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Saturday, April 11, 2026
TopicWomen and Child Development Ministry

Topic: Women and Child Development Ministry

To help women facing violence abroad, govt will set up aid centres at missions in 9 countries

Sravasti Dasgupta -
Govt is setting up 10 one-stop centres to facilitate access to a range of services — police, medical, legal, psychological support & temporary shelter — to women affected by violence.

To assess women empowerment, NITI Aayog to come up with nationwide gender index

Sanya Dhingra -
The Women in Socio-Economic or WISE Index will be on the lines of the Good Governance Index recently released by the government.

Pay higher compensation to sex crime victims, Modi govt tells states after top court order

Sanya Dhingra -
Under the new scheme, if a woman victim of sexual crimes is covered under more than one category, she’ll be entitled to a combined...

Tokenism and repackaging old provisions: Centre’s response to rise in child abuse

Sanya Dhingra -
Union ministers Maneka Gandhi and Prakash Javadekar ask NCPCR to formulate guidelines on child abuse; activists say it’s pointless because they already exist.

The government has refused to criminalise marital rape for all the wrong reasons

Mrinal Satish -
The government’s affidavit perpetuates the misconception that rape cannot be established without medical evidence.

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Opinion

How do employees air out their appraisal frustrations? Through reels on Instagram

Prasanna Bachchhav -
During appraisal month, tensions run especially high, resignations abound, and the one place it all airs out is on Instagram.

Balen Shah is changing Nepal’s foreign policy. He’s treating India, China as equals

Pakistan is drawing several lessons from its moment under the sun

Economy

India bond yields rise as RBI moves to drain liquidity, lift overnight rates

Bloomberg News -
New Delhi: India’s sovereign bond yields rose after the central bank announced its first step this year to drain cash from the banking system,...

Defence

Army promotes Col Purohit, acquitted in 2008 Malegaon blast case, to Brigadier; to not retire yet

Snehesh Alex Philip -
This means he will serve Indian Army for a minimum of another 2 years as Brigadier, unless he picks up the next rank of Major General.

National Interest

The world’s in a flux. India must reform, consolidate & build a strong economy

Shekhar Gupta -
We now live in a world order that will keep shifting. India must use this window. This also means we remain disciplined enough not to be knee-jerked into reacting to what Pakistan sees as its moment in the sun.

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