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The ACC, chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, made the move by temporarily upgrading the positions held by these officials. - Newsx

Recent government appointments include Samir Kumar Sinha as DG (Acquisition) in Defence Ministry and others in crucial roles across departments.

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It is important to understand here that at a time when the government has prioritised capital expenditure especially in infrastructure projects to revive and sustain economic growth, COR and TOR can become major barriers. 

Gross Fixed Capital Formation (GFCF) or capital expenditure by the government was up by nearly a third between April and November but the full year expansion in this is pegged at 10.3 per cent, indicating a significant slowdown post November

In three charts, we look at Delhi’s garbage and sewage crisis, which is threatening the health of its 20 million citizens

The Ministry of Statistics & Programme Implementation has said in a press release that the Indian economy is to grow by a robust 7.3% in FY 2023-24 over and above provisional growth rate of 7.2% during the last financial year.  Real GDP or GDP at Constant (2011-12) Prices in the year 2023-24 is estimated to…

The statistics ministrys first advance estimate for this years growth is above the Reserve Bank of Indias forecast of 7.0 percent.

Real GDP is estimated to attain a level of Rs 171.79 lakh crore, as against the Provisional Estimate of GDP for the year 2022-23 of Rs 160.06 lakh crore, released on 31 May, 2023.

The southern state has done splendidly in the last 20 years, but its infrastructure growth is lagging the rest of the country. In 2023-24, it allocated 2.1 percent of its total expenditure towards roads and bridges, which is sharply lower than the 4.5 percent average allocation by states.