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On the sacred occasion of Magha Purnima and the birth anniversary of Guru Ravidas, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman presented the Budget for the year 2026-2027. This was her 9th consecutive budget. This is a Yuva Shakti-driven Budget.  Table of Content Budget Basics MACRO-ECONOMIC HIGHLIGHTS OF THE BUDGET 2026-27 Budget Highlights 2026-27-Part A India’s Reforms Express… Continue reading Union Budget 2026-2027

Recently, the Supreme Court in a landmark judgment has declared the right to menstrual health & access to menstrual hygiene management (MHM) measures in educational institutions is a part of the fundamental right to life & dignity under Article 21 of the Constitution. Table of Content What is Menstrual Health? What is the significance of… Continue reading Menstrual Health – Explained Pointwise

India’s public health system struggles with chronic underfunding, privatization, policy failure, and social inequalities. At the same time, the risk factors for disease are steadily rising due to policy gaps & systemic policy failures. The consumption of ultra-processed foods is driving an epidemic of non-communicable diseases, while unchecked air, water, and soil pollution, along with… Continue reading Public Health Sector- Significance and Challenges- Explained Pointwise

HIGHLIGHTS: ECONOMIC SURVEY 2025-26 STATE OF THE ECONOMY       The global environment remains fragile, with growth holding up better than expected but risks elevated amid intensifying geopolitical tensions, trade fragmentation and financial vulnerabilities. The impact of these shocks may still surface with a lag. Against this backdrop, India’s performance stands out. The First Advance Estimates place FY26… Continue reading HIGHLIGHTS: ECONOMIC SURVEY 2025-26

The India-EU Free Trade Agreement (called the Bilateral Trade and Investment Agreement (BTIA)) has been under negotiation since 2007, with talks restarting in 2021 after a long pause. Now after almost 2 decades of negotiation, India & EU have finalized the FTA – which has been referred to as the ‘Mother of All Deals’. Table… Continue reading India-EU FTA – Explained Pointwise

The RBI has recently released a new report on the demographic transition happening in the country. The report links demographic change to the long-term sustainability of regional budgets & envisions graceful ageing of the elderly population. The care for elderly population in India is an emerging challenge with the rapid growth in the number of… Continue reading Geriatric Care – Explained Pointwise

Every democracy must periodically redraw its electoral map to reflect population change. In India, this process is known as delimitation. The last delimitation happened in 1975, after which Indira Gandhi put a freeze until 2000. A year later, Parliament again froze the number of members of the Lok Sabha and state assemblies till 2026. The… Continue reading Delimitation Exercise in India- Explained Pointwise

Recently, the Uttarakhand Forest Department approved the felling of nearly 7000 Deodar trees in the Dharali-Harsil region for the Char Dham road-widening project – diverting 43 Ha of forest land for the project, with 10 Ha meant for muck dumping. With nearly 331-days of continuous climate impact, >4000 deaths attributed to climate-induced disasters like cloudburst,… Continue reading Himalayan Ecocide – Reasons & Consequences – Explained Pointwise

The RBI has recently recommended to the Central Government that the interlinking of Central Bank Digital Currencies (CBDCs) of BRICS countries be included in the agenda of the BRICS 2026 Summit, which is to be hosted by India. Previously, India has pushed for international cooperation & standardization on cryptocurrencies during its presidency of G-20 in… Continue reading CBDC – Significance & Challenges – Explained Pointwise