State capitalism was the need of the hour when India got into its path of economic development. It continues to occupy a pedestal position despite the new global economic order – contributing over 27 percent to India’s fiscal bud
On the outskirts of Varanasi, the Azamgarh road leads to a small hamlet, Lamhi, the place where Munshi Premchand was born, lived and left behind some of the most marvellous pieces of modern Hindi literature. His stories, which revolved aroun
“Are there only two options before us [for PSUs] – either disinvest or close down? There is a third way, corporatise it, change its culture, make it apolitical, bring in efficiency.” – Prime minister
The financial year 2014-15 was not a typically good year for the global economy – largely due to the weaker-than-expected global activity in the last quarter (January to March) of 2013-14 and a consecutive weak April-June quarter of 20
To check rising pollution in the national capital, the Delhi government has decided to introduce odd-even formula for the first 15 days of the New Year. According to this rule, odd numbered cars will travel on odd dates of the
State of municipal education in Greater Mumbai shows no improvement as compared to previous years and continues to be telling of education standards of the municipality. Praja Foundation’s latest report on municipal education
Bundelkhand, the land of famous warriors Alha and Udal, is entrapped in an unending battle. But unlike 1857, today there is no ‘harbola’ to tell the stories of sacrifices. Then, Subhadra Kumari Chauhan wrote, “Bundele harbolon ke
Congress members faced a sharp rebuke from Lok Sabha speaker Sumitra Mahajan today. She said they (Congress members) do not have any national interest but only vested interest. They were carrying out noisy protests demanding finance minister
Gujarat has become the first state in the country to take up public-private partnership projects for redevelopment of slums in urban areas under the prime minister’s awas yojana (urban). The inter-ministerial central screening
The city is struggling to return to normalcy after massive devastation. Those with means are managing to start from scratch in life, while those lacking sufficient money are fighting to establish one’s home and even to make en
The rajya sabha will take up the Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Bill, 2015 for consideration and passage at 2 pm today. Parliamentarians decided to cut across party lines to seek the passage of the amendments to the Juvenile Ju
With the supreme court refusing to detain the youngest rapist in December 16 gang-rape case in the absence of a law, the Rajya Sabha is expected to take up amendments to the Juvenile Justice Act tomorrow.“We want government to list Juvenile
(Courtesy: India Water Portal) Think of a toilet that needs no
Meanwhile, Moody`s Investors Service has affirmed Oil and Natural Gas Corporation Ltd.`s (ONGC) Baa1 local currency issuer rating, Baa2 foreign currency issuer rating, and the Baa2 ratings on the senior unsecured bonds issued by ONGC Videsh Limite
Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC) is likely to start commercial production of coal-bed methane in Jharkhand from next year. Meanwhile it has approached coal-based industries in the state as well as outside to create a customers` base.
Attempts by the pension fund regulatory and development authority (PFRDA) to bring employees of public sector undertakings under the National Pension System (NPS) has hit a “tax hurdle”. There is no tangible movement in
There is a threat of slowdown in the world but the National Buildings Construction Corporation (NBCC) has seen no dearth of business. In the last month itself, it received orders of over Rs 5,000 crore. Not surprisingly, it has been a clear outper
Government`s disinvestment kitty has almost doubled this year and a strong lineup is ready for 2016. The government made over Rs 35,000 crore through PSU share sales, with some help by saviour LIC. Those coming up for sale next year are NTPC, Coal
Union finance minister Arun Jaitley today filed defamation suits against Arvind Kejriwal and other Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leaders for accusing him of corruption in Delhi`s cricket body DDCA (Delhi and District Cricket Association). The minister has
Maharashtra now has a clear policy on solar power. According to the state-run power distribution company consumers can install solar panels for their power generation and consumption. As per Maharashtra State Electricity Distributio
