Computer-based tests, if used, should be conducted only in government-controlled centres, a Digvijay Singh-led Standing Committee has said in Parliament.
Committee noted overlaps & discrepancies in data released by Indian Statistical Institute, NSC, MoSPI, other ministries, which have resulted in different analyses, outcomes & policy conclusions.
Last year, Ahmedabad-based Khyati Multispecialty Hospital made headlines after 2 patients registered under scheme died following angioplasty procedures later found to be unnecessary.
Committee has also suggested real-time crop monitoring, district-level stubble collection centres and biomass incentives for better crop residue management.
The Centre, in 2016, sanctioned 5.73L houses for landless people in rural areas under PMAY-G. But many beneficiaries, especially in TN, Odisha, Maharashtra & Bihar, do not have land yet for house.
While activists also say the number of work days should be increased, they stressed it could be done only if adequate funds were allocated for the scheme.
Panel examining Bharatiya Nagarika Suraksha Sanhita, the proposed law to replace CrPC, tabled its report Monday. It believes handcuffing isn’t suitable for a wide range of ‘economic offences’.
Opposition leaders Adhir Ranjan Chowdhary, Chidambaram, Derek O'Brien, and NR Elango requested time to review the drafts of the 3 bills aimed at replacing current criminal laws.
In 245th report on prison reforms, panel also recommended mechanism to ensure proper care for transgender inmates, besides need for clear definition for 'young offenders'.
New Delhi: Compromise on the quality of construction of roads under the Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana (PMGSY) is unacceptable, the Standing Committee on...
With bad loans shrinking & capital buffers stronger, urban co-op banks’ new umbrella body NUCFDC is now prioritising rollout of digital transformation.
If deal goes through, Greece will be 2nd foreign country to procure vehicle. Morocco was first; TATA Group has set up manufacturing unit there with minimum 30 percent indigenous content.
Many of you might think I got something so wrong in National Interest pieces written this year. I might disagree! But some deserve a Mea Culpa. I’d deal with the most recent this week.
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