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Friday, September 5, 2025
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

Give Trump a Nobel already. He has united Modi, Xi and Putin

Seshadri Chari -
Both India and the US should realise that whether it is trade or security, strategy or diplomacy, relationships cannot be one-sided.

Giorgio Armani brought a feminine touch to men’s tailoring — and taught them how to suit up

Army wives fight a silent battle. Don’t abuse them for seeking small joys

Economy

GST 2.0: India streamlines indirect tax regime amid Trump tariffs & what it means for consumers

Sampurna Panigrahi -
Goods and Services Tax Council paves way for a broad two-slab structure of 5% and 18% with a demerit rate of 40% for super luxury and 'sin' goods.

Defence

HAL team to visit US this month for talks on joint production of GE 414 engines

Snehesh Alex Philip -
The engines are meant for Tejas Mk 2 and the first tranche of Advanced Medium Combat Aircraft (AMCA).

National Interest

For Indian Mercedes, Asim Munir’s dumper truck in mirror is closer than it appears

Shekhar Gupta -
From Munir’s point of view, a few bumps here and there is par for the course. He isn’t going to drive his dumper truck to its doom. He wants to use it as a weapon.

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