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49 Indian steel, iron items to be preferred for public works

The latest order will extend to centrally sponsored schemes, and even local bodies executing public contracts will have to follow this if t...

Central Vista: Construction of new Parliament building to start after heritage committee's approval

Earlier in the day, the Supreme Court gave a go-ahead to the ambitious project of the Modi government. In the majority verdict, the apex co...

Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas appoints Arjun Goswami Director - Public Policy Practice

Before joining the Firm, he was with Asian Development Bank (ADB), Manila, Philippines as a Chief, Regional Cooperation and Integration The...

We welcome Supreme Court judgement giving go-ahead to Central Vista project: Puri

"Delhi is on course to becoming a World Class capital city and in the first step by the time nation completes 75 years of its Independence ...

Brexit deal done, Britain now scrambles to see if it can work

For weary Brexit negotiators on both sides of the English Channel, a Christmas Eve trade agreement sealed 11 months of painstaking delibera...

Why should we ever return to living and working so close together?

New York City, the most populous and most dense urban area in the United States, was also the first to be devastated by the virus.

Central vista project marked by degree of executive highhandedness: 69 ex-bureaucrats to PM

The 69 retired bureaucrats, under the aegis of Constitutional Conduct Group, claimed that the country's public health infrastructure was cr...

UK says new coronavirus strain is more infectious, but vaccines should still work

"As announced on Monday, the UK has identified a new variant of Covid-19 through Public Health England’s genomic surveillance," England's C...

Twitter to relaunch its public verification process in January

Twitter, during its public feedback period, received more than 22,000 survey responses that shaped its new policy.

PM Cares' 16-page trust deed says there's no government control over working of the trust

Given the fiduciary relationship between the contributors and the trust, the document says that the trust "shall fully respect and will not...

Delhi roads to be redesigned on lines of European cities: CM Kejriwal

Chairing a review meeting, the chief minister said the consultant should submit the detailed project report by February 2021 for rapid prog...

Rollout of Bharat Bond ETF’s third tranche in the works

The first tranche of Bharat Bond ETF raised Rs 12,400 crore in December last year with maturity options of three and 10 years.

Rollout of Bharat Bond ETF’s third tranche in the works

The first tranche of Bharat Bond ETF raised Rs 12,400 crore in December last year with maturity options of three and 10 years.

To improve India's healthcare system, public and private need to work together, say experts

"A good PPP (public-private partnership) model in healthcare can go a long way in fighting pandemics and providing health facilities," says...

MHA gives ₹12,434.90 crore for 32 roads on India-China border

The roads connecting border outposts will come up in Arunachal Pradesh, Sikkim, Ladakh, Himachal Pradesh and Uttarakhand.

Will work in a public-private partnership to ensure availability of COVID healthcare: Piyush Goyal

India will play an important role in ensuring cost-effective and innovative healthcare solutions for the future, Commerce and Industry Mini...

Will have to work in PPP to make vaccine available to all: Piyush Goyal

“Will have to work in PPP (public private partnership) to make a vaccine available to all. It can’t be left to the government alone or the ...