Social Issues
Education, health, poverty, gender and welfare schemes
Maha anti-conversion bill proposes 7-year jail, Rs 1 lakh fine
The Maharashtra government tabled the Maharashtra Freedom of Religion Bill, 2026, in the state legislative assembly, proposing stringent penalties for forced...
West Asia crisis: The Indians caught in the crossfire
The ongoing Iran-Israel-US conflict in West Asia has placed approximately 90 lakh (9.1 million) Indians working in the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countri...
'Hospital-insurance nexus; Rs 26K cr claims were rejected in 2024': MP Swati Maliwal claims in RS
Rajya Sabha MP Swati Maliwal raised concerns in the Upper House about a "hospital-insurance nexus," alleging that health insurance claims worth approximately...
Centre sets conditions for states to receive Jal Jeevan funds
The Centre has set new conditions for releasing Jal Jeevan Mission (JJM) funds to states: each scheme must be mapped through a unique Scheme ID, and future f...
Milk adulteration case: two more die, toll rises to 15
At least 15 people died in Andhra Pradesh's East Godavari district after consuming milk adulterated with ethylene glycol, an industrial coolant; the toll sub...
'No-one will hire women' - India's top court rejects menstrual leave petition
The Supreme Court of India declined a PIL seeking a nationwide mandatory menstrual leave policy, disposing of the petition on March 13, 2026 CJI Surya Kant m...
Maharashtra Freedom of Religion Bill 2026 introduced in assembly
The Maharashtra government introduced the Maharashtra Freedom of Religion Bill, 2026 in the state legislative assembly on March 13, 2026, targeting forced an...
Clinical Establishments Act: govt. offers concessions to small hospitals
The Central Government announced concessions in the implementation of the Clinical Establishments (Registration and Regulation) Act, 2010 for small hospitals...
Centre proposes life term for forced transgender conversion; moves to amend 2019 Act
The Transgender Persons (Protection of Rights) Amendment Bill, 2026 introduced in Lok Sabha proposes life imprisonment for forcing children to undergo transg...
TB survivors seek government clarification on continuity of medicines and diagnostic supplies amid global conflict
Tuberculosis (TB) survivors and patient advocacy groups sought clarification from the government on the continuity of free TB treatment under the National Tu...
NHRC issues notices to five States over rise in missing persons cases
The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) took suo motu cognisance of reports highlighting a growing number of missing persons across several states and th...
Extreme heat severely limits daily activity for more people in India than anywhere else: Study
A major international study published in 2026 found that India experiences the most severe heat-induced limitations on daily human activity of any country in...
A.P. Cabinet approves ₹9,355 crore for seven Multi-Village Schemes
The Andhra Pradesh Cabinet approved seven major Multi-Village Drinking Water Schemes at a combined cost of ₹9,355 crore, aimed at providing safe drinking wat...
Online crimes against women & children: Govt urges law enforcement & IT firms for stronger response
The Union Government directed law enforcement agencies across states and Union Territories to use the National Cybercrime Reporting Portal (NCRP) — managed b...
MP CM transfers Rs 1,836cr to women under Ladli Behna Yojana; Rs 52,000cr disbursed so far
Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Mohan Yadav transferred ₹1,836 crore to over 1.25 crore women beneficiaries under the Ladli Behna Yojana, continuing the scheme...
Bill seeking precise definition of transgender, excluding sexual orientation from ambit tabled in LS
The Transgender Persons (Protection of Rights) Amendment Bill, 2026 was introduced in the Lok Sabha on March 12, 2026 by Union Minister for Social Justice an...
When med care fails: What SC’s passive euthanasia ruling means
The Supreme Court's March 11, 2026 ruling in the Harish Rana case has been widely analysed for its practical implications on end-of-life medical care in Indi...
Paid menstrual pain leave may cost women their careers, Supreme Court apprehends
On March 13, 2026, the Supreme Court disposed of a PIL seeking nationwide paid menstrual leave for women employees and students, declining to issue such a di...
Six MPs urge Centre to include reservation Act of Karnataka in Ninth Schedule
Six Members of Parliament from Karnataka urged the Union Government to include the state's reservation legislation in the Ninth Schedule of the Constitution,...
The Supreme Court judgement on creamy layer exclusion for OBC quota | Explained
The Supreme Court's March 11, 2026 judgment (Union of India v. Rohith Nathan) resolved decades of confusion about how to apply the income/wealth test for OBC...