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Wednesday, April 24, 2024
TopicModi Govt

Topic: Modi Govt

Modi govt to recruit 40 more domain experts in second push for lateral entry

The Modi government recruited nine domain experts earlier this year who will be appointed as joint secretaries for a 5-year period.

Modi govt wants to define e-prescription format to regulate online sale of medicines

Government to examine laws in developed countries and their format of designing online prescriptions before formulating policy.

Household savings hold the key to funding Modi govt’s mega infrastructure plans

Large financing needs of infrastructure require long-term financial savings of households to increase but they actually show a steep decline in recent years.

Modi govt’s new education policy draft wants law taught in English & local languages

The panel that drafted the New Education Policy suggested that legal education must be bilingual to help speed up legal transactions in lower courts.

Less than 25% of ‘landless’ have benefitted from Modi’s rural housing scheme so far

PMAY-G, which aims at housing for all, was a key priority for the first Modi government. So far, only 21.9% of the identified landless beneficiaries have been provided land.

Budget awaits inputs from new cabinet panels on growth & unemployment

New cabinet panel suggestions will guide budget announcements to boost growth and generate employment, issues that need to be tackled immediately.

Modi govt eyes shift to satellite radio: A DTH-like model for clearer broadcasts

The Narendra Modi government is expected to get in touch with ISRO to examine the feasibility of the shift to satellite radio.

Amid narrative of change, Modi is bringing a preservation of the status quo

Change is reserved for the ‘Khan Market gang’. We may see no storming of the Bastille, but Modi & Co. do want to invade the India International Centre.

Here’s the 50-year-old three-language formula at heart of New Education Policy row

The three-language formula, which remains a part of the New Education Policy, was first formulated by the Indira Gandhi-led central government in 1968.

Polls done, Modi govt releases jobs data that showed unemployment at 45-year high

Government releases report, vetted by the National Statistical Commission, which it had held back in December saying it was only a draft.

On Camera

Deepening insecurity has led the world into a mindless arms race. Don’t forget past wars

Where arms races begin, wars often follow. Leaders of the US, Russia, and China could do worse than read the story of the tragic fall of Athens.

Economists vs statisticians — the battle being fought over the soul of India’s GDP data

Economists say there are weaknesses in India’s GDP data. But statisticians claim the accusations are based on flawed understanding, saying while GDP has problems, the economists are looking in the wrong places.

India, Oman hold 5th annual high-level meeting to boost maritime security

Both the governments expressed their commitment to strengthening their maritime cooperation to strengthen the maritime safety and security framework in the region.

These 6 states are key for Modi’s ‘400 paar’ target. They’re also where Opposition can stop him

While this contest looks so predictable in large swathes of our political landscape, it is also more keenly contested than 2019 in some states.