The young and outspoken Indian Forest Service officer whose 12-year service in the bureaucracy has been spent in constant conflict with the government and whose take on political establishments for disturbing the protected forests acquired
Moody’s Investors Service cut its forecast for India’s economic growth to around 7% this year from 7.5% because of lower-than-expected rainfall in the ongoing monsoon season, the ratings agency said on Tuesday. Moody’s maintained
Sanjiv Chaturvedi, the Indian Forest Service (IFS) officer who has emerged as a whistle-blower, has won a battle, as the centre has finally approved his long-pending cadre transfer. The appointment committee of cabinet (ACC) passed the ord
All India Bank Officers Association (AIBOA) today said it has launched a wing to deal with issues faced by those working for private sector lenders. The officials from the private banks have also decided to join an all India general strike on Sept
Inviting investors from oil-rich UAE, prime minister Narendra Modi said today India has an immediate investment opportunity of $1 trillion and the government will take urgent steps to address concerns of the businessmen. Modi
Indian budget airline IndiGo has finalized an exceptionally large order for 250 single-aisle A320neo jets. India’s largest domestic airline by market share, IndiGo celebrated its 9th birthday by firming up its last year’s commitment&nb
Armed with specific data, the department of telecom has asked mobile operators to report on weekly basis the steps taken to check frequent call drops, and wants them to improve service immediately in the worst- affected areas. Ironically, the call
Seventh pay commission, which is likely to raise the salaries of government employees, may pose a risk to public finances leaving it with less money to spend on building capital assets. Sounding a word of caution finance minister Arun Jaitley said
Uttar Pradesh chief minister Akhilesh Yadav on Sunday launched free Wi-Fi services in Lucknow. With this launch the nawabi city of Lucknow becomes the first non-metro city to boast a free Wi-Fi facility in India. To kick-start services, he clicked
Attorney general Mukul Rohatgi’s argument questioning the status of privacy as a fundamental right pushed those opposing the Aadhaar scheme before the supreme court on the backfoot. But the top law officer’s stand might have left even
Prime minister Narendra Modi is scheduled to hold talks with UAE leaders and address Indian diaspora today (Monday). On day two of his UAE visit Modi will travel to Dubai and meet UAE vice president and prime minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al
Prime minister Narendra Modi’s independence day speech, his second, focused on farmers in most specific manner and there are reasons behind the details. The land acquisition bill, which is facing opposition, is the most obvious reaso
Looking to revamp Public Sector Banks (PSBs), the government on Friday unveiled a seven point plan that encompasses focus on appointments, Bank Board Bureau, capitalization, destressing, empowerment, accountability and governance reforms. "Th
Fifty-one-year-old K Nagapooshanam of Thirumazhisai, a town panchayat about 30 km from Tamil Nadu capital Chennai, has become a role model for families in her neighbourhood. Supported by a livelihood generation SHG (self-help group)
With an aim to redefine the cooperative bank movement in the country, Governance Now, in collaboration with the National Federation of Urban Cooperative Banks and Credit Societies Ltd (NAFCUB), organised the Urban Cooperative Bank Summit, Maharash
Aam Aadmi Party legislator Alka Lamba is not happy with the response of the Delhi commission for women. It is headed by her party activist Swati Maliwal, who enjoys the support of Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal. The commission
A two-day special session of parliament is likely in September to pass the Goods and Services Tax Bill, seen to be a crucial piece of tax reform linked to the Modi government`s effort to improve ease of business and boost revenues. finance ministe
Pakistan`s National Security Advisor (NSA) Sartaj Aziz on Thursday said he would visit India on August 23 for talks with his counterpart. The decision to hold NSA-level talks was taken when the Prime Ministers of the two countries met in Ufa, Russ
When not one but two senior editors, both baptized in the JP movement, spoke the same words on different occasions – that “you must read X to understand India” (X being Gora plus Ghare Baire for one and Raag Darbari for the other
The Rajya Sabha worked for just over nine hours of the 17-day session monsoon session of parliament, which ended today. Key legislation like the goods and services tax bill is pending in the RS. Various forms of protests prevented t
