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Wednesday, November 5, 2025
TopicComptroller of Auditor General

Topic: Comptroller of Auditor General

Lokpal, CAG to whistleblowers—why anti-graft warriors need a BMW ride during Modi govt

CAG reports are still coming but the old bites and stings have gone missing. The CAG is still unsparing in some cases but the BJP may not mind it at all.

BJP, JD(S) slam Karnataka govt over ₹63,000 crore borrowings flagged in CAG report

Comptroller and Auditor General's report said Congress govt borrowed heavily in 2023-24 to fund its guarantee schemes, but the state claimed to use those funds for welfare projects.

House panel recommends CAG audit of consultants’ work in Centre’s flagship Bharatmala project

Bharatmala Pariyojana, conceived by Centre in 2017 to develop 74,942 km of national highways, has overrun its costs and is well past its deadline.

CAG audit into renovation of Kejriwal’s residence: L-G office takes credit, AAP calls it drama

L-G's secretariat says Ministry of Home Affairs ordered CAG audit on the basis of its recommendation. AAP slams central govt for 'interfering in affairs od Delhi govt'.

Rawat push not enough. Military & bureaucracy must set aside rivalry for defence university

The idea of a national defence university, which India has been waiting to see for over 50 years now, was first mooted by the Chief of Staff Committee in 1967.

Has CAG Siachen report exposed Modi govt’s muscular national security pitch as hollow?

The CAG has flagged acute shortage and inadequate reserve of equipment and rations for Army troops in high-altitude areas of Siachen, Ladakh and Doklam.

ESIC health insurance scheme is flush with funds but that isn’t helping low-wage workers

ESIC has been battling several wars on different fronts — jump in subscriber base, poor infrastructure and bureaucratic processes.

On Camera

India’s think tanks double up as lobbyists, give no disclosures. Hurt policymaking

Many 'independent' reports, intended to shape policies, are sponsored by industry groups or entities with deep pockets and vested interests. This process must become transparent.

Kerala’s silent startup surge—work near home, smooth roads, fast internet & diaspora engagement

Once seen as a fading presence on India’s investment & startup picture, the state is slowly moving up the ladder, with policy reforms & infrastructure building.

India & Israel ink agreement to share, co-develop & co-produce advanced defence tech

Agreement signed during 17th Joint Working Group (JWG) on defence cooperation. Defence Secretary Rajesh Kumar Singh met Director General in Israeli Ministry of Defence Amir Baram Tuesday. 

Trump’s trade wars have rewritten powerplay, but India didn’t get the memo

This world is being restructured and redrawn by one man, and what’s his power? It’s not his formidable military. It’s trade. With China, it turned on him.