-The Telegraph The proposal to create NRF to support the projects in universities, colleges and other institutions is yet to be approved by the Union Cabinet A plan by the Narendra Modi government to bolster India’s research competence through a new agency for which the Union finance minister had last year pledged Rs 50,000 crore over five years remains unapproved and unfunded. The proposal to create a National Research Foundation (NRF) to support...
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Corruption Allegations Felled The UPA, But Modi’s Bribery-Fighting Lokpal Has Little To Do -Saurav Das
-Article-14.com One of the issues that brought Prime Minister Narendra Modi to power in 2014 was corruption, the antidote to which was to be a Lokpal, a public ombudsman. His government reluctantly set it up only five years later, after a Supreme Court order. In 2021, it received no more than 30 complaints, with critical posts of inquiry and prosecution chiefs vacant, a third of its budget unused and a former...
More »Six Major Phases That Defined the Farmers’ Movement in India -Vivek Gupta
-TheWire.in From SAD breaking off its alliance with the BJP to the Republic Day violence, the Lakhimpur Kheri incident and the Singhu border killings, the movement successfully forced the Modi government to repeal the laws. Chandigarh: While there were several ups and downs during the year-long farmers’ protests, there were six major phases that defined the movement and kept it alive. In June 2020, the Union Cabinet chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi...
More »Ken-Betwa Interlink Means 'Bundelkhand Will Suffer for Decades to Come' -Aathira Perinchery
-TheWire.in Experts also said the approval is premature for coming before environmental clearances required by law, and could really be motivated by electoral gains. Kochi: On December 8, the Union Cabinet approved the Ken-Betwa river interlinking project, apparently intended to address water scarcity of the Bundelkhand region across Uttar Pradesh and Madhya Pradesh. In its current form, it entails the construction of a dam and a channel between the Ken and Betwa...
More »Modi makes ‘farm outreach’ with Jewar airport project -Virendra Singh Rawat
-RuralVoice.in Even as Prime Minister Narendra Modi laid the foundation of the Rs 30,000-crore Jewar International Airport in Uttar Pradesh (UP) today, he made a subtle outreach to the farmers too in the wake of protests over the three central farm laws. Last week, Modi announced to repeal the contentious laws and on November 24, the Union Cabinet approved his proposal. A bill will be tabled in the winter session of Parliament...
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