Skills mission plans bigger role for district administrations
Livemint, November 24, 2020
Livemint, November 24, 2020
The ministry of skills development and entrepreneurship has written to district administrations to get ready for a bigger role in making the skills mission more effective and drive better outcomes by serving the bottom of the pyramid.
Niti Aayog proposes setting up oversight body for Artificial Intelligence
The New Indian Express, November 17, 2020
The New Indian Express, November 17, 2020
Government think-tank Niti Aayog has proposed setting up an oversight body which will play an enabling role regarding technical, legal, policy and societal aspects of artificial intelligence (AI).
Centre announces ₹10,000 cr boost for rural economy
Livemint, November 13, 2020
Livemint, November 13, 2020
Union finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Thursday announced an additional ₹10,000 crore to boost rural employment and accelerate growth in the rural economy.
COOPERATIVE FEDERALISM
- Niti Aayog forms panel to study feasibility of Virgin Hyperloop technology
The Financial Express, November 25, 2020 - Strong centre and the politics of federalism
Civil Society Online, November 23, 2020 - How rising Centre-state friction is chipping away at Modi’s ‘cooperative federalism’ mantra
The Print, November 19, 2020 - Saving India needs saving Indian federalism
The Print, November 13, 2020
ADMINISTRATIVE REFORMS
- Institutions and their Institutions and their responsibilities
The Statesman, November 26, 2020 - Why India’s governance policies often ends up being suboptimal
The Wire, November 18, 2020 - Forum of CMs: An idea ‘whose time has come’
Deccan Chronicle, November 13, 2020 - Minimum Government essential for remaking India
The Sunday Guardian, November 07, 2020
RURAL ECONOMY
- Lessons from the lockdown for India’s rural employment scheme
Scroll.on, November 29, 2020 - Rural Women in India – The Veiled Potential
The Businessworld, November 16, 2020 - Govt offers PF subsidies to employers in Atmanirbhar job incentive scheme
Business Standard, November 12, 2020
JOBS & SKILLS
- How platform-based gig economy can generate millions of jobs
Livemint, November 30, 2020 - The key to accelerate skill development
The Financial Express, November 30, 2020 - India’s skills mission shifts gear from top-down to bottom-up
Livemint, November 23, 2020 - Don’t turn a golden goose into an elephant in the room
National Herald, November 21, 2020 - Govt begins skill training of 3 lakh migrant workers in 116 districts
The Indian Express, November 13, 2020
EDUCATION REFORMS
- Educating a global citizen
Daily Pioneer, November 24, 2020 - How the independent education sector is a major source of employment in India
India Today, November 21, 2020 - Light at end of the education tunnel
The Statesman, November 19, 2020 - New Education Policy a dawn of dreams and aspirations
Dailyexcelsior, November 19, 2020 - A humane classroom is what universities must prioritise post covid
The Indian Express, November 19, 2020
ECONOMIC REFORMS
- Slow march backward
The Indian Express, November 29, 2020 - Sustaining India’s growth momentum
Livemint, November 21, 2020 - Exports are the answer
The Indian Express, November 19, 2020 - Atmanirbhar 3.0: How the stressed sectors, job creation, real estate will benefit
The Indian Express, November 15, 2020 - Boost economy beyond Economics 101
The Economic Times, November 11, 2020
