IUML MP in dissent note to House panel chairperson says recommended amendments to DSPE Act, 1946, are ‘sweeping’ and may impinge upon cooperative federalism.
Report on review of safety in India’s civil aviation sector tabled in Parliament also recommends specialised recruitment mechanism for DGCA & time-bound resolution of safety gaps.
Lok Sabha Committee on External Affairs was also told that Trump’s imposition of steep tariff on Indian exports may also be connected to India’s presence in BRICS, it is learnt.
As Medha Patkar waited outside meeting room, BJP MPs part of parliamentary panel started calling her anti-national and accused her of stalling development, it is learnt.
Standing Committee on Personnel, Public Grievances, Law & Justice will sit for discussion on 24 June. Members of the 31-member panel include Ranjan Gogoi, Vivek Tankha, & A.Raja.
Parliamentary standing committee on education, women, children, youth and sports urges a rise in education spending to 6% of GDP, noting it was just 4.12% in 2021-22.
Spat between TMC's Kalyan Banerjee & BJP's Abhijit Gangopadhyay at Joint Parliamentary Committee meeting not first such instance. Oppn MPs say JPCs are also being undermined.
An independent body should be constituted to oversee the process, and authorities should encourage more private hospitals to join the scheme, the panel suggests.
Ten states have withdrawn general consent granted to CBI. Opposition-ruled states have been alleging that Centre 'misuses' central agencies for political gains.
House panel last yr flagged that almost all metro networks are in losses. Centre has received 21 proposals & approved 2, is working on guidelines to standardise construction & lower cost.
Israel sees Iran as an existential threat. But the US, Turkey & Gulf states fear refugee flows or attacks on oil sites. These countries need a stable end-state for the whole region over more strikes.
New consumer basket, expanded markets & digital datasets aim to make inflation estimates more representative, says MoSPI Secretary Saurabh Garg. Henceforth, MoSPI aims to revise base yr every 5 yrs.
As per the timeline decided, 5 prototypes of India’s own fifth-generation fighter are set to be rolled out by 2031, with the first by 2028 using the GE 414 engine.
The key to fighting a war successfully, or even launching it, is a clear objective. That’s an entirely political call. It isn’t emotional or purely military.
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