Sanjeev K Ahuja writes on infrastructure, real-estate, government and civic issues. He has been a journalist for more than two decades, and headed HT’s Gurgaon bureau before moving to New Delhi.
Articles by Sanjeev K Ahuja
GST impact: Consumer goods firms say can’t recall old stocks
The department of consumer affairs had on July 7 asked the consumer goods companies to print the revised MRP of goods produced before July 1 or face punishment, including a year in prison and a fine of up to Rs 1 lakh
Updated on Jul 11, 2017 11:00 PM IST
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | Sanjeev K Ahuja
Inter-caste marriages can reduce attacks on Dalits: Ramdas Athawale
The Union minister said he would write to all chief ministers to promote inter-caste marriages in their states.
Updated on Jul 09, 2017 11:34 PM IST
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | Sanjeev K Ahuja
Centre advises diners to move court if restaurants ask for service charge
The department has advised the consumers to move the consumer courts against the erring restaurants and hotels if slapped service charges.
Updated on Jul 08, 2017 11:13 PM IST
New Delhi, Hindustan Times | Sanjeev K Ahuja
Dual MRPs banned, product details to be bigger, easily readable under new rules
The amendments will be effective from January 1, 2018, and will benefit consumers in several ways.
Published on Jun 30, 2017 03:11 PM IST
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | Sanjeev K Ahuja, New Delhi
Govt employees against reservation in promotions
Several employee associations will gather in New Delhi to work out a strategy to press the Centre for ensuring that merit should be the decisive factor in elevating employees.
Published on Jun 30, 2017 07:36 AM IST
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | Sanjeev K Ahuja and Smriti Kak Ramachandran
Franchisees storm into skill development ministry’s office
The alleged large-scale irregularities involving discrimination in seats allocation and corruption under Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Vikas Yojana.
Updated on Jun 28, 2017 11:23 PM IST
New Delhi, Hindustan Times | Sanjeev K Ahuja
Chetan Chauhan replaced as NIFT chief
His appointment last June triggered a stir, with BJP MP and fellow cricketer, Kirti Azad, questioning his eligibility for the post.
Updated on Jun 28, 2017 08:24 PM IST
New Delhi, Hindustan Times | Sanjeev K Ahuja
Skills ministry to scrap franchisee model, shut down many training centres
Investigation revealed financial irregularities in uploading Aadhaar details of trainees.
Updated on Jun 29, 2017 04:06 PM IST
New Delhi, Hindustan Times | Sanjeev K Ahuja
Presidential polls: Use inner voice of conscience, Meira Kumar tells MPs and MLAs
Attempting to boost her prospects of winning the presidential poll, the Opposition’s nominee Meira Kumar on Sunday appealed to MPs and MLAs to heed to their “inner voice of conscience” when they vote on July 17.
Updated on Jun 26, 2017 07:21 AM IST
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | Sanjeev K Ahuja
J-K governor NN Vohra is new IIC president, Soli Sorabjee steps down
Sorabjee’s recent re-election as the IIC president was questioned by many life trustees and members of the IIC.
Updated on Jun 25, 2017 10:59 AM IST
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | Sanjeev K Ahuja, New Delhi
Actress Priyanka Chopra latest celeb to push the Skill India Mission
The government is expanding its efforts to promote a large and expensive initiative whose effectiveness has been questioned by previous HT investigations.
Updated on Jun 23, 2017 07:13 PM IST
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | Sanjeev K Ahuja
IT minister to meet top tech bosses over job loss fears, slow digitisation
The meeting between Union IT minister Ravi Shankar Prasad and 20 corporate bosses is aimed at creating job opportunities in education, health, and agriculture besides pushing Centre’s Digital India agenda.
Updated on Jun 13, 2017 08:10 PM IST
Hindustan Times. New Delhi | Sanjeev K Ahuja and Suchetana Ray
Skill development centres in 3 BJP-ruled states faking it with ghost trainees
The union skill ministry has suspended new allocation of centres in Uttar Pradesh, Haryana and Rajasthan under the second phase of Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Vikas Yojana
Updated on Jun 29, 2017 04:06 PM IST
Sanjeev K Ahuja, New Delhi
GST unfairly equates amusement parks with casinos, race courses, complains body
Indian Association of Amusement Parks and Industries (IAAPI) cry foul over high tax saying business will become economically inviable.
Updated on Jul 08, 2017 06:48 PM IST
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | Sanjeev K Ahuja
Govt to amend law to allow projects near protected heritage sites
Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s cabinet cleared on Monday a proposal to amend the law in Parliament, following reports that the restriction is affecting the government’s development projects.
Published on May 18, 2017 07:29 AM IST
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | Sanjeev K Ahuja
Govt skill development programme failed in deciding role of stakeholders: Panel
The five-member panel attributed several reasons for the slow progress of the scheme that Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched in July 2015 with a corpus of Rs 6,000 crore to train initially 2.4 million youth in various vocational skills.
Updated on May 15, 2017 03:26 PM IST
New Delhi, Hindustan Times | Sanjeev K Ahuja
Govt ministries not been able to meet the standards for skills development: Panel
The government-appointed panel recommended that nine ministries that don’t have domain expertise or training infrastructure of their own should discontinue their programme to meet the parameters.
Updated on May 14, 2017 11:27 PM IST
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | Sanjeev K Ahuja
Sharda panel slams centre’s skill development scheme, says ‘well-defined’ role missing
Launched in July 2015 by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, the scheme — with a corpus of Rs 6,000 crore, aimed at training 2.4 million youth in the first phase — is marred with overlaps in roles and responsibilities across some of its departments.
Updated on Jun 29, 2017 04:06 PM IST
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | Sanjeev K Ahuja
Law commission harsh on nikah halala, calls for ‘healthy debate’ on triple talaq
Law commission chairman justice Balbir Singh Chauhan has asked Muslim women and other groups to discuss the issue to address each others concerns.
Updated on May 03, 2017 06:21 PM IST
Demolition of Hall of Nations: Concerns from across the world went unheard
Zurich’s Swiss Federal Institute of Technology and the Federation of Swiss Architects wrote to the commerce minister Niramala Sitahraman in February.
Published on May 01, 2017 03:26 PM IST
New Delhi, Hindustan Times | Sanjeev K Ahuja
Commerce ministry gears up to level ‘mountain’ of pending technology patents
The first stage of examining a patent application currently takes anywhere between 48 and 60 months. Consequently, as many as 2.5 lakh patent and 7.5 lakh trademark applications are pending at various stages of examination.
Updated on Apr 28, 2017 01:24 PM IST
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | Sanjeev K Ahuja
Delhi: Pragati Maidan’s Hall of Nations demolition triggers outrage
About half a dozen bulldozers worked overnight on Sunday at Pragati Maidan to pull down five iconic buildings — Hall of Nations and Industry. Next to come under the hammer is Nehru Pavilion.
Updated on May 01, 2017 09:09 AM IST
Hindustan Times | Sanjeev K Ahuja, New Delhi
Skill body to rope in private players to inspect, evaluate training centres
It will not take help from Centre’s quality control watchdog following complaints of inefficient and inept inspection.
Updated on Apr 23, 2017 09:53 PM IST
New Delhi, Hindustan Times | Sanjeev K Ahuja
Poor to get free-of-cost legal aid, govt urges lawyers to offer pro bono service
The ‘Pro bono legal services’ initiative is a web-based platform, through which interested lawyers can register themselves on website doj.gov.in to volunteer pro bono services for the underprivileged litigants, who are unable to afford it.
Updated on Apr 21, 2017 12:29 AM IST
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | Sanjeev K Ahuja
Power struggle at IIC as members question re-election of Soli Sorabjee as president
India International Centre (IIC), a prestigious cultural hub in the national capital, is witnessing an acute power struggle for the control of this institution.
Updated on Apr 20, 2017 06:45 PM IST
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | Sanjeev K Ahuja
Skill development panel report to be made public
The Centre is soon set to make public the findings of the Sharda Prasad committee report. The committee, formed by the government to re-evaluate the National Skill Development Mission
Updated on Apr 16, 2017 11:42 PM IST
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | Sanjeev K Ahuja, New Delhi
Industry connect but no infrastructure handover: Centre to revisit ITIs adoption policy
Most of India’s major manufacturing giants have adopted and been running about 1200 ITIs in the country since 2007.They not only add infrastructure and equipment to the ITI they adopt but also tweak the curriculum according to the industry needs.
Published on Apr 16, 2017 06:33 PM IST
Sanjeev K Ahuja, New Delhi
India exports grow fastest in 5 years in 2016-17, despite demonetisation
Last month, commerce minister Nirmala Sitharaman told lawmakers in Parliament that the decline in exports has bottomed out and have started showing an uptick.
Updated on Apr 13, 2017 08:27 PM IST
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | Sanjeev K Ahuja and Raj Kumar Ray
IITs, NITs to audit quality standards of ITIs
To improve the quality of industrial training institutes (ITIs), the Union ministry of skill development and entrepreneurship has decided that the IIT and NIT will now audit their standards of technical training and other infrastructure.
Published on Apr 11, 2017 08:46 PM IST
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | Sanjeev K Ahuja
Centre to allow fireworks at Thrissur Pooram festival under prevailing set of rules
Fire tragedy at Puttingal temple last year that killed over a hundred people in Kollam district in Kerala fails to cast its shadow.
Updated on Apr 04, 2017 03:31 PM IST
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | Sanjeev K Ahuja, New Delhi