The prime minister also visited the Ram Manohar Lohia Hospital in New Delhi after the milestone was achieved and interacted with hospital officials.
The 78-year-old Naveen is on the cusp of creating history. He must win the forthcoming Assembly polls to become India's longest-serving chief minister, a record held by Sikkim's Pawan Kumar Chamling.
The NITI Aayog's vice-chairman's charge holds ground.
There's a looming water crisis facing the country, and it comes down to how the states are faring in water resource management.
Modi asks states to focus on job creation.
Decisions at a G20 meet are not added to the UN climate negotiations.
Cereals like millets can help alleviate malnutrition and improve public health, reports Surinder Sud.
He was most recently credited as one of the brains behind labour law reforms in Rajasthan
India has adopted a bilateral strategies with its immediate neighbouring countries for mutual benefits
India's new policy commission has received a makeover and a dream team has been formed to head the Think Tank, NITI Aayog.
Make The World Wonderful, an NGO founded by Meghana Dabbara in 2015, is on a mission to set up 2,500 child adoption programme centres by 2023.
India annually spends Rs 4.5 lakh crore on importing petroleum products, and Transport Minister Nitin Gadkari feels methane is a cost-effective import substitution. But is it? Pallava Bagla examines the pros and cons.
Why is a Katra-Chennai train known as Andaman Express? Since no capitals are involved, why should a Katihar-New Jalpaiguri train be called Capital Express? What about Matysagandha Express, Padmavati Express or Sanghamitra Express?
If we can adhere to those standards, most passengers will be happy.
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Eminent free market economist Arvind Panagariya has been appointed to run Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi's new Policy Commission, set up to modernise economic strategy after decades of Soviet-style central planning.
Bibek Debroy highlights the importance of the Assam Rail Link Project.
Set up by India's first Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru, the Planning Commission brought 12 five-year plans and six annual plans involving fund outlays of over Rs 200 lakh crore in its nearly 65-year-history.
Without our realisation, basic AI is already managing our personal and work lives through emails, work processes and even entertainment
'If not, we can become frighteningly chaotic, more chaotic than what we are today.' 'In today's environment in the country, we still have a window of opportunity.'
'Anyone can string together a few alliterative words, but are they a substitute for serious thought?' 'And do they make for a strategy or plan for coherent action?' asks T N Ninan.
The service conditions and judges' remuneration are not alluring .
The Budget will indicate where the Modi government stands on reforms, growth and development.
Inviting private sector in Indian Railways is a good idea.
Over the next five years, it will be Narendra not Nitish who will be under pressure to deliver vikas and atmanirbharta in Bihar, notes Kanika Datta.
'Mr Modi has inherited a system that taxes businessmen and fritters the money away over ministries.'
India had its own battle over gauges.
When trains and stations become desirable again, we might have a murder mystery with the Mumbai-Ahmedabad bullet train as a setting.
Voices from the Treasury are clamouring for lowering rates as this would boost demand.
LHB coaches are safer. Two high-level railway safety commissions came down heavily on ICF coaches, recommending their replacement by LHB, says Bibek Debroy.
Stepped up public expenditure must be accompanied by focused policies, advises Vinayak Chatterjee.
Indian Railways (IR) will transfer existing assets at nominal values, invite bids and grant concessions for 10-15 years.
While we complain about comfort in coaches, rarely do we think about the comfort of engine drivers.
A historic railway service flounders for an inflexible privatisation policy.
Over 15 years, with seven per cent growth, the Indian economy will be three times bigger.
The maintenance of track is increasingly becoming mechanised and capital-intensive.
Modi is optimistic that the reforms will be passed soon.
Be it roads, railways, ports, civil aviation, energy or electricity, the Narendra Modi govt has invigorated all these sectors since it took over, says Arvind Panagariya.
There are significant differences in the scope, jurisdiction, functions and personnel requirements of RPF and GRP.
Make in India has few advantages and some disadvatnages too.
The centre's promise of a new deal for the states is a welcome development.
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