-The Hindu Public PRIvate partnership (PPP) is the only way out, Ministry tells parliamentary panel New Delhi: Even with an annual capital expenditure of about ?1.6 lakh crore for the Railways — which is the highest-ever — it will take decades to complete the sanctioned projects, the Ministry of Railways told a parliamentary panel on Monday, adding that public PRIvate partnership (PPP) is the only way out. The Ministry told the Standing Committee...
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Health activists in Karnataka oppose NITI Aayog proposal on district hospitals -Afshan Yasmeen
-The Hindu Bengaluru: The NITI Aayog proposal to hand over district hospitals with 750 beds to PRIvate medical colleges, citing the public-PRIvate-partnership (PPP) arrangements in Karnataka and Gujarat, has come under severe criticism from health activists and doctors, who feel it will further compromise quality and access to healthcare, mainly for the poor. They have demanded that the move be dropped without further consultation. The Centre’s top think tank recently released for...
More »Why food inflation may turn sticky -Sayantan Bera
-Livemint.com * Despite the slowdown in rural demand, the spike in food PRIces is not showing any signs of cooling. Here’s why * This is the best time for the budget to address the volatility in food PRIces. Reliable market intelligence on crop production and timely advisories to farmers can help stabilize PRIces New Delhi: For more than five years now, the Indian countryside has only heard stories of anguish. Consecutive years of...
More »Implement Verma report on crimes against women: plea
-The Hindu Supreme Court issues notice to Centre on the petition by a law student The Supreme Court on Monday asked the Centre to respond to a plea filed by a law student seeking the implementation of the Justice J.S. Verma Committee report on crime against women and children. The court issued notices to the government on a plea by B. Srinivas Goud, represented by advocates Ramaswami Balaji and Shravan Kumar, for...
More »IMF lowers global growth forecast for 2019, cites 'sharp slowdown' in India
-The Indian Express "Domestic demand has slowed more sharply than expected amid stress in the non-bank financial sector and a decline in credit growth," India-born IMF Chief Economist Gita Gopinath said. Citing a sharp economic slowdown in India and other emerging markets, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) on Monday lowered growth estimate for the world economy to 2.9 per cent for 2019. Besides, the International Monetary Fund also trimmed India’s growth estimate...
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