articles by Pankaj Kumar

India

Delhi will have a tough time disposing off 40 lakh banned vehicles: Transport dept seeks NGT's help in scrapping old cars

The Delhi Transport Department has decided to seek help from the NGT to figure out a way to dispose of 40 lakh old petrol and diesel vehicles which were recently banned in the national capital following a Supreme Court order

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Narendra Modi's dissolution of Medical Council of India was necesary to usher in radical changes in healthcare

Narendra Modi's plan to dissolve the Medical Council of India (MCI) was so confidential that people in the council did not even see it coming

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Ayushman Bharat scheme: Modicare has the potential to be an economically viable game-changer in the country

Ayushman Bharat scheme is a national health protection scheme which will cover 10 crore poor families or approximately 50 crore people.

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President gives nod to ordinance disbanding Medical Council of India; interim board to take over defunct body

The Centre took to the ordinance route as it failed to get the National Medical Commission Bill passed in the Monsoon Session of Parliament this year despite it being listed.

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Centre says amended anti-corruption law will rein in graft, but bureaucrats and activists claim legal provisions weakened

The Centre is seeking to project the passage of the Prevention of Corruption (Amendment) Act as a major step in its fight against corruption.

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Amrapali Group's Anil Sharma, one-time poster boy of Delhi's real estate scene, courts controversies over financial dealings

Anil Sharma, Chairman of the Amrapali Group, had come up with the slogan, “My home, my right.” He is now in the news for allegedly not having handed over people their rightful homes.

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Uttar Pradesh turns battleground for quarrelling IAS, IPS officers as state's administration plummets to nadir

The administration in UP seems to be falling apart as it's plagued by a plethora of issues from egos of senior officers to unwarranted political intrusions.

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Centre to push amended NMC Bill in Parliament: Will replacing MCI lead to redemption of medical education?

Narendra Modi govt is determined to see the contentious NMC Bill pass, expected to be tabled in Parliament during the upcoming Monsoon Session.