Step Into PAN 2.0: Revolutionizing Benefits for Users and Businesses

Presenting India Today Insight: Sharp analysis on topical issues by the editors of India Today magazine. CLICK HERE TO SUBSCRIBE TO INDIA TODAY MAGAZINE Save 37% with our annual Digital+Print offer just for ₹3299 Enter the PAN 2.0 universe: How the new system will benefit users, businesses The aim is to bring all Permanent Account Number-related services under a single portal and make PAN a ‘common identifier’ for businesses; existing PAN cards will remain valid By Sonal Khetarpal CONTROVERSY: INDIAN ARMY Do women commanders in army face training gap? Leaked letter sparks debate A senior officer’s adverse review of eight women colonels under his command reflects the structural challenges in the Indian Army’s transition towards gender neutrality By Pradip R. Sagar SPOTLIGHT: DYNASTY WAR Behind violence, drama at Mewar dynasty coronation, a battle royale for property On the opposing sides of the protracted dispute are BJP MLA Vishvaraj Singh, whose succession ceremony was held on November 25, and uncle Arvind Singh’s family By Rohit Parihar FROM THE STATES: CAPITAL POLLUTION Breathless in India: Polluted air isn’t Delhi’s problem alone anymore Stubble fires down but so is wind speed, a big reason for bad air in the national capital, a city of 8 million vehicles, high population density and heavy construction debris By Avishek G. Dastidar ASSEMBLY POLLS: MAHARASHTRA What sunk Sharad Pawar’s NCP? Independents blowing their own ‘trumpet’ Contestants with the ‘trumpet’ symbol—closely resembling the NCP (SCP)’s ‘tutari’—secured crucial votes in seats that Pawar’s party lost narrowly in the Maharashtra polls By Dhaval S. Kulkarni EDUCATION: INDIANS IN US Indians paid most of $50 bn that US earned from overseas students in 2023 Around 29 per cent of international student admissions in the US in 2023-24 were of Indians, says the Department of State’s Open Doors Report By Jumana Shah CINEMA: PAYAL KAPADIA Payal Kapadia: The chronicler of dreams Dreams inform everything Kapadia does, whether it’s her stories, her characters or filmmaking, even if they are all anchored in stark reality By Suhani Singh FROM THE ARCHIVES (1991): GANDHIS AFTER RAJIV From the India Today Archives (1991): The Gandhis: Living with Rajiv’s death After Rajiv Gandhi’s assassination in May 1991, how Sonia, Rahul and Priyanka struggled to pick up the pieces By Harinder Baweja Subscribe to the India Today Magazine Explore interesting insights! Follow our WhatsApp Channel for the exclusive stories and engaging content! Click here to follow us