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Govt forms task force to identify infra projects worth Rs 100 trillion

The task force, headed by the economic affairs secretary, will draw up a 'National Infrastructure Pipeline'

Modi 2.0: Govt plans to launch projects to mark 100 days in office

Ujjwala to meet 80-million mark six months in advance; ministers to be in states to highlight the Centre's achievements

Rajiv Gandhi did not use 1984 election mandate to create fear: Sonia

Sonia Gandhi says must continue with its ideological struggle against divisive forces.

Fixing the demand slump: Seven reasons for slowdown, and possible solutions

The govt might look for quick fixes under pressure to revive the economy, but sustainable economic growth will continue to be elusive without structural changes, writes T N Ninan

Don't overtax and overspend: How Modi govt can avoid cooking its own goose

The govt must understand that if you spend more than you earn, you will end up bankrupt one day

Lok Sabha passes bill to scrap 58 laws mostly dating back to British era

Congress leader Shashi Tharoor said that efforts of the government were laudable but expressed concern that "sometimes this government passes a bill in haste and then repeals it"

Govt's plan to sell its first foreign sovereign bonds a risky money idea?

A key nationalist ally of Modi's ruling Bharatiya Janata Party has called the proposal a 'dangerous idea', which could lead India into a debt trap

How Narendra Modi govt plans to bring a cultural shift in bureaucracy

PM Modi spent nearly two days interacting with a diverse group of nearly 400 civil servants

Weak govt more likely to work for public welfare than strong govt: Mayawati

Mayawati claimed that on one hand, BJP government was slashing allocation for rural employment and on the other, it was not filling up nearly 700,000 vacant government posts

NDA govt's second tenure to be dotted with many problems

The government has to look at its trade and tariff policies afresh... The finance ministry's approach will probably be better known when the Budget is presented

Modi govt to form committee for suggestions on 'one nation, one election'

Defence Minister Rajnath Singh said most parties supported the idea of holding simultaneous polls to the Lok Sabha and state Assemblies

Modi to outline govt's roadmap in council of ministers' meet on Wednesday

Deliberations are also likely to be held on an action plan for the government's next five years and Modi is expected to brief the ministers on it

Here're the credit expansion trajectory in five years of Modi govt

Bank support to NBFCs on onward lending was in double-digit for four years. It was strong in FY18 and FY19

India has only fallen further behind China during the first 5 years of Modi

Beijing has continued to outspend India on defense, implemented sweeping reforms in its military and diplomatic structures

Crackdown has NGOs' foreign funding plunging 40% in four years: Report

The Modi governments crackdown on foreign funding of non-profit organisaitons has resulted in a massive 40 percent decline in fund flows from external sources for social uplift in the four years to 2017-18, finds and industry report. Over 13,000 non-government organisations have been acted against by the Union home ministry by cancelling their licences, according to a report by a foreign consultancy Bain & Co. The report has also found that as many as 4,800 NGOs lost their licenses in 2017 alone. "Foreign contributions declined by about 40 percent. This comes amid a government crackdown on NGOs for violation of the Foreign Contribution Regulation Act (FCRA) of 2010," says the report. Several of these NGOs which lost licences are engaged in rights-based advocacy, and the crackdown has led to an outcry from civil society organisations who termed it as an abuse of legal procedures. The Modi government had cut short the term of Nachiket Mor from the RBI's central board

Modi Sarkar's final frontier

Be sure of one thing: Modi Sarkar will not stand on ceremonies even if that means stepping on the Constitution

Modi govt's dwindling intellectual capital explains its fading momentum

This is why a second term, which looked a certainty a year ago, now seems IFFY, in all capital letters

PSUs start aggressive campaigns to publicise Modi govt's flagship schemes

Indian Oil Corporation (IOC) has issued a Rs 2.93 billion tender for outdoor publicity for Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana

Four years of Modi government: Riding on GST, insolvency law

While glitches attended its roll-out and the tax is not as simple as originally planned, many hope the GST Council will stabilise the tax and improve the tax-GDP ratio

It'll be Modi's corruption hatao vs Opposition's Modi hatao in 2019: Shah

Shah also said that the BJP's win in 104 seats in Karnataka is a good sign of its expansion in south India