On the morning of April 25, India’s neighbour was struck by an earthquake of magnitude 7.9, creating damage unexplainable by mere citation of the numbers of deaths, collapsed structures, or people left homeless. The extent of the damage in N
The battle is political and should be fought in a sustained manner. However, the timing of Arvind Kejriwal’s belligerence on Delhi power sharing issue during the first anniversary celebrations of Narnedra Modi government makes little politic
A public transit system will be able to function seamlessly if there is intermodal integration. Commuters need to have last-mile connectivity so that they can avail multiple modes of transport to reach their destinations. One city that
The allegations are serious and throw light on the kind of pushing and pulling as bureaucrat faces. Former Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) chairman Pradip Baijal has made expolsoive claims on telecom scam, in his book. Baijal has alle
Having completed 100 days in office, the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) on Monday held a jan sabha at the heart of Delhi – Connaught Place - listing down party’s achievements since it attained power in the capital. With the AAP g
Addressing the nation on the first anniversary of his office, prime minister Narendra Modi wrote an open letter to the people on Tuesday. The letter, in the form of a newspaper advertisement, highlighted the achievement and works initiated by the
Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal is a man in hurry. Delhi assembly, which is slated to meet next month (June) is sitting on a special two-day session from today (Tuesday). The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) government convened the emergency session ami
Launched by PM Modi on September 25, 2014, the Make in India initiative aims at encouraging companies to manufacture in India. This is in line with Modi’s vision of turning India into a manufacturing hub, like China, and create jobs for a bu
On December 7, 2014, the PM, along with his team, hosted CMs for exchange of views on economic planning. The consultation agenda was “cooperative federalism” (interface between the centre and states); strategic and perspective planning
Soon after assuming power, PM Narendra Modi announced a plan to build 100 smart cities by 2022. Nearly a year after the announcement and shunting of a top-ranking official, the ministry of urban development is yet to take some concrete steps. Afte
Holy Ganga took a political turn when it became the PM’s pet project last year. While he had chosen to contest from Varanasi last year, the Ganga found its protector, benefactor in the PM who took a pledge to clean up the river and restore i
On the first anniversary of Narendra Modi government the Indian industry organizations see positive sentiment in the country and credit the administration of restoring investors’ confidence as well as brand India. While Ficci
Addressing first of BJP`s 200 big rallies on NDA`s first anniversary on Monday, prime minister Narendra Modi asked “haven`t the bad days gone away?”. This was his way of answering those who remind him of `achche din promise made
Benefitting nearly 1 million employees of the state-run banks, old generation private banks and some large foreign banks, the bank unions and the Indian Banks’ Association (IBA) on Monday formally signed an agreement to increase salary and a
Days after J Jayalalithaa took oath as chief minister of Tamil Nadu the opposition DMK on Monday said it has decided to file an appeal against her acquittal in a wealth case by the Karnataka High Court. The original complainant in t
One year into office, prime minister Narendra Modi is still in a mission mode – to launch new or revamped government schemes. Even as he launched three new schemes on May 9, one of his first, the pradhan mantri jan dhan yojana (PMJDY), remai
The Swachh Bharat mission (SBM) was launched on October 2, 2014 for a clean India in accordance with Mahatma Gandhi’s vision by his 150th birth anniversary in 2019. The union cabinet then gave its approval for restructuring the nirmal bharat
Finance Minister Arun Jaitley has assured that the honest taxpayers have nothing to fear about the new black money law. Addressing the annual conference of top income tax officials on Monday he said there is sufficient scope to incr
After a review by prime minister Narendra Modi on May 11, telecom minister Ravi Shankar Prasad has called a meeting of state IT ministers and secretaries on May 29 to discuss the national optical fibre network (NOFN) project. The go
Fighting one’s fears requires mettle extraordinaire. Nash’s life was a perfect lesson in this regard. A mathematician, Nash won the Nobel prize for economics in 1994 and Abel prize in 2005. A certain measure of eccentricity is an under
