-The Hindu The NRC was the next step of the NPR. After the NRC ended, citizens would be given unique cards, the official said. The Ministry of Home Affairs on Friday said guidelines for the National Register of Citizens (NRC) were yet to be drafted but Citizenship of India may be proved by giving any document relating to date of birth or place of birth or both. “Such a list is...
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Section 144, a vestige of colonial rule -Abhinav Sekhri
-The Hindu It is targeted as an insidious provision as it confers almost unbridled powers upon executive officers India’s criminal justice architecture continues to reflect its colonial heritage, both on paper and in practice. This is perhaps reflected best in the vibrant and unfettered invocation of Section 144 in the Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 [“Cr.P.C.”], which confers upon executive officers such as executive magistrates or sub-divisional magistrates, unimaginable powers for passing orders...
More »India facing 'Great Slowdown', economy headed to ICU: Arvind Subramanian
-PTI * Subramanian had flagged the problem of debt accumulated by private corporates becoming NPA of banks back in December 2014 * At that time, he was CEA to the Narendra Modi government NEW DELHI: India is facing a "Great Slowdown" with its economy headed for intensive care unit primarily due to a "second wave" of the twin balance sheet crisis at banks, former Chief Economic Adviser Arvind Subramanian has said. Subramanian, who was...
More »IMF may significantly downgrade India growth forecast in January: Gita Gopinath
-PTI * While speaking at an event in Mumbai, the IMF chief economist also sounded doubtful about India achieving $5 trillion GDP target by FY25 * 'If you look at recent incoming data, we would be revising our numbers,' she said Mumbai: The International Monetary Fund is set to join other downbeat analysts and cut the growth estimate for India "significantly", its India-born chief economist Gita Gopinath said on Tuesday. The Washington-based institution had...
More »Govt must introduce millets in mid-day meal scheme: Kant
-PTI The government must introduce millets into diet of the mid-day meal programme to improve India''s low nutrition ranking, Niti Aayog CEO Amitabh Kant on Wednesday said. Speaking at a workshop on ''Energy-Water-Agriculture Nexus: Grow Solar, Save Water, Double the Farm Income'', Kant further said India needs to intensify crop diversification and public procurement must focus on very less water intensive crops. "We must introduce pulses and millets into the diet of the...
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