Social Issues
Science & Technology
4 min
HPV vaccination drive gathers pace, 3 lakh girls covered in two weeks
Approximately 3 lakh girls aged 14 years have been vaccinated under India's nationwide HPV vaccination campaign within just two weeks of its launch on 28 Feb...
Social Issues
Polity & Governance
4 min
Ayushman Bharat crosses 43 crore cards, digital health records surge
India's flagship health insurance programme has crossed the milestone of 43.18 crore Ayushman Bharat PM-JAY cards created as of early 2026, covering the bott...
Polity & Governance
Social Issues
5 min
Woman entitled to maternity leave even if child isn't biological: SC
In a landmark ruling delivered on March 17, 2026, a Supreme Court bench of Justices J.B. Pardiwala and R. Mahadevan struck down Section 60(4) of the Code on ...
Environment & Ecology
Social Issues
5 min
Climate change could drive millions globally into physical inactivity by 2050: Lancet study
A peer-reviewed modelling study published in The Lancet Global Health (March 2026) found that rising temperatures driven by climate change could significantl...
Polity & Governance
Social Issues
6 min
UGC-like funding mechanism to be adopted under Shiksha Adhishthan: Education Ministry
The Ministry of Education clarified before a Joint Parliamentary Committee (JPC) that the proposed Viksit Bharat Shiksha Adhishthan (VBSA) will adopt a UGC-l...
Polity & Governance
Social Issues
4 min
Kharge seeks meet as govt moves to delink women's quota from census
The central government is preparing a constitutional amendment to delink the implementation of the Nari Shakti Vandan Adhiniyam (Constitution 106th Amendment...
Polity & Governance
Social Issues
5 min
Maharashtra legislature passes Freedom of Religion Bill to check conversions through coercion, fraud
The Maharashtra legislature passed the Freedom of Religion Bill 2026, which prohibits religious conversions carried out through coercion, fraud, allurement, ...
Polity & Governance
Social Issues
5 min
Amid confusion over internal reservation, Karnataka SC/ST commission holds deliberations
The Karnataka State Commission for Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes convened deliberations with senior officials, former Karnataka Public Service Commis...
Polity & Governance
Social Issues
6 min
The quiet battle over the right to dying with dignity
India's Supreme Court authorised the country's first-ever passive euthanasia in the Harish Rana vs. Union of India case (March 2026), marking the practical r...
Polity & Governance
Social Issues
6 min
Punjab ‘inflating’ numbers of households with tap water access, groundwater very contaminated—CAG report
The Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) of India's audit of the Jal Jeevan Mission (JJM) in Punjab found that the state has been "inflating" the number of ...
Economics
Social Issues
4 min
India aims for universal health insurance by 2033, says Finance Minister
Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman has reiterated that achieving universal health insurance coverage is a government priority, with a target year of 2033. I...
Polity & Governance
Social Issues
5 min
March taken out to Lok Bhavan in protest against Bill on transgender persons
Members of the transgender, intersex, and gender diverse community marched to Lok Bhavan (seat of the state government) in protest against the Transgender Pe...
Social Issues
Polity & Governance
5 min
No evidence of increased efficiency due to mechanisation of sewer cleaning, Centre tells LS
The Central government informed the Lok Sabha that 622 deaths from hazardous sewer and septic tank cleaning have been reported since 2017, and that there is ...
Science & Technology
Social Issues
6 min
Doctors warn against rising trend of using AI for diagnosis and self-prescription
Doctors and public health experts have raised alarms about an accelerating trend of patients using AI tools — particularly large language models (LLMs) like ...
Economics
Social Issues
4 min
Health insurance priority for government, to cover all by 2033: Nirmala Sitharaman
Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman stated that health insurance is a government priority and that India aims to achieve universal health insurance coverage ...
Polity & Governance
Social Issues
6 min
Supreme Court strikes down age cap on maternity leave for adoptive mothers
In a landmark ruling, the Supreme Court struck down Section 60(4) of the Social Security Code, 2020, declaring it unconstitutional for restricting maternity ...
Economics
Social Issues
5 min
Pensioners’ demands echoed: Parliamentary panel seeks hike in minimum EPS payout, say Rs 1000 insufficient
A Parliamentary Standing Committee has urged an immediate review of the minimum monthly pension under the Employees' Pension Scheme (EPS), 1995, calling the ...
Economics
Social Issues
5 min
Rs 39.48 lakh cr sanctioned so far under PM-MUDRA, NPAs at around 2 pc: FM Sitharaman
Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman informed the Rajya Sabha on March 17, 2026, that a cumulative ₹39.48 lakh crore has been sanctioned under Pradhan Mantri ...