Accelerating India’s Path to Net Zero with Renewable Energy
Power distribution companies need a least cost-based procurement strategy and a people-centric energy transition to achieve net zero.
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Manmohan Singh: The Quiet Architect of India’s Strategic Liberation
Manmohan Singh got the nuclear deal through, and opened the door to India’s rise as a major power centre.
India Today: Shaped by the Visionary Ideas of Atal Bihari Vajpayee
I have a vivid memory of a gleeful and beaming laugh of the great statesman and leader, former prime minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee, who was born on this day in 1924 in Gwalior. An affable personality, Vajpayee would express his love for Mithila’s Rohu and his appreciation for Maithili language. As renowned he was for his eloquence and poetry, his presence would draw the masses as well as reassure those in high offices. His poem ‘Kadam mila ke chalna hoga’ symbolised his approach in life about collaborative endeavours for nation building. His poems would often describe India as a nation of cultural pluralism and synthesis.
Enhancing Citizen-Centric Governance through UMANG: A Unified Mobile Application for New-age Governance 2017
By bringing a multitude of government services under one digital roof, UMANG aspires to simplify the interaction between citizens and the government.
Wealth tax feasibility in India
ARUN KUMAR The editorial, ‘Picketty’s rights, wrongs’ (IE, December 17) is correct in its assessment of inequality, demand and taxation in India. But, one could disagree with the conclusion that taxation of wealth would be disruptive while not generating revenue…
Avoid Selective Invocations of Babasaheb Ambedkar’s Legacy
Jawaharlal Nehru wrote: “Reservation… will promote inefficiency and mediocracy.” I often wonder if this was a reason for denying B R Ambedkar a dignified space in the corridors of power. Did the Congress think so little of us, the Dalits? Did Ambedkar resign because he felt neglected or because he became the voice of Dalits and women?