Harikishan Sharma
Harikishan is a Senior Assistant Editor, and he writes on agriculture, cooperation, consumer affairs, food, rural development and water. He tweets @harikishan1 Email: harikishan.sharma@expressindia.com
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Address to nation on 76th I-Day: PM says women’s power key to national progress, flags nepotism and corruption
PM Modi also invoked the country's first prime minister Jawaharlal Nehru while listing the “great men” who “fought the war of independence and built the country after independence."
Tue, Aug 16, 2022
PM Modi’s Independence Day targets: corruption, nepotism
From the Red Fort, the PM launched an attack on bhrastachar and bhai-bhatijawad. These have been in his crosshairs earlier too, although the intensity and focus have varied. His other buzzwords: virasat, azadi, aatmanirbhar, aspirational.
Tue, Aug 16, 2022
In his I-Day speech, PM Modi talks about corruption, nepotism, and ‘panchpran’
During his one-hour and 22 minutes speech, PM Modi also announced five resolutions for the country for the next 25 years that he described as Amrit Kal.
Mon, Aug 15, 2022
Common charger for all devices: What govt wants, what it means for industry
The government wants to brainstorm the possibility of ending the redundancy of having multiple chargers in every household. Who will be impacted if there is a rule for common chargers?
Mon, Aug 15, 2022
Inter-ministerial Secretaries to finalise calendar for G20 meetings on August 17
With less than four months remaining for India to assume the G-20 Presidency, finalising the G-20 meeting calendar spread across 53 cities is of critical importance to ensure logistics arrangements such as venues, hotel rooms, and detailed programme of each meeting, said a source.
Wed, Aug 10, 2022
PM’s Office declares assets of Ministers, Modi donates share in only property owned
With details provided upto March 31, 2022, the declaration shows that Modi's movable assets increased from Rs 1,97,68,885 at the end of March 2021 to Rs 2,23,82,504. This includes a fixed deposit, bank balance, National Savings Certificates, life insurance policies, bank balance, jewellery and cash in hand.
Tue, Aug 09, 2022
Compulsory voting is against principles of democracy: MoS
Baghel said he agreed with the sentiment of the members on compulsory voting, but it was not practical to penalise people for not exercising their franchise.
Sat, Aug 06, 2022
70 lakh ration beneficiaries are suspect, states asked to verify: Govt
At a press conference, Food Secretary Sudhanshu Pandey said 4.74 crore ration cards have been deleted or cancelled by states between 2013 and 2021.
Sat, Aug 06, 2022
Lok Sabha takes up business as Congress stages protest, DMK walks out
While Congress president Sonia Gandhi was seen wearing a black blouse, Rahul Gandhi was in a black shirt, some were in black 'kurtas' and others had wrapped black cloth around their shoulders, besides sporting black bands.
Sat, Aug 06, 2022
Centre warns Baghel govt: Implement rural housing plan or we reconsider aid
Sources said the Centre had set a construction target of 7.8 lakh houses under the PMAY-G during the financial year 2021-22. But the MoRD, sources said, was “compelled to withdraw” the target due to the “inability” of the state in releasing the state share, amounting to Rs 562 crore, and “unsatisfactory” progress of the scheme.
Fri, Aug 05, 2022
CCPA imposes Rs 1 lakh fine on Amazon for selling pressure cookers that don’t meet norms
Amazon has been directed to inform the consumers of 2,265 pressure cookers, recall and reimburse the cost of such pressure cookers, and submit a compliance report in 45 days.
Thu, Aug 04, 2022
Lok Sabha passes Bill to implement global norms on endangered species
The Bill was introduced in the Lok Sabha on December 17, 2021. It seeks to amend the Wild Life (Protection) Act, 1972.
Wed, Aug 03, 2022
Citing DSP death, Hisar MP demands national task force to curb illegal mining
Brijendra Singh, who represents Hisar constituency, raised the issue during Zero Hour in Lok Sabha.
Wed, Aug 03, 2022
Opposition flags inflation, job loss; FM Sitharaman says no recession or stagflation
Replying to a discussion on price rise in Lok Sabha, Sitharaman hit out at the Opposition for comparing the country’s economic conditions with that of neighbouring countries like Sri Lanka, and said India is in a far better position as its “macroeconomic fundamentals are perfect”.
Tue, Aug 02, 2022
Explained: Civil code and govt stance
Previous regimes were reluctant to interfere with personal laws. Of late, govt has been underlining the need for wider consultations, and what Article 44 says on UCC. Replies in Parliament reflect the evolving stance.
Tue, Aug 02, 2022
Govt stand: Personal law review only if ‘sizeable majority’ seek change
Need to see if Goa’s Portuguese-era common law requires review: Centre
Sun, Jul 31, 2022
Govt job rush: in 8 years, 22 crore applied, only 7.22 lakh were selected
The broad trend suggests that the number of candidates selected for government jobs has been declining since 2014-15, with 2019-20 being the only exception.
Thu, Jul 28, 2022
Forces in India, US seek to sow division: USAID administrator
Addressing an event at IIT-Delhi, Samantha Power mentioned the Capitol Building attack by rioters on January 6 last year, following the defeat of former US President Donald Trump.
Thu, Jul 28, 2022
15 companies have withdrawn ads found ‘misleading’: CCPA
Giving an overview of activities of the CCPA that completed two years on July 24, Nidhi Khare said the CCPA so far has issued 129 notices, 71 for misleading, 49 for unfair trade practice, and 9 for violation of consumer rights.
Wed, Jul 27, 2022
Govt should consult experts, stakeholders before firming up policies, says BJP MP
Vivek Narayan Shejwalkar, the MP from Gwalior, raised the issue of ‘discussion and dialogue with experts and affected stakeholders on policy reforms’ under rule 377.
Wed, Jul 27, 2022
Lok Sabha passes family courts Bill
The Bill also seeks to insert a new Section 3A to retrospectively validate all actions under the said Act taken by the State Government of Himachal Pradesh and Nagaland and the Family Courts of those states prior to the commencement of the Family Courts (Amendment) Act, 2022.
Wed, Jul 27, 2022
Rajnath-led panel approves arms procurement proposals worth Rs 28,732 cr
The Defence Ministry said in a statement, “Acceptance of Necessity (AoN) for Capital Acquisition Proposals of the Armed Forces amounting to Rs 28,732 crore were accorded by the DAC in this meeting under Buy (Indian IDDM) and Buy (Indian) categories giving a further boost to 'Atma Nirbharta' in Defence.”
Wed, Jul 27, 2022
Why is Ganga polluted despite spending Rs 11,000 crore, asks Varun Gandhi
BJP MP raises questions on the success of the Centre’s Namami Gange programme.
Wed, Jul 27, 2022
Govt data: FEMA, PMLA cases triple in first 3 yrs of NDA-II versus NDA-I
The ED registered 14,143 cases under FEMA and PMLA between 2019-20 and 2021-22, as compared to 4,913 cases in 2014-15 to 2016-17 — an increase of over 187 per cent.
Tue, Jul 26, 2022
Fertiliser imports from Russia up, make up 20% of total in April-June
Tightrope walk, trade diplomacy brings savings of about 10 per cent on global prices
Sun, Jul 24, 2022