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Wednesday, July 8, 2026
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Topic: MGNREGA

‘Limits’ of India-Japan ties & Modi’s overseas honours spree, ‘sometimes as 1st & only recipient’

Global media also analyses if VB G-RAM-G is an improvement on the MGNREGA. BBC reports on how Instagram ‘has been running paid adverts promoting child sexual abuse material in India’.

How has MNREGA-to-G RAM G shift impacted anganwadis? House panel flags a funding problem

Anganwadi construction remains permissible under VB-G RAM G, yet specific funding architecture that made it deliverable no longer exists. No alternative has been put in place.

VB-G Ram G gets Rs 95,000-plus crore allocation under Union Budget 2026-27, MGNREGA funds reduced

The question remains whether Rs 30,000 crore will be used for clearing pending liabilities or for a transition period from MGNREGA to VB-G RAM G.

Congress to launch ‘MGNREGA Bachao Andolan’ on 5 January against Modi govt’s VB-G RAM G law

Mallikarjun Kharge says scrapping MGNREGA was one-sided decision taken by govt without consulting stakeholders including  state governments, people and panchayats.

MGNREGA was India’s climate safety net. VB-GRAMG takes that away

VB-GRAMG marks a fundamental departure from the logic that made MGNREGA responsive to climate risk.

VB–GRAMG must learn from MGNREGA mistakes. There are some hard-won lessons

The question is not whether MGNREGA should evolve. It is whether VB–GRAMG will inherit its guarantees, or merely its vocabulary.

With MGNREGA dismantled, Modi govt now has to prepare for upheaval in rural economy

That the Modi government would actually dismantle the architecture of one of the UPA era’s most significant rural welfare programmes, and remove MK Gandhi’s name, took the Opposition by surprise.

Modi govt’s repeal of MGNREGA is all about extracting money from states, not reform

The claim that VB-GRAMG provides an employment guarantee is incorrect. The only guarantee is to 'empower' the Centre to allow partial implementation in notified areas alone.

Wall of rants and say no to MA(hatma) GA(ndhi)

The best cartoons of the day, chosen by the editors at ThePrint.

As Lok Sabha passes Bill to replace MGNREGA, Shivraj says Congress ‘murdered’ Gandhi several times

Oppn, especially Congress, has severely criticised VB-G RAM G Bill saying it will upend MGNREGA's demand-driven framework, centralise decision-making & put financial burden on states.

On Camera

Modi in Indo-Pacific, Jaishankar in Gulf—how India is rebuilding its strategic map

July could be busiest month for India’s diplomatic establishment as Narendra Modi and S Jaishankar cover major power centres globally. The visits are aimed at outreach and outcome.

India’s rising solar penetration is stressing the power grid. It’s a storage problem

Paper says solar boom exposing storage deficit, with surplus daytime power going to waste as grid struggles to meet evening demand. 'Question has shifted from quantity to timing & flexibility.'

What India’s ₹10 trillion post-Op Sindoor arms buying plan means & next steps | CutTheClutter

In ep 1859 of CutTheClutter, Editor-In-Chief Shekhar Gupta and Editor (Defence & Diplomacy) Snehesh Alex Philip look at DAC approvals, what it means for India's military and next steps.

Congress is ceding ground to BJP on nationalism. It’s pushing India towards one-party system

The Congress party’s abandonment of nationalism is the most intriguing aspect of its post-2014 politics. The real Congress was never a party of bleeding heart pacifists.