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Tuesday, July 22, 2025
TopicAccessible Housing

Topic: Accessible Housing

Eye on polls, govt unveils housing scheme for middle class & 2 cr more PMAY-Gramin houses in Budget

Risha Chitlangia -
According to the Interim Budget, extra 2 crore houses under Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojna-Gramin will be made in 5 yrs. Plan to launch a special housing scheme was announced by Modi last yr

Slums aren’t just a global scale problem – they’re also a world-class opportunity

Jonathan T.M. Reckford -
A global push to improve informal settlements would have a transformative economic impact. Some countries’ GDP would increase as much as 10.5%.

PMAY-Urban report card — UP & Gujarat top in constructing most affordable houses, Sikkim last

Sukriti Vats -
Maharashtra & Andhra Pradesh also fare well in delivery of affordable homes to urban poor. Among UTs, Delhi tops with 27,308 houses while Andaman & Nicobar is at bottom with 45.

Accessible homes for disabled Indians is not a favour, it’s an obligation

M Karpagam -
Most builders and promoters don’t care about making Indian buildings accessible to persons with disabilities. That’s against the law.

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Opinion

India’s TRP ecosystem needs a reset. Time to end BARC monopoly

Varun Ramdas -
A ratings monopoly in India has led to lack of technological variation, resulting in sluggish systems detached from market dynamics.

Chandrababu Naidu is dreaming new dreams at 75. What other CMs are missing

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What India can learn from Israel about atmanirbharta in defence

Economy

India-US set to ink mini trade deal soon, reach understanding on agricultural & dairy products

Keshav Padmanabhan -
Mini deal will likely see no cut in 10% baseline tariff on Indian exports announced by Trump on 2 April, it is learnt, but additional 26% tariffs are set to be reduced.

Defence

Not just AK-203, India & Russia to jointly manufacture AK-19 and PPK-20 for domestic use and export 

Snehesh Alex Philip -
India-Russia JV is also racing to deliver 7,000 more AK-203 assault rifles by 15 Aug. These are currently being made with 50% indigenisation and this will surge to 100% by 31 December.

National Interest

Strategic partner one day, tactical nightmare the next: India’s learning Trumplomacy the hard way

Shekhar Gupta -
Public, loud, upfront, filled with impropriety and high praise sometimes laced with insults. This is what we call Trumplomacy. But the larger objective is the same: American supremacy.

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