Economics
Social Issues
5 min
PM Mudra Yojana Provides Collateral-Free Loans up to ?20 Lakh to Entrepreneurs and Enterprises
The Pradhan Mantri Mudra Yojana (PMMY) now offers collateral-free loans up to ₹20 lakh to micro, small, and non-corporate entrepreneurs — double the previous...
Polity & Governance
Social Issues
4 min
Govt tables bill proposing more precise definition of transgender, drops ‘self-perceived gender identity’
The Transgender Persons (Protection of Rights) Amendment Bill, 2026 was introduced in Lok Sabha, proposing a narrower, medically-anchored definition of 'tran...
Polity & Governance
Social Issues
4 min
How Maharashtra’s Dharma Swatantrya Bill seeks to curb unlawful religious conversions
Maharashtra's cabinet cleared the draft Dharma Swatantrya Adhiniyam, 2026 (Freedom of Religion Bill), proposing to prohibit unlawful religious conversions ac...
Social Issues
Internal Security
5 min
Attack on Manipur woman: NHRC issues notice to Delhi Police
The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) issued a notice to the Delhi Police Commissioner, taking suo motu cognisance of reports that a woman from Manipur...
International Relations
Social Issues
5 min
11 Indian nationals charged in U.S. over visa fraud scheme
Eleven Indian nationals were charged in Massachusetts on March 13, 2026, with conspiracy to commit visa fraud in an elaborate scheme involving staged armed r...
Polity & Governance
Social Issues
4 min
Govt’s minority scholarship scheme frozen 3 yrs as probe into fraud meanders, students pay price
Central government minority scholarship schemes — including pre-matric, post-matric, and merit-cum-means scholarships — have remained suspended for approxima...
Agriculture & Food Security
Social Issues
4 min
Good practices for women FPOs for transforming rural economies
Policy discussion highlights the transformative potential of women-led Farmer Producer Organisations (FPOs) in India's rural economy when backed by adequate ...
Polity & Governance
Social Issues
4 min
Maharashtra govt. tables Bill to ban ‘unlawful conversions’
The Maharashtra government tabled the Maharashtra Freedom of Religion Bill, 2026 (also titled Dharma Swatantrya Adhiniyam 2026) in the state legislature, aim...
Polity & Governance
Social Issues
5 min
What are the changes being proposed to Transgender Persons (Protection of Rights) Act, 2019 | Explained
The Transgender Persons (Protection of Rights) Amendment Bill, 2026, introduced in Lok Sabha on March 12, proposes fundamental changes to the 2019 Act's defi...