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Wednesday, January 28, 2026
TopicMUDRA scheme

Topic: MUDRA scheme

Modi govt’s MUDRA is feeding dreams of your local beautician, grocer… and bad loans

Remya Nair -
Launched in April 2015, MUDRA has managed to meet the aspirations of entrepreneurs across India. But it may also be fuelling an NPA crisis.

Modi govt looks at lie detection test to tackle bad loans in Mudra scheme

Remya Nair -
State-owned Mudra invites expression of interest from potential bidders for an online loan appraisal system that plans to use AI technology.

In MUDRA, India’s young and women entrepreneurs find a growth story

Vikram Sampath -
In the last three years, in addition to generating jobs, MUDRA has managed to boost financial inclusion in India.

Missing data on jobs may play key role in 2019 elections

Karan Bhasin -
Though the EPFO database may have its own limitations, the estimate obtained from it can be used as a safe and consistent approximation.

PF contribution cut for women employees a half-hearted measure

Sanya Dhingra -
Women entrepreneurs and activists give thumbs down to Jaitley’s ‘gender budget’, say more steps needed to increase women’s participation in workforce.

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Opinion

Why sharp selloff in Japanese bonds has a message for India’s budget

Andy Mukherjee -
Although its overall GDP will soon be bigger than Japan’s, on a per-capita basis India is still 12 times poorer.

Ursula von der Leyen’s Indian clothes vs Trudeaus? It’s cultural appreciation not performance

Arijit Singh is the bridge between 3 generations—Rafi to Ritviz

Economy

India’s looking at 14 million metric tonnes of e-waste by 2030, recycling can’t keep up—NITI Aayog

Udit Bubna -
Country's used lithium-ion battery problem is also set to grow sharply in next decade. India 3rd largest e-waste producer with 7% global share but currently recycles only about 10% of it.

Defence

Indian Army ties up with US drone company that made its name in the Ukraine conflict

Debdutta Chakraborty -
Shield AI will provide V-BAT vertical takeoff & landing drones along with licences for software, which will be integrated into aircraft and made available to select Indian partners.

National Interest

Non-alignment is coming back in a new avatar: Trump-peedit alliance

Shekhar Gupta -
No nation other than China can negotiate one-on-one with Trump on an equal footing. That’s why the middle powers who so far formed the core of multilateral bodies now feel orphaned.

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