Supreme Court asks centre on plan to create Indian Environment Services
Hindustan Times, January 22, 2022
Hindustan Times, January 22, 2022
The Supreme Court on Friday asked the Centre whether it was planning a dedicated Indian Environment Service in the national bureaucratic set-up, as recommended by a committee headed by former Cabinet secretary TSR Subramanian in 2014.
Ministry of Skill Development, Entrepreneurship signs MoU with IGNOU to link vocational education, training with higher education
The Times of India, January 19, 2022
The Times of India, January 19, 2022
To further strengthen the vocational and technical training framework, the Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Indira Gandhi Open University (IGNOU), on Tuesday.
AICTE Launches Vidyanjali Volunteer Programme to connect academicians with Institutes
News18, January 06, 2022
News18, January 06, 2022
The Ministry of Education (MOE) has begun the registrations for the Vidyanjali Higher Education Volunteer Programme, which is aimed at creating a robust team of volunteers to build academic, training, and infrastructure support for institutions in higher educations.
COOPERATIVE FEDERALISM/NITI AAYOG
- Why the central scheme for judicial infrastructure needs an urgent overhaul?
Observer Research Foundation, January 29, 2022 - Niti Aayog plans new index to rank states on competitiveness
Livemint, January 27, 2022 - Niti Aayog plans to set up EV charging infra at railway stations
Hindustan Times, January 24, 2022 - Extending GST compensation as a reform catalyst
The Hindu, January 12, 2022
ADMINISTRATIVE REFORMS
- From service to servitude
TThe Indian Express, January 30, 2022 - Why the Centre’s proposed amendments to IAS Cadre Rules are drawing flak
The Wire, January 22, 2022 - Bid to break ‘IAS monopoly’? Forest service officer named MHA additional secretary in rare move
The Print, January 19, 2022 - How the Seventh Schedule affects delivery of public goods
The Indian Express, January 13, 2022
RURAL ECONOMY
- An explorer’s paradise, a seeker’s trove
The New Indian Express, January 25, 2022 - Health, nutrition, employment: The ground reality of social welfare schemes
ForbesIndia, January 21, 2022 - Farm reforms: Myths and realities
The Economic Times, January 12, 2022 - Digitalization, technology transforming rural education scenario
The Free Press Journal, January 10, 2022
JOBS & SKILLS
- A job guarantee schemes for cities
Livemint, January 25, 2022 - Why India is in need of skill training programme
India Today, January 22, 2022 - Can Budget convert India’s demographic dividend into skill dividend?
The Economic Times, January 20, 2022
EDUCATION REFORMS
- How DU’s Undergraduate Curriculum Framework will help India’s higher education keep up with international standards
Firstpost, January 31, 2022 - A tightrope walk for internationalisation of higher education
The Times of India, January 25, 2022 - Government of India to increase focus on value-based education
The Telegraph India, January 22, 2022 - A Staggering crisis of education confronts the country
Livemint, January 20, 2022
ECONOMIC REFORMS
- How budget can generate higher growth, jobs
The Indian Express, January 29, 2022 - Under-penetration of debt is stifling India’s economic growth
Moneycontrol, January 29, 2022 - What GDP data says about state of economy, its influence on budget priorities
The Indian Express, January 10, 2022
