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Topic: AMRUT

Government launches 3 landmark urban initiatives

ThePrint Team -
AMRUT, Smart Cities Mission, and PMAY-U aim to improve quality of life in urban areas.

Municipal bonds not a hit among urban local bodies, low creditworthiness a big hurdle — infra report

Risha Chitlangia -
Other factors include easy availability of govt funds, lack of political will to improve service delivery & systemic absence of timely audits, says India Infrastructure Report 2023

Maharashtra civil servants will be judged on how well they implement Modi schemes

Manasi Phadke -
The urban development department under CM Devendra Fadnavis has set KRAs for tasks such as Swachh Bharat & Smart Cities mission.

‘Muni’ bond to the rescue. After Indore’s success, cities eager to raise their own funds

Mahua Venkatesh -
Madhya Pradesh is taking the lead in ‘muni bonds’ with cities such as Gwalior, Jabalpur and Bhopal set to follow suit.

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Opinion

Nepal must go back to old map, assure Delhi its territory won’t be used against India

Seshadri Chari -
The new Prime Minister of Nepal, Balendra Shah, must reset ties with New Delhi. The India-Nepal relationship cannot be taken for granted.

Prada learnt its lesson. Where are ‘humara culture’ Indians on Ralph Lauren’s jhumka?

Nehru and Modi’s dilemmas are similar. Secret documents on 1953 nuclear crisis show

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Economy

Floundering PM Internship Scheme used less than 1% of Rs 10,831 crore set aside for it in FY25-26

Udit Bubna -
The Standing Committee on Finance tabled its report on Demands for Grants (2026-27) in the Lok Sabha Thursday.

Defence

India-Bangladesh relations on track—After military intel chief’s visit, envoy goes to Army War College

Keshav Padmanabhan -
In a first during his tenure as High Commissioner to India, Riaz Hamidullah addressed JOCAP consisting of tri-forces officers, as New Delhi & Dhaka step up normalisation efforts.

National Interest

Trump brings the Age of Humiliation for friends. Modi needs stoicism abroad, humility at home

Shekhar Gupta -
Trump has ushered in the age of humiliation. His method is to push around America’s friends rudely and publicly. He knows none of them can afford to fight back.

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