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…
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: Kerala High Court directs the state to treat all notified minorities equally
In this roundup of court judgements, we look at Constitutional Courts’ remarks & directions on…
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…
Data: What is the status of ‘Government’ & ‘Private’ expenditure on Healthcare in the states?
In the previous story, we looked at government & out-of-pocket (private) expenditure on health in…
Data: Where does India stand in ‘Private Health Expenditure’ compared to other countries?
The COVID-19 pandemic has highlighted the weaknesses in the public healthcare system in India. The…
Data: Significant fall in the number of ‘New EPF Subscribers’ in the below 25 age group for 2020-21
In the earlier story, we looked at the broad trends in EPF numbers with respect…
