Air pollution norms went up in smokeIndia rolls back SOâ‚‚ emission norms for coal-fired power plants, prioritizing cost over environmental concerns. This decision exempts most ...
20 Jul, 2025, 11.32 PM IST
Vodafone allots 3,695 crore equity shares worth Rs 36,950 crore to government of IndiaVodafone Idea has allotted ₹36,950 crore worth of equity shares to the Government of India, raising its stake to 48.99%, following the conv...
08 Apr, 2025, 08.46 PM IST
Mend, don't throw away the safety NTAFixing NTA will also require regaining public trust. The committee must engage with stakeholders as well as experts, who can provide guidan...
23 Jun, 2024, 10.52 PM IST
Forest n. large area covered with treesThe Supreme Court directed states to follow the 'dictionary definition' of 'forest' for land approval. Van Adhiniyam 2023 was passed withou...
23 Feb, 2024, 10.58 PM IST
The data protection Bill doesn’t address privacy concerns enoughFailure to enact a world-class data protection law would not just be a reputational loss for India, but would also undermine India's place ...
04 Aug, 2023, 11.02 PM IST
Expert panel recommends legal framework for MNI platform"On 4th July 2023, Chairperson of the Expert Committee has submitted a report of the Expert Committee on MNI platform. Aforesaid committee ...
05 Jul, 2023, 09.13 PM IST
Time to wean India off imported energyGoI should consider direct benefit transfer for city gas distribution (CGD) and fertiliser companies to address affordability, subsidies an...
10 Oct, 2022, 12.14 AM IST
Less alternating, more direct, power plan?Also, questions as to how the proposed reforms in the power sector - especially plans to address financial health of discoms - are served b...
12 Sep, 2022, 11.20 PM IST
Drugs, medical devices & cosmetics bill 2022: A law whose date has expiredIndia is yet to move away from understanding drug regulation as purely a manufacturing issue to a public health one. Technically, the quali...
24 Jul, 2022, 11.55 PM IST
To make jobs, don't bloat the bureaucracyGoI salaries and pensions account for about 3% of GDP. The sanctioned strength of government employees declined with economic liberalisatio...
19 Jun, 2022, 11.43 PM IST
Environmental norms are strategically wiseGoI should set up a specialised committee comprising relevant multidisciplinary experts to review and set environmental norms for pipeline ...
24 Apr, 2022, 10.53 PM IST
Can India cross the Rubicon on long-postponed tax policy measures?Subsequently, a government-appointed committee made wide-ranging recommendations to rationalise Gaar application. In this example, it recom...
28 Mar, 2022, 12.36 AM IST
View: Large scale reforms are needed to resolve the crisis in India's judiciaryWhile the Constitution may have placed the authority to remove a judge in the realm of the legislature, it always envisaged it as a rare si...
09 Apr, 2018, 09.07 AM IST
Top economist Ashok Gulati snubs NITI Aayog offer, says first implement earlier recommendationsAshok Gulati said Modi government needs to act on suggestions given by multiple committees in the past rather than convening new expert gro...
26 Sep, 2017, 11.30 AM IST
Government is yet to make adventure tourism a safe affairIndia is yet to have any mandatory quality and infrastructure dependent accreditation system for the adventure tour operators(ATO).
02 Dec, 2013, 05.52 PM IST
- India tells US: Bomb Libya with GoI reports
Here is a funny side from a secret cable sent from America's New Delhi embassy to Washington.
27 Mar, 2011, 12.25 AM IST
- Corp bonds reform process on track: Sebi
The Sebi, the capital markets watchdog, on Monday said the process of reforming the primary markets, especially the local corporate bond ma...
14 Aug, 2007, 03.05 AM IST