Digital society’s many disruptions
Live Mint, February 22, 2017
Live Mint, February 22, 2017
Digital revolution is the new buzzword in India. The government had already announced a campaign on Digital India with the mission of digitally empowering every Indian and ensuring that all information is digitally available.
India aims to bring broadband to every village by 2018
The Economic Times, February 21, 2017
The Economic Times, February 21, 2017
India aims to bring high-speed digital connectivity to every village by 2018 and is keen to share expertise in the area with other nations, the government said on Tuesday.
Finalise New Education Policy by 2017 end
ENA India, February 04, 2017
ENA India, February 04, 2017
Prime Minister Narendra Modi has directed the Ministry of Human Resource Development to finalise the New Education Policy (NEP) by the end of 2017.
COOPERATIVE FEDERALISM
- Niti Aayog to rank states on energy efficiency
The Economic Times, February 23, 2017 - NITI Aayog finalising model law on contract farming
The Times of India, February 19, 2017 - India needs mix of competitive, cooperative federalism
Livemint, February 16, 2017 - Federalism redefined ~ II
The Statesman, February 06, 2017
ADMINISTRATIVE REFORMS
- Kerala government in a tussle with staffers over provincial civil service ‘KAS’
Livemint, February 23, 2017 - Centre expands ambit of panel examining Central Pay Commission – related anomalies
The Economic Times, February 21, 2017 - Centre moots step to merge ministries
The Economic Times, February 17, 2017 - Panel backs separate cadre for ministry of defence
The Economic Times, February 15, 2017 - Centre framing policy for PIL by government servants
Business Standard, February 14, 2017
RURAL ECONOMY
- PM’s pension scheme fails to reach poor
The Tribune, February 27, 2017 - Modi’s big ghar-sadak bet
The Indian Express, February 16, 2017 - Female farmers gaining ground in rural India
Livemint, February 13, 2017 - Rural India is where all marketers are heading now
Businessinsider, February 03, 2017 - Government aims to bring 1 crore households out of poverty by 2019
The Times of India, February 01, 2017
EDUCATION REFORMS
- Learn the lesson
The Indian Express, February 23, 2017 - Govt takes another step to replace MCI with new medical commission
The Times of India, February 22, 2017 - By next year, centralised admissions for nursery
The Economic Times, February 17, 2017 - New law a welcome step towards world-class education
The Hindustan Times, February 15, 2017 - UGC loses money power to HRD Min
The Pioneer, February 13, 2017 - And children pay the price
The Indian Express, February 06, 2017 - Proposal to set up NTA sparks debate among educationists, students
The Times of India, February 02, 2017
SKILL DEVELOPMENT
- Govt to boost entrepreneurship education
Bureaucracy Today, February 24, 2017 - India’s Model of Government-Financed Skill Development Is Ineffective
The Wire, February 21, 2017 - HRD and Skill development ministries tasked to increase enrolment in schools to churn out more skilled population
The Wire, March 18, 2017 - HRD and Skill development ministries tasked to increase enrolment in schools to churn out more skilled population
The New Indian Express, February 11, 2017 - Rajasthan to set up skills varsity
The Hindu Businessline, February 08, 2017 - To boost Skill India Mission, Govt sets aside Rs 17000 crore in Budget
The Economic Times, February 03, 2017
ECONOMIC REFORMS
- What Arvind Subramanian’s Economic Survey Didn’t Talk About
The Wire, February 27, 2017 - India the global growth engine
The Hans India, February 20, 2017 - India is the only economy doing reforms
OneIndia, February 10, 2017 - Indian economy projected to overtake US by 2040
Livemint, February 07, 2017
