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Thursday, January 29, 2026
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Topic: PMJDY

PMJDY celebrates 10 years of financial inclusion

Over 80 crore households benefitted from the scheme during COVID-19 pandemic, a PIB press release stated.

Bank harassment, hidden charges undoing gains of Modi’s PMJDY and financial inclusion

The government has merged several public sector banks to improve profitability. But users have not been informed of the complications these mergers have caused.

On Camera

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

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

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

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.

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

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.

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

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.