Data: Excise Duty on Petrol & Diesel come to the rescue to Union Tax revenues in 2020-21
Lower tax revenues from both direct & indirect taxes were anticipated in 2020-21 because of…
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Data: Amount involved in reported cases of ‘Bank Fraud’ increased over three-fold in four years
The RBI’s annual report has a separate section on bank frauds. Data from the recently…
Review: Madras HC issues Guidelines to prevent harassment & promote welfare of LGBTQIA+ community
In this roundup of court judgements, we look at Constitutional Courts’ remarks & directions on pricing…
Data: Large Cities way ahead on Vaccination compared to the rest of the State
As observed in our earlier story, the vaccination coverage in urban areas of the country…
Review: Challenges await Indian students going abroad as only Covishield is approved by WHO
Many universities in the US, UK and other countries are beginning physical in-person classes from…
Data: 95% of the Districts in UP & Bihar report less than 10% Vaccination Coverage
In the previous story, we had observed the stark differences in vaccine coverage among various…
Review: Most countries report disruption in essential healthcare services
WHO conducted a key informant survey among ministry of health officials in five regions to…
Data: Share of ‘High-Value’ currency notes in the system back to Pre-demonetization levels
Making the economy a less-cash one and reducing the share of ‘high-value currency notes in…
Vaccination: Less than 10% received at least one dose in 6 States with a combined population of more than 50 crores
While more than 21 crore vaccine doses have been administered in the country, this constitutes…
Explainer: What is the new 100 metres rule in Toll Plazas?
To reduce congestion at toll plazas, the NHAI has now issued new guidelines to enable…
