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Friday, December 12, 2025
TopicSocial welfare

Topic: social welfare

Govt allocates Rs 11,689.39 crore to Social Justice & Empowerment Ministry

PTI -
The allocation for the Department of Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities saw an increase of 30.19 per cent to Rs 1,171.77 crore in 2021-22 from Rs 900 crore in 2020-21.

Modi govt’s Swachh Bharat shows why switching to ‘mission mode’ is helping India

Reva Abrol -
From funding flexibility to faster outcomes, government service delivery works better if it is implemented in mission mode and not as a programme.

Centre gives a lot of money to states for social welfare. A good policy, but only on paper

Avani Kapur -
In the last 18 years, the Centre spent Rs 14 lakh crore on social services. But centrally sponsored schemes are undermining state say.

New Zealand well-being budget isn’t a new idea, India’s been there and done that already

Nitin Pai -
Excellent marketing apart, there's nothing new in Jacinda Ardern's government prioritising social welfare spending.
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Opinion

IndiGo cancellations made TV news do the unexpected — question the Modi government

Shailaja Bajpai -
Republic TV was the harshest of them all: “The (civil aviation) minister has done a bad job,” said prime time anchor Arnab Goswami.

Why electoral ‘reform’ is cause for worry—the Modi govt uses it to cement political hold

The world’s biggest trade deal is in the making. India and EU must close it now

Economy

IndiGo’s profits dipped, most airlines sunk into losses last fiscal even as flier numbers soared

Udit Bubna -
Despite growing passenger volume, 11 out of 14 carriers reported losses in 2023-24. IndiGo recorded profit of Rs 8,167 crore, which reduced to Rs 7.253 crore in 2024-25.

Defence

US clears $686-mn package to breathe fresh life into Pakistani F-16s

Vaibhav Pant -
Of the total package, $649 million will be utilised for additional hardware, software, and support services, and the remaining for Major Defence Equipment (MDE).

National Interest

Asim Munir & Pakistan’s Failed Marshal Doctrine

Shekhar Gupta -
None of Pakistan’s PMs has lasted 5 years. That the current PM has given Asim Munir 5 years shows that of all military dictatorships history has seen, Pakistan’s is most creative.

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