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Friday, July 18, 2025
TopicFree bus ride

Topic: Free bus ride

AAP’s free bus ride scheme helped Delhi women save up to 8%, get access to better jobs—WRI India paper

WRI India paper says scheme increased women bus user’s average travel distance from 7.92 km to 10.52 km, enabling them to travel far and wide. Paper relies on survey of 2,010 commuters.

KTR in eye of storm over ‘derogatory’ remarks on women using Telangana’s free bus travel scheme

Referring to videos purportedly showing women using scheme to pass time, KTR said they could 'break dance' if they wished. Women's body has issued notice to him for appearance.

LPG subsidies, free bus rides give women what they want. That precious thing called leisure

Welfare programmes like Ujjwala or Shakti offer women precious moments of social time away from monotonous unpaid work, catering to the needs of the average woman voter.

Karnataka women are on non-stop joy ride. Backpacking to temples & palaces on free Shakti

There's no stopping Karnataka women. Between June and July, the number of women passengers taking free Shakti buses doubled.

Here’s how Delhi govt can make its free bus ride scheme for women a financial success too

Kejriwal government can learn from countries like the US, France and Colombia on how to strengthen public transportation finances.

Free DTC and cluster bus ride scheme for women begins in Delhi

Women will be given pink tickets in DTC & cluster buses to avail the scheme. Delhi government will reimburse transporters based on the number of pink tickets issued.

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Critical minerals are the new oil. India can’t afford to depend on China

Mineral security is no longer just an economic concern but a national security imperative, underpinning the country’s ambitions in clean energy, defence self-reliance, and advanced manufacturing.

India-US set to ink mini trade deal soon, reach understanding on agricultural & dairy products

Mini deal will likely see no cut in 10% baseline tariff on Indian exports announced by Trump on 2 April, it is learnt, but additional 26% tariffs are set to be reduced.

Not just AK-203, India & Russia to jointly manufacture AK-19 and PPK-20 for domestic use and export 

India-Russia JV is also racing to deliver 7,000 more AK-203 assault rifles by 15 Aug. These are currently being made with 50% indigenisation and this will surge to 100% by 31 December.

RSS chief Bhagwat draws the line at 75. India’s politics stares at the Modi Exception

BJP has no dynastic succession, at least not at the top. You can trace this back to Vajpayee-Advani era. This act of spotting, empowering younger talent is even more striking with the choice of BJP presidents.