A letter, signed by academics, former civil servants & military veterans, alleges EC turned blind eye to violations committed by BJP leaders & PM Modi.
Most IAS, IRS, IFS officers ThePrint spoke to welcomed Modi govt’s move to forcibly retire 'corrupt' officers and said it would make bureaucracy productive.
A second group of ex-civil servants has written to President Ram Nath Kovind to ‘counter’ the first group’s allegation last week that the EC was ‘weak-kneed’.
For an industry globally classified as hazardous, protections such as health insurance and a provident fund for workers are necessities. In Sivakasi, they remain elusive.
The industry forecasts exports are set to grow 16% in 2025-26, boosted by surplus domestic production and a drive to push into 26 underserved global markets with strong potential.
Indigenisation level will progressively increase up to 60 percent with key sub-assemblies, electronics and mechanical parts being manufactured locally.
It is a brilliant, reasonably priced, and mostly homemade aircraft with a stellar safety record; only two crashes in 24 years since its first flight. But its crash is a moment of introspection.
Another model of governance would be to empower the Cabinet ministers – supported by MoSes who are actually given some power and responsibility, beyond answering questions in Parliament. Within the ideological and policy framework of the government, they should be encouraged to function with greater autonomy, deliver results. Other aspects of governance one cannot say, but the economy would have been doing much better if this model had been followed.
Another model of governance would be to empower the Cabinet ministers – supported by MoSes who are actually given some power and responsibility, beyond answering questions in Parliament. Within the ideological and policy framework of the government, they should be encouraged to function with greater autonomy, deliver results. Other aspects of governance one cannot say, but the economy would have been doing much better if this model had been followed.