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Social Issues

Schemes, rights and social frameworks behind the welfare news. 9 concepts, each with its definition, key details and a timeline of every news story that touched it.

National Investigation Agency (NIA)

In the news 26x

The National Investigation Agency was established under the National Investigation Agency Act, 2008, as a central counter-terrorism agency empowered to...

Manipur Ethnic Conflict

In the news 20x

The ethnic violence in Manipur erupted on May 3, 2023, between the majority Meitei community (predominantly inhabiting the Imphal Valley) and the Kuki-Zo...

Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act, 1967 (UAPA)

In the news 10x

The Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act, 1967, is India's primary counter-terrorism and anti-extremism legislation. Originally focused on organisations...

Article 371C

In the news 5x

Article 371C was inserted into the Constitution by the Twenty-seventh Amendment Act, 1971, following Manipur's transition from a Union Territory to a full...

Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs)

In the news 4x

India is not a signatory to the 1951 Refugee Convention or its 1967 Protocol and does not have domestic legislation specifically addressing IDPs. The UN...

Bonded Labour System (Abolition) Act, 1976

In the news 3x

The Bonded Labour System (Abolition) Act, 1976 (Act No. 19 of 1976) is the primary legislation abolishing the bonded labour system in India. It was deemed...

India's Northeast

In the news 3x

Manipur's ethnic conflict is fundamentally a contest over land, identity, and representation. The demand by Meitei communities for Scheduled Tribe (ST)...

POSH Act, 2013

In the news 3x

The Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace (Prevention, Prohibition and Redressal) Act, 2013 (POSH Act) operationalised the Supreme Court's Vishaka...

Pradhan Mantri Mudra Yojana (PMMY)

In the news 3x

PMMY was launched on April 8, 2015 under the vision of 'Funding the Unfunded.' It offers collateral-free loans to non-corporate, non-farm micro and small...

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