View Articles

India’s gender budgeting, intending to show up the constitutional postulates on gender equality in public budget allocations has not performed well since it was introduced first in 2005-06 by Dr. Man Mohan Singh Union Government. Gender budget aims to reduce the gender gap. Gender budget has been allocated Rs.2.23 lakh crore in the 2023-24 union budgets, which is 2.12 per cent higher than the Revised Estimates of Rs.2.18 lakh crore for 2022-23. However, it is 30 per cent higher compared to 2021-22 Budget Estimates of 1.71 lakh crore. According to the official sources in Finance Ministry, budgetary allocations to schemes benefiting women have gone up by 13 per cent at annualized rate since inception. However, its share in the government expenditures has stayed almost 5 per cent.

Politics is for the uneducated. Politics is a dirty game. It is impossible to survive in politics without corruption.

Though the Centre and States are holding back announcement of roll out of the four controversial labour codes brought in 2019 and 2020 fearing adverse political fallout during 2024 general election in the country, India has already begun witnessing relaxation being given to employers. Several states have already relaxed their laws and several others are preparing to do so. More and more enterprises are also resorting to anti-labour policies such as layoffs and fixed-term or informal employments without providing social security to workforce.

The RSS has now emerged as the prime driverof the BJP poll campaigns in theelections and with the Lok Sabha polls scheduled in April/ May 2024, its role is getting expandedinthe electoral strategyof the BJP.It was visibly evident in the assembly elections to the three north-eastern states. Notwithstanding Narendra Modi addressing more than 35 public rallies and holding innumerable road shows in the three states, the RSS had to enter into the electoral scene and took command. Even after taking so much pains and staking his personal credibility, the BJP won a marginal victory in Tripura and became junior partners in other states.

New Delhi: Uttar Pradesh BJP leader Pankaj Singh, is new president of the Cycling Federation of India (CFI).

New Delhi: Ace forward Lalremsiami says she is very excited to see young girls in Mizoram taking up Hockey in a big way and promising players are swiftly coming up the ranks.

The state of Assam, especially the Dibrugarh town has been drawing big attraction now as the Sikh secessionist leader Amritpal Singh has been lodged in this jail alongwith the other pro-khalistani Sikhs who were arrested earlier. The town is totally under the control of the security forces. The state administration is keeping close watch on the activities of local sikh population some of whom have sympathies for the arrested khalistanis.

India has now surpassed China to become the world’s most populous nation with 1.43 billion people, the latest United Nations data says. China now has a population of 1.42 billion, making it the second most populous country. It may be an elation as India has overtaken China in population Nearly 40 per cent of the population are below 25 years, which is described as a demographic dividend when most other countries including China have ageing population. This meant India is the only country that has a productive population unlike other countries and hence it has potential to manufacture for the world, besides increasing the capacity to create wealth.

Silicon Valley is renowned for its innovative and entrepreneurial spirit, and its infrastructure has been a major factor in the region's success. The Valley's infrastructure has enabled businesses to grow rapidly, and has helped create a vibrant and dynamic business environment. The region is home to a number of world-class universities, research centres, and technology incubators, which provide businesses with access to the latest technologies and research. The region is also home to a number of venture capital firms, which provide businesses with access to capital and mentorship. No wonder, it attracts the world’s best talents and innovators. All this has been supplemented by efficient transportation networks, enabling businesses to move goods and services quickly and cost-effectively.

Indian politics nowadays revolves only around elections. As politics moves from one election to another, leaders also switch parties. Turncoat politics is a new normal, and, most disturbingly, it is accepted across the political spectrum. The upcoming Karnataka assembly election on May 10th has led to an exodus of BJP leaders towards Congress, and Congress is gleefully proclaiming the headcount in social media, as the number grows from five to seven, and then to ten and counting. Congress, otherwise critical of BJP for wooing its leaders to join BJP, is now a satisfying soul after seeing the reverse trend, much oblivious to its earlier stand. The vicious cycle continues state after state, from BJP to Congress, from Congress to BJP, from TMC to BJP, and so on. Evidently, this cycle rotates clockwise towards the perceived winning side in the upcoming election.