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Tuesday, April 7, 2026
TopicNational Pension Scheme

Topic: National Pension Scheme

NPS Account: The Benefits of Staying Active and Contributing Regularly

When it comes to planning for retirement, long-term consistency matters more than short-term intensity. The National Pension System (NPS) is designed to reward discipline...

Indians can’t invest retirement funds internationally. Govt should study the viability

With the Union Budget coming up, there are a host of measures India could take to improve its pension system. The first one is clarifying the difference between NPS and UPS.

NPS for Private Sector Employees: Retirement Planning Options

The NPS is an ideal retirement planning option for investors, as professional fund managers manage the scheme at very low charges. Moreover, it offers significant tax benefits under different sections of the Income Tax Act.

States going back to Old Pension Scheme will hurt India. Here’s what 8th Pay Commission can do

The first payment need not be 50 per cent of the last wage, but could potentially be linked to the proposed indexation of the pensions in payment.

Pension payments for over 2,000 dead people — CAG report flags lapses in govt welfare schemes

In 122-pg report tabled in Rajya Sabha, Comptroller and Auditor General showed other gaps in disbursal & recommended 'specific measures for cleaning/weeding out ineligible beneficiaries'.

Pension or tension scheme? Restoration of OPS will lead to fiscal instability

State govts must examine current and projected revenue receipts before burdening future generations with commitments that will eat up resources.

Giving up on NPS a tragedy for state govts. DB pensions are ad hoc, delay fiscal stress

Several of the problems of the National Pensions Scheme can be easily remedied. The solution to fiscal stress isn't going back two decades ago.

On Camera

Rahul Gandhi wants to jail Himanta Sarma but Congress has a Bihar-sized problem in Assam

The Congress has promised Rs 50,000 assistance to each woman but as we've seen in many recent elections, voters seem to be conscious of the proverb: 'A bird in hand is worth two in the bush.'

Stocks fall, oil prices climb as Trump issues fresh threat to Iran ahead of his deadline

Fears that an escalation of the conflict could heighten a fuel squeeze & endanger the economy unnerved traders, with NYT reporting Iran stopped negotiating a truce with the US.

UAE walks away from financing Rafale F5 due to restricted access to technology, reports French media

French newspaper La Tribune earlier last week indicated that UAE withdrew from deal to fund EUR 3.5 billion. India is looking to order 114 new Rafales, which could include the F5.

China insulated itself against energy shocks. India is ‘all talk, no walk’

China patiently invested capital, skill and technology in coal gasification. Unlike it, we won’t move from words to action. As crude prices decline, we lose interest.