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India Slips to 131st in Global Gender Gap Index 2025

📌 IntroductionIndia has dropped two places to 131st out of 148 countries on the World Economic Forum’s Global Gender Gap Index 2025, which highlights persistent gender inequalities in key areas such as economic participation and political empowerment. Despite modest improvements in overall gender equality, India’s position has worsened in relative global terms. 🔍 Gender equality […]

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India’s Social Security Revolution: From 19% to 64% Coverage in a Decade (2015–2025)

IntroductionIndia has made remarkable progress in social security coverage over the last decade. According to the latest data from the International Labour Organisation’s ILOSTAT, the country’s social security coverage is set to grow from a modest 19% in 2015 to an impressive 64.3% in 2025, with over 94 crore citizens benefiting from it. This represents

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Indian Stock Market Surges as RBI Cuts Interest Rates and Boosts Bank Liquidity

Indian Stock Market Mumbai:The Indian stock market saw a major rise today after the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) announced two big changes to boost the economy: Repo Rate Cut: The RBI lowered the repo rate (the rate at which banks borrow money from the RBI) more than expected. This makes loans cheaper for businesses

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