The original version of the article was published on 26th May 2023 in “The Daily Guardian. The Employees’ Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO) plays a vital role in securing the financial well-being of crores of organised and semi-organised sector employees across India. In recent years, EPFO experienced a remarkable increase in…

In a bid to overhaul the country’s penal system and inch towards a reformatory prison system, the Indian government has crafted the Model Prisons Act, 2023. Finalised on May 12, 2023, the Model Prisons Act is a step towards revolutionising the prison model in India plagued for decades with issues…

The original version of the article was published on 24th May 2023 in “The Daily Guardian. The Indian National Congress (INC) won the Karnantaka elections by a landslide, securing 135 seats in the 224- member assembly with a vote share of around 42.9 per cent, making it their biggest victory…

The original version of the article was published on 11th April 2023 in “The Daily Guardian. On 31st March, the Indian government unveiled its New Foreign Trade Policy (NFTP) with the key goal of increasing the country’s exports to $2 trillion by 2030. The NFTP, which will replace India’s last…

The original version of the article was published on 5th April 2023 in “The Daily Guardian. Elections to the 224-member Karnataka Assembly are set to be held in May this year. With the national elections scheduled for next year, all national and regional parties are gearing up for the battle…

The original version of the article was published on 31st March 2023 in “The Daily Guardian. According to a study conducted by the National Council of Applied Economic Research (NCAER) and the University of Maryland, the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (MGNREGS) helped reduce the incidence of poverty…

The original version of the article was published on 24th March 2023 in “The Daily Guardian. India has witnessed an exponential rise in its share of the global economy in the last couple of decades. India’s merchandise exports saw a jump of a staggering $122 billion between 2012–13 and 2021–22…

The original version of the article was published on 22nd March 2023 in “The Daily Guardian” Earlier this month, NITI Aayog Chief Executive Officer Amitabh Kant announced that India was aiming to bring down the cost of producing green hydrogen — an environmentally-friendly produced fuel — to USD 1 per…

The original version of the article was published on 10th March 2023 in “The Daily Guardian” A large part of the Indian economy is based on the informal sector with informal labour or employment functioning as its base. With increased access to transportation and communication coupled with an increasing demand…