The new government should act to broaden India’s fiscal agenda

The final Union Budget for the ongoing fiscal year 2024-25 will be presented in the monsoon session of Parliament starting 22 July. It is expected to conform to the interim Budget presented before the elections by the same finance minister, Nirmala Sitharaman. But there have been some developments post the election process which call for … Read more

Remodel higher education: Just fixing exams won’t help

The ongoing public outcry over the National Testing Agency’s (NTA) mismanagement of NEET-UG, NEET-PG and UGC-NET examinations highlights a related concern: of meeting the career aspirations of tens of millions of young people seeking quality higher education. With half the population of the country—or around 700 million Indians—below the age of 28, our youthful demographic … Read more

CBI Makes First Arrests In Bihar In NEET-UG Paper Leak Case

The CBI has registered six First Information Reports (FIRs) in the NEET paper leak case. New Delhi: The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has made its first arrests in the NEET-UG paper leak case in Bihar, detaining two individuals from Patna, identified as Manish Kumar and Ashutosh. According to CBI sources, Manish Kumar facilitated the … Read more