Vehicle Scrappage Policy

On March 18, 2021, the long-awaited vehicle scrapping policy of India was announced by Union Minister for Road Transport and Highways, Nitin Gadkari. The policy which was aimed at phasing out of old vehicles, which were considered to be more polluting, was pending...

Project STARS

The union cabinet on October 14, 2020 approved the Strengthening Teaching Learning and Results for States (STARS) project. The aim is to improve the teachers learning process. The project would be implemented as a new centrally sponsored scheme under the Department of...

Multimodal Connectivity Masterplan

The Secretary, Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT) announced at the CII National MNC conference on November 23, 2020, about the central government’s plan to introduce a masterplan to be implemented across the nation. The idea is to offer...

Digital Payments and Financial Inclusion

As per the latest IMF’s Financial Access Survey Report, 2020, India has made rapid strides in the domain of digital payments through mobile and internet banking. The number of digital transactions per 1,000 adults in India increased from 102.85 in 2014 to...

Are India’s Relief Measures Enough?

Though India has announced numerous relief measures since the March 2020 lockdown, they have not matched the economic disruption brought about by the severe lockdown. The stimulus package of ` 20 lakh crore announced on May 12, 2020 accounts for 10 per cent of the GDP...
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