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Thursday, August 21, 2025
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Topic: Agniveers

Armed forces collecting empirical data on Agniveers, likely to ask govt for tweaks in Agnipath

Three services also considering proposal to retain 50% of Agniveers at end of four years, compared to 25% now, it is learnt.

Same leave benefits as officers: Rajnath Singh approves parity in rules for women in armed forces

Defence ministry introduces new rules allowing women soldiers, sailors & air warriors 360 days of childcare leave in their career. 180 days of maternity leave also allowed for pregnancies.

An Odisha cop is turning low-income Army aspirants’ dreams into reality—free of cost

Rajesh Kumar Sahu, a havaldar in the Odisha Special Armed Police wants to even the playing field for a new generation of low-income Army aspirants. He is their pathfinder, trainer, and counsellor.

After an ‘outstanding’ first batch, another 20,000 Agniveers to pass out next week

First batch passed out in August. A total of 40,000 Agniveers were inducted into Army in 2022 and sent to various regimental centres for training. 

Agniveers have hit the ground but their training module must make these tweaks

There is a need to train the trainer in methods of modern instruction. Psychological training of the instructors is also required.

Army starts training its 1st batch of 19,000 Agniveers — hi-tech simulators, ethos crash course

Simulators for training on weapons, equipment are being established. While training of second batch begins March, subsequent batches will be inducted in May & November every year.

SC refused to abolish domestic work for Army Sahayaks. But Agniveer era can end it

While organisational and social changes can still reform the Indian military. preventing the misuse of employees for domestic chores in govt structures remains a tough ask.

Agnipath is MNREGA scheme by armed forces. But Agniveers won’t have govt job status symbol

Campus Voice is an initiative by ThePrint where young Indians get an opportunity to express their opinions on a prevalent issue.

Politicians won’t save Agniveers, but Army can. Effective management is key

The real challenge thrown at the Armed Forces is to make the Agnipath scheme successful even when resettlement is not assured.

State & central forces can help resettle Agniveers, but police jobs are not the solution

Central police forces could offer around 1,000 annual jobs to Agniveers whose service will end after 4 yrs, while state police forces could provide around 10,000, according to govt data.

On Camera

New insolvency frameworks to shorter timelines, how 2025 amendment bill proposes to transform IBC

New bill aims to fix key issues with IBC 2016, including delays & patchy implementation, and protect creditors, with window for genuine promoters to retain control of their companies.

First-of-its kind tri-services conference Ran Samvad to take place in Army War College next week

Billed as the military’s own version of Raisina Dialogue, the event will spotlight on tech-driven warfighting, lessons from Operation Sindoor and release of three new doctrines.

War of IAF, PAF doctrines: As Pakistan obsesses over numbers, India embraces risk, wins

Now that both IAF and PAF have made formal claims of having shot down the other’s aircraft in the 87-hour war in May, we can ask a larger question: do such numbers really matter?