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UN expert finds holes in Modi's Swachh Bharat Abhiyan

UN expert finds holes in Modi's Swachh Bharat Abhiyan

Rediff.com10 Nov 2017

The expert said the mission "lacked a holistic human rights approach'.

REWIND: India in the last 24 hours

REWIND: India in the last 24 hours

Rediff.com18 Oct 2016

Here's a recap of events that occurred in India in the past 24 hours.

India's 1st cow minister among 13 of 19 Raj ministers who lost

India's 1st cow minister among 13 of 19 Raj ministers who lost

Rediff.com11 Dec 2018

However, Chief Minister Vasundhara Raje and her five cabinet colleagues have won their respective constituencies.

'Remain invested in equities for the long term'

'Remain invested in equities for the long term'

Rediff.com7 Feb 2022

'Short term volatility is likely due to various factors, global and domestic; investors may use this as an opportunity to increase the allocation to equities.'

Dettol makes a clean sweep

Dettol makes a clean sweep

Rediff.com3 Sep 2015

Dettol is the leader in the anti-septic liquid category.

How FM plans to tackle air pollution and save environment

How FM plans to tackle air pollution and save environment

Rediff.com1 Feb 2021

The Centre on Monday earmarked a separate Rs 2,217 crore for 42 urban centres to tackle air pollution and announced the much-awaited voluntary vehicle scrapping policy to phase out old and polluting vehicles, even as it shrunk the budgetary allocation for the environment ministry from the last fiscal by nearly eight percent. Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, in her budget speech for 2021-22, announced a total of Rs 2869.93 crore for the ministry, Rs 230 crore less than the last fiscal. Officials said the outlay has been lesser this time as the economy is recovering from the COVID-19 pandemic.

'Why does govt treat the people like enemies?'

'Why does govt treat the people like enemies?'

Rediff.com10 Dec 2020

'This (opposition to the project) is not just architects, but everyone needs to know more.' 'We need to be allowed to participate, maybe, you can ignore what we have to say, that's your decision.' 'At least follow the process.

India's Anna Daata: Damned if he does, damned if he doesn't!

India's Anna Daata: Damned if he does, damned if he doesn't!

Rediff.com23 Jun 2017

'If India is to emerge as a superpower, we must utilise our huge agricultural potential and not, as in past centuries, merely exploit our farmers,' says Colonel Anil A Athale (retd).

SmartCity project to be rolled out after cabinet nod

SmartCity project to be rolled out after cabinet nod

Rediff.com1 Apr 2015

SmartCity project is in advanced stage.

Kolkata most polluted city in India

Kolkata most polluted city in India

Rediff.com31 Oct 2014

It has recorded the highest levels among eight countries.

India, Germany to intensify cooperation in combating terror: PM

India, Germany to intensify cooperation in combating terror: PM

Rediff.com1 Nov 2019

The prime minister said that India has invited Germany to take advantage of opportunities in defence production in the defence corridors in Uttar Pradesh and Tamil Nadu.

Modi's 10-dimensional Vision 2030

Modi's 10-dimensional Vision 2030

Rediff.com1 Feb 2019

The first dimension of this vision will be to build physical as well as social infrastructure for a $10-trillion economy and to provide ease of living: Goyal.

Toilets are fine but what about waste management?

Toilets are fine but what about waste management?

Rediff.com20 Nov 2015

In India, 173 people defecate in the open for every square km.

Rising food prices to hit rural India in 2016

Rising food prices to hit rural India in 2016

Rediff.com10 Nov 2015

India's overall retail inflation eased to 4.41 per cent in September, helped by falling commodity prices, but rural inflation was at 5.05 per cent

Speedy justice still a distant dream: Chief Justice of India

Speedy justice still a distant dream: Chief Justice of India

Rediff.com21 Aug 2016

Chief Justice of India Justice T S Thakur today said that "corresponding upgradation" of judiciary was a must to face the challenges of emerging social and economic scenario and observed that "unpolluted and speedy justice still remains a distant dream".

What will Modi 2 give India?

What will Modi 2 give India?

Rediff.com13 Apr 2019

'What will this supposedly more business-friendly government do if it gets a second term?' 'Important labour law and land reforms remain off the table.' 'Witness the arm-twisting of foreign players in e-commerce and all but one player in telecom -- and it is very hard to justify this perception that the BJP is business friendly.' 'There will also remain the real risk of ideas seemingly gleaned from the pages of Amar Chitra Katha, overlaid with PowerPoint presentations,' predicts Rahul Jacob.

How states can avail extra borrowing from the markets

How states can avail extra borrowing from the markets

Rediff.com20 May 2020

These conditions are implementation of the 'One Nation, One Ration Card' scheme, ease of doing business, power sector reforms, and urban local body reforms.

Mumbai all set for its BIGGEST infra transformation

Mumbai all set for its BIGGEST infra transformation

Rediff.com5 Aug 2021

Mumbai, India's financial capital, is set for a mega transformation with a massive patch of land opening up for redevelopment; a new metro railway ready to start services by the year-end; and the country's oldest railway station, the Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus, going for modernisation with private sector participation. Work on Mumbai's second airport will start from next month, while construction of the sea link connecting central Mumbai to Navi Mumbai has already moved into a fast lane despite Covid-induced lockdowns. Also, a coastal road project, connecting Nariman Point to Worli, is under way and will help decongest the city to quite an extent. Of all these mega infrastructure projects, the one that has a huge potential to change the city's skyline is the Eastern Waterfront project - to be built on the Mumbai Port Trust (MbPT) land.

Tata's Chandra on India and its Jobs Problem

Tata's Chandra on India and its Jobs Problem

Rediff.com13 Nov 2019

Nearly 490 million people of working age are outside the bounds of India's unemployment assessments. A decrease in the unemployment rate could signal economic growth, but could just as well mean that people have given up looking for work. A revealing excerpt from Tata Sons Chairman N Chandrasekaran and Tata Chief Economist Roopa Purushothaman's Bridgital Nation: Solving Technology's People Problem.

21 Indian cities will run out of groundwater by 2020

21 Indian cities will run out of groundwater by 2020

Rediff.com6 Jul 2018

At the bottom of the water index for 2016-17 are Odisha, Bihar, Jharkhand, Uttar Pradesh (UP), and Haryana, which are major producers of paddy, wheat, along with a host of horticulture crops.

How things improved for steel, cement cos in May

How things improved for steel, cement cos in May

Rediff.com2 Jun 2020

In the domestic segment, demand is currently led by rural markets, oil and gas, LPG and B2C segments like roofing and sheeting.

Govt will invest widely in agri infrastructure: Sitharaman

Govt will invest widely in agri infrastructure: Sitharaman

Rediff.com5 Jul 2019

Sitharaman said the government also proposes Pradhan Mantri Matsya Sampada Yojana to address critical infrastructure gap in fisheries sector.

Modi @3: Smart cities, slow progress

Modi @3: Smart cities, slow progress

Rediff.com19 May 2017

Lukewarm response from private investors and turf battles between government agencies have resulted in delaying Modi's ambitions. Sahil Makkar reports.

Modi, Obama's new agenda to strengthen Indo-US ties

Modi, Obama's new agenda to strengthen Indo-US ties

Rediff.com6 Oct 2014

The prime minister and president stated their intention to expand defence co-operation to bolster national, regional and global security.

What BJP's Gujarat Win Proves

What BJP's Gujarat Win Proves

Rediff.com9 Dec 2022

What these elections prove beyond any doubt (if ever there was one) that Modi's hold over public mind and Shah's mastery of election management are unparalleled. It doesn't seem likely that they will be matched any time soon in the Indian political scene, reaffirms Shreekant Sambrani.

Covid-19: With great power comes great responsibility

Covid-19: With great power comes great responsibility

Rediff.com18 Jul 2020

Cities are setting the rules that now carry life and death implications for their residents, and most of these rules are sought to be set by the municipal authorities who have never wielded such power, reports Subhomoy Bhattacharjee.

NASA lists most polluted cities in the world; India, China lead

NASA lists most polluted cities in the world; India, China lead

Rediff.com15 Dec 2015

India, China and the Middle East, with their fast-growing economies and expanding industry, have seen growing air pollution, according to NASA.

Why India should talk about menstrual hygiene and safety

Why India should talk about menstrual hygiene and safety

Rediff.com7 Mar 2019

If we are able to provide safe, hygienic toilets, and affordable sanitary napkins, we could stop girls from dropping out of schools and help women feel more confident.

Why the PPP model should be taken seriously

Why the PPP model should be taken seriously

Rediff.com22 Feb 2016

One hopes that the government will act on the Kelkar panel recommendations.

Govt's land law revives lost order of sarkar raj

Govt's land law revives lost order of sarkar raj

Rediff.com7 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

Toilet vs Temple debate reveals India's Dirty Picture

Toilet vs Temple debate reveals India's Dirty Picture

Rediff.com15 Oct 2013

For more than half of all Indian households, the very personal act of defecation is an open affair, says Joel Rai

Why are Tibetans leaving India?

Why are Tibetans leaving India?

Rediff.com2 Dec 2019

Tibetan refugees in India face a bleak future, says Greg C Bruno.

No city can be 'smart' if children not safe: Rijiju

No city can be 'smart' if children not safe: Rijiju

Rediff.com17 Jul 2015

Initiatives such as 'Smart City' project cannot be successful unless children are provided with a safe and secure environment, Minister of State for Home Affairs Kiren Rijiju said as he described the statistics on sexual abuse of children in the country as discouraging.

India now One Nation with One Constitution: PM on I-Day

India now One Nation with One Constitution: PM on I-Day

Rediff.com15 Aug 2019

"Our government does not delay decisions. We neither nurse problems nor keep them pending," Modi said.

Only 61% homes used LPG as of Dec 2018

Only 61% homes used LPG as of Dec 2018

Rediff.com26 Nov 2019

Only 48.3 per cent of the rural households used LPG, while the figures were much higher in urban areas at 86.6 per cent, according to a NSO report.

How to manage your finances after job loss

How to manage your finances after job loss

Rediff.com27 May 2020

Those who have been handed the pink slip shouldn't make too many loan queries, advises Raj Khosla.

Washing clothes, cooking: Candidates spice up TN poll campaign

Washing clothes, cooking: Candidates spice up TN poll campaign

Rediff.com25 Mar 2021

Amusing spectacles unfold everyday with candidates attempting a variety of things from donning the role of a chef to washing clothes to woo voters, spicing up the campaign for the April 6 assembly polls in Tamil Nadu.

Ready To Fight Terrorists!

Ready To Fight Terrorists!

Rediff.com1 Feb 2022

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How to make unsmart cities smart

How to make unsmart cities smart

Rediff.com10 Sep 2014

The government is looking at building by-laws and floor area ratio so that you can build up instead of out, thus requiring less land.

Why aam panna, lassi and jaljeera are best for summer

Why aam panna, lassi and jaljeera are best for summer

Rediff.com26 Apr 2019

Besides soothing your senses, they can aid digestion, keep your body cool and fight ailments.