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Tuesday, January 6, 2026
TopicSelf-help groups

Topic: self-help groups

Mosquito nets to pickles, 450 rural women-led enterprises & how a govt-IIM initiative helped them soar

The 1st-of-its-kind initiative was implemented in Assam, Bihar & Bengal to support enterprises with turnover of Rs 12 lakh & above. Centre plans to expand model to other parts of India.

Once known for hunger deaths, Kalahandi is catching up fast. Smart classrooms to women-run cafés

Kalahandi Lok Sabha seat goes to polls on 13 May. Residents applaud pace of development, but emphasise need for job creation to arrest migration of labour.

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Trump threatens India with fresh tariffs on Russian oil, calls PM Modi a ‘good guy’

The latest comment comes as New Delhi and Washington have yet to sign a trade agreement. India’s purchase of Russian oil has reduced, but Moscow remains top source for crude.

Greece looking at TATA’s WhAP infantry combat vehicle for army procurement

If deal goes through, Greece will be 2nd foreign country to procure vehicle. Morocco was first; TATA Group has set up manufacturing unit there with minimum 30 percent indigenous content.

A year-end Mea Culpa in National Interest—The Army-Islam combo doesn’t kill democracy

Many of you might think I got something so wrong in National Interest pieces written this year. I might disagree! But some deserve a Mea Culpa. I’d deal with the most recent this week.