Why did PM Modi ask IFS officers to stop counting sea waves, and ride the waves instead?

SOME days ago, Prime Minister Narendra Modi was sitting with some Indian Foreign Service (IFS) officers. While talking, he became poetic and said how there was a time when “we used to sit by the sea and count the waves”. Then he said, “time has now changed”. “…we are done counting waves, now it's time for us to steer ourselves, ride the waves and decide on our direction, destination and speed”. PM disclosed it during…

No interviews at junior level posts since Jan 1, but govt has no clue whether ministries have adhered to rules

THE government might have discontinued the practice of interviews at junior level posts in Government of India since January 1, but it does not have adequate data on the progress made by the ministries or departments in this regard. As the ministries failed to furnish the actions taken so far on this subject, the department of personnel or DoPT has issued a fresh office memorandum asking…