Importance of Improving Credit Deficit Ratio
Mridula SinhaPrincipal Secretary, Department of Institutional Financeand Programme Implementation, Government ofJharkhand “Banks’ reach are much higher in Jharkhand now than what it was five year ago,”...
View ArticleDoT pushes Telecos to go green
The telecom department plans to facilitate a mix of subsidies, grants and overseas borrowings through multilateral agencies to help cash-strapped telcos invest in green energy technologies mandated by...
View ArticleJourney of Chennai Metro Rail – Pankaj Kumar Bansal, MD, Chennai Metro Rail...
Pankaj Kumar Bansal, Managing Director, Chennai Metro Rail Limited (CMRL) ‘We have given top most priority to the safety and security of passengers in Chennai Metro Rail project,’ says Pankaj Kumar...
View ArticleMaking Transportation Intelligent – Sanjiv N Sahai, MD & CEO, Delhi...
Sanjiv N Sahai MD & CEO, Delhi Integrated Multi-Modal Transit System “Our dream of sustainable inclusive development can be achieved only through public transport,” says Sanjiv N Sahai. In a...
View Article‘IT’s Making Strides in Uttarakhand’
Ravinath Raman Additional Secretary, Department of Information Technology, Government of Uttarakhand Career Glimpse Born: 29-11-1973 Service: IAS Cadre: Uttaranchal Allotment Year: 2004 Experience...
View ArticleUpholding an e-Refined Approach
Rajesh KumarPrincipal Secretary, Water Supply and Sanitation Department, Government of Maharashtra Rajesh Kumar shares his insights on the potential of e-Governance platforms and departmental...
View ArticleS V Iyer appointed Senior Adviser, World Bank
S V Iyer has been appointed as the Senior Adviser – in charge of the Infrastructure Development for India – in the World Bank. Iyer is a former 1981 batch IAS officer of MP cadre.
View ArticleSubhash C Garg appointed Executive Director, World Bank
Subhash Chandra Garg has been appointed as Executive Director in World Bank. Garg, a 1983-batch IAS officer of Rajasthan cadre, will have a tenure of three years from the date of assuming charge of...
View ArticleModi assured business savvy environment to US executives
India US CEO Forum Prime Minister Narendra Modi vouched to change the image of India as unfriendly nation for carrying out business in a joint meet of US and Indian businessmen attended by US President...
View ArticleSaurabh Vijay joins World Bank as Advisor
Saurabh Vijay, a 1998 batch IAS officer of Maharashtra cadre, has been appointed as an Advisor to Executive Director, World Bank, under the Department of Economic Affairs (Finance Ministry). He will be...
View ArticleD J Pandian is AIIB Vice President
D J Pandian, a retired 1981 batch IAS officer of Gujarat cadre, has been appointed Vice President and Chief Investment Officer (CIO) of the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB), based in...
View ArticleGovt brings down company registration time to 24 hours
The time taken to register a new company has traditionally been a major hurdle in launching new ventures in India. That being the reason, India stood at a low 142nd rank out of the 189 countries in the...
View ArticlePunjab Leads the Way
Sukhbir Singh BadalDeputy Chief Minister,Punjab Punjab has emerged as a front-runner with regard to a number of citizen-centric initiatives undertaken by the State. Besides, in a recent World Bank...
View ArticleFuture Land of Opportunities in the Making
N Chandrababu NaiduChief Minister, Andhra Pradesh The creator of ‘Cyberabad’ is at work again, now taking upon himself the task to make the newly-created State ‘the best destination for investment in...
View ArticleAndhra Calling
Shri Palle Raghunatha Reddy Minister of IT Government of Andhra Pradesh The Government is aiming to make Andhra Pradesh one among the top three states in the country by 2022, No. 1 state in India by...
View ArticlePunjab 2.0
From serpentine queues in dusty government offices and endless wait for government files to move, to swanky SUWIDHA centres, SAANJH centres and swift action on file, where a citizen enjoys efficient...
View ArticleTaking eGovernance to Level Next
The Punjab Government is providing a wide array of citizen-centric services successfully using ICT, in all parts of the State – urban as well as rural. With core infrastructure in place, the Government...
View ArticleBuilding Smart City Dream, Brick by Brick
Dinesh T WaghmareCommissioner, PCMC The Pimpri Chinchwad Municipal Corporation (PCMC) will play the role of an Infrastructure Integrator by bringing together infrastructure developers, urban planning...
View ArticlePaving way to Smart Sustainable City
P G KulkarniCity Engineer Regarded as the gateway to Mumbai, the elevation of Kalyan-Dombivli from the existing state of being a dormitory town to a smart city is key to the development of the suburban...
View ArticleAadhaar saga transcends national limits; countries keen to replicate it
The popularity of Aadhaar has crossed International boundaries with countries such as Russia, Morocco, Algeria and Tunisia wanting to adopt its model or some form of it. This is the result of India...
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