Social Welfare

Economic survey 2018-19: Data 'of the people, by the people, for the people' must become govt's mantra

Data "of the people, by the people, for the people" must become the mantra for the government, which needs to view data as a "public good" and make necessary investments, Economic Survey said on Thursday

Union Budget 2019: Going for growth, government set to borrow more, reveals economists' poll

India’s government will turn on the fiscal taps in the federal budget on Friday and revise its borrowing target slightly higher for this year and next, prompted by a slowing economy and weak jobs growth, a Reuters poll of economists showed

Congress manifesto's oxymoronic promises show Rahul is a curious mix of misplaced idealism, reckless populism

Rahul Gandhi’s ideas remind one of the Fabian socialism of his great-grandfather Jawaharlal Nehru and the socialist experiments of his grandmother Indira Gandhi.

Rahul Gandhi's minimum income promise a half-baked scheme that hides key details and misleads public

Rahul Gandhi’s announcement of the minimum income guarantee scheme is a formal acceptance of defeat

Rahul Gandhi's minimum income scheme is 'Garibi Hatao' 2019, will be mere talking point unless he becomes PM

Way back in 1971, Indira Gandhi rode to power at the Centre on a lofty Garibi Hatao (remove poverty) slogan. Forty-eight years later, her grandson and Congress president Rahul Gandhi has done something similar

GDP growth rate is disappointing; RBI can lower rates further, but it is unlikely to push investment

When the growth numbers for 2016-17 and 2017-18 were scaled up under difficult times like demonetisation and GST, it was hard to reconcile the numbers with the underlying conditions in the market.

A new crop of NGOs, comprising the privileged youth of today, is fighting on behalf of India's have-nots

The best part of this large army of NGOs who are waging a war against an inequitable system on behalf of the have-nots, is that the have's are leading it from the front. And having a blast while they are at it

Delhi govt to launch mobile app for filing self employment loan applications

The app will not only help applicants file a request for loans with the DSFDC but also enable them to keep track of the process.

Supreme Court directs Chandigarh administration to provide care and assistance to 10-year-old rape survivor

The Supreme Court Friday fixed the responsibility on the Chandigarh administration for providing necessary care and assistance to a 10-year-old rape victim who had recently delivered a child after being denied abortion by the top court

Supreme Court to hear petitions on Aadhaar-related matters in November

The Supreme Court on Wednesday said it would hear a batch of petitions on Aadhaar-related matters in November after the Centre informed that it will extend till 31 December the deadline to furnish Aaadhar to avail benefits of social welfare schemes.