Govt to set up deregulation commission to further reduce State’s role in governance: PM Modi

Govt to set up deregulation commission to further reduce State’s role in governance: PM Modi

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday (February 16, 2025) said the government will constitute a deregulation commission to further reduce the role of the state in all spheres of governance. Speaking at an event, PM Modi said the government has ended hundreds of compliances and now through Jan Vishwas 2.0, more archaic compliances are being … Read more

BBMP to hold public hearings on Greater Bengaluru Governance Bill

BBMP to hold public hearings on Greater Bengaluru Governance Bill

The Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike has scheduled a series of consultations at five venues covering the eight zones to solicit suggestions from the public and institutions on the Greater Bengaluru Governance Bill 2024. It will be held between February 10 and 12. The meetings aim to gather suggestions from the public and various RWAs on … Read more

Former MLA Balka Suman accuses Revanth of poor governance, diversion politics 

Former MLA Balka Suman accuses Revanth of poor governance, diversion politics 

BRS leader and former MLA Balka Suman has alleged that the Congress is deliberately diverting public attention from its failure to fulfil election promises. He accused Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy of engaging in diversionary tactics, asserting that none of the guarantees made in the Congress manifesto have been fulfilled over the past nine months, … Read more

Karpoori Thakur’s vision of social justice inspires our governance model: Narendra Modi

Karpoori Thakur’s vision of social justice inspires our governance model: Narendra Modi

An undated photo of Karpoori Thakur, former Bihar Chief Minister and socialist leader, popularly known as ‘jannayak’. Photo: X/@narendramodi via PTI Today is the birth centenary of Jan Nayak Karpoori Thakurji, whose relentless pursuit of social justice created a positive impact in the lives of crores of people. I never had the opportunity to meet … Read more

AI is providing incredible opportunity for a new level of revolution: Vijay Shekhar Sharma

AI  is providing incredible opportunity for a new level of revolution:  Vijay Shekhar Sharma

“Well, I would not generalise the issues to a start-up ecosystem. I will say that find a pattern, figure out what the pattern is. So let us not take, that we live in Delhi, and Delhi has a label of bad city, but that is not true,” says Vijay Shekhar Sharma, CEO, Paytm.What have been … Read more

CM asks top bureaucrats to join hands in delivering good governance

CM asks top bureaucrats to join hands in delivering good governance

  Chief Minister Siddaramaiah has asked the top bureaucrats to join hands with the new government in implementing its promise of delivering good governance and responsive administration.  The Chief Minister, who began the crucial process of establishing control over administrative machinery by holding a meeting of Principal Secretaries and departmental heads to review the situation … Read more

Odisha rolls out State Dashboard aiming to usher in data-driven governance

Odisha rolls out State Dashboard aiming to usher in data-driven governance

The Odisha government rolled out the State Dashboard, a data and analytics-powered platform which will streamline performance monitoring of government schemes. | file photo | Photo Credit: PTI In a step towards to commence data-driven governance, Odisha government rolled out the State Dashboard, a data and analytics-powered platform which will streamline performance monitoring of government … Read more

Tamilisai defends actions in Telangana, Puducherry; maintains she is not interfering in governance

Tamilisai defends actions in Telangana, Puducherry; maintains she is not interfering in governance

She says former Puducherry Chief Minister V. Narayanasamy was allergic to Lieutenant Governors She says former Puducherry Chief Minister V. Narayanasamy was allergic to Lieutenant Governors Defending her actions in Telangana and the Union Territory of Puducherry, Telangana Governor and Puducherry Lieutenant Governor Tamilisai Soundararajan on Thursday maintained that she was “not interfering” in the … Read more

Geospatial tech will bring about sea change in governance: Union Minister

Geospatial tech will bring about sea change in governance: Union Minister

Union Minister says geospatial initiatives are a “serious” endeavour and would have a serious social and political impact; points out that India’s problems are also its opportunities  Union Minister says geospatial initiatives are a “serious” endeavour and would have a serious social and political impact; points out that India’s problems are also its opportunities  Geospatial … Read more

ESG and impact investing: Dual drivers of sustainable development

ESG and impact investing: Dual drivers of sustainable development

The discourse has fortunately influenced the receptive global investor psyche. Today they seem increasingly interested in the environmental, social, and governance (ESG) accountability of their funds. By Akanksha Sharma Episodes of unfretted institutional greed that rewrite the terms of wealth distribution, favouring the few, are not rare in modern economic history. The response has often oscillated … Read more