GatiShakti National Master Plan – Steps Taken

In line with the PM GatiShakti National Master Plan, the government has launched the “GatiShakti Sanchar” portal for Centralised Right of Way (RoW) approvals. The portal has been developed keeping in view the vision areas of the National Broadband Mission at the core, which are, providing broadband infrastructure as a core utility to every citizen, Governance and services … Continue reading GatiShakti National Master Plan – Steps Taken

Judicial Reforms: Challenges and the Way Ahead

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rzq-5juEwSg Chief Ministers of States and Chief Justices of High Courts participated in a joint conference in the national capital on Saturday to discuss various aspects of the justice delivery system. Participating in the inaugural session Prime Minister Narendra Modi said that judicial reform is not merely a policy matter and Human sensitivities should be … Continue reading Judicial Reforms: Challenges and the Way Ahead

National Rail Plan Vision for India-2030

Indian Railways have prepared a National Rail Plan (NRP) for India – 2030. The Plan is to create a ‘future ready’ Railway system by 2030.  The NRP is aimed to formulate strategies based on both operational capacities and commercial policy initiatives to increase modal share of the Railways in freight to 45%. The objective of … Continue reading National Rail Plan Vision for India-2030

Strengthening of Pharmaceutical Industry in India

Department of Pharmaceuticals, Ministry of Chemicals and Fertilizers has released the guidelines for the scheme “Strengthening of Pharmaceutical Industry (SPI)", with a total financial outlay of Rs.500 Cr for the period from FY 21-22 to FY 25-26. The scheme will address the rising demand in terms of support required to existing Pharma clusters and MSMEs across the … Continue reading Strengthening of Pharmaceutical Industry in India

Prime Minister Ayushman Bharat Health Infrastructure Mission.

Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi launched PM Ayushman Bharat Health Infrastructure Mission. The aim of PM Ayushman Bharat Health Infrastructure Mission is to strengthen the critical healthcare network from village to block to the district to the regional and national level in the next 4-5 years. There are 3 major aspects of the Ayushman Bharat … Continue reading Prime Minister Ayushman Bharat Health Infrastructure Mission.

Importance of Infrastructure for Enhancing Economic Activity

Union Minister for Road Transport and Highways Shri Nitin Gadkari has emphasized the importance of well-developed infrastructure for enhancing the level of economic activity, creating additional fiscal space by improving the revenue base of the government. Addressing the 29th Annual General Meeting of the American Chambers of Commerce in India on the theme ‘infrastructure propelling … Continue reading Importance of Infrastructure for Enhancing Economic Activity

Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank

Relevance - How AIIB has impacted Indian finance? What are AIIB's strengths? What are the challenges and way ahead? How developed countries like USA do not react well to a changing global financial order?   Data in 'red' is important for prelims.  About AIIB: The Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) is a multilateral development bank … Continue reading Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank