Social Issues
Education, health, poverty, gender and welfare schemes
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...
'BJP betrayed Ladakh on statehood promise': Akhilesh Yadav after MHA revokes Sonam Wangchuk's detention
The MHA revoked Sonam Wangchuk's detention under the NSA on March 14, 2026, signalling willingness to resume dialogue with Ladakhi stakeholders on regional d...
MSME Ministry Completes 364 MSE-CDP Projects; SFURTI Boosts Traditional Industry Clusters
The Ministry of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises reported to Lok Sabha (March 12, 2026) that 364 out of 606 approved projects under the Micro and Small En...
Khadi and Village Industries Commission (KVIC) implements Gramodyog Vikas Yojana (GVY) for the development of Khadi and Village Industries Sector
The Khadi and Village Industries Commission (KVIC) is implementing the Khadi Gramodyog Vikas Yojana (KGVY) — an umbrella Central Sector Scheme for the develo...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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 ...
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...
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...
BJP: Infiltrators from B'desh behind Meghalaya violence
Violent clashes erupted in West Garo Hills district of Meghalaya around March 10, 2026, triggered by disputes over nominations for Garo Hills Autonomous Dist...
Trans bill drops 'self-perceived identity' clause
The Transgender Persons (Protection of Rights) Amendment Bill, 2026, was introduced in the Lok Sabha on March 12, 2026, by Social Justice and Empowerment Min...
In Sabarimala U-turn, Kerala backs tradition on entry of women
In a special cabinet meeting on March 13, 2026, the Kerala government led by Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan reversed its earlier position on women's entry i...
Duty of care: On vaccine injury compensation programmes
The Supreme Court of India, in the case Rachna Gangu v. Union of India (2026 INSC 218), directed the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare to formulate a "no...
In Rajya Sabha, BJP MP proposes setting up National Commission for persons with disabilities
BJP Rajya Sabha MP Bhim Singh (Bihar) proposed the setting up of a fully autonomous National Commission for Persons with Disabilities, arguing that the exist...
PM distributes land deeds to Assam’s tea workers
Prime Minister Narendra Modi, on March 13, 2026, distributed over 28,241 land pattas (ownership deeds) to tea garden workers and their families in Assam in t...
NHRC notice to Delhi Police chief over reported assault on Manipuri woman
The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) took suo motu cognizance of media reports that a woman from Manipur was physically assaulted in the Malviya Nagar...
Centre’s delay in releasing Rs 900 cr holding up SC/ST, OBC scholarships: Jharkhand minister
Jharkhand's Minister for SC/ST and Backward Classes Welfare, Chamra Linda, accused the Union Government of delaying the release of approximately Rs 900 crore...