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4.8 lakh Indians trained, only 85,000 placed. CAG points to gaps in MeitY skilling schemes

Audit finds that nearly 86% of operators of common services centres are earning less than Rs 500 per month, and the DoT has failed to recover Rs 107.07 crore in fines.

‘Remarkable coincidence’—why SC sought info on govt contracts to Arunachal CM Khandu’s kin over 10 yrs

According to govt affidavit, almost 95% contracts in Tawang were awarded to firms or individuals related to Pema Khandu or his brother. NGO says state has filed only partial data.

CAG alarm on Congress’s Karnataka guarantees sparks debate. Economists point to long-term impact

Siddaramaiah govt borrowed Rs 63,000 cr to cover cost of its guarantee schemes and the deficits arising from them, CAG said about its findings on the fiscal year 2023-24.

You won’t dig this—ASI’s budget doubled in last 10 yrs, but it spent less than 1% on excavations

New Delhi: Conservation, exploration and excavation come to mind whenever the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) is talked about. Turns out excavation is the...

Delhi’s air was toxic for 56% of the days in last 5 years, AQI no reliable measure—CAG report

Report tabled Tuesday points at glaring gaps in pollution monitoring & data collection by agencies, says govt doesn't even record critical pollutants like lead.

DTC inducted just 2 buses in decade between FY12 & FY22, despite availability of funds—shows CAG report

CAG’s performance audit on ‘Functioning of Delhi Transport Corporation’ also reveals a decline in the bus fleet from 4,344 in 2015-16 to 3,937 in 2022-23.

How CAG is appointed & why a petition in SC has called the process unconstitutional

SC has sought Centre’s response to the plea, which alleges political & executive interference in CAG’s appointment & ops in violation of Article 14.

Why Haryana’s Dadupur-Nalvi canal project is in focus after HC struck down provision to denotify land

Court invalidates amendment brought by Khattar government in 2017 that empowered govt to de-notify acquired lands if projects become unviable.

Over 30 yrs after 74th Amendment, CAG flags ‘weak compliance’ with law empowering urban local bodies

CAG found while 17 of 18 functions were devolved to urban local bodies by 74th Amendment, just 4 were ‘effectively devolved with complete autonomy’.

Only 41% projects under housing ministry’s now-lapsed satellite town scheme complete, CAG tells Centre

Work under Urban Infrastructure Development Scheme for Satellite Towns was marred by poor monitoring, lack of impact assessment, delays, finds audit. CAG has shared report with Centre.

On Camera

Euphoria season 3 is an empty spectacle. Fans are upset, they want it cancelled

Euphoria's characters, who once carried moral ambiguity and emotional density, now feel like flat archetypes of the people they once were.

Strategic petroleum reserves: Why India needs bigger oil buffers & how others compare | Cut The Clutter

This is the transcript of Ep 1830 of Cut the Clutter, where Shekhar Gupta explains why strategic petroleum reserves are a national necessity & how India compares with China, US & Japan.

DRDO unveils amphibious battle platforms with crewless turrets, anti-tank missile capability

Tracked and wheeled variants, built in collaboration with Tata Advanced Systems and Bharat Forge, carry 30mm turrets, cross water using hydro jets, and are 65% indigenous.

Trump, Netanyahu’s Iran gamble: The regime change rebound

American objectives are unmet. They neither have muscle nor motivation to resume the war. As for Iran, the regime didn’t just survive, it’s now led by more radical individuals.