One morning, in 1996, former IAS officer Vivek Pattanayak and his wife were pleasantly surprised when former Odisha chief minister Biju Patnaik greeted them in the lobby of Odisha Bhawan in New Delhi. At that time Biju was a Lok Sabha MP.
Abid Hasan Safrani: Netaji’s Comrade-in-Arms Compiled by Ismat Mehdi and Shehbaz Safrani, Foreword by Sugata Bose Orient B
As prime minister Narendra Modi on Thursday addressed a meeting of the Foreign Ministers of G20 via video message, he underlined why India had chosen the theme of ‘One Earth, One Family, One Future’ for its G20 Presidency. He exp
It is time for digital media to convert impressions to GRPs (gross rating points) to get measurement numbers. An advertiser is entitled to know the content where their ad is placed. These were among the issues discussed in the Governance Now Round
The Great Backyard Bird Count (GBBC) is an annual event that brings bird enthusiasts, students, and nature enthusiasts together to watch and count birds they see around the places where
What is ahimsa or non-violence? Is it only an absence of violence or is it something more? Is ahimsa even possible in today’s world? How does one interpret the meaning of war from the lens of ahimsa? Or how does one apply this concept to our
In pursuance of the decisions taken in the National workshop on 23.12.2022, DARPG published monthly report on “Secretariat Reforms” for January, 2023. The Report is available at
The Supreme Court on Wednesday refused to stay the Election Commission of India order recognising the Eknath Shinde faction as the real Shiv Sena, allowing Uddhav Thackeray, the former Maharashtra chief minister and son of Shiv Sena founder Balasa
A New History of India: From Its Origins to the Twenty-First Century By Rudrangshu Mukherjee, Shobita Punja and Toby Sinclair Aleph Books, pp 480, Rs 999 When history is shaping the present li
Ahead of the upcoming local body polls in Maharashtra including the prestigious BMC elections, the Election Commission of India has recognised the Eknath Shinde faction as the real Shiv Sena and allotted the party name and the symbol of ‘bow
Mobile data traffic in India has risen 3.2 times over the last five years, according to the annual Mobile Broadband Index (MBiT) report of Nokia. The report also revealed that pan-India mobile data usage per month grew from 4.5 exabytes in 2018 to
The union cabinet has approved Centrally Sponsored Scheme, ‘Vibrant Villages Programme’ (VVP), for the financial years 2022-23 to 2025-26 with a financial allocation of Rs. 4,800 crore. The scheme aims to promote compreh
Defence minister Rajnath Singh has highlighted the need for greater cooperation in an increasingly-complex global security scenario. He stated that the theme of the event ‘SPEED’ characterises the present era wherein geopolitical and s
Prime minister Narendra Modi on Friday inaugurated the new campus of Aljamea-tus-Saifiyah (The Saifee Academy), principal educational institute of Dawoodi Bohra community at Marol in Mumbai. The institute under the guidance of His H
Prime minister Narendra Modi flagged off Mumbai-Solapur Vande Bharat and Mumbai-Sainagar Shirdi Vande Bharat trains at Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus (CST) in Mumbai on Friday. Modi also dedicated two road projects, of Santac
An increasing number of people will prefer to rely on emerging and new technologies and travel in more sustainable ways, according to a global research study, Traveller Tribes 2033, has revealed. The global survey is third in
On mission mode, Indian Railways` Freight loading for first ten months of this financial year 2022-23 has crossed last year’s loading and earnings for the same month. On cumulative basis from April 2022 to January 2023, freigh
Mumbai’s municipal commissioner and administrator Iqbal Singh Chahal on Saturday announced a Budget of Rs 52,619.07 crore for 2023-2024, an increase of 20.67% over a revised budget estimate of Rs 43607.10 crore for 2022-23. T
Union minister of finance and corporate affairs Nirmala Sitharaman presented the Union Budget 2023-24 in Parliament on Wednesday. The highlights of the Budget are as follows: PART A Per ca
Union Budget 2023-24, presented by finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman in the Parliament on Wednesday, outlined the vision of Amrit Kaal which shall reflect an empowered and inclusive economy. “We envision a prosperous and inclusive In
