On 15 December 1988, PM Rajiv Gandhi spoke in the Lok Sabha while introducing comprehensive electoral reforms, including lowering the voting age from 21 to 18, and introducing measures to protect secular values in elections.
Detractors of One Nation, One Election aren’t thinking of voter fatigue. When elections are multiple and frequent, even the educated voter views them as an extra holiday.
A final view on who is OBC, electoral reforms, abolition of anti-defection law & introduction of Universal Basic income are among the key goals PM should pursue if he wins a 3rd term.
In parliamentary panel meeting, EC says age of voting & contesting polls can’t be same. Cites SC rejecting several petitions on reducing age for contesting elections to 18.
India’s private sector remains hesitant to invest in R&D. This is understandable, as the domestic market often fails to reward differentiated technologies adequately.
Number of states implementing unconditional cash transfers increased fivefold between FY23 and FY26, half of them estimated to be in revenue deficit, report says.
Mechanical engineer & alumnus of IIM-A & IAS France, Kota was General Manager in HAL’s Light Combat Aircraft division. He was selected from a pool of eight candidates.
No nation other than China can negotiate one-on-one with Trump on an equal footing. That’s why the middle powers who so far formed the core of multilateral bodies now feel orphaned.
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