-The Hindu Business Line The Centre should pay attention to fertiliser subsidy which is overshooting estimates by unacceptably large margins The economic crisis in India’s South Asian neighbours has turned the spotlight on fiscal profligacy leading economies on the path to ruin. While this has sparked debate on our States doling out freebies and subsidies, the fact is that the Centre too has some soul-searching to do on this front. Even as...
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No one to be compelled on Aadhaar, says EC official -Pheroze L Vincent
-The Telegraph Move to prevent any repeat of fiasco in Telangana and Andhra Pradesh where at least 30 lakh names linked to Aadhaar were auto-deleted from the voters list after 2015 A senior Election Commission of India official told The Telegraph on Monday that no citizen would be compelled to give their Aadhaar details to poll officials even if they have an Aadhaar number. The official also clarified that election authorities would rely...
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-The Hindu It can be the path to a peaceful health revolution for the 11 crore tribal people in India For the first time since independence, a tribal President has become a reality in India. This is a very positive signal given to the tribal people by the Narendra Modi government. On this International Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples, let us explore how this symbolic gesture can be turned into a...
More »Electric vehicles: 76 charging stations in Chandigarh, none working -Dushyant Singh Pundir
-The Tribune UT Admn yet to fix rates | Tendering process on to pick firm Chandigarh: The UT Administration has installed 76 electric vehicle (EV) charging stations across the city, but none of these has been made operational so far. The Centre had sanctioned 48 charging stations for Chandigarh under Phase I of the Faster Adoption and Manufacturing of Hybrid and Electric Vehicles (FAME) India scheme. As many as 28 fast-charging stations out of...
More »Central government plans to scrap wheat import duty -R Suryamurthy
-The Telegraph Officials say Centre is considering several other measures such as doing away with stock holding limit of foodgrain The government plans to scrap the import duty on wheat to encourage inward shipment and meet its growing demand during the festive season. Officials said the Centre was considering several other measures such as doing away with the stock holding limit of the foodgrain. Analysts said the move might not fetch the desired results...
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