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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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‘Regulation of the steel sector should be the last resort’

Raghav Sharan Pandey, belonging to the 1972 IAS batch from Nagaland, is from Champaran, Bihar. After securing the second position in the BSc...

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secretary, drinking water supply shantha sheela nair

Appropriately, Shantha Sheela Nair – Secretary, Drinking Water Supply, Ministry of Rural Development – feels strongly about India’s water problems. A 1973-batch IAS...

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‘We took advantage of asignificant change in international perceptions’

Former Foreign Secretary Shyam Saran belongs to the 1970 batch of the Indian Foreign Service. He served at the MEA as Joint Secretary,...

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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