Social Issues

A Supreme Court-appointed committee has recommended that the Central Government withdraw the Transgender Persons (Protection of Rights) Amendment Bill, 2026,...

The Transgender Persons (Protection of Rights) Amendment Bill, 2026 was introduced in Lok Sabha on March 13, 2026, and was passed by the Lok Sabha amid stron...

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman replied to the discussion on the Finance Bill, 2026 in Lok Sabha on March 25, 2026, a key legislative step in completing ...

Women-led Self Help Groups (SHGs) in Uttar Pradesh are collectively collecting 10 lakh litres (1 million litres) of milk daily across 31 districts, generatin...

A Supreme Court bench (Justices P.K. Mishra and N.V. Anjaria) ruled on March 24, 2026 that conversion from Hinduism, Sikhism, or Buddhism to any other religi...

Recent analysis of India's labour market data reveals a deeply fractured employment landscape for youth, with distinct patterns for men and women Women — des...

Around 4,400 chickens died due to avian influenza (bird flu) at a government poultry farm in the Koni area of Bilaspur district, Chhattisgarh, between March ...

The Drugs Controller General of India (DCGI), in collaboration with State Drug Controllers, has launched targeted enforcement actions across the pharmaceutic...

Gender-diverse individuals and activists who participated in nationwide protests against the Transgender Persons (Protection of Rights) Amendment Bill, 2026 ...

The Drugs Controller General of India (DCGI) conducted inspections and audits at 49 entities — including online pharmacy warehouses, drug wholesalers, retail...

The Supreme Court ruled on March 24, 2026 that a person who converts from Hinduism (or another qualifying religion) to Christianity or Islam cannot claim pro...

The Lok Sabha passed the Transgender Persons (Protection of Rights) Amendment Bill, 2026 on March 24, 2026, by voice vote, amid sharp opposition protests. Th...

The Lok Sabha passed the Transgender Persons (Protection of Rights) Amendment Bill, 2026 (Bill No. 79 of 2026) by voice vote, amending the parent Transgender...

A Supreme Court bench headed by Chief Justice of India (CJI) Surya Kant, along with Justices Ujjal Bhuyan and N Kotiswar Singh, upheld permanent commission (...

A three-judge Supreme Court bench comprising CJI Surya Kant and Justices Ujjal Bhuyan and N. Kotiswar Singh ruled on March 24, 2026, that women Short Service...

Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel tabled the Gujarat Uniform Civil Code (UCC) Bill, 2026 in the Gujarat Legislative Assembly, one week after a state-appointed e...

Harish Rana, 31, India's first person to be legally allowed passive euthanasia by the Supreme Court, passed away at AIIMS, New Delhi on March 24, 2026. Rana ...

A Supreme Court bench of Justices Prashant Kumar Mishra and Manmohan ruled that no person professing a religion other than Hinduism, Sikhism, or Buddhism can...

Opposition parties, including Congress, wrote to the government on March 24, 2026, requesting an all-party meeting chaired by the Prime Minister to discuss t...

The Gujarat Legislative Assembly passed the Gujarat Uniform Civil Code, 2026 after more than seven hours of debate; passed by voice vote with the BJP majorit...