India may consider regulation of cryptocurrencies
Bloomberg quint, March 20, 2020
Bloomberg quint, March 20, 2020
India plans to regulate cryptocurrencies, and is awaiting a Supreme Court judgment governing them before taking a final decision.
Experts cite steps needed for doubling farmer income by FY23
The Financial Express, March 19, 2020
The Financial Express, March 19, 2020
Long-term future of Indian farmers depends on getting large segments of people out of farming and addressing the issue of small and fragmented landholdings that limit farmer incomes, according to experts.
HRD ministry to rework single higher education regulator plan
Livemint, March 12, 2020
Livemint, March 12, 2020
The government plans to have a single regulator for higher education which will house three separate arms, instead of creating four independent bodies as suggested by the new education policy drafting committee.
COOPERATIVE FEDERALISM
- We need a campaign to demand the Planning Commission’s revival
The Wire, March 09, 2020 - Niti Aayog seeks to change lowest bidder norm for government contracts
The Times of India, March 05, 2020 - The current state of cooperative federalism in India
Livemint, March 04, 2020
ADMINISTRATIVE REFORMS
- How Modi govt is quietly ‘revolutionising’ the training of IAS, IPS, IRS officers
The Print, March 16, 2020 - Bureaucracy slows down reforms approved by PM
The Times of India, March 15, 2020 - GoI has far too many ministries. Phase out and merge many of them for better policy delivery
The Economic Times, March 11, 2020 - HC upholds new evaluation system for bureaucrats
The Times of India, March 08, 2020
RURAL ECONOMY
- Ujjwala helps government reach out to poor
The Economic Times, March 30, 2020 - PM Garib Kalyan Yojna to cover 22.12 lakh public, private sector beneficiaries
Business Today, March 28, 2020 - Govt schemes to pump cash in rural sector amid lockdown over Covid-19
The Hindustan Times, March 27, 2020 - Wages under rural job scheme MGNREGS could be raised
The Hindustan Times, March 14, 2020
JOBS & SKILLS
- Govt to reimburse 25% stipend of 2.4 lakh apprentices deployed in industries
Livemint, March 31, 2020 - Skill Development: Key to Inclusive Growth
BWEducation, March 29, 2020 - Development of skill ecosystem for grass-root level
BW Education, March 14, 2020 - Government may fall short of its skill development goal of training one crore youth
The Economic Times, March 02, 2020
EDUCATION REFORMS
- A viral education? Into the future of our locked classrooms and shut campuses
The Wire, March 31, 2020 - National Education Policy: Get on top of the learning curve
The Economic Times, March 18, 2020 - Online degrees can be a game changer in India
The Hindustan Times, March 18, 2020 - Autonomy is key
The Hindu, March 14, 2020 - House panel raps HRD ministry over teaching vacancies in universities
Deccan Herald, March 08, 2020 - Higher education revolution: The following set of reforms would make Indian universities world class
The Times of India, March 06, 2020
ECONOMIC REFORMS
- What can be done to ensure the wheels don’t come off the Indian economy?
The Wire, March 31, 2020 - The Stark, Searing Reality of India’s Economy
India Legal, March 28, 2020 - Will decentralisation help India?
The Financial Express, March 18, 2020 - India needs coordinated fiscal action and monetary stimulus to overcome Coronavirus crisis
The Economic Times, March 17, 2020