Data: Consumption of Petroleum Products down in April & May 2021 but better than in 2020
The strict nation-wide lockdown in April & May 2020 had a severe impact on the…
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Data: Volume & Value of Digital Transactions significantly affected by lockdown measures
After the advent of IMPS & UPI, the volume of digital transactions has significantly increased…
Review: Supreme Court issues directions regarding education, illegal adoption & welfare of children who lost parents due to COVID-19
In this roundup of court judgements, we look at Constitutional Courts’ remarks & directions on…
Data: Total Expenditure of the Union Government up 31% in 2020-21
The impact of COVID-19 on the government revenues was visible with the decrease in various…
Explainer: All that you need to know about ‘Vaccine Wastage’
The Union Government has multiple times referred to ‘Vaccine Wastage’. But what exactly is ‘Vaccine…
Data: Aggregate Deposits of Scheduled Commercial Banks (SCBs) increase in April & May
As per the statistics released by RBI, the household savings rate increased in most major…
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…
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…
