TK Arun After the defeat of the 131 st Constitution Amendment Bill in the Lok Sabha, for want of the requisite support of the two-thirds of those present and voting, the government withdrew the Delimitation Commission Bill as well, putting…
Anish Pujapanda Introduction The term migrant in India as per the Census 2011 is defined as the household member whose last usual place of residence differed from the current place of enumeration .Migrant labours workers play one of the most…
In 2016, the Govt. of India launched Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Yojana as a part of the Taxation Laws Act 2016 (second amendment). The initial objective of the PM Garib Kalyan Yojana scheme was to ensure tax evaders declare unaccounted money and avoid penalty and criminal prosecution. Through this scheme, the govt. intended to use the deposited black money for the welfare of the poor people.
Launched by the Prime Minister in October 2016, the National SC-ST Hub (NSSH) was established to foster an ecosystem that supports SC/ST entrepreneurs in fulfilling the mandates of the Public Procurement Policy for Micro and Small Enterprises (MSEs) Order, 2012. This policy stipulates that Central Ministries, Departments, and Central Public Sector Enterprises (CPSEs) must procure a minimum of 25% of their total annual requirements from MSEs, with a specific sub-target of 4% earmarked for SC/ST-owned enterprises.
Mangroves are one of the keystone species that cover 0.15% of the total geographical area of India as per the Indian State of Forest Report 2023 (ISFR 2023). They play a vital role in maintaining the biodiversity of the coastal ecosystem. They also act as natural barriers against storm surges, protect the coastline from erosion and help fight climate change by serving as carbon sinks thereby storing blue carbon.
TK Arun Beyond concessions, deal improves market access, strengthens strategic signalling; it could catalyse India Inc’s adaptation to era of AI and machines that embody AI. It will come as a surprise only to the politically naïve that the India-US…
Here is a wish list of policy reforms that India desperately needs, and will give coherence to what has already been implemented. Some have been promised by the government but have not been delivered. Some merely need to leverage existing policy infrastructure and institutions.