News in Shorts: 28 July 2025

28 Jul 2025

News in Shorts: 28 July 2025

Bima Sakhi Yojana

Context: Recently, ‘Bima Sakhi Yojana’ was launched  to economically empower rural women and promote financial inclusion under the “Insurance for All by 2047” mission.

About the Bima Sakhi Yojana

  • Objective: To empower rural and semi-urban women through skill training and employment in the insurance sector, ensuring wider access to social security.
  • Implementing Bodies: Ministry of Rural Development in partnership with Life Insurance Corporation of India (LIC).
    • The initiative is part of the National Rural Livelihoods Mission (NRLM).
  • Target Group: Women aged 18–70 years, primarily Self-Help Group (SHG) members from rural areas.
    • Minimum qualification: Class X pass
    • Aimed at creating 2 crore Lakhpati Didis by 15th August 2025.
  • Role & Training: Women trained as Bima Sakhis at the Gram Panchayat level will receive specialized training and stipend for the first three years
    • Bima Sakhi will earn a monthly stipend of Rs 7,000 in the first year, Rs 6,000 in the second year, and Rs 5,000 in the third year. 
    • After training, eligible to work as LIC agents and Outstanding performers can qualify for Development Officer roles in LIC.

Wider Impact and Vision

  • Employment & Entrepreneurship: Promotes women’s entrepreneurship, income generation, and local employment
    • Bima Sakhis act as agents of social change, extending trust-based insurance services to last-mile rural populations.
  • Economic Security & Resilience: Acts as a financial safety net for families in disaster-prone areas.
    • Reinforces vision of Aatmanirbhar Bharat (Self-Reliant India) through women-led development
  • Strengthens key government missions: Jan-Dhan Se Jan Suraksha, Digital India, and Skill Development. It will also contribute to SDG 5 goal of Gender Equality.

 

Exercise Bold Kurukshetra 2025

Context: The 14th edition of Exercise Bold Kurukshetra was commenced in Jodhpur, strengthening bilateral military cooperation between India and Singapore.

About Exercise Bold Kurukshetra 2025

  • Exercise Bold Kurukshetra is a joint military exercise between the Indian Army and the Singapore Armed Forces (SAF).
  • Participants: Involves the 42 Singapore Armoured Regiment of the 4 Singapore Armoured Brigade and India’s Mechanised Infantry Regiment.
  • Key Objective: To enhance interoperability, operational readiness, and deepen bilateral defence cooperation through joint training and validation of mechanised warfare procedures.

Exercise Format

  • Designed as a Table Top Exercise (TTX) and Computer-Based Wargame (CBW).
  • Focuses on mechanised warfare scenarios under United Nations (UN) mandate.
  • Will conclude with an equipment display by the Indian Army.

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