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Reintroduce tax holiday for affordable housing with a tweak that the eligibility for affordable housing should be based on size of flat rather than value. (AI image) By Adarsh RankaIndia’s real estate sector continued its strong growth trajectory in 2025, reinforcing its position as a core pillar of the country’s economic expansion.Government-led reforms continued to…
File photo: President Droupadi Murmu with PM Modi (Picture credit: ANI) NEW DELHI: President Droupadi Murmu on Wednesday addressed a joint sitting of Parliament on the opening day of the Budget Session 2026-27, outlining the Union government’s vision centred on social justice, inclusive growth, national security and the goal of a developed India.The President delivered…
While investments in infrastructure creation of track and rolling stock have been significant, average train speeds have remained 50–52 kmph for mail/express passengers. By Dhruv Gadh and Nitin KumarThe transport and logistics sector serves as the backbone for India’s Viksit Bharat @2047 vision. As our national carrier, the railways connect remote places, while providing a…
PwC India on Friday unveiled an AI framework here to unlock USD 550 billion by 2035 in five key sectors of agriculture, education, energy, healthcare and manufacturing. Launching the report, AI Edge for Viksit Bharat, at the World Economic Forum Annual Meeting here, PwC said India is positioned as a potential global benchmark for how…
At the heart of this agenda lies infrastructure. Sustained public CapEx has been one of the most defining features of recent budgets. (AI image) By Arnab Basu, Partner and Chief Industries Officer, PwC IndiaAs India advances towards achieving the government’s vision of Viksit Bharat, Budget 2026 arrives at a poignant moment in the country’s economic…
Aravalli: Mountain older than memory If demography can be a dividend, geography certainly decides its destiny. Few landscapes illustrate this more clearly than the Aravalli Range, an ancient chain of hills that quietly shapes water security, climate, and life across western and northwestern India.The hills that run for nearly 690 km from Gujarat through Rajasthan…
Viksit Bharat Shiksha Adhishthan Bill 2025: The new institutional architecture of higher education in India India’s higher education system stands at a historic crossroads. With one of the largest student populations in the world, a rapidly expanding knowledge economy, and ambitious national goals aligned with the vision of a “Viksit Bharat” (Developed India), the country…
Is the Viksit Bharat Shiksha Adhishthan Bill dissolving federalism in education? Few pieces of legislation put forth brimming ambition on the table and evoke deep constitutional unease. Such is the Viksit Bharat Shiksha Adhishthan Bill, 2025. It has been introduced in the Lok Sabha amid vocal opposition resistance, the bill seeks nothing less than a…
The Viksit Bharat Adhishthan Bill proposes a minimum ₹2-crore penalty and immediate closure for illegal universites and higher education institutes. A proposed overhaul of India’s higher education law could make it significantly harder for unauthorised universities to exist and far easier for regulators to shut them down. The Viksit Bharat Adhishthan Bill proposes a minimum…
Big education reforms rarely arrive all at once. They move through Cabinet notes, draft clauses and administrative reshuffles before their effects are felt in classrooms and campuses. The Viksit Bharat Shiksha Adhikshan Bill, cleared by the Union Cabinet on Friday, is one such moment. It gives legislative form to a core promise of the National…
