Data: Utilization of ‘Cesses & Surcharges’ for the intended purpose remains a concern
As we highlighted earlier, the increase in the share of ‘Cesses & Surcharges’ in centre’s…
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Data: Where are we on Maternal & Child Mortality indicators?
Over many years, India has made considerable progress on many of the maternal & child…
Data: Share of Cesses & Surcharges increase from 10.4% to 15.3% of Gross Tax Revenue in 10 years
The issue of Central Cesses has been a contentious one since the amount collected through…
Review: Here are a few archaic laws that are irrelevant in today’s times
India has thousands of Central & State laws some of which were passed during the…
Review: Madras High Court calls for exploitation of animals to be stopped
In this round-up of important court decisions, we look at decisions about the exploitation of…
Data: 340 deaths of Manual Scavengers in Sewers & Septic tanks between 2016 & 2020
Manual scavenging has been a scourge of the Indian society for decades. Despite legislative efforts,…
Nirbhaya Fund – Low Utilization of Funds is a common feature across various Schemes
As observed in an earlier story, only about 62% of the funds released under the…
Data: What are the trends in Foreign Donations Received under FCRA?
The amount of foreign contributions received under FCRA has been steadily increasing though there has…
Review: How many missions to Mars have been undertaken so far?
NASA’s Perseverance Mars rover landed on the red planet recently. It was launched on 30…
Review: SC lays down guidelines for the operation of bank lockers
In this roundup of the important court judgments, we look at directions about the duty…
