UGC plans largest knowledge portal
The Hindu, November 30, 2015
The University Grants Commission(UGC), the apex body tasked with maintenance of standards in higher education, has proposed an “all-inclusive and interactive” portal, the largest internet language site in the world, where knowledge in all Indian languages will be collected and disseminated.
Seventh Pay Commission Delights Pensioners, Dismayed Employees
The Sen Times, November 30, 2015
This should cheer central government pensioners but central government employees are dismayed by what Seventh Pay Commission did report.
With the Seventh Pay Commission headed by Justice A K Mathur recommendations of the new pension rules, the pensioners can expect a higher pension packet from next yea.
Rising food prices to hit rural India in 2016
Reuters, November 10, 2015
India’s villages face a sharp spike in food prices in 2016, as a second year of drought drives up the cost of ingredients such as sugar and milk, and poor transport infrastructure stops falling global prices from reaching rural areas. India’s first back-to-back drought in three decades also complicates.
COOPERATIVE FEDERALISM
- Narendra Modi government may allow states a say in the allocation to CSS
The Economic Times, November 30, 2015 - NITI Ayog push to innovation and start-ups
DNA, November 26, 2015 - Niti Aayog, old Planning Commission wine in a new bottle?
The Economic Times, November 22, 2015 - NITI Aayog to engage in dialogue with China’s thinktank
The Times of India, November 21, 2015 - Panagaria for cooperative federalism in higher education
The Hindu, November 04, 2015
ADMINISTRATIVE REFORMS
- Transfer-posting raj ends
India Today, November 25, 2015 - The need to look beyond the Pay Commission
Livemint, November 22, 2015 - Made bureaucracy accountable
The Times of India, November 19, 2015 - Time to end the monopoly of IAS officers in India’s civil services
DNA, November 17, 2015 - Delhi to decide IAS portfolios
The Times of India, November 03, 2015
RURAL ECONOMY
- Rural distress worsens across India
Livemint, November 25, 2015 - India’s Struggling Farm Economy
Business World, November 20, 2015 - Expanding Jan Dhan Yojana through self-help groups
The Times of India, November 17, 2015
EDUCATION REFORMS
- Towards a New Education Policy
Economic & Political Weekly, November 28, 2015 - Indian higher education crisis
Firstpost, November 25, 2015 - Regulating Indian Education System
Pioneer, November 18, 2015 - You Can’t Get the New Education Policy Right by Asking the Wrong Questions
The Wire, November 12, 2015
SKILL DEVELOPMENT
- Centre to map country’s training infrastructure
The Hindu, November 29, 2015 - Private participation key to bridging the skills gap
The Financial Express, November 23, 2015 - Government Sets Up Mentor Committees on Skill Training Courses
The New Indian Express, November 17, 2015 - 200 institutes for skill development training
The Times of India, November 08, 2015
ECONOMIC REFORMS
- India’s economic growth seen picking up, RBI may hold rates steady
The Economic Times, November 30, 2015- Failure of economic reforms in India could hamper investments
The Economic Times, November 26, 2015- Indian economy better placed today, reforms will be pursued
The Economic Times, November 07, 2015 - Failure of economic reforms in India could hamper investments
