Cong. leader B.R. Patil stresses radical electoral reforms, favours entire election process in eight days

Cong. leader B.R. Patil stresses radical electoral reforms, favours entire election process in eight days

B.R. Patil, Adviser to the Chief Minister and Aland MLA, has stressed the need for radical electoral reforms. “The election process should be completed in eight days without giving candidates any opportunities to divide people on the lines of religion and caste,” he said in an interaction programme in Shivamogga on Saturday. The sale of liquor … Read more

Success of India grounded in pursuit of reforms over last years: IMF MD

Success of India grounded in pursuit of reforms over last years: IMF MD

International Monetary Fund (IMF) Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva | Photo Credit: REUTERS The economic success of India is grounded in the pursuit of reforms over the last years, Managing Director of International Monetary Fund (IMF) Kristalina Georgieva said on February 1 exuding confidence that it would achieve its goal of being a developed nation by … Read more

Reforms panel suggests ban of private practice by govt. doctors of all departments

Reforms panel suggests ban of private practice by govt. doctors of all departments

The Karnataka Administrative Reforms Commission-2 submitted its 4th and 5th Reports to Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai in Bengaluru on Friday. | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement The Karnataka Administrative Reforms Commission-2 (KARC-2) headed by T.M. Vijay Bhaskar, former Chief Secretary, on Friday recommended to the State government ban of private practice by government doctors of all … Read more

Electoral reforms possible if votes are not sold: Kageri

Electoral reforms possible if votes are not sold: Kageri

Speaker Vishveshwara Hegde Kageri speaking at a programme on electoral reforms, in Mysuru on Thursday. | Photo Credit: M.A. Sriram Speaker Vishveshwara Hegde Kageri on Thursday felt that reforms in the electoral system can be brought only when every voter exercises his or her franchise with the pledge that their vote is not for sale. … Read more

UN, World Bank, IMF in need of urgent reforms: Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman

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Institutions such as United Nations, World Bank and International Monetary Fund need to be urgently reformed as they no longer speak for countries whose issues have remained unattended to for decades, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said. All these organizations will have to look at reforming themselves, she said here at Harvard Kennedy School on Tuesday. … Read more

Industry bodies to take up GST issues with govt; GST to mark 4 years on July 1

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Industry bodies are set to raise several issues with the government related to goods and services tax (GST) compliances, legislation and administration ahead of July 1, which marks the fourth anniversary of the indirect tax reform. Simplifying input tax credit procedures, addressing issues arising from inverted duty structure, exploring faceless assessment within the GST structure, … Read more

Kerala granted Rs 2,373 crore additional borrowing limit

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Kerala has been granted an additional borrowing limit worth Rs 2,373 crore by the Centre after becoming the eighth state to implement the ease of doing business (EoDB) reforms, a finance ministry statement said on Wednesday. The latest development took the total additional borrowing granted to the states on account of EoDB reforms to Rs … Read more

Pleas on farm laws: Farmers’ body moves SC seeking impleadment, says reforms are beneficial

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NEW DELHI: A farmers‘ body on Saturday moved the Supreme Court seeking impleadment in the pending matters pertaining to new farm laws, against which several farmer unions are staging protests at Delhi borders, saying these reforms are “beneficial” to enable increased income and growth of agriculture. In a letter petition sent to the apex court, … Read more

View: India may see freakish high growth in 2021 and three things in the big picture

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In 2021, India may record its fastest GDP growth in history, maybe 11-12%. This will, of course, represent the bounceback from the Covid-lockdown crash of 2020. With growth at minus 24% in the April-June quarter 2020, positive growth of 28-30% is possible in the corresponding quarter of 2021, lifting the average for the year. Forget … Read more