When a husband dies due to an accident, natural causes or illness, widows of ex-servicemen (ESM) are left in financial distress and social isolation. To support these women, RMEWF launched a scheme in August 2023 to provide financial assistance for vocational training. This scheme under the Armed Forces Flag Day Fund (AFFDF) is for widows of ESM up to the rank of Havildar or equivalent in the Army, Navy or Air Force.
Unregulated and accelerated urbanization has fueled the expansion of unauthorised colonies, particularly in major metropolitan areas. The issue is especially pronounced in Delhi, where large numbers of migrants have settled over the years without access to formal housing options. The significant consequences faced by residents living in unauthorised colonies: they do not own the land on which they live, and they cannot legally transfer it; and the service provisioning is usually insufficient. Nearly one-third of Delhi’s population resides in such colonies, which are deprived of civic amenities and secure tenure.
India is a rapidly digitalising state with over 954.40 million users. The reach of internet services is immense, with various sectors like healthcare, banking, education and finance adopting the digital platforms to dispense their services.
Mobile Seva was launched by the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology. It was designed and technically implemented by the Centre for Development of Advanced Computing (C-DAC).
India- Bangladesh share South Asia’s longest border, sharing landmass with over 4000 km running across states like West Bengal, Tripura, and Assam, as well as riverine porous terrain. This historical geography has enabled illegal migration, human trafficking, insurgent safe havens, and extremist networks. In the 1990s and early 2000s, concerning extremist networks such as the United Liberation Front Asom (ULFA) and the National Democratic Front of Bodoland (NDFB) often used Bangladeshi soil for shelter, while Bangladeshi groups like Jamaat-Ul-Mujahdeen Bangladesh (JMB) exploited Indian territories for recruitment and logistics to and from.
India and the Maldives are both key players within the IOR in terms of seaborne trade, the former a peninsula, the latter an island nation; both have large EEZ and coastal regions. Both nations have always strategically and economically realigned their defence, maritime, and economic partnership to foster their relation and collaboration within the IOR In October 2024, both nations had an agreement to elevate the ties for a comprehensive maritime security partnership, which underscores the stability of the Indian Ocean Region.
The history of cultural and artistic exchange between India and Russia is very old, as far as in the beginning of the 20th century the Russian artists, thinkers and performers were under the strong influence of the Indian heritage, and the Indian thinkers and writers were under the influence of Russian literature, music and art.