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Thursday, August 14, 2025
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Topic: MPLADS

Like Patel, Bose, Nehru, Indian MPs & MLAs must start at the bottom: in civic, panchayat bodies

Resistance to decentralisation does not come much from All-India Service officers but from state-level political leadership who know their powers of patronage will be curtailed.

Sonia Gandhi asks Rae Bareli DM to use her remaining MPLADS funds to help Covid-hit people

The Congress leader authorised the DM to use an amount of more than Rs 1.17 crore is pending in her Member of Parliaments Local Area Development Scheme fund.

Govt wants MPs to buy stubble machines with funds from suspended MPLADS to tackle pollution

In a letter to MPs, government makes clear no fresh funds will be released until 2022 and puts a cap of Rs 25 lakh per annum per constituency for the purchases.

Suspending MPLADS funds for coronavirus crisis is another stab at Indian democracy

If the Modi govt needs more funds to fight Covid crisis, it can suspend Rs 20,000-crore Central Vista project or Rs 25,000-crore Parliament project. India needs MPLADS.

Vijay Mallya escaped because of privileges given to MPs, says Information Commissioner

M. Sridhar Acharyulu says Vijay Mallya could flee because of the high degree of “criminal immunity” he enjoyed as MP.

On Camera

Trump is swinging on Russia again. What this means for Europe’s security architecture

The dynamics between Europe and Russia have gone so south that mending fences looks like an uphill task—even as the US swings between sanctions and olive branches.

Slashing GST on waste can unlock Rs 1.8 lakh crore, high tax hurting circular economy goals—CSE

Centre for Science and Environment in new report makes case for rationalising GST on waste material, saying most informal operators can’t afford high tax & it also hinders recycling.

2 Agniveers awarded Sena Medal for gallantry in Op Sindoor, a first since Agnipath launch

This marks the first time that Agniveers have received gallantry awards. They are the Army's short-term recruits under the Agnipath scheme.

Modi’s ready to risk it all for farmers. Farm reform can answer Trump with new Green Revolution

Standing up to America is usually not a personal risk for a leader in India. Any suggestions of foreign pressure unites India behind who they see as leading them in that fight.