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Government of India press release: JIPMER Director Inaugurates New Patient Shelter within Hospital premises

Government of India press release: Chennai Divisional Level Dak Adalat to be held on March 18 at Egmore Postal Division

Government of India press release: Circle level pension Adalat for Postal Department pensioners

Government of India press release: Call for Greater Emphasis on Education and Health in Tribal Areas

The female workforce participation rate has been steadily increasing in India since 2017–18. Examining the reasons behind this trend, the findings indicate a worsening nature for female employment in India, where most women entered the workforce as unpaid or subsidiary workers. Real earnings for workers have generally been declining or stagnant since 2017–18. Additionally, there has been a decline in real household expenditure from 2017–18 to 2023–24. These findings suggest a distress-driven inc

Pattabakki(Lease Balance) (1938), written by K Damodaran, was the first political natakam in Kerala that challenged the dominant theatrical, political, and cultural paradigms. It emerged at a historically contingent moment when peasant organisations and communist groups were mobilising against feudal exploitation in society. This theatre genre countered the hegemony of mythological and historical dramas by dramatising systemic agrarian oppression and advocating collective resistance. The natakam

Chieftainship, which has been central to the sociopolitical life of the Zo ethnic tribes in the Indo-Burma borderlands since precolonial times, features in all colonial writings on the Zo tribes, but there has been no major independent study of the institution. Analysing the impact of colonial rule on Zo chieftainship, the paper shows that colonial rule while hollowing out the core attributes of Zo chieftainship, entrenched landownership systems and economic power in favour of the chiefs within

From regularly walking out of the Assembly to raising issues over the appointment of Vice-Chancellors to State-run universities, Ravi and the DMK government led by Chief Minister M.K. Stalin were rarely on the same page

Gazette notification: Government of The National Capital Territory of Delhi

Government of India press release: IIT Madras launches Postgraduate Diploma in Manufacturing Analytics for Industry Prof...

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Government of India press release: Central Silk Board’s CSGRC, Hosur, to host National Seminar on ‘Seri-Genetic Resource...

Government of India press release: Hon’ble Union Tribal Affairs Minister Shri Jual Oram Inaugurates Tribes Art Fest 2026...

ORF Expert Speak: Nepal Elections 2026: Domestic Agendas and Foreign Policy Stakes

Gazette notification: Ministry of Road Transport and Highways

Government of India press release: Union Minister Dr Jitendra Singh presents awards to 26 young medical professionals fr...

Government of India press release: Union Home Minister and Minister of Cooperation Shri Amit Shah soft launches digital ...

Government of India press release: Jal Sanchay Jan Bhagidari: How Korea’s 5% Model Turned Water Scarcity into Water Secu...

Government of India press release: Vice-President Participates as Chief Guest at the Inauguration of Rajagopuram, Kalasa...

Government of India press release: Policy Reforms That Transformed Business Environment

Government of India press release: Prime Minister pays tributes to Shri Biju Patnaik Ji on his birth anniversary

Government of India press release: Affordable Medicines at Janaushadhi Ensure Quality Healthcare without Financial Strai...

India's most significant indirect tax reform, replacing 17 central and state taxes with a unified GST. Required constitutional amendment. Implemented through Central GST, State GST, and Integrated GST with a GST Council for cooperative federalism.

Government demonetised 86% of currency in circulation overnight, invalidating Rs 500 and Rs 1000 notes. Aimed at curbing black money, counterfeiting, and terror financing. Highly debated — accelerated digital payments adoption but caused significant economic disruption.

Comprehensive insolvency resolution framework consolidating existing laws. Created NCLT/NCLAT for resolution, IBBI as regulator, and Insolvency Professionals. Set strict 180-day timeline for resolution. Transformed India's credit culture.