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February 19, 2026

3 articles

Internal Security Social Issues

Trying to bridge the gap between warring communities: Manipur CM

Manipur CM attended a programme to distribute benefits worth Rs 33 crore to Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) affected by ethnic violence since May 2023 Th...

GS2 (Social Issues Polity) GS3 (Internal Security)

Social Issues Polity & Governance

A temporary relief from bonded labour

The Bonded Labour System (Abolition) Act, 1976 has completed 50 years since its enactment, prompting a reassessment of its effectiveness An investigation in ...

GS1 (Social Issues) GS2 (Polity & Governance)

Internal Security Social Issues

1st time after Manipur violence, CM gets Kukis and Meiteis on 1 platform

Manipur's Chief Minister virtually addressed displaced Meitei and Kuki-Zo families simultaneously for the first time since ethnic violence erupted in May 202...

GS2 (Social Issues Polity) GS3 (Internal Security)

February 18, 2026

8 articles

Polity & Governance Social Issues

Curtains on Maharashtra Muslim quota: Court once upheld it, so what happened?

The Maharashtra government issued a fresh Government Resolution (GR) in February 2026 formally withdrawing the 5% reservation for Muslims in government educa...

GS2 (Indian Polity Reservation Policy Social Justice Constitutional Law)

Social Issues Polity & Governance

Assembly passes two Bills removing ‘leprosy’ references from State Laws

The Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly unanimously passed two Bills removing discriminatory references to persons affected by or cured of leprosy from exist...

Polity & Governance Social Issues

Look into plea for special law on hate crimes: SC to Attorney General

The Supreme Court of India asked Attorney General R. Venkataramani to examine a PIL seeking guidelines and a special law to address hate crimes and racial vi...

GS2 (Judiciary constitutional provisions social justice)

Polity & Governance Social Issues

Delhi High Court seeks Centre’s stand on plea challenging provisions of data protection law

The Delhi High Court issued notice to the Central Government on a public interest litigation (PIL) challenging the constitutionality of key provisions of the...

Polity & Governance Social Issues

What the scrapping of reservation means for Muslims in Maharashtra

The Maharashtra government cancelled the 2014 decision that had granted 5% reservation to socially and educationally backward Muslims in the State — a quota ...

Polity & Governance Social Issues

Maharashtra govt cancels Muslim quota: AIMIM alleges discrimination in jobs, education

The Maharashtra government formally cancelled the administrative framework for a 5% reservation for socially and educationally backward Muslim communities (S...

GS2 (Reservation Fundamental Rights Social Justice Governance)

Social Issues Economics

Allocation of Rs. 5.01 lakh crore reported for welfare of women and girls in the gender budget statement of FY 2026-27,an increase of Rs. 11.55% over the GBS allocation of Rs. 4.49 lakh crore in FY 2025-26

The Gender Budget Statement (GBS) for FY 2026-27 reports an allocation of Rs 5.01 lakh crore for welfare of women and girls, an increase of 11.55% over the R...

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Polity & Governance Social Issues

Maharashtra scraps Muslim quota, opposition protests

The Maharashtra government formally cancelled the 5% reservation for Muslims in government and semi-government jobs as well as educational institutions throu...

February 17, 2026

2 articles

Science & Technology Social Issues

Telangana to rollout free HPV vaccination programme for girls aged 14 and 15 at end of February

The Telangana government announced a free Human Papillomavirus (HPV) vaccination programme for girls aged 14 and 15, to be rolled out starting February 28, 2...

GS2 (Health Government Schemes Women's Issues) GS3 (Science & Technology)

Science & Technology Social Issues

AI Impact Summit: Government launches SAHI, BODH to strengthen health AI ecosystem

At the India AI Impact Summit 2026 on February 17, 2026, Union Health Minister JP Nadda launched two landmark digital health AI initiatives: SAHI and BODH. S...

GS2 (Health Government Policy) GS3 (Science & Technology)

February 16, 2026

7 articles

Polity & Governance Social Issues

Skewed Jammu, Kashmir quota data set to sharpen debate

Data on J&K's reservation structure has intensified a political and legal controversy: total reservations in J&K now stand at approximately 70%, leaving only...

GS2 (Indian Polity Federalism Social Justice Minority rights)

After 3 month boycott over Dalit cook, residents of Odisha village finally send their children to anganwadi

After a three-month boycott, residents of Nuagaon village under Ghalimala gram panchayat in Kendrapara district, Odisha, began sending their children back to...

GS1 (Indian Society Caste system) GS2 (Social Justice Welfare schemes)

Science & Technology Social Issues

Govt to bring in AI tools in teaching: What is the plan, how it will work

Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan launched Bodhan AI as a Centre of Excellence for AI in education at the two-day Bharat Bodhan AI Conclave 2026 he...

Economics Social Issues

Rural slowdown pushes January unemployment rate to 5%

India's unemployment rate rose to 5% in January 2026 from 4.8% in December 2025 among persons aged 15 years and above, according to the Periodic Labour Force...

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International Relations Social Issues

'Dragged out and set on fire' - the Bangladesh mob killing that shocked the world

In December 2025, Dipu Chandra Das, a 27-year-old Hindu factory worker in Bangladesh, was accused by Muslim colleagues of making derogatory remarks about the...

GS2 (International Relations India-Bangladesh Minority rights)

Economics Social Issues

Unemployment in India rises slightly to 5 pc in January: Govt survey

The Periodic Labour Force Survey (PLFS) Monthly Bulletin for January 2026, released by MoSPI, showed India's unemployment rate at 5% for persons aged 15 year...

GS3 (Indian Economy Employment Statistics) GS2 (Social Issues)

Polity & Governance Social Issues

Regional Event cum Workshop scheduled to be held on 17th February 2026 at Sher-i-Kashmir International Convention Center (SKICC), in Srinagar, J&K

The Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) conducted a Regional Event cum Workshop on financial literacy and investor awareness in February 2026, cont...

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