Most MPs only study the bills they speak on; the rest vote as per what their party whips demand. This is nothing but a travesty of the parliamentary process.
Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla has decided to involve domain experts to explain the provisions of proposed legislations to Members of Parliament before they vote on them
Beyond leaders’ speeches, there’s not much of parliamentary history. For instance, what was the mood in Lok Sabha when Vajpayee lost confidence motion by one vote?
Rosneft, the Russian state-owned oil behemoth, has large interests in India. Reliance has a contract to purchase 500,000 barrels of crude per day from the firm.
Fresh details of operation conducted by IAF, Army have come out in gazette notification giving citations of those who were awarded Vir Chakra for their bravery.
Education, reservations, govt jobs are meant to bring equality and dignity. That we are a long way from that is evident in the shoe thrown at the CJI and the suicide of Haryana IPS officer. The film Homebound has a lesson too.
I dont think anyone has any idea how to rein in Delhi polution, without doing some redical change without hurting some people and/or using lots of money.
NB: If you read Babarnama (Asiatic Society version) you will see how babar describes Delhi (in 1526) and its no different from now.
The financial cost of cleaning our air and water would be humongous. China first pursued explosive growth at the cost of the environment and then started the process of repair. India should try to do both in harmony. It is becoming clear that the move to $ 5 trillion and beyond will have to be environmentally sustainable.
One does not know how it works in Delhi, but in the states, MLAs, from both the ruling party and the opposition, meet regularly with ministers, get a lot of useful work done for their constituencies. 2. Many years ago, spent a night at the Majestic MLAs’ hostel, opposite Regal cinema in Colaba. The room had been bifurcated, with a small portion for the MLA, a larger portion for visitors during the day, guests at night. Less important visitors from the constituency slept in the passage. A subsidised canteen on the ground floor, open to all. Medical treatment, admissions, transfers, people expect those they have voted for to do things for them, all through five years.
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I dont think anyone has any idea how to rein in Delhi polution, without doing some redical change without hurting some people and/or using lots of money.
NB: If you read Babarnama (Asiatic Society version) you will see how babar describes Delhi (in 1526) and its no different from now.
The financial cost of cleaning our air and water would be humongous. China first pursued explosive growth at the cost of the environment and then started the process of repair. India should try to do both in harmony. It is becoming clear that the move to $ 5 trillion and beyond will have to be environmentally sustainable.
One does not know how it works in Delhi, but in the states, MLAs, from both the ruling party and the opposition, meet regularly with ministers, get a lot of useful work done for their constituencies. 2. Many years ago, spent a night at the Majestic MLAs’ hostel, opposite Regal cinema in Colaba. The room had been bifurcated, with a small portion for the MLA, a larger portion for visitors during the day, guests at night. Less important visitors from the constituency slept in the passage. A subsidised canteen on the ground floor, open to all. Medical treatment, admissions, transfers, people expect those they have voted for to do things for them, all through five years.