Environment & Ecology
Social Issues
5 min
Seeds of Sovereignty: How community-led seed revival is transforming agriculture in India
Grassroots organisations across India — in Chhattisgarh, Uttar Pradesh, and other states — are successfully reviving indigenous seed systems, reducing depend...
Science & Technology
Social Issues
4 min
International Malaria Conference 2026 Emphasises Global Collaboration to Accelerate Malaria Elimination
The International Malaria Conference (IMC) 2026, themed "Discovery, Development, and Delivery: Driving Malaria Elimination and Beyond," concluded in New Delh...
Polity & Governance
Social Issues
5 min
Post-Budget Webinar 2026 on “Sabka Saath Sabka Vikas – Fulfilling Aspirations of People” lead by Ministry of Health and Family Welfare
Prime Minister Narendra Modi addressed the Post-Budget Webinar 2026 on the theme "Sabka Saath Sabka Vikas — Fulfilling Aspirations of People" on March 9, 202...
Polity & Governance
Social Issues
4 min
“Sabka Sath, Sabka Vikas – Fulfilling Aspirations of People”
Prime Minister Modi chaired the Post-Budget Webinar on Health, AYUSH and Pharma Sectors on March 9, 2026, under the theme "Sabka Sath, Sabka Vikas — Fulfilli...
Social Issues
Polity & Governance
4 min
Can acid-attack survivors be given government jobs? SC to states
The Supreme Court of India directed all States and Union Territories to show cause why directions should not be passed requiring them to formulate rehabilita...
Science & Technology
Social Issues
4 min
AIIMS, Isro ink space medicine pact
AIIMS New Delhi and the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on 9 March 2026 to collaborate on space medicine...
Social Issues
Polity & Governance
4 min
Mobilisation for a column on denotified tribes in Census forms picks up pace
Associations of denotified, nomadic, and semi-nomadic tribes (DNT/NT/SNT) from north India have formed a central action committee to press their demand for a...
Polity & Governance
Social Issues
6 min
If BNS distinguishes between throwing and administering acid, RPwD Act must too: Supreme Court
The Supreme Court, while hearing a suo motu matter on the welfare of acid attack survivors, observed that the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (RPwD) Act,...
Polity & Governance
Social Issues
4 min
JPC on higher education Bill to interact with UGC, AICTE, NCTE officials this week
The Joint Parliamentary Committee (JPC) examining the Viksit Bharat Shiksha Adhishthan Bill, 2025 met this week to consult officials from UGC, AICTE, and NCT...
Polity & Governance
Social Issues
5 min
Government sends feelers to Opposition on women’s quota law implementation
The Central Government is in early consultations with the Opposition to explore a possible amendment to the 106th Constitutional Amendment Act (the Nari Shak...
Polity & Governance
Social Issues
6 min
Rajasthan Assembly passes Bill to scrap two-child norm for panchayat elections
The Rajasthan Legislative Assembly passed the Rajasthan Panchayati Raj (Amendment) Bill, 2026, removing the long-standing provision that barred individuals w...
Polity & Governance
Social Issues
4 min
Census commissioner reviews preparations for Census 2027 in J-K
Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India, Mritunjay Kumar Narayan, conducted a review visit to the Directorate of Census Operations for Jammu and K...
Science & Technology
Social Issues
5 min
74,000 deaths: why the HPV vaccine is necessary in India
India accounts for approximately 132,000 new cervical cancer cases and 74,000 deaths annually — nearly one-third of global cervical cancer mortality — making...
Social Issues
Economics
5 min
The end of the ‘youthful’ state? India faces three-speed ageing
India's demographic transition is no longer a single national story. Analysis now reveals three distinct demographic "speeds" across Indian states — youthful...
Social Issues
Polity & Governance
5 min
Maharashtra Health Department rolls out HPV vaccine for girls on Women’s Day
The Maharashtra government launched a statewide HPV (Human Papillomavirus) vaccination campaign on March 8, 2026 — International Women's Day — targeting appr...
International Relations
Social Issues
4 min
India backs dialogue, prioritises safety of Indians amid West Asia conflict: Jaishankar
India formally backed dialogue and diplomacy as the path to resolving the West Asia conflict, with the government calling for de-escalation, restraint, and p...