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The UPA Government has decided to implement a Nutrient Based Subsidy (NBS) regime and decontrol the prices of fertilizers. The move will have disastrous repercussions on the cultivating peasantry especially the small and marginal farmers who are already facing an acute agrarian crisis reflected in the fact that suicides by farmers have crossed the 2 lakh mark. It is also [...]
More than 1.4 million houses sanctioned (14,78,309). 1327 projects of affordable housing and basic amenities to the urban poor with outlay of more than Rs 34791 crores approved.
The stimulus packages offered, has significantly turned around the job creation in Indian Industry by fuelling a growth of 19 per cent in employment generation during the October – January period of 2009-10 over the corresponding period of the previous year, according to ASSOCHAM Placement Pattern (APP) Study. The APP Study titled “Impact of fiscal stimulus in Job Creation”, revealed [...]
Government has seen many versions of a statement reportedly made by the leaders of the CPI (Maoist). In the absence of an authentic statement, Government is unable to respond to these versions. Nevertheless, in order to clear the air, the Home Minister Shri P. Chidambaram wishes to make the following statement: I would like a short, simple statement from the CPI (Maoist) saying “We will abjure [...]
Growth rather than inflation, the government admits, is India’s problem number one. With food prices still rising at an annual rate of around 18 per cent, the UPA government at the centre has been forced to recognise that it constitutes a problem that deserves more attention than the objective of achieving a 9 or 10 per cent rate of growth. [...]
The research system that is driven by patent monopolies is skewed to favour inventions for which there are enough buyers. The ability to buy certain products, thus, determines research priorities. Such priorities are not necessarily those that health needs would identify. In the globe today, malaria, pneumonia, diarrhea, and tuberculosis, together account for 21 per cent of the global disease [...]
The Preamble of the NCHER Bill says it is an “Act to promote the autonomy of higher education institutions for the free pursuit of knowledge and innovation, and for facilitating access, inclusion and opportunities to all… and to provide for an advisory mechanism of eminent peers in academia.” One would expect critics to give reasoned arguments on how the provisions [...]
With the aim of enhancing safety, capacity and efficiency in train operations, Ministry of Railways has decided to upmark signaling and communication technology. Progressive implementation of route relay/panel/electronic interlocking, installation of block proving axle counters and data loggers, track circuiting along with multi aspect colour light signallng system are works currently spread over the network. This was stated by Shri [...]
Indian Railways (IR) with 63,273 route kms, 1.4 million employees, 538 billion NTKM of freight traffic and 6.97 billion originating passengers is one of the largest Railway network in the world and is lifeline of India and backbone of its transport infrastructure. Over the last few years Indian Railways has been regaining market share in transport sector through improved services, [...]
Review of the year – 2009 INTRODUCTION OF HISTORIC NON-STOP ‘DURONTO’ TRAINS REVENUE EARNINGS DURING APRIL-NOVEMBER 2009 MORE THAN RS. 55 THOUSAND CRORE, AN INCREASE OF 8.74 PER CENT IMPLEMENTATION OF DFC PROJECTS TAKES OFF WITH THE SIGNING OF PRELIMINARY SERVICES LOAN AGREEMENTS
Indian Railways (IR) are part and parcel of Indian people’s consciousness. With the rising intensity of consciousness, public perception is getting focussed on Indian Railways safety as an epitome of national efficiency and skill. Safety on Indian Railways permeates in all activities of operation and maintenance – be it track, bridges, signalling installations, locos and coaches or large work force [...]
“Honourable Members, 1. My greetings to you as you assemble here today for the first session of both Houses of Parliament in the new decade. I am confident that all members would dedicate themselves to making this decade a glorious period in our country’s march to prosperity and to its rightful place in the comity of nations. A heavy legislative [...]
I speak of peace, while covert enmity Under the smile of safety wounds the world Shakespeare, Henry IV THE aura around Nobel laureate Barack Obama is fading fast. As events are proving he got the prize for his talk and appears not inclined to earn it. The US administration is watering down all the expectations that Obama, as a candidate [...]
India’s growth story could be hampered by low agricultural productivity and inadequate physical infrastructure, especially power, in the medium- to long-term, says Prime Minister’s Economic Advisory Council. “The Council is of the view that the two principal constraints to growth that face India in the medium to long term are low productivity in agriculture on the one hand and inadequate [...]
It is to be noted that all the faiths emerged in the Eurasian landmass and the vast majority of their adherents are to be found in geographically contiguous regions. Together they constitute over two-thirds of the world’s population. The normal business of living brought them together from time to time in the past and does so today. Such social intercourse [...]
Interventions of women’s organisations and scholars in Women’s Studies in India have ensured the introduction of the concept of gender budgeting in our country. There are around 40 countries around the world who have followed the 1984 Australian Government initiative to look at Government expenditures and revenue collections from a gender point of view, that is to assess the differential [...]
The Desert National Park is situated in Rajasthan near Jaisalmer stretching in the Thar desert. The park is considered not only the largest in the state of Rajasthan but among the largest in India. The catchments area of the Park is 3162 sq. km. The substantial part of the park is on a landscape, which comprises of lakebed of extinct [...]
Dr. C. Rangarajan, Chairman, Economic Advisory Council to the Prime Minister released the document ‘Review of the Economy-2009-10’. Following are the highlights of the document: * Strong rebound in the second half of 2009-10 drives growth rate upwards * Projected growth 7.2% in 2009/10, 8.2% in 2010/11 and 9.0% in 2011/12 * Developed countries have come out of recession but [...]
The rule of law, one of the most significant characteristics of good governance prevails because India has an independent judiciary that has been sustained, amongst others, because of support and assistance from an independent bar which has been fearless in advocating the cause of the underprivileged and the deprived. Indian judiciary has been pro-active and has scrupulously and overzealously guarded [...]
Dogri, the language spoken by the dogras living in J & K and elsewhere is a living and vibrant language. As part of mainstream Indian regional languages, Dogri too is now contributing significantly to Indian literature.
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