Topic: Indian states
CMs violate IAS seniority rules too often with pick-and-choose game for chief secretaries
From Jayalalithaa to Amarinder Singh, chief ministers throughout the years seem to have ignored the seniority principle in choosing chief secretaries.
What if Indian states were countries
If we compare Indian states to India’s neighbourhood, we find that only Goa, Sikkim, and NCT of Delhi have a GDP per capita higher than China’s GDP per capita of $16,772.
Kerala’s poor is UP’s rich — how access to basic services varies in Indian states
West Bengal and Rajasthan have remarkably improved the delivery of basic services to their poorest 20% population between 2005-06 and 2015-16, NFHS data show.
With one speech and free vaccines, Modi is India’s messiah again. States blamed for failure
With his latest address to the nation, Narendra Modi once again projected himself as the messiah who swooped in to save Indians when state governments had seemingly failed.
PM Modi’s welcome announcement corrects what was wrong with the govt’s vaccination policy
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Only one state prioritised health post-lockdown as India rushed to open economy, finds study
In the fourth quarter of 2020, Indian states were preparing for a post-pandemic world, without improving the readiness for a future Covid-19 wave.
If you claim India’s Covid death toll is 2x govt figure, it’s understandable. But not 10x
Media reports from cremation sites claiming the central and state govts are hiding Covid deaths might be effective in setting a narrative, but they don't pass muster.
Don’t just game the system, return to Kautilya’s goal of happiness in Covid 2nd wave
India will soon witness a blame game — the Centre will blame states, govts will blame private sector and citizens. But the gaming of political system won't be discussed much.
Indian states taking ownership of land records digitisation, up to govt to expand it now: Study
The government of India can profitably look at the N-LRSI experience as an instrument to secure improvement in the domain of land records and services.
Prosperous Maharashtra, Karnataka hide a disparity within. Development is not for all: Study
We looked at the share of a district’s income in the state’s economy to bring out inter-district disparity for Maharashtra, Karnataka, and Tamil Nadu.
On Sri Lankan man’s lynching, all of Pakistan reacted…and moved on
PM Imran Khan’s tweet of shock. Check. CM’s expression of sadness and ordering of inquiry. Check. IG police’s vow to arrest the culprits. Check.
Bezos, Branson & Musk — Are billionaires popularising space travel or just on an ego trip?
Jeff Bezos will travel to the edge of space in his New Shepard aircraft — more than a week after billionaire Richard Branson defeated him in a fast developing space race.