Delayed by 8 yrs due to issues with land, clearances & contractors, the Mumbai-Goa highway expansion project has exposed cracks in the ruling Mahayuti ahead of the Ganpati festival.
Court submission by highways authority says alternative routes not feasible, and the proposed highway will help save travel time, fuel and transportation costs.
Unlike in 2014 & 2019, when NDA government constituted SGOS after coming to power, this time task for 10 SGOS was set months ahead of end of Modi's second term.
Highways ministry approached panel twice this year seeking approval. It refused permission both times, and has told govt that consent of Uttarkhand forest dept is crucial.
Crowded cities are rich because there is greater division of labour. The extent of the division of labour depends on the size of the market, wrote Sauvik Chakraverti in 2002.
With 20.2 percent of its total loans in default by the end of last year, Bangladesh had the weakest banking system in Asia. Despite reforms, it will take time to recover.
Bihar is blessed with a land more fertile for revolutions than any in India. Why has it fallen so far behind then? Constant obsession with politics is at the root of its destruction.
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