NITI Aayog lays out roadmap to internationalize higher education by 2047
DD News, December 23, 2025
NITI Aayog on Monday released a policy report laying out a long-term roadmap to internationalise India’s higher education system, with the stated goal of turning the country into a global hub for education and research by 2047.

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What GST reform got right — and where it fell short
Policy Circle, December 20, 2025
When the Goods and Services Tax came into force on July 1, 2017, it was sold as India’s boldest fiscal reform since liberalisation. Enabled by the 101st Constitutional Amendment, GST dismantled a fragmented indirect tax regime that varied by state, sector, and stage of production.

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India’s biggest higher education overhaul
The Pioneer, December 16, 2025
India’s education system has long remained under the shadow of a colonial framework designed to serve British interests. Even after Independence, the same system continued with only minor alterations.

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Govt set to scrap MGNREGA, to bring Viksit Bharat G Ram G rural job scheme
Hindustan Times, December 15, 2025
The Prime Minister Narendra Modi-led government will replace the country’s flagship job scheme, the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act 2005 (MGNREGA) with Viksit Bharat—Guarantee for Rozgar and Ajeevika Mission (Gramin) VB—G RAM G BILL, 2025.

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