Tracking Civil Services And Governance Since 2007
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Governance
GovernanceThe see-sawing scales of justice
There is a singular lack of punishment to be noted in recent cases of corruption involving people in government The blindfolded “Lady of...
GovernanceThe growth of graft
Liberalization has provided the dishonest fresh avenues to stash their cash Bhola is a physically challenged youth who rears goats for a living....
GovernanceWhose witness, anyway?
The Indian judicial environment is loaded against those who depose in court against criminals On May 5, 2007, a mob of supporters of...
GovernanceNEARLY two-and-a-half centuries ago, in 1770, Oliver Goldsmith wrote these poignant verses in his pastoral poem, The Deserted Village: “Ill fares the land,...
GovernanceSwarm of the RED LOCUSTS
INTERNALsecurity is an important dimension of national security, the maintenance of which is a fundamental duty of any government. A government’s claim to...
GovernanceFat cats on stock exchanges
As the Indian economy tries to come out of the shadow of the economic downturn, the top honchos of India’s stock exchanges are...
GovernanceMany a slip…
About a year ago, when the cry of “Hisab do, jawab do (Be accountable, answer the people)” rose in Uttar Pradesh, it became clear...
GovernanceBring an end to teaching shops
Last year, as a non-technical member of a corporate campus selection panel, I asked a third-year graduate engineering student the difference between the...
GovernanceStorming the Bureaucratic BASTILLE
These headlines in UP newspapers show that the power of governance has at last reached the doorstep of the common man, never mind...
GovernanceGross inequality of income earners
The standard deduction provision should be applicable to salaried individuals who indirectly incur expenditure for earning income Income tax can be a very...
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