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Evidence by the representatives of the Department of Telecommunications in connection with the examination of the subject on “Para no. 4.2 of Report No. 16 of 2023 on setting up of 25,000 Wi-Fi Hotspots in BSNL Rural Telephone Exchanges&rdqu...
Evidence by the representatives of BSNL in connection with the subject on “Para No. 4.2 of Report No. 16 of 2023 on setting up of 25,000 Wi-Fi Hotspots in BSNL Rural Telephone Exchanges”. ...
Briefing by representatives of the NHPC Limited on its functioning and role in the Power Sector of the Country. ...
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M R Madhavan - May 20, 2024
Mr. Vaghul, our first Chairperson, passed away on Saturday.  I write this note to express my deep gratitude to him, and to celebrate his life.  And what a life he lived! Mr. Vaghul and I at his residence       ...
Tanvi Vipra - May 10, 2024
Last week, the Power Finance Corporation reported that state-owned power distribution companies across the country made financial losses amounting to Rs 68,832 crore in 2022-23.  This is four times higher than the losses witnessed in 2021-22, and roughly equivalent to the annual budget of a sta...
Niranjana Menon - August 8, 2023
Discussion on the first no-confidence motion of the 17th Lok Sabha began today.  No-confidence motions and confidence motions are trust votes, used to test or demonstrate the support of Lok Sabha for the government in power.  Article 75(3) of the Constitution states that the government is ...
In the last few years, several states have enacted laws to curb cheating in examinations, especially those for recruitment in public service commissions.   According to news reports, incidents of cheating and paper leaks have occurred on several occasions in Uttarakhand, including during t...
Tanvi Vipra - Dec 6, 2022
The Uttarakhand Assembly concluded a two-day session on November 30, 2022.  The session was scheduled to be held over five days.  In this post we look at the legislative business that was carried out in the Assembly, and the state of state legislatures.  13 Bills were int...
Books that get straight to the point are refreshing. The author works hard to separate the grain from the chaff, letting the reader quickly reach the crux of the matter. India that is Bharat: An Introduction to the Constitutional Debates by P Rajeeve is one such book. Rajeeve is current...
The Karnataka Cabinet approved and then put on hold a Bill mandating reservation in private sector jobs for local residents. The Bill not only makes the State unattractive for investments, but may also violate the Constitution. The Bill defines a local candidate as anyone who was born in Karnatak...
Delhi churns every five years. The general election results decide the political fate of incumbent Members of Parliament (MPs), and there are new public representatives and their ideas for the country. Besides its broader impact on Parliament and governance, this churning has a personal dimension. E...
A contested election for the post of Lok Sabha Speaker is a sign of a broadening divide between treasury and opposition benches. Before Independence, contests for the position of president (equivalent of modern-day Speaker) were quite common. In the first election in 1925, Vithalbhai Patel defeated ...
The first session of the 18th Lok Sabha will start on Monday. Before the House can begin its legislative functioning, the newly elected members will have to take the oath of Members of Parliament (MP), which is provided in the Constitution. The day will begin in Rashtrapati Bhavan, where Bha...