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Thursday, October 23, 2025
TopicSelf help group

Topic: Self help group

1.5 crore women are ‘Lakhpati Didis’, target 2 crore till 15 August—Union minister Shivraj Chouhan

‘Lakhpati Didi’ is a woman member of a Self-Help Group who earns Rs 1 lakh or more per year. Chouhan added that PM Modi has resolved to make every Indian woman a 'Lakhpati Didi'.

‘Discrimination’ against beef at Chennai food fest sparks row, slammed as ‘casteist mentality’

The festival, held by Tamil Nadu Urban Livelihoods Mission, opened Friday, but beef dishes were allegedly added to the menu Sunday after their absence was flagged. Organisers deny claim.

Centre plans service sector push for rural self-help groups as part of ‘Lakhpati Didi’ initiative

Ministry of Rural Development, as part of its 100-day plan, is likely to launch a sub-scheme to assist SHG members set up service sector enterprises, it is learnt.

Union Cabinet approves Rs 1,261cr drone scheme to 15,000 women Self Help Groups

Union minister Anurag Thakur announced at a press conference Wednesday that the SHGs would be able to provide the drones as rental services to farmers for agricultural purposes.

Desperation made an Odisha woman turn to sanitation work. Now it’s her life’s mission

Salila Jena began her journey with phase 2 of the Swachh Bharat Mission as a waste segregator. Now she works with the municipality to treat sewage.

On Camera

In Bihar, BJP is courting upper castes—a clear shift from its 2020 strategy

With two parties led by Dalit leaders now part of NDA, the BJP is hopeful of winning a large number of reserved constituencies.

Boom to bust: Haunted by Ketan Parekh saga, 117-yr-old Calcutta Stock Exchange’s future lies in limbo

CSE, one of India’s oldest bourses, is edging towards a voluntary exit. It could never recover from market manipulation scam that caused a payment crisis at exchange back in 2001. 

From battle of wits and daring air strikes to artillery fury, new details emerge of Operation Sindoor

Fresh details of operation conducted by IAF, Army have come out in gazette notification giving citations of those who were awarded Vir Chakra for their bravery.

CJI, IPS, IAS & Homebound: A wake-up call 75 years in the making

Education, reservations, govt jobs are meant to bring equality and dignity. That we are a long way from that is evident in the shoe thrown at the CJI and the suicide of Haryana IPS officer. The film Homebound has a lesson too.