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Friday, January 9, 2026
TopicBeti Bachao Beti Padhao

Topic: Beti Bachao Beti Padhao

‘People-powered initiative’: PM Modi on 10 years of ‘Beti Bachao, Beti Padhao’ movement

Modi said that the movement has focused on overcoming gender barriers & biases, paving the way to ensure that the girl child has access to education and opportunities.

Abortion black market, touts, scan vans — how Haryana’s ‘Beti Bachao’ is losing momentum

Beti Bachao made some gains, but 9 yrs on Haryana’s hunger for sons is fuelling a booming female foeticide racket, an investigation by ThePrint found. Sex ratio & FIRs are both dropping.

Beti Bachao an empty slogan in Haryana now. Sex ratio falls again, 9 districts at crisis point

Haryana is slipping again and Beti Bachao has become just another govt programme. Targets, slogans, incentives are all lost in the great Indian bureaucratic complacency.

Haryana man behind #SelfieWithDaughter among Modi’s guests to mark 100th episode of Mann ki Baat

Former sarpanch of Bibipur village, Sunil Jaglan will be part of week-long celebration leading up to 100th episode airing on 30 April. Modi has mentioned him often in his radio address.

On Camera

Why Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella needed a low-budget blog

The site is intended to become a written record of evidence Nadella is a big idea kind of guy. A cynic might call it a kind of intellectual cosplay.

Global economic growth to slow in 2026 as Trump’s tariffs bite, UN says

The global economy is forecast to expand 2.7% this year, down from an estimated 2.8% in 2025. Growth is expected to go back up to 2.9% by 2027.

2025: Pakistan’s deadliest year in over a decade

Islamabad-based think-tank PICSS's new report says Pakistan saw 'pronounced escalation' in violence last year, with 3,413 conflict-related deaths compared to 1,950 in previous year.

A year-end Mea Culpa in National Interest—The Army-Islam combo doesn’t kill democracy

Many of you might think I got something so wrong in National Interest pieces written this year. I might disagree! But some deserve a Mea Culpa. I’d deal with the most recent this week.