Social Issues
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Telangana launches HPV vaccination programme at King Koti hospital in Hyderabad
Telangana's Health Minister launched a statewide Human Papillomavirus (HPV) vaccination programme at King Koti Hospital in Hyderabad on February 28, 2026, as...
PM Modi to launch nationwide HPV vaccination drive on February 28
Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched India's nationwide Human Papillomavirus (HPV) vaccination campaign on February 28, 2026, from Ajmer, Rajasthan. The pro...
PM Modi launches nationwide HPV vaccination drive for 14-year-old girls
Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched India's nationwide Human Papillomavirus (HPV) vaccination campaign on February 28, 2026, from Ajmer, Rajasthan The prog...
Maharashtra to vaccinate 9.84 lakh girls aged 14 as part of nationwide HPV vaccination campaign
Maharashtra will vaccinate 9.84 lakh (approximately 9,84,000) girls aged 14 as part of the nationwide HPV Vaccination Campaign launched on February 28, 2026....
Kendriya Vidyalaya Sangathan to introduce Tamil as medium of instruction in select schools
Kendriya Vidyalaya Sangathan (KVS) has announced it will introduce Tamil as a medium of instruction in select Kendriya Vidyalayas (KVs) in Tamil Nadu, under ...
Rahul seeks more funding of ECHS, tax exemption on disability pensions
Leader of Opposition Rahul Gandhi wrote to Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on February 25, 2026, seeking adequate funding for the Ex-Servicemen Contribut...
HPV vaccination: Is one dose enough for girls? Should males get this vaccine? Is it safe? Doctors answer
Following the government's launch of the nationwide HPV Vaccination Programme on February 28, 2026, doctors and public health experts addressed key questions...
Women to move from drudgery to decision-making in agriculture: Union Agriculture Secretary
The Union Agriculture Secretary, speaking at the fifth Agri and Commodity Summit organized in New Delhi, highlighted the government's commitment to shifting ...
National social security board for gig workers soon, says Maharashtra Minister
Maharashtra's Labour Minister announced that a National Social Security Board for gig and platform workers will be constituted soon, following the Code on So...
Unpacking the rise of self-managed abortions in India
A detailed analysis examines the growing trend of self-managed or medical abortions in India, where women use medication (mifepristone and misoprostol) outsi...
Major boost to India’s healthcare: PM Modi rolls out nationwide HPV vaccination for 14-year-old girls
Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched the nationwide Human Papillomavirus (HPV) Vaccination Programme from Ajmer, Rajasthan on February 28, 2026. The program...
Sikkim CM lauds PM for launching HPV vaccination campaign for girls
Sikkim Chief Minister Prem Singh Tamang welcomed PM Modi's nationwide launch of the HPV Vaccination Campaign, stating the drive would safeguard the health an...
Gauhati Hight Court issues notice to CM Himanta Biswa Sarma over ‘Miya’ comments
The Gauhati High Court issued notice to Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma in response to a batch of Public Interest Litigations (PILs) alleging hate s...
On NCERT books, Chief Justice Surya Kant’s anger is justified
The Supreme Court of India, led by Chief Justice Surya Kant, ordered the immediate withdrawal of all physical and digital copies of NCERT's Class 8 Social Sc...
To check cervical cancer, vaccines and information must go together
India launched its first nationwide Human Papillomavirus (HPV) vaccination programme on February 28, 2026, targeting approximately 1.15 crore adolescent girl...
Husband or parents' income for OBC creamy layer? SC to rule
The Supreme Court has agreed to examine a critical question in reservation law: for the purposes of determining OBC Non-Creamy Layer (NCL) status for a marri...
India moves closer to dengue vaccine as final trials underway
India is on the cusp of having its first indigenously developed dengue vaccine, as Panacea Biotec's candidate vaccine — DengiAll — has entered final Phase II...
Tribal Affairs Ministry set to revamp forest rights cells, form ‘one-stop’ coordinating units
The Ministry of Tribal Affairs has announced plans to revamp existing Forest Rights Act (FRA) Cells established at state and district levels, transforming th...
Karnataka launches action plan on snakebite and rabies; aims to cut snakebite deaths by half, end dog-related rabies deaths by 2030
Karnataka launched two dedicated public health action plans: the State Action Plan for Rabies Elimination (SAPRE) and the State Action Plan for Snakebite Pre...
Casebook on AI and Gender Empowerment Launched at India AI Impact Summit 2026
The Casebook on AI and Gender Empowerment was officially launched on 17 February 2026 at the India AI Impact Summit 2026, marking a key milestone in India's ...