Social Issues
Education, health, poverty, gender and welfare schemes
Bengal braces for UCC battle as BJP government prepares to table Bill in assembly
The West Bengal Legislative Assembly saw the introduction of a Uniform Civil Code (UCC) Bill, making West Bengal the fourth state (after Uttarakhand, Assam, ...
Hamburg Sustainability Conference: India climbs to its highest-ever rank in the 2026 UN SDG Index, but hunger remains a major challenge
The 2026 Sustainable Development Report, released by the UN Sustainable Development Solutions Network (SDSN) at the Hamburg Sustainability Conference, placed...
Health Ministry to launch revised Anaemia Mukt Bharat guidelines
The Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare is set to release revised operational guidelines for the Anaemia Mukt Bharat Abhiyaan (AMBA), transforming th...
VB-G RAM G will guarantee only centralisation, financial stress on States: Congress
The Vikasit Bharat–Guarantee for Rozgar and Ajeevika Mission (Gramin) [VB-G RAM G] Act has come into force across India from July 1, 2026, replacing the Maha...
Two BJP-led States question wage burden under VB-G RAM G
Several states — including Bihar, Madhya Pradesh, and Jharkhand — have raised objections to the 60:40 Centre–State funding pattern under the Viksit Bharat – ...
Telangana govt considering moving SC against VB G RAM G Act: Minister
Multiple state governments are considering filing a Supreme Court challenge against the Viksit Bharat – Guarantee for Rozgar and Ajeevika Mission (Gramin) Ac...
Why post-harvest loss is a farmer income story — not just a food security one
Analysis highlights that post-harvest losses in India are fundamentally a farmer income problem: what a farmer earns is determined not only by what is grown,...
Operation Amistad: India rushes Army medical contingent, humanitarian aid to quake-ravaged Venezuela
India launched Operation Amistad ("friendship" in Spanish) to provide humanitarian assistance to Venezuela following twin earthquakes that struck the country...
NFSA amendments: 7 kg of foodgrains for a person, and maximum 35 kg for a household
The Department of Food and Public Distribution has circulated a draft National Food Security (Amendment) Bill, 2026, inviting public comments until July 13, ...
A convert to Islam cannot claim the status of Backward Class Muslim, rules Madras High Court
The Madurai Bench of the Madras High Court, through a Division Bench of two judges, ruled on June 25, 2026, that a person who converts to Islam from a Hindu ...
Home Minister Amit Shah says next three years decisive in fight against drugs, releases vision document
The 10th apex-level meeting of the Narco-Coordination Centre (NCORD) was convened on June 26, 2026, bringing together representatives of 44 central ministrie...
Myanmar replaces Afghanistan as key opium source, impact seen on India’s eastern border: NCB
Myanmar has overtaken Afghanistan as the world's largest opium producer, according to UNODC data; Myanmar cultivated approximately 45,200 hectares of opium p...
Those who target schools, children with impunity must be held into account: India tells UNSC
At an open debate of the UN Security Council on children and armed conflict, India called for holding accountable those who target schools and children with ...
Congress, Left urge Centre to withdraw amended FCRA rules
Following the notification of the Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Amendment Rules, 2026 on June 22, 2026, opposition parties in Parliament — including the ...
Centre urged to roll back FCRA amendments
Following the notification of the Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Amendment Rules, 2026 on June 22, 2026, a broad coalition of civil society organisations,...
Onerous rules: on the amended FCRA Rules, the fallout
The Ministry of Home Affairs notified the Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Amendment Rules, 2026 on June 22, 2026, introducing sweeping new disclosure and c...
Health Ministry expands QR code-based drug traceability to vaccines, antimicrobials, and cancer medicines
The Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare has notified amendments to the Drugs Rules, 1945, expanding the QR code-based track-and-trace framework to fo...
Chhattisgarh sets up 5-member panel to prepare UCC draft; Justice Desai to head it too
The Chhattisgarh government constituted a five-member committee on June 25, 2026, tasked with preparing a draft Uniform Civil Code (UCC) for the state. The c...
Congress calls new FCRA rules 'draconian', seeks rollback
The Ministry of Home Affairs notified the Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Amendment Rules, 2026 on June 22, 2026, amending the Foreign Contribution (Regula...
Govt proposes 7 kg grain per beneficiary under Antyodaya Anna Yojana; family quota capped at 35 kg
A draft amendment to the National Food Security Act, 2013 proposes changing the Antyodaya Anna Yojana (AAY) entitlement from a flat 35 kg per household to 7 ...