Governance

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Governance

Climate justice served

FEW things have generated as much interest worldwide as the climate change negotiations in Paris in December 2015. Seldom in the history of...

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Governance

Pollution politics

NEW Delhi and Beijing are among the most polluted cities of the world. The quality of response that the two political systems have...

Governance

The strategy of silence

IN politics, consummate players have to know when to speak and when to be silent. Manmohan Singh lost his gaddi because he maintained...

Governance

Civil services: pay, perk and performance?

TEN years ago, when the Sixth Pay Commission gave a hefty hike in pay and perks to civil servants, it also entered a...

Governance

The case of the naughty neighbour

THIS is not a whodunit. So no prizes for guessing who the naughty neighbour is. Our problem with Pakistan is that we cannot...

Governance

MPs maange more!

STUNG by public criticism over MPs determining their own pay packets, the government is evidently setting up an independent Emoluments Commission. The All...

Governance

Smart cities: just real estate

IN 2005, responding to India’s urban challenges, the Government of India (GoI) established the Jawaharlal Nehru National Urban Renewal Mission (JNNURM). Reams can...

Governance

Skilling India : Old wine in new bottle

THE intention and attention to skilling India is welcome. However, the ‘Skill India’ initiative that Prime Minister Narendra Modi rolled out on July...

Governance

India’s ‘Development’ Model Driving on the wrong side?

FOLLOWING the global recession, the Indian economy is possibly heading towards a tail-spin. Responding to this crisis, Prime Minister Narendra Modi invited top...

Governance

Imperatives for growth

GROWTH is indeed a major outcome of the planning process. We have to plan for a growth of 8 per cent to 9...