The DMK is not afraid of raids by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) or Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Tamil Nadu Deputy Chief Minister Udhayanidhi Stalin said on Saturday, adding that his party will fight such cases legally. Udhayanidhi’s comments come on the day when Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin visited Delhi to attend a meeting…
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee skipped the NITI Aayog meeting in New Delhi on Saturday, PTI reported. However, there was no official statement about who would represent West Bengal in the meeting in the absence of the chief minister, the sources told PTI. Chief Secretary Manoj Pant is likely to be present in the…
The Supreme Court’s recent invocation of Article 142 to break a legislative deadlock in Tamil Nadu has re-ignited a debate over the judiciary’s role in India’s constitutional framework. By deeming long-pending state bills as assented-to, the court stepped in to preserve legislative intent but at the cost, some argue, of crossing into executive territory. Vice-President…
New Delhi: The federal policy think tank Niti Aayog on Tuesday laid down a road map to increase India’s exports of hand and power tools to over $25 billion by 2035 from $1 billion in 2025. The plan proposed by Niti Aayog and the Foundation for Economic Development (FED) involves creating manufacturing clusters for such…
New Delhi: India’s policy think tank Niti Aayog on Friday proposed a set of incentives for more than doubling the domestic automotive component industry’s output to $145 billion and triple its exports to $60 billion by 2030. Such growth would position India as a formidable player in global markets, achieving a trade surplus of $25…
Concerns about the Ethanol Blended Petrol (EBP) programme refuse to die down in Andhra Pradesh, with scientists and farmers saying water resources are depleting and emissions from factories are polluting the air, water, and soil. Buoyed by the encouraging results of the Ethanol Blended Petrol (EBP) programme, which was introduced in India as a pilot…
Among all states and Union Territories, Jammu and Kashmir spends most for education as a percentage of GDP at 8.11%, followed by Manipur (7.25%), Meghalaya (6.64%), and Tripura (6.19%) according to a policy report prepared by the NITI Aayog titled ‘Expanding Quality Higher Education through States and State Public Universities’. The report, released here on…
Government procurement at the minimum support price (MSP) was another boon for Raghuvanshi because market prices were about 20% lower than the MSP. Though he could sell just about two-thirds of his total production to government agencies, without this support Raghuvanshi’s losses would be significant. The good tidings for Raghuvanshi, however, are not enough a…
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee interacts with the media after walking out of the NITI Aayog meeting in New Delhi. | Photo Credit: PTI The 9th governing council meeting of the NITI Aayog on July 27 in New Delhi was boycotted by Chief Ministers of the Opposition INDIA bloc, barring West Bengal Chief Minister…
Persons with disabilities face multiple barriers to their effective participation in society and the workforce. File | Photo Credit: The Hindu The recent controversy involving Puja Khedkar, who allegedly faked her disability and caste to obtain benefits, has ignited a debate on the reservations granted to persons with disabilities (PwDs). The issue gained further traction…
