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Every meaningful public change to this site, newest first. Internal refactors live elsewhere; this page is the human-readable record.

April 2026

  1. Calculator

    Side-by-side LIC plan comparator

    Pick any two of the 42 active LIC plans and see them lined up by category, status, and "our take", with direct links into each plan's calculator. Selections are encoded in the URL so comparisons are shareable.

  2. Content

    Articles section launched

    Long-form posts on Indian personal finance, starting with an honest look at why most LIC endowment policies underperform — and the narrow cases where they don't.

  3. Data

    LIC bonus history dataset published

    First open dataset on the site: declared simple reversionary bonus and final additional bonus rates for major LIC endowment plans. CSV and JSON downloads, CC-BY-4.0.

  4. SEO

    Site changelog + visible last-updated date on every page

    Each page now shows when it was last meaningfully updated and links here. Helps both readers and search engines judge freshness.

  5. Content

    Glossary launched (22 terms)

    Plain-English definitions for the LIC and personal-finance jargon used across the site, with worked examples and cross-links.

  6. Content

    Per-plan deep dives: review, surrender, tax

    Long-form splinter pages under each LIC plan covering opinionated review, surrender mechanics, and tax treatment.

  7. Calculator

    LIC Jeevan Labh (Plan 736) calculator

    Three-scenario maturity projection (low/expected/high), guaranteed-vs-non-guaranteed split, surrender-value mode, year-by-year table.

  8. Content
  9. Calculator

    LIC policy value calculator

    Generic surrender / paid-up / projected-maturity calculator usable for any traditional LIC endowment policy.

  10. Calculator

    SIP calculator

    Monthly SIP with optional one-time lump sum and growth chart.

  11. Launch

    Site live

    Blog, calculator hub, and the first guides shipped on the new Astro + Svelte stack.

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