The Print, April 29, 2022
Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan on Friday released the “mandate document” for a common curriculum framework under the new National Education Policy (NEP) and described it as a step towards decolonisation of the Indian education system.
The Financial Express, April 26, 2022
Two working papers for the World Bank and the IMF have recently put out divergent estimates of the state of ‘extreme poverty’ in India, on the shared definition of people living on $1.9 or less in purchasing power parity terms.
Hindustan Times, April 13, 2022
The Union Cabinet on Wednesday approved an extension to the Rashtriya Gram Swaraj Abhiyan (RGSA), a centrally-sponsored scheme to help rural India achieve key targets of the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
COOPERATIVE FEDERALISM/NITI AAYOG
- Centre owes States more than the official figures
The Hindu, April 28, 2022 - An informed NITI
Business Standard, April 25, 2022 - Niti Aayog, UNICEF to assess status of India’s children
Livemint, April 21, 2022 - Niti Aayog unveils draft battery swapping policy, backs fiscal incentives and interoperability
The Times of India, April21, 2022
ADMINISTRATIVE REFORMS
- Executive, judiciary agree to set up state-level body to cater to infrastructural needs of courts
The Economic Times, April 30, 2022 - GST requires major administrative reforms
The Hindu Businessline, April 20, 2022 - How has IAS fared well in service to the nation
Livemint, April 19, 2022 - Govt to finalise 5 urban planning reform schemes for states
Hindustan Times, April 17, 2022 - Larger challenges of Civil Services in India
The Pioneer, April 12, 2022
RURAL ECONOMY
- Has India’s poverty really fallen?
The Financial Express, April 30, 2022 - To plug support package loopholes, Nabard plans farmer distress index
The Indian Express, April 29, 2022 - PM Narendra Modi lauds Central schemes for empowering farmers
IndiaTVNews, April 10, 2022 - Why time is ripe for insurance sector to tap rural market
The Free Press Journal, April 09, 2022
JOBS & SKILLS
- Skill India to upskill 4000 ISRO technical staff, to offer short-term courses
New18, April 30, 2022 - NSDC, relevel by Unacademy enter strategic partnership to provide employment opportunities, aim to help upskill millions of youth
India Education Diary, April 26, 2022 - Amalgamation of tech, education and skill
India Today, April 18, 2022
EDUCATION REFORMS
- The twin degree…a catastrophe in higher education
Herald Goa, April 23, 2022 - Indian, foreign universities can now offer dual degrees
Hindustan Times, April 20, 2022 - Education at the forefront of India’s rising complexity
Livemint, April 14, 2022 - Artificial Intelligence: A game-changer for the Indian Education System
The Financial Express, April 05, 2022
ECONOMIC REFORMS
- India’s jobs paradigm needs to shift
The Financial Express, April 19, 2022 - A six point agenda for India to raise its trade competitiveness (PSM)
Livemint, April 18, 2022 - Human capital growth through social impact investment (PSM)
The Economic Times, April 18, 2022 - The imperative of collective reforms in a federal system
Livemint, April 15, 2022