Govt looks for a formula that limits 'irrational pricing', where the MRP of a product is hiked and then reduced in the name of a discount/sale, giving consumers the illusion of savings.
Over the past few years, a nationwide caste census is one demand that has featured in nearly every public address by Rahul Gandhi, be it in India or abroad, in Parliament or outside.
Apart from Irani, Congress has also slammed S Jaishankar & Piyush Goel for endorsing USAID during Modi government’s tenure & asked how much funding BJP-led NDA had got from USAID.
Ten years into the Modi government, non-IAS officers form the clear majority at the level of joint secretaries, but a lack of domain expertise remains a concern.
Govt launched 'Make in India' on 25 Sept 2014 to make India manufacturing hub. On its 10th anniversary, PM Modi said it illustrates 'collective resolve of 140 crore Indians'.
Centre has tasked Rajnath Singh, Arjun Ram Meghwal and Kiren Rijiju to talk to Oppn on ‘One Nation, One Election’ proposal, it is learnt; bill on simultaneous polls likely in Winter Session.
If the government believes in value creation as a strategy for the public sector, it needs to urgently do something more than just infusing additional equity.
Waqf Bill was introduced in LS for 'effective management' of waqf properties & to 'enhance efficiency' of administration. It has come under heavy criticism from Oppn & section of Muslims.
'Were non-Hindus part of Ram temple committee?' asks Congress's Vengugopal. Minority affairs minister Rijiju says Sachar committee too recommended that waqf board should be broad-based.
For an industry globally classified as hazardous, protections such as health insurance and a provident fund for workers are necessities. In Sivakasi, they remain elusive.
The industry forecasts exports are set to grow 16% in 2025-26, boosted by surplus domestic production and a drive to push into 26 underserved global markets with strong potential.
Indigenisation level will progressively increase up to 60 percent with key sub-assemblies, electronics and mechanical parts being manufactured locally.
It is a brilliant, reasonably priced, and mostly homemade aircraft with a stellar safety record; only two crashes in 24 years since its first flight. But its crash is a moment of introspection.
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