The government will kick-start its stuttering disinvestment programme in the first week of October but it is likely to scale back the target for the current fiscal. The finance ministry, in consultation with its disinvestment department, i
Under a new arrangement, state owned financial institutions like rural electrification corporation (REC), power finance corporation (PFC) and the state bank of India (SBI) will be disbursing loan sanctioned for projects directly to BHEL.
KV Satyanarayana, additional chief secretary, government of Tripura, inaugurated the day-long state consultation workshop on e-governance in Agartala on July 10. Congratulating the state for taking giant leaps in the development of e-governance, S
As Lalu Prasad was found guilty for his role in the fodder scam, here is a recap of a series of revelations which not only proved his culpability but also show how he tried to shield the accused and derail the investigation at every at every step
Three IAS officers face axe for incompetence under a rule pushed by prime minister manmohan Singh last year to weed out non performing officers of the all india service (AIS), Hindustan Time reported today. According to the report, the ex
The government of Kerala set up Akshaya centres in 2002 to combat ‘digital divide’ in the state – way before the central government came up with the concept of the common services centres (CSCs). The decision to set up Akshaya ce
Terming the new Right to Fair Compensation and Transparency in Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and Resettlement Act 2013 humane and in national interest union minister for rural development, Jairam Ramesh on Sunday allayed industry fears that the
A CBI court in Ranchi on Monday convicted former Bihar chief minster and RJD leader Lalu Prasad in the in the multi-crore fodder scam case. Following the verdict, Lalu faces immediate disqualification as a Lok Sabha member as per a supreme
We assume that knowledge, learning and professionalism are what make the difference between an “extractive” policracy and a “developmental” one. This builds on the modern Indian tradition of education being the path to prog
We reproduce here a letter Shailesh Gandhi, former central information commissioner, has written to the chairman of parliament standing committee in the matter of the proposed amendments to the RTI act. 27/09/2013 Shri Sh
Coal India Limited (CIL), the world’s largest producer of coal, averted a strike by its executives after assuring them of bonus payouts that may cost the state-owned company as much as $152 million. According to officials demands for
Central Warehousing Corporation (CWC) has recorded a growth of 15.4%. According to a new report in The Times of India, the company has achieved a record turnover of Rs 1406.70 crore during 2012-13 as against Rs 1218.65 crore achieved durin
The alcoves were the venue of many meetings between those who played a pivotal role in the unification of India and transfer of power from the British to Indians. It was from here that the great VP Menon who supported Sardar Patel worked hard to c
By directing the government to provide for a “none of the above” button on the electronic voting machines (EVMs) for the forthcoming state and general elections, the supreme court on Friday gave the power of choice to the citizen.
Damodar Valley Corporation (DVC) forced by payment defaults to the tune of Rs 6400 crore by the Jharkhand State Electricity Board (JSEB) is considering shutting down part of its 5,700 MW thermal power generation capacities next month. Acco
ONGC Videsh Ltd (OVL) is slowly but surely foraying into foreign shores. OVL has expressed interest in bidding in the fourth licensing round for seven offshore and one onshore oil/gas blocks in Tanzania. The matter was discussed between minister o
On account of its annual financial performance for the year 2012-13, public sector SJVN Limited has paid a dividend of Rs 255.99 crore to the government of India, which is holding 64.5 percent equity in the company. SJVN had declared a tot
Last week, a special CBI court found Rashid Masood, a Congress Rajya Sabha MP, guilty of nominating undeserving candidates to medical seats. It was a ‘scam’ that broke out when Masood was minister of state for health in
Bihar, Odisha and Uttar Pradesh, apart from seven other states, are the “least developed” Indian states, while Gujarat, whose model of development and industrialisation is a raging debate across the country following Narendra Modi&rsqu
(Editor`s note: This article, written in September 2013, soon after the BJP announced Narendra Modi as the party`s PM candidate, reflects on the "fragility of the Indian ego" and its enactments in Indian politics. Th
