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Thursday, August 14, 2025
TopicJan Dhan Yojana

Topic: Jan Dhan Yojana

Banks earn Rs 5,000 crore from customers breaching minimum balance in 2018

According to banking data, SBI earned the most at Rs 2,433 crore followed by HDFC which made Rs 590 crore. 

Why Modi’s grand ideas don’t deliver grand results

Prime Minister Narendra Modi wants the bureaucracy to deliver results at bullet train speed but where’s the manpower?

Modi government hasn’t fared too badly on the economy. But can’t say the same on politics

The real negatives of the Modi govt are not with regard to the economy but with the undermining of key institutions & damage to the social fabric.

On Camera

Trump is swinging on Russia again. What this means for Europe’s security architecture

The dynamics between Europe and Russia have gone so south that mending fences looks like an uphill task—even as the US swings between sanctions and olive branches.

Slashing GST on waste can unlock Rs 1.8 lakh crore, high tax hurting circular economy goals—CSE

Centre for Science and Environment in new report makes case for rationalising GST on waste material, saying most informal operators can’t afford high tax & it also hinders recycling.

India, US troops to undertake joint military exercise next month, first after Op Sindoor

21st edition of annual joint military exercise will be held from 1 to 16 September, aimed at sharing military tech, operational best practices & disaster relief coordination methods.

Modi’s ready to risk it all for farmers. Farm reform can answer Trump with new Green Revolution

Standing up to America is usually not a personal risk for a leader in India. Any suggestions of foreign pressure unites India behind who they see as leading them in that fight.