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Tuesday, March 10, 2026
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Topic: ESIC

EPFO doubles withdrawal limit to Rs 1 lakh for exigencies, govt working to hike salary ceiling for PF

Moushumi Das Gupta -
Other change include relaxation of norms to allow a contributor to withdraw in the first six months of new job, says Union minister Mansukh Mandaviya.

ESIC recruits 1221 doctors, boosting healthcare services

ThePrint Team -
General duty medical officers, assistant professors, and specialists join the team.

Senior Jharkhand IAS Officer takes charge as ESIC Director General

ThePrint Team -
Shri Kamal Kishore Soan assumes additional responsibilities in the Ministry of Labour & Employment.

A govt health scheme soon for Uber, Ola, Zomato & other gig and platform workers in India

Moushumi Das Gupta -
The scheme being firmed up will be funded by the Social Security Fund, where gig companies will have to put aside 1-2% of their annual turnover. 

Modi govt’s Jan Arogya scheme looks at group health insurance plans to cover the uninsured

Abantika Ghosh -
NHA invites expressions of interest from insurance firms. It will not offer monetary aid but provide them with IT systems, hospital networks among other support under PMJAY framework.

ESIC health insurance scheme is flush with funds but that isn’t helping low-wage workers

Mahua Venkatesh -
ESIC has been battling several wars on different fronts — jump in subscriber base, poor infrastructure and bureaucratic processes.

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Opinion

The oil pipelines that could decide the Iran war

Javier Blas -
Washington: Iran’s strategy in its war with the US and Israel is by now clear: Impose an intolerable economic cost on President Donald Trump,...

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Economy

Russian crude never left India’s import mix. It made up 1/3rd of oil imports from 2024 to 2026

Udit Bubna -
After dominating India’s crude imports since 2023, Russian supplies slowed amid US sanctions, but a 30-day ‘waiver’ amid West Asia tensions could now push flows back towards 2 mbpd.

Defence

India and Indonesia finalise BrahMos deal, contract to be signed early next fiscal

Snehesh Alex Philip -
One battery of the BrahMos missile is to be procured in the initial phase. The plan is to scale up the procurement in phases.

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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