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728 articles on Social Issues · Page 15 of 37

March 17, 2026
8 articles
Polity & Governance Social Issues
4 min
Availability of generic medicines under PMBJKs
The Government highlighted the progress of the Pradhan Mantri Bhartiya Janaushadhi Pariyojana (PMBJP), which provides quality generic medicines at prices 50–...
Polity & Governance Social Issues
5 min
Maharashtra legislature passes Freedom of Religion Bill to check conversions through fraud
The Maharashtra legislature passed the Maharashtra Freedom of Religion Bill, 2026, making it one of the most comprehensive anti-conversion laws enacted by an...
Polity & Governance Social Issues
6 min
'Unconstitutional': SC rules adoptive mothers can't be denied maternity leave if child is older than 3 months
The Supreme Court struck down Section 60(4) of the Social Security Code, 2020, which had restricted maternity benefits to adoptive mothers only when the adop...
Polity & Governance Social Issues
5 min
Passive euthanasia: How Harish Rana's case revived memories for Aruna Shanbaug's long, silent fight for dignity in death
The Supreme Court of India approved passive euthanasia for Harish Rana, a 32-year-old from Uttar Pradesh who has been in a persistent vegetative state (PVS) ...
Polity & Governance Social Issues
5 min
Census 2027 offers historic opportunity to record data on disabilities: Athawale
Union Minister of State for Social Justice and Empowerment Ramdas Athawale described Census 2027 as a "historic opportunity" to capture accurate data on all ...
International Relations Social Issues
4 min
India at UN slams Pakistan for ‘fabricating’ Islamophobia narratives, flags Ahmadiyya repression, Afghan bombings
India's Permanent Representative to the United Nations, Ambassador Parvathaneni Harish, delivered a strong rebuttal at the UN General Assembly, accusing Paki...
Economics Social Issues
4 min
National Integrated Policy for Fishing Community
The Department of Fisheries affirmed in Parliament that it is implementing the Pradhan Mantri Matsya Sampada Yojana (PMMSY) as the flagship scheme for a "Blu...
Polity & Governance Social Issues
5 min
⁠Gujarat UCC report, draft law to be submitted today; follows Uttarakhand template
Gujarat's state government submitted its Uniform Civil Code (UCC) committee report and draft law, modelled closely on the Uttarakhand UCC template — the only...
March 16, 2026
12 articles
International Relations Social Issues
4 min
Migrant workers bear brunt of Iran attacks in Gulf
Since Iran launched wave after wave of missile and drone attacks against Gulf states from February 28, 2026, approximately 9 million Indian migrant workers l...
Polity & Governance Social Issues
5 min
Freedom of Religion Bill passed in Maharashtra Assembly; 'not against any community', says Fadnavis
The Maharashtra Freedom of Religion Bill 2026 was passed by voice vote in the Maharashtra Assembly, introducing stringent provisions against religious conver...
Polity & Governance Social Issues
5 min
Transgender communities across India demand withdrawal of Bill to redefine trans people
The Union Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment tabled the Transgender Persons (Protection of Rights) Amendment Bill, 2026 in the Lok Sabha on March 13,...
Social Issues Polity & Governance
5 min
Parliamentary panel flags surrender of ₹2,345 crore SC welfare funds, questions Social Justice ministry’s spending
A parliamentary panel has flagged the Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment for surrendering nearly a quarter of funds sanctioned for Scheduled Caste we...
Polity & Governance Social Issues
5 min
Freedom of Religion Bill passed in Maharashtra assembly; ‘not against any community’, says Fadnavis
The Maharashtra Legislative Assembly passed the Freedom of Religion Bill, 2026 by voice vote during the Budget Session, making Maharashtra the latest state t...
Polity & Governance Social Issues
5 min
Freedom of Religion bill not against any religion: Fadnavis; Shiv Sena (UBT) supports proposed law
The Maharashtra Freedom of Religion Bill 2026 was introduced on March 13 and passed by the Maharashtra state legislature, becoming one of the most detailed a...
Economics Social Issues
4 min
Revamped Stand-Up India scheme soon: Nirmala Sitharaman
Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman announced in the Lok Sabha that a revamped Stand-Up India scheme will be launched soon, incorporating lessons from the or...
Social Issues Polity & Governance
4 min
Explained: The many contentions around the Transgender Protection (Amendment) Bill 2026 tabled in Parliament
The Transgender Persons (Protection of Rights) Amendment Bill, 2026 was tabled in Parliament, proposing significant changes to the parent 2019 Act. The Bill ...
Polity & Governance Science & Technology Social Issues
5 min
HC permits extraction, cryopreserving gametes of brain-dead person
The Kerala High Court (Justice M.B. Snehalatha) granted interim permission to a wife to have her brain-dead husband's gametes extracted and cryopreserved for...
Polity & Governance Social Issues
4 min
Why do we need a living will?
Discussion around advance healthcare directives (commonly called living wills) has renewed in India, with medical and legal experts highlighting that the abs...
Polity & Governance Social Issues
4 min
1.12 lakh acres donated to Waqf Board, but it currently controls only 20,054 acres: Zameer
Karnataka's Housing, Waqf and Minority Welfare Minister B.Z. Zameer Ahmed Khan disclosed before the state legislature that while 1.12 lakh acres of land have...
Social Issues Polity & Governance
4 min
Denotified, nomadic tribes form national federation, seek separate column in 2027 Census
Representatives of Denotified Tribes (DNTs), Nomadic Tribes (NTs), and Semi-Nomadic Tribes (SNTs) from across India announced the formation of the "DNT–NT Fe...