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Wednesday, January 28, 2026
TopicWidow remarriage

Topic: Widow remarriage

Dadabhai Naoroji started a newspaper to push for reform in Bombay. It was called Truth Teller

Dadabhai Naoroji was part of the 'Young Bombay' reformist clique group, which had progressive views on women’s education and rationalisation of religious practices.

No breaking bangles, wiping sindoor in Kolhapur villages. Cash rewards too for ending taboo

Two tiny villages in Maharashtra’s Kolhapur district have taken a giant leap in engineering social change by banning widowhood practices. Plans are now afoot for widow remarriage.

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Why sharp selloff in Japanese bonds has a message for India’s budget

Although its overall GDP will soon be bigger than Japan’s, on a per-capita basis India is still 12 times poorer.

India’s looking at 14 million metric tonnes of e-waste by 2030, recycling can’t keep up—NITI Aayog

Country's used lithium-ion battery problem is also set to grow sharply in next decade. India 3rd largest e-waste producer with 7% global share but currently recycles only about 10% of it.

Indian Army ties up with US drone company that made its name in the Ukraine conflict

Shield AI will provide V-BAT vertical takeoff & landing drones along with licences for software, which will be integrated into aircraft and made available to select Indian partners.

Non-alignment is coming back in a new avatar: Trump-peedit alliance

No nation other than China can negotiate one-on-one with Trump on an equal footing. That’s why the middle powers who so far formed the core of multilateral bodies now feel orphaned.