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Thursday, January 29, 2026
TopicPradhan Mantri Jan Dhan Yojana

Topic: Pradhan Mantri Jan Dhan Yojana

Jan Dhan Yojana at 10: Big boost to financial inclusion but greater awareness needed, say experts

Experts also highlight need for more data to assess impact on ground. Govt data shows there are currently 53 cr Jan Dhan account holders, of whom 30 cr are women.

PM hails ‘nari shakti’ as finance ministry says ‘over half of 50 cr Jan Dhan accounts’ belong to women

Finance ministry has announced that number of Jan Dhan accounts in the country has crossed the 50-crore mark, as on 9 August, since scheme was launched nine years back, in 2014. 

Why more smartphones and bank accounts haven’t brought financial digital inclusion in India

India's financial sector has been a gung-ho adopter of technology. But design of technology and finance have hardly reflected users’ lived realities.

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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.