Governance

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Governance

Governance : Force for Good…

AVIATION is not just connecting people and shifting goods,” said Tony Tyler, IATA’s Director General and CEO in his report on the air...

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Governance

IATA’s Dublin AGM: Blocked funds raise concerns

HISTORIC Royal Dublin Society was aesthetically decorated in the first week of June to host the 72nd International Air Transport Association (IATA) annual...

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Governance

Governance : Indian democracy’s underbelly: Time to clean-up

PRIME Minister Narendra Modi prostrates before Delhi’s Parliament House, venerating it as ‘Temple of Democracy’. At Capitol Hill in Washington DC, he uses...

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Governance

National Civil Aviation Policy: Better late than never

INDIA finally has a National Civil Aviation Policy (NCAP)—a good 25 years after private airlines were allowed to fly in Indian skies; a...

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Governance

Transport infrastructure: A tough road ahead

TRANSPORT is an important part of the infrastructure required for a country’s growth. It brings mobility to people and goods. Transport is intimately...

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Governance

NAMAMI GANGE : Purifying the Purifier

FOR countless millions, the ‘tripathgamini’ Ganga, the story of India’s civilization, is a river of eternal faith and deliverance, a ‘baitarni’. The promise...

Governance

EC should use ‘Brahmastra’

ELECTION to the 15th Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly is in its final leg. Nominations are over and the campaign has peaked. Voting will...

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Governance

Those who pollute should pay

THE Swachh Bharat Mission is a flagship programme of the government that is associated with the prestige and image of the country and...

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Governance

A nation sans security?

L’AFFAIRE Pathankot air base—a mess-up by the Punjab Police, Indian Air Force, National Security Guard (NSG), Indian Army and Defence Security Corps, all...

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Governance

A metropolis in deluge

FOR once, Prakash Javadekar has spoken as a true Union environment minister. Though couched in diplomatic language, he has made one point clear–the...