Social Issues
Education, health, poverty, gender and welfare schemes
Operationalisation of Past Risk and Return Verification Agency (“PaRRVA”)
SEBI (Securities and Exchange Board of India) issued a circular dated 29 April 2026 operationalising the Past Risk and Return Verification Agency (PaRRVA), e...
National Family Health Survey-6 to be released shortly
The National Family Health Survey — 6th Round (NFHS-6) is scheduled for release in May 2026, covering data collected during 2023-24. NFHS-6 covered 6,79,238 ...
Hate speech stems from an ‘us versus them’ mindset: Supreme Court judgment
The Supreme Court, in a batch of petitions filed over five years, delivered a judgment on April 29, 2026, holding that no legislative vacuum exists in India'...
'No vacuum in law to deal with the offence' — What Supreme Court said on hate speeches
The Supreme Court on April 29, 2026 dismissed petitions seeking fresh judicial directions or a dedicated legal framework to curb hate speech, ruling that no ...
Latest NSO results show rise in health-seeking behaviour, relatively low out-of-pocket medical expenses
The National Statistical Office (NSO) has released findings from the 80th Round of the National Sample Survey (NSS) on Household Social Consumption on Health...
The RTE Act and the idea of social inclusion
The Supreme Court dismissed a plea by a Lucknow-based private school that had refused to admit a child selected under the 25% quota for weaker sections under...
Internal quota: Karnataka govt. notifies new ratio
The Karnataka government notified a revised internal reservation formula dividing the existing 15% Scheduled Caste quota into three sub-groups: Group A (SC L...
Now Madhya Pradesh wants to bring in UCC, sets up panel to prepare draft bill in 6 months
The Madhya Pradesh government constituted a six-member expert committee headed by a retired Supreme Court judge to examine the feasibility of a Uniform Civil...
Expert Explains | How Ambedkar laid the foundations of India’s modern labour legislation
A retrospective assessment published around Dr. Ambedkar's birth anniversary (14 April) detailed his foundational contributions to India's labour legislation...
Minister sets 100-day target for six lakh PM Surya Ghar connections for SC, ST households
A Union Minister set a 100-day target to provide six lakh PM Surya Ghar solar rooftop connections specifically to households belonging to Scheduled Caste and...
Supreme Court asks amicus curiae to meet States, UTs on Central funds for CCTVs in police stations
The Supreme Court, in an ongoing suo motu case on custodial torture and deaths, directed the amicus curiae to convene a meeting with representatives of the C...
Internal reservation: Nomadic and micro communities to question latest matrix in Karnataka HIgh Court
Nomadic, semi-nomadic, and micro-communities across India have intensified their demand for sub-classification (internal reservation) within Scheduled Caste ...
M.P. Assembly passes resolution to implement women’s reservation after delimitation amid uproar by Opposition
The Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly passed a government resolution calling for 33% reservation for women in local bodies (Panchayats and Municipalities) ...
TB patients without documents miss aid in Delhi
At least 35 tuberculosis (TB) patients in Delhi have not received nutritional support under the Ni-kshay Poshan Yojana (NPY) because they lack the documentat...
How an expecting mother’s booster shots can protect her newborn from a host of diseases
Vaccines recommended during pregnancy — including Tdap, COVID-19 boosters, influenza, and the RSV vaccine (Abrysvo) — protect newborns by transferring matern...
Simply Put: India warming
India's landmass has warmed by approximately 0.9°C during 2015–2024 relative to the 1901–1930 baseline — above the global average land warming — with norther...
Ladakh groups seek meeting with Shah and steps to build trust
Civil society groups and tribal rights organisations in Ladakh submitted demands ahead of a high-level meeting between the Union Home Ministry and Ladakh rep...
India-New Zealand FTA: Temporary Employment Entry offers 5,000 work visas for skilled Indians — check key features
The India-New Zealand Free Trade Agreement (FTA), signed on April 27, 2026, includes a dedicated Temporary Employment Entry (TEE) pathway for skilled Indian ...
How AI helped promote community-led development in Rajasthan
A pilot project named AI4WaterPolicy was conducted across 50 villages in two Rajasthan districts — Sirohi and Pali — over a six-month period to test whether ...
Nasha Mukt Bharat Abhiyaan (NMBA) 2.0 App launched to strengthen monitoring and institutional coordination under National Action Plan for Drug Demand Reduction (NAPDDR)
The Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment launched the upgraded Nasha Mukt Bharat Abhiyaan (NMBA) 2.0 App on April 24, 2026, in Chandigarh during the op...