-NDTV During arguments in court, Former coal secretary HC Gupta had claimed that then Prime Minister Manmohan Singh had given the "final approval" in the case. New Delhi: A judgment which convicted three former coal ministry officials for corruption in one of the cases related to the coal scam on Friday has also given a huge relief to former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, who was in charge of the coal ministry...
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No jobs? Let them eat... -Jayanta Roy Chowdhury
-The Telegraph New Delhi: The big red blotch on the Narendra Modi government's report card after three years in power is its dismal performance in job creation - and there are no indications that things will improve in the near future. Cold statistics from the government's labour bureau show that job growth plummeted in key sectors to its lowest levels in eight years in calendar years 2015 and 2016 at 1.55 lakh...
More »In Response To RTI, RBI Says Sharing Details Of Demonetisation Process May Hurt Country's Economic Interests -Ashwini Srivastava
-Outlook Six months after the announcement of demonetisation by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, the RBI has declined to share details of the note ban process, saying it would be detrimental to the country's economic interests. Replying to an RTI query, the central bank said disclosing such details may impede future economic or fiscal policies of Government of India. The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) was asked to provide a copy of the minutes...
More »Govt sets up task force to look into jobs data discrepancies
-PTI The government attaches the highest priority to job creation, says Arvind Panagariya The government has set up a task force headed by Niti Aayog Vice-Chairman Arvind Panagariya to recommend ways to deal with employment data discrepancies and come up with reliable solutions to promote job creation. “A task force has been created under the chairmanship of the vice-chairman, NITI Aayog Arvind Panagariya with Labour Secretary M Sathiyavathy, Secretary Statistics T C A...
More »If Modi Really Wants Affordable Medicines, Why is His Niti Aayog Pushing in the Opposite Direction? -Anoo Bhuyan
-TheWire.in The government’s premier policy-formulating agency recently recommended measures to deregulate the pharmaceutical sector and make essential medicines more expensive. New Delhi: Even as the prime minister repeatedly expresses his commitment to providing affordable medicines in the country, it appears that the NITI Aayog and the Department of Pharmaceuticals (DoP) may be working in an opposing direction. Documents between October 2016 and April 2017 show the intention of various government arms to...
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