State to roll out Kerala Administrative Service on January 1
Deccan Chronicle, December 27, 2017
Deccan Chronicle, December 27, 2017
Cabinet on Tuesday approved special rules of Kerala Administrative Service (KAS) paving the way for a new state administrative cadre from January 1, 2018
New education policy pushed to March 2018
News18, December 22, 2017
News18, December 22, 2017
The draft of New Education Policy that was expected to be submitted by this year-end will now be complete by next year and submitted on March 31, 2018
2018-19 budget may focus on rural areas
The Hindu, December, 21, 2017
The Hindu, December, 21, 2017
India’s government will likely increase funding for the farm and rural sectors in the budget for the coming fiscal year, finance ministry officials said, to shore up political support in the countryside ahead of a raft of elections
COOPERATIVE FEDERALISM
- NITI Aayog working on policy to cut oil bill by $100 bn
The Economic Times, December 29, 2017 - HC issues notices to CAG, A-G
The Hindu, December 19, 2017 - PM Modi approves new central scheme to plug infras gaps for the Northeast
The Economic Times, December 16, 2017 - New India formula?
The Hindu, December 06, 2017 - The tasks for the 15th Finance Commission
Livemint, December 06, 2017
ADMINISTRATIVE REFORMS
- Bill to hike salaries of judges by over two folds introduced in lok sabha
NDTV, December 21, 2017 - NAC to submit interim report soon
The Sen Times, December 18, 2017 - Cabinet may discuss plan for new medical education regulator
Livemint, December 15, 2017 - Term of state admin reforms commission extended
The Pioneer, December 14, 2017
RURAL ECONOMY
- To reform agriculture markets, need joint Centre-state oversight
The Hindustan Times, December 29, 2017 - Niti Aayog to prepare roadmap for agriculture
The New Indian Express, December 22, 2017 - Why are Indian farmers angry?
Livemint, December, 20, 2017 - Home is where empowerment is
The Pioneer, December 15, 2017
EDUCATION REFORMS
- 1500 more schools get Atal Tinkering Labs under Niti’s AIM
The Economic Times, December 26, 2017 - Aspirations of young India
The Pioneer, December 25, 2017 - New initiatives & guided policy transform education scenario
Dailyexcelsior, December 25, 2017 - New system to curb cheating in boards
The Times of India, December 22, 2017 - Education policy haze
The Telegraph, December 21, 2017 - IIM Bill approved for more autonomy to Indian Institutes of Management
Livemint, December 20, 2017
JOBS & SKILLS
- An artificial shortage of facts
The Indian Express, December 22, 2017 - Skills within schools
The Hindu, December 18, 2017 - Niti Aayog’s Innovation Mission To Skill Over 200 Needy Students
NDTV, December 14, 2017
ECONOMIC REFORMS
- India cannot take shortcuts to development
Livemint, December 21, 2017 - 5 key Modi government policies that impacted Indian economy
Times Now, December 20, 2017 - GST impact on economy
The Hans India, December 15, 2017
