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Tuesday, July 29, 2025
TopicParliamentary panel

Topic: Parliamentary panel

Strike a balance between interests of airlines & passengers, says parliamentary panel report

The panel also asks civil aviation ministry to devise a formula to regulate 'excessive surge' in air fares & says it's crucial to scrutinise audited financial data of airlines regularly.

House panel pulls up govt over lack of separate maternal mortality database for tribals

Committee on Empowerment of Women asks tribal and health ministries how policies on maternal health for tribal areas have been developed without a separate database.

Parliamentary panel urges MEA to ‘better utilise Indian missions’ to meet foreign policy objectives

In 24th report on ‘India’s policy planning and role of think-tanks’, the committee on external affairs has also recommended strengthening ministry's policy, planning & research division.

‘Diversity deficit’ — House panel calls for more inclusivity in higher judiciary to bolster trust

SC & HC collegiums should recommend adequate number of SC/ST/OBC, minority & women candidates, says parliamentary committee. It also calls for raising retirement age of HC judges.

House panel pushes for 18 yrs as minimum age for contesting polls — ‘can be reliable, responsible’

Currently, candidates must be at least 25 years old. Panel also recommends harsher punishment for making false declarations from six-month jail to a maximum of two years & fine.

House panel cautions Modi govt on proposed common voter list — ‘avoid stepping into states’ domain’

Parliamentary committee led by BJP Rajya Sabha member Sushil Modi observed in its report that implementing common electoral roll currently outside scope of Article 325 of Constitution. 

House panel flags low SC/ST representation in top govt posts — ‘as low as 4.8% against 22.5% quota’

Of 928 posts at level of director & above, 120 are SC/STs against mandated 208, says report by committee on welfare of SCs/STs. Representation 4.8% among secys.

The award ‘wapsi’ saga & perks of global ‘boiling’

The best cartoons of the day, chosen by the editors at ThePrint.

Parliament panel flags ‘disparity, non-increase’ in MGNREGS wages, calls for revision

Standing Committee on Rural Development & Panchayati Raj recommends exploring possibility of uniform MGNREGS wages across country, highlights issue of pending payments to states.

Parliamentary panel suggests recipient consent to discourage return of awards for ‘political reasons’

The panel said that awards like the Sahitya Akademi are 'apolitical organisations' and returning them is a 'disgrace to the country'.

On Camera

No other city is like Gurugram—’so mismanaged, yet so highly spoken of’

Gurugram has a problem of structural abandonment, whether you’re a domestic worker speaking an alien language, or the much-celebrated CEO of the new hot startup.

Govt’s earlier FDI limit of 74% in insurance sector has remained underutilised, Parliament told

In the latest budget, the FDI limit was increased to 100 percent, but most foreign companies are not buying such large stakes in the Indian insurance sector.

India wanted a stable, prosperous Pakistan but our peace efforts were mistaken for weakness: Rajnath

Modi government had also made numerous efforts to establish peace with Pakistan but has now adopted a different path, militarily, to establish peace, adds defence minister.

Modi’s Bharat vs Indira’s India: 11-yr report card of politics, diplomacy, economy, nationalism

As Narendra Modi becomes India’s second-longest consecutively serving Prime Minister, we look at how he compares with Indira Gandhi across four key dimensions.