The first phase of the national waterway project is taking shape with the Inland Waterways Authority of India (IWAI) awarding the contract for construction of the multi-modal terminal at Sahibganj in Jharkhand to Larson & Tourbo (L&T
C.R. Chaudhary, minister of state for consumer affairs, said that the existing Consumer Protection Act-1986 is being replaced by a consumer friendly legislation, with a forward looking approach including protection of consumer’s rights while
The monsoon this year has brought cheer to farmers and a report by CRISIL, a research agency, said it expects “the favourable monsoon to revive rural incomes”. “Larger agricultural output will help boost supply and
Most of the central public sector undertakings (PSUs) have failed to comply with recommendations pertaining to caste-based reservation such as keeping reservation rosters and filling of backlog vacancies meant for SCs and OBCs. The
Rekha, a labourer’s daughter, who was forced to leave studies had been for a while resisting intense societal pressure to get married. She wanted to be empowered, but didn’t know how to go about it. The future looked bleak. It was then
Is Gandhi still relevant today? Or, is it still a relevant question today? Ramachandra Guha, renowned public intellectual with a biography of Gandhi to his credit, says his political experiments are still relevant for those who want to change the
As many as 740 students of residential schools in tribal areas have died in Maharashtra in the past 10 years, revealed an internal report of the state tribal development department. What’s more shocking is the manner in which
The cabinet is expected to clear the plan to cut majority stake in around 20 state-run enterprises on Wednesday. These also include several profit-making companies, signalling a restart of equity sale in public sector undertakings (PSUs) aft
There has been much progress toward ending poverty: the World Bank Group’s latest numbers show that since 1990 nearly 1.1 billion people have escaped extreme poverty. Between 2012 and 2013 alone, around 100 million people moved out of extrem
“We have always looked upon BRICS as a template for a new approach to global governance in the 21st century. The five nations represent the voice of the changing world and our approach to global issues signifies a convergence across differen
The rapid transformation of farming and food systems to cope with a warmer world, such as adopting climate-smart practices, particularly to curb greenhouse gas emissions, is critical for hunger and poverty reduction, the United Nations agriculture
National carrier Air India, which is making operational profit now, is looking to rejig debt worth Rs 10,000 crore under the scheme for sustainable restructuring of bad assets floated by the Reserve Bank of India (RBI). &nbs
Maneka Gandhi, minister of women and child development, on Monday said that the government will soon bring an anti-trafficking legislation in the parliament, the draft of which is ready. Addressing the Regional Editors
Bhupendra Vira, a 60-year old RTI activist, was killed in cold blood in Mumbai. His chilling murder shows the severity of threat faced by RTI activists across the country, with those being exposed not hesitating to go to any extent to silence the
Can you imagine a day without cash? The answer is an obvious ‘no’. The rustle of notes and jingle of coins still have the power to light up any face. In fact, more than 99 percent of transactions by volume are still in cash payments in
Oil and Natural Gas Corporation Ltd (ONGC), country’s largest oil and gas exploration and production company, beat India’s second largest software exporter Infosys Ltd to become the fifth most valuable company in India by market
The NITI Aayog, besides identifying PSUs for strategic sales and monitoring the closure of loss making firms, will now also give approvals to the state-run entities to set up financial joint ventures, a power which rested with company boards
Ahead of the BRICS Summit, underway in Goa from Saturday, a clutch of civil society movements from 10 countries came together in Panaji under the
India faces an unenviable challenge of tackling the dual burden of diseases and lack of qualified health personnel. A 2015 PricewaterhouseCoopers report estimates that we are short of three million doctors and six million nurses. At the current ra
On September 23, India circulated a concept note to members of the World Trade Organisation (WTO) to consider a Trade Facilitation in Services (TFS) agreement that, according to New Delhi, is comparable to the Trade Facilitation Agreement (TFA)
