Social Issues
Education, health, poverty, gender and welfare schemes
Karnataka government launches India’s first digital grievance redressal system for gig workers
On Labour Day (1 May 2026), Karnataka launched India's first digital grievance redressal system specifically for platform-based gig workers. The mechanism ha...
Hemant Soren launches self-enumeration phase of Census 2027 in Jharkhand
Jharkhand officially launched the self-enumeration phase of Census 2027 on 1 May 2026, with the state's senior constitutional authorities completing their ow...
Four years to zero hunger deadline, more than 1 billion Africans unable to afford healthy diet: Report
A new FAO-led report released on May 1, 2026 warns that more than 1 billion people — approximately 66.6% of Africa's population — were unable to afford a hea...
Artificial Intelligence in healthcare: what lies ahead
Artificial intelligence is being deployed at scale in India's healthcare system across diagnostics, drug discovery, disease surveillance, and telemedicine — ...
Census 2027: Around 82 lakh households have opted for self enumeration as field visits begin in 5 states
Approximately 82 lakh (8.2 million) households have opted for the self-enumeration facility during the initial phase of Census 2027's Houselisting and Housin...
Why India’s heat is getting harsher in 2026: Early heatwaves, below-normal rainfall, El Niño risk and rising human cost
India is experiencing an early onset and historically intense heatwave season in 2026, with 98 of the world's 100 hottest cities located within India's borde...
Maharashtra to offer self-enumeration option for Census 2027 from today
Maharashtra became the first state to formally launch the self-enumeration phase of Census 2027 on 1 May 2026, opening a 15-day window (1–15 May 2026) during...
On May Day, a workforce in India without a floor
India's four Labour Codes — the Code on Wages 2019, the Industrial Relations Code 2020, the Code on Social Security 2020, and the Occupational Safety, Health...
BJP, Opposition spar at special session on women’s empowerment in Uttar Pradesh Assembly
The Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly convened a special one-day session on April 30, 2026 to discuss women's reservation and deliberate on a resolution hol...
Chhattisgarh Assembly passes resolution for one-third quota for women in legislative bodies
The Chhattisgarh Legislative Assembly passed a resolution in a special one-day session demanding the immediate implementation of one-third reservation for wo...
Odisha Assembly: BJP, BJD and Congress resort to political one-upmanship over women’s reservation
The Odisha Legislative Assembly held a special session on April 30, 2026, to discuss women's reservation and the implications of linking it to the delimitati...
J-K: Centre approves Rs 243 crore for PM SHRI schools
The Project Approval Board (PAB) of the PM SHRI (Prime Minister Schools for Rising India) scheme has approved an outlay of Rs 243 crore for Jammu and Kashmir...
Allahabad HC issues contempt notice to top UP official over delay in constituting OBC panel
The Lucknow Bench of the Allahabad High Court issued a contempt notice to the Principal Secretary of the Panchayati Raj Department of Uttar Pradesh over fail...
No clarity on caste census a year after promise: Congress
One year after the Cabinet Committee on Political Affairs announced on April 30, 2025 that caste enumeration would be included in the upcoming national Censu...
Chhattisgarh assembly passes resolution seeking implementation of women’s quota in legislatures
The Chhattisgarh Legislative Assembly passed a resolution on April 30, 2026 urging immediate implementation of one-third reservation for women in Parliament ...
Remove time cap on legal abortion in minor rape cases: Supreme Court
The Supreme Court directed the Union government to amend the Medical Termination of Pregnancy (MTP) Act to remove the time limitation on termination of pregn...
Watch: Supreme Court to Centre: Amend law on pregnancy termination | Above the Fold | 30.04.2026
The Supreme Court has directed the Union Government to consider amending the Medical Termination of Pregnancy Act to address procedural and substantive gaps ...
'Imagine the pain, humiliation': Supreme Court urges Centre to allow abortion beyond 20 weeks for rape survivors
The Supreme Court, while hearing a case involving a minor rape survivor whose pregnancy had crossed 20 weeks, strongly urged the Union government to consider...
Jal Jeevan: Somanna disputes CM Siddaramaiah’s claims on Centre’s support to Karnataka
A public dispute has emerged between the Union Government and the Karnataka state government over the implementation and funding of the Jal Jeevan Mission, w...
NMC does away with ceiling on MBBS intake
The National Medical Commission (NMC) has issued a gazette notification removing two key regulatory caps on MBBS admissions: the 150-seat ceiling per medical...