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After RCEP reticence, need for reform recalibration
India needs to prepare for the next round of structural reforms to join global value chains and unleash manufacturing
A reward for ‘egregious’ violations
A balance sheet would show that more has been lost than retrieved in the Ayodhya judgment
Centre gets responses to draft Social Security code
The draft code on social security, which subsumes eight existing laws covering provident fund, maternity benefits and pension, is being further worked upon
Maternal deaths on the decline: report
A special bulletin on maternal mortality has revealed that Indian women in their 20s make up for the biggest chunk of maternal deaths.
Study moots lowering the age of consent
A new study calls for a need to distinguish between self-arranged marriages among older adolescents and forced child marriages to protect teens from social stigma, parental backlash and punitive action.
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Indian economy facing challenges, says Sitharaman
Finance Minister has said that the Indian economy is facing challenges.
IAF to sign contract this fiscal to procure 83 LCAs
The Light Combat Aircraft Tejas (LCA) Mark-1A and Mark-2 and 114 new fighter jets to be procured will be the mainstay of the Indian Air Force (IAF)
