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Thursday, April 9, 2026
TopicPM-UDAY

Topic: PM-UDAY

A key vote bank, but legal tag for Delhi’s unauthorised colonies no longer on political parties’ agenda

In November last year, DDA initiated special drive, extended till 31 March, 2025, to assist residents of these colonies in applying under PM-UDAY scheme.

BJP eyes votes in Delhi’s unauthorised colonies but Modi govt’s property rights scheme a slow starter

Four years on, PM-UDAY scheme’s red tape & stringent norms frustrate most residents’ hopes of getting ownership. AAP seeks to make it poll issue, BJP promises to work to expedite process.

Residents of Delhi’s ‘affluent colonies’ renew demand for property rights, inclusion in PM-UDAY

Centre launched PM-UDAY in Dec 2019 to give ownership rights to residents of unauthorised colonies, but these 69 colonies were not covered as these were categorised as ‘affluent’.

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.