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Recently, India hosted the 32nd International Conference of Agricultural Economists (ICAE) in Delhi, with Prime Minister of India as the Chief Guest and Union Agriculture Minister as the Guest of Honour, marking a momentous occasion as it was held in India after a gap of 65 years.

The government has announced its intent to review the Income Tax Act (1961) aiming to fundamentally resolve the contentious sections of the Act be carefully redrafted, tax structure simplified.

The water crisis has affected more than 7,000 villages, 1,100 wards, and 220 talukas thus far in Karnataka. 

In a significant ruling, the Supreme Court of India has upheld the right of states to sub-classify SCs and STs for the purpose of providing reservation benefits. It recognises that these communities are not monolithic; rather, they exhibit varying degrees of social backwardness.