Ever since its launch on 22nd January 2015, the Beti Bachao Beti Padhao initiative has played a significant role in addressing the decline of the child sex ratio (CSR), preventing gender-biased sex-selective elimination, including female foeticide and infanticide, and promoting the protection and education of girl children.
The Indian government has launched a 10-point plan to achieve a "Naxal-free" nation by March 31. This strategy shifts the focus from security operations to long-term development, aiming to stabilize former insurgency-hit districts through improved livelihoods, infrastructure, and governance.
Following intense pressure from the Modi government, X (formerly Twitter) has purged thousands of explicit posts and hundreds of accounts. The Ministry of IT warned that X could lose its legal "safe harbour" protection due to obscene content generated by Grok. X has now assured full compliance with India’s IT laws and pledged to overhaul its AI moderation.
We are often told, “The Indian government is not doing enough to save Hindus in Bangladesh.”It is emotionally satisfying. But, what exactly should the government do? Spell out the roadmap. Because outrage without strategy may comfort the outraged, but it rarely protects the victim.
This year was more than just increased encounters or routine operations. 2025 marked the decisive shift from managing Naxalism to dismantling it systematically and breaking its organisational, territorial, and ideological back. In 2025, India wiped out Naxal terror.
The newly launched SBFAS and SbDS initiatives are the latest in a string of policy initiatives the Modi government has launched in recent years to revive and bolster domestic shipbuilding under the Make in India initiative and a vision for ‘Atmanirbhar Bharat’.