Rein in hotheads or lose global credibility, Moody's tells
Modi
Prime Minister Narendra Modi must keep “his party
members in check“ from making controversial statements “or risk losing domestic
and global credibility“, an arm of global ratings agency Moody's said on Friday
while urging the government to focus its attention on the reforms agenda.
“In recent times, the government also hasn't helped itself, with
controversial comments from various BJP members. While Modi has largely
distanced himself from the nationalist jibes, the belligerent provocation of
various Indian minorities has raised ethnic tensions,“ Moody's Analytics said.
Air
travel to cost more as govt plans 2% cess
Flying between metros and other big cities and
abroad may cost 2% more from next year as the government has decided to impose
a levy to enhance regional connectivity by air.Fares for flights to and between small towns
-that can be enabled by reviving 400 unused airstrips in the country -will be
restricted at Rs 2,500 per hour. This will be done by keeping airlines' cost of
operation low and giving them direct subsidy from the regional connectivity
fund that will come from the 2% cess. Acting on PM Modi's di rective to make
flying affordable to the common man, the aviation ministry on Friday released a
draft aviation policy which aims to ensure that at least one member of India's
30-crore strong middle class families flies once a year -up from the present 7
crore domestic flyers in a year. The cess will, however, make it a little more
expensive to fly between big cities.
BRICS nations Brazil, Russia, India, China
and South Africa signed Moscow Declaration for partnership in addressing common
regional and global socio-economic challenges by utilising science, technology
and innovation (STI). It was signed at the third meeting of the BRICS Ministers
for Science, Technology and Innovation held in Moscow, Russia. Indian
delegation to this meeting was led by Dr. Harsh Vardhan, Union Minister for
Science & Technology and Earth Sciences.
China abandons its
decades old One Child Policy
China, world most populous country has announced to abandon its three decades-long one-child policy and changed it two-child policy. The ruling Communist Party of China (CPC) in this regard has issued an official communiqué at the end of party’s 4 day plenary session headed by President Xi Jinping in Beijing.
China, world most populous country has announced to abandon its three decades-long one-child policy and changed it two-child policy. The ruling Communist Party of China (CPC) in this regard has issued an official communiqué at the end of party’s 4 day plenary session headed by President Xi Jinping in Beijing.
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