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TopicAMRUT

Topic: AMRUT

Government launches 3 landmark urban initiatives

ThePrint Team -
AMRUT, Smart Cities Mission, and PMAY-U aim to improve quality of life in urban areas.

Municipal bonds not a hit among urban local bodies, low creditworthiness a big hurdle — infra report

Risha Chitlangia -
Other factors include easy availability of govt funds, lack of political will to improve service delivery & systemic absence of timely audits, says India Infrastructure Report 2023

Maharashtra civil servants will be judged on how well they implement Modi schemes

Manasi Phadke -
The urban development department under CM Devendra Fadnavis has set KRAs for tasks such as Swachh Bharat & Smart Cities mission.

‘Muni’ bond to the rescue. After Indore’s success, cities eager to raise their own funds

Mahua Venkatesh -
Madhya Pradesh is taking the lead in ‘muni bonds’ with cities such as Gwalior, Jabalpur and Bhopal set to follow suit.

On Camera

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Opinion

US pilot rescue in Iran must be seen more than war cost. Nation protects its warriors

Ajay Ahlawat -
A live American pilot paraded on Iranian state television would have been an intelligence windfall and a propaganda coup of historic proportions.

Iraq’s long road to FIFA World Cup qualification is a story of survival, defiance

Why nose strips and peel-off masks are an overhyped quick fix for blackheads

Economy

What to expect from China’s new 5-year plan—trade innovation, tensions with partners

WEF Team -
ASEAN is struggling against a flood of 'underpriced Chinese goods', while Brazil has imposed anti-dumping duties on Chinese steel.

Defence

UAE walks away from financing Rafale F5 due to restricted access to technology, reports French media

Keshav Padmanabhan -
French newspaper La Tribune earlier last week indicated that UAE withdrew from deal to fund EUR 3.5 billion. India is looking to order 114 new Rafales, which could include the F5.

National Interest

China insulated itself against energy shocks. India is ‘all talk, no walk’

Shekhar Gupta -
China patiently invested capital, skill and technology in coal gasification. Unlike it, we won’t move from words to action. As crude prices decline, we lose interest.

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