The Financial Express, September 27, 2017
Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh along with Minister of Law and Justice Ravi Shankar Prasad addressed a media briefing in Delhi today.
The Times of India, September 19, 2017
Higher education sector is set for a makeover as the Modi government plans to implement a slew of measures such as qualifying exam for PhDs to be of the standard of NET exam, mandatory use of credible anti-plagiarism software for evaluating PhDs, assessment and accreditation of higher education institutions by third party agencies and granting full autonomy– academic, financial and administrative — to top-ranked institutions.
The Times of India, September 06, 2017
Faced with the opposition’s attack over failure to generate employment, the government has set up a task force of experts led by Niti Aayog vice-chairman Rajiv Kumar to give a major thrust to job creation by enhancing India’s exports and address the challenge of creating well-paid, formal sector jobs.
COOPERATIVE FEDERALISM
- A sketchy roadmap
The Indian Express, September 25, 2017 - Activate cooperative federalism
Telengana Today, November 28, 2017 - Niti Aayog – Promoting privatization
Newsclick, September 21, 2017 - Expectations from the NITI Aayog
The Statesman, September 06, 2017
ADMINISTRATIVE REFORMS
- Centre taking U-turn over ‘minimum government, maximum governance’
The Freepress Journal, September 29, 2017 - Generalist vs specialist
The Indian Express, September 25, 2017 - SC Directives on police reforms rejected, ignored or diluted by states
The Wire, September 22, 2017
RURAL ECONOMY
- A step towards sustainability
Deccan Herald, September 26, 2017 - Government launches Saubhagya scheme for household electrification
The Economic Times, September 25, 2017 - Rural innovation centres can make India a ‘solutions superpower’
The Hindu Businessline, September 22, 2017 - Crop insurance scheme set for revamp
The Economic Times, September 11, 2017
EDUCATION REFORMS
- Schooling India for success
DNA, September 18, 2017 - A higher opportunity
The Indian Express, September 15, 2017 - The Future of India’s Best Public Universities Is Bleak
The Wire, September 12, 2017 - The real goal of education
Livemint, September 09, 2017
JOBS & SKILLS
- A blueprint for job growth
DNA, September 29, 2017 - The missing jobs
The Indian Express, September 22, 2017 - Road map for development
The Statesman, September 15, 2017 - Job offices to be skill centre
The Telegraph, September 09, 2017
ECONOMIC REFORMS
- NITI Aayog’s VC demonstrates how economy is far from tailspin
The Financial Express, September 29, 2017 - India the global growth engine
The Hans India, September 21, 2017 - Why role of regulator, service provider and policy maker must be separated
The Financial Express, September 16, 2017 - Addressing India’s income inequality
Livemint, September 12, 2017
