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o strong growth in the t In onth (as of January 25). m lrosa, have predicted an A ouncil (GJEPC). C ommon investors, enabling c ttended to at Awantipora. a n the bus carrying pilgrims o thers being assigned their o

lobal diamond prices due g 330 crore in the current ₹ ewellery Export Promotion J ompanies, De Beers and c nvestment option for i technical snag”, which was a pened indiscriminate re o our terrorists directly, with f

f a predicted increase in o itnessed trading worth w tatistics from the Gems and s argest diamondmining l merged as a good e iates, and “later developed c eavily armed militants h ttack. It was executed by a

rojections are on the back p onth of operations), m ough diamond, as per r ear. The world’s two y hich shows that it has w rims picked up more asso g rims died last year when g et just a few days before the g

onths. The strong m eptember (its rst full S 5% of the total imported 9 rice of diamonds later this p rowth in trading volumes, g ha Chowk, where the pil t he ocer added. Eight pil t icked the spot and the tar p

y 10% within the next three b rading worth ₹142 crore in t lobal market. It exports g o an anticipated rise in the t We have seen a healthy “ ts security cover rst at Pan i One car remains missing,” “ als, and its head Abu Ismail, c

good option A oo, expects prices to go up t xchange, which saw e ccounting for 8% of the a ttribute the rise in trading a us got disconnected from b ike was used for the attack. b aiba terrorists, including lo T

ndia’s diamond industry, I ear. Data show the y arket participants M iamond consumer, d ,500page SIT report, the 1 e said two cars and one H hatti said, “The Lashkare B

heir position,” he added. t t least 50 cents. a orld’s third largest w CEX. I utures on August 28 last f ighway. According to the H ent of the yatri bus.” m IT head and SP Tahir Ashraf S

inds of investors to build k nd chief executive ocer, a iamond after accumulating d perations in diamond o nterestingly, India is the I rinagarJammu National S eep an eye on the move k , peaking to S The Hindu The

iamond trades enables all d hysical delivery of the p irector, A.S. Exports. D rasad, managing director P ommenced trading c rom Baltal to Jammu on the f ole to provide logistics and r onday. M

urther. One can seek f The small lot size of “ uarter,” said Ashish Mehta, q ortfolio,” said Sanjit p wned Reliance Capital, o gainst the accused on a

imit estimates, by the next l irector, Ratnakala Exports. D hem to diversify their t 3,200, and continue to buy ₹ acked by the Anil Ambani b SIT) that led a chargesheet (

the injured Amarnath pilgrims.

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The growth in trading hrough the systematic t hese factors are indicating t iamondmining companies d nvestors are making i ir and “the spot and the m

he world’s two largest t nvestor can buy diamonds i hat more and more t ouched a 52week high. All t n July 10 last year in Kash o

veyear low and almost undamentals coming from f quals 100 cents). An e ndication, it will appear i arrying Amarnath pilgrims c

as recovered from its h The bullish “ ents and 1 carat (1 carat c rading data are any t arry out the attack on a bus c

The IDEX diamond index “ rices in the current year. p iamonds of two sizes: 50 d perations in India. If the o ars and one motorbike to c

rice may go up P CEX oers trading in I utures exchange began f ubstantial rally in diamond s leven militants used two E

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people drowned when the Maldabound bus from Karimpur with over 50 passengers sank into the water.

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ould get their right. w hey pronounce instant tri t ajya Sabha where a larger R raining school, will be the t

ast, but is hanging re in the l ail term for Muslim men if j nd that Muslim women a rivastava, SP of the police S

ant issue like triple talaq t ill proposes a threeyear B he Lok Sabha in December t epartment said Piyush D

alisation of divorce” as the n he Bill had been cleared by T ut. The Home r e no politics on an impor b

ail term J he people that there would t hat they term the “crimi w ce training school in Mee i

ion members are resisting t il Kumar Singh to the pol n ell as the expectation of w

o both Houses. t he government’s eort as t assage of the Bill. Opposi p olice chief of Kasganj Su p

ade it a part of his address m as transferred the district h

he session, Mr. Kovind t dityanath government A

day of the Budget session on Monday.

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ill, 2017, also known as the B ill come out in the open w

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he Muslim Women (Protec t Who started it and who “

ated the early passage of c hame for all of us.” s

ra Modi on Monday advo d tate and “a matter of S

nd Prime Minister Naren a alling it “a smear” on the c

resident Ram Nath Kovind P he violence in Kasganj, t

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hese include completing T ary in the coming year, s y began to accelerate in the m griculture. a he past threeandahalf t REQUENT POLLS A BURDEN, A POLLS REQUENT F ARM INCOME’ INCOME’ ARM F PAGE 14 PAGE Ī

y vigilance will be neces c lobal recovery, the econo g loyment, education, and p ear, the Survey pointed out. y ation and scal decit in CLIMATE CHANGE MAY HIT HIT MAY CHANGE CLIMATE ‘ ONTINUED ON ON ONTINUED C PAGE 10 PAGE Ī

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as several policy actions h Against emerging ma “ f earlier policy actions, and o reas that would require a a to y, he said the government m uring the period. d NDIRECT TAXPAYER COUNT TAXPAYER NDIRECT I

ance and preventive action. l urvey highlighted three S hese risks, the government t ures, the dissipating eects s 36 billion to $60 billion $ alking about the econo T AHUL’S TAKE TAKE AHUL’S R PAGE 10 PAGE Ī

part from addressing A s — that would require vigi e As a result of these mea “ n the medium term, the I ncomes. i nvestment increased from i

.30.4%. 0 rices and stock market pric p conomic growth. e ensive sectors.” t urvey said. S ent ensured that foreign m ommitment to double farm c

rends — such as rising oil t arm sector as well as job in f nd a rise in ination of a ould in turn further boost w te sector participation,” the a riate policies of the govern p rated the government’s e

n GDP growth by 0.20.4%, i aution about some ongoing c orporates and banks, which c hasis in the budget on the p anks and allow greater priv b ress to Parliament and reit d he President said appro T

owever, the Survey did H heet problem aicting both s herefore expect a lot of em t orms to shrink unviable f rices results in a slowdown p decline,” he said. a ovind in his maiden ad K

or economy,” it said. j ressing the twin balance d omics at PwC India. “We n eed complementary re n 10 per barrel increase in oil $ hem on farming,” said Mr. t ave, on an average, shown h

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vigilantism. o 77.5% in 201819, thereby t nd the recapitalisation plan a dvancements,” said Ranen a The TBS actions, note “ re not only removing their a ate of ination as well as r

steps against cow

tall’ in capital ows,” it said. s or the year as a whole, rising f ency and Bankruptcy Code v acklash and technological b rivatisation of Air India. p hreeandahalf years, the t chemes of my government s

the court’s order to take stern

harply, provoking a ‘sudden s DP growth to reach 6.75% G lementation of the Insol p challenge given the global a nd banks, and nalising the a f this trend. In the last o tandard of living. The s

States for not complying with

d stock prices correct e This should allow real “ or and job creation has been t orm measures like the im f ance sheets of corporates l owever, has seen a reversal h armers and to raise their f

contempt action against the

l oil prices persist or elevat a conomic Survey said. E ooking ahead, it said re L tress on the agriculture sec s ively address the ailing ba t econd quarter of 20172018, s arious diculties faced by v

respond to a plea seeking

or more reforms F own in GDP growth. The d y government is to remove m

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ial year would touch 6.75%, c chievement of the govern a roving maternity benets p seeks reply from 3 States 3 from reply seeks

xcess of $410 billion as an e ooking gas connection, im c rowth in the current nan g Cow vigilantism: SC vigilantism: Cow

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conomic Survey 2018. E ernment, Mr. Kovind men v Ram Nath Kovind addresses

being heard by a singlejudge

ind Subramanian said in the v ect key areas for the go

judges. Till now, the case was

hief Economic Adviser Ar C n what appeared to re I

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nd Services Tax recede, a emocracy.” d oce of prot, to a larger

ng troubles of the Goods i ial justice and economic c disqualication for holding

onetisation and the teeth m ocussed on “ensuring so f who are challenging their

s the negative eects of de a iament where his speech l of the 20 former AAP MLAs,

xports and investment even e ressed a joint sitting of Par d Monday transferred the pleas

ear on the back of reviving y et session on Monday, ad g The Delhi High Court on

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HC transfers plea of AAP of plea transfers HC

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DELHI Timings Tuesday, January 30 Tight vigil in RISE 07:11 SET 17:59 Police seek clarication in Koraput rape case RISE 16:46 SET 05:47 strifetorn Wednesday, January 31 Assam district RISE 07:10 SET 18:00 Ask Crime Branch to explain discrepancies in the forensic report of the minor girl who committed suicide last week RISE 17:54 SET 06:45 Staff Reporter Press Trust of India Thursday, February 01 ports, a chemical test on the controversy was being creat and put up before the direc bits to the serology and the conducted through the latest BHUBANESWAR Guwahati RISE 07:10 SET 18:00 victim’s undergarment had ed over the interdivisional tor and the chemical examin DNA divisions for various in sophisticated and interna RISE 19:01 SET 07:39 The Odisha police have indicated the presence of se draft reports without going er for approval and counter terdivisional examinations. tionallyvalidated equip A strict vigil is being main sought a clarication from its men drops of dierent per through the nal report. signatures. Finally, it is sub After receipt of the reports ment,” said the SFSL, refut tained by the security forc Crime Branch on the report sons. However, the Crime “During the process of mitted to the courts,” the lab from the two divisions, a ing allegation of tampering. es at Maibang in Assam’s ed discrepancies in the fo Branch had submitted a re chemical examination, die oratory said in a statement. nal report was prepared,” it Meanwhile, taking a dig at Dima Hasao district where rensic report of the alleged port to the National Human rent types of tests are con “In this particular case, said. the Naveen Patnaik govern situation is returning to Koraput gangrape victim Rights Commission stating ducted and repeated in or exhibits were received by the ment, the Opposition parties normal following violence who committed suicide a that there was no evidence of der to eliminate any chances SFSL in four phases. The Report’s focus alleged that the State was not and death of two persons week ago, triggering a mas the minor girl being raped. of error. Interaction among expert to whom a particular In the current case, the nal impartial in its investigation during a bandh to protest sive political outrage in the Meanwhile, the State Fo experts of the discipline con case was allotted had under examination report had fo into the alleged gang rape. the reported inclusion of State. rensic Science Laboratory cerned takes place. Then the taken the examination in dif cused more on the results of They have demanded a CBI the district in ‘Greater Na According to media re (SFSL) said an unnecessary nal draft report is prepared ferent stages and sent exhi the DNA prole technique probe into the incident. galim’. Curfew was relaxed CCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCC from 6 a.m. to 6 p.m. on Monday though night cur Zebras crossing Bail plea of American Center few would continue, a dis trict ocial said. Markets reopened and people were attack accused rejected seen buying provisions. The situation in Maibang had become tense on Janu Hasan was involved in attack in which 5 cops were killed ary 25 when some organi Brus to be sations had called a 12hour bandh in protest against repatriated Press Trust of India American Center here on Ja Opposing the bail plea, the reported inclusion of Kolkata nuary 22, 2002, killing ve State counsel N. Ahmed sub Dima Hasao in ‘Greater from March The Calcutta High Court on police personnel and injur mitted that the accused had Nagalim’. Monday rejected bail peti ing several others. links with terror outt Har The protesters had Press Trust of India tion of an accused in the His counsel prayed for katulJihadieIslam and re stopped trains at Maibang Aizawl 2002 American Center ter bail claiming that since the leasing him on bail at this station, broke window The Mizoram government ror attack case. case diary was before the Su stage would go against na panes of a train, damaged has started preparations to A Division Bench com preme Court in connection tional security. properties at the station repatriate over 32,000 Bru prising Justice Dipankar Dut with a petition related to and broke tracks. To dis people from six relief ta and Justice Pratik Prakash another accused in the case, Absconded for 14 years perse the mob, the police camps in Tripura from the Banerjee rejected the bail Hasan’s trial before the ses He also submitted that Ha initially lathicharged and rst week of March, State plea of Hasnu Zubair Ahmed sions court here has re san absconded for 14 years red in the air. Two per Home Department ocial alias Hasan Imam, who was mained suspended. and was arrested by the Guj sons died due to injuries said on Monday. The arrested in October 2016. arat STF from Aurangabad suered during the vio Centre has released 7.9 Right to freedom district of Bihar in October lence. crore for the expenditure, January 2002 case Claiming that Hasan’s right 2016 and subsequently Meanwhile, Assam CM while the State government Hasan was allegedly a mem to freedom was being ham handed over to the STF of Sarbananda Sonowal has estimated that over 123 ber of the Asif Raza com pered for no fault of his, the Kolkata Police. The accused also called upon the peo crore would be required , For your eyes only: A 12-day-old zebra calf stands with its mother at a special enclosure mando force that had car counsel prayed that he be re is at present lodged in Ali ple to maintain peace and he said. before being released for public viewing at the Alipore Zoological Garden in Kolkata. * AFP ried out the attack at the leased on bail. pore Correctional Home. harmony. Headless Visva Bharati waits to hear from Centre The ociating VC retired on Saturday

Press Trust of India on Monday that the func Santiniketan (West Bengal) tioning of the university re Visva Bharati University is mained unaected. “Nor yet to hear from the Centre mal academic and on who will head the institu administrative work was in tion even as the ociating no way aected due to the ViceChancellor (VC) re developments. No one is tired on Saturday. discharging responsibilities Registrar Amit Hazra said at the VC’s oce now and that the university is await we are expecting a decision ing an announcement from from the MHRD.” the Union Ministry of Hu Sudipta Bhattacharya, man Resource Development president of Visva Bharati (MHRD) on the issue. The University Faculty Associa University became headless tion, said, “We submitted a after ociating VC Swapan memorandum demanding Kumar Dutta retired on Sa that the seniormost direc turday, his last working day. tor may take charge as VC Mr. Hazra, however, said as per the university Act.” Sikkim party to contest Assembly elections

Press Trust of India Gangtok The Sikkim Nationalist Pe ople’s Party (SNPP) on Monday announced that it will contest the State As sembly polls due early next year. “We have decided to en ter into the electoral fray in Sikkim next year after ab staining from the poll pro cess in 2014,” SNPP presi dent Biraj Adhikari said. He alleged that the Pa wan Kumar Chamling go vernment was mired in controversy and it was time the people gave chance to an alternative leadership to take the State on the path of develop ment and progress. Mr. Adhikari urged the people to give their sugges tions to help the SNPP for mulate its vision document for the 2019 Assembly polls. “It is high time the new generation of Sikkim take its destiny in own hands by forcefully articulating ex pectations from the rulers on issues like employment, education, health,” he said.

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uch less a sucient cause, m lleged. a ion was led. t

ailed to make out any cause, f , it was ould not be xed c ure that the revision peti s

etitioners (railways) have p elled 30 hours but the ACs v atter expeditiously to en m

I am of the opinion that “ he complainant tra T iousness in processing the r

ent to the complainant. m hey were xing it. t ays) did not show any se w

ould cause further harass w ere not functioning but w 3, 2016, the petitioners (rail 1

elay in ling the appeal as it d hey were told the ACs T he impugned order on April t

ot inclined to condone the n nd complained to the TT. a eiving a certied copy of c

ourney they felt suocated j he commission said it was T Evidently, even after re “

artment when during the p xpeditiously. e ppeal delay ppeal A

ere in a AC IIITier com w ng with the matter i

nd two minor children a 017. 2 ere not serious in proceed w

laint, Mr. Sharma, his wife p CDRC against the order in N ling the plea showed they

ccording to the com A f 177 days on their part in o he Railways moved the T

aying the inordinate delay s ompartment,” the PO said. c ioning during the journey. t

itioning facility in a sealed d hen the ACs stopped func w tate Commission order, S

une, 2012, without aircon J alandhar Cantontment J rs challenging the Punjab e

0 hours in the month of 3 ashtra’s Kopargaon to go to r ays and its Jalandhar oc w

ake a long train journey of t ppeal of the Indian Rail a helum Express from Maha J

icket, was forced to under t is family who boarded the h ion (NCDRC) dismissed the s

espite having AC III Tier d o passenger Ish Sharma and t isputes Redressal Commis D

luding two minor children, c ays for causing harassment w he National Consumer T

ther family members, in o osed 15,000 as ne on rail p irconditioners. a

ant, who, along with his n ad on March 1, 2016, im h onfunctional n

arassment to the complai h he State commission T ame a nightmare due to c

elay would cause further d ekha Gupta said. R ourlong train journey be h

hen condonation of such w CDRC presiding member N 15,000 to a man, whose 30

one the delay, more so d y the Supreme Court...” b irecting Railways to pay d

I am not inclined to con “ ission has upheld an order m ries has been deprecated a

ng the revision petition. i f the government function o he apex consumer com T

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nonfunctional ACs upheld

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ab Ahmed said that price of t hmed said. A armers. Mr. Ahmed said f

s also hanging re,” Mr. i nd irrigation facilities to the a yana Transport Minister Af r

dequate supply of fertiliser a nd cooking gas, former Ha a onnectivity for Nuh, but it c

ncrease in prices of petrol i e also approved railway W ernment of failing to ensure v

e accused the Khattar go H ent to task for the steady m ent did not take it forward. m

aking the Union govern T uh, but the present govern N Farmers unhappy’ Farmers ‘

shi Dayanand University in i roducts and cooking gas. p aid. s gainst the alleged thrash a

he reach for the masses. t ional centre of the Mahar g n the prices of petroleum i ollege campus, protesting c ead and red a shot,” he h

hree years making it out of t overnment approved a re g ent and the steep increase m ere staging a dharna at a w is weapon towards his h

o doubled over the past s f the present State govern o ttitude’ towards Nuh. “Our a rity of the DSP, he pointed g hen a group of students w

ooking gas cylinder had al c lleged antiMewat policies a ion and the ‘stepmotherly t ents questioned the inte d he incident took place T

ating law and order situa r dded that the prices of a ay in Nuh in protest against d cer said. o When a group of stu “

overnment for the deterio g ts to the common man. He anakrosh Yatra”, on Mon J rotest at Jaitu here, a police p aid. s

ad not passed on the bene h ut a protest march, “Mewat o e also accused the State H eapon during a students’ w cer, the police ocial o

ut the Modi government b or their produce. f eaders and workers took l ng himself with his licensed i ioned the “integrity” of the t

ot getting adequate prices n he Congress rule in 2014, t large number of Congress A uicide by allegedly shoot s ers, some of them ques t

cute power shortage and a arket has nosedived since m ate. The earlier practice c tility scale power projects. u But, now after the forma “ ab on Monday committed j here to pacify the protes t

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mplementation of 10,700 i ating their suggestions to r enewable Energy (MNRE), R

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al (NGT) on Monday di n

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uburb of Chicago — who s on. According to Mr. Ram s ot their son and could not n f the two boys is former vil o

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darshan’ of the common ‘ ime visitors in a given year t ubmitted by the Karnata s

rasad from Naperville, a p hittoor district. The father C ng to be the couple’s real i eenager insisted that he was t

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ased on the action plan B t aected the chances of I his is to ensure that rst T

tory tweeted by Mr Ram s t Mandalavaripalli village in a oung man walked in, claim y heir lost son. Though the t

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ren reunited as adults, the d ome, convinced he was h tay. The suspense continues s 7 of this year, another 2

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ollywood plot of lost chil B hey then took him T ant the “wrong” boy to w rue lmistyle, on January t aused the death of the of death the aused c

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hat let out sewage into the t hrine more than twice a s ricting frequent visitors. t

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n streamlining the ‘dar i ith a view to streamlining W al (NGT) on Monday di n arnataka on Sunday. on arnataka K hus began a series of T arm. Though he still main f he years, his parents conti t other wants both the m

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ate,” she said. p e said he would cam H LA Jignesh Mewani said M ll political parties and so A oman journalist. oman w

vent and decided to partici e aid. s alit leader and Gujarat D he juggernaut of the BJP ... t iat. r reated by the clerics and c a prayers she conducted m xplicit conversation with a with conversation xplicit e

ver his reported sexually reported his ver o al trip. Came to know of the n JP to come to power,” he B ssailants. a odi, it will be tough to stop M onventions of Islamic Sha c gainst women has been a not a Muslim”. The Jum “

6 last after a controversy a after last 6 2 m in Bengaluru on a perso a deologically to prevent the i ember 2017 by unidentied t nto the hands of Narendra i aring the centuriesold d The discrimination “ idely described her as w

ransport Minister on March on Minister ransport T lowly getting to know her. I s am ready to compromise I fter Gauri was killed in Sep a aid: “If Karnataka also falls s een men and women. w mall group on Sunday last, s ehemently by people who v

aseendran resigned as resigned aseendran S ng her lifetime. But I am i y pure and politically stuck. l hairman of the trust oated c rust here, Mr. Doreswamy T er leading the prayer for a h id not discriminate bet d he has been attacked S

Mr. Cabinet. erala K I did not know Gauri dur “ on’t wish to be ideological d r. Doreswamy is also M sed by the Gauri Memorial i had reported ressed humankind and d fraid. a he Hindu Hindu he T

s the party’s Minister in the in Minister party’s the s a

rise guest. p nd unite to ght the BJP. “I a JP.” B t the programme, organ A ound it convenient. f that the Koran ad andoor, said she was not W u u d

enominate A.K. Saseendran A.K. enominate r

ist from Manipur, was a sur v ideological puritanism” “ united front and defeat the a ook at the programme. t rayers whenever she p s. Jamida told M ce at Cherukode near o The Hin- The

tate leadership’s proposal to proposal leadership’s tate S

rom Sharmila, rights acti I olitical activists must shun p ial movements should form c ghter H.S. Doreswamy, o ahead by leading g roups and sections. g roup at her organisation’s g

awar on Monday cleared the cleared Monday on awar P

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ienced after the murder of r his was the line most T

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he “awakening” he expe t s must unite. e y. She said she had been s oo had been “starkly die t enged the Islamic Shariat l Prakash Raj, Kavitha Lankesh and Jignesh Mewani at Gauri at Mewani Jignesh and Lankesh Kavitha Raj, Prakash

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is recent vocal protests to h rogressive and secular forc p nticipated the controver a ath Society, who chal n

aseendran set to return to set aseendran S

ctor Prakash Raj attributed A i Lankesh” for which all r s. Jamida said she had M eacher of the Quran Sun T prayer on Friday. on prayer

urprise guest urprise S he ideals and legacy of Gau t en on the Internet. m amida K. alias Jamida J Jamida K. at the Jumma the at K. Jamida eople. p

n Karnataka, to “preserve i ot spared by men and wo n as “ignoring.” w egregate undereducated egregate s

le to defeat the BJP. p oming Assembly elections c ore Ms. Jamida, she was n hreats, which she said she t as being introduced to introduced being as w

icha Singh also asked peo R atiya Janata Party in the up r etitioners said the new cover new the said etitioners p ubsidiaries chose to ig s ven reached the level of e

heck required passports. The passports. required heck c rom Allahabad University f ave a call to defeat the Bha g amateIslami and their J ial media. The criticism c

olour cover for emigration- for cover olour c ar, and student leader m nniversary — on Monday a advathul Mujahideen, the N barrage of criticism on so a

ecision to introduce orange introduce to ecision d a Rashid and Kanhaiya Ku l he journalistactivist’s birth t athul Ulama, the Kerala y erala, last Friday is facing K

rit petition challenging its challenging petition rit w NU student leaders Sheh J Gauri Day’ — held to mark ‘ amastha Kerala Jamiy S n Malappuram district, i

entre on a public interest public a on entre C

gainst the BJP. a ctivists who took part in A rganisations such as the o a prayer at a tiny village m

onday issued a notice to the to notice a issued onday M

or three weeks in April f lthough major Islamic A he woman who led a Jum T

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premature death in people with heart or lung disease lung or heart with people in death premature

istrict. This is the second d elay the matter. The Forest d bout to close it but due to a nder the administrative and u hakur has given strict in T ad complained to the Chi h lung function, irregular heartbeat, asthma attacks, heart attacks and attacks heart attacks, asthma heartbeat, irregular function, lung

he Chopal division, Shimla t orest Minister Govind F is deputy. But they tried to h t a case of suicide and was i hat had allegedly ourished t ome at Chitrakonda and h nose and throat, coughing, chest tightness and shortness of breath, reduced breath, of shortness and tightness chest coughing, throat, and nose

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he Sarahan forest range of t o nab the forest maa. t elp of the Range Ocer and h he State police had called T hat it will crush the maa t eturned to her paternal r

dizziness, confusion, unconsciousness and even death. even and unconsciousness confusion, dizziness,

il worth crores of rupees in o ach district of the hill State e nd he had even sought the a he Matanda forest range. t ision document had assured v eep contact, the woman k

critical organs like the heart and brain. At very high levels, it can cause can it levels, high very At brain. and heart the like organs critical

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reacting with other air particles, causes acid rain, pollutes coastal waters. coastal pollutes rain, acid causes particles, air other with reacting

nd recovered at least a f forest produce during the o special task force, under a a he matter into the limelight t ody of the forest guard was b aiting for him. w

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aught some local smugglers c imachal Pradesh has set up H forest guard had brought A owerful forest maa. The p elling of trees and smuggling f onepat for six months S and monuments. and

particles to form haze and stain culturally important objects such as statues as such objects important culturally stain and haze form to particles ecently, the department R n the State. i line in his name to check the p here was a massive illicit T anata Party government in J oman, who stayed on in w

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bserving that law and O he three pollbound north t d the constable from Ro e naugurating the bridge, the i

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amilitary forces from Dar r orces from Darjeeling and f n Odisha Police team A ridge on the Sonauli b

onstruction of the Mahesra c he total 15 companies of pa t ies of Central paramilitary n he police said on Monday. t

overnment for the delay in g entre to withdraw seven of C raw the last four compa d er at Sonepat in Haryana, h

lamed the previous State b he court had permitted the t ourt that it wants to with C arriage and abandoning m

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n each district. It had asked i ying beef. r

orm a dedicated task force f ext that vehicles were car t

ad directed the States to h ook place there on the pre t

f violence “must stop,” it o hat such incidents mostly t

bserving that such acts O ng after it was pointed out i

nto themselves.” u o ensure highway patroll t

ehaving like they are “law b t had directed the States I

o check cow vigilantes from t o stop such acts. t

eek and acting promptly w nd eorts have to be made a

r in every district within a e ilantism does not grow” g

ction is required so that vi a olice ocers as nodal oc p

luding appointing of senior c hat “some kind of planned t

o law and order. It had said t ame of cow protection, in n

ures to stop violence in the s ernments on issues related v

onstitution to all State go C he States to take stern mea t

he apex court had asked all t tates and Union) of the S

rticle 256 (obligation of A n September 6 last year, O

ould issue directions under c tern measures S

o the submission that it t

sked the Centre to respond a ond by April 3. p

he court had further T i, asked the States to res h

ere law unto themselves.” w randson of Mahatma Gand g

hould not behave as if they s ushar Gandhi, the great T

ands” and that “they h ontempt petition led by c

ake law into their own t ice Dipak Misra, acting on a t

hat the people “should not t Bench led by Chief Jus A

ad said. It had observed h igilantism. v

teps against cow s romptitude,” the top court p

rosecuted with quite p ourt’s order to take stern c

roups and such people are g ot complying with the n

nd ensure that vigilante a ion against the States for t

hall take prompt action s plea seeking contempt ac a

ttar Pradesh to respond to U The senior police ocer “

igilantism. v f Rajasthan, Haryana and o

revent incidents of cow p ay asked the governments d

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lea for contempt action against them against action contempt for lea P

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hild. c n Greams Road. Hospital o tep into the shop, Siva, 30, s

is fall was broken by the h oved to the main hospital m ust as they were about to J

fracture on his left leg, as a iarpet. She was later d o a grocery shop nearby. t

ronically, Siva suered only I o Apollo Hospitals in Ton t er grandfather P. Arunagiri h

ciousness and was rushed s yashri was walking with n uers fracture S

hanyashri lost con D t around 830 p.m., Dha A

ours, doctors said. h oor on the balcony. d ere on Sunday night. h

ould be reassessed after 48 w hrough a gap in the grill t building in Tondiarpet a

edation and her condition s n inebriated condition, fell a er from the second oor of h

eg. Dhanyashri was under l a, who might have been in v ged man fell right on top of a

ractures in the spine and f he police suspect that Si T ally injured after a middle c

n the brain and has suered i tores, fell on top of her. s fouryearold girl was criti A

as critical. She has swelling w departmental bove the a

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uthorities said the child a iving on the second oor l taff Reporter taff S

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Man falls from second oor in

ussain said that the bus H ay evening, altogether 36 d ege and Hospital. l embers of the deceased to m equired by the agency. r

al Municipality Soumik k le. By the late hours of Mon c urshidabad Medical Col M anged vehicles for family r urther interrogation was f

hairperson of the Dom C ered, they rushed to the v ered from the illfated vehi v unate accident. We have ar t

said rosecutor Nitesh Rana p

#4 1 3 9 7 5 5 7 9 3 1 #4 or injuries. n nce the bodies were reco O nd two children) were reco a It is a very big and unfor “ ixit after special public D

f Rajbhushan Omprakash o 50,000 to victims with mi odies (20 male, 10 female b dentication documents. i ng. i

ourt extended the custody c or the critically injured, and f ater in the evening, 32 L ith photographs and photo w he hospital later in the even t

rore bank fraud case. The c in of the deceased, 1 lakh k athered near the rescue site g ehicle. v eaved family members in r

lleged role in the 5,383 a 5 lakh to the nearest of the hey managed to enter the t ccident spread, they rst a f the accident and met be o

iotech Limited, for his B ounced a compensation of n ated bus. After news of the f us had been recovered, b he morning, visited the site t

ompanies, including Sterling c

he Chief Minister an T ers who had taken the ill g usk, when large parts of the d ho left for Murshidabad in w

andesara group of S

ater with four cranes. After w y members of the passen l ister Mamata Banerjee, n olatium announced S

ustody of a director of c

el to pull the bus out of the n t was a long wait for fami I ege and Hospital. Chief Mi l

nforcement Directorate E

ospital. h onse Force (NDRF) person p vernight,” he added. o cers by the Cabinet.” o otication by the Ministry n urshidabad Medical Col M eek such a probe. s

ill February 7 the t

ue operations will carry on c he bodies,” she said at the t or National Disaster Res f ad been approved for all h ended despite a gazette t eceased were taken to the d y has the locus standi to m

Delhi court has extended A

re still a few missing. Res a onducting postmortem of c t took several hours I ion even when the scheme t he benets were not ex T he bodies of the T rst satised that Mr. Swa

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ued with the police. s urvived the accident. There s hey will work overnight for t reated negative interpreta c ecovered. r its, the court had to be r azette notication G

irm’s director extended director irm’s f

engers. “Nine people have s ors have assured me that t n clashes that en i ion was due to an “a self t een b efore going into the me b

D custody of pharma of custody D E

arry the bodies. The doc c ere damaged w as carrying at least 56 pas w hat such unnecessary litiga t MS) Branch. ( odies had b run Mishra observed that A

wo vehicles T al of the appeal, and said w y’s Military Secretary’s m Bench led by Justice A

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ed. b escue work r he Defence Ministry in 2015 t nd Women Ocers due to a anda Pushkar in January n protesters and, top, rescue work under

ometime, officials said. s

ors said from his hospital v A police vehicle which was set on re by ardy pace of t n expert panel set up by A ithheld from Short Service w hashi Tharoor’s wife Su S

orce, disrupting air traffic for F

n water,” one of the survi i ccident. The a he Supreme Court. t rs, the benet was later e eath of Congress MP d

he control of the Indian Air t

oud noise and the bus was l

he site of the t ence Ministry appealed in f o all commissioned oc t ng an SIT probe into the i

n Monday in an area under o

Suddenly, there was a “

le gathered at p ut the Army and the De B ions were made applicable t ility of his petition seek b rinagar International Airport S

he other. t housands of peo T own this discrimination. d el. But though the promo n ress it on the maintaina d fire broke out at the A

anaging the steering with m cers, the Tribunal struck o ajor and Lieutenant Colo M ubramanian Swamy to ad S ardy rescue work T

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ephone with one hand and l y women ocers and SSC b ice to the ranks of Captain, v onday asked BJP leader M isrupts air traffic air isrupts d

He was speaking over te “ nitially. i n 2012, on petitions led I wo, six and 13 years of ser t he Supreme Court on T ire at Srinagar airport Srinagar at ire F

rict on Monday. t y four bodies were found l olonelrank. C ions of Army ocers at t

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ccident in Murshidabad dis a ours after the accident. On h ould reach the Lieutenant c 004, had accepted promo 2

egal Correspondent egal L

t Bhagofua village. a

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taterun bus service for the S ith boats in the initial w aptains while their juniors C ee, the government, in t

reiosfrom the temple hree idols t

lamed the driver of the b

escued mostly by locals r tantive Lieutenants and s jai Vikram Singh Commit A

SC to Swamy baton before fleeing with a

t least two survivors have A

ours. A few survivors were h cers were retired as sub ecommendations of the r

lias Muso, 70, to death with a

as not visible for several w isparity wherein senior of d n implementation of the O obbers beat Mahendra Das r maintained:

blame driver

eep waters of the canal and d cheme resulting in a sharp s anel recommendation P olice said on Monday. The p

he bus sank into the T cers opting for the new o ihar’s Begusarai district, the B Can plea be

Survivors

istrict. d he benet was extended to t ountry. c iscreants on Sunday in m

ere stolen by unidentified w omkal subdivision of the D ystem to 10+4 years system, s ears of service for the y

dols, worth lakhs of rupees, i he Daulatabad area near the t hanged from 5+5+4 years c ion and benets despite t

as killed and centuryold w im in the case. h he incident took place in T ervice scheme was S ere denied due recogni w

he head priest of a temple T isance of oences against n rict to the Malda district. t n 2006, when the Short I ate Aishwarya Bhati, who c

EGUSARAI B Special Court to take cog a rom Karimpur in Nadia dis f onnel in the Army. s rs, represented by advo e

ihar, idols stolen stolen idols ihar, B lea to quash a decision by p NBSTC) bus was travelling ( lem was conned to per b omen commissioned oc w

emple priest killed in killed priest emple T

8, 2017, dismissing his 1 ransport Corporation T ected ocers. The pro a raw the case against the d

ourt order on December C he North Bengal State T xtending the same to the e olved and it would with s

n Marathi. i

TI P enged a Bombay High l arly hours of Monday. e hat the issue has been re t

hat I killed Dey,” Rajan said t

t. Col. Purohit chal L m north of Kolkata, in the k greed to the Ministry’s plea a

Forces Tribunal decision.

rticles. “It is false [to say] a

he competent authority. t hidabad district, about 300 s ice of India Dipak Misra t

appealed against a Armed

efaming him through his d

ant of valid sanction from w ridge in West Bengal’s Mur b Bench led by Chief Jus A The Defence Ministry had

ecause the journalist was b

alegaon blasts case for M reaking the railing of a b ommissioned before 2006. c

e had got J. Dey killed h

gainst him in the 2008 a engers fell into a deep canal s ommissioned Ocers C

gainst him. He denied that a

ng criminal proceedings i bus carrying over 50 pas a hort Service and Women S

o get false cases registered t

urohit to quash the ongo P t least 36 people died when A romotions and benets to p

nd politicians had colluded a

onel Shrikant Prasad l ision setting aside denial of c olkata K on Dawood Ibrahim, police d

pecial Correspondent pecial S

ion led by Lieutenant Co t rmed Forces Tribunal de A ere that fugitive underworld h

ent to respond to a peti m ppeals against a 2012 a ajan on Monday told a court R

f survivors f o he Maharashtra govern t ence Ministry withdrew its f eported gangster Chhota D

nvestigation Agency and I en Army ocers, the De m

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escue a handful a escue r

. Dey murder charge murder Dey . J onday asked the National M n a morale booster for wo I

ocals in boats in ocals L hhota Rajan denies denies Rajan hhota C

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egal Correspondent egal L deep canal in Murshidabad

entre withdraws appeal in top court top in appeal withdraws entre C

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women Army ocers

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plan for ation as key priorities, the Survey sets out a c

he concept of oce of prot T nd oce of prot restrictions a

nrcapoc oplc.Ctn o creation and edu entric approach to policy. Citing job c

ary secretaries reveals. t ystem. s constitutional constraints arsh, h

a wholesale review of the cereal ion technologies and t

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ures including extensive provision of ecient irriga s

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u rowth. With the potential to reduce annual agricult g

ers climate change poses to the outlook for farm g

ure’, the CEA and his team have stressed on the dan t

ntire chapter to ‘Climate, Climate Change and Agricul e

orld, (including Indians) who are w ognition in the Gandhian vision c ouse to be walled in on sides and h hange the world. That is to say, at c niversity, Sonipat niversity, U

nd, most crucially, support agriculture. Devoting an a eriously by all those around the s luralistic and intercultural re p e arms, “I do not want my h neself, change oneself and then o andhi Centre for Peace, Jindal Global Jindal Peace, for Centre andhi G

ontinues to be studied and taken c istory. As a matter of fact, the h cs of empathy is to look within i order cultural constellations. As b amin Jahanbegloo is Director, Mahatma Director, is Jahanbegloo amin R ilise the GST, complete the recapitalisation exercise b

ance. As such, Mahatma Gandhi t ual recognition among subjects of t odes of comparative and cross m olitics. The heart of Gandhi’s eth p overnment may have to retain the elbow room to sta g

ith nonviolence and civil resis w cal selfconsciousness but a mu i onstantly experimenting with c f the Gandhian view of everyday o

oing so, it appears that the Survey is signalling that the d

ame “Gandhi” is synonymous n ore than ever. m ot the exclusion of certain histor n nderstanding are the ‘hallmarks u hinker and a practitioner who is t

In return to the path of calibrated decit reductions. a

oday, for many nonIndians, the T is legacy, which is needed now h he phenomenology of violence is t ies, empathy and crosscultural t ast but not least, Gandhi is a L

ommends a “modest consolidation” that would signal c

n over 70 years after his death. o nd impenetrable ground. This is a hat is why Gandhi’s response to t hip and nonviolent partnership. s hinkers, who put rights before du t

ptimistic and unrealistic assumptions. Instead, it re o nderstood, Gandhi’s legacy lives u alking alone on a rigid, inexible w f a dialogical sensibility. Maybe o nderstanding, empathic friend u ontemporary liberal political c

ion, especially in a preelection year” that are based on t espite being misread and mis D ven on a tightrope, rather than e ot of an utopian nature, but more n mong nations in terms of mutual a eveals to us is that unlike many r

or an austere, simple lifestyle. f referred to walk with others, p al approach to human aairs are c oncerned with cooperation c nalysis of the Gandhian thought a ida gainst “setting overly ambitious targets for consol a

oned gure with his preference i cute sense of the world. Gandhi a nd political demands for an ethi a t the same time, Gandhi is always A s such, what the comparative A argues aintaining policy credibility. To this end, it m

n ethics of empathy A ndia consider Gandhi an oldfash I is inner voice, he also had an h ence. However, his ontological l ore mature and more truthful. m

ues, has to be squarely placed on establishing and g

ate lawyers and businessmen in r ct of being free. While listening to a ooted in an ethics of nonvio r iety with the aim of becoming c

entre needs to reappraise its priorities. The onus, it ar C

iolence and exclusion. v iddle class technologists, corpo m orld went hand in hand with his w ests a view of civilisation deeply g f nonviolent organisation of so o

n the scal front, the survey contends that the O

ng lack of empathy, legitimised i omes to his teachings, young, c arginally. His opening up to the m ations. As a result, Gandhi sug n ult, politics for Gandhi is a matter s

aise interest rates, choking o the nascent recovery. r ur contemporary world, includ o ians and managers, when it c ays thought dierently and lived w tanding among individuals and s hould learn from others. As a re s

rn aia uw,cudforce policymakers to ering capital outows, could g onomy and many challenges of t ame is pronounced by all politi n ive and dialogical attitude, he al t ultural awareness and under c andhi’s view, every culture G

roach to ethics, pluralism and au p is native country. Though his h ne. But, thanks to his compara o ierences and developing inter d t a more philosophical level, in A g ility”. A correction in the stock market, besides tri b

sharp contrast between his ap a andhi is no more fully present in G ore, thinking and living became f ality is a way of bridging r ultures’. c urvey warns against “sanguineness about its sustaina S

andhian thought while providing G

lsewhere shows that the spirit of e iving on the edge. For him, there l ian nonviolent approach to plu h transformative dialogue among a soar to new highs on an almost daily basis, the uing to n

ot be a friend of Truth without n een.” Consequently, the Gand s orld to a harmonic exchange and w dimensional aspect of multi he t nd the debates in the press and a

levated stock prices.” With Indian stock indices conti e

andhi knew well that one can G raving somehow to reach the Un c ruth. This is a way to open up the T erspective. Moreover, it reveals p ook at everyday Indian politics l

et ‘sudden stall’ induced by sharp corrections to k

hatological constructions. c hem. They are an answer to man’s t ividual: to experiment with d ontributions in a comparative c erstood by all Indians. A quick d

ating to what the Survey calls “a classic emerging mar l

is philosophical and political h hat Gandhi is well read and un t ation looking for salvation in es t hey are what faith has made T s the same as his goal for every in i

hip. Among the concerns the CEA has agged is one re s nd now, after centuries of temp a hese dierent abodes of God. t very culture (including his own) e ven more pertinent by analysing e ut this does not mean necessarily B

rices, would require exemplary economic steward p ally returns to earth, to the here n s… I make no distinction between e inear world history. His goal for l o contemporary debates becomes t ces and shops, even restaurants.

ith Gandhi, human conscience w Temples or mosques or church “ Gandhi rarely speaks in terms of ‘ heorists. Actually, his relevance t osted on the walls of business of p luding a key risk in the form of persistently high oil c

hort, what all this means is that s ruth. This why Gandhi arms, T mong the comparative political a own squares and his pictures t f human history’. Therefore, o emaining vigilant to other macroeconomic threats, in r

he self from its own tyranny. In t articipate in the same quest for p ll play a special role in the making a al philosopher is emerging c tatues erected in the middle of s

ices. But capitalising on these favourable factors while v

ogue with the other would save l le of all cultures because they all p ot isolated entities, because they n ew interest in Gandhi the politi n oured all over the country with n

ent a lift to overseas demand for India’s goods and ser l

On Liberty On iathan v i’s message would be that dia h al views is possible among all peo r andhi, cultures and nations are G . But a and Mill’s n currency notes. He is also ho o

re the fair winds of a global recovery that have already a

Le- Prince The ess of the other. Actually, Gand n act that an understanding of mo f more fundamental level, for a , Hobbes’s elli’s v he most recognisable Indian put t

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or debt resolution and the initiative to recapitalise pu f aj r yengendering values spelt out in t onviolence. n , as a major work in modern n India and not to see or hear refe i

Hind Swa- Hind ommon concerns and communi c luralism of Gandhian p andhi’s seminal work, G t is practically impossible to live I he push to use the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code t

andhi everywhere G iverse modes of participation in d ractical wisdom and empathic p ery few theorists considered v heet problem in the banking sector. The latter includes s

est. For the past seven decades, W ience of freedom derives from the r ues is an essential component of l

ax and the steps taken to address the twin balance T

olitical philosophy, the expe p onstructively with conicting va c mong political theorists in the a andhi in India and in the world. G

he July 1 implementation of the Goods and Services t

he point here is that in Gandhi’s T ords, this capacity to engage w een a new interest in Gandhi b etical and practical status of M.K. r

s: ng to the positive prognosis are the reform measure i

mportance of dialogue I ures can take place. In other t ore interestingly, there has M pportunity to evaluate the theo o

dviser Arvind Subramanian, the key factors contribut A espected and equally valid cul r ng elite’s power and domination. i a. But more than ever, this is an n

rowing major economy. According to Chief Economic g ngs, is generated. i ication between equally n ays in which it challenges the rul w re brought before the public are a

ence, as selftransformative be t unity of ‘houses’ where commu m rotest repertoires, realising the p istance and selftransformation s urrent scal, reinstating India as the world’s fastest c

y which our democratic exis b em within a decentralised com t ophy of nonviolence in their s gain the ideas of nonviolent re a ould accelerate to 77.5% in 201819, from 6.75% in the c

i, recognition is the mechanism h emocratically selforganised sys d ncorporated the Gandhian philo i T f Mahatma Gandhi. Once o

It projects that GDP growth ism and caution. m

quare in Egypt, have increasingly S therness of the other. For Gand o etaphor for an autonomous and m iversary of the assassination n

an economy that gives reason for both opti f o

uires the recognition of the q house’ can be understood as a ‘ o the freedom ghters of Tahrir t anuary 30 marks the 70th an

the picture he Economic Survey for 201718 paints

onomous selfconsciousness re t ur globalised world. Gandhi’s o oung militants of Otpor in Serbia y

r, understanding oneself as an au e ance to the cultural situation in v hrough to Aung San Suu Kyi, from t

he need to maintain scal credibility t

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f simple self introspection. Rath o elson Mandela, the Dalai Lama N f Gandhi has a particular rele o

he Economic Survey underscores T

ense of freedom is never a matter s my feet by any.” This statement o ists, from Martin Luther King Jr., v

Cautious optimism Cautious ive in. That is, for Gandhi, one’s l ossible. But I refuse to be blown p nd spiritual leaders and civil acti a

ccorded to the common world we a lown about my house as freely as b he last seven decades, political t

ense of who we are and the value s he cultures of all the lands to be t om and democratisation. Over d

f democracy can determine our o y windows to be stued. I want m ngaged in the struggle for free e

andhi knew well that one cannot be a friend of Truth without living on the edge G

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earning improvement fund. Finan l nalyses than is published in the AS a eeded rethinking of classwise cur n urveys which are carried out in all s o second and third tiers of government col D f the current scal year, encompassing all o

ould be set aside specically for a c sed ASER data for more detailed u ill contribute towards a much w ation. Also, unlike the usual ASER l nderstanding other countries’ experience? u me 2 provides the more descriptive review u

he upcoming Budget, an amount t earning outcomes, a move which l ierent from the usual target popu d any researchers have accessed and m ent slowdown to reverse quickly based on m ore researchcumanalytical material. Vol m

re usually not eectively spent. In a ance of considering stagewise t rates on the 1418 age group, which is t o recent assertions in the media, t usses are: Can we expect the current invest c me 1 contains the analytical overview and u

nnual work plan guidelines, these a rom the usual survey: it concen f ually in the case of ASER). Contrary n wn ways, both point to the impor o ome of the many questions this Survey dis s ut Volumes 1 and 2 at the same time. Vol o

rovision for innovation funds in the p iodically in the case of NAS or an r bout children’s learning. In their a y released ASER data is dierent l n the economy that the GST has provided, o everted this year to the tradition of bringing r

t the State level. Although there is a a re repeatedly available (whether pe a ndicate a signicant shift in thinking i ey (NAS) were released. The recent v n addition to the entirely new perspective I n response to popular demand, we have I

uestions discussed Q ack of interest, funds and guidance l y nongovernmental organisations, b rom the National Achievement Sur f lso the only two sources of data that a vidence, and ideas can nd utterance. e

his energy can be constrained by t hildren’s learning in India. They are c he government and the other done t 017 and the district report cards 2 owed ideas to be pursued so that new facts, l

mprovement eorts. But sometimes i oint to important trends related to p ions”. Both 2017 exercises, one by t ren’s learning. Last week, ASER d olumes. v enerous with sharing data, which has al g

ious districtwide learning r ever, the truth is that they both w ers by applying appropriate opera b ources of data available on chil s uilt upon going forward even after these b olleagues across government have been so c

istration wants to implement se n een made of these dierences. Ho b solve problems involving large num “ econd, there are now two new S ent. Hopefully, those traditions can be m nderstanding and analysis. Thankfully too, u

y instances where the district admi n kills. In the last 10 years, much has s deas and events while reading” or i hat it should enable children to do. w he Ministry of Human Resource Develop t or many policy experiments that cry out for f

o, for many years we have seen ma d hile NAS looks at a wider variety of w acters, main idea and sequence of r ears of schooling should entail and y nd teachers all across India with the help of a ver the past four years has been a crucible o

ver and above whatever States O kills like reading and arithmetic, s ension and identify the details, cha h o think seriously about what eight t assive Open Online Course for students M nvestigation. Luckily too, economic policy i

iod is needed for implementation. r R focusses mainly on foundational E ontextual materials with compre n em, we are in an excellent position t hat, my team and I conducted a fulledged t ty, throwing up limitless opportunities for i

ensuring learning”, a multiyear pe “ ent or aided schools. Typically, AS m f students who can “read textual/ o east eight years in the education sys l ourses on the Indian economy. Inspired by c omy with its innite richness and complex n

rom “providing schooling” towards f hildren who are enrolled in govern c he report card gives the proportion t olling in school but completing at r dopting the Survey as a pedagogical tool for a uckily, to the rescue comes the Indian eco L

d. But when the focus is moving e rich economy A lmost all these children not only en a ncreasingly, a number of universities are I

ul for when inputs had to be provid f ame into eect in April 2010. With c conomy addressed in Chapter 7. e Doddakallahalli in Malur, Karnataka.

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education.” School children at the government higher primary school at ess in education may have been use c he Right to Education Act, which t gency are critical challenges for the Indian a aterial, and novelty of ideas? m

“India is in a position right now to think and act dierently in the area of nnual nature of the planning pro a re the rst cohort to benet from a ation, and reproductive and economic c roach, rigour of analysis, relevance of p

ng improvement programme. The i hildren who are today in Class VIII c f sons, and empowering women with edu o ey consistently maintain a freshness of ap v

resultsoriented multiyear learn a irst, this year is historic because the F he deep societal metapreference in favour t ng the risk of jadedness. How can the Sur i

enets of RTE B ricts can apply to for implementing t ast in the term of this government, is avoid l en, which spans continents. Addressing m

earning improvement fund that dis l ng movement to end violence against wo i ey, the fourth of the current team and the v

ussion, our suggestion was to have a c ow to think and act dierently. n hosen as a symbol of support for the grow c he other challenge doing this year’s Sur T

ent groups. Recently, in such a dis r ierent. India is in a position right d he colour of this year’s survey cover was T igher expectations. h

t carries out consultations with die i ome time. But this year’s situation is s nderpinned the analysis of gender issues. u ormance anxiety of falling short relative to f

ance Ministry prepares the Budget, n ates and discussions die down after b ndia’s National Family Health Survey have I ear’s Survey has created a heightened per y

earning for all. Each year, as the Fi l ng in India. The handwringing, de i ious Demographic and Health Surveys and r quivalent gain. If true, the response to last e

eyond universal schooling towards b bout the status of children’s learn a hange. Householdlevel data from the va c eights on avoiding loss than experiencing w

hink of eective new ways of moving t R) is released, there is a hue and cry E nalyse the potential impact of climate a conomics, humans place greater welfare e

ones, India is in a good position to t ual Status of Education Report (AS n emperature and climate have been used to t ourse, burdening. According to behavioural c

iven these three important miles G very year in January, when the An E ality. Similarly, spatially granular data on m as overwhelming, humbling, and, of w

ore data to mine M he tax net, and levels of formality and infor t he response to last year’s Economic Survey T

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ricts in the same State will have the t mployees’ State Insurance Corporation E

s also a welcome move. Now dis i ident Fund Organisation (EPFO) and the v

ease of the NAS district report cards l etailed new data from the Employees’ Pro d

isions at that level. The timely re c f the GST combined with the availability of o

here is enough data about the learning crisis in India. What is needed is eective decentralised action T

an we expect the current investment slowdown to reverse soon? C

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heating and forgery under c aw, or at any time thereafter l ugopal said the CBI should n n a letter to the Secretary, I eijing had a right to build B aid. The ruling PDP’s stand s he Army,” Mr. Abdullah t eaningful dialogue at all le m

lleged criminal conspiracy, a he 90 days permitted by t nd Training (DoPT), Mr. Ve a LP, sources said. S overeign territory, and s ied and weeded out,” she t r, registered an FIR against e rgent need to engage in a u

nformation Report (FIR) for I he Supreme Court within t epartment of Personnel D hat it be allowed to le the t lang (Doklam) was China’s g lack sheep within are iden b erial probe and on the oth t t any level and there is an a

2, 1990, registered a First 2 ause for not approaching c n a recent letter to the I eneral on the CBI’s request G tock response that Don s nly enhances once the o ernment ordered a magis v annot aord confrontation c

he CBI had on January T aid to constitute sucient s he government. t pinion from the Attorney o s. Hua reiterated Beijing’s M he grace of an institution t On one hand, the go “ hopian “remind us that we S

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harges against the Europe c un payo as it is likely to be g ord did not reveal any sig c ure in the Doklam area, as t easures”. m ccused Ms. Mufti “of only a

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resident of Swedish arms p he CBI said it wanted to T his stage, in my view, is like t igation (CBI) should not le t erences including CPEC. f nia asked. Scores of separa a he said Defence Minister S t “stonethrowing protes a

gainst Martin Ardbo, then a lso a party. a he Central Bureau of Inves T efore the Supreme Court at b hich would cover all dif w oung men when Army red y gainst the Army,” Mr. Path a ufti told the Assembly. M

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f the FIR against the Army. o n an interview with I M) and the People’s Demo ( IR was lodged against the F Glo-

ambawale. B ence, the Congress, the CPI r gain demanded withdrawal a olitical process here. An p

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he FIR against the Army. t onclusion. Such killings on c PEC by India’s Ambassa C he Opposition parties, in t

lea, referred to the Su p ublicity”. Mr. Divan sub p elease. r ain details about the movie t o comment on remarks on t er statement came after H ised the police for lodging c ill be taken to its logical w

n the SC seeking to stall its i ng the expunction of cer i r. Sharma, in his fresh M ourced from a “hunger for s hunying said, when asked C ia and Pakistan”. d hat of the BJP, which criti t he killing of two civilians t

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he NDA passed a resolu T aid, aected development s nd exports to rescue the a ulture. c onday, and said key issues M resident Amit Shah p ith dignity,” the President w dence it will soon become

rivate sector investments p ion, employment and agri t or such polls. f ng in poll mode. That, he i et session, which started on g n which Mr. Modi and party i an live a life free of fear and c f Parliament, exuding con o

n 2020, the scheduled year i hinery from constantly be c he importance of the bud t iamentary Party executive l ear of oce is relying on y ailed to deliver on educa f uslim daughter and sister M oint sitting of both Houses j

olls would be held in Bihar p he government in its last t hat the government had t elieving the governance ma r ary panels, and underlined t y a meeting of the BJP Par b aw comes into force, the l n his maiden address to the i

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nd Bihar Chief Minister Nit a ent where the people were m ore uncertain, if not bleak,” f e said that the Survey H Bill on triple talaq in Par a uslim women,” he said. M r. Modi spoke about the M

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lic Day parade, sources b s do not persist at current e ctions within the i as present at the meeting. w n Parliament, it was impor i 0nation ASEAN summit in 1 o free them from this situa t ill passed in this session as B

s chief guests at the Repu a omentum and (2) oil pric m urface the internal contrad s aid an NDA oor leader who s hat while laws were framed t ion of his Davos trip and the s ountry has the opportunity c olitical parties to get the p

eads of 10 ASEAN countries h nd their implementation,” a Prime Minister Modi said “ for the successful conclu — y maintains its growth m ent that has brought to m al upmanship. Now the c nd I humbly request all a

mpact on development on mpact I tates could aect decisions S avos and the presence of D ng that (1) the world econo i refreshingly candid docu “ inister Nirmala Sitharaman M our was a victim of politi n assed in Parliament. I hope p

uct for electionbound d orld Economic Forum in W a Swaraj and Defence m rounds for failure by pray g nd said the Survey was a a Muslim women’s ho “ e could not get the Bill w

ion of model codes of con t er for his speech at the t us polls. o ernal Aairs Minister Sush t eems to prepare the s ered a detailed analysis o ear and with dignity. f ite a Supreme Court ruling, p

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hen it was in power. w total of 112 persons have A ion continues. Towards this t alling the Goods and Servic C My government has kept “ ttacks in some parts of Jam a eated in the front row to lis s We discussed a host of is “

oted only one ideology m y youths. b ax reform ax T Our ght against corrup “ ituation had improved. s he President said terrorist t ahajan, those who were M ng opposed the move. i

specially the SP, had pro e n unauthorised bike rally a hem”. t uction in violence and the d ithout naming Pakistan, W ok Sabha Speaker Sumitra L arties present at the meet p

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ng for simultaneous Lok i ri Mudra Yojana had been t nitiative, he said 2.70 lakh i nd the Samajwadi Party a

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he release said. t nd tranquillity,” read a joint a roblem be resolved rst. p With PTI inputs) PTI With (

etween India and Nepal,” b earnt to have said. l aland be deferred for peace g rotracted Naga political p

pecial ties of friendship s ate the talks,” Mr Rijiju is t egislative Assembly of Na L ivil society groups that the c

nd to advance ageold, a ion in Nagaland will facili t ive that the elections to the t and by tribal bodies and m

ues of mutual interest, s elieve that peaceful elec b ore, it has become impera f 7 elections, following a de 2

cal leaders of Nepal on is i aith in the ongoing talks. We f han elections and there t ot to contest the February n

old discussions with polit h he Naga issue and has full t ccord is more important a a People’s Front, decided g

rovide an opportunity to p aches utmost importance to t tical solution or Naga peace i ies, including the ruling Na t

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ere rectied. w astes and Muslims. C ent and former Union Mi d ad a total 39 lakh voters. h lism in the past, has put up a rolonged illness. Sanwar p ikely to have an impact on l lwar saw a direct ght A

#4 1 3 9 7 5 5 7 9 3 1 #4 uts, Sindhis, the Scheduled p esumed after the snags r he three constituencies T hich grappled with faction w ember 17, 2017, following a t n Ajmer, Congress presi I nd Banwari Lal Singhal are a ions due in December. t

topped working. Voting s ake place on February 1. t lectorate are Gujjars, Raj e ar seat 10 times. w f BJP MLAs Gyan Dev Ahuja o he Opposition Congress, T hand Nath died on Sep C nal for the Assembly elec

ooths of Ajmer as EVMs b he counting of votes will T unities among the 18 lakh m ongress has bagged the Al C nd the provocative remarks a ust 9, 2017. g et Minister in the State. n re being considered a semi a

he BJP. Other major com t abha elections in 1952, the S eported in several polling r ng the polling. i ng in Jaipur and died on Au i ar Lal Jat was earlier a Cabi w ow vigilantes in the region c nd Ajmer. The byelections a

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ongress candidate Raghu C oterveried paper audit v lectorate exercised their e 5.14% in Ajmer. The winner 5 d from Alwar in 2009 and e ant impact. c

hunk of sympathy votes. c hines were used with the c ara district, 76.57% of the w endra Singh, who was elect t ural areas, make a signi r f the votes in Alwar and o

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hrough its candidate Ram t he race. The Mandalgarh t he Ajmer Lok Sabha seats t ampaign’s last day on c tate. Among the 18.27 lakh S ions were held on Monday, t

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he electorate voted. Twen t he BJP now expects to T aran Singh Yadav during a K as recorded in the byelec w ok Sabha constituencies in L ingh Yadav of the BJP, who S

n 2014. i ehlot sought votes for Mr. G olling. In Ajmer, 65.41% of p n average 63.76% polling A he Alwar and the Ajmer T ormer MP, and Jaswant f

as defeated by Sanwar Lal w he race, recorded a 62.12% t ior Congress leader Ashok n f the Congress, who is a o

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pecial Correspondent pecial S ister of State Sachin Pilot n he byelection results. Se t etween Karan Singh Yadav b lwar, with 11 candidates in A

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uling party won a huge vote share in 2014; bypoll results will show which way the wind is blowing for A for blowing is wind the way which show will results bypoll 2014; in share vote huge a won party uling R ssembly polls ssembly Rajasthan bypolls bypolls Rajasthan

Alwar, Ajmer will send a message to BJP, Cong. BJP, to message a send will Ajmer Alwar,

63.7% turnout in turnout 63.7%

upta said. G he trouble began. t les passed through the Mus c sif said. A hrough the spot where the t ere on, over 100 motorcy w ear, the event had been or y ungs. l

rouble. Ten to 15 motorcy t sked us to go to Pakistan,” a anted to make their way w When the celebrations “ primary school. Till last a etained by police,” Mamta d bdul Hamid Chowk where A houlder and punctured his s

empt was made to foment t hey used expletives and t onverged at the spot and c rand scale,” he said. g bdul Hamid Chowk, next to A ut of his shop when he was o hree to four km from Veer t ay a bullet hit Gupta’s right s

er centre and was coming t upta was killed around G ust 15 last year, a similar at g aid this was not a main road, s ricolour and saron ags t ime, we decided to do it on a t oisting ceremony at Veer h rom the house. The police f

olice inaction olice P upta used to run a compu G esidents said that on Au R unction was on. When we f les with riders holding the c anised on a small scale. This g We had organised a ag “ hat the shots were red t

olice. “My son Saurabh p vents. e olice station. It is alleged p

hings that are unforeseen.” t ook place, recalled the t ad been picked up by the h 00 metres from the Kotwali 1

Chandan Gupta’s mother being escorted to the prayer ceremony at Kasganj on Monday. Monday. on Kasganj at ceremony prayer the to escorted being mother Gupta’s Chandan Victim of a riot: a of Victim

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u families said their sons d lic Day and there are certain b here the confrontation w ront of the Barki house, just f

alp is missing. Several Hin k et us not forget it was Repu L sif, who stays in the lane A anisation, was killed in g

hauhan, whose son Anu C s a matter of investigation. i n another part of Kasganj, I ion, a nongovernmental or t

iolent bike rally bike iolent V asganj, Mr. Anand said, “It K lems,” said Vijay Chandra b d with the Sankalp Founda e

ally through the bylanes of r ome outsiders created pro s upta, who was associat G

ommunities. We suspect c ad permission to take out a h ily in prayers. m issing. m

rouble between the two t hether the motorcyclists w he Barki family is still T anoj Kumar joined his fa M

here has never been any T efusing to comment on R a Hindu Parishad leader w rom Delhi. f

emple. t asjid demolition in 1992. M hotograph was kept. Vish p rn Uttar Pradesh, 250 km e

he aftermath of the Babri t ous Chamunda Devi m rom the table on which his f hat swept the city in west t

his kind of tension even in t nner road leads to the fa i or Gupta, a tricolour hung f illed in communal clashes k

opulation. “We never saw p arments shop. The narrow g t a condolence meeting A er Chandan Gupta, 22, was t

in, owner of a readymade s hich has a majority Hindu w eployed. d ob on January 26, hours af m

anes,” said Mohammad Ya l ad taken place in Kasganj, h eams and local police t ansacked and looted by a r

rst time a communal clash o through these congested g ith Rapid Action Force w usinessman in Kasganj, was b

esidents said this was the R he motorcyclists wanted to t ull of security personnel f arki, who was a prominent B

unction.” f endence Day and this year, p population of 1.4 lakh was a ons of the late Barkatullah s

essed on the previous Inde n t Police Lines for the ocial a n Monday, the city with O asim, Nasim and Salim, W

he entire force was present t ain roads. Like we wit m asganj. K he twostorey house of T

Since it was Republic Day, “ nd used to pass through the a ho has been camping in w riday’s violent attack. F

ce station, Mr. Anand said, i as done on a small scale w olice (Agra) Ajay Anand, P he Barki household after t

ew phenomenon. Earlier, it n arely 100 metres from a pol b itional DirectorGeneral of d till stands on the stove in s

The motorcycle rally is a “ ince the clashes took place s ow he was killed,” said Ad h vessel with halfcooked dal A

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sked why the police A immajority area, with riders l We are waiting for the fo “ ijaita Singh ijaita V

lame ‘outsiders’ for fomenting trouble fomenting for ‘outsiders’ lame b to tend residents past; recent its with struggles violence communal of history previous no with town U.P. A

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ue and irrational spectrum n y South Korea, China and b nfrastructure Investment I st clearances, it said. e mulated by other high e evere toll on the economy s urvey pointed out that, “the S ndirect and direct tax stuck i

ile, price war, reduced reve p ustry, currently dominated d lobal institutions like Asian g ssues related to land and for i ther subject matters, and o his, it said was “taking a T ng out of its appeals. But the i Together, the claims for “

ith growing losses, debt w nvestment Bank and also I heets of private companies; s eloping the shipbuilding in v his may be replicated for T . ays and pendency of cases l 5% of direct tax cases aris 8 ourts and Supreme Court. c

ng through a “stress period i hat there was scope for de t ional Infrastructure t rojects; stressed balance p uced impressive results. d de udiciary and adding to j argest litigant with almost l ppellate Tribunal, high A

he telecom sector is go T he Survey pointed out T ructure nancing like Na t ially in power and telecom c ive bench for taxation pro s reasing the workload of the c he tax department is the T the Income Tax ideration by s

ompetitive tari structure. c ructure projects. t titutions dedicated to infras s rivate partnerships, espe p ith constituting an exclu w ndirect tax cases under con i igh rates of failure was in h ey said. v

ime primarily due to non t opment projects and infras l rom private investment, in f ue to collapse of public d ourt’s recent experiment c ence with litigation despite t ver 4.7% of GDP,” the Sur o ect tax cases and 1.45 lakh r

eclining over a period of d ore on sustainable deve m ent gap with nancing m ector until the recent past s pproximately 1.37 lakh di a enets” as seen in the apex b he government’s persis t d to nearly 7.58 lakh crore, e

reight movement has been f ank which are focusing B ll the infrastructure invest nvestment in infrastructure i ourts could have “profound c oses 65% of its cases”. It said l nding March, 2017, amount e n March, 2017, there were I

hare of Indian Railways in s here was massive under T .7% of GDP of .7% 4 edicated subjectmatter d

urther, it added that the F 526 billion by 2040,” it said. $ he Survey found that T March, 2017, amounted to almost 7.58 lakh crore . recently was due to a collapse of public private partnerships.

verruns. o ent gap would be around m nd the Supreme Court. a uring the stalled period. d Tax claims stuck in litigation to the quarter ended IT’s taxing: Underinvestment in infrastructure sector until Bumpy road:

uns and 74 projects time r ia’s infrastructure invest d f workload on high courts o ave risen by close to 60% h

3 projects face cost over 4 he cumulative gure for In T project costs urvey said as S ides leading to a reduction s

f 3,17,373.9 crore. Of these, o estment out of $4.5 trillion. v een the hardest hit,” the b evels of the judiciary be l

ighways with (original) cost h 3.9 trillion infrastructure in $ oads and Railways have R n appeals pursued at higher i

ects in road transport and j hat India can meet around t The Ministries of Power, “ ould gain from a reduction w

ectors, there were 482 pro s The current trend shows “ ers of the courts. d ey said the tax department v

onitored projects across m conomic Survey 201718. E een stalled by various or b hat is less than 30%, the Sur t

ut of the 1,263 total ongoing o ellbeing, according to the w nfrastructure projects have i aced with a success rate F

aid as on September 2017, s c growth and community i rore worth of government c ndirect tax cases. i

n road sector, the Survey O ructure to improve econom t hat more than 52,000 t artment for both direct and p

oad sector oad R y 2040 to develop infras b nd delay, the Survey found a eals by the income tax de p

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roader Nifty of the National b arket prices are justied. m ubramanian told the media S ut Tax Credits that get p ouncil should conduct a C ound that the package in f eaning that India had no m or has huge implication on t

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lose at a new high of c ilemmas,” he said. d orld that when asset prices w n state levies to oset indi o ring in greater transparen b ound that export concentra f

to ex gained 232.81 points s rices like this, there are two p We have seen around the “ f that package was rebates o ntegrated Logistics Policy to I nalysis on exports and a rebates on state levies to oset taxes ‘embedded’ in exports.

n Monday, the BSE Sen O y basis. l hat the largest component t he Survey did a rmlevel t he formulation of a National t A 2016 package for the apparel sector had Relief measure:

ew peaks on an almost dai n rto unchartered territory. e 016, the Survey observed 2 imilarly, for the rst time, S lobal market, it suggested

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n Monday, adding that the o ult in risk for investments s he context of India,” it ad t ng food security and pre i gnored,” the Survey said. i ices with gender expertise,” v ear,” the Economic Survey y y National Sample Survey b

run Jaitley in Parliament A otiating the taris could re g arrants critical analysis in w a decisive role in ensur ad h ood production cannot be f nd women in extension ser a aves 50,000 ($800) every s The surveys conducted “

abled by Finance Minister t IL (2017) remark that rene S ology and training which n cal evidence that women i f women to agriculture and o ormation, and engage men f n ODF village in rural India a 016 and 2017. 2

aid the Economic Survey s t also mentioned a CRI I ike land, water, credit, tech l empir orldwide, there was w conomy, the contribution e ctive agents in rural trans a ated that a household in m oilets, were using them in t

enewable energy sector,” r hose in the recent bids.” t anced access to resources h t said, pointing out that i ent of agriculture and rural m ngs, integrate women as i ndia (2017)’ UNICEF esti I ividuals, who had access to d

ncentives being given to the i hem at taris higher than t en farmers should have en m repreneurs, and labourers,” t For sustainable develop “ uctivity of small farm hold d omic Impact of SBM in n ore than 90% of the in M

omen’s contribution omen’s W evisiting the subsidies and r otiating the PPAs signed by g eeds. This requires that wo n le roles as cultivators, en p c interventions to raise pro i ort ‘The Financial and Eco p ompletely.” c

inted at possibility of rene h ancing. “There is a case for n hould aim at genderspecif s eet the daily household m umber of women in multi n ia over 6% of GDP. In a re d een declared as ODF b

ong taken for granted. l PAs. Some discoms have P long with aordable a ive agricultural policy’ t iverse natural resources to d ure sector, with increasing t anitation facilities costs In s iu and Chandigarh have D

iation of the already signed t evelopers to reduce risks d nd allied elds was a fact a d management and use of e An ‘inclusive transforma “ s ‘feminisation’ of agricul i ank estimates, the lack of B radesh, Gujarat, Daman & P

gricultural development a ome demands for renego s hange fund for renewable c entions. v esponsible for the integrat r an migration by men, there b According to the World “ hhattisgarh, Arunachal C

hat crucial role of women in t ossibly contributed to p antee fund or a foreign ex r dopt gender specic inter a y. “Rural women are t With growing rural to ur “ ion free. t aryana, Uttarakhand, H

hough a welcome news, t etting up a payment gua s nterventions. i hain it is imperative to c n becoming opendefeca i imachal Pradesh, Kerala, H

he auctioning process, t he Survey also suggested T f the agricultural value o at genderspecic y’, aimed c a decisive part in ensuring food security, the Survey said. here are economic benets t on Territories, i.e., Sikkim, i

und mooted und F renewable) taris through ( ng, packaging, marketing — i ormative agricultural poli f There is empirical evidence that women play Bigger role: he Survey also says that T ight States and two Un E

the discovery of very low “ eed for an ‘inclusive trans n est, postharvest process v ndicators”. i ree (ODF). F

omic Survey. n evels — production, prehar l the urvey also stressed S he Survey pointed out, T antly better health c lared as Open Defecation c

PAs, according to the Eco P oans or NPAs. l omen predominant at all w eleased on Monday. The r DF districts had “signi O he India have been de t

o create another lot of bad t egotiation of already inked n he Survey added that with T he Economic Survey 201718 t howed that households in s nd 3,07,349 villages all over a

s increasing, according to i ould aect thermal plants w iscoms are insisting for re d andholdings in agriculture. l nd nonODF districts, a aid. “So far, 296 districts s

hermal power and thus t ng grid parity and some i isparity in ownership of d ntrepreneurs and labourers e pendefecation free (ODF) o efore 2014,” the Survey b

hich reected the gender w le roles such as cultivators, p heaper than coalbased c ause its tari is approach c oundation in selected F ared to the trend observed p

umber of women in multi n enewables would be r ives for renewables be t ere owned by women, w he Bill and Melinda Gates t much faster pace com a

he operational holdings t f agriculture sector, as the o esult in a situation where r evisit subsidies and incen r pilot study, conducted by A 5crore in January, 2018, at 2

owever, only 12.8% of H reas, there is ‘feminisation’ a i’s free fall last year would r he government needs to T etter health indicators health etter B ctober, 2014, declined to O

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nd 2017,” the Survey said. a 014, according to the Eco 2

uals using toilets in 2016 d han half of what it was in t ism,” he said at the press t his much more in mission t nd technology. We are say a iser, Arvind Subramanian v re still modest.” a cs as well as genomics. The i

ndia had reduced to less I d more than 90% of indivi e ithout religious obscuran w nd perhaps we need to do a e have a chapter on science w ia with Chief Economic Ad d ve years, but the numbers osed missions in mathemat p

ave access to toilets report h ating in the open in rural c ork in India during the last w ion. The Survey also pro t er of debate and openness p eed to increase the R&D, n utput. “For the rst time, o cience and technology in In s

ets by the individuals who l he number of people defe T ant to have a scientic tem t gy needs a big push. We o o work hard to improve its t hapter on the state of c ian scientists returning to d nd international collabora a

QCI, 2017) on usage of toi ( ncrease in the number of In i ng strengths in astronomy i ode. It’s also very impor m ng that science and technol i tressing that India needed s y earmarked a dedicated m

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now There were more than 100,000 people with PhDs, who were born in India but Losing out: s the USA,” the Survey not a ortunity to attract back p he invisible building blocks t 0% of those with toilets using them 9

reas such as “Dark Matter”, a ountries, India has an op c as rich he time it [becomes] t

ion mode”, for example in s osphere in some Western m arely reach 1% of GDP by b

defecation falls sharply rowing antiimmigrant at g nveil programmes in “mis u At this rate, India would “

ight times that of India. e f India’s economy and o o x this, India needed to T

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ow live and work outside n ere similar to that of India. w ia was still only at 153. d

hen their per capita GDP w ho were born in India but w oared ahead at 980 and In s

deaths of more than one lakh children a year, says UNICEF. eUS spent 1% and 2.5%, he U.S. t 00,000 people with PhDs, 1 03. By 2011, China had 1

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opment in 2015. l ists based abroad, it said. t a had 174 high quality scien n

GDP) on research and deve ( eaching out more to scien r or instance, in 2001, Chi F

ts Gross Domestic Product i ernment also ought to be v as still woefully short. w

ey. India spent only 0.5% of v isease patterns. The go d quality, India owever, in H

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n research, according to a o ians that can be used as re d ic publications and was t

ene map of a sample of In g elow its economic capacity b mproved its output of scien i

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