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Thursday, August 28, 2025
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Topic: DBT

DBT, BIRAC launch webinar series on biomanufacturing

The fortnightly webinar brings together a diverse range of stakeholders, including industry leaders, scientists, researchers, startups, and small and medium enterprises to discuss key developments in biomanufacturing.

Jan Dhan Yojana at 10: Big boost to financial inclusion but greater awareness needed, say experts

Experts also highlight need for more data to assess impact on ground. Govt data shows there are currently 53 cr Jan Dhan account holders, of whom 30 cr are women.

Red lipstick, macroni dinner, and the smell of aspiration in this OBC family in UP

A resident of village Maita in UP’s Unnao, Ramu was the first one among his family to get a free cylinder, PM Kisan support, an Ayushman card, as well as a toilet.

Eye on 2024 polls, debt-hit Jagan govt hikes budget for welfare schemes by 11%, says common man is priority

Andhra's debt for 2023-24 is pegged at Rs 53,610 crore, up from the estimate of Rs 48,545 crore for FY 2022-23. The total Andhra Pradesh debt is at Rs 4.83 lakh crore.

What is the ‘Jan Dhan Account-Aadhaar-Mobile’ trinity & has it aided India’s war on poverty?

'JAM' trinity facilitates direct benefit transfers of welfare subsidies into bank accounts of poor, but teething issues have kept the programme from realising its true potential.

Inclusive, efficient, accountable — how to make digital welfare platforms more citizen-centric

Any digital system built to deliver social protection to citizens must accentuate the benefits of digitisation for citizens while suppressing any harm to them.

Despite direct benefit transfers, welfare schemes beneficiaries still floundering, claims study

A study by Chennai-based policy research institution Dvara Research mentions 4 stages through which a beneficiary must pass to claim benefit under any scheme & explains hurdles in each.

Govt linked JAM to DBT but the blindspot of ‘exclusion’ emerged. Here’s how to plug it

Large-scale scams in PM-Kisan suggest there's vast leakage in DBT advantages. While inclusion errors are being tracked, exclusion should take priority.

BJP is no longer just a Brahmin-Bania-Zamindar party. UP’s ‘labarthis’ show why

Modi government posing as a benevolent giver is an image that any poor will cherish because their everyday interactions with State machinery isn’t so pleasant.

Punjab arhatiyas to go on strike today over DBT scheme for farmers

Around 40,000 arhatiyas will observe a state-wide strike on the opening day of wheat procurement and also hold a meeting in Ludhiana to chalk next course of action.

On Camera

How economic planning stifled India’s growth and talent

The Indian planning system did not encourage individuals based on ‘what they knew’, but on ‘whom they knew’. Many left for countries that recognised their talent.

All bets off as online gaming bill shakes industry & key players suspend ‘gambling’ on their platforms

The new law, which the government has framed as a moral duty, forced major platforms like Dream11 & Zupee to shut operations, wiping out hundreds of crores in market capitalisation. 

Post-Sindoor, joint doctrine tasks Special Forces with fighting info warfare & countering propaganda

Joint Doctrine for Special Forces Operations, released Wednesday, also outlines plans for the future expansion of AFSOD and the creation of Joint Service Training Institutes.

That Oval Office picture for ages deserves closer Indian reading, with a geopolitical lens

Putin sees this as a victory. Europeans have decided to deal with Trump on his terms for the sake of the larger Western alliance. We look at the lessons for us in India.