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Tracking : August 2008

RS PANDEYThe 1972-batch IAS officer of the Nagaland cadre has been appointed Secretary in the Ministry of Petroleum. ANP SINHA   The 1974-batch IAS officer...

First Stirrings

MALICE TOWARDS NONE

I was born in Lyallpur in the Punjab of undivided India as the youngest of 10 siblings. At the time of Partition, I...

Governance

No more scorched earth

The IC Centre of Governance discussed the Land Acquisition (Amendment) Bill and the Resettlement and Rehabilitation Bill introduced in Parliament at a recent...

Governance

King of the Road

Though the present-day Indian Railways dates from the division of the railways of the subcontinent in 1947-48, the railways have a historical and...

Governance

The Centre cannot hold…

The piece by Prakash Singh, former DG, UP police, titled “100% tolerance for corruption” in the July issue was worthy not only for...

Mandrin Matters

Steeling the frame

The Executive is not only an integral part of the governance set-up but a wing of the Constitution.  The government, in its day-to-day...

Big Boss

‘Education is human capital formation not charity’

Born in Mayurbhanj, Orissa, Arun Kumar Rath had a brilliant academic career – securing top positions in the Orissa School Board, Utkal University and...

First Stirrings

‘MY FAMILY WAS THINKING OF MY MARRIAGE, BUT I JOINED THE IAS’

More girls should join the IAS as it really gives you the feel of the wonderful world that India is. Being a brilliant...

Defence

The RUR Go-Slow

The present government will be remembered primarily for numerous failed policy initiatives with the nuclear issue heading the list. Despite repeated assertions of...

Mandrin Matters

How UTI-64 was saved (for a while)

On June 1 this year, Business Standard had a story headlined “Unit Scheme 64: RIP” with a slug saing “India’s first MF scheme...