Robust GST reforms herald positive impact on economy, boost consumption

IANS | December 25, 2025 12:00 PM

New Delhi, Dec 25 (IANS) Over the past years, the government has undertaken a historic wave of reforms, abolishing over 40,000 unnecessary compliances and repealing more than 1,500 outdated laws, thus creating a modern, efficient, and citizen-friendly ecosystem. The GST rate rationalisation, which came into effect from September 22 this year, was one such ‘Big Bang reform’ towards building a 'Viksit Bharat'.

Animal studies show Alzheimer's disease can be reversed

IANS | December 25, 2025 11:34 AM

New Delhi, Dec 25 (IANS) In a significant breakthrough, US researchers have found in animal studies that Alzheimer's disease can be reverse, challenging previous studies that for over a century considered the neurodegenerative disease to be irreversible.