'Event management can distract from, but not permanently mask, execution failures,' points out Rathin Roy, director, National Institute of Public Finance and Policy.
There are some 20-odd schemes with this default provision, or something close to it.
The draft report of the committee contains 27 suggestions for amendments under the I-T Act and eight for reform through administrative instructions.
'The EC is a sacred institution.' 'In the last few years, more than once, we have found the EC bending over backwards to accommodate the government.'
'China need not worry about a truly 'resurgent India'.' 'It's not going to happen.'
Xi Jinping has accumulated great power, but he faces trials that are just as great, says Claude Smadja.
Summary of sports events and persons who made news on Monday.
Here's the full text of address to the nation by President Ram Nath Kovind on the eve of the Republic Day 2022.
India's majoritarian regime is now making a dangerously fast-paced move towards theocracy, like its western counterpart did a few decades ago, warns Mohammad Sajjad.
To plug claims mismanagement, the Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority of India (Irdai) is bringing reforms in the mediclaim segment.
'On the tax front, most of the Budget proposals are sensible'.
'Whatever good he did, all his achievements were overshadowed by the perception of corruption and other things.'
A regulator has to ensure that fares have transparency.
If the presentation made by the Commission to the chief ministers is followed in letter and spirit, central sector and sponsored schemes will no longer be the domain of central ministries alone.
Euro zone leaders will hold an emergency summit on Monday.
The Finance Commission has substantially increased the allocation of funds to panchayats, but a large part of it is apportioned by state governments.
As for structural reform, there are signs if one looks hard enough.
The former RBI deputy governor talked about the prospects of an economic revival, reforms in IMF, etc.
"The era of 'lalten' is gone. In the last six years consumption of electricity has increased 3 fold in Bihar," PM Modi said. "Voters of Bihar have taken a resolve that they won't let those who have a history of making the state 'Bimaru' come near them," he added.
'Providing funds and autonomy to a few institutions that may not have the intent to excel must not become a case of trying to feed those who are not hungry and starving those who are famished,' says Jitendra Kumar Das, Director, FORE School of Management, New Delhi.
South and South-West Asia could witness an economic growth of 5.3 per cent in 2015, which will be a four-year high.
Structural changes to government finances could be focus of the Union Budget, says Mihir S Sharma.
Here's the full text of President's Ram Nath Kovind's address to the joint sitting of both houses of Parliament on the first of Budget Session 2022.
The prime minister sees himself as the "vikas purush". But realising his government's agenda for development requires not just a more efficient administration but also a credible implementation plan, says Nitin Desai.
'The BJP leadership and its agriculture minister must make up their mind on what kind of corrective measures will be needed for Indian agriculture at this point in time.' 'The sooner Mr Singh provides policy clarity on this vital issue, the better are the chances of India's agriculture and farmers emerging out of their current mess,' says A K Bhattacharya.
Ambassador Venu Rajamony, who served as press secretary to President Pranab Mukherjee during his tenure, salutes the statesman and political legend, who passed into the ages on Monday.
As the country readies to go to polls on July 25, one can't deny the role of the military, but there are other factors too.
Here's the full text of President Ram Nath Kovind's customary address to the joining sitting of Parliament on the first day of the budget session.
Without some firmer pledge of debt relief, neither Greece nor the IMF is likely to accept a deal
'Four years into his tenure and Modi still has no idea what is wrong with the agriculture sector!'
Even if they score administratively, state governments ruled by the party suffer from an inability to communicate positively, say observers.
'Slowing down of the economy was mainly due to the demonetisation shock...' 'If you cut off the oxygen supply to a patient in the ICU and the patient dies, the patient does not come alive again when you restore the oxygen supply.'
England, who have won both the one-day and Twenty20 series against Sri Lanka, play a two-day practice match in Colombo before heading to Galle which hosts the first of the three Test matches from November 6.
There are a couple of proposals, however, whose goals are not easily achievable.
A reformed Planning Commission should reflect the diversity of Indian debate.
'Whatever the result on December 18, Rahul has succeeded.' 'He has taken the battle to the rival's territory, and forced him to take him more seriously than he has done so far, or would have wished to.' 'A party, dominating and powerful as the BJP today, is spending all its time attacking the leader of one with just 46 seats in the Lok Sabha, and in the woods in Gujarat for 22 years.' 'This isn't the script the BJP had written,' says Shekhar Gupta.
The new numbers did not apparently pass consistency checks with production, inputs, or movements in the National Stock Exchange.
There is a link between objectives and commitments.
The tall claims that the state administration, particularly Modi's highly charged PR machinery has created to hardsell the state, and in turn Modi himself, are not reinforced by the numbers
