-Frontline The NDTV suit against a media research firm highlights the need for an independent, neutral system of monitoring TV viewing. AS a legal battle between NDTV and TAM Media Research is about to take off in the New York Supreme Court, broadcasters and advertisers in India are going all out to voice their criticism of the Methodology adopted by TAM. NDTV filed a suit in the New York State Supreme Court...
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Promotion quota will fill 16k posts -Vishwa Mohan
-The Times of India If the proposed legislation providing reservation to SCs and STs in promotion in government jobs gets the mandatory Parliament nod, it will pave the way for filling as many as 16,864 vacancies incentral services. These vacancies were supposed to be filled through promotion to members of SC and ST community, but pendency persisted in the absence of clarity in policy. Officials in the ministry of personnel believe that...
More »Pricing of imported drugs under regulatory scanner-Khomba Singh
-The Economic Times India's drug price regulator has initiated a process to end the 16-year freedom enjoyed by foreign drug makers to fix the retail price of their imported medicines in the country. The National Pharmaceutical Pricing Authority (NPPA) has written to the department of pharmaceuticals to amend the Drugs (Prices Control) Order of 1995, its chairman CP Singh told ET. The amendment will allow NPPA to seek details of the Methodology adopted...
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-The Indian Express Competitive politics within the legislature is threatening to undermine the space and legitimacy of executive authorities to implement social and economic policies in the country. The Congress-led UPA may have been weakened to a point where any observation by the CAG becomes a millstone around its neck, even if the CAG is seen as excessive in the way he interprets the alleged lapses by the government. The danger...
More »CAG has no mandate to audit pvt firms: Cong
-The Hindustan Times The Congress on Thursday said the CAG had no mandate to audit the accounts of private companies and sought to debunk the argument that the government should have opted for the auction route. The party also asked the CAG to respond to the debate triggered by its findings about its Methodology and working style. Quoting a Supreme Court order in April this year, Congress spokesman Manish Tewari said the...
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