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Friday, August 8, 2025
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Topic: States

India’s R value for Covid dips to 0.94 from 0.98, several major cities still over 1

Last week, India’s R value had risen very close to 1, sparking fears that active cases may increase again post Diwali. But states with high active cases now have R below 1.

Assam, Gujarat or Tamil Nadu, sub-nationalism in India is a menace and needs urgent tackling

In ‘India – A Federal Union of States’, former Union home secretary Madhav Godbole writes sub-nationalism is becoming increasingly intolerant everywhere.

UP, MP, Goa, Uttarakhand — BJP’s command-and-control is malfunctioning

If a party helmed by the most popular leader in India and one of the sharpest political strategists—Modi-Shah— is looking like a house on fire in states, there’s a problem.

Kerala retains top rank, Bihar at bottom in Niti Aayog’s SDG India Index 2020-21

Niti Aayog's Index for Sustainable Development Goals evaluates progress on social, economic & environmental parameters. Jharkhand & Assam were also the worst performing this year.

Cost of vaccination will hurt already creaking budgets of Indian states

States will have to foot about Rs 36,640 crore or more in vaccination costs after the Modi government suddenly made them responsible for inoculating most adults from 1 May.

States, UTs to receive 7 lakh additional Covid vaccine doses within next 3 days — Centre

The Centre has so far provided over 18 crore vaccine doses to states and Union Territories free of cost. Of this, the total consumption including wastages is 17.09 crore doses.

States to receive over 9 lakh fresh vaccine doses within next 3 days, says health ministry

The ministry said nearly 18 crore vaccine doses have been provided free of cost to states and UTs and more than 1 crore doses are still available with them to be administered.

PM Modi speaks to Manipur, Sikkim, Tripura CMs on Covid situation in respective states

Modi's interaction with chief ministers is part of his exercise to deal with India's pandemic situation. He had Thursday spoken to CMs of 4 states and L-Gs of 2 Union Territories.

India’s State institutions are failing citizens because they were built to control, not govern

While centralising elements are necessary at times, the problem is that India’s institutions have not evolved along with the country’s growth.

Send more IPS officers to Centre to end ‘acute shortage’, Modi govt tells states

In a letter dated 22 February, Union Home Secretary Ajay Bhalla told states that the shortage of IPS officers at the Centre is causing severe cadre management issues.

On Camera

In Mohammed Siraj, the Pasmanda Muslims have a hero

There’s a subtle radicalism in a name like Siraj being spoken with national pride. His success is read as proof that someone from a working-class, Pasmanda background can achieve this status.

Smartphones, gems, pharma: Which Indian exports will be worst hit by Trump tariffs, which will be spared

Electronics—specifically smartphones—& energy & pharma products make up 30% of Indian exports to US. 25% tariff on India came into effect Thursday, extra 25% to kick in by August-end.

A shadow war over India’s defence procurement on social media raises concerns of undue influence

One such website has drawn particular scrutiny for spreading fake stories that have upset not only the Indian but also foreign defence firms by falsely attributing misinformation.

Pakistan, Dhaka have played Washington well. Back home, Modi ecosystem has an inner conflict

To protect ourselves from Trumpian diplomacy, first we must introspect the bipolarity within our establishment discourse.