Introduction India launched AstroSat in 2015 with the intention of a 5-year life cycle, but a decade later, the remarkable space observatory is still probing the secrets of the universe, far beyond its expected lifetime. As India’s first dedicated multi-wavelength space observatory, AstroSat is a milestone accomplishment for the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO), which […]
Introduction Maruti Suzuki India Limited (MSIL) is India’s top automobile manufacturer and is continually a leader within the small and mid-size cars segment, dominating the market with its fallow models including the Alto, Swift, WagonR, and Baleno. The company consistently holds between 50 to 55% of the passenger vehicle market share, and more than half
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Introduction- GST Reforms The Goods and Services Tax (GST) came into being in July 2017 as part of ‘One Nation, One Tax,’ as it replaced an existing system of indirect taxes and took tax uniformity across India to a whole new level. But the multiple tax slabs found in the GST framework complicated tax compliance.
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Introduction “Empower a woman, empower a family.” This principle underlies many welfare schemes across India. For example, in Madhya Pradesh, the Ladli Behna Yojana offers cash given to women. This scheme was the catalyst for Delhi to create several of its own initiatives, including the Mukhya Mantri Mahila Samman Yojana, which provides monthly cash. These
Introduction The Kerala Cabinet has passed an amendment bill to change the Wildlife Protection Act (WPA), 1972, an important law regarding the protection of wild animals and their habitat in India. The Amendment Bill proposes to simplify procedures to kill wild animals, which are threatening human life. We should see its relevance in light of
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