PM Narendra Modi asks top bureaucrats to focus on execution, deliveryPM Modi set the tone for the New Year by identifying eight key thrust areas for governance at a year-end meeting with all GoI secretaries a...
Rush of top babus from Centre to states continuesThe rush of senior bureaucrats from the Centre to states continues with the government clearing three more officers, including Additional S...
Third eye: Amit Shah's political timing, social tuningAmit Shah has timed each of his last three visits to Bihar in a manner that it sends across a message to the electorate.
Race for NHAI chief’s post hots up with 40 in frayThere are only a few corporate executives in the competition. Prominent among them is former IAS and present CEO of Suzlon Group, Rohit Mod...
Use space technology to improve administrative performance, Cabinet secretary Ajit Seth tells babusA joint secretary level babu in every ministry will be made the nodal officer in charge of bringing the sarkar into the satellite age.
Tax refunds hit collection growth of tax and non tax revenueGetting tax refunds are a problem not just for the aam aadmi but even for top babus, including a former finance secretary, who should have ...
Top bureaucrats to meet PM Narendra Modi today, they will get 10 minutes to give 10-slide presentationsPrime Minister Narendra Modi will meet secretaries of all departments on Tuesday and get a briefing on the various sectors.
Manmohan Singh rejects the proposal to increase cooling off period for retiring bureaucratsAlso, the govt is not interested in introducing any cooling off period for bureaucrats to join politics, in light of some top babus joining...
Top bureaucrats meet, will seek protectionWith three top retired bureaucrats getting charge-sheeted by the CBI in the past 18 months, babus are seeking protection from the governmen...
Wholesale elimination of corruption a utopian dream; administrative reform can minimise itAn award system too should exist to promote good practices/behaviour and thus act as an incentive to the good performers and shame the lagg...
Lokpal must focus on corruption at the topThe idea of bringing the entire lower bureaucracy, numbering nearly six million people, under the scrutiny of the Lokpal is silly and doome...
- Top babus back CAG audit of government policies
At a time when it has been accused of overstepping its brief, the CAG has secured endorsement from 10 secretaries of Union ministries for i...
- Kerala babus on top in Delhi's corridors of power
Slowly but surely, the reins in Delhi's corridors of power are passing on to civil servants from the relatively backward states of Bihar an...
- Top Generals, babus & netas in land grabbing
The Western Naval Command sought action by the navy, army and govt against a highrise apartment complex in Mumbai's Colaba area, in which s...
Finally, top babus go for Village darshan and wag finger at OCCentre's top babus as well as Delhi bigwigs headed for the Games Village for an on the-spot inspection morning and asked the OC to take urg...
- Retiring babus vie for NHAI chief's job
The post of National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) chairman seems to have lured top-ranking babus who are due for retirement soon.
- UP top babus likely to face EC music
Winding up his two-day visit to review poll preparedness in the state, the Chief Election Commissioner N Gopalaswamy said that he had recei...