Ishan Bakshi And Nitin Sethi

Stories by Ishan Bakshi And Nitin Sethi

Acche din? Rural job scheme hits a new low

Acche din? Rural job scheme hits a new low

Rediff.com   28 Apr 2015

Data captured in central government records have a lag.

India makes a U-turn on refrigerant gases to favour US

India makes a U-turn on refrigerant gases to favour US

Rediff.com   18 Apr 2015

India and China are the growing market for these gases

The sorry case of a whistle-blower IAS officer

The sorry case of a whistle-blower IAS officer

Rediff.com   3 Apr 2015

Whistle-blower officer Ashok Khemka has been shunted again, in breach of rules by BJP government in Haryana. All actions of the previous Congress govt against him still stand even as the Narendra Modi government has chosen to keep away.

Doubts remain on new GDP series

Doubts remain on new GDP series

Rediff.com   13 Mar 2015

Only power generation grew faster in 2014 than in earlier years.

Green laws to the wind! Industry will soon be able to fell trees without tribal consent

Green laws to the wind! Industry will soon be able to fell trees without tribal consent

Rediff.com   3 Mar 2015

Ministry readies draft to dilute tribal rights to help India Inc

Power & water: The cost of AAP's promises

Power & water: The cost of AAP's promises

Rediff.com   27 Feb 2015

It will be difficult for the AAP govt to maintain subsidies.

SC kept in dark about threat from 6 Uttarakhand dams

SC kept in dark about threat from 6 Uttarakhand dams

Rediff.com   21 Feb 2015

The Supreme Court asked the Union environment ministry to review six specific hydroelectric projects on the upper Ganga basin in Uttarakhand.

NDA's anti-corruption plan missing even on paper

NDA's anti-corruption plan missing even on paper

Rediff.com   19 Feb 2015

Only 32 departments had prepared and submitted these plans.

Millennium Development Goals: India's achievement is a mixed bag

Millennium Development Goals: India's achievement is a mixed bag

Rediff.com   5 Feb 2015

India is also set to achieve the goal of reducing hunger by half and reduce maternal mortality by three quarters.

How Modi govt changed land laws to benefit private firms

How Modi govt changed land laws to benefit private firms

Rediff.com   5 Feb 2015

Land ordinance has done away with consent and social impact assessment.

Protecting the environment was a Herculean task: Jayanthi Natarajan

Protecting the environment was a Herculean task: Jayanthi Natarajan

Rediff.com   31 Jan 2015

Natarajan said she had an unpopular job but she never did anything wrong

US-India bonhomie missing on climate change

US-India bonhomie missing on climate change

Rediff.com   28 Jan 2015

Delhi concedes one climate issue on Obama's agenda

Indian economy worries? Its billionaire wealth is a stunner!

Indian economy worries? Its billionaire wealth is a stunner!

Rediff.com   21 Jan 2015

The report also points out that a larger section of the poor and vulnerable households achieve middle-class status in urban areas in India despite the presence of a large urban informal sector.

'Time not yet ripe for India-US trade pact'

'Time not yet ripe for India-US trade pact'

Rediff.com   20 Jan 2015

India may not be prepared to meet US demands, say experts

A pragmatist who's set to unveil big reforms

A pragmatist who's set to unveil big reforms

Rediff.com   9 Jan 2015

Panagariya has advocated a more liberalised spending, arguing that greater capital expenditure could relax some of the infrastructure bottlenecks facing the country.

Govt's land law revives lost order of sarkar raj

Govt's land law revives lost order of sarkar raj

Rediff.com   7 Jan 2015

The ordinance has returned near absolute power of discretion in land acquisition, except in tribal areas, into the hands of the bureaucracy yet again

Forest land: As India Inc cheers, rude shock awaits the tribals

Forest land: As India Inc cheers, rude shock awaits the tribals

Rediff.com   5 Jan 2015

As per revised rules every four tribals is likely to be displaced or affected by projects, as their habitations were rich in natural resources

Land bill: Amendments to original laws made covertly

Land bill: Amendments to original laws made covertly

Rediff.com   2 Jan 2015

Clauses on land return, action against officials diluted

Is IIT-Delhi director a casualty of politics?

Is IIT-Delhi director a casualty of politics?

Rediff.com   2 Jan 2015

Though the Union HRD ministry has vehemently denied that Shevgaonkar resigned under government pressure, some allege that this is yet another example of the government exercising its influence over educational institutions

Bloody tale of land acquisition in India

Bloody tale of land acquisition in India

Rediff.com   31 Dec 2014

Most conflicts arise from government takeover of land, often on behalf of private investors: Report