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Moushumi Das Gupta

Moushumi Das Gupta

Moushumi Das Gupta writes on infrastructure, urban development, water, and gender issues.

Articles by Moushumi Das Gupta

Law should back future directives on Aadhaar linking, says UIDAI CEO Ajay Bhushan Pandey

UIDAI CEO Ajay Bhushan Pandeysaid that till March 2018, Aadhaar has helped save the government Rs 90,000 crore.

Updated on Sep 26, 2018 17:30 IST

Show how key infrastructure projects impact lives: PMO tells ministries

Prime Minister Narendra Modi meets with self help groups (SHG) Sahiya workers during the launch of Health Insurance Scheme in Ranchi, Sunday, Sept 23, 2018.

Updated on Sep 24, 2018 03:19 IST

After abuse, girls rescued from Deoria shelter kept at boys’ home: Report

The Deoria shelter home from where twenty-six girls were rescued after allegation of sexual exploitation of the inmates came to light.

Updated on Sep 16, 2018 02:23 IST

Fewer teen marriages in India over a decade: Govt

There are still 100 districts that show a higher prevalence of marriage among 15- to 19-year-olds than the national average of 11.9%.

Updated on Sep 11, 2018 18:04 IST

Govt panel wants RBI to relax norms to help stalled housing projects in Noida, Greater Noida

Currently, an investor is wary of putting money in projects where only minor construction work is pending as there is no clarity on return of their invested money. (Sunil Ghosh / HT Photo)

Updated on Sep 7, 2018 21:27 IST

Next in BJP’s operation 2019: ‘Surgical Strike Day’

The army’s surgical strikes in the early hours of September 29, 2016 was a response to an attack on an army base in Kashmir’s Uri on September 18 in which 19 soldiers were killed. India blames the attack on militants who crossed over from Pakistani territory.

Updated on Sep 6, 2018 02:03 IST

New SOP lays probe norm for abuse at child shelters

Activists protest against recent incidents of rape in shelter homes of Bihar and Uttar Pradesh, in Ahmadabad, India.

Updated on Aug 30, 2018 17:55 IST

Inspection by ministry of women and child development reveals sorry state of child adoption agencies

The homes inspected were in Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Telangana, West Bengal, Punjab, Rajasthan, Jharkhand, Bihar and Uttar Pradesh.

Updated on Aug 28, 2018 04:20 IST

Proposed law reforms how India treats human trafficking victims, gives them care

A proposed law provides for monitoring by the district anti-human trafficking unit to ensure her safety. The proposed law provides for maintaining the confidentiality of the victim.

Updated on Aug 27, 2018 10:12 IST

Explain delay in dealing with sexual harassment cases: Govt to Air India chief

Air India chief Pradeep Singh Kharola and head of its Internal Complaints Committee, constituted to inquire into complaints of sexual harassment, has been summoned by the WCD ministry.

Updated on Aug 17, 2018 17:56 IST

Liveability ranking will drive up investments in cities, improve infrastructure: Hardeep Singh Puri

A view of cloudy weather in the evening at Palika Bazar Park, Connaught Place, New Delhi.

Updated on Aug 14, 2018 02:21 IST

The best city to live in India isn’t Delhi or Mumbai. It’s in Maharashtra

Pune, Navi Mumbai (pictured) and Greater Mumbai are the three top liveable cities in India.

Updated on Aug 13, 2018 16:38 IST

Will not be surprised if more cases like Muzaffarpur, Deoria come out: Maneka Gandhi

Union minister for Women and Child Development Maneka Gandhi addresses a conference in New Delhi.

Updated on Aug 7, 2018 02:31 IST

Opposition demands overhaul in Motor Vehicles (Amendment) Bill, Gadkari may convene meet next week

Transport minister Nitin Gadkari may call a meeting next week with Opposition members to hammer out differences in the Motor Vehicles (Amendment) Bill.

Updated on Jul 26, 2018 17:36 IST

Government’s plan to scrap old, polluting vehicles runs into roadblock

The Union road transport and highways ministry’s ambitious vehicle scrapping policy, which proposed a mandatory cap of 20 years on the life of all commercial vehicles starting in 2020, has hit a roadblock.

Updated on Jul 25, 2018 18:10 IST

Want finance ministry approval for scheme? Child welfare component essential, says govt

Currently, ministries have to only specify if a particular scheme has a gender balance aspect and component specifically for the welfare of persons with disabilities.

Updated on Jul 16, 2018 02:42 IST

Govt child rights body to recommend 10% cap on fee hike in private schools

India has 3,50,000 private, unaided schools — 24% of all schools — where 75 million children, or 38% of all students, study.

Updated on Jul 13, 2018 03:01 IST

Govt decision to introduce conditional cash transfers in place of ration hits roadblock

Jharkhand had started cash transfers in place of subsidised grains on a pilot basis in October.

Updated on Jul 8, 2018 18:30 IST

Give option to drop father’s name in PAN form, Maneka Gandhi writes to finance ministry

File photo of Union women and child development minister Maneka Gandhi.

Updated on Jul 6, 2018 02:19 IST

Bureaucrats wary of lateral entry in govt service as deadline for applications looms

Prime Minister Narendra Modi at a high-level meeting with industry leaders and top bureaucrats.

Updated on Jun 30, 2018 06:40 IST

78% of new accounts booked in 2017-18 were home loans under ₹25 lakh category: NHB

Last fiscal, the total disbursements of housing loans by PSBs and HFCs in 2017-18 also showed a growth of 33 % ( <span class='webrupee'>₹</span>3 lakh crore) as against <span class='webrupee'>₹</span>3.2 lakh crore in 2016-17.

Updated on Jun 28, 2018 02:24 IST

Finance ministry approves Metro rail projects in Bhopal, Indore, Kanpur, Agra and Delhi

Union finance ministry has given “in-principle” approval to five proposed metro projects in Indore, Bhopal, Kanpur, Agra, and Delhi.

Updated on Jun 27, 2018 02:57 IST

PM Modi allows setting up panel to lay down standards for metro rail systems

Haryana chief minister Manohar Lal Khattar and Union urban affairs minister Hardeep Puri in the cockpit of a metro train after the inauguration of the Mundka-Bahadurgarh section of the Delhi Metro's Green Line by Prime Minister Narendra Modi via videoconference, in Bahadurgarh.

Updated on Jun 24, 2018 18:08 IST

IIT Delhi metro station’s name to remain FIITJEE-IIT, but signage has a disclaimer

A general view of IIT Delhi metro station, displaying the name of FIITJEE coaching institute, in New Delhi.

Updated on Jun 23, 2018 02:32 IST

India may not sign Hague convention on international child abduction

There has been a steady rise in parental abductions as more and more Indians go abroad to work or study.

Updated on Jun 19, 2018 02:17 IST

Ministerial panel okays proposal to make district magistrates final authority in child adoption cases

At present, prospective adoptive parents have to go to civil or family courts to get the final go-ahead after completing all other formalities related to adoption, and the whole process often takes years.

Updated on Jun 18, 2018 03:11 IST

NRI husbands must now register marriage within a week, update marital status on passport

At present, only a handful of states make registration of NRI marriages compulsory.

Updated on Jun 14, 2018 02:12 IST

Govt wants Ola, Uber to let women choose ride-sharing partners

The cab aggregators were also asked to share the standard operating procedure that they follow while recruiting drivers.

Updated on Jun 14, 2018 02:05 IST

Bureaucrats unhappy over govt’s lateral entry move, call for reforms in policy

The government had on Sunday notified 10 positions of joint secretaries who will be hired through “lateral entry.”

Updated on Jun 11, 2018 18:43 IST

Interim operations in Chabahar port in Iran to start by next week

Chabahar port located in the Sistan-Baluchistan Province of Iran on the south-eastern coast is of great strategic importance to India.

Updated on Jun 8, 2018 01:43 IST

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