-PTI Financial performance of the states with relation to indicators of debt servicing such as debt as a proportion to revenue receipts and gross state domestic product (GSDP) has improved between 2009-10 and 2011-12, says an Icra report. While states like Kerala, Gujarat, Punjab, Rajasthan and West Bengal remain relatively more indebted, Karnataka, Odisha and Chhattisgarh have displayed a superior performance in 2011-12 in terms of their debt relative to revenue receipts. Chhattisgarh,...
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EC bars 2,171 candidates for not filing returns
-PTI In a bid to ensure free and fair elections and curb the use of money power, the Election Commission has disqualified as many as 2,171 candidates for failing to furnish details of expenditure incurred while contesting Parliamentary and Assembly polls. These candidates will face the bar for three years from the date of disqualification by the Commission, with the maximum being up to January 2016. The move is part of the poll...
More »One death penalty commuted to life term every day in India -Vishwa Mohan & Himanshi Dhawan
-The Times of India India may be reporting one death penalty every third day but it also commutes one capital punishment to life imprisonment every day - thanks to Delhi which leads the chart by making course correction in old cases. The national Capital, which reported 71 death penalties during 2001-11, saw 2,462 commutations in that 11-year period - accounting for more than 50% of the total commutations (4,321) in the...
More »Work in Progress-SL Rao
-The Telegraph The world lauds us as the largest democracy. Yet, how much of a democracy are we and where must we improve? Elections and their consequences: We have regular elections. They are supervised with increasing effectiveness as far as booth capturing, bogus voters and violence are concerned. The influence of money has not waned; if anything, it has increased. It is not as it used to be, for paying voters only....
More »India can learn from others, tax policies should boost women empowerment-Lubna Kably
-The Times of India The Companies Bill, 2012, passed by the Lok Sabha a few months ago, has recognised the importance of diversity in the board room. Certain class of companies will soon be required to have at least one woman director on board. The EU has long recognised the value that women directors bring to the table. But, policies need to be reworked even at the ground level. With the budget...
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