HRD ministry holds fresh talks on IIM bill
Livemint, June 30, 2015
The human resource development (HRD) ministry on Monday restarted the negotiations with the Indian Institutes of Management (IIMs) to build a consensus on the controversial IIM Bill, which the B-schools say will undermine their autonomy and vest sweeping
Unshackling centrally sponsored schemes
Livemint, June 30, 2015
In a country as diverse as India, economic development should follow the dictum of think locally, act locally. Instead, since Independence, think centrally—and even worse—act unilaterally has been a watchword for governments of all hues, including the ones professing federalism. That may,
DoPT to accept Appraisal Reports filed online by Dec 31
Hindustan Times, June 15, 2015
It isn’t the secret to near-perfect scores that civil servants earn in their annual performance appraisals. But quite a few of them clearly are not averse to fudging their appraisals either.The acknowledgement came
COOPERATIVE FEDERALISM
- NITI Aayog to push India’s cyber defence system
Financial Express, June 29, 2015 - A new palette for policy
Livemint, June 22, 2015 - States to wield more fiscal powers
Livemint, June 11, 2015 - NITI Aayog reduced to National Confusion Commission
Financial Express, June 11, 2015 - NITI Aayog set to reduce headcount by two-thirds
Economic Times, June 09, 2015
ADMINISTRATIVE REFORMS
- Play-safe bureaucrats delaying decisions
The Asian Age, June 22, 2015 - End the IAS: Is it a solution?
Priyatu’s World, June 13, 2015 - Plan to make mid-career training mandatory for IAS officers
Business Standard, June 08, 2015 - Holes in the government
The Indian Express, June 04, 2015
RURAL ECONOMY
- Rural economy of India weakens; development is credit negative for India warns Moody’s
Economic Times, June 30, 2015 - MSP hike can boost pulses production
The Hindu, June 30, 2015 - Skill development in rural India: A roadmap to efficient utilisation of human resources
IBN Live, June 23, 2015
EDUCATION REFORMS
- Systemic Change is Key to School Education Reforms
The New Indian Express, June 27, 2015 - UGC to frame new education policy
The Times of India, June 27, 2015 - Bridging the divide in classrooms
Livemint, June 24, 2015 - India does not need new education policy, ask experts
DNA, June 19, 2015 - The growing distance in education
Financial Express, June 16, 2015 - Four points about higher education in India
Business Insider, June 12, 2015 - How not to reform education
Livemint, June 08, 2015
SKILL DEVELOPMENT
- Skill Universities Bill in Monsoon Session
The New Indian Express, June 29, 2015 - Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL): A formal badge for non-formal skill
Indian Express, June 16, 2015 - Govt misses 2014-15 skill development target
Livemint, June 04, 2015