The implications of a prime minister polarising a state election on religious lines is way more serious and far-reaching. But Modi seems ready to risk the fallout.
BJP’s urban vote share stood at 59.5 per cent, while Congress secured 32.8 per cent in 2012 polls; most voters vouch for development brought about by BJP govt.
Criticism of the bullet train project shows our fear of scale is like mass hypochondria, where we fear real medicine and drift on with dainty, sweet, ineffectual pills.
Dozens of our municipal corporations are set to issue financial bonds in the coming months to raise funds for developing smart cities. Over 90 urban local bodies have also got themselves rated in order to increase their ability to attract investment. Is this the best way to turn around the sorry state of our cities and how they are governed? We ask experts.
Driving an electric vehicle for months, the Hyundai IONIQ5, BMW iX and now the Kia Carens Clavis electric, has convinced me of the viability of EVs for city and mid-range commutes.
With the US-India trade deal yet to get done, rupee depreciation may be helping to mitigate India’s loss of competitiveness. The other problem is extreme despondence among overseas equity investors.
Of the total package, $649 million will be utilised for additional hardware, software, and support services, and the remaining for Major Defence Equipment (MDE).
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.
We Indians have zero respect for nature in general. I have bathed, enjoyed water sports in The Ganges a number of occasions. It is painful that governments around states do not have a cohesive policy to clean the holy river. Let us look at Kanpur. There are exporters there who ship out millions of dollars of leather products worldwide. A lot of money sits around this city. Creating PPP models cities like these will be a win win situation. However we remember what is common is uncommon.
We Indians have zero respect for nature in general. I have bathed, enjoyed water sports in The Ganges a number of occasions. It is painful that governments around states do not have a cohesive policy to clean the holy river. Let us look at Kanpur. There are exporters there who ship out millions of dollars of leather products worldwide. A lot of money sits around this city. Creating PPP models cities like these will be a win win situation. However we remember what is common is uncommon.
Polluted Ganga is not the only big failure of Modi government; missed opportunity as 2019 approaches.