Parliament approves Finance Bill 2025, completes Budget exercise
Deccan Herald, March 27, 2025
Replying to the debate finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman said the tendency of the ministry would be to exercise caution and not let go of revenues.
Deccan Herald, March 27, 2025
Replying to the debate finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman said the tendency of the ministry would be to exercise caution and not let go of revenues.
India, Mauritius ink 8 MoUs to bolster strategic, economic relations
DD News, March 12, 2025
Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit to Mauritius witnessed the signing of multiple Memorandums of Understanding (MoUs) aimed at enhancing strategic cooperation and economic collaboration between the two nations.
DD News, March 12, 2025
Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit to Mauritius witnessed the signing of multiple Memorandums of Understanding (MoUs) aimed at enhancing strategic cooperation and economic collaboration between the two nations.
Let’s get RIA about regulation: How India can cut through the red tape for growth and innovation
The Economic Times, March 08, 2025
India’s jalebi regulatory framework needs reform to reduce bureaucratic burdens and enhance efficiency. The proposed High-Level Committee aims to address ambiguities, curb bureaucratic abuse, and promote honest governance.
The Economic Times, March 08, 2025
India’s jalebi regulatory framework needs reform to reduce bureaucratic burdens and enhance efficiency. The proposed High-Level Committee aims to address ambiguities, curb bureaucratic abuse, and promote honest governance.
CUTS Submission on the Draft Digital Personal Data Protection Rules, 2025
The full comments are attached and can also be accessed at: https://cuts-ccier.org/pdf/comments-on-the-draft-digital-personal-data-protection-rules-2025.pdf
COOPERATIVE FEDERALISM/NITI AAYOG
- Parliamentary committee slams ‘amateur planning’ in NITI Aayog budget
Business Standard, March 19, 2025 - Centre, state, party: The many conundrums of federalism
The Indian Express, March 15, 2025 - Greater cooperative federalism in India a must to push economic thaw with China
Deccan Herald, March 13, 2025 - Fading Footprints
Millennium Post, March 11,2025 - How best to resolve the federal deadlock
MSN, March 11, 2025
ADMINISTRATIVE REFORMS
- Civil servants are running India’s regulatory bodies. It dilutes institutional independence
The print, March 26, 2025 - For Modi govt’s ill-thought-out policies, civil servants haven’t been blamed enough
The Print, March 18, 2025 - Tribunal reforms hold the key to efficient dispute resolution in India
Livemint, March 10, 2025 - Industry stakeholders flag compliance costs and obligations in DPDP Rules before finalization
The Hindu Businessline, March 09, 2025
RURAL ECONOMY
- Larger lesson in welfare dispute
Hindustan Times, March 31, 2025 - Ministry of Rural Development, UNICEF YuWaah Launch Joint Initiatives to Empower Youth and Rural Women in India
Jagran, March 28, 2025 - India, World Bank may ink $500 million deal for rural housing project
Business Standard, March 18, 2025
JOBS & SKILLS
- No degree? No problem! Skills-based hiring is gaining ground in India
The Economic Times, March 31, 2025 - On the job
Millennium Post, March 22, 2025 - Vocational education plan needs more than just good intentions
Policy Circle, March 22, 2025
EDUCATION REFORMS
- Financial Aid, Reforms, Infrastructure: How Are India’s States Spending on Higher Education?
The Wire, March 31, 2025 - Irish Education Minister looks for collaboration and strengthening ties with Indian institutions
The Hindu, March 23, 2025 - Why punish students for systemic faults
The New Indian Express, March 20, 2025 - Welcoming Foreign University Campuses won’t Address Indian Education’s Structural Woes
The Wire, March 15, 2025 - Indian universities must stop silencing and ignoring their students
The Times Higher Education, March 14, 2025
ECONOMIC REFORMS
- India needs FTAs to overcome non-tariff barriers, boost exports
CNBCTV 18, March 28, 2025 - Strengthening education can drive economic growth
Business Standard, March 25, 2025 - Rich getting richer, poor poorer, as growth turns capital-intensive
Down to Earth, March 20, 2025 - Australia, a natural partner for India’s growth trajectory
The Hindu, March 04, 2025
