangladesh, making them resilient to political disruptions.


Even as SEBI lays down new curbs on F&O market, discount brokerages are changing business models

SEBI Tuesday unveiled rules to curtail retail participation in derivatives market. Options premia to be collected upfront from options buyer effective 1 Feb 2025.

‘No drone bombs or infiltration’, Army Chief says ‘battle of narratives’ must be controlled in Manipur

Chief of Army Staff General Upendra Dwivedi says the Manipur conflict was triggered by a rumour and that the situation may be ‘stable today, but it is tense’.

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?