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Monday, August 18, 2025
TopicWomen and Child development

Topic: Women and Child development

In Mahayuti’s poll-winning Ladki Bahin scheme, 14,000 of 26 lakh bogus beneficiaries found to be men

Maharashtra CM Fadnavis says installments to 26 lakh accounts suspended, day after Women & Child Development Minister Aditi Tatkare said some male applicants have also received funds.

India gets elected to several UN bodies, gets third-term to International Narcotics Control Board

Other UN bodies India was elected to was include Entity for Gender Equality and Women Empowermnet, Children's Fund, Population Fund, UN Development Programme among others.

Women, children among 29 killed after artillery strike on Myanmar refugee camp

The shelling took place close to midnight on Monday in Kachin State when artillery hit the camp about 5 km (3 miles) from a base in the border town of Laiza run by the KIA.

After rebuking girl requesting cheap sanitary pads, Bihar female IAS officer alleges ‘defamation’

Harjot Kaur Bamhrah, chairman & MD of Women & Child Development Corp, has written to Press Council of India demanding action against local newspaper for 'false, malicious' report.

Women and Child development ministry allotted Rs 24,435 crore, budget hiked by 16%

The highest amount has been allocated to new schemes like Saksham Anganwadi and Mission Poshan 2.0. The Beti Bachao Beti Padhao scheme hasn't been allocated anything in this budget.

Fast-track AI sexual harassment probe, Maneka Gandhi to ask Suresh Prabhu

Gandhi is likely to ask for a June-end deadline to complete the probe into a crew member’s claims that an Air India executive sexually harassed several employees.

Muslim children being deprived of RTE, govt bodies seek advisory board’s intervention

Central Advisory Board of Education meets on 15 & 16 Jan, and a couple of issues highlighted by WCD ministry & NCPCR have been put on the agenda.

On Camera

Why Modi, BJP should worry about bad blood between CEC Gyanesh Kumar and Rahul Gandhi

If there is bad blood between the CEC and the Opposition leaders, it will shake the people’s faith in election results. It’s the worst thing that could happen to Indian democracy.

Navigating Trump’s tariffs is no child’s play. Indian toymakers are losing out on orders, enquiries

Indian toymakers are now exploring new markets, but they want govt to negotiate a trade deal with US soon, introduce incentives and subsidies to make the industry more competitive.

What is Project Sudarshan Chakra, announced by Modi from ramparts of Red Fort

The project is meant to be a ‘protective shield that will keep expanding’, the PM said. It is on the lines of the ‘Golden Dome’ announced by Trump, it is learnt.

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?