Housing Secretary D.S. Mishra says it’s too early to give details like where the cities will come up, or if they will be new or carved out of existing cities.
The 15th Finance Commission has said it is imperative to fix an appropriate price for water on a graded basis wherein 'higher consumption entails higher charges’.
Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman announced the new Agriculture Infrastructure and Development Cess in the Budget, but clarified it will not increase the prices of commodities.
Former finance secretary Subhash Chandra Garg says Modi govt has forgotten about reform agenda and the investment plan in its $5 trillion economy goal. Read his full blog post here.
The monthly outlook report for August says the uncertainty on account of the pandemic still persists and only a vaccine will restart discretionary spending.
Govt has provided Rs 30,000 cr as against Rs 74,340 cr proposed by 15th finance commission, towards revenue deficit grants to states & has made no allocation for bank recapitalisation.
While the commission didn’t mention provisions under which IndiGo's market domination would be examined, Competition Act 2002 prohibits abuse of dominant position by any enterprise.
It is argued that India-Israel ties are moving from buyer–seller dynamic to one focused on joint development & manufacturing partnership, a shift 'more durable' than traditional arms sales.
Don’t blame misfortune. This is colossal incompetence and insensitivity. So bad, heads would have rolled even in the old PSU-era Indian Airlines and Air India.
The comment on Rihanna, is a below the belt journalism. Yes-she may not be well aware of the details; Yes-we can have different opinions about the issue. Her “naive” tweet is so deafening because of the complete utter silence of our famous people. I would unsubscribe from the Print for this is not dignified journalism.
A great power needs both sturdy shoulders and a fantastic sense of humour. When we need to develop a deterrent, we will do so without bothering about the rest of the world. Responding to Rihanna and Greta Thunberg in the way that we are has a very thin skinned, insecure, Third World feel to it. They strike me as far more responsible citizens of the world than Ms Kangana Ranaut.
A humble citizen’s prayer to the Lord would be for the honourable apex court to strike down the CA Act as unconstitutional. Its religion based criterion for grant of citizenship inconsistent with the basic principle of secularism. 2. NRC at the national level is a terrible, chaotic idea. Reverses completely the natural presumption of innocence of the citizen. A recipe for unending chaos on the epic scale of Demonetisation. Senior folk really should go back to their martini lunches at Delhi Gym and long games of golf. So much more productive than working 24 / 7 and doing this stuff.
The Tsar is ageing, tiring. A professional sportsman who has been at the top of his game for a long time, who now finds his reflexes are not the same. Russia’s response to the pandemic has not been very good. Nor has the helming of the resource dependent economy for well over a decade. After Nehru Who was answered by India without skipping a beat. It will be the same in Russia. President Putin’s real fear would be, What happens when he dismounts the Siberian tiger.
The comment on Rihanna, is a below the belt journalism. Yes-she may not be well aware of the details; Yes-we can have different opinions about the issue. Her “naive” tweet is so deafening because of the complete utter silence of our famous people. I would unsubscribe from the Print for this is not dignified journalism.
A great power needs both sturdy shoulders and a fantastic sense of humour. When we need to develop a deterrent, we will do so without bothering about the rest of the world. Responding to Rihanna and Greta Thunberg in the way that we are has a very thin skinned, insecure, Third World feel to it. They strike me as far more responsible citizens of the world than Ms Kangana Ranaut.
A humble citizen’s prayer to the Lord would be for the honourable apex court to strike down the CA Act as unconstitutional. Its religion based criterion for grant of citizenship inconsistent with the basic principle of secularism. 2. NRC at the national level is a terrible, chaotic idea. Reverses completely the natural presumption of innocence of the citizen. A recipe for unending chaos on the epic scale of Demonetisation. Senior folk really should go back to their martini lunches at Delhi Gym and long games of golf. So much more productive than working 24 / 7 and doing this stuff.
The Tsar is ageing, tiring. A professional sportsman who has been at the top of his game for a long time, who now finds his reflexes are not the same. Russia’s response to the pandemic has not been very good. Nor has the helming of the resource dependent economy for well over a decade. After Nehru Who was answered by India without skipping a beat. It will be the same in Russia. President Putin’s real fear would be, What happens when he dismounts the Siberian tiger.