Site
Changelog
Every meaningful public change to this site, newest first. Internal refactors live elsewhere; this page is the human-readable record.
April 2026
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Glossary launched (22 terms)
Plain-English definitions for the LIC and personal-finance jargon used across the site, with worked examples and cross-links.
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Per-plan deep dives: review, surrender, tax
Long-form splinter pages under each LIC plan covering opinionated review, surrender mechanics, and tax treatment.
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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.
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LIC policy value calculator
Generic surrender / paid-up / projected-maturity calculator usable for any traditional LIC endowment policy.
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SIP calculator
Monthly SIP with optional one-time lump sum and growth chart.
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Site live
Blog, calculator hub, and the first guides shipped on the new Astro + Svelte stack.