Rather than making it a public cause, if these had been made private causes involving every citizen of the country, some positive results would have been there.
The social safety net for the Indian population is adequate, though improvements in health and education infrastructure are necessary and can be achieved through reallocating capital expenditure.
The interim budget, to be presented on 1 February, is likely to maintain focus on fiscal consolidation along with a thrust on capital expenditure, although at a moderated pace.
While the courts and media come down heavily on this culture, political parties continue to announce freebies. They do this under the pretext of promising a ‘welfare state’.
Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions has sought nomination of officers of joint secretary, director, dy secy ranks for 765 districts covering 2.69 lakh gram panchayats.
Ladli Behna Yojana, launched months ahead of MP elections, promises Rs 1,000 per month to women between 23 to 60 years of age. ‘Ladli Behna Senas’ spread the good word.
The coin, to be released on 30 April, will weigh 35 grams and include images of national symbols as well as of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's radio show.
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi's radio show Mann ki Baat has been lauded as a ground-breaking mass outreach programme and criticised as a "monthly monologue"...
For an industry globally classified as hazardous, protections such as health insurance and a provident fund for workers are necessities. In Sivakasi, they remain elusive.
The industry forecasts exports are set to grow 16% in 2025-26, boosted by surplus domestic production and a drive to push into 26 underserved global markets with strong potential.
Indigenisation level will progressively increase up to 60 percent with key sub-assemblies, electronics and mechanical parts being manufactured locally.
It is a brilliant, reasonably priced, and mostly homemade aircraft with a stellar safety record; only two crashes in 24 years since its first flight. But its crash is a moment of introspection.
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