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NATIONAL EDUCATION POLICY-2020

National Education Policy-2020

Education is considered one of the important factors of human development, which contributes to the rise in the standard of living of a family as well as a nation. In order to achieve the highest possible potential of human resources, there should be provision of quality education and skill sets relevant to today’s world.

Modernizing Taxation: Core Reforms in the Income-Tax Bill, 2025

Modernizing Taxation: Core Reforms in the Income-Tax Bill, 2025

The Income-Tax Bill, 2025 is a comprehensive redesign of India's direct taxation regime, based on the decades-old Income-Tax Act, 1961, which by 2025 had become cumbersome from having a large number of amendments and mounting litigation.

Wombless women: the rise of unnecessary hysterectomy and the cost of working in the informal economy

Wombless women: the rise of unnecessary hysterectomy, the cost of working in the informal economy

Even today, women's worth is reduced to their bodies. Their social value is associated with how they look, perceive themselves. Bodies and their reproductive capabilities are used to maintain social control over women. The medicalization of infertility and menstruation made women subject to medical diagnosis and intervention.

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With US Crypto Rules Advancing, India Must Define Its Stand

In a sign that July GST collections are likely to be more robust than the anaemic June figures, the call money rate and weighted average tripartite repo rate went up in India, as banks saw the demand for funds go up, to pay GST dues to the government. The Purchasing Managers’ Indices for services, manufacturing and composite activity all signal growth, although this is yet to reflect in credit growth.

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Aircraft Leasing and Financing Policy (2021)

The Government of India has promulgated the Aircraft Leasing and Financing Policy (2021) to position India, especially GIFT City (Gujarat International Finance Tec-City), as an aircraft leasing global hub. This was prompted by the realization that more than 80% of India's fleet of aircraft was leased from outside the country, leading to a huge foreign exchange outflow and exposure to foreign jurisdictions in terms of law, such as Ireland and Singapore.

Direct Benefit Transfer 2.0: Transforming Welfare Delivery in India 

Direct Benefit Transfer 2.0: Transforming Welfare Delivery in India 

India's Direct Benefit Transfer (DBT) system marks a transformative step in public service delivery. It aims to fundamentally reshape how welfare benefits reach citizens. Introduced about a decade ago, DBT was designed to directly credit government subsidies into the bank or postal accounts of accurately identified beneficiaries. The system's core innovation lies in the JAM trinity—Jan Dhan bank accounts, Aadhaar unique IDs, and mobile phones—which enabled massive-scale, targeted, and transparent transfers.

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