Social Issues
Education, health, poverty, gender and welfare schemes
Centre forms high-level panel on demographic change led by Justice Naolekar
The Ministry of Home Affairs has constituted a high-level committee to examine demographic changes across India caused by illegal immigration and other facto...
'Infiltration a major challenge': Amit Shah says panel on 'unnatural demographic change' set up
The Central Government has constituted a high-level committee to study demographic changes occurring across India due to illegal immigration and other factor...
From polygamy and live-in relationships to inheritance: What Assam’s sweeping UCC Bill seeks to regulate
Assam's Uniform Civil Code Bill, introduced in the state assembly on May 26, 2026, proposes the most comprehensive overhaul of personal law in the state's hi...
Govt expands Ebola vigil, all incoming passengers to be screened
The Ministry of Health and Family Welfare has directed all international airports to activate enhanced health screening for passengers arriving from or trans...
Assam tables UCC Bill: What the proposed law says about live-in relationships, polygamy
The Assam government tabled the Uniform Civil Code (UCC) Bill in the state assembly on May 26, 2026, making Assam the third state to enact such legislation a...
No provision of UCC will be imposed on tribals, says Amit Shah asks communities not to fall for ‘conspiracies’
Senior Union government leaders, including the Home Minister, publicly stated that no provision of the Uniform Civil Code will be imposed on Scheduled Tribes...
Assam: Resolution moved for early implementation of 33% reservation for women in state assemblies
The Assam Legislative Assembly passed a resolution urging the early implementation of 33% reservation for women in state legislative assemblies, as provided ...
'Girls shouldn't give up education and do domestic work': SC stresses access to toilets, sanitary napkins
The Supreme Court, in a landmark judgment dated January 30, 2026 (Dr. Jaya Thakur v. Government of India, 2026 SCC OnLine SC 133), declared that menstrual he...
NHRC seeks inclusion of distinct categories like ‘Intersex’, ‘Transmen’ & 'Transwomen' in upcoming Census
The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) issued Advisory 2.0 on May 19, 2026, to all Ministries and Chief Secretaries of States and Union Territories, see...
No threat to tribal rights under UCC: Amit Shah
The Union Home Minister, speaking at an event in Delhi, assured tribal communities that the Uniform Civil Code (UCC) will not threaten their culture, traditi...
Development and tribal protection in Great Nicobar not mutually exclusive: Jual Oram
The Ministry of Tribal Affairs has stated that development and tribal protection in Great Nicobar Island are not mutually exclusive, defending the ₹81,000 cr...
Lakhs of tribals gather at Red Fort to demand removal of converted Muslims, Christians from ST list
Approximately 1.5 lakh tribal people gathered at the Red Fort grounds in New Delhi, demanding that tribals who have converted to Islam or Christianity be rem...
Amit Shah says UCC will not affect tribals, urges community not to fall for ‘conspiracies’
At a tribal cultural conclave held at Red Fort grounds on May 24, 2026 — organised to mark the 150th birth anniversary year of Birsa Munda — the Union Govern...
Surviving a city on ₹13,690
The Uttar Pradesh government revised minimum wages effective April 2026 — the first substantive revision in 12 years — increasing wages for unskilled workers...
Only 6 states now have fertility rate above replacement level
India's national Total Fertility Rate (TFR) has declined to 2.0 as per NFHS-5 (2019–21), falling below the replacement level of 2.1 for the first time in Ind...
World Health Assembly recognises stroke as a public health priority for the first time
The World Health Assembly (WHA), meeting at its 79th session in Geneva on 22 May 2026, adopted the first-ever global resolution specifically recognising stro...
Ayushman Bharat enrollment begins in West Bengal, benefits likely from July: CM Suvendu Adhikari
Enrollment under the Ayushman Bharat Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana (PM-JAY) commenced in West Bengal in May 2026, with benefits expected to become operati...
DDWS Holds a National Level Review Meeting with Deputy Commissioners/ District Magistrates/ Collectors on Jal Jeevan Mission 2.0 and Solid Waste Management Rules 2026 under Swachh Bharat Mission (Grameen)
The Department of Drinking Water and Sanitation (DDWS), under the Ministry of Jal Shakti, convened a national-level review meeting with Deputy Commissioners,...
Second Preparatory Meeting of BRICS Women’s Working Group convened by the Ministry of Women and Child Development
The Second Preparatory Meeting of the BRICS Women's Working Group under India's BRICS Chairship was convened virtually on 22 May 2026, chaired by Anil Malik,...
SRS indicates India in throes of demographic transition
The Registrar General of India released the Sample Registration System (SRS) Statistical Report 2024, revealing that India's demographic transition is deepen...