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Wednesday, January 28, 2026
TopicPublic funds

Topic: public funds

Parliamentary panel flags lapses in managing central grants for village development. ‘Unused, diverted’

Substantial grants for panchayati raj institutions unused in Uttar Pradesh and Maharashtra, a report by Standing Committee on Rural Development and Panchayat Raj has revealed.

President Murmu emphasizes role of Supreme Audit Institutions in public funds integrity

In her speech, the President highlighted the importance of the CAG of India in ensuring transparency and accountability in the country's public finance.

Make Indians invest, not donate. Bharat Navnirmaan Bonds can be answer to fund crunch

Raising funds through Bharat Navnirmaan Bonds will help the Modi government mobilise a large section of the population and build a national financial war chest to fight the Covid crisis.

‘University Of Jihad’ gets public funds even as Pakistan fights extremism

For years, Pakistan has promised to clamp down on religious schools that preach violence, yet radical seminaries like Darul Uloom Haqqania continue to receive government funds.

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.