Social Issues
Education, health, poverty, gender and welfare schemes
Delhi High Court: Marriage Under Personal Law Is No Defence to POCSO Charges Involving a Minor
The Delhi High Court refused to cancel (quash) a criminal case against a 28-year-old man who had married a girl aged 16 years and 3 months under Muslim...
Delhi High Court: Marriage Cannot Be Used as a Defence in a POCSO Case
The Delhi High Court refused to quash a criminal case filed under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act, 2012 and the Bharatiya Nyaya...
EPFO Wage Ceiling Raised to ₹25,000: What Changes in Your PF, Pension and Insurance
The wage ceiling for compulsory Provident Fund (PF) coverage has been raised from ₹15,000 to ₹25,000 a month, with effect from 17 September 2026. The wage...
Delhi High Court: Personal Marriage Law Cannot Override the POCSO Act
The Delhi High Court refused to cancel a police case (FIR) against a man accused of an offence under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO)...
Vedanta Seeks to Revive Niyamgiri Bauxite Mining: The Gram Sabha Precedent and Tribal Rights Explained
The Vedanta Group has asked the Odisha government to reopen the Niyamgiri Hills for bauxite mining. This comes nearly 13 years after the project was shelved...
AFSPA Extended in Manipur, Nagaland and Arunachal Pradesh; UKNA Chief Arrested in Aizawl
The Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) extended the Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act, 1958 (AFSPA) in parts of Manipur, Nagaland and Arunachal Pradesh for six...
AFSPA Extended in Manipur for Six Months as Fresh Killings Hit Kamjong Near the Myanmar Border
The Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) extended the Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act (AFSPA), 1958 in Manipur for six months from 1 October 2026 to 31 March...
AFSPA Extended in Manipur, Nagaland and Arunachal Pradesh Till March 2027: How Disturbed Areas and Ceasefire Deals Work
The Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) issued three separate notifications extending the Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act (AFSPA) in parts of Manipur, Nagaland...
Ayushman Bharat PM-JAY Completes Eight Years: Coverage, Funding and Institutional Design
The Ayushman Bharat–Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana (AB-PMJAY) completed eight years of implementation, having been launched on 23 September 2018 Over 60...
Centre Seeks Prospective Effect for Supreme Court's OBC Creamy-Layer Ruling: The Article 142 Question
The Union government urged the Supreme Court to give prospective effect to its March 2026 ruling on Other Backward Classes (OBC) 'creamy layer' criteria...
Assam Notifies Rules for Compulsory Muslim Marriage Registration: Personal Law, Age of Marriage and Uniform Civil Code
The Assam Cabinet approved rules to operationalise a 2024 law mandating compulsory registration of Muslim marriages and divorces across the state The rules...
Chhattisgarh's New Anti-Conversion Law Comes Into Force: Constitutional Basis and Framework
The Chhattisgarh Freedom of Religion Act, 2026 has come into operational effect, prompting some churches in the state to display precautionary notices for...
Supreme Court Reserves Verdict on Prospective Application of OBC Creamy-Layer Ruling
The Supreme Court reserved its order on a plea seeking a two-year transition window before a recent ruling on OBC creamy-layer criteria is enforced across...
Ten Months into Labour Codes Rollout: State Rule-Making Lags Persist
Ten months after India's four labour codes came into effect, implementation challenges remain, according to an industry assessment presented at a recent...
Arunachal Cabinet Clears Panel to Oversee Siang Mega-Dam Survey
The Arunachal Pradesh State Cabinet approved the constitution of an Empowered High-Level Committee to guide and coordinate the Pre-Feasibility Report (PFR)...
Front-of-Pack Nutrition Labelling: FSSAI's Regulatory Roadmap Before the Supreme Court
The Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) informed the Supreme Court that front-of-pack nutrition labelling (FoPL) for packaged foods will...
Ladakh's Sixth Schedule and Statehood Demand, One Year After the Leh Violence
The Lieutenant Governor of Ladakh announced the withdrawal of criminal cases against 20 persons booked in connection with violence that broke out in Leh on...
Ayushman Bharat PM-JAY Completes Eight Years: Coverage and Savings Data
Ayushman Bharat – Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana (AB-PMJAY) completed eight years since its launch, with official figures showing that over 60 crore...
Maharashtra's Women Farmers Empowerment Bill: Recognition Without Land Rights
The Maharashtra Legislative Assembly passed the Women Farmers Empowerment Bill, 2026, becoming the first Indian state to grant women legal recognition as...
India's Total Fertility Rate Falls to 1.9: Below Replacement Level for a Fifth Straight Year
India's Total Fertility Rate (TFR) has been recorded at 1.9 per the Sample Registration System (SRS) Statistical Report, below the replacement level of 2.1...