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Read MoreSkill India is ailing The vision for vocational training is on its last legs. Those in-charge have forgotten to take education into account, indulge in petty turf wars. Remember the fanfare and optimism over the launch of Skill India in July 2015, and the roadmap for skilling 400 million people by 2022 (World Youth Skills day)? […]
Read MoreCriteria for the courts: on the appointment of judges A discussion on the kind of judges that India needs must animate our public debates In 1973, at the acme of Prime Minister Indira Gandhi’s move towards securing a “committed judiciary”, the then Minister of Steel and Mines, S. Mohan Kumaramangalam, offered a spirited defence of […]
Read MoreEasing the government’s infrastructure burden Private sector participation in infrastructure delivery helps deliver tangible benefits even as the fiscal space remains constrained The private sector contributed an estimated ₹20 trillion, or a third of India’s ₹60 trillion infrastructure investment, between fiscals 2008 and 2017. However, it has declined sharply in recent years in terms of […]
Read MoreLandmark electoral reforms in Maharashtra The SEC of Maharashtra has moved the needle by giving NOTA much needed teeth. It is up to the national ECI and other SECs to follow suit This year marks the 25th anniversary of the historic 73rd and 74th amendments to the constitution of India. These amendments gave constitutional status […]
Read MoreGovt, RBI step back from the brink, signal uneasy truce After a nine- hour RBI board meeting on Monday, RBI has decided to make concessions on capital adequacy and referred the reserves issue to an expert panel The tension between the government and the Reserve Bank of India appeared to have defused for the time being with […]
Read MoreTackling India’s open defecation problem Truly making India open defecation free requires a sustainable change in societal mindset and behaviour While the ambition behind and success to date of the Swachh Bharat mission are laudable, it is at risk of unravelling unless it can ensure that India remains permanently open defecation free. To do so, […]
Read MoreNITI Aayog Constitutes Himalayan State Regional Council NITI Aayog has constituted the ‘Himalayan State Regional Council’ to ensure sustainable development of the Indian Himalayan region. The Council has been constituted to review and implement identified action points based on the Reports of five Working Groups, which were established along thematic areas to prepare a roadmap […]
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