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How ‘NaMo Drone Didis’ are pushing past their limitations & transforming India’s rural landscapes

The ‘NaMo Drone Didi Initiative’ was announced by PM Modi on 15 August last year to train 15,000 women-led Self-Help Groups (SHGs) in the use of agricultural drones.

In UP’s Gorakhpur, women have taken the lead to run the family — with a little ‘self-help’

In Gorakhpur's Jigina Bhion, 18 self-help groups are helping women support their families, after husbands lost jobs during the pandemic. They say 'we would've starved without this'.

PM hails work done by women self-help groups, says they can connect villages with prosperity

Participating in the 'Aatmanirbhar Narishakti se Samvad', PM Modi also released capitalisation support funds to the tune of Rs 1,625 crore to over four lakh women self-help groups.

Yogi govt alleges scam in nutrition scheme for kids but gives contracts to ‘tainted’ firms

Yogi Adityanath govt has given contracts to same firms it accused of supplying poor quality food to children.

Rural livelihoods plan in focus ahead of 2019 as BJP looks to gain from welfare push

The thrust is as political as it is policy driven. It helps the BJP portray itself as a pro-rural poor party and tap into...

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India’s amphibious operations depend on contingencies. Can the Armed Forces adapt?

The declassified doctrine outlines the framework for planning and execution of amphibious operations by integrating maritime, air and land domains.

Amid Trump’s tariff bombs, India’s business with America surged while imports from Russia dipped 10%

As India-Russia trade decreases, India's April-July exports to the US this year increased by 21% compared to last year & imports from the US grew by 12%.

China pushes for separation of border issue from larger bilateral ties at 24th round of talks with India

New Delhi: Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi Tuesday pushed for a “dual-track” progress for ties with India, separating economic ties from the boundary question,...

War of IAF, PAF doctrines: As Pakistan obsesses over numbers, India embraces risk, wins

Now that both IAF and PAF have made formal claims of having shot down the other’s aircraft in the 87-hour war in May, we can ask a larger question: do such numbers really matter?