Explainer: What are the Compensation Terms for Victims of Railway Accidents?
The tragic triple-train accident in Balasore, Odisha on 02 June 2023 resulted in the death of nearly 300 passengers and…
An old video of police beating a man is being shared as showing Muslim officers beating a Hindu in West Bengal
Hanuman Jayanti in 2025 was observed on 12 April 2025, coinciding with ongoing violence in Murshidabad, West Bengal, following the…
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Data: Pandemic forced all States to increase the share of borrowings to meet expenditure
Governments generally resort to borrowings for any shortfall in meeting their expenditure. The share of…
(18 July 2022) Government Data Roundup: Ranking of States on Support to Start-up Ecosystem, State Ranking Index for NFSA, NIRF-2022 rankings, Indices such as CPI and IIP are among the data & reports released recently
In the seventh edition of the ‘Government Data Roundup’, we cover the Ranking of States…
Data: Actual Tax Revenues of 15 States including 6 Northeastern states were more than 90% of the estimates between 2017-18 & 2021-22
Budget estimates are an important of planning for various initiatives in the year ahead. A…
Review: RBI paper highlights the risk in the Finances of 10 States
The RBI recently published an article State finances and the Risk Analysis. The article aims…
Review: SC observes that similarity in designation or quantum of work does not mean that the pay should be same
In this week’s review of Court Judgments, we look at the Supreme Court’s observation that…
Data: Lower Non-Tax Revenues & Grants-in-Aid bring down the Revenue Receipts of certain states in 2021-22
Data available with the CAG in the form of ‘Monthly Key Indicators’ indicates that while…
