Social Issues
Education, health, poverty, gender and welfare schemes
One day of extreme heat causes 3,400 excess deaths across India, study estimates
A peer-reviewed study published in *Frontiers in Environmental Health* estimates that a single day of extreme heat causes approximately 3,400 excess deaths a...
Gujarat’s Banni grasslands: A heap of broken images, where the sun beats
A proposal to establish a large solar energy installation within the Banni grassland ecosystem of Kachchh district, Gujarat, has sparked conservation concern...
Shivraj Singh Chouhan Releases ?10,021 Crore Mother Sanction to 12 States under PMAY-G
The Union Minister for Rural Development released a Mother Sanction of Rs 10,021.42 crore to 12 states under the Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana-Gramin (PMAY-G), ...
Adivasis demand halt to tiger safari push, evictions in south India forests
Indigenous communities from Karnataka, Kerala, and Tamil Nadu — whose ancestral homelands straddle forests shared across state boundaries — convened at Nagar...
National Health Accounts figures indicate high burden of health care costs on people
The National Health Accounts (NHA) Estimates for India 2022-23, released by the Union Health Ministry, reveal that out-of-pocket expenditure (OOPE) constitut...
Right to trauma care of citizens integral part of right to life: SC
The Supreme Court declared that the right to trauma care for citizens is an integral part of the right to life guaranteed under Article 21 of the Constitutio...
SC says right to trauma care of citizens integral part of right to life; passes slew of directions
A Supreme Court bench declared that "the right to trauma care of citizens is an integral part of the right to life" guaranteed under Article 21 of the Consti...
Assam assembly passes UCC Bill with ban on polygamy, live-in registration rules
The Assam Legislative Assembly passed the "Uniform Civil Code, Assam, 2026" by voice vote, making Assam the third Indian state after Uttarakhand and Gujarat ...
Assam passes Uniform Civil Code: From Polygamy ban to Live-In rules, what changes?
The Assam Legislative Assembly passed the Uniform Civil Code, Assam, 2026, a comprehensive civil legislation that replaces religion-specific personal laws (w...
Cabinet clears ₹25,530 Cr ‘SARTHAK-PDS’ scheme to boost ration system for 80 Cr beneficiaries
The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA) approved the SARTHAK-PDS umbrella scheme on May 27, 2026, with a central outlay of Rs 25,530 crore for five ...
Cabinet okays Rs 25,530 crore outlay to extend, modernise SARTHAK-PDS scheme till 2031
The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA) approved the SARTHAK-PDS umbrella scheme on May 27, 2026, with a central outlay of Rs 25,530 crore for five ...
Assam passes UCC Bill: Opposition flags tribal exemption, Sarma says law not needed ‘where no cancer’
The Assam Legislative Assembly passed the Uniform Civil Code, Assam, 2026, making Assam the first state in the Northeast and the third state in India — after...
VB-G RAM G rules: What changes as the new job scheme replaces MGNREGS from July 1?
The Viksit Bharat — Guarantee for Rozgar and Ajeevika Mission (Gramin) Act, 2025 — commonly called VB–G RAM G — is set to come into force across India from J...
Cabinet clears tech-driven overhaul of PDS; extends SARTHAK Scheme with ₹25,530 crore outlay
The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA) approved the SARTHAK-PDS umbrella scheme on May 27, 2026, with a central outlay of Rs 25,530 crore for five ...
NCW calls for legislation to codify Muslim personal law related to marriage
The National Commission for Women (NCW) submitted a comprehensive recommendatory report on the rights of Muslim women in India to the Ministry of Home Affair...
Jairam Ramesh flags violation of FRA in clearance of Great Nicobar Island Project, urges action from Ministry of Tribal Affairs
A formal letter was sent to the Ministry of Tribal Affairs flagging what was described as "flagrant violations" of the Forest Rights Act (FRA), 2006 in the e...
Out-of-pocket expenditure on health shows declining trend, states latest National Health Accounts
The latest National Health Accounts (NHA) estimates for 2022-23 show that out-of-pocket expenditure (OOPE) as a share of total health expenditure has decline...
Cabinet extends SARTHAK-PDS scheme for 5 yrs with Rs 25,530-crore outlay
The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA) approved the SARTHAK-PDS scheme on 27 May 2026, with a financial outlay of Rs 25,530 crore covering five yea...
Quad Foreign Ministers Meeting Live Updates: India, US sign critical minerals deal on sidelines of Quad meet
On 26 May 2026, India and the United States signed a bilateral framework agreement to deepen cooperation on securing supplies of critical minerals and rare e...
Canada PM Carney’s visit to India reset ties after 2023 killing of Sikh activist, Piyush Goyal says
India and Canada have formally reset bilateral relations following nearly two years of diplomatic strain that began after the June 2023 killing of a Sikh act...