Social Issues
Education, health, poverty, gender and welfare schemes
What’s Keytruda, why is it a big deal in India’s cancer fight
Pembrolizumab (brand name Keytruda), a first-in-class cancer immunotherapy drug made by US pharmaceutical company MSD (Merck Sharp & Dohme), has become a sig...
'Stop hiring humans'? Silicon Valley confronts AI job panic
More and more companies in Silicon Valley and beyond are explicitly citing AI and automation as the reason for job cuts, with approximately 47.9% of Q1 2026 ...
Bird flu outbreak confirmed in Kottayam district
Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI) H5N1 has been confirmed in Ward 16 of Udayanapuram grama panchayat in Vaikom taluk, Kottayam district, Kerala, as of...
PM calls for dialogue, cooperation to amend women’s quota law
The Prime Minister called for cross-party dialogue and cooperation to amend the Nari Shakti Vandan Adhiniyam (Women's Reservation Act) to enable its implemen...
Activists slam ‘opaque’ manner of bringing in women’s Bill amendments
A group of prominent academics, activists, and retired civil servants issued a statement criticising the government's secretive and non-consultative approach...
'All-party meeting' on April 15 to dicuss women's reservation: Kharge
Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge announced that opposition parties will convene their own all-party meeting on April 15, 2026, to discuss the implementa...
PM Modi says Parliament set to amend Women’s Reservation Act for 2029 rollout
Addressing a women's conference, the Prime Minister confirmed that Parliament will amend the Nari Shakti Vandan Adhiniyam to enable its implementation before...
World Bank chief sounds alarm about looming jobs crisis even after war ends
World Bank President Ajay Banga warned that developing economies will face a deficit of 800 million jobs in the next 10–15 years At current trajectories, the...
Manickam Tagore questions 'sudden rush' in delimitation, targets Centre over Women's Reservation Bill timeline
A Congress MP questioned the government's plan for the Women's Reservation Bill, arguing that the constitutionally correct sequence must be: Census first, th...
Adding 8% more green cover can cool Delhi neighbourhoods by 1°C, but benefits remain uneven, finds study
A study by Artha Global surveyed 2,368 households across all 70 of Delhi's assembly constituencies, combining primary survey data with high-resolution satell...
Only women leaders to represent BJP in TV debates for a week ahead of Women's Reservation Act discussion
Ahead of the special Parliament session (April 16–18, 2026) to discuss amendments to the Women's Reservation Act, the BJP announced it would field only women...
Those hit by SIR deletions may see their other rights diluted: Prashant Bhushan
Approximately 91 lakh voters were removed from West Bengal's electoral rolls following the Election Commission's Special Intensive Revision (SIR) exercise co...
Before women's quota bill session, PM Modi steps up direct outreach
Prime Minister Narendra Modi has stepped up direct outreach to prominent women achievers across various fields ahead of a parliamentary session scheduled for...
Women’s quota: PM Modi seeks support, Opp says no details on delimitation
The Prime Minister wrote to floor leaders of all political parties seeking their support for the amendment to the Nari Shakti Vandan Adhiniyam (Women's Reser...
Support Women’s Reservation Bill amendments: PM to parties
Prime Minister Narendra Modi wrote to the floor leaders of both Houses of Parliament ahead of a special three-day sitting (April 16–18), urging all parties t...
Cancer courses through the Ghaggar
Villages along the Ghaggar river in Haryana — particularly in Sirsa and Fatehabad districts — are reporting a sharp surge in cancer cases, kidney failure, li...
Call to quantify bat poop nutrition for crops
Researchers and conservationists have called for systematic quantification of the nutritional value of bat guano (droppings) for agricultural use as a natura...
Rijiju writes to Kharge, says delay in women’s quota law will deny justice to millions
Union Minister for Parliamentary Affairs Kiren Rijiju wrote to Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge, urging him to support the implementation of the Constit...
Have to keep our collective promise to women, can’t delay justice: Rijiju to Kharge on quota law
Union Minister for Parliamentary Affairs Kiren Rijiju wrote to Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge, urging him to support the implementation of the Constit...
Rijiju urges Congress to back women’s quota rollout, says delay denies justice
Union Minister for Parliamentary Affairs Kiren Rijiju wrote to Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge, urging him to support the implementation of the Constit...