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Thursday, August 14, 2025
TopicPresident's Medal

Topic: President's Medal

IPS officer returns President’s Medal, questions 360° review; cites campaign to link him with RSS

Posted in SSB, Dr Paresh Saxena wrote to President that now-retired IPS officer ‘initiated narrative that he has deep RSS base & successive DGs too misrepresented him as uncooperative’.

President’s medal for Manipur DSP with role in multiple peace talks with Kuki militants, insurgents

The officer has dealt with various sensitive matters over the yrs, including 2008 SoO Agreement with Kuki underground groups, & MoU with valley-based militant groups in 2022, among others.

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Trump is swinging on Russia again. What this means for Europe’s security architecture

The dynamics between Europe and Russia have gone so south that mending fences looks like an uphill task—even as the US swings between sanctions and olive branches.

Slashing GST on waste can unlock Rs 1.8 lakh crore, high tax hurting circular economy goals—CSE

Centre for Science and Environment in new report makes case for rationalising GST on waste material, saying most informal operators can’t afford high tax & it also hinders recycling.

2 Agniveers awarded Sena Medal for gallantry in Op Sindoor, a first since Agnipath launch

This marks the first time that Agniveers have received gallantry awards. They are the Army's short-term recruits under the Agnipath scheme.

Modi’s ready to risk it all for farmers. Farm reform can answer Trump with new Green Revolution

Standing up to America is usually not a personal risk for a leader in India. Any suggestions of foreign pressure unites India behind who they see as leading them in that fight.