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Monday, May 6, 2024
TopicModi government

Topic: Modi government

RSS gets ready to fight coronavirus with awareness campaign, masks, soaps & food packets

RSS has asked around 70,000 of its daily units and over three dozen affiliates to prioritise the fight against coronavirus.

Modi govt is using two laws to tackle coronavirus spread. But one of them needs changes

While govt is using Disaster Management Act and 1897 Epidemic Diseases Act in tandem to tackle the coronavirus outbreak, experts say India needs a modern public health law.

Govt gives Rs 15,000-cr boost to API and devices industry to check shortage amid COVID-19

The government hasn’t yet announced details of the policy, which seeks to make India self-reliant in the manufacturing of bulk drugs.   

India’s COVID-19 fight needs a new social and economic behaviour. It’s easier said than done

The scale of coronavirus crisis is so great that governments need to focus entirely inwards. India is unlikely to have the resources to help its neighbours much.

‘Pay safe, stay safe’: Modi govt encourages digital payment amid coronavirus scare

The move comes at a time when India has reported 169 coronavirus cases and the government is trying to encourage social distancing to curb its spread.

By failing to scale up testing coronavirus, India may have lost crucial time

Let’s hope it doesn’t happen, but if a mass explosion of coronavirus is upon us, it will be because of the Indian government’s refusal to test a large number of suspected patients.

Ayodhya, Rafale and more – 5 big Ranjan Gogoi verdicts that ‘worked in favour of Modi govt’

Former CJI Ranjan Gogoi was Monday appointed to the Rajya Sabha, 4 months after his retirement. The appointment came in for immediate criticism.

From CAA to NRC, India’s high courts are setting higher benchmarks than the Supreme Court

Supreme Court's silence on important matters echoes its Emergency-era behaviour when it crumbled and conformed to the ruling party's diktats.

Direct tax collection contracts in April-Feb period, Rs 3.5 lakh crore now needed in March

A slowdown in economic activity is likely to further hit collections. Modi govt is banking on positive response to dispute resolution scheme to meet targets.

How Modi govt is quietly ‘revolutionising’ the training of IAS, IPS, IRS officers

Although less headline-grabbing than initiatives such as lateral entry, these reforms are expected to overhaul India’s civil services.

On Camera

India must break the myth of a ‘strong leader’ for its own good

What do Indians want in a democracy? Quick and decisive action that may not have political consensus or frustratingly slow decision-making that endures long after the decision is made?

Air India reduces baggage allowance by 5-15 kg, bringing it in line with rest of industry

Air India’s new policy, effective from 2 May, introduces new weight limits for tickets in each of the different 'fare families' — Comfort, Comfort Plus, and Flex.

China builds road through Shaksgam Valley, India registers protest

New Delhi has, in past, too, objected to Chinese construction activities in Shaksgam Valley. Work in this strategic region gathered pace after the 2017 Doklam stand-off.

Frontrunner is letting the challenger define this poll campaign. Modi still hasn’t found a big theme

A theme has not yet emerged for BJP & people see lack of a contest, which makes it unexciting. For all these reasons, 2024 is turning out to be an unexpectedly theme-less election.