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‘MSMEs are the spine of the nation’

gfiles: How was the Prime Minister’s function at Ludhiana on October 18? KKJ: Jalan: On October 18, Hon’ble Prime Minister visited Ludhiana to...

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Man with the Midas touch

HAVE you seen the Bollywood movie, Gangs of Wasseypur?” I ask. “Yes,” replies the Coal Secretary, Anil Swarup. “Does the movie portray the...

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‘Environment is not only about project clearances’

There is a debate going on that this government is giving short shrift to environmental concerns while sanctioning different projects that had been...

V S Sampath, Chief Election Commissioner
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‘Political parties should avoid making promises difficult to fulfill’

V S Sampath believes that the Election Commission should be given greater autonomy and more power for its effective functioning. He advocates for...

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Individual employees must be held accountable

From a humble background in Orissa, Satyanand Mishra is an IAS officer of the 1973 batch, Madhya Pradesh cadre. He has an MA...

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‘VENDORS MUST ENTER INTO INTEGRITY PACT WITH MINISTRY OF DEFENCE’

His background as Assistant Secretary in the Ministry of Defence has come in handy for Central Vigilance Commissioner Pratyush Sinha, India’s topmost anti-corruption...

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‘THE EMPLOYMENT EXCHANGE DOES NOT WORK IN INDIA’

Dr Pronab Sen,Chief Statistician and Secretary,Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation

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‘The partyin power is invariably unhappy with us’

Election Commissioner SY Quraishi has never been afraid of challenges. An IAS officer of the Haryana cadre (1971 batch), he realized when he...

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‘SHAPE UP OR SHIP OUT IS OUR MANTRA’

Eminent jurist BN Srikrishna entered private practice in Bombay High Court in 1967, specialising in labour and industrial law. Appointed additional judge of...

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‘Can India Progress Without UP Progressing?’

Appointed Cabinet Secretary on June 14,2004,BK Chaturvedi held the post till June 13,2007. An IAS officer of the 1966 batch (UP cadre), he...