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India's R&D punches above its weight, but grant delays and red tape hold back researchersIndia is an innovation 'overperformer' but its research systems lag behind. Improving 'ease of doing R&D' is crucial. This requires faster ...
West Bengal’s Delhi wall may disappear: What schemes could BJP rule in Kolkata unlock?West Bengal's long-standing political clashes with the central government over welfare schemes are set to change. With the BJP now in power...
Five new districts sparks concern in Kargil, deepens faultlines in LadakhResidents in Kargil have raised concerns over the creation of five new districts in Ladakh, alleging the move could divide the region’s uni...
Nari Shakti Vandan Adhiniyam: From the shadows to the centre stageIndia is set to implement the Nari Shakti Vandan Adhiniyam, a law reserving seats for women in Parliament and state assemblies. This move a...
Kerala CM flags fiscal concerns, calls for fair federalismChief Minister of Kerala Pinarayi Vijayan is urging for fairness in intergovernmental fiscal arrangements. He said that the state has maint...
Fix our jugaad cities first, then get viksitIndian cities face safety risks like crashing billboards in Mumbai due to poor urban governance, highlighted by unpermitted hoardings and i...
Andhra Pradesh govt approaches SC challenging High Court's decision of declaring Amaravati as the only capital of stateAndhra Pradesh government on Saturday approached the Supreme Court challenging the judgment of the High Court declaring Amaravati as the on...
Amaravati needs Rs 30 lakh crore, 100 years for development: Andhra Pradesh CM YS Jagan Mohan ReddyDuring a discussion in the state Legislative Assembly on Decentralisation-Administrative Reforms, the CM said that a sum of Rs 1.05 lakh cr...
Intellectual foundation needed for reforms 3.0: Vijay Kelkar"In the Kelkar-Shah book, ‘In service of the Republic: The art and science of economic policy’, we have emphasised governance reforms. Gove...
States facing impediments in procuring rapid testing equipment: P ChidambaramTaking to Twitter, the former finance minister gave a "ground report" of the situation during the ongoing nationwide lockdown, saying banks...
How the Finance Commission can make urban empowerment a realityAdministrative decentralisation requires devolution of functions, plus hiring and firing to local bodies, and no state government wants to ...
Give states more power to implement policy, former RBI governor Bimal Jalan saysThe Goods and Services Tax (GST) is an extremely good step. The issue that we now have to tackle, over a period of time, is jobs.
More investments in railway will boost economy by 2-3%: Suresh PrabhuPrabhu said that congestion was one of the main problems and for doubling and tripling of the lines more investment is needed.
New government's plans show progressive mindset: Ficci"Plans to restructure ministries, greater Centre-State ties and evolving long term development plans, clearly show the progressive mindset ...
The various degrees of change and reformKejriwal rightly concluded that decentralisation is the way to go. Decentralisation is usually defined in terms of participation and manage...
- Quality primary education
The back-bone of quality education is primary schooling.
- Punjab ready to open doors for single window clearance
The government of Punjab is in the process of finalising the Single Window Clearance Act and the draft would be presented before the cabine...