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Government policies and interventions for development in various sectorsVulnerable Sections
20 Dec, 2025

Centre revises guidelines to help poor prisoners unable to pay fines, Pg12

Centre overhauls 'Support to Poor Prisoners' scheme with fixed timelines and senior official involvement for effective implementation and reduced prison overcrowding.

Union State Relations and Federal StructureGovernment policies and interventions for development in various sectorsVulnerable SectionsEducation Sector
20 Dec, 2025

Country's '100% literacy by 2030' goal hits Bihar wall, Pg16

Bihar stalls Centre's ULLAS literacy program, jeopardizing India's 2030 goal of 100% literacy due to implementation issues.

Devolution of Powers and Finances up to Local LevelsVulnerable SectionsE Governance
20 Dec, 2025

Centre plans portal to provide all forest rights services online, Pg10

Centre unveils 'TARANG' portal to streamline Forest Rights Act implementation, digitizing claims, title deeds, and mapping potential forest areas.

Representation of the People's ActVulnerable Sections
20 Dec, 2025

​Do not rush it, Pg8

Election Commission faces scrutiny over voter roll revisions, potential disenfranchisement, and compressed timelines amid Supreme Court intervention.

Social Empowerment, Communalism, Regionalism and SecularismVulnerable SectionsHealth SectorEducation Sector
19 Dec, 2025

Visibility and inclusion: advancing the case of children with disabilities, PgII

UNICEF report reveals disparities in rights and services for 108 million children with disabilities in Asia-Pacific, highlighting critical data gaps.

Poverty and Developmental IssuesUnion State Relations and Federal StructureParliament and State LegislaturesVulnerable Sections
19 Dec, 2025

Cutting off a rural lifeline and the Directive Principles, Pg8

Government's Bill to replace MGNREGA faces criticism for undermining the right to work and federalism, impacting rural poor.

Inclusive GrowthUnion State Relations and Federal StructureParliament and State LegislaturesVulnerable Sections
19 Dec, 2025

G RAM G Bill clears both Houses, Pg5

Parliament passes VB-G RAM G Bill, 2025, repealing MGNREGA, increasing employment days to 125, and altering Centre-State funding ratio to 60:40.

Women and Women's OrganizationsPoverty and Developmental IssuesUnion State Relations and Federal StructureVulnerable Sections
18 Dec, 2025

Bill to replace MGNREGA faces criticism; TDP flags increased burden on State, Pg11

Opposition mounts against Viksit Bharat Guarantee Bill, alleging reduced state funding and centralized control over rural employment scheme.

Union State Relations and Federal StructureGovernment policies and interventions for development in various sectorsVulnerable SectionsIndian Diaspora
18 Dec, 2025

Overseas Bill betrays migrant workers, Pg7

Overseas Mobility Bill 2025: Critics allege the Bill betrays migrant workers by diluting rights and safeguards against exploitation.

Poverty and Developmental IssuesUnion State Relations and Federal StructureGovernment policies and interventions for development in various sectorsVulnerable Sections
18 Dec, 2025

Change for the worse, Pg6

Viksit Bharat-Guarantee for Rozgar and Ajeevika Mission Bill introduced, replacing MGNREGA, faces opposition over reduced state autonomy and funding changes.

Inclusive GrowthUnion State Relations and Federal StructureVulnerable Sections
18 Dec, 2025

‘Dilution of right to work’: Activists, economists slam VB-G RAM G Bill, Pg9

Economists criticize VB-G RAM G Bill, alleging it dilutes MGNREGA, undermines right to work, and shifts financial burden to states.

Government policies and interventions for development in various sectorsVulnerable SectionsConservation, Pollution and Degradation
18 Dec, 2025

Air toxic, Delhi govt makes 50% work from home a must, Pg1

Delhi government mandates 50% work from home, provides ₹10,000 aid to construction workers amid toxic air crisis.

Union State Relations and Federal StructureParliament and State LegislaturesGovernment policies and interventions for development in various sectorsVulnerable Sections
17 Dec, 2025

Govt. introduces Bill to replace MGNREGA amid loud protests, Pg11

Government introduces VB-G RAM G Bill, 2025, aiming to replace MGNREGA, sparking opposition protests over potential weakening of employment rights.

Vulnerable SectionsBasics of Cyber Security
17 Dec, 2025

SC expresses shock over money lost to digital arrest fraud, Pg10

Supreme Court alarmed as digital arrest scams pilfer ₹3,000 crore, demands government action to protect vulnerable citizens.

Devolution of Powers and Finances up to Local LevelsGovernment policies and interventions for development in various sectorsVulnerable SectionsLinkages between Development and Spread of Extremism
17 Dec, 2025

The future of governance in post-Maoist India, Pg8

Article analyzes governance failures in Fifth Schedule areas, fueling Maoist insurgency due to tribal alienation and exploitation despite constitutional safeguards.

Vulnerable SectionsGovernment Budgeting
17 Dec, 2025

PFRDA allows 80% NPS corpus withdrawal for private subscribers, Pg17

PFRDA eases NPS withdrawal rules: Private subscribers can now withdraw 80% corpus as lump sum.

Poverty and Developmental IssuesUnion State Relations and Federal StructureGovernment policies and interventions for development in various sectorsVulnerable Sections
17 Dec, 2025

A Bill that takes us back to the days before MGNREGA, Pg15

Proposed VB-G RAM G Bill, 2025 threatens MGNREGA's guaranteed employment by shifting to allocation-based scheme with reduced central funding and state control.

Union State Relations and Federal StructureGovernment policies and interventions for development in various sectorsVulnerable Sections
16 Dec, 2025

With new Bill, demand-led job scheme set to turn supply-driven, Pg1

Government's Viksit Bharat Bill to replace MGNREGA shifts focus to supply-driven model, raising states' financial burden to 40%.

Inclusive GrowthVulnerable SectionsIndian Economy, Planning, Mobilization of Resources, Growth, Development and EmploymentInfrastructure: Energy, Ports, Roads, Airports, Railways etc.
16 Dec, 2025

A broad-based development model, Pg7

Tamil Nadu achieves fastest economic growth among major states with 11.2% in 2024-25, propelled by manufacturing and welfare schemes.

Poverty and Developmental IssuesUnion State Relations and Federal StructureGovernment policies and interventions for development in various sectorsVulnerable Sections
16 Dec, 2025

20 yrs on, a radical revamp of the rural jobs framework, Pg15

MGNREGA revamp: Centre proposes VB-G RAM G Bill, increasing workdays to 125 with shared state funding and seasonal work pauses.

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