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Friday, July 18, 2025
TopicShort Service Commission

Topic: Short Service Commission

SC ends years of denial & ambiguity, grants military nursing officers ex-servicemen status

Ignored in veteran benefits & job quotas, Military Nursing Service (MNS) officers win SC backing, restoring rights & dignity to women from India’s only all-female military corps.

SC to take up over 400 SSC officers’ plea seeking post-retirement benefits — ‘breach of Article 14′

The Short Service Commissioned officers are demanding pension and contributory provident funds rights. The plea also questions disparity with Permanent Commissioned officers.

MoD forms selection board to promote women officers after they knock SC door

Women officers have accused the Narendra Modi government of overlooking them twice for promotions, while allowing junior male officers to supersede them.

SC cleared way for permanent commission but women must measure up for their armed forces role

The military is a merit-driven organisation and women will have to compete to rise in ranks in a pyramidal set-up.

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Critical minerals are the new oil. India can’t afford to depend on China

Mineral security is no longer just an economic concern but a national security imperative, underpinning the country’s ambitions in clean energy, defence self-reliance, and advanced manufacturing.

India-US set to ink mini trade deal soon, reach understanding on agricultural & dairy products

Mini deal will likely see no cut in 10% baseline tariff on Indian exports announced by Trump on 2 April, it is learnt, but additional 26% tariffs are set to be reduced.

Not just AK-203, India & Russia to jointly manufacture AK-19 and PPK-20 for domestic use and export 

India-Russia JV is also racing to deliver 7,000 more AK-203 assault rifles by 15 Aug. These are currently being made with 50% indigenisation and this will surge to 100% by 31 December.

RSS chief Bhagwat draws the line at 75. India’s politics stares at the Modi Exception

BJP has no dynastic succession, at least not at the top. You can trace this back to Vajpayee-Advani era. This act of spotting, empowering younger talent is even more striking with the choice of BJP presidents.