Govt’s priority is to vaccinate 30 crore people identified as vulnerable, so no private sales before sufficient stockpile is available, says Dr V.K. Paul.
Online Dispute Resolution is a concept that seeks to unclog courts by offering alternative dispute resolution mechanisms, such as arbitration, negotiation & mediation, online.
Speaking to ThePrint, ex-NITI Aayog vice-chief Arvind Panagariya calls for privatisation of public firms, trade liberalisation & more relaxation in labour laws by states, but no Covid cess.
Delhi, Andhra, Telangana, Punjab will use Covishield, while Chhattisgarh has questioned the efficacy of Covaxin. Govt says vaccines were approved after they met the parameters.
Rajiv Kumar says Modi govt’s labour reforms and PLI scheme will boost industry and exports, and not joining RCEP won’t freeze India out of global markets.
V K Paul, who is also the chairman of National Expert Group On Vaccine Administration for Covid said the govt will soon announce its plans for purchase and distribution of the vaccine.
Poland PM Donald Tusk highlighted that the ‘Trump pill’ will serve as a much-needed wake-up call for Europe to make painful but necessary structural changes.
Donald Trump has been vocal about India’s high import tariffs and has threatened retaliation. Simultaneously, his tough stand on China could see Chinese goods flood India.
The Chinese aircraft has uncanny similarities to the American F-35 jet. There are claims that China copied the design. Cyber theft of F-35 design data was reported in 2009.
While we talk much about our military, we don’t put our national wallet where our mouth is. Nobody is saying we should double our defence spending, but current declining trend must be reversed.
India’s exports have been stuck in a trough of $ 300 billion for a long time. One is not certain these homely approaches will set the ports on fire.