Revenue sharing: Are states in South India being taken for a ride? The issue of revenue sharing among states isn’t exactly a ‘North India vs South India’ debate. Rather, it is more of a poor-vs-rich issue The terms of reference of the new 15th finance commission have stirred a hornet’s nest, with states in South […]
Read MorePMGSY well on its way to achieve March 2019 target Roads are primary to any development agenda. PMGSY, since its inception in 2000, has been able to provide connectivity to 1,52,124 habitations (85.37% against 1,78,184 eligible habitations). Sensing the importance and urgency of rural roads for national development the target date for completion of PMGSY-I […]
Read MoreCWG 2018: India finish on 66-medal high Know everything important for UKPCS /UPSC EXAM………… The 2018 Commonwealth Games has become India’s third most successful CWG of all time India’s shooters were the most successful, with a combined 16 medals (seven gold, four silver and five bronze) The 2018 Commonwealth Games has become India’s third most successful CWG of all […]
Read MoreAyushman Bharat, the new, flagship health initiative of the government, has two dimensions. First, it aims to roll out comprehensive primary health care with Health and Wellness Centres (HWCs) serving as the people-centric nuclei. A nationwide network of 1.5 lakh HWCs will be created by transforming the existing sub-centres and primary health-care centres by 2022. […]
Read MoreFacing the future of development The recent spate of peasant protests across wide swathes of the country points sharply to the unjust folly and sheer unviability of the path of developmentthat India has embraced, especially in the reform era since the late 1980s. Even, say, a modest food critic in metropolitan India collects an immodest annual […]
Read MoreNyaaya: A digital guide to complex justice system Nyaaya provides information on every state and central law in simple English and Hindi Legal processes are often tiresome, frustrating, lengthy and bureaucratic. Awareness and knowledge of law is still not an integral part of people’s consciousness. The barriers of language, education and technological reach add to […]
Read MoreSix monuments / historical sites in North Eastern States identified for listing under World Heritage Site Details of monuments/sites identified/placed under tentative list for listing under world heritage in the north eastern states are given below: Apatani Cultural Landscape, Arunachal Pradesh Iconic Saree Weaving Clusters of India Moidams – the Mound – Burial System […]
Read MoreDeendayal Antodaya Yojana – National Rural Livelihoods Mission: Alleviating rural poverty & fostering diversified livelihoods through sustainable community institutions of poor Mission Footprint Deendayal Antodaya Yojana – National Rural Livelihoods Mission (DAY-NRLM) is a flagship programme of the Ministry of Rural Development (MoRD) that seeks to alleviate rural poverty through building sustainable community institutions of […]
Read MoreWhat are the consequences of India’s falling sex ratio? A recent report from the NITI Aayog said sex ratio at birth (SRB) nationwide had dropped from 906 in 2012-2014 to 900 in 2013-2015. The SRB is the number of girls born for every 1,000 boys. In all, 17 of 21 large Indian States saw a […]
Read MoreThe twin budget promises of fixing minimum support price (MSP) of crops at cost plus 50% and ensuring MSP to farmers for all crops will lift farm-gate prices by 15% and raise rural incomes, but the transmission of this price rise to wholesale and retail levels will have strong implications for inflation, a NITI Aayog […]
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