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Founders Team Gautam Adhikari Markand Adhikari Anurag Batra. GovernanceNow is a multi-media initiative for participatory reportage and analyses related to governance of all institutions and processes that are vital to public life in India.

1 day ago · Despite global uncertainty, India has displayed steady economic growth. India's real GDP growth of 6.4 per cent in FY25 remains close to the decadal average, according to the Economic Survey 2024-25 tabled by finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman in …

India’s foreign policy: Prospects and challenges in 2025. In the new year, India appears all set to carry forward its foreign policy objectives, such as Neighbourhood First, Act East and Think West, with all its seriousness, while giving prominence to its relationship with the US and Europe for technology and Africa and Latin America in the true spirit of ‘Vishwa Bandhu.’

Jan 25, 2025 · An insurance policy cannot be changed at the whims and fancies of the insurance company, noted consumer rights advocate Jehangir Gai has said, against the backdrop of an increasing number arbitrary rejection of insurance claims due to vague policy clauses, unilateral changes to policy terms without obtaining explicit consent from policyholders and lack of accountability in the insurance sector.

Jan 24, 2025 · The new year brings with it a mix of hope and expectations, especially among the youth and middle class who have placed their trust in the Narendra Modi government. The upcoming Union Budget is being eagerly awaited by these two groups in particular, in the hope it addresses the very real concerns ...

Mar 28, 2024 · The Supreme Court declared the Electoral Bonds (EB) scheme unconstitutional on February 15 and ordered the Election Commission of India (ECI) to provide the names of individuals and business entities that have contributed the specified sum to political parties.

Why job quota in India’s ‘Silicon Valley’ will be self-defeating. Shooting oneself in the foot with a regressive step for short term political gains is how I would define the Karnataka government’s recent decision to reserve jobs in the private sector for the state’s people.

Nov 22, 2024 · Silent humanitarians who give dignified farewell to unclaimed bodies. When the nationwide lockdown was imposed from March 24, 2020 in the aftermath of the Covid-19 outbreak, the Maharashtra government issued a directive for funeral of dead bodies.

news magazine for psu, banking and bureaucracy. How did the 17th Lok Sabha perform? As many as 240 bills were introduced in the 17th Lok Sabha, and 222 of them were passed, while 11 bills were withdrawn and 6 bills remain pending; 1 bill was assented.