Millions of central government employees were taken for a ride on April Fool's Day.

The perspective planning division might get a new lease of life.

Any such acquisition, if at all, should only be in exceptional cases

Prime Minister Narendra Modi's idea of cooperative federalism is expected to be on display in the 2015-16 Budget.

80-85 per cent of about 700 major infrastructure projects within the Centre's domain have been delayed.

NITI Aayog has a dual role of a monitor and advisor.

Timely payment under the MGNREGA is essential as it is a demand-driven scheme.

Economist Arvind Panagariya is the vice-chairman of NITI Aayog, while economist Bibek Debroy and scientist V K Saraswat are the two full-time members of the Aayog.

Former rural development minister Jairam Ramesh tells Sanjeeb Mukherjee that the Ordinance to amend the land acquisition Act (2013) opens the door for forcible acquisition and undermines the spirit and the substance of the legislation.

State governments are expected to play a more significant role

He was most recently credited as one of the brains behind labour law reforms in Rajasthan

On Friday, the nameplate of the erstwhile commission on the railings of the Yojana Bhawan was pulled down and replaced with NITI Aayog.

Even if the new body focuses on long-term planning, it is unlikely to do so through five-year Plans.

For PPP projects, clause on consent requirement could be abolished or brought down to 50% of land owners, against the current 70%

India has around 600,000 villages spread across the country.

If the presentation made by the Commission to the chief ministers is followed in letter and spirit, central sector and sponsored schemes will no longer be the domain of central ministries alone.

Sanjeeb Mukherjee, who was eight years old when the deadly gas leaked from Union Carbide's factory, gives his account of living in the city during that fateful period

When Prime Minister Narendra Modi recently extended a Rs 8,000-crore (Rs 80 billion) central support for building roads in Jammu & Kashmir, Union Cabinet's approval for the big-ticket announcement came in barely 48 hours.

The NDA is looking to reduce fiscal deficit not by chopping social sector spending but by paring it down

PMO being sent daily updates on food cost situation in four major metropolitan cities to ensure no unusual flare-up.