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Why Does Tiny Mauritius Invest So Much Money In India?
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Mauritius, a small island in the Indian Ocean with a population of 1.3 million and gross domestic product of $14.2 billion, is nonetheless one of the biggest investors in India. For the six months...
Press Release: Developing Countries Lose $416 Billion as Abusive and Illicit Money Flows, Report Finds
CBGA
Press Release The report – titled Trapped in Illicit Finance: How abusive tax and trade practices harm human rights – by Christian Aid, Centre for Budget and Governance Accountability and...
Here Is Why Delhi’s Women Help Line Itself Needs A Lifeline
CBGA
Beating the scorching heat of Delhi, opposite to Gate No.6 of Delhi Secretariat, 25 staff (24 females & one male staff) of Delhi Women Helpline have crossed more than 55 days of protest against...
Domestic resources for development a 'highly neglected' action area, experts say
CBGA
Development leaders crafted the Addis Ababa Action Agenda with an eye on mobilizing domestic public resources. But the focus on helping countries raise more funds and effectively manage them, borne...
Lofty vision, narrow practice: The case of Draft NEP 2019
CBGA
Introduction The recent furore over the three-language formula has seen an intense scrutiny of the recently released Draft National Education Policy (NEP) 2019 [1]. The NEP remains an important...
Gender schemes allocation sees decline this fiscal
CBGA
Despite an increase of 8.3% in the Gender Budget Statement (GBS) this fiscal from ₹1,25,531.6 crore to ₹1,36,934.10 crore, the spend on gender schemes saw a 0.2 percentage point decrease in its...
Even as Parl Passes Teachers’ Quota Bill, Too Many Vacancies Continue to Plague Secondary & Higher Education
CBGA
The Rajya Sabha on Wednesday passed the Central Educational Institutions (Reservation in Teachers' Cadre) Bill, 2019, that seeks to fill 7,000 existing vacancies in central universities by direct...
If Govt Wants Education Reform, It Must Stop Taking Money Away From Teacher Training
CBGA
The draft of the New Education Policy has ambitious recommendations with an aim to turn India into a “knowledge superpower”, but the outlay for education in Nirmala Sitharaman’s maiden budget...
‘Neither Equity, Nor Quality’: India Got More Institutes Under BJP Govt, But Less Money For Them
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Contrary to the rising number of educational institutions and enrolment of students, the funds allocated to the education sector in India has seen a clear dip in the last five years. The current fund...
Experts Welcome Congress' Promise to Bring School Education Under State List, Express Scepticism
CBGA
Protiva Kundu, research officer center for budget governance accountability, said the manifesto's implementation ability will depend on the resource mobilisation by the states. Congress president...
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