Author: Gaurav Yadav

Just a few weeks after PM Narendra Modi announced, in his independence day speech, spoke about ushering in of the next generation GST reforms, the GST council has move towards restructuring the indirect tax regime – touted as GST 2.0. Combined with the new Income Tax Bill & the rejig of income-tax slabs in this… Continue reading GST 2.0 – Significance & Challenges – Explained Pointwise

Recently, the government has decided to lift all the restrictions on ethanol production from sugarcane juice, sugar syrup, and molasses for the year 2025-26. The decision demonstrates the government’s commitment to achieve the target of 20% ethanol blending in petrol by 2025, with potential expansion to 30% thereafter. However, there are certain challenges that have… Continue reading Ethanol Blending Programme (E20 Blending)- Significance and Challenges- Explained Pointwise

The Supreme Court recently directed the State Electricity Regulatory Commissions (SERCs) and distribution companies (DISCOMs) to clear the existing regulatory assets within four years and liquidate any new assets within three years. The court also advised capping the regulatory asset at 3% of a DISCOM’s Annual Revenue Requirement (ARR) and instructed regulators to set out… Continue reading Regulatory Assets of DISCOMS – Explained Pointwise

The India-U.S. relation is presently undergoing through a tough phase, especially after the US’s decision to sharply raise the tariffs on Indian exports to 50% on a wide range of products – has caused deep concern & disappointment in India. However, India-US relationship is anchored in resilience, strategic convergence, and people-to-people ties. In this regard,… Continue reading India-U.S. Relations – Significance & Challenges – Explained Pointwise

  The 25th SCO Summit is being held from August 31 to September 1, 2025, in Tianjin, China. It marks the fifth time China hosts the summit and is expected to be the largest gathering in SCO history. Leaders from over 20 countries, plus heads of about 10 international organizations, will be present. PM Narendra Modi… Continue reading SCO (Shanghai Cooperation Organization) – Significance & Challenges – Explained Pointwise

PM Narendra Modi is visiting China after 7 years to attend the Annual SCO leader’s summit. Since last year, India & China have worked mend bilateral ties that collapsed after the border clashes in Ladakh in June 2020. In this regard, let us understand the importance & challenges of India-China relations. Table of Content What… Continue reading India-China Relations – Significance & Challenges – Explained Pointwise

PM Narendra Modi is visiting Japan for the 15th India-Japan Annual Summit. PM’s visit will further consolidate the Special Strategic & Global Partnership between the two countries. In recent years, the India-Japan relationship has steadily expanded and deepened. Both India and Japan share a global vision of peace, stability and prosperity, based on sustainable development.… Continue reading India-Japan Relationship – Significance & Challenges – Explained pointwise

President Donald Trump signed an executive order on August 6 announcing the imposition of an additional ad valorem duty of 25% on Indian imports starting from August 27 for “directly or indirectly importing Russian oil”. This was in addition to the 25% reciprocal tariff that took effect on August 7. These tariffs are among the… Continue reading Trump Tariff – Impact & Way Forward – Explained Pointwise