Social Issues
Education, health, poverty, gender and welfare schemes
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...
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...
“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...
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...
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...
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...
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,...
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...
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...
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...
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...
Karnataka High Court declines to quash female foeticide case against government doctor and others
The Karnataka High Court declined to quash criminal proceedings against a gynaecologist accused of involvement in an alleged case of illegal sex determinatio...
Trade unions, farm outfits to strengthen protests against U.S. trade deal, Labour Codes
Major trade unions and farmers' organisations in India announced plans to intensify protests against the India-US interim trade deal, building on a nationwid...
PM Modi emphasises preventive healthcare, calls for stronger caregiver training ecosystem
Prime Minister Narendra Modi chaired the Post-Budget Webinar on Health, Ayush and Pharma Sectors on the theme *"Sabka Sath, Sabka Vikas — Fulfilling Aspirati...
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...
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...
Manipur CM announces Rs 350 cr aid for women affected by unrest
Manipur Chief Minister N. Biren Singh announced a Rs 350 crore relief and rehabilitation package specifically targeting women affected by the ongoing Meitei-...
Meghalaya: Curfew in 37 Garo Hills villages over non-tribal nominations in district council polls
Curfew was imposed in 37 villages in Meghalaya's Garo Hills district after protests erupted over the nomination of a non-tribal candidate for local body elec...
Gender balance in judiciary remains unfinished task: CJI
The incumbent Chief Justice of India acknowledged that achieving gender balance in India's higher judiciary remains an "unfinished task" and called for syste...
Government lacks intent to achieve gender parity in courts: Ex-CJI
A former Chief Justice of India publicly criticised the government for lacking genuine intent to ensure adequate representation of women judges in the higher...