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Gender divide closes further: As many women as men for BCom

(Polity and Governance)

Latest findings of the All India Survey on Higher Education (AISHE),What is Gross Enrolment Ratio (GER)?

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F&B industry welcomes nightlife circuit plan in Master Plan 2041

(Polity and Governance)

DDA’s draft master plan for 2041 ,features ,objectives and need 

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Sedition case against Lakshadweep activist Aisha Sultana for calling administrator Patel ‘bio-weapon’

(Polity and Governance)

 

What is Sedition law?, Arguments in support of Section 124A, Arguments against Section 124A, stand of the Supreme Court

 

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Danger in Delta 

(Health) 

 

The beaten track

(Economy)

The Delta variant is responsible for the severe second wave in India ,concerns associated with this ,key analysis and way forward 

 

The government increased Minimum Support Prices (MSP) for all mandated kharif crops for marketing season 2021-22,objectives ,What is MSP, crops covered and other related facts, issues involved and need to reform

 

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A plan to spend more 

 

A hierarchy a GST does not need 

(Economy)

 

In COVID tracking nutrition 

(Health)

 

According to NSO’s provisional estimates for 2020-21 regarding India’s GDP growth and the Centre’s fiscal performance

 

About the issue of GST concessions on COVID relief , how to extend maximum possible support to the affected people in the shortest possible time 

 

Implications of COVID 19 on malnutrition, as incomes, food consumption and essential services all come under pressure,India efforts in this direction 

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Brood X: The lives and encounters of America’s largest group of cicadas

 (EBD)

 

What’s driving the fresh optimism around MFs

 

(Economy)

 

What is the Beed model of crop insurance Maharashtra is pushing for?

(Welfare Schemes )

 

Rate cut on COVID items :GST council to take up on GOM report 

 

‘Pandemic curbs hit labour market: Jobless rate at 13%’

 

(Economy)

What is Brood X?What do cicadas do underground for 17 or 13 years?Why do they come out?Are cicadas dangerous?

 

Why did equity assets under management rise so much despite the Covid surge?What are the factors driving investor optimism and holding the markets?What are the risks?

 

‘Beed model’ of the crop insurance scheme Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yogna (PMFBY),How does the insurance scheme work?Why does the state want changes?

 

The decision regarding reducing taxes on Covid-related relief materials in the 43rd Goods and Services Tax (GST) Council meeting ,objectives and needs .

 

Centre for Monitoring Indian Economy recent data on  unemployment rate, issues ,what steps need to be taken in this context 

 

 
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