The Government of India has put forward detailed recommendations to co-locate the Anganwadi Centres (AWCs) with schools in order to have a solid base on the Early Childhood Care and Education (ECCE). The move enhances the connection between pre-school and formal education, and children are likely to get a holistic care, nutrition and early learning opportunities. The relocation is directly correlated with the National Education Policy (NEP) 2020 and the NIPUN Bharat Mission that insists on the necessity of learning the basics of literacy and numeracy to build the future of young learners.

GST Overhaul 2025

Q1. When will the new GST design be in force?
a) September 4, 2025
b) September 22, 2025
c) October 1, 2025
d) January 1, 2026
Answer: b) September 22, 2025

Q2. So what GST rate will cement now pay in the new regime?
a) 5%
b) 12%
c) 18%
d) 28%
Answer: c) 18%

A significant redesign of the Goods and Services Tax (GST) regime has been passed by the GST Council to take effect on September 22, 2025. The new regime will reduce slabs by 5-percent and 18%, and 40% on luxury and sin goods. The reform is expected to increase consumer purchasing, compliance, and economic growth.

APEDA introduced BHARATI in 2025 to help 100 agri-food and agri-tech startups through support in innovation and the growth of export capabilities in India. The project is in line with the national goal of having agri-food exports of 50 billion in 2030.

Boston Brahmins is a term used in reference to the traditional old upper-class gentry of the 19th century in Boston. The term was used in 1861 by Oliver Wenddell Holmes to describe the families who were largely the descendants of English colonisers who gained control over the land by establishing a hegemony through education, commerce and strategically planned marriages.