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Thursday, April 9, 2026
TopicMaternity Benefit Programme

Topic: Maternity Benefit Programme

Atypical family units equally deserving of protection of law, benefits — Full text of SC order

A SC bench ruled in favour of a nursing officer who was denied maternity leave for her biological child as she had taken time off to care for her husband’s two kids from a prior marriage.

About 649 million women have inadequate maternity protection. ILO has a message

Self-employed, migrants and informal workers – as well as adoptive and LGBTQI+ parents – are among those who miss out on maternity benefits.

Gender Budget Statement 2018: Small step for fund allocation, giant leap for lip service

While ‘Beti Bachao, Beti Padhao’ will get more money than last year, the budget for all other major schemes including Ujjwala has been reduced.

On Camera

A stronger Iran has emerged from the rubble. US learned the lesson 40 days late

The US and Israel’s assassinations of Iranian leadership ended up bestowing martyrdom on those killed. Shias saw the deaths as a continuity of martyrdom from the Battle of Karbala.

Data centre gold rush risks blackouts, central electricity body warns states against tripping grids

India’s fast-growing data centre sector may strain state electricity networks; Central Electricity Authority has urged Maharashtra, Andhra Pradesh, Telangana and Tamil Nadu to boost capacity.

Too early to draw lessons from US-Israel & Iran war, India monitoring like a hawk—Navy chief

Indian Navy chief Admiral Dinesh Tripathi said that the ongoing conflict in West Asia illustrates that speed is no longer merely an enabler of warfare but a distinct capability.

China insulated itself against energy shocks. India is ‘all talk, no walk’

China patiently invested capital, skill and technology in coal gasification. Unlike it, we won’t move from words to action. As crude prices decline, we lose interest.