By Pervez Bari, Maeeshat.in, New Delhi : With a score of 48, India ranks slightly above the global average for budget transparency. While the global average score for budget transparency is 43 on a scale of 0-100. The Survey highlights that the global average score of...
By Bappaditya Chatterjee, Kolkata : The Narendra Modi government has made mockery of "a good idea" like Aadhaar by implementing it "horribly", says Congress leader and former union minister Jairam Ramesh. "Aadhaar is a very good idea implemented horribly. The UPA...
By Arun Kumar Das, New Delhi : Complete modernisation of Indian Railways' entire signalling system, including automation, at a whopping cost of Rs 78,000 crore is likely to get the nod among other safety measures in the forthcoming budget. The Railways, which is...
By Arun Kumar Das, New Delhi : The Indian Railways has circulated a draft Cabinet note to various ministries seeking comments on making significant changes -- such as extending the lease period from 45 years to 99 years -- in its ambitious station redevelopment...
By Sandip Sen, New Delhi : ONGC will buy 51.1 per cent of the government's equity in HPCL for Rs 36,915 crore ($581 billion) to stem the fiscal deficit and boost disinvestment -- a year after the Modi government mooted a much-needed initiative to create an integrated...
By Shreehari Paliath, New Delhi : Indian farms produced record harvests in 2017, and the government's agricultural budget rose 111 per cent over four years to 2017-18. Yet, prices crashed, 8,007 farmers committed suicide in 2015, unpaid agricultural loans rose 20 per...
Rome : The UN International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) and the Indian government signed a $168 million pact to sustainably raise incomes and food security for tribal farming households in northeast India, IFAD reported. The six-year project will help...
Ghazipur (Uttar Pradesh) : Road Transport and Highways Minister Nitin Gadkari on Thursday laid the foundation stone for an 'Intermodal Terminal' at Ghazipur here which will link National Waterway-I with National Highway-31. This terminal is being constructed as part...
Hyderabad : Participating in the World Economic Forum (WEF) for the first time, India's youngest state Telangana is trying to woo investors. The delegation led by Minister for Information Technology, Industries and Municipal Administration K.T. Rama Rao called on top...
By Anjali Ojha, New Delhi : A contract for Mi-17V-5 helicopters, which was supposed to be signed last year, is now expected to be finalised soon, a top Russian official has said. "Negotiations with the Indian side on the delivery of 48 Mi-17V-5 helicopters have been...