Topic: Indian Government
Govt to fly raw material from coronavirus-hit China for Cipla as shortage fears continue
There are fears that supply of essential medicines — including for HIV & cancer — may dwindle if supply chains in coronavirus-hit China don’t normalise soon.
Until 2016, India was on course to break into soft power group of 30 nations. Then it fell
It is systemic issues like corruption, poverty, inequality, gender inequality, and pollution that weigh on global perceptions of India.
British govt should apologise for Jallianwala Bagh massacre, says SAD member
On the centenary year of massacre, SAD member Prem Singh Chandumajra demanded the apology in the Lok Sabha.
After failed disinvestment bid, govt considers Air India overhaul Lufthansa style
The government is looking to turn Air India into a widely held public limited enterprise run by an independent corporate board.
TalkPoint: Who should fix poorly reviewed predatory journals– government or academics?
Predatory journals are a phenomenon of dubious research journals that charge authors money to quickly publish their studies and research. Experts weigh in on who should fix these poorly reviewed journals.
If you knew the Licence Raj days, you wouldn’t complain about GST flip-flops
Constantly making changes to policies like GST shows that a government is responsive and open to course-correction, despite what critics say.
Red tape be damned, Modi is creating a new bureaucracy tailored to his vision
PM Narendra Modi has begun reaching out directly to officers, keeping tabs on their performance, and setting goals, for better implementation of his policies.
Living on the fringes: Inside a Rohingya refugee camp
Rohingyas are facing deportation in India. ThePrint takes a closer look at their living conditions in a refugee camp in Delhi.
Govt sets deadlines, stiff targets for SAIL top brass
With its financial health still far from impressive, the steel ministry has put the PSU on a tight leash.
Who does Yogi Adityanath fear the most? There’s method to Sanjay Singh sedition madness
AAP MP Sanjay Singh was involved in a survey conducted by the party in which 63% participants said the Yogi Adityanath government was ‘casteist’.
Few onion trucks enter Bangladesh after partial clearance, over 200 still stranded
A Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs communique stated that only those trucks which received the 'Let Export Order' till 14 September can be allowed to cross the border.
Defence
Army could induct ‘another division of troops’ in eastern Ladakh as China continues build-up
China is learnt to have not only continued with troop build-up but also brought in heavier-calibre weapons with longer ranges at certain LAC locations, including in the Northeast.
Suspect all, fix all? Is that the motto of our new ‘National Suspicion State’?
It’s not just Modi government or BJP, but even state governments, judiciary are getting caught in a ‘we suspect all’ mindset. Is India becoming a National Suspicion State?