“Society that fails its women and girls, ultimately fails itself. Women’s social and economic empowerment is critical for gender equality and for achieving the goals of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. Women make up one half of the world’s human capital and yet women continue to be denied control and access to resources and […]
Budget 2017: ‘Achhe Din’ (Good Days) for the poor expected Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley is all set to present the Union Budget 2017 on Wednesday, February 1. This is his third Budget but uncertainty prevails due to the sudden death of MP E Ahamed. Also, President Pranab Mukherjee will address both Houses of Parliament on the […]
Procurement has taken on greater strategic importance. It has become an integral part of performance of not only government but also of multinational companies in recent years and will assume even greater significance in the years to come. The expectations of procurement are shifting. Procurement is transforming to be more strategic, more collaborative and more […]
In an effort to learn from the Indian education system and to gather prevailing best practices, a delegation from ministry of education, Government of Ethiopia is currently visiting India. The focus of their visit is on adapting best practices like mid-day meal programs, teacher training and mother tongue instructions from India. The delegation also participated […]
Corporation to close Athipattu, Pallikaranai dump yards The comparatively smaller dump yards in Athipattu and Pallikaranai will also go through remediation and scientific closure along with the two toxic landfills in Kodungaiyur and Perungudi. The international consultant, IPE Global, has completed studying the dumping grounds, tested samples and submitted a draft of the detailed project report […]
The Union Budget 2017-18 has brought in a series of policy directives that are a positive move to the affordable housing sector, especially, the Government’s move to impart infrastructure status to this sector. Finance minister Arun Jaitley also abolished the Foreign Investment Promotion Board (FIPB) which will provide the necessary impetus for FDI inflows across […]
It was a big day for government’s flagship schemes, especially digital India and skill India. Finance Minister Arun Jaitley’s budget underlines the fact that these schemes are not mere slogans, but the government seriously intends to implement them. Not just outlays, the finance minister seems to have a concrete plan in place. Take for example […]
The affordable housing is all set to get boost after getting infrastructure status in urban areas and Gurugram, till now dominated by high end housing units, in particular. The developers and industry experts are betting big on the budget announcement and hoping that affordable housing will attract more investment leading to availability of more houses […]
The newly incorporated city SPVs would need to leverage Central and State government funds including equity to access funds from the external sources with sustainable development agenda. The Government of India is keen to create more sustainable cities with better living conditions through various new and innovative missions and programmes launched in early 2015. The […]
The Government of India has proposed to create 100 smart cities under the Smart Cities Mission launched in June 2015. The total investment required as per the Smart City proposals of 60 cities is estimated at Rs 1.34 lakh crore or approximately $20 billion. The mission grants by the Central and State governments will not […]
We are pleased to announce that Debashish Nag’s (Vice President, IT and e-Governance) views on pre-budget expectations of the IT sector have been covered in the lead story of in the January issue of VAR India magazine. The four-page industry story titled “What are your Expectations from the Budget 2017–18?” features quotes of Dr. Gulshan […]
The forthcoming budget should allocate funds towards increased engagement of variegated stakeholders through new partnership models such as social impact bonds and challenge funds that have gained traction in many capital markets as an effective instrument to funnel funds from international donor and corporate social responsibility. The developmental sector in India has undergone a transformation […]
