Just law of unintended consequences
A focus on encouraging compliance with lower tax rates and improved enforcement would be more effective.
A focus on encouraging compliance with lower tax rates and improved enforcement would be more effective.
As per a cross-country World Bank study on sugar-sweetened beverages, India has one of the highest tax rates for carbonated soft drinks (CSDs) at a total tax rate of 40 per cent as of 2023.
The Gadhimai temple committee has not only decided to continue with the sacrifice, but they have also banned any filming or photographing of the animal killings during the festival.
According to the program head, teaching practical skills—such as completing bank withdrawal forms, basic calculations —greatly boosts women's independence and self-assurance. Geeta, a former waste picker who once felt anxious about traveling alone due to facing difficulties in reading numbers, now travels confidently back to her hometown in Begusarai, Bihar.
The Heritage Transport Museum in Gurgaon celebrated its 11th anniversary with an unforgettable art, culture, and innovation showcase.
A Coffee Table Book titled 'Monasteries of Bodh Gaya—Abodes of Cultural Amalgamation of South Asia' written by Dr. Kaynat Kazi was officially launched by Sudha Murty, Member of Parliament (Rajya Sabha) on December 6 at the Hansraj College, University Delhi, New Delhi.
The Peruvian culture comic book AYAR, THE INKA’s LEGEND was officially launched on November 27 at the National Museum in New Delhi by Art Pass Publisher, a division of JJ Enterprises.
Prayas’s journey began in the summer of 1988, when a huge fire engulfed hundreds of Jhuggis in one of the the biggest slums of Delhi, that had left many children orphaned.
The main story revolves around the lives of sex workers, or devadasis, and her determination to make them self-sustainable and to get rid of the label of dishonour that was attached to them.
Padma Shri Shovana Narayan said performing arts should be integrated into mainstream education rather than relegating them to co-curricular activities.
