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Why climate change is everyone’s business

MADE IN INDIA: 75 Years of Business and Enterprise By Amitabh Kant Rupa, 240 pages Rs 595 Seventy-five years after India attained freedom at the stroke of the midnight hour, the Indian econom

To protect homebuyers` interests, govt calls for a simple model buyer agreement

With a staggering number of cases pending at different Consumer Commissions, Rohit Kumar Singh, Secretary, Department of Consumer Affairs, GoI, has said that out of over 5.5 lakh cases currently awaiting resolution, more than 54,000 cases pertain

Can you bank upon a banker in these days of cybercrime?

Cyber Encounters: Cops` Adventures with Online Criminals By Ashok Kumar, O.P. Manocha Penguin/Ebury Press, 256 pages, Rs 299

Ethics in the civil services: A primordial necessity

Transforming the Steel Frame: Promise and Paradox of Civil Service Reform Edited by Vinod Rai Rupa, 256 pages, Rs 595  

How to read Ambedkar’s “Annihilation of Caste”

UNDERSTANDING B.R. AMBEDKAR’S “ANNIHILATION OF CASTE” By Sayed Sayeed Permanent Black, 252 pages, Rs 595.00 A just-released work on Dr. B.R. Ambedkar`s well-known text,

The importance of Governance in ESG paradigm

The journey of ESG is a bridge from ‘qualitative change’ to a ‘measurable value’. ESG is the consideration of E-S-and-G non-financial issues, alongside financial factors, where E stands for Environmental; S for Social, and

Amidst Covid resurgence, BMC advises citizens above 60 to wear masks

With numbers of of Covid cases rising in Mumbai and increase in the number of patients in Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) area in the past few days, the civic authority has advised all citizens above the age of 60 to wear masks in crowded

Corruption and Common Man: What needs to be done?

India has the highest overall bribery rate in the Asian region at 39%, and at 46%, the highest rate of citizens using personal connections to get work done, according to Transparency International. The common man is haunted and expl

Mumbai ACB got 10,930 complaints, ordered 276 inquiries: RTI info

Between 1st January, 2019 and 30th November 2022, the Mumbai Anti- Corruption Bureau received 10,930 complaints, out of which only 276 inquiries were ordered. Out of these inquiries only four FIRs were registered while 71 were closed and 205 are s

“Assignment of Spectrum for Space-based Comm Services”: TRAI releases consultation paper

The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) on Thursday released a consultation paper on “Assignment of Spectrum for Space-based Communication Services”. Earlier, the Department of Telecommunications (DoT), through

India to add 50 GW of renewable energy capacity annually for 5 years

The government of India has decided to invite bids for 50 GW of renewable energy capacity annually for the next five years – from Financial Year 2023-24 till Financial Year 2027-28. These annual bids of ISTS (Inter-State Transmission) connec

Logistics has become the centerpiece of India`s policy: Piyush Goyal

Logistics has become the centerpiece of India`s policy making in its journey towards becoming a developed nation and a leader in international trade, union minister of commerce and industry Piyush Goyal has said.   He also said

CBI … is like a brand for truth and justice: Modi

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday inaugurated the diamond jubilee celebrations of the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) at Vigyan Bhawan in New Delhi. The CBI was established by a resolution of the Ministry of Home Affairs

India Post Payments Bank launches WhatsApp banking services

India Post Payments Bank, in collaboration with Airtel, on Friday announced the launch of WhatsApp Banking Services for IPPB customers, enabling them to access banking services on their mobile phone. The newly launched IPPB WhatsAp

India’s overall exports cross all-time high of $750 billion

India’s overall exports, including services and merchandise, have crossed US$750 billion, minister of commerce and industry Piyush Goyal has announced. This is an all-time high and this achievement comes in the 75th year of independence as w

Climate actions being implemented to deal with impact of heat waves

India’s climate actions cut across various sectors and are being implemented through various programs and schemes of different union ministries, departments and state/ union territory governments.  The government of India through concer

Banks must hear borrowers before declaring their accounts as frauds: SC

In a judgment with far-reaching implications, the Supreme Court has held that the civil consequences of an account being declared as fraud under the Reserve Bank of India (Frauds Classification and Reporting by Commercial Banks and Select FIs) Dir

India’s forest cover increases by 5,516 sq km in four years

The Dehradun-based Forest Survey of India (FSI), an organization under the Ministry of Environment, Forests and Climate Change, carries out the assessment of forest cover biennially since 1987 and the findings are published in the India State of F

Steps taken to meet higher power demand of April-May

While the average growth of energy requirement in the country for 2023-24 viz-a-viz 2022-23 has been estimated as 4.9%, the months of April and May have been projected as high demand period. During the current year, the peak demand is expected to

Millets to make comeback in army ration after half a century

As the UN has declared 2023 as the International Year of Millets, the Indian Army has steered introduction of millets flour in the rations of soldiers. This landmark decision will ensure troops are supplied with native and traditional grains after


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