Congress Parliamentary Party Chairperson Sonia Gandhi recently flagged concerns over the ‘Great Nicobar Infrastructure Project,’ calling it a ‘planned misadventure’ and an ‘ecological disaster.’ This has once again spurred debate around the large-scale project conceived by NITI Aayog, its strategic significance and its ecological impact. So, what is the Great Nicobar Infrastructure Project, and what are the arguments against it? Watch the video for a deep dive.


Congress Parliamentary Party Chairperson Sonia Gandhi recently flagged concerns over the 'Great Nicobar Infrastructure Project,' calling it a 'planned misadventure' and an 'ecological disaster.'

The Great Nicobar Island project: Strategic importance & key concerns

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The Centre has released Rs 68,393.67 crore to states and Union Territories so far under the flagship rural employment scheme MGNREGA, Minister of State for Rural Development Kamlesh Paswan said on Friday.
In a written reply in the Rajya Sabha, the minister said Rs 57,853.62 crore has been released for the wage component by November 26 and Rs 10,540.05 crore for the material and admin components.
The MGNREGA budget for the financial year 2025-26 was Rs 86,000 crore.
The MoS also informed the House that pending liabilities for wage, material and admin components under the scheme by November 26 were Rs 10,127.58 crore. This includes Rs 1,687.27 crore under the wage component, Rs 8,008.48 crore for the material component and Rs 431.83 crore for the admin component.
Among states, Andhra Pradesh has a pending wage liability of Rs 381.02 crore, material liability of Rs 530.45 crore and Rs 27.51 crore under the admin component. Besides, Rs 248.42 crore is pending under the wage component f

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Healthcare industry body NATHEALTH has asked the government to increase public spending on healthcare to over 2.5 per cent of GDP with urgent action to tackle non-communicable diseases, including tax deductions of up to Rs 10,000 on individuals for preventive health check-ups.
In its pre-Budget recommendations to the government, NATHEALTH said it outlined a roadmap to strengthen healthcare delivery, foster innovation, and expand insurance and preventive coverage.
The recommendations call for a balanced mix of fiscal support, structural reforms, and public-private collaboration to build a robust, future-ready health system, it said in a statement.
In its recommendations, NATHEALTH asked the sector to be declared 'core infrastructure' and create a healthcare infrastructure fund of Rs 50,000 crore, saying currently there is limited access to long-term, lower-cost capital for hospitals and diagnostic networks.
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In its pre-Budget recommendations to the government, NATHEALTH said it outlined a roadmap to strengthen healthcare delivery, foster innovation, and expand insurance and preventive coverage

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