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713 articles on Social Issues · Page 10 of 36

March 24, 2026
1 article
Polity & Governance Social Issues
4 min
'Adversely affected overall merit': SC slams bias in evaluating women officers for Permanent Commission
A Supreme Court bench led by Chief Justice Surya Kant observed that Annual Confidential Reports (ACRs) of women officers in the Armed Forces were assessed wi...
March 23, 2026
16 articles
Polity & Governance Social Issues
7 min
Bill to amend trans rights law listed for consideration, passing in Lok Sabha on March 24
The Transgender Persons (Protection of Rights) Amendment Bill, 2026 has been listed for consideration and passing in the Lok Sabha on 24 March 2026, during t...
Polity & Governance Social Issues
6 min
Centre mulls delimitation based on 2011 Census to fast-track Women’s Reservation Act
The Central government has intensified multi-party consultations to fast-track implementation of the Women's Reservation Act (Constitution 106th Amendment Ac...
Polity & Governance Social Issues
6 min
2029 Lok Sabha poll plan: Over 800 seats, 33% women's quota
The government is finalising a plan to increase Lok Sabha and state assembly seats by approximately 50%, from 543 to over 800, using the 2011 Census as the b...
Polity & Governance Social Issues
6 min
Parliament seats may be increased to 816 for 1/3rd women's reservation
The Central government is actively consulting opposition parties to build multi-party consensus for amending the Constitution (106th Amendment) Act, 2023, al...
Polity & Governance Social Issues
7 min
Ladakhi leaders say Wangchuk should be part of Ladakh-Centre talks panel
Following the Central government's revocation of Sonam Wangchuk's detention under the National Security Act (NSA) on 14 March 2026, Ladakhi civil society del...
Polity & Governance Social Issues
4 min
Exclusive: For women’s quota, govt looking at increasing Lok Sabha seats based on Census 2011; ‘816 in Lok Sabha, 273 for women’
The central government is in active consultations with Opposition parties to delink the Women's Reservation Act (Nari Shakti Vandan Adhiniyam) from the upcom...
Polity & Governance Social Issues
6 min
Sathankulam custodial deaths: 9 cops convicted 5 years after father, son killed in Tamil Nadu
A Madurai court on 23 March 2026 convicted nine police officers for the custodial torture and deaths of P. Jeyaraj (59) and his son J. Bennix (31) in June 20...
Social Issues Economics
5 min
BUDGETARY PROVISIONS FOR WATER SECURITY
Parliament was informed about the budgetary provisions allocated for water security under the Jal Jeevan Mission (JJM) — Har Ghar Jal, the flagship programme...
Social Issues Polity & Governance
5 min
Trans rights activists stage protest in Hyderabad opposing the amendment bill, demanding withdrawal
Transgender rights activists staged a protest in Hyderabad demanding the withdrawal of the Transgender Persons (Protection of Rights) Amendment Bill, 2026, i...
Economics Social Issues
5 min
EPFO plans auto-settlement to clear Rs 5,200 crore in inoperative accounts
The Employees' Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO) is developing an auto-settlement mechanism to proactively credit unclaimed balances from inoperative provid...
Science & Technology Social Issues
5 min
India’s largest pregnancy cohort study of 12,000 women to develop AI-driven solutions for preterm births: Dr. Jitendra Singh
Union Minister Dr. Jitendra Singh announced that India's largest pregnancy cohort study — the GARBH-INi initiative — has enrolled 12,000 women and is develop...
Economics Social Issues
5 min
Graduate and unemployed: India’s middle-class rulebook for career & success no longer works
A structural crisis in India's graduate employment market has become increasingly visible: approximately 40% of graduates under the age of 25 are unemployed,...
Polity & Governance Social Issues
6 min
The Sattankulam custodial torture deaths of a father and son in Tamil Nadu | Explained
The verdict in the custodial death case of P. Jeyaraj and his son J. Benicks was delivered on March 23, 2026, by the Madurai District Principal Sessions Cour...
Modern History Social Issues
4 min
PM calls Lohia ‘outstanding thinker’, one of foremost voices of social justice
March 23, 2026 marks the birth anniversary of Dr. Ram Manohar Lohia (born March 23, 1910; died October 12, 1967). Prime Minister Narendra Modi paid tributes,...
Polity & Governance Social Issues
6 min
Supreme Court judge flags overuse of UAPA, laments poor representation of women in HCs, SC
Justice Ujjal Bhuyan of the Supreme Court of India criticised the excessive use of the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act (UAPA) and the Prevention of Mone...
Internal Security Social Issues
5 min
Manipur: Mob attacks Kuki Zo Council chairman's residence in Churachandpur, blank fire reported
On March 22, 2026, an irate mob of youths attacked the residence of Kuki Zo Council (KZC) Chairman Henlienthang Thanglet in Churachandpur, Manipur. Protester...
March 22, 2026
3 articles
Economics Social Issues
4 min
EPFO reaches out to subscribers with unclaimed balance
The Employees' Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO) approved a pilot auto-settlement facility to automatically disburse unclaimed funds from inoperative EPF ac...
Social Issues Polity & Governance
7 min
Opposition MPs, activists oppose amendments to Transgender Persons Act
Opposition MPs from multiple parties — including the Indian National Congress, CPI(M), RJD, and NCP (SP faction) — and transgender rights activists have call...
Social Issues Polity & Governance
5 min
National Council members to govt: 'Self perceived identity' must remain foundation of transgender identification
Members of the National Council for Transgender Persons (NCTP), constituted under the Transgender Persons (Protection of Rights) Act, 2019, met with official...